Valentine

Just a quick 'Happy LOVE Day!' to all our readers!

Emma and Gavin.

We Are Sick

Both Gavin and I are sick and have been for awhile now, hence the no posting on our blog.

I have an upper respiratory infection and an ear infection, and therefore am on my first bit of antibiotics EVER. It tastes YuCkY!

Gavin has bronchitis, poor little guy, and is on his first bit of antibiotics too. His medicine tastes better I think, first of all its pink, and second of all he sucks it back like there's no tomorrow. Lucky Duck!

But we're both getting better now, it took a couple of days for the antibiotics to kick in, but now that they have, we're both feeling better. Not crying as much, eating better, and much to Mom's happiness, we're sleeping through the night again.

In was a tough go for a bit, but all is well again!

Emma.

A Sick Child

This past Saturday was the first time Emma has ever vomited. It was surely scary for her, not to mention for me.

She had a 'Norwalk-like' virus and was sick to her stomache for five days, and on Wednesday woke up with a head/chest cold, and still has a terrible cough and a runny nose. No fun!

Dehydration is a big concern, especially in one so tiny.

Knowing the signs and symptoms of dehydration, as well as the preventative measures can save your child and you from the ordeal of an IV.

Mama Bear

Tipping The Scales

I'm 15 pounds!

Emma is almost two and a half years old and only weighs 22 pounds.

Mom is having a hard time lugging me around and is hoping I start crawling soon...hello! I'm only three and a half months mom, its not going to be happening any time soon! Silly woman.

So do any moms out there have tips on 'lugging' their porkers around? Mom needs all the advice she can get!

Gavin.

Toy Organization

Mom has gone bAlLiStIc!

She has even threatened to make a rule about 'no more gifts'. 'Too many toys' she can be heard shouting throughout the house as she trips over one of my toys...oops...forgot to pick that one up. ;-)

But it comes down to too many things and not enough room. So she asked me to post a question to all the other moms out there, 'How do you organize your kids' rooms?'

She is just totally boggled! Doesn't even know where to begin... The only solution she can come up with is to give all of my toys away. And while I'm a generous little girl and rather nice, if I do say so myself, I'm not ready to give my toys away!

So please if you have any suggestions, suggest them!

Emma.

Sleeping Through The Night

I'm sleeping through the night and Mama is knocking on wood!

She's ecstatic! From 8pm to 7am - it's amazing! I just all of a sudden started sleeping through the night and last night was the third night, so it can't be a coincidence, or at least she hopes.

And it was perfect timing too, because Mom was sick-o-la since about Wednesday and it really took its toll on Friday. She even asked Dad to stay home from work, which he did until 8:30am. (That might not seem like much to you, but he normally leaves the house between 6:30am and 7:00am, so Mom was thankful!) So when Friday night came along and she was drug-out, coughing and snotting, she was DREADING the 2:30am feeding... But, I slept through the night! Then again on Saturday and again last night. She's ecstatic!

And she's hoping it lasts...

Gavin.

Holiday Over, Back To 'Work'

Just a quick post to let you know we're sorry for not posting recently...holidays do that to us! But the holiday is over and now it is back to 'work' we go and new post will be coming your way soon.

Emma and Gavin