What a week!

We've had quite a week! It started off not so great because James was not feeling well. It's time for the molars to come in, and boy did those bottom ones give him some trouble. He had his first fever and the poor thing just couldn't get comfortable. We tried orajel, teething tablets, tylenol, motrin and prayer. Some of those at least allowed him to rest but at times I felt like we were back to the first weeks, waking up throughout the night, seemingly unconsolable. I felt so bad for him.  

He would lay on the floor, then roll over and lay on another spot. He had a fever for a couple days then he had his 1 year check-up with shots and a finger prick. The next day he broke out in a rash which seemed to spread all over, but we found out it was because of the fever earlier in the week. In any case, he finally seemed to be getting better and just the last day or two started sleeping regularly again. 

My friend Hanna came for a visit, so since James was on the mend, we decided to head to the Bronx Zoo. It was very fun, and James actually enjoyed seeing the animals. This is Jay and James riding the monorail. 

He really enjoyed looking at the fish and watching them underwater. 

Inside the children's zoo, they sat in a birds nest

and climbed through the log. At first he was a little unsure about it, but he watched a little girl go through and decided it was safe. 

He also liked sitting in this play tree

and putting on fox ears.

We went inside the butterfly garden and it was very cool. Unfortunately this is when James decided to take a nap. You can't tell from the pictures but there were butterflies everywhere! 

In this shot, you can't see them very well, but they are all over the place! 

Then we rode the carousel, and James was a little unsure about how much he actually liked it. 

Overall, it was a great zoo trip and we look forward to going again.