Not Again

Poor Elijah. We took him to urgent care yesterday because his fever that I had been fighting all day spiked to 104.5. He started having a dry cough so I was worried it might be strep throat. NOPE. It was yet another case of of hand foot and mouth disease. You have got to be kidding! It threw me off because yet again he does not have the classic blisters on his hands and feet. They are only on the back of his throat which of course he refused to let me look at, even with his Cars flashlight. I was just worried with such a high fever that he would have a seizure or something and I would be at work and poor Jake wouldn't know what to do. The doc just gave him some stronger pain medicine than the tylenol/ibuprofen I had been giving him because his throat was obviously hurting still. Of course I had to work yesterday and today so Jake was the one responsible to nurse him back to health. He didn't get a lick of sleep last night as Elijah wouldn't go to bed until after 12 and then woke up every hour. Jake is definitely a trooper and a great Daddy. I'm so glad Elijah has him.
Well, better get back to work.

Serious Business- and proof they are boys

I never knew that play-dough was such serious business. This boy was so intent on what he was doing! Maybe we have a Michelangelo on our hands. He would not crack a smile despite the fact that you could tell he enjoyed playing in the stuff. After awhile all those little pieces you see became balls that were then thrown at Kitty. Poor Kitty. She is terrorized by Elijah daily. What is she going to do when she has 3 boys to contend with. Hopefully one of them will take pity of them.

Speaking of the twins, if you know how to read ultrasounds you can tell quite easily that they are boys.

Baby Boy B is just showing us his bottom parts.

Baby Boy A has his head in between his legs. His head is on the left, bottom on the right.

The Verdict is in!

Despite the feeling that there just had to be a girl in this oven of mine, my feelings were completely WRONG! That's right...we're have TWO BOYS! They were a little shy showing their faces to us this time but they had no trouble showing off their little boy parts. No ifs ands or buts they most definitely look like boys. At least we know how to raise boys and shouldn't need any clothes. Jake and I are a little in shock. What are we going to do with THREE? I guess we will be forever used to chaos, messes, and broken items. I can't believe it! Wow!

My Little Imp

This is my little imp. Jake took these pictures while I was sleeping. Notice the Spree candy box. It was on the bar. He uses his step stool (or more recently I found out the kitchen chairs) to get anywhere he wants to get anything he wants...so nothing is safe. On a couple of occasions we have found him outside when we hadn't locked the door (which I'm sure he will soon find out he can move his step stool to reach the lock). Two days ago he was sitting in his booster eating a snack while I was making dinner and he said "Mamma, Look!" I of course about had a heart attack when I turned to find him standing on top of his booster seat. He raised his arms and said, "TaDA!!" very proudly. I yelled at him to get down and sit on his bottom but, boy he thought he was something. He is quite the character. Yesterday night I gave him a bath, put a diaper on him, and let him play for a few minutes before he got the jammies on because he didn't want them on right then. Five minutes later he comes up to me diaper in hand and says "Mamma, diaper off." No kidding. He regularly claps his hands at poor Kitty and says, "Mow, GET DOWN!" Now, mind you, one of his first words was Kitty. Why he has decided that since she meows that should be her name, I have no idea, let alone how he won't let the poor cat be. She'll be sleeping on the couch and he does that to her. We keep trying to tell him we only do that when she goes on the counter or into our room but he insists on doing it to her constantly. His new love is dinosaurs. Everything is dinosaurs. I bought him a shirt from Target with a rhino on it and he argues with me that no, it's a Dino-SAUR Mamma! He also loves buses. He can spot one on the road a mile away. He has on one occasion woken up while napping screaming his head off making his GaGa run into the room only to find out he's upset b/c he hears the "I-key (ice cream) truck". He has done that for me as well, only it was b/c he heard the garbage truck and wanted to go wave to the garbage man. He wants to snack all day long and thinks it nothing to eat off your plate or drink out of your drink. Everything is "Mine now" although he will share with you. Don't get me wrong, he's sweet as pie when he wants to be. I went into his room when he woke up from his nap yesterday to find his stuffed moose wrapped up in his blankie and him reading a story to him. I told him he was a good Daddy and he just smiled and said "Uh-huh." He loves to read books and sing songs. He actually will sing some of the words and if they have motions like all good kids songs do, he'll go through them as well.

Well, I guess that's enough for now. I just love my little man!

Calling for Help

So here's the deal. I feel WONDERFUL aside from these dreadful allergies that just do not respond to the ok'd Claritin. So that being said I KNOW I may not have a very long time of this feeling so I'm despirately trying to get my house in order. So I was wondering if anyone had any organizational suggestions so that really work for them. Example: if you have toddlers, how do you plan for snacks for the week? What kind of snacks do you find are inexpensive, healthy, and quick to make (I like buying packages of jello and cans of fruit and making mini jello salads in small containers for the week). Also, I wanted to know if anyone could share any really good recipes that are either 1. easy and quick or 2. freeze well (both would be incredible!) Are there any web sites that you find are really helpful?
By the way, last post I never said that I felt the babies move for the first time April 1st. They've felt very different from when I felt Elijah at 19weeks. More fluttery.
Anyway, let me know your suggestions!