Wednesday: health update and pool

So last night the fever raged.  I needed ibuprofen and Tylenol before I got it under control.  In the past that has signaled the end of the problem.  Today, although I was fever free, I'm still sore so there's still a problem.  Maybe the antibiotics will work their magic.  One can hope, right?  Last time I went through this I kept getting a fever in the evening.  I haven't gotten one yet, but there is still time.

But, since I was feeling good enough to live life we went to the pool with Betsy and her kids.

These are the squirters.  The boys loved them.  Betsy and I felt like we kept yelling at the boys to behave with them.  It's not as though they were intentionally being mean with them, but it is such a strong squirt that it goes far out and can be hard to judge the direction.

The pre-toddlers sat in the shallow part for a bit and then were carried.  Joshua didn't move at all, which surprised me.  The water might have been a bit on the cold side for him.

We all came home and took naps that were too long...but it just meant that Ben got home all the sooner!

Update: surprise!  I do have a fever.  I thought I was slightly cold due to the A/C.  Feeling slightly odd, but really didn't expect to have a fever.  (I enjoy taking my temperature.  Isaac inherits that quality from me.)  Anyway, I took some Ibuprofen and we'll see how I'm doing at bed time.  Aren't you glad for these play-by-play details?? :p

Tuesday: sick

This morning I collapsed into bed, abruptly awaking Ben, after Joshua's morning feeding and said, "I need some help.  I need meds, Joshua is awake, and Isaac is yelling about whether he can get up."

I did feel better after some medicine, but kindly Pat was able to come over and play with the boys while I laid in bed.  Then they took naps.  Then I was feeling better until about 5:45 since the fever came back a bit earlier than expected.  So there was a half hour when things were...odd, but that wasn't too bad.

So I have some pictures from yesterday...

I was going to try and get 1 yr shots for Joshua.  Isaac with bed head sat down first.

This was probably the only good one I got.  Joshua liked to keep his back to me.

Then we did bouncy balls.  Safety first!  Wear your helmet.  Joshua's didn't stay on for long, but we really didn't get hit by balls all that much.

Monday: I need a do over

Blah. Today didn't go as well as normal. Isaac was rather whiny. Joshua was whiny when Isaac wasn't. Joshua's hemoglobin is slightly low, so he needs a vitamin supplement. (Ok, this is rather low on the annoying spectrum.)

I'm fighting mastitis again, with no idea why. Of course, I wasn't expecting it and ignored the warning signs until it was too late.

Did I mention Isaac was whiny? Right before dinner he was running around yelling, "something is wrong with me."

But to be fair, there were good parts too. Our fun activity was bouncy balls. It wasn't quite as fun as it was when I was a kid, but still worked well and Isaac had a good time. Joshua did too, although they seemed to mystify him a bit. I stayed I'm bed most {all} of the evening, but my book, ready player one, is really good. I might have gotten up otherwise.

Although now my side of the bed is annoyingly warm.

Sunday: this and that

We started the day (well, the first thing of note) by helping out in nursery as a family.  I'm not sure Isaac understood that he was supposed to be helping though, as he kept playing with the toys.  But it worked.  Ben somehow managed to cuddle with one of the boys there almost the entire time...lucky him.

Towards the end of the day we took a little walk.  A storm was coming and so the weather was perfect.  Warm with a large breeze.  Isaac was rather wild and crazy today, so he needed a walk.  Or, at least, he needed something to do.  He took his bubble pop lawn mower which was rather loud but did keep him from deciding that he was done walking.

The storm was awesome.  It was continuous thunder and almost continuous lightning.

Saturday: a one year old

Now that Joshua is one year old I don't have to call ahead for him when we go to the gym.  It is a wonderful perk.

However, he also seems to be bonking his head a lot lately.  There are two bruises.

Friday: Jesus

Yesterday Isaac and I were talking in the car.  I forget the subject exactly...

Amanda: You're getting so big!
Isaac: Yeah, because I prayed about it!
Amanda: That's right, I remember that prayer.

He actually prayed that he would get bigger faster.  I'm not sure that I prayed the exact same thing...

Then this morning he sang "My love Jesus" over and over and over very loudly.  But how could I get annoyed at such a thing?  It's one of my deepest desires that my boys learn to love Jesus, and I'm sure Jesus was smiling about it.

Thursday: blueberries and chairs

Isaac was a wild child today.  Ben noticed that before he left for work.  I only had one small item on the get-out-of-the-house today, so we went to the activity jar.  It said, "Go fruit picking."  Hmm.  It sounded like so much fun when I wrote it up.  It did get us out of the house, but with an infant?  What was I thinking?  Oh well, I decided we'd try it.

It worked medium well.  Isaac needed to be shown which berries to pick and most of the good ones were at the bottom.  Harder with a baby carrier.  However, after about ten minutes Isaac decided he didn't like the feel of grass on his legs and left.

I did stop at one more bush in the shade by the end of a row so that Isaac didn't need to be in the long grass.  It wasn't super hot and there was a nice wind.  Isaac said that he had a fun time and when he gets bigger he'll pick more.  So an activity win, even if it only took a half hour and we only got a quart of berries.

Later in the day we put Joshua's chair together.

Surprisingly, it is bigger than Isaac's.  Due to Joshua's tendency to climb on it and then throw himself backwards it will be on it's back for a while so he is closer to the floor.

Hmm, Joshua looks grumpy in that picture.  It's surprising, because he was having a great time climbing all over the chair.

Last Saturday: last day

Cutting a pizza.

Playing with placemats.

Jumping in the pool.

Playing with lots of floaty things

And a backflip.

Last Friday: cave

Joshua was exhausted in the morning.  He didn't sleep all that well on vacation so ended up sleeping with us several times.

On the way to the cave.

We borrowed a double stroller.  Isaac loved it...he always wants to stroller instead of walking.

The cave entrance.

Isaac liked the caves...there were a lot of rocks.  And he didn't have to walk.

The cathedral area, for which the cave is named after.

A long and thin rock.  It was cool.

A family picture!  Joshua did not enjoy the stroller, so he was out of it most of the time. :p

After nap time we made ice cream.

I think Isaac looks super cute in this picture.  It might be my favorite of the trip.

A lump of sugar was hilarious.

Putting in ice.

Rolling down a hill.

With Joshua.  I'm ready for him to be able to walk.

Carrying the ice cream up the hill.

It was really hard work and involved a lot of grunting.

In the evening Joshua got to drive in the car.  Isaac drove him around for a while and every time the car started he'd clap a bit.  Then Isaac was done so we let him continue to sit in it for a bit.  He tried putting the moves on too, but the arm never got quite all the way around.

Wednesday: 1 year check-up

Joshua started the day by putting balls into the house.  He's still just starting to put things into other things, so it's fun to see.



He then had his one year check up.  His weight is 19 lb 5 oz (18%, a bit up from last time) and 28.5" (8%, down a bit from last time).  He had four shots which were terrible and some blood drawn which wasn't so bad.  He did get a bit clingy this afternoon, but some Tylenol seemed to help.

And now Flurry is sitting in my lap!  She hasn't done this since New York!  I'm loving it, even if it is changing my plans for this evening.

Last Thursday: lunch without kids

Over the years we've learned our lesson; don't wait until the last minute to try and get a group picture.  So that was the first thing on the docket today.

Then the ladies went out for lunch.  Without the kids.  It was quiet.  And peaceful.

And we rode the carousel!  We rode  the animals and didn't just stand by a small child.

Upon our return home there was a bit of play time.  Isaac randomly decided Ryan's lap would be a good place to sit.

This one is funny because their fathers tended to sit in those chairs and watch TV.

Then it was time for water balloons!

You were supposed to aim at feet...but there was a lot of throwing at nothing too. :)

That was a bunch of fun but over somewhat quickly, so we moved to the back yard.  The older kids got squirt bottles and Joshua sat in the water table.

At the end of the day Isaac was so tired, but at least he was next to his best friend Chico.