Slow Down

It's so hard for me to wrap my head around how quickly the time is flying where it concerns my children.  In less than two weeks Aric will be 20 months old and Kellyn will be 4 months old.  Where on earth is the time going?

On Wednesday, being the good mother that I am, I left Kellyn lying on her play mat and Aric watching tv while I went upstairs to put sheets on our bed.  I heard Kellyn fussing a bit, but it was nothing too alarming.  After a while I went to the top of the stairs to check on the two of them.  Kellyn was lying on her stomach and rotated 90 degrees on the mat.  My thought was that Aric must've "helped" her and I really shouldn't leave them alone even for the couple of minutes that I had been upstairs.  I didn't think about this episode again until last night.

We were eating dinner, while Kellyn was lying on her play mat.  I watched Kellyn use her legs to scoot her body around and rotate her position 90 degrees.  She then proceeded to work hard at rolling over and eventually made it onto her belly.  It wasn't Aric "helping" her the other day, but Kellyn acting on her own accord to get into that position.

My baby is growing too fast.  I want to hold onto her tighter and cherish the sweet moments now, because I know it won't seem like such a long time until she's running around with Aric. 

One Sick Little Boy

On Friday morning we discovered Aric had a temperature of 100.  I stayed home from work with him that day.  Over the weekend his temperature was very high and it was obvious that Aric was not himself.  By Monday morning, he still had a temperature and Ryan took him to the pediatrician.  She said Aric either had an ear infection and is getting over it or he is just starting one.  Today after two doses of antibiotic Aric's fever is broken and he is acting more like himself.  My house is littered with toys, but it's so nice to see signs of having my little, rambunctious boy back.

Saturday night.  His temp had been over 103.  This was after a dose of motrin, tylenol and a tepid bath.

At one of his worst points.  He never sleeps on the couch like this.

Miserable

One kid with an ear infection and a high fever + One kid with a cold = One very tired Mommy.

Do These Ruffles Make My Butt Look Big?

Catching Up

I know I haven't written anything in awhile, but I have been exhausted.  I thought I was just uninspired, but I really think I've just been too tired to even think.  Thankfully I'm feeling a little better with some bonus free time this week.

On Wednesday I had an unexpected free day when the little boy I've been watching stayed home with his dad.  It was so nice to get out of the house and run errands.  I felt so productive buying Aric new shoes for his quickly growing feet, mailing birthday packages, returning something for Ryan and even managing to squeeze in a visit with a friend who has never met Kellyn.  I was tired from taking my own two kids out, but I felt free, which made me realize how I've felt trapped by my own commitments.

After an extremely difficult day at work yesterday, I've been "blessed" with a day at home.  I say "blessed" because the price for staying at home today is a sick little boy.

Aric woke up this morning crying, congested and running a fever.  He's currently napping in bed.  Poor guy!  Hopefully he feels better soon.

Even though I've been tired, we have been busy playing, getting Aric to try new foods and just enjoying our little family.  One of our recent victories was Macaroni and Cheese.

I wouldn't have thought there was a need to call Macaroni and Cheese a victory.  I thought that it was just typical kid fare.  Nope, not at our house.  Basically Ryan had to trick Aric and throw a macaroni into his mouth for him to even try it.  After the initial freak-out, Aric realized he liked the taste and has since eaten Macaroni and Cheese on two separate occasions.  (He absolutely refuses leftover Macaroni and Cheese.  It's okay, though, I could do without that, too.)

Stealing a creative idea from a friend, Aric and I enjoyed working on this project:

The card is currently in the mail on its way to the recipient.  I thought it was a fantastic idea to allow Aric to play create art and something that I know our families would enjoy.  I'll have to keep that in mind for future occasions.  Thanks Carmen for the inspiration!

I'd be remiss not to mention Kellyn.  She's such a sweet baby and is so alert lately.  She loves to smile and talk at herself in the mirror.  She's also very aware of babies, her brother and faces.  Sunday was her last night of sitting with us in church and next Sunday will be her first night in the nursery.  She wasn't fussy per se, but she was LOUD.  Kellyn didn't want to sit still through the entire service.  She wanted to look around, shriek, and coo at everything in sight.  Normally it's very cute, but when you're trying to keep her quiet in church the cute factor vanishes rather rapidly.  My baby is just growing up too fast!

Too Tired to Blog

Since I'm too tired to write an actual blog entry, I'll leave you with some recent photos:

Keeping Aric warm with Baby Legs while airing out his diaper rash.  Don't call the fashion police!

Wearing his sunglasses on top of his head like Daddy and Mommy.

Kellyn is three months old already!

Aric trying to pull Kellyn out of the stroller.

Our evening entertainment.  It keeps Kellyn happy, being pushed around the house, and Aric likes to push or be chased by the stroller.

Artwork

What a sweet surprise when Ms. Autumn presented me with this masterpiece this morning:

It explains why I saw glitter on Aric's face last night.