Playing in the snow. . .or the one little pile left

Celebrity Waiter

Each year our small town has an annual fundraiser for the local hospital and my work has a table.  Usually there is a theme and everyone dresses up.  This year, Fruit of the Loom was our theme and we won best decorated table.  The girls were the fruit and the guys donned tees, undies, etc.  We had a ton of fun and looked fabulous.  Ryan and I even scored a few of the silent auction gift baskets, and the toy tractors he got where a big hit the day after with Cooper. 

Building

My Cooper has decided blocks are fun and they occupied him while I was finishing dishes tonight.  His building skills have improved as he got his tower as tall as he is before it fell over or he would purposely knock it over.  Paige would not create things and them destroy them and laugh with glee like this one.  Boys.

Goodbye February

I'm not one to normally wish days to pass quickly; but Feb. can go away and never return.  We had a horrible month.  The only real good thing was our ultrasound showed a nice normal baby--but otherwise our family was plagued by colds, sinus infections, more colds, then another sinus infection, tons of days off of work, and then the flu hit us last weekend just as we experienced our first weekend of no other symptons.  Hit Cooper Friday night and by Sat. morning he was good to go.  Got everything washed up, and then on Sunday night, Paige and I fell victim.  I think it took until yesterday for the total effects to go away.  I think there should just be a universal rule that pregnant girls cannot contract the flu--there is enough going on with our bodies to worry about all the repercussions of the flu!  Baby and I are okay; but whew, do not want to live through that again for quite a few years.  Ryan of course did not contract it and was a trooper helping us Sunday night--I am proud to say he even held is daughters hair back while she puked.  What a guy!

Bring it on March!  We are ready for nicer weather and getting some things accomplished (that's my goal)

Baby 3

Think pink!

A big day

Tomorrow is a big day for our family.  We find out if Baby #3 is going to be wearing pink or blue; and looking good/healthy/normal in the ultrasound.  Paige is going to go with Cowboy and I; and Cooper gets to have his nap at daycare since my appointment is right during his crabby time.  I felt bad for about  2 minutes and then realized he won't quite understand and its a long time for a 2 year old to sit and be still!  Paige is hoping for a girl and my aunt is having dreams we have a boy; so we will see who is going to be happy. I'm only at 18 weeks and having it; so I hope the baby cooperates as this OCD momma wants to start picking colors and going through tubs to get organized.

Cooper had his follow up for his tubes as its been a month--and he's doing really well.  He had a cold for about 10 days and we got to experience just a normal cold and not an ear infection for the first time.  Fortunately everyone is recovering from the Feb. ick and starting to feel better--myself included. 

A recap

I find sometimes its easier to remember what's going on in our lives with a summary list; so these are some of the things going on.

• Cooper goes in for surgery to put tubes in his ears on Wednesday morning at 6:30 am; we are supposed to be done by 9--I am hoping he comes out of anesthia really easily!
• Cooper has been sleeping much better and we are back to sort of our normal sleeping pattern--back in the crib.  He is going to sleep much better and generally sleeping longer at night.  Some nights he is sleeping all night; others he is up.  I'm taking it as baby steps and its getting better.
• He is acting and playing much better since he has been without an ear infection and is just a super busy boy. 
• Miss Paige is just getting too big and growing up too fast.  I didn't know at the age of 6 we would have BFF necklaces, such playground/friend drama of this person did this. . ., such a desire to sing at the top of her lungs all the time, and such a general grown up awareness of what's going on.  She's all ears and anything that is said, she's going to absorb and question.
• Cowboy has a birthday this week and is old on Thursday! 
• So with a surgery, a birthday, volleyball, girl scouts, homework and just trying to contain the chaos; we will have a busy week.