What a Weekend!

We had a fun but busy weekend! We took Jake on his first trip to the zoo! He had no idea what was going on but loved being outside. Sam had a blast seeing all the animals. He started comparing it to his "Move It Move It" movie (or Madagascar for those that did not know Sam renamed the movie)! He would tell me the names of the animals in the movie when we saw them. He said Melman the giraffe was his favorite! When we saw the gorilla they were feeding him and when the gorilla started moving toward his food all we could see was his butt and Sam decided to point that out to everyone by saying "Ha Ha, I see your bottom"! It was hilarious! When we left the zoo 3-4 hours later we headed home thinking Sam would want a nap...WRONG! He was ready to play outside so I changed him into his bathing suit and let him wash my car. I ended up washing the car and Sam ended up soaking me with the water hose! After a 2 hour trip to Walmart, in a clean car, we went to Grandma and Poppa's house and ended the day about 10:30pm...all the while Sam has only napped 30 minutes in the car!

Sunday we got up and worked in the yard. Sam had fun playing in the clippings from the bushes. We then tried to rest before heading to a birthday party for one of Sam's school friends. I think this was party #9 since February although we have not made them all. His school has the classes split so that the kids with September - February birthdays are in one class and then March - August in another class. Because Sam is a March baby he is one of the oldest in his class which means we kicked off the birthday season in his class so now we have had a party just about every weekend and they all seem to be a Pump it Up or somewhere very similar. The kids have so much fun together and I can just imagine what happens every Tuesday and Thursday at school! Those poor teachers!

We obviously did not get much of a chance to rest this weekend but my plan is to catch up next weekend if I can make it through the week at work!

Sick Babies and Easter

After I posted my Little Piglet blog my Little Piglet ended up at the doctors office. He had a terrible cough and wheezing. He was put on a nebulizer (breathing treatments) every 4-6 hours until a followup appointment today. He is doing much better and the doctor said today that we can stop the treatments and begin to use nose spray until it clears up. He was such a trooper with this crazy contraption. We had to hold a mask over his nose and mouth so he would breath the medicine that came out like a humidifier. It was scary at night because he had such a bad cough and would get worse when you laid him down. He has been sleeping in his infant rocker on the floor next to our bed which is at a steeper incline.


On to Easter...
Sam was so excited this year. He had such a good time all weekend. His favorite part was hunting eggs. He was really good at it and was very excited to see the candy or money in the eggs he found. Although he did wonder where his money was when he opened his first empty egg! He is definitely ready to go fishing with his Alan! By the way, if you look at Jake's shirt you can tell I did not think about what they went to bed in Saturday night except that they were comfortable! I did not get any pictures of the boys together because Sam is still going through his "No Pictures" phase...maybe next year!

Another little piglet

It is no secret that my boys are not average size so when we had to start adding a little cereal to Jake's bottles at 2 months old it did not surprise me because we had to do the same with Sam. Well Jake is now 3 months old and tried rice cereal last night for the first time. It amazes me how babies know exactly what to do with a spoon...or it is just my babies love for food that help them learn this earlier than most! When I gave Jake his first bite he went nuts! He started smiling so much that part of the bite came out of his mouth. He ate about 15-20 bites of the cereal and would start to fuss if I was not quick enough between bites...another repeat of how Sam use to eat! Sam was cheering him on last night telling him "Good job buddy". It was so cute! I guess I'll try adding a little applesauce to the mix next time and see what happens...

Update on Sam

I just got home from work and was met in the garage by Sam. I asked if he was feeling better since he was off the couch and he said "almost"! We went in the house and he asked me for mac n cheese and had already eaten peanutbutter crackers and had gatorade. Within the next few minutes he was doing a backbend in the den but instead of using his hands he was using his head! Needless to say I think this was a 24 hour bug...or least I hope!

Good News and Bad News this Week

Let's start with the good news...Jake slept through the night for the first time Monday night!!!!! I have been waiting for this for 11 weeks! I put him down at 9pm after 1/2 a bottle and he woke up at 6am!!He woke up smiling and "talking"! He did the same thing last night...hopefully he has this sleeping thing figured out!


The bad news is Sam started throwing up an hour after Jake went to sleep Monday night...his fever got to 105 yesterday so I took him to the doctor. After having a Strep test, Flu test, figure prick, and chest x-ray they determined it was just a stomach bug and to give him plenty of fluids. They ran all those test so they could rule everything else out since we have a baby at home but poor Sam! He was such a trooper through it all. He did not once complain or cry. He just sat their with his bowl in his hands (he thought he might get sick again so he carried his bowl with him) and just said yes or no to the doctor/nurse. We are having a hard time getting him to drink anything so keep your fingers crossed he does not get dehydrated! He did not throw up again until this morning about 4am and again at 6am. His fever has gone down but is still high. He has been camped out on the couch for 2 days which also shows just how bad he feels because he has not once called anyone a "gooberhead" or "crazyhead"...It's just him and Diego!

Sam's 3rd Birthday

I can't believe that Sam is 3! We had his birthday party Saturday at JumpZone and he had a blast! Some of his best friends were there and he got sooo many new toys. Our living room is beginning to look like ToysRUs! Sam usually gets to celebrate his birthday for a whole week and it turned out that way again this year. Sunday we went with Nanny, Bop, David, & Ann to lunch and then back to Nanny & Bop's house where Sam got a huge bag full of new clothes which I was very thankful for! On Tuesday Sam took a cookie cake to school to celebrate with his school friends during lunch. I think we are finally done celebrating his birthday!

Jake is 2 Months Old

Jake had his 2 month doctor visit yesterday and he did great! He is a whopping 14.1 lbs (95th%), 23 1/4" (60th%) long, and a head circumference of 16 (50th%). I have to say that I was not surprised to see him in the 95th% for weight. He is eating like a pig these days! We started the week off with only 4-5 hours of sleep per night (broken up by a 1am feeding), but last night he slept from 9pm - 5am!!!!! I hope it lasts but I know it was all because of the Tylenol that we gave him to help him rest after his 4 shots at the doctor!

He has been smiling alot lately and "talking" to us in his baby talk. He LOVES to watch Sam and will just about turn over in his infant rocker if he hears Sam talking behind him. Sam has been the best big brother and helper. He will put Jake's paci in his mouth if he is fussing and I can't get to him.

I did have a little scare yesterday morning as I was getting ready for work...I was in the shower and heard Sam yell Momma I need your help! We'll needless to say I was in the bedroom in a matter of seconds thinking Sam has tried to pickup Jake out of his playpen and dropped him or something. I went into the bedroom and did not see Sam or Jake. I breathed a sigh of relief when I saw that Jake has scooted down in his playpen so that I could not see him from the angle I was looking...but still were was Sam. I yelled for him and when he came back in the bedroom I asked him why he yelled that he needed my help and he said because he could not get the TV turned on...I had to explain to him that from now on he needed to be more specific on what he needs when he yells at me...we'll see if a 3 year old understands that or if I will have a few more heart attacks in the near future!

Here are the latest pictures...