Dr. Mom

Well...I finally have a few minutes to blog...I have basically been Doctor Mom since last week...Matthew had a cough/cold all of last week & then Jake started with a fever & a cough on Friday. As if that wasn't bad enough, Jake woke up Friday night at 11pm, so I handed him to Danny for a minute to go get a bottle & then it happened! Jake threw up all over the place (basically all over Danny). We cleaned him up & that started many days of sickness in our house.

Jake has just started feeling better today. His fever is now gone (finally!) and he actually ate some solid foods this morning. He has a slight appetite, but we're taking it very slowly. I am still trying to catch up with all of the laundry because I had to put the regular wash on hold...Every couple of hours for a few days I had a load of soiled wash to put in...sheets, towels, Jake's clothes, my clothes...It was a very messy couple of days to say the least, not to mention I have been exhausted! Yesterday Jake slept through the night, but then woke up for the day at 4:00am! Thanks goodness for Nick at Nite & TV Land - I got to watch Who's the Boss & Little House while he was sitting with me on the couch...Every time he'd fall asleep & I'd try to put him back in his bed, he'd wake up & cry. He basically just wanted me to hold him for the last few days. He was so sick it was so sad! I am so happy to see him kind of getting back to his usual self...

Well, that's about all that has been going on here...I promise I will try not to be lame with my blog & try to post at least something every other day...

Happy Birthday Matthew...

Better late than never...

I finally made time to post about Matthew turning five. Yes, FIVE YEARS OLD! I really can't believe that time is going by so quickly. It seems just like yesterday that he was my 9 pound baby boy that I was bringing home from the hospital. Becky was the proud, new big sister helping take care of her baby brother & looking out for him - That started even in the hospital! She didn't want the nurse to take "baby matthew" out of my room to the nursery AT ALL! She cried! :)

Well, the years are passing by & here it is - His five year old birthday party...We had so much fun - He really likes rockets and outer space so we had an "Out of this World" party...complete with alien masks and flying saucers...check out a few pics...

All of the kids in the aliens masks they made...
Danny & Jake... Matthew!!
Becky & the alien punch...Yummy...

Guess What...

As you may have noticed, I've added a little ticker counter to my blog...It's to count down to my due date!! We're having another baby in October!!

We announced the big news at Matthew's birthday party this weekend. We wanted to wait until Easter to tell everyone, but we decided to just share the good news now - It's a lot of fun! My very good friend is also pregnant and due in October so we will be going through our pregnancies together! Also, my sister in law Wendy is due in June, so the two new cousins will only be four months apart...

Well, this post is short and sweet...I am waiting for the pictures from our personal photographer to be finished so I can post some pics from Matthew's "Out of This World" 5th birthday party...Aliens & all...

Am I really this old??

Here's a picture of me from yesterday...My brother John took me out to lunch to celebrate my 35th birthday (which is actually today). Then last night Danny cooked a very delicious birthday celebration dinner for me! It was awesome - Steak fajitas with green peppers & onions - YUM!

I can't believe that I'm 35 years old...I used to think that this age was sooooo old when I was younger and now that it's me here in my mid-thirties, it doesn't seem that old. I still feel like a young version of myself...Oh well, I have to go get ready for Sunday School...& the kids are telling me that there are some things I need to go unwrap ...

Have a good day! I know I will!!

weekly update...

Hello there...I've kinda been in a blogging slump...not feeling like I have many interesting stories lately...

This week all of my free time has been consumed with completing the homeschool yearbook I am in charge of...It is going very well & should be totally ocmpleted this weekend & sent out to the publishers on Monday! Yay!! I am also trying to research different curriculum options for next year...my heart keeps coming back to some of the literature based options...I think I'll probably ending up mixing & matching some different things from different companies...

Jake is an explosion of speech lately...He basically tries to say everything we say to him. It's kind of funny & very cute...I've had to start telling him "No, no" if he does something bad...Like feed his foor to the dogs! Or I'll tell him to say "No, No" to the dogs & he imitates me...even the pointing of the finger for effect...Well, yesterday the kids were all outside because the weather was so beautiful & they were asking Jake, "Are you going to get Matthew a birthday present?" & Jake would look at them plainly in the face & say "No." Then they would crack up & ask him again. If I sing "Twinkle, twinkle" to him the first two verses, then he chimes in with "Up, up, up" for "Up above..."

Becky has been watching the Food Network a lot lately & is a mini-Rachel Ray...She wants to help me everytime I cook...She tells me how to add salt to make the water boil...How great everything smells because of all of the spices I've added...She has a book that she is writing her own recipes in & says she wants to grow up and have her own cooking show...She even wants to buy the $60 knife so she can smash the garlic cloves herself...I told her down girl with the huge sharp knife...Maybe she can use a small frying pan to smash it instead...

Matthew has been an extremely good helper around the house lately...He basically did his own wash yesterday...He put all of the dirty clothes into the washing machine...When it was done he climbed onto the step stool, took out all of the wet clothes & placed them into the dryer (complete with dryer sheet & all!) I was pretty impressed. when the dryer stopped, he opened the door & put all of the dry clothes into a laundry basket. Then he asked me like ten times, "Mom, can you please fold my clothes?" When I finally did, I realized that even though he wanted his clothes to be clean & folded...he had an underlying motive...he hid a bunch of stuffed animals in the basket with the clothes & wanted me to find them all!

Becky has ballet lessons today & then a play date at her friend's house & then we'll pick her up on our way to our friend's house for dinner tonight...should be fun...they have one little boy who is 6 mo. older than Jake & cracks up at everything Matthew does...last time we went there we played a game called Cranium & had a blast! Hoping to have a rematch tonight....