I love Boston

All you California and Florida people, you know you are jealous:

"A howling west wind gusting near 70 miles per hour made it feel like 16 degrees below zero as Massachusetts shuddered in a blast of arctic air.
The state low wind chill of 16 degrees below zero was measured at 6 a.m. at Blue Hill Meteorological Observatory and again at 8 a.m. in Worcester.
“I wouldn’t be surprised if some wind chills hit minus 20,” said Alan Dunham, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Taunton. “Just because we didn’t record it doesn’t mean it didn’t happen.”
The Blue Hill observatory clocked a wind gust at 60 miles per hour. In Cambridge, a weather station at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology recorded a 62-mile-per-hour wind. A gust in Boston hit 56 miles per hour. The highest recorded wind in the state was in Milford, where a 64-mile-per-hour gust was measured 10:55 p.m. "

Brrrrrr..........

Henry and I actually braved those temperatures today to go back for his blood draw this morning (at one point the wind almost blew the stroller out of my hands - no joke). He was a trooper. Naturally, he screamed like a banshee while the blood was actually being drawn (3 vials!!!!), but once it was over and he had a few Cheerios in him he was happy as a clam. Then, after walking up that insanely steep hill back to our house (walking INTO the winds) I vowed not to leave the house again until spring.

Here is a picture of Henry once we were back inside in the warmth. You can't quite see all of his onesie, but I think his political affiliation is clear:

In other news....his appointment at Children's Hospital for his eye consultation has been set for April 7th, so we have a ways to go on that one. Cutting wheat out of his diet has seen a big improvement, so right now the guess is a wheat allergy/intolerance (or I was giving the kiddo WAY too much fiber!). Henry made Mike and I extraordinarily happy by sleeping yesterday until 7:40 AM(!!!). Then, he took a 2 hour nap. I believe this child was not actually Henry, but that someone switched babies with us. He was back to his usual wake-up this morning, but the memories of yesterday will last a lifetime.... :)

We hope everyone is warmer than we are!