Sunday, May 1, 2011

Easter Eggs

We have lots of Easter Eggs from our Easter egg hunt, and they have become a new source of fun every day at play time. The big ones are great for hiding other little toys inside, and the little ones have bells in them (Great idea Grand & Amita!) which make them great to shake, shake, shake!
Jack is determined to figure out how to get the egg halves back together.
For a while now, Mommy & Daddy's phones have been a "must have" item when seen, but Jack's most recent obsession with the phones has created some amusing outcomes. First of all, he is able to make calls and send texts! Thank you to all of you who have been understanding about receiving blank or gibberish texts and random phone calls (especially Samma!). Second of all, he has started pretending to talk on the phone with all manner of objects, and Malynn has picked up on it, too. Here she is making a call with an egg phone. :)

A Busy Morning




Saturday, April 30, 2011

On the Mend

Nobody is 100% quite yet, but...

Malynn is getting better thanks to various combinations of the following:
Jack is getting better thanks to various combinations of these:
Jack ended up at the doctor Friday since the fever was on day three and going strong. Ear infection was suspected, but his ears were clear. Foot & Mouth was suspected (it's going around), but no signs of that. They took a blood sample ...which, by the way, was so funny. The doctor and nurse said he'd hate the finger prick to prepare us, and then Jack didn't even flinch! He was more upset about the band-aid on his finger afterwards -but he was able to use his He-Man pincher grip and rip it off! ...They found his white counts were up (meaning some sort of infection somewhere) and we walked away with a prescription for an antibiotic. (Not amoxycillin, in hopes of avoiding a hives breakout.) By Saturday morning the fever was gone.

Thursday, April 28, 2011

Two Tough Babies

First of all, I'm determined to get back on track with posting to the blog. I've had some set backs for the past few weeks that aren't worth going into -just normal life craziness. I do have some posts and pictures to share that I will catch up on.

For now, I'm jump starting things by letting you all know that it was a rough morning.

Poor Malynn is having diaper irritation issues again. She had problems for over 2 weeks recently and then one night of baby powder cleared it up! We're trying the baby powder again today, so keep your fingers crossed. She was pretty irritated in all sitting positions this morning, so she decided to do lots of morning play standing and walking (still only holding onto things) around. What a tough gal.

Poor Jack is fighting off some mean ol' bug. Two nights ago he wasn't eating, yesterday he spiked a fever of 102.8, and today woke up with 103.4. Children's Advil is helping to manage the fever, but it hasn't broken yet. He's been very sensitive (as you'd expect), but did a great job of just picking up something new to play with to distract himself throughout the morning. What a tough guy.

Sunday, April 17, 2011

Happy Birthday Sophie!

We were invited to our friend, Sophie's, 1st birthday party, and we had a great time!
The Very Hungry Caterpillar was the theme, and Sophie's mom made these fantastic party hats!
We enjoyed great food, watched Sophie dive into her caterpillar birthday cake, and best of all we had play time with the birthday girl, our friends Annie & Ben, and met a new friend, May.
Thanks, Sophie, for showing us how to turn 1 year old with style and grace!

Lullaby, And Goodnight...

Thank you Amita (Aunt Janelle) for our wonderful initials! Malynn's are decorated with flowers and ladybugs, and Jack's have cute little buttons. She didn't even know that this was something I had wanted for above the cribs from the beginning! It's so nice to have her artistic touch in the room.

Just Bein' Cutie Pies

First, a couple great close-ups.


What a funny grin they both have here!
Malynn has started playing a game we call "pillows." She loves to pull down pillows and flop around on them. The picture doesn't do justice to just how addictively silly she is when she does it.
She has also taken to putting socks in her mouth, because she knows she'll get a laugh out of us when she does. She is turning into quite the goof-ball at times!
Are we sure he's only 10 months old?