Keeping Them Busy...

So. This weekend, I've seen alot of the couch. And my pillow.

 After getting back from our impromptu trip to Orlando on Thursday evening, I started feeling really achy and feverish. By Friday morning my throat was terribly painful and my fever was over 101. Things continued this way all weekend. I thought I had caught Sophie's virus and figured it would run it's course.

But this morning I woke up with pink, crusty eyes. Lovely. So I bundled myself off to the doc, only to discover I have tonsillitis and pink eye. Unrelated, but both needing antibiotics. Well, the tonsillitis would explain why I wasn't recovering on my own, even after 5 days!

Let me just say, the silver lining to all this is that I am actually really thankful for the pink eye, as it forced me to go to the doctor! Thinking I had a virus I was convinced they wouldn't be able to do anything and it would be a waste to go. Glad I did, cause adult tonsillitis is NO fun and doesn't resolve easily on it's own. And let me tell you, the descriptions she gave me of my tonsils made sense given the way they feel!

All this to say, although Hubby has been very helpful with the kids, there have been times I needed that pillow, and just had to keep them busy while I hit the couch for a few minutes. Here they are today, doing play dough for the first time together :)

Love their concentration!

And Sophie didn't eat it! Jack kept watch over her which was very helpful.

Please pray they don't catch the pink eye!!

Buzz

I have resisted this for a LONG time! My Hubby and sister finally talked me into it and tonight was the night...

Before shot: yes, it was a big mess back there, long and bushy!

Fascinated with the clippers

Daddy's doing a great job!

Considering what he had to work with...

The boy didn't stop moving!

And was very ready to be done, by the end!

ALL DONE!

He now looks a bit more like his baby photos :)

Mother's Day Portraits

For the last three years, my side of the family has had a portrait done of the kids for my Mum for Mother's Day. I don't have a copy of the first one, unfortunately, but will add it when I find it.

MAY 2012: Michaela 3.5 yrs, Alexis and Jack 2 yrs, Sophie 5 months, Emma and Wyn 2 months

 

MAY 2013: Michaela 4.5 yrs, Alexis and Jack 3 yrs, Sophie 16 months, Emma and Wyn 13 months

And this year we got one with the mommies too :) Rachel, Nessa and I were shocked that everyone was looking at the camera!

Mum

Happy birthday to my Mum who has been THE BEST example of motherhood I could have. You have loved, consoled, encouraged, empathized with, laughed and cried with me, my whole life and you have lived yours so well.

Wishing you a very blessed next year. Love you always.

NEHI update

Maybe one day she'll be permanently tube free!

Today Sophie had her three month check in with her pulmanologist and he gave her a good report! Less crackles in her lungs (very common symptom of her disease) than in the past and breathing well.

He wants to keep her on .5 liter of oxygen 24/7 still, but we can take her off for short periods of time (30 min) for things like swimming etc., depending on how she tolerates it.

We will wait to see what her GI doc says about her weight in May, but we're just going to keep pushing the Pediasure and praying she stays on her own little growth curve. Because she has grown in height recently and is walking around so much now, she is looking VERY skinny at the moment, poor little dear.

But that doesn't seem to slow her down! The doc was really pleased with how active and coordinated she is. Praising the Lord for positive and encouraging feed back!

Park Day

Last Saturday was BEAUTIFUL weather so while Daddy finished up a remodeling project he had to complete, we headed out to a really great local park to meet up with the cousins. This park is wonderful as it's situated on a pretty lake with walking paths, picnic tables,etc, but has fake grass in the playground area.

Yes, FAKE GRASS.

It's on my top ten list of favorite things for moms. No kidding. There are no grass stains, no eating of leaves, dirt or sundry other creepy crawlies and no bumps for learning-to-walk babies :) A win-win all round!

The cousin twins swinging together

And eating lunch together

Rachel and Stephen with Wyn

Sophie and Emma trying to not get sunburned on their almost bald heads!

Me and my girlie

Such a fun morning...and everyone napped well when we got home!

Here we go again...

With another bout of the throw ups and high fever for Sophie.

Yuck.

 Poor baby has been very puny the past 48 hours but is on the mend now hopefully. I must say, with her condition, I always worry more about her, preparing for a hospital stay every time she gets a high fever, as somehow fevers really seem to make her body freak out. Thanking the Lord that she handled this bug pretty well and didn't seem to have bad O2 issues this time around. And the extra cuddles are a perk :)