Tired of sick

Squeaker woke up Sunday night, a few times, puking. :( So, I have decided that perhaps it is not in the cards for my boys to both attend school on the same days so both Mommy and Daddy can work. It just isn't working out so great these days. He feels much better now, most likely due to a 5 hour nap yesterday. The picture is probably blurry, but you'll get the idea:



So, now, we are off to Children's Hospital for Little Man's tonsil and adenoidectomy. It is never fun watching your kid go under anesthesia... and we truly hope this makes him feel a lot better. And, perhaps, no more snoring!?!?!?

As an aside, I am getting really excited for a couple of my friends in VA who are expecting. You are almost there!!!

Daylight savings time

I am always confused when the time changes. It doesn't matter if it is in the spring or fall, I am still confused. I heard they were going to do away with it all together... when will that be??? I need it soon. More importantly, so do the kids. This is the worst for them. So confusing. At least, in the spring, their early wake up time is considered "normal" for a few days until they adjust. What would be most helpful is if the boys didn't wake each other up every day. Then at least one is completely exhausted before 10am and the the cycle we get in is just not fun for anyone.

On a side note, you know how the flappy part of the shoe is called the tongue??? Little Man asks, "so, is the opening of the shoe called the mouth and the sides of the shoe called the lips?" These are valid questions... ones I am not sure of. Perhaps the mouth is an accurate description, but the lips... not sure on that one.

Also, if you live in any of the locales that are home to "La Peep", I recommend it. We went there for the first time this morning and it was delicious. I had stuffed french toast, GaMommy had a delicious looking crepe, and Daddy had an omelette. Squeaker ate his kids meal and then some, and LM, well, we were just glad to get out of there without losing it on him. I guess the impending nap is WAY overdue!

Television

I go through phases of watching television. I can go a while 'watching' nothing but Little Einsteins. I can also watch TV every night for hours (until I pass out at 9pm). I think I am in one of the TV watching phases. Unfortunately, I have also been eating a lot of goodies and been really tired. This is not a good combo. So, I decided to watch the biggest loser and try to motivate myself to exercise. I know I can't do a lot of exercising in my "current state", but I am going to get off my heiny... right after this show! :) So, what can't you stop watching?

Baby Belly

Here it is, as requested 'several' times, a picture of a big huge belly:



oh yes, and there are a few more months of growth left here. No worries, I won't fall over. :)

Has it been that long...

Oh dear, I really need to step up the blog posting. Well, here is a recap of our month since I have been pitiful with updating my precious little blog:

- Our trip to VA went quite well, except for the flying part. We were able to see many people, visit some old haunts, and try out new places. Some of these "new places" included the Bass Pro Shops, Kangaroo Jac's, and the worlds best Arby's. We did, however, miss seeing one of our good friends, but are glad to hear they are doing better now.

- So, about the flight... Apparently we are destined to have at least one puker on each flight. Nice, eh? Also, Squeaker, who is notorious for his sleeping difficulties, decided that he would continue the trend by not sleeping on the flight. Well, unless you consider passing out from exhaustion sleeping. He woke at 5:30 on the day of our flight (east coast time) and we arrived in San Diego at 7:30 (west coast time). I just don't think that 2 year olds are meant to be awake for 17 hours straight, or whatever it worked out to be. He did pass out as we were descending into San Diego... but was quite mad that we woke him up as we got off the plan, gathered our luggage, installed the carseat, etc. Oh, and he hasn't slept past 6:30 since we got back, so, i am guessing we are just going to write off that lost nap/sleep time.

- Squeaker hasn't stopped eating in like 15 months. I am expecting him to either explode, roll away, or grow 20 inches any day now.

- Little Man is ALWAYS tired. I am thinking sleep apnea and hopefully we will have that resolved with the removal of his tonsils and adenoids next week. Wish us luck and a quick recovery. Although, I doubt he will complain about milkshakes and smoothies for a day or so. :)

- Work is good, but quite tiring some days. I can't even move or think when I get home. I don't know if I am just not used to working or if I am not good at energy conservation, but something needs to change. Oh, and looks like it is not going to make sense for me to work in the fall, so I should enjoy my 'alone' time while it lasts. ;)

- I just bought an external hard drive for my mac, and have been transferring pictures so that I have room to download more off my camera. My computer is so full, I can't even add 1 photo, hence the lack of pics on the blog. ;) Hope to get more up soon... including a picture of my huge-mongous belly.

- Belly update: It is a girl! No name yet, but we'll be working on it. She is quite active, which is inevitable, I suppose. She is the offspring of her parents. Also, she is measuring right on target with a due date of June 30th. The ultrasound also revealed a low lying placenta, so we get to get another sneak peak in about 10 weeks. I hope that the placenta moves up - I sure would love to avoid a c-section recovery again.

That is all for now.

Birthdays and traveling

When do birthdays lose thier luster? My wonderful husband is having a birthday today and I am so excited for him, but really not as excited as I would have been a few years ago. Now, it seems like birthdays are just one of those things that happen and we have to remember to stop and celebrate. Unless you are offspring, then it is an event! :)

We are in Virginia and have been for about 5 days now. It is cold but manageable. We got to see some snow flurries so that was nice. Daddy got to go into work for some facetime and we are able to visit with friends. It is nice to see Little Man back together with his buddies. I hope that we are able to see more people, so we are going to be busy. Right now we are just trying to get a sense of normalcy with naps and such cuz boy are we tired! Traveling and visiting wear you out! We are all having fun and can't wait to see grandma and grandpa again this weekend. I feel like we have been going and going so it is nice to have today to relax a bit so that we don't wear ourselves out and get sick before the flight home. Nothing worse than being sick and flying. Although, the flight here wasn't ideal, and we were not sick at that time. hummm.... anyhow, more later, i need to rest for a bit too.

Name Game

So, since we now know that the baby is a girl, we are going to start thinking of names. I had wanted to bring our baby name books on our flight to VA, but since we can't find them, I will have to see if I can get some at the library tomorrow. Anyhow, I have been reading this blog off and on and have just added it to my subscriptions. :) But, since we aren't flying any fancy airline, we won't have internet access on our flight. Now it is up to you and the local library. Without knowing, or maybe you do, my sons' names, help me think of a girl's name to go along with it. Here is a hint, we like unusual names, but ones that when you look at them, you can say them. My oldest son's name is an invented name. My second son's name is an Irish saint name. Anything goes, but as a disclaimer, I work with children so any name that I would associate with a past client, most definitely a "memorable" client, will not be considered. How is that for impossible!?!?!

Fire away!