Sunday, February 14, 2010
Friday, February 12, 2010
Lacey's Big News!
She's CRAWLING!!!!
The first time she did it was Monday night (Feb.8). It was a distance of only about a foot, and she was crying and trying to get to mommy, but she did it! Ben was in the hallway floor in front of the bathroom playing with her, and I was just inside the bathroom door. She was on floor on her hands and knees, and started moving her legs like she was going to crawl, so we just kept encouraging her, and she came to me!
Here is footage I took today as official evidence:
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
Quarantine???
Well, things have not been going so well around here the past week or so.
Lacey has been coughing on and off for about 6 weeks - mostly at night. I was thinking it was leftovers from when she was sick, a cold, allergies....no big deal....but it just. wouldn't. stop. And then it got worse. So I decided it was time to take her to the doctor. We have had a hard time finding a doctor because of our position on a certain controversial topic (and I'll just leave it at that), but after a day of calling around, I finally found one. We take her in (this past Friday) to find out that the 'got worse' thing was RSV (a respiratory virus that causes colds that can be very serious in babies). She also has a double ear infection. The doctor said that the coughing over the past several weeks was probably walking pneumonia. So two antibiotics and a nebulizer later, she is starting to get better. Except yesterday she puked up an entire feeding. Please, please, please don't let it be something else.
Then, Lance got sick. Sunday he started coughing and asking for a tissue every ten minutes. But he hasn't been too bad. Then Lucas started to get sick on Monday....and, boy, has he got it. Runny nose, cough, fever, loss of appetite and just general crankiness.
So...guess what we are doing today and possibly the next few days!??!!!! The boys will be sitting on the couch watching movies and drinking juice, I will be collecting every toy in the house and disinfecting it with the Lysol spray Ben got for just that purpose. ugh.
Pray for us.
Lacey has been coughing on and off for about 6 weeks - mostly at night. I was thinking it was leftovers from when she was sick, a cold, allergies....no big deal....but it just. wouldn't. stop. And then it got worse. So I decided it was time to take her to the doctor. We have had a hard time finding a doctor because of our position on a certain controversial topic (and I'll just leave it at that), but after a day of calling around, I finally found one. We take her in (this past Friday) to find out that the 'got worse' thing was RSV (a respiratory virus that causes colds that can be very serious in babies). She also has a double ear infection. The doctor said that the coughing over the past several weeks was probably walking pneumonia. So two antibiotics and a nebulizer later, she is starting to get better. Except yesterday she puked up an entire feeding. Please, please, please don't let it be something else.
Then, Lance got sick. Sunday he started coughing and asking for a tissue every ten minutes. But he hasn't been too bad. Then Lucas started to get sick on Monday....and, boy, has he got it. Runny nose, cough, fever, loss of appetite and just general crankiness.
So...guess what we are doing today and possibly the next few days!??!!!! The boys will be sitting on the couch watching movies and drinking juice, I will be collecting every toy in the house and disinfecting it with the Lysol spray Ben got for just that purpose. ugh.
Pray for us.
Monday, February 1, 2010
It Snowed!!
After the past 4 years of living in Ohio, I was not very excited about the 'snow storm' we were to receive this past weekend. However, now that our 'babies' are old enough to play in it and enjoy it, I discovered a newfound delight in wintery weather. And they are so cute!
Lucas took this picture!
Lucas took this picture!
Saturday, January 16, 2010
So Much Fun...
So I am stealing a moment to post an update on the state of affairs in our house....
The biggest thing here: Lance is potty training!!! We decided to dispense with the pull-ups, etc. and instead just put cotton pants on him - no diaper, no underwear. And I think it's working!! We still have to tell him to go, but as long as we take him every hour or so, he stays dry.
My New Years resolution (among other things): get my RID (registry of interpreters for the deaf) certification. It will take a lot of work and a lot of money, but I will get a big pay raise. Oh yeah, I guess I should explain: since we moved to Tenn., Ben hasn't been able to get a job, which in a way is good because he is busy enough with school, but it is also bad for obvious reasons. So I started freelancing with the place where I worked before Lucas was born. It has definitely helped, but it is not quite enough to pay the bills. Thus begins weeks of reading and studying.
Ben is doing well with his school work. He is also turning into a pretty good stay-at-home dad!
Lucas is starting to learn to read. He knows all his letters and most of the sounds, and he is starting to learn to put the sounds together into words. Discovery: he loves 'Blue's Clues'.
Lacey is sitting, rolling, teething and getting cuter every day. She is also big. Lacey weighs almost 16 lbs now - she's 7 months old. To put that into perspective, Lance and Lucas weighed about 16 lbs when they were a year old. They now weigh 24lbs and 30lbs respectively. It won't be long that I won't have to discipline them for playing too rough with her anymore.
Well, that's all the updating I can do for now. A typical evening has just begun: Lacey wants to eat, the boys just woke up from nap time and it's time to make dinner.
The biggest thing here: Lance is potty training!!! We decided to dispense with the pull-ups, etc. and instead just put cotton pants on him - no diaper, no underwear. And I think it's working!! We still have to tell him to go, but as long as we take him every hour or so, he stays dry.
My New Years resolution (among other things): get my RID (registry of interpreters for the deaf) certification. It will take a lot of work and a lot of money, but I will get a big pay raise. Oh yeah, I guess I should explain: since we moved to Tenn., Ben hasn't been able to get a job, which in a way is good because he is busy enough with school, but it is also bad for obvious reasons. So I started freelancing with the place where I worked before Lucas was born. It has definitely helped, but it is not quite enough to pay the bills. Thus begins weeks of reading and studying.
Ben is doing well with his school work. He is also turning into a pretty good stay-at-home dad!
Lucas is starting to learn to read. He knows all his letters and most of the sounds, and he is starting to learn to put the sounds together into words. Discovery: he loves 'Blue's Clues'.
Lacey is sitting, rolling, teething and getting cuter every day. She is also big. Lacey weighs almost 16 lbs now - she's 7 months old. To put that into perspective, Lance and Lucas weighed about 16 lbs when they were a year old. They now weigh 24lbs and 30lbs respectively. It won't be long that I won't have to discipline them for playing too rough with her anymore.
Well, that's all the updating I can do for now. A typical evening has just begun: Lacey wants to eat, the boys just woke up from nap time and it's time to make dinner.
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
Lacey Can Sit!!
....well....sort of.....but isn't she cute!
(sorry about the quality.....our video camera broke - this is the 'video' mode on the regular camera)
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