Happy @#*&! Spring Break!

What a way to start spring break. The kids began running fevers on Wednesday and Thursday last week. It is always a tough call for me when it hits at the end of the week - Do we go to the doctor or try and wait out the weekend and see what happens. Well, this time I should have gone to the doctor on Friday. (The first time I thought I'd wait it out.) Cooper AND Tim have ear infections and Grace has pneumonia in her lungs!!!!! What the?!?! I just thought it was nasty colds! So, we spent the morning in doctor's offices and CVS waiting areas. Good times.

I made a new med chart to accommodate all the new meds and new people added to the list! (My ear is feeling funny now [psychosomatic?!], so I of course fear I may make the list by the end of the week!)

This kids are downright miserable! Grace just lays around and cries and won't eat. Cooper is finally starting to eat again and show some signs of life, but tires quickly and then just wants to be held. They both sound awful when they cough, so hopefully the new meds kick in soon, as we miss our happy, healthy babies!!!

Anyway... in other news.

The kids like to talk on the phone.

Cooper will talk on anything that fits in his hand.


We've been enjoying our playhouse that Jill saved for us from her new kitchen cabinets! Thanks Jill and Kyle!!

Cooper is trying out utensils.

Cooper can crawl into and out of Grace's bed and Grace can empty all of her toys into her bed.

This is NOT how he is supposed to get out. He knows it but just likes to freak Mommy out.

I had to throw out my favorite sleeper.Obviously is was well worn!

(Cute little toe...)

Things a two year old should not know

That you should turn the wheels when you parallel park.

Grace saw a woman park that way in town this week, and has ever since asked me if I turned my wheels after I park. So, we discuss the difference between a parallel park and a parking lot/space park on a daily basis now.

That sometimes you can turn on a red light.

For a while now we have been discussing that green means go, red means stop, and yellow means slow down. We have also discussed that flashing red lights mean stop and wait your turn. While she was traveling with Monica, there was a time when they turned right on red and Grace was very concerned! So now we try to discuss when it is ok to turn on red. Also a challenge is that she can usually see the other direction's light and not ours. Backseat drivers!

Things I wish a two year old knew.

If you rub your sucker on your face and hair, it will make you sticky.

Oy.

Things I Love

My daughter discovering her fashion sense.

(Those are socks on her hands.)

Learning how your child eats an Oreo.

(I swear this is not genetic! Grace takes hers apart and licks the frosting. Cooper takes them apart and eats the non-frosting side first. I just eat them and Tim dunks them in milk! I'm convinced that they are just born with their own Oreo gene!!!)

The "Bruce Squat"

(My grandpa sat like this all the time.)
Grace's first show at the Honeywell Center.

(The Ant and the Elephant with cousin Allison - The show was AWESOME!)
Sesame Street Hair Ties

Tonka Trucks
( I didn't know trucks could be so cute!)

March 17th

One year ago today, our little Cooper made his entrance into the world! Happy birthday my sweet baby! I remember it like it was yesterday…

The evening before, Tim had informed me that I could not have the baby until Tuesday. “Yea, I’ll get my elves right on that.” was my response as I attempted to get comfortable on the couch for my evening Friends episode. At the end of the show it occurred to me that I had just had 3 Braxton Hicks contractions. (I’d been having them for a while, but not that close together.) So I timed them. 7 ½ minutes apart. I informed my husband, who was furiously typing some homework on the computer, that I would do what I could about the birthday but that I was having contractions 7 ½ minutes apart. “Great” he responded. Last time it took three days from the first contraction, so neither of us seemed worried. In fact I didn’t even call my mom to give her a heads up – I probably should have. Sorry about that, Mom! I spent the night on the couch as my 200 pound body (if only there had been a 60 pound baby in there!) could find no comfortable position in a bed! I assumed this was the start of another three day labor…

Well, at 3 AM my water broke! And by 4 am Mom had arrived to watch Grace and we were on our way to the hospital. After waiting on the epidural for what felt like forever, (the doctor was in a C-section and was busy! How dare!?!?) in a delivery room with the heat stuck on, with two hits of Demoral in me while I waited for the epidural, and just after the Doctor stopped by just to check on me, (turns out I was ready to go!) Cooper arrived rather quickly at 12:03 PM. He was a healthy, baby boy and we were so happy to have our Mini-Cooper!

Having found his CAH so quickly probably saved his life and we couldn’t be happier about our first year with him. He is nearly always happy, loves his big sister and to give hugs, is finally starting to communicate words to us with signs and “attitude”, and is a healthy, walking and climbing one year old!

We still have to measure him on the wall, take his last Moot picture, and have our little family party for him later tonight. So, there will be more to post later, but, here are some pictures of us playing around this week.

We’re sooooo happy to see spring!!

Yes, I like being outside.

No, I don't like being told what to do.

I know it goes in there, but how am I supposed to...?!

Fish Face.

No! Don't take my picture!!!


Cooper loves the slide!

Happy Birthday Cooper and Happy St. Patrick's Day!!

Just Curious

We went to a Curious George party this week at the library. There was a HUGE turn out but Grace enjoyed meeting George...and the cake! She wouldn't give him a high five or a hug, but did pose with Daddy for a picture!

She was struck by two things...

1. "George was big. I thought he was little."

(I had prepped her that he would be big, hoping she would not be scared of him.)

and

2. George was quiet. "Why was George not saying anything?"

Let Him Eat Cake!

Aunt Monica was home this weekend so we had our family over for Cooper's first birthday party, a little early. (We'll celebrate again on St. Patrick's Day, of course!) It took him about 10 minutes to get into the cake, but once he did he liked it and had a great sugar high afterwards!

He had a good time opening presents and playing with everyone. Grace, of course, was a good helper with the gifts!! He got lots of balls and cars and lots of "noisy" toys! Thanks to everyone for sharing this special day with us and for loving him so much!!!

I wonder what this could be....