Bringing the blog back

So it's been a long time coming but I've decided to say good bye Facebook and bring back the blog. Not sure if/when I'll deactivate Facebook... But these two boys are growing so quickly and they want and deserve to be the center of my days. They shouldn't have to compete with Facebook. At the same time I want to be able to share the joys and challenges, laughter and delights of our days... So the blog is back!

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Our Week In Pictures

This week has been a challenging one.  Parker must be teething because he has been very cranky.  Everything seems to frustrate him and send him into a tantrum.  But through all that, there have been moments that keep me laughing at this little boy.

Parker's new way of eating Cherrios.  

Eventually I had to take the container away... after I found him using cooking utensils to smash the Cherrios and turn them into a powder.

My silly boy trying to multi-task :)

Big Brother

Ever since Christmas Eve, we've had a steady stream of illness running through our house.  I think we had a 3 day break between the Christmas illnesses (which had all 3 of us sick with different things) and this latest round.  Geeze!  So that's partly why I'm so behind on this blog.  About 4 weeks ago I got sick with a cold that quickly spread to Justin and Parker 2 days before we left town... because of course, Parker ALWAYS gets sick 2 days before we leave town.  I'm not complaining, just stating the facts.  

We left for a 9 day trip to Colorado which included a week up at Breckenridge.  Pictures are coming... maybe later today or tomorrow but for now, here's a glimpse of our cute kiddo sharing our big news with the all the Grandparents :)

Baby #2 is coming late July!  I'm 16 weeks pregnant and still somewhat in shock that another baby is coming... but we're so excited and have been blessed with a much easier pregnancy this time around :)

January 29th - Reaction or Not

I need to catch up on this blog with pictures of our trip to Colorado... but this is what my day looked like yesterday and why I haven't had time to do laundry much less blog.

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Parker was so sick on Sunday and pale... so I was quite relieve to see the color had returned to his face when he woke yesterday... until I realized he had "color" all over!  We rushed to the doctor's office who thinks this is a reaction to the antibiotics he was on but I'm starting to lean more towards Roseola especially with the extremely high fevers he was running Friday- Sunday.  Yesterday morning he woke up with a 102 fever but a few hours later it was gone and the rash appeared.  My poor kiddo.  He was soooo cranky yesterday!  Praying for a better day today.

Thursday, Jan 12th - Redecorating with Coffee

We have a stovetop cappucino maker that we got as a wedding gift.  We love it.  The other night we learned what happens when the pressure valve fails/ruptures.

Yes, that would be coffee on the ceiling... as well as all over the cabinets, floor and walls.  We'll be repainting portions of the kitchen one of these days as well as ordering a new valve for our machine.

Weekend Recap

Changing crib sheets... where do I begin.  I never would have expected it to be so challenging!  Yet another thing the parenting book left out.  After the last round of illness in our house, the crib sheet definitely needed changing so off came the bumper and out came the mattress.  Parker decided to climb on the mattress and for the next 30 minutes was such a happy little boy as he climbed, bounced and played.  

Pardon the blurr... he's a kid in motion and it's impossible sometimes to get a good photo.  Anyway, he had fun... until this happened...

This winter has been wonderfully mild so Saturday we headed to the Boardwalk to enjoy the 63 degree weather.