Another Milestone

Wesley began eating rice cereal a few days ago and he was a pro from the start! I guess he was very ready for it, but I'm still glad I waited so long. Hopefully he will avoid getting mommy's awful allergies!

Christmas Morning Excitement!

Merry Christmas from Prince Charles and the rest of the

Royal Family ; )

These Are a Few of My Favorite Things

Here is Charlie Brown, Er, David in front of our Christmas Tree. Since Jason is a registered forester, there is no question that we have to get a real tree every year. This year's tree is actually kinda like the one Charlie Brown picked out. Its pretty skinny and it leans to one side. Jason wanted to go to the tree farm near our house, but I told him we should wait until next year when Wesley can join in the fun too.
These stockings are new this year. I cashed in some of my pampers rewards points for a gift card to L.L. Bean so I only paid half price for these!



Actually, all of my Christmas decorations were bought at 50% off one year or another! I just refuse to pay full price for much of anything.

I love nutcrackers. I would really like to expand my collection.

A friend of ours gave us this musical carousel. It plays lots of different Christmas songs. Both boys are just mesmerized by this when its on. The only thing I haven't been able to buy at half price after Christmas is outdoor decorative lighting. One of these years I am just gonna have to splurge on that!

SICK and TIRED of being SICK and TIRED

Well, both boys are sick again. We found out Friday that the nasty cold David has is actually RSV which, he so kindly decided to share with his baby brother. Wesley was given a breathing treatment immediately at the doctors office and we were sent home with a prescription for a machine/medicine to administer them to him at home 3x a day. We spent all weekend inside the house trying to nurse them back to health. Saturday, both boys spiked a fever. We treated them both with repeated doses of Tylenol only to have the fever come back again and again. This morning it became obvious that our follow-up appointment originally scheduled for Tuesday couldn't wait even one more day. So, here is the latest. Wesley is no worse nor any better than he was on Friday. We are to continue his breathing treatments and he has another appointment this coming Friday. David has another DOUBLE EAR INFECTION! This can only mean one thing in our future-Tubes. We were given a prescription for another antibiotic (this makes the fourth one he has been on in six weeks) and a referral to an ENT specialist. We probably won't get an appointment until next year. Oh yeah, and did I mention I've been sick too? Fun stuff.

Anyway here is my personal conflict with all of this. I feel a tremendous sense of sadness and guilt for Wesley. When David was Wesley's age, he hadn't even been sick once yet! Wesley has had a sinus infection, two ear infections, and now RSV. He has been on three rounds of antibiotics in his short six months of life! That's Ridiculous!!! I am okay with David getting tubes. I mean, something has to be done-he's been fighting these same ear infection(s) since Halloween! What bothers me though is that he is old enough to understand what is going on and the whole process about being put to sleep will have to be explained to him. Given his nature and personality its not going to go very well. (He still vividly remembers when Wesley was born and is very wary anytime we mention hospitals. He automatically associates a hospital with mommy and daddy leaving for a few days.) I know most of this has come about due to the exposure the boys have had (either directly as in David's case or indirectly as in Wesley's case) to everything at mother's morning out. Honestly, the "time off" was nice, but I really just wanted David socialized since he is naturally such a shy, introverted kid. I am seriously going to have to re-think the benefits versus costs of having David involved in mother's morning out. Sorry if this is sounds more like a vent-I was really just trying to post an update. Please, please pray that my kids get better soon!

Outtakes

I was looking at some old videos the other day, and I decided to put together some cute outtakes that never made it to the blog...

David is no longer complaining that his ear hurts, but we won't know for sure if his ear infection is gone until his doctors visit next week. In the meantime he has managed to catch a nasty cold. Poor kid just can't get better!

I also wanted to share these pictures I took yesterday. I had the camera in my hand ready to get Wesley's reaction as Jason walked in the door coming home from work. As you can see, he was very excited to see his daddy again!

Gee, I Wonder Where He Gets It From

In going through my baby book looking for another picture (still searching for it Julie), I came across this one taken of me when I was little.
Its no surprise where David got his dislike for having his picture made! I guess I don't have room to complain anymore-sorry mom!


I also wanted to share a conversation that took place yesterday morning while Jason was putting on his shoes...

David: "Daddy, are you going to work?"

Jason: "Yes"

David: "Why you got to go to work?"

Jason: "So I can earn money"

David: "Why you got to earn money?"

Jason: "So we can buy you sticker books."

David: "But Daddy I have stickers right here!"

Jason: "Okay, then I have to go to work to earn money so we can buy some cars."

David: "But Daddy I have cars in my room!"

Jason: "Well, how about I go earn us money to buy a Christmas Tree?"

David: "Okay. Bye Daddy!"

*Please say a littler prayer for David. One of his ears is still infected! It just won't go away! We are on our third round of antibiotics and he is still in pain. If this doesn't work, we will be referred to an ENT specialist.

Tagged

I was tagged by Lori to post the fourth picture in my fourth folder. Here it is...

...a picture of the park in our neighborhood. Boring, I know. So I will put up another post ASAP. In the meantime, I am tagging Becky, Julie, and Kelly.

My Favorite Holiday

Here are a few pictures I took on Thanksgiving (my favorite meal and favorite holiday) at my parents house...

What is Thanksgiving without football? This reminded that one year(when the boys are of age) I want Becky's son's and nephew's to join my sons and nephews for a scrimmage game.

Visiting with Oma during "halftime".
My nephew Will wanting to play football with the big boys.

Isn't he the cutest?

Papa John reading Wesley a book...

...and cuddling, cooing, and just enjoying his youngest grandson.

Hope Everyone had an enjoyable holiday!

"We can always find something to be thankful for, no matter what may be the burden of our wants, or the special subject of our petitions."Albert Barnes

Can We Fix it? Yes We Can!

Yesterday Becky, Christy and I took, Bobby, Drew, and David to the children's museum of Atlanta. David and I almost didn't make it as we have had a rough couple of days. He still isn't feeling all that well which hasn't allowed him a restful night in a while. This is not a good combination of things to throw at a three year old! When I called Christy yesterday morning to tell her we were coming but that I couldn't promise David would behave she responded with "Can we ever promise that about our kids, even when they aren't sick?" Well Said Christy! I also told her, it would have been more of a punishment for me than it would have been for David if I chose to stay at home. I was so looking forward to a day out with mine and my son's friends.If you couldn't guess from the title of this post, Bob the Builder is there right now. This Bob statue only has four fingers but that's nothing compared to the person in the actual Bob costume-David was afraid of him/her and rightly so-it even scared me a little bit!

David and Bobby on a John Deere.
Loading Groceries.


Drew and Bobby in the kitchen...
...and David in the laundry room.
This ball machine was probably David's favorite activity. I think he even liked it better than playing at the train table!

Fishin'

Thanks Becky and Christy for a fun day. I truly need time away from the house this week and I'm so happy I got to spend it with good friends and their great kids!

Bicycle Airplane

I have a funny story to share...well, the funny part doesn't happen until the end so bear with me. First some background information. A few weeks ago Wesley had an ear infection and David had a double ear infection. Both went on antibiotics and both boys infections went away. This past Friday David started complaining of an ear ache but later in the afternoon he said he felt better. Saturday it was apparent neither he nor Wesley felt well. The pain escalated that night as Tylenol wasn't working for Wesley nor was Motrin working for David. Yesterday we called their pediatrician who suggested we meet him at a local hospital so he could see us in between his rounds. (I am so glad we switched doctors when Wesley was born. David's previous pediatrician never would have done that!) Once again Wesley has an ear infection and David has a double ear infection! So...let's do the math. That's two boys, four ears, and six ear infections in less than one month! Anyway...on our ride home from the hospital, several cars in front of us, there was a bicycle attached to the roof. David said "Look! I see a bicycle airplane!" I burst out laughing because from his vantage point, what he saw looked something like this...

Both boys have been in A LOT of pain with David's being exceptionally bad. One show will keep his mind off of it though, and that's Imagination Movers.
Its one that Jason and I don't mind watching with him either! I have actually done some research on these guys and I have a lot of respect for them. David likes them so much he asked for a stuffed warehouse mouse for Christmas. Too bad they don't make one yet!

In other news, David was serious when he said he didn't smile for his school pictures. Can this kid frown or what?!?!
I know they were probably pressed for time, but I honestly think they could have tried a little harder...

All you have to do is distract him, make him laugh, and then snap the picture before he figures out what you are going to do! Oh Well. The bright side is I will save some money by not placing an order!

Five Months

Wesley is now five months old. My doctor told me that if a baby is breastfed exclusively for six months it will almost eliminate the chance he will develop allergies. I have pretty bad allergies myself and so its worth it to me if I can prevent my children from getting allergy shots like I have to do. Soo...we will wait one more month before we start rice cereal! From the looks of it though, he's doing just fine, even with his hunger strikes!

Playing Is Hard Work

David Meets Hairy Dawg

We had so much fun at last year's UGA basketball exhibition game, we decided to go again this year. This year Joel and Elena decided to join us. David wasn't quite as overwhelmed this time so he was able to really get into it!

David was very intent on the game. If people would stand up and cheer in front of him, he would look at us and say "I can't see!"
He would even clap when Georgia would score! He sat on the edge of his seat because he is still not big enough/heavy enough to keep the seat from folding in on him.Once again, he enjoyed watching the cheerleaders/dance team and he would often tell us he wanted them to come back out and do another routine.The Pep Band.

Last year David met Spike, and this year he got to have his picture taken with Hairy Dawg. He could have had one taken with the cheerleaders too, but he was too shy. As you can see, we barely got this one!

Or, it could be the fact that lately he HATES getting his picture taken as evidenced above. He had his picture taken at school this week and his teachers told me he was not too thrilled about it. I asked him if he smiled and he said "No, I made a frowny face." Oh how he reminds me of myself when I was a kid!
I did manage to capture one without him knowing though-sneaky mommy ;)

Wesley did really good too! It was really bright and loud in there but he was a trooper. I tried to cover his ears when the announcer came over the loud speaker or the band played.

And it must have worked too because despite all the noise, he fell asleep! We missed you Julie and Ethan, but it looks like this has become a tradition for us so there's always next year!