Update on my sicklings

Well, the boys aren't any better today. I took them back to the doctor, got more meds, and was hoping for an uneventful night. I managed to just get Connor down, but his nose explodes with green goo every time he sneezes and Brandon cries every time he coughs. Brandon is genuinely in pain...poor guy. We are going back to the doctor tomorrow. If he's not any better then we'll probably have to admit him. I'm hoping the steroid treatments kick in really soon. My dinner consisted of a healthy chocolate chip cookie and diet mt dew...yum! I almost had a breakdown in the middle of Target at the pharmacy after I realized the doc didn't write out the 2 prescriptions she wants B on, and when we tried to call her, the office was already closed. It was only 3 pm. I'm off to get the bottles in the dishwasher, give B his last nebulizer treatment in my bed, and then try to get some sleep.

Trip to the ER

Well, I packed up both boys and took them to the ER tonight. Brandon has had a nasty cough for the last few days and I took him to his dr yesterday. She said it was asthma. Hmmm...I'm switching drs! He has a full blown ear infection and Connor just has a head cold. Connor's is probably directly related to teething. He still laughs at me and wants to play. Brandon has laid around all day crying off and on, coughing so hard he gags and throws up. Needless to say, I've done 2 load of "barf laundry" today and he's had 2 baths. Hopefully the antibiotics will work and make him a little more comfortable. I'm going to let him sleep for now since it's midnight and give him his meds the first time he wakes up. He's hasn't slept much tonight and cried almost the entire time we were in the ER. A big thanks to my neighbor Taylor for going with me...I couldn't have done it without her. I hope they both get better soon. As of right now, we won't be going to Maryland Saturday. We might wait until Tuesday to go up now, but it they are still sick, we'll shoot for the next Saturday! Pray for the boys to get better sooner than later!!! It's so sad to see Brandon so sick...poor buddy :(

6 months pictures

Here are the boys' 6 months pictures. Ann and Noah went with us to Target in Indy to have these taken. They did an excellent job and really captured each boy's personality. We had some taken all together too. Thanks to Ann for picking these up and getting them to us!!!! I sent pictures to the Grandparents and Great Grandparents. If you would like more, then I'll get you the information to order more through the Target website. Great-Grandpa Yibby, I'm going to try to get yours out to you this week...everyone else should have theirs.

Connor falling asleep

To see this video, turn the lights off wherever you are viewing it to see it better. This is a video of Connor falling asleep in his crib and rubbing the foot of his great grandpa. So sweet. Notice that he is in 12 month size jammies and he doesn't fit the width of the crib anymore!

Boys and their toys

First pair of shoes

Well, I finally broke down and got the boys a pair of shoes. Trust me, they are the "Walmart Special" because I refuse to spend any money on shoes until they need a good pair for walking. They were just so cute, Grandma Karen and I couldn't resist. The boys didn't seem to mind them either!


You can't really tell in this picture, but Connor grew 3 pounds while I was in Kentucky. I don't know what happened, but he hit a major growth spurt. All of his "9 month" clothes don't fit anymore. I bought him all new onesies and some jammies in the Carters size 9 right before we left, and none of them fit him. It's amazing! I haven't changed anything about his feeding. He's still getting 6 oz 5 times a day with a small scoop of rice cereal in it to thicken it up to keep the spitting up to a minimum....he's been eating that much ever since Eric left and that was 3 months ago. I weighed myself, then weighed him and he's 21 pounds! Brandon was 14 pounds when we left and is 16 now. UNREAL! I bought Connor 12 month size onesies and actually pulled out some jammies that were given to us in the 12 month size. They are being washed now, and I'll try them on him tomorrow. Brandon is into the 6-9 month size now...perfect...he's 7 months so he's at least gaining up on Connor. I'm going to be purchasing a new car seat for Connor probably next week. I'm pretty sure I know what I want, I just want to spend plenty of time shopping for the best price. Brandon is still scrawny enough that he can fit in his Graco for now.

Connor is getting really strong too. He's sitting up for short periods of time by himself. I really think the Baby Bumbo seat helped him! Brandon sits in it a little each day too, but gets mad after a few minutes...he's just not as strong as Connor. They are definitely growing.

Shout out to Eric for helping his "blond" wife download this picture for you all!!!

Blond Moment # 1,857,938,901

I have had WAY too many blond moments on my recent trip to Kentucky. They range from screwing up the coffee maker, taking Interstate 70 instead of 74 to get home which put me an hour and a half out of my way, leaving my memory stick in mom's computer when I went to Illinois, having an omlet explode on the stove using an omlet maker, taking 64 instead of 77 in West Virgina even though Dad's navigational system was saying VERE RIGHT, and finally the most recent one....leaving my cord to download pictures from my camera on my mom's computer tower at home. Geez. So, don't expect any more pictures for a while until I get that back. Sorry! I can't help the fact that his world is not handicap to blonds.