Hey, I know you!

The little stomach virus has turned into the illness from hell! Jonathan has been sick with a cold and cough and runny nose and fever for days. Chris and I each took half days at work on Tuesday so that we could stay home with him, since he's miserable and just wants to be cuddled. However, we're both out of vacation at the moment, so we had a dilemma on Tuesday. Jonathan was really still too sick to have the nanny and Cara come over.

Grandma Kwon to the rescue! She drove down early Wednesday morning to spend the day with Jonathan. Over Christmas, she spent a lot of time teaching Jonathan a Korean song with some finger motions to go with it. It starts with clapping your hands, and then you point your index finger into the palm of the other hand. Anyway, when Jonathan woke up Wednesday morning, Grandma was already here. Chris carried Jonathan to the changing table to get his morning diaper. Jonathan saw his grandma and gave one of his first smiles in a few days. He giggled at her, and then deliberately started pointing into his hand, just like the song. He definitely remembered her! This kid knows how to charm his caretakers. If he had been feeling better and the weather was a little warmer, I'll bet he would have had a pony by the end of the day.

Grandma had to go back to DC that night, and the nanny returned today. Jonathan still needs lots of extra cuddles, and continues to wake up stuffy and furious at two am. He doesn't want to eat much, unless it's peach Jell-o that he can eat with his fingers. Overall, though, he's slowly on the mend. Chris and I, however, may need another week or so to recover. We can't wait to have our happy little boy back.