sick babies

A nasty plague hit our house this weekend. Both of the boys were sick. First Parker then Colin. Fevers, coughing, throwing up, crying, whining, the works. Oh yeah-and Josh was out of town! It was just me to care for my sick boys and a newborn baby! I quarantined Olivia in her room, putting a gate up so the boys couldn't get in. I would go in there to feed her, change her, or move her (swing, play mat, crib) and every time I changed my shirt and sanitized my hands up to my elbows! I am so glad she hasn't gotten sick! Thank goodness! I don't know what I would have done if my 6 week old got sick! It was seriously the craziest and longest 48 hours of my life. It was so hard because EVERYONE needed me at once! It wasn't even like I could have had help because the sick ones mostly just wanted to snuggle with me and Olivia needed me to feed her. Hello! I have THREE kids! Nothing like sick kids to give you a reality check! They are slowly getting better but are still a little under the weather. Colin stayed home from school today just in case he still has a little something.

Colin is so sweet and cuddley when he is sick.

Just wants to lay in bed and watch movies.

Parker on the other hand...WOW. He is not a good patient. He was VERY cranky and mean. He told me in his cute sick voice that he wanted his lovey and when I told him just a minute he got a crazy look in his eyes and yelled GET. MY. WOVEY!!!!!!! and was trying to push me off the couch! Holy moly. It was weird. I was half laughing and half terrified!

My pitiful patients (Parker is mid-cough. He also insisted on wearing Colin's flip flops...all day)

Olivia all alone in her room with no one to play with :(

Love my sweet healthy little princess!

my sweet p

In three weeks my sweet baby boy will be two. I can't even believe how big he has gotten in the last month. I'm sure it has something to do with Olivia being so small, but I have definitely noticed that Parker is a little more grown up these days. He is giving Colin a little more competition when they wrestle. It is almost a fair fight! (yeah-I'm talking about wrestling like it's normal...unfortunately, it is in our house). Parker is definitely my talker. He repeats EVERYTHING everyone says...especially Colin. He loves to copy Colin! He is even talking in full sentences! He cracks me up all the time with funny things he says. My favorite is when he randomly runs up to me and says "love you mommy". Melts my heart! Parker can be the sweetest thing on this planet! We are learning that he has a little bit of a feisty side too-hopefully not a glimpse into the "terrible twos"!

Some of my favorite things Parker says:

-wove you nalin (colin)

-meer meer (come here)

-mommon (come on)

-how do this?

-I otay

-you go get it

-I do it

-watch Dora peeze

-nalin bad boy

-you owie? I kiss it

Parker plays so well by himself. He love to try and "fix" things with tools, take things apart and put them back together, and will sit quietly and read books. He is obsessed with Dora the Explorer, Bubble Guppies, Mickey Mouse Clubhouse and loves to sing their theme songs. He gets so excited when either show is on and watches almost the whole thing in one sitting. It is pretty funny to listen to him repeating Spanish words or singing about manners!

I love my sweet boy and love seeing the person he is becoming.

crazy days

We are still working on our routine around here. Between getting to and from school, nap schedules and this HEAT, my days have been a little hectic! All I really need is a driver...and a chef...and a maid...yep, that would be perfect! We definitely have days full of crying and fighting and trouble making, but luckily there are some cute moments in between that help me remember why I love my job!

{Olivia is 3 weeks old today!}

2 weeks

Miss Olivia is 2 weeks old today! I still can't believe she is here but at the same time, I can't imagine my life without her! Olivia has her 2 week check up today and is already 7 pounds 15 ounces. Her appointment went great except that she had to get a heel prick...I HATE those! It took them at least 10 minutes to get the blood they needed and she was screaming crying the whole time! Real tears! I just about killed me. Then, to top that off, both of the boys had to get flu shots. By the time we got home (with a quick stop at Dairy Queen for my brave boys) I was drained! Not to mention it was 108 today! Life with three kids is definitely exhausting but I couldn't imagine my life any different. Love these kids of mine!

Colin and Parker being so sweet with Olivia at the doctor :)

Welcome Home Olivia!

Luckily, we only had to stay at the hospital for 36 hours so we got to go home Friday afternoon! It felt like I was in the hospital for one LONG day, seriously the longest day of my life! So it was VERY good to be home! And I missed my boys so much! When they came to visit, Colin said he wanted to sleep there with me :) and Parker was a little freaked out being at the hospital. I hated seeing them leave! I couldn't wait to get back to them.

Here are some pics from the hospital before we left...

All ready to go home!

We had the best welcome when we came home! So cute. I still don't want to take anything down.

Our first night!

Everyone was so excited to have Olivia home.

I can not get enough of this sweet baby girl! She has been the perfect baby since we have been home. She is awake for maybe 20 minutes a day and eats about every four hours. The rest of the time (which is most of the day) she sleeps! At night she has been amazing. The last few nights, I feed her at about 10:00pm and she has slept until 4:00am!! So crazy, I know! And trust me, I know how lucky I am. Hopefully she will keep it up!

I am also having a ton of fun dressing Olivia up every day! All the pink and bows and ruffles! I can't get enough! She is just so cute! Here are the pictures to prove it ;)

(sorry for the overload...I can't help it!)

First Day of School

In the middle of Olivia's arrival, Colin started school! He is in Pre-K this year. We went and met his new teacher, Mrs. Lane, on Wednesday and his first day was Friday. There are a few friends from last year in his class and is already making some new ones! He really likes his new teacher and his new classroom. I can't believe how big he is getting!

Colin and his cubby :)

Decorating his Friday Folder

First day of school!!

So handsome :)

Parker is having a little bit of a hard time with Colin being at school. He isn't used to not having him at home. He misses his best friend! Parker will start school soon enough, but until then, I'll just have to think of some things to keep Parker busy wile Colin is at school!