Don't Give Your Kid Candy and Then Put Him on the Sizzler...Just A Warning

Yesterday was one of those days. A day you put a tally on the "loss" side and move on hoping you get a "win" tomorrow. The girls decided yesterday that naps are for sissies. After 90 minutes of crying, I decided to skip morning nap (so we didn't totally screw up the daily schedule) and head to Costco. Unfortunately for me, in the rush to get out the door, I forgot my purse. Had to load up all the kids back in the car and run back home to grab it. UGH! Worried about meltdowns due to lack of sleep, I called mom and she came up and met me. The kids did amazingly during Costco and we enjoyed many many great samples! After a nice hotdog lunch, we headed home for nap attempt number two. 90 minutes of crying later, naptime was again called quits. So frustrating! I finally decided to chalk it up to a loss and throw in the towel. Despite the rain, outside we went. The best choice I ever made. I should know better by now. Kids don't care if it's raining. We played for nearly 2 hours in the rain. I made millions of trips with hot water and filled up the pool creating a kid hot tub.

I decided that since the girls had had such a rough day and the boys had been doing so well, that I'd take them for a real treat. We went to an IMAX movie while daddy stayed home with the girls. Joshua, for the first time, did great! We've been working on how to protect his ears as he HATES loud noises. I brought him ear plugs this time and halfway through he took them out and proclaimed it wasn't too loud anymore. Woo hoo! We each got our treats for the movie, Thomas had Sweet Tarts, Joshua a licorice rope and I had M&M's. After the movie, we saw the rides were open and since there were no babies with us, we took advantage of all three of us being able to go on rides for once! So much fun! We did bumper cars! SO MUCH FUN! Then we went on the Sizzler. It was fantastic until the last 10 seconds.

Then Thomas started turning green. Oops, I had forgotten about all that candy I'd allowed them to eat. So rare and such a great treat (and trust me, I didn't let them finish all the candy). I immediately got him out and ran him to the garbage can. He spent about 30 minutes grabbing his belly and complaining. We drove home (he fell asleep in the car), got home and ate crackers, and he decided he was once again fine. PHEW!

Memo: Do not feed your kids candy and then put them on the Sizzler. This is a BAD combination!

I'd Love To...

Dan- "Thomas, do you want to come watch baseball and snuggle with me?"
Thomas- "I'd love to dad, but I'm going to watch tv in here."
Dan and Amber crack up as he walks away.

Another favorite right now---

Joshua enters the room, "Mommy, I hate to tell you this but..." and generally it's followed by something very miniscule. Like "Mommy I hate to tell you this, but I dropped my crayon." :)

Growing Up

Remember this?

It turned into this:

The New Park

We finally made it to Dis.covery Park in the Valley. The boys have dubbed this "The New Park." It was an absolute hit with the entire family. The boys ran from area to area playing with all the different toys. The girls, started to wander and then centered on the water area. Boy are splash pads going to be fun this summer!

The Day IT Happened

Ever have one of those days? A day you can say IT happened. Well I can. IT happened here today. The day started off innocently enough. We lounged and cleaned, we went to lunch with grandma and grandpa. We had a nice and peaceful rest time. We even had a mega-choking incident (including a small Molly turning purple and a freaking out mommy pounding the poor baby on her back), a little playing in the mud to remedy the crying from the choking situation...and then IT happened...

Dinner was completed, the boys and mommy had cookies to make. So the girls were given fairly empty cartons of milk with a straw (something they are fairly use to). What they did, of course, was pour the milk upside down and then splash it everywhere. This resulted in mommy again freaking out and quickly trying to clean up the mess. Bathtime was declared.

Molly's diaper off and sent in the direction of the bathtub. Katie's diaper off and sent in the direction of the bathtub. Molly pees on the floor. CRAP! A quick towel thrown on the floor. Bath water running. Molly pees on the floor AGAIN! CRAP! Another towel thrown on the floor. Life is good, babies and toys in tub, boys playing nicely in the playroom....aaahhhhh....the joy of bathtime. Then IT happened. Katie grunted.

You can very well figure out what happened next. I lift her up to see a pile of poop under her and floating in the water. The girls are begrudgingly pulled from the tub. An emergency is declared. The bathroom is put in lockdown. All people are rushed down the stairs.

I nicely placed a phone call to Dan warning him not to come home and to turn around, turn around NOW! He, unfortunately for him, misses the message and appears at the door. He gets bath duty downstairs while I get bathtub duty upstairs.

This is the day IT happened. And it will continue to be etched in my mind as the day IT happened.

Dental Support

Ever need dental support?

This week was the boys dental check-up. Thomas, a pro, has no hesitation and went first. Joshua, the more timid of the two went next. Joshua has issues with the flavored gel that goes in his mouth. Even the strawberry is spicy to him. Can't blame the kid, he comes by his flavor issues naturally. You could tell as he laid back in his seat that he was anxious. Thomas immediately leaned over Joshua with a hand on his chest and talked to him soothingly. "Don't worry Joshua, it won't hurt."And everytime Joshua started to get a little tense, Thomas would lean over him and attempt to soothe him and make him feel better. Lucky for Joshua, he discovered that they had a new flavor, his favorite, rootbeer!

It was just neat to watch the boys connect and watch Thomas comfort his brother. I knew it would look pathetic if I started crying, so I quickly looked away and got distracted.

13 Months...ALREADY?

Zoom...and May just flew by! The girls went from being these little babies just a year old to toddlers running all over the place in just one swift month!

Overall, life is getting easier and easier. The girls are on more of a schedule (but still flexible, which is fantastic), they are eating more solid food and nursing less (baby food is a thing of the long past), and they are sleeping better and better at night!

Katie is a little go-getter. She no longer walks, but runs everywhere. She's super headstrong and has quiet the little temper. She knows several words: mama, dada, Joshua, Thomas, flower and dinosaur. She has just a few teeth and loves brushing them! Katie is still a mama's girl but is getting better about other people and visiting them even if only for moments.

Molly is little Miss Social. She loves to visit with people and talks to everyone. Still quite the daddy's girl though, no one makes her happier. She has four teeth, but four more are currently on their way in. She's walking and very very methodical about it. Right foot....left foot....right foot....She has several words as well: mama, dada, Joshua, Tara (our neighbor), nose, no-no, dog, and Karl (our neighbors dog). Another little girl with a temper, she is not going to be swayed from what she wants when she wants it. And if she is tired, she will melt into a little puddle until put to bed (this resulted in an 8:30 AM nap this morning instead of waiting until the typical 10 AM).

Speaking of which, Katie is now up from nap, so off I go!