Throw Up

Dearest Blessings~

Whoa little people .... Joshua, you were awake and whimpering in our room at 12:45am.  Grace, you were awake and hungry at 4am.  :-P  My oh my .... I was so tired at work today!  

My coworkers felt sorry for me since my throat was in so much pain.  I was basically sucking on cough drops all day.  I hope whatever it is that we all have decides to go away soon!  I hate feeling sick, but it's worse when multiple people are sick.  :-P

You all had fun with Penny though today.  It was a beautiful day, so Penny moved the sandbox to the front porch so you all could use it.  The cat is still on the deck, so we basically can't use that room.  It would be better to move him to a different house. Ugh.  

I saw two truly autistic children today that we had to refer out to specialists.  I am so thankful that you two are so healthy.  Even if we have eating difficulties with Joshua, we are still so blessed to have you both!  God is so good!

After dinner daddy did work downstairs for over 2 hours.  The three of us went upstairs and played in the bonus room.  I couldn't talk by this evening with my throat.  :-P  Oh, and little man .... you started to cough so much this evening that you ended up throwing up in your bed at 9:30pm.  I hope we all feel better in the morning.  :-P  Penny won't be here tomorrow, so you two will have a 'Daddy Day' .... I know you're excited!

Sleep tight little ones!

I love you both so much!

~Mommy

Simple Laughs

Dearest Angels~

Well little lady .... you were up and nursing at 4:40am this morning.  You had noodled into our bed last night.  So, I slept with you and daddy stayed with Joshua.  He appeared to sleep a little better last night.  I hope his congestion goes away soon!

Everyone was up early this morning.  Daddy had to be at work early, so you two woke up as he started to stir in the house.  The two of you were cleaned up and in the play room by 7:30 (clean diapers, teeth brushed, and clean outfits).  I ran your laundry this morning so we would have some fresh items for the week.

Joshua, you had your occupational and speech therapy appointments this morning.  You didn't have a fever, and you were playful, so I decided to take you (even though you had a runny nose and cough).  :-P

You did well little man.  Mary Beth was impressed with you since you did so well with the finger paints.  We've been practicing at home!  You still need to work on jumping and improving your leg strength.  You also did well with Kim.  You made some more sounds/noises.  Sometimes it even sounds like a word.  ;-)

We were home my 11am.  I cooked some veggies, pasta, and sausage and prepared it all for a casserole for dinner.  We only needed to bake it.  :-)  We were upstairs with clean diapers and nursing Grace by noon.

Afterward, we swept and vacuumed the downstairs and emptied/reloaded the dishwasher. As you two were playing, I was thinking to myself .... no matter how hectic our days are, there's always something that one, or both, of you two will do that will make me laugh! What a blessing!  Today, Joshua was walking around with a hat on his head smiling and laughing.  That simple act made me stop and laugh!  What a joy!

Joshua, you were napping by 2:30pm.  I read and nursed Grace. Little lady, you really fought nap time!  I even tried to rock you .... I almost rocked myself to sleep!

After nap time, we had art time and baked our casserole.  It was good!  I think it turned out better this time.  :-)  Daddy was home late again (around 7:30pm), so we were all fed by the time he got home.  I also gave Grace a quick bath after dinner.  Her eye is still red, so I'm hoping that will make her feel better.  Daddy picked up more medications in his way home this evening.  I hope we all feel better by this weekend .... if not sooner!

This evening we relaxed.  There was a late UNC basketball game on.  We recorded it.  We'll probably watch it on friday.

Sleep tight little ones!

I love you both so much!

~Mommy

Lots Of Lucy

Dearest Blessings~

Grace, you were awake at 4:30am nursing.  Everyone (except Grace) still felt pretty crappy this morning.  I don't even think running the humidifier worked.   Ugh.  :-P

This morning we all took it easy.  We had some art time together while watching some 'I Love Lucy' episodes.  We used the crayons and markers.  I didn't feel like cleaning finger paints.  :-P  Joshua, your little nose was runny all throughout art time. 

You were still very playful, so I decided to go ahead and bring you to speech therapy since it was near the house and only a 30 minute appointment.  I out Vicks on Joshua's chest before leaving the house.  You did well with Kim and made a few noises/sounds.  Of course, you did well as expected being sick.  :-P  Kim gave us some more flash cards with 'harder' words on them.  Grace, you and I played in waiting room and saw some other little children.

We watched some more 'Lucy' after lunch and rested.  I got some DVDs for Christmas so I figured we could watch them together while we're trying to get better.   

Joshua, you were napping by 2:30pm.  I nursed Grace and read.  Poor little Joshua woke up coughing and coughing after.  :-P

Once everyone was awake from napping, we went downstairs to make dinner.  We made tacos!  Yummy!  I fed you two and had a snack.  I waited until 6:30pm, but then I had to eat dinner because I was hungry.  Daddy was still at work.  He didn't get home until close to 7:30pm, but he didn't mind that I had eaten without him.  :-P

Grace, your left eye was really red and crusty again today.  Perhaps it was red because I kept wiping it?  I hope you don't have an infection.

I hope everyone feels better tomorrow.

Sleep tight little ones!

I love you both so much!

~Mommy

So Sick

Dearest Joshua David and Grace Elizabeth~

Ugh!  No one felt good today .... except Grace.  My ears were clogged, my throat and teeth hurt, and I was so tried.  Daddy felt the same way.  Our entire bodies ached.  Joshua, your nose was runny all day and you're still congested.  We pretty much stayed in all morning and tried to rest.  It's hard to tell a toddler that he needs to rest to get better.  Daddy and I almost fell asleep several times.  :-P  We're just a sick little house right now.  Something must be going around. 

It all started at 1:50am.  Grace fell asleep early last night, so she woke up early hungry.  Joshua, you also woke up then coughing and unable to breathe.  I felt so bad for you little man.  I wish you could rest and sleep.  Grace, you were back up again and nursing at 5:55am. 

Joshua, you were napping by 2:30pm.  Daddy read next to you.  I nursed Grace and ended up falling asleep for about an hour.  I still felt sick when I woke up though.  Plus, I kept feeling 'hot' and then 'cold' .... yuck. 

When Joshua woke, daddy took him downstairs for something to eat and drink.  Joshua, you ended up throwing up.  Ugh.  Daddy gave you a nice bath and I ended up taking Grace to Harris Teeter for some medications.  I hope everyone feels better soon. 

Grace, your left eye has been crusty all day.  It's been a long time since your eye has been teary and crusty.  You woke up with it crusty and it's pretty much stayed that way all day.  I hope that clears up so that you won't have to have that procedure in a few months to clear your tear duct.

We all watched the UNC basketball game this evening.  We won!  Yippie!  Joshua, we gave you some more tylenol before bed and then ran the humidifier in your room.  I hope that helps!

Sleep tight you two!

I love you both so much!

~Mommy

11 Months

Dearest Angels~

Happy 11 months little lady!  In one month you'll be celebrating your very first birthday!  I can't believe you're almost a year old!  Wow!  Time has flown by!  :-)

Well, I was nursing Grace at 3:23am this morning.  Joshua, you woke up at 5 something.  Grace, you were back nursing at 7am.  My oh my! 

Ok, so I must have done something with my back recently.  I had to take more motrin when I got up this morning.  This is no fun.  Perhaps I'm picking you two up too much.  I'll try to hold off on 'lifting' over the weekend and see if that helps.

Once people were ready for the day, the four of us went to Shane's Rib Shack for lunch.  Joshua, you ate some fries and mac and cheese.  Little man, you tried to feed yourself with a spoon!  Wow!  Good job!  Grace, you ate some fries too.  ;-)

Afterward, we went to Target for groceries.  Joshua, you ate two cookies while there.  Grace, you fell asleep on me in the carrier.  I had you on my back.  Joshua, you fell asleep during the car ride on the way back home.  You continued to nap ounce home.  Grace, you were awake and playing.  As Joshua napped, daddy and I tried to organize the front bedroom some.

What a beautiful day!  We went to the park for about an hour before heading back for dinner.  I took some photos of you all playing.  Joshua, you were fussy when we got back home.  But, you calmed down when you had some art time with daddy. 

Sleep tight little ones!

I love you both!

~Mommy

Motrin

Dearest Angels~

Little lady, you were up at 4:50am nursing.  I was tired.  :-P

Today was a rainy morning.  So, we cleaned a little downstairs after breakfast.  Then, I ran you all's laundry and we played upstairs.  Joshua's nose was crusty when he woke up and he's still congested.  Poor little man.  I wish you would clear up soon.

While you two played, I took some more photos of you two.  My goal is to post one photo a week of you two online to learn from, and for possible critique.  The online forum that I'm a member of has already seen two of my photos and commented.  :-)

Afterward, we had story time.  By mid morning, I had swept and vacuumed the downstairs.  Oh, and I cut Grace's nails.  I'm so amazed at how fast those nails grow! 

Joshua, you and I had a lot of art time this afternoon.  We used your finger paints, crayons, and markers.  Your hands and fingers got to messy!  I tried to wipe them off as best as I could.  :-P

Joshua was napping by 2:15pm.  I was folding laundry and he started to rub his eyes.  My back was really hurting at this point .... so once he went down, I took some motrin.  Ugh.  Grace played around for a while and then I nursed her.

Joshua, you woke late from your nap.  It was close to 5:30pm.  But, I didn't mind since you haven't been feeling well.  Ideally I don't like you sleeping that long though so that you'll sleep at night, but since you've been sick I didn't disturb you .... though Grace tried to crawl on you a few times.  :-)

Daddy got home late.  He brought us some chicken, a salad, and bread for dinner.  Yummy!  Joshua ate a lot of gold fish crackers and chicken.  Grace also ate some Cheerios and gold fish crackers.  After dinner, daddy gave Joshua a bath.  ;-)

Sleep tight you two!

I love you both so much!  :-)

~Mommy

Open House

Dearest Joshua David and Grace Elizabeth~

Joshua, you poor little man .... you were whimpering and congested at 12:15am.  Daddy ended up sleeping with you as I slept with Grace.  You do need to sleep in your own crib one of these days little lady!  I was nursing Grace by 4:30am. 

The good news is .... I got to play and kiss you both before going to work!  Woo hoo!  I always hate to leave you two .... but at least you all are in good hands with Penny!  :-)

You all had fun today with Penny.  It was nicer, so you all got to get out of the house.  Which, is nice since I'm sure that helped with Joshua's congestion.  

We had an open house at work.  Different 'community partners' came by from 11:30am-2pm.  They saw the remodel that was done (paint, carpet, floors), and there were tours.  I was able to bring some food home that was left over from the open house.  That's always nice!  ;-)  My nose was running all day at work though .... I hope we all don't come down with something.  :-P

This evening was another UNC basketball game.  We won .... woo hoo!  Daddy put some more Vick's on Joshua before bed.  I hope your congestion clears up soon! 

Sleep tight little ones!

I love you both!

~Mommy