Ok, so it has been a LONG time since I last posted. Here are the most relevant updates:
Basement project: Almost completed. Cabinets will be installed on Wednesday this week and then all the other little things that are left can be completed. Shew.
Job: I got laid off on March 1, with my final work day being March 31. I haven't found a new job yet, working out the kinks in my resume with the consultants provided by IBM to help me find a new job. Signed up for a PMP Certification class that runs next week- hopefully by the end I'll be a certified PMP.
Nicolas: Turned 5 on March 19 - holy cow that went by fast. We had a great time celebrating with the family. Poor Tyler didn't quite know what to think of his 3 crazy and non-stop cousins. His favorite gifts seem to be the Trio buiding set and his new bike, although he has been using everything that he got. Has had 2 bouts of strep throat, a minor stomach bug (on his birthday no less) and a double ear infection in the past month and a half. Poor kid.
Jackson: Currently has an ear infection, but is doing fine otherwise. Is enjoying riding Nicolas' old bike now that he can reach the pedals. Started soccer this past weekend. He is on the same team as Nicolas and is very excited to have his own pair of cleats.
Alexis: Growing too fast for my liking. Is in the 60% for height and 25% for weight. I don't know how that works since she is a non-stop eater and eats just about anything I give her. (Except what she throws on the floor - I am very ready for that phase to be done!). Has transitioned into the Toddler room at daycare. Started speaking LOTS of words a few weeks ago and on Friday she finally started saying "Mommy" consistently. Peed on the potty on Sunday and again this morning. So proud of herself for doing that. This morning she woke up with a dry diaper, and wanted to go on the potty where she peed, although I thought it might not have been that much. I was right as less than 5 minutes later she peed a LOT in my pantry. Awesome. My own fault - I should have had her sit on the potty longer but she was so excited to show us all her pee (right before she put her hand in it).
Luis: Working hard as usual. Thank goodness one of us has a job! Already mowed the lawn once this year - his favorite chore.
I'm going to do my best to post at least a couple of times a week since so much seems to happen and I feel like I am missing so much when I can't get a chance to write down my thoughts.
Monday, April 12, 2010
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
Signs
Our little Lexi is quickly becoming not so little anymore.
Since I last posted (egads almost a month ago), she:
- Learned how to shake her finger back and forth, as if to say "no, no, no".
- Became obsessed with monkeys, particularly the stuffed Curious George she has, but happily hugs & kisses any monkey (plastic, stuffed, etc.) that she comes across.
- Became quite proficient in self-feeding with a fork or spoon, although still requiring some assistance on occasion.
- Started to resemble cousin Itt if she pulls out her barrette or elastic
- Will sometimes blow her nose when asked (I don't remember the boys doing this until 2.5 - 3 years old!)
- Walks around saying "daddy" all day long
And to top off all this progress, she slept on a cot for the first time at school today. She will be transitioning to the Toddler room starting at the end of March, so they want to make sure she won't have any issues and she apparently lay right down and slept for 2 hours on her new cot.
Our little girl is growing up so quickly right before our eyes...
Since I last posted (egads almost a month ago), she:
- Learned how to shake her finger back and forth, as if to say "no, no, no".
- Became obsessed with monkeys, particularly the stuffed Curious George she has, but happily hugs & kisses any monkey (plastic, stuffed, etc.) that she comes across.
- Became quite proficient in self-feeding with a fork or spoon, although still requiring some assistance on occasion.
- Started to resemble cousin Itt if she pulls out her barrette or elastic
- Will sometimes blow her nose when asked (I don't remember the boys doing this until 2.5 - 3 years old!)
- Walks around saying "daddy" all day long
And to top off all this progress, she slept on a cot for the first time at school today. She will be transitioning to the Toddler room starting at the end of March, so they want to make sure she won't have any issues and she apparently lay right down and slept for 2 hours on her new cot.
Our little girl is growing up so quickly right before our eyes...
Sunday, January 24, 2010
Trying to think in the box
Luis spent most of today running back and forth to various stores getting the necessary supplies so that we can finish sealing the concrete in the basement so that we can move forward with our plans on finishing that space. So, I had the kids home with me for the majority of the day. Sometime during the late morning the boys were playing in the livingroom and Lexi was busy wandering around the kitchen/dining room area while I washed some dishes. All of a sudden I heard some rustling and then Lexi started crying. I ran into the pantry where the noise seemed to be coming from, and was immediately confused since I didn't see her anywhere, even though I could hear her.
I looked down into the giant BJs box of single-serving chips that was half empty and found my darling daughter head-down in the potato chip box wriggling around to no avail since it was a fairly narrow box. I have no idea how she got into the box, but there was no way she was getting out on her own. I scooped her up and once she was safely outside the box all was well again.
Something tells me that won't be the last time I find her in a predicament like that one.
I looked down into the giant BJs box of single-serving chips that was half empty and found my darling daughter head-down in the potato chip box wriggling around to no avail since it was a fairly narrow box. I have no idea how she got into the box, but there was no way she was getting out on her own. I scooped her up and once she was safely outside the box all was well again.
Something tells me that won't be the last time I find her in a predicament like that one.
Sunday, December 27, 2009
Sharing the Spirit of Christmas
My sweet darling boys woke up on Saturday morning almost back to their old selves. They didn't eat too much, but were not longer getting sick and felt just fine enough to play and play and play with all their new toys and games. Awesome!
And, since they are so sweet and darling, they were kind enough to share their sickness with me. I knew around lunchtime that I was going to be in for it later. I finally caved and crawled into bed around 2:00 or so. The vomiting started at 3:30 and lasted about 12 hours, just like the boys. I puked like clockwork every 2 hours. And it wasn't pleasant in between the puking either. I felt so sick I was doing almost anything to make myself get sick - like chug water and Sprite. It did eventually work, but generally only moved the timeframe up by about 30 minutes or so.
I did feel well enough on Sunday morning to nurse Lexi around 6:30 since I hadn't vomited since about 3:00 and figured I was past the every 2 hour milestone and was feeling slightly better. After cleaning the bathroom and a nice hot shower I was still feeling pretty drained, but at least no longer sick.
I just hope that Luis and Lexi are able to sidestep this one - it ain't no fun.
On a happier note, Lou's parents stopped over on Sunday afternoon to exchange gifts. The boys were psyched to get the Bat Cave, which they had been talking about for weeks and were slightly disappointed since they didn't think they were going to get it. Lexi was quite interested in the flushing potty noise of the Little People Happy Home and I got a beautiful baby blue cashmere sweater. Luis got a nice merino wool sweater which he kidded his mother about saying it was the 5th year in a row that he had received one of those sweaters, all in the same color (and it is mostly true LOL).
By the time dinnertime rolled around I was even able to eat some food - yippee! Maybe I'll use this to kickstart my diet.
And, since they are so sweet and darling, they were kind enough to share their sickness with me. I knew around lunchtime that I was going to be in for it later. I finally caved and crawled into bed around 2:00 or so. The vomiting started at 3:30 and lasted about 12 hours, just like the boys. I puked like clockwork every 2 hours. And it wasn't pleasant in between the puking either. I felt so sick I was doing almost anything to make myself get sick - like chug water and Sprite. It did eventually work, but generally only moved the timeframe up by about 30 minutes or so.
I did feel well enough on Sunday morning to nurse Lexi around 6:30 since I hadn't vomited since about 3:00 and figured I was past the every 2 hour milestone and was feeling slightly better. After cleaning the bathroom and a nice hot shower I was still feeling pretty drained, but at least no longer sick.
I just hope that Luis and Lexi are able to sidestep this one - it ain't no fun.
On a happier note, Lou's parents stopped over on Sunday afternoon to exchange gifts. The boys were psyched to get the Bat Cave, which they had been talking about for weeks and were slightly disappointed since they didn't think they were going to get it. Lexi was quite interested in the flushing potty noise of the Little People Happy Home and I got a beautiful baby blue cashmere sweater. Luis got a nice merino wool sweater which he kidded his mother about saying it was the 5th year in a row that he had received one of those sweaters, all in the same color (and it is mostly true LOL).
By the time dinnertime rolled around I was even able to eat some food - yippee! Maybe I'll use this to kickstart my diet.
Saturday, December 26, 2009
Not Exactly the Christmas I Dreamed of
In my head there was laughter, fun, toys, smiles and lots of playing.
In reality, it started with with Jackson puking in his bed at 6:15 in the morning. Then again as we opened stocking gifts. Then again as we opened gifts from Lou's sister's family. Then again....well, you get the picture.
As if that wasn't joyful enough, around 10:00am Nicolas joined in the fun. Of course, the benefit of having a sick child who is a little older is that he usually makes it to the bathroom/toilet before actually puking, which is different from a 3 year old who just pukes on the floor wherever he happens to be standing.
So both boys walked around with "puke pails" (sand buckets that Luis washed out for them) all day. There was limited playing and as the day wore on both boys got more and more wiped out. Jackson stopped vomiting shortly after lunch and took a nice long nap. Nicolas also took a nice long nap, but continued throwing up all day.
My parents did come down to celebrate with us (Christmas, not the puking) and felt so bad for the boys (as we all did). But we did have a nice Christmas lunch/dinner (at least the adults did) and some time to visit (in between the million loads of laundry I was doing).
Poor Nicolas got sick one final time after going to bed - and he was so worn out that he didn't even wake up or realize he had vomited in his bed. I went in to check on him and discovered the vomit covered bed and pjs. Luckily that was the last time he got sick and he seemed to sleep through the night pretty well.
On a happier note, the boys did get a lot of really great things and seemed to be very excited by everything. Lexi was more interested in playing with the boys' toys than anything she got, with maybe the exception of her new pink plasma car. I got a sticker maker that I really wanted for scrapbooking and my parents also gave us a gift card for a nice restaurant that we love here in town, as well as the latest Harry Potter DVD. Score!
In reality, it started with with Jackson puking in his bed at 6:15 in the morning. Then again as we opened stocking gifts. Then again as we opened gifts from Lou's sister's family. Then again....well, you get the picture.
As if that wasn't joyful enough, around 10:00am Nicolas joined in the fun. Of course, the benefit of having a sick child who is a little older is that he usually makes it to the bathroom/toilet before actually puking, which is different from a 3 year old who just pukes on the floor wherever he happens to be standing.
So both boys walked around with "puke pails" (sand buckets that Luis washed out for them) all day. There was limited playing and as the day wore on both boys got more and more wiped out. Jackson stopped vomiting shortly after lunch and took a nice long nap. Nicolas also took a nice long nap, but continued throwing up all day.
My parents did come down to celebrate with us (Christmas, not the puking) and felt so bad for the boys (as we all did). But we did have a nice Christmas lunch/dinner (at least the adults did) and some time to visit (in between the million loads of laundry I was doing).
Poor Nicolas got sick one final time after going to bed - and he was so worn out that he didn't even wake up or realize he had vomited in his bed. I went in to check on him and discovered the vomit covered bed and pjs. Luckily that was the last time he got sick and he seemed to sleep through the night pretty well.
On a happier note, the boys did get a lot of really great things and seemed to be very excited by everything. Lexi was more interested in playing with the boys' toys than anything she got, with maybe the exception of her new pink plasma car. I got a sticker maker that I really wanted for scrapbooking and my parents also gave us a gift card for a nice restaurant that we love here in town, as well as the latest Harry Potter DVD. Score!
Wednesday, December 2, 2009
Finally, a well visit
Jackson had his 3 year checkup this morning. It was nice to go to the doctor's office for something other than a sick visit! He is doing great. Weighs 30 pounds (25%) and is 37 3/4" tall (50%). Ears look great, which is good. He has been so congested for the past week, I wouldn't have been surprised if he did have an ear infection. He got his second dose of the H1N1 shot as well, just to be on the safe side.
Saturday, November 28, 2009
Happy Birthday Jackson!
Wow - 3 years went by in the blink of an eye. It seems like just yesterday when then placed you on my stomach and you promptly pooped on me. Ahhh....the memories :-)
We celebrated with the family today - everyone came to celebrate Jackson's 3rd birthday. It was great to see everyone and the kids all had a blast playing together. The food from Pazzo's was excellent, as always - we couldn't have asked for a nicer day. Unfortunately, Poppa Marques was feeling under the weather, but was still able to come celebrate.
Jackson got all kinds of great new toys to play with and some really cute outfits (for me to play with LOL).
Bryan was nice enough to walk around in the basement with us, giving us some ideas/suggestions/opinions on some of the things we are looking to do down there, which was nice. Made us think of a few things that we hadn't considered which is always a good thing - gets the imagination going.
One of the cutest things that happened all day was that Lexi fed Tyler. Well...sort of. Tyler had finished his dinner and had gotten out of the booster chair. We put Lexi in and was feeding her some ham and orange melon. Tyler pulled himself up and was standing next to the booster chair looking up at Lexi and she started feeding him melon! She would grab a piece and put it in Tyler's open mouth. It was absolutely hysterical and went on for a little while. Now that is what I call sharing :-)
We celebrated with the family today - everyone came to celebrate Jackson's 3rd birthday. It was great to see everyone and the kids all had a blast playing together. The food from Pazzo's was excellent, as always - we couldn't have asked for a nicer day. Unfortunately, Poppa Marques was feeling under the weather, but was still able to come celebrate.
Jackson got all kinds of great new toys to play with and some really cute outfits (for me to play with LOL).
Bryan was nice enough to walk around in the basement with us, giving us some ideas/suggestions/opinions on some of the things we are looking to do down there, which was nice. Made us think of a few things that we hadn't considered which is always a good thing - gets the imagination going.
One of the cutest things that happened all day was that Lexi fed Tyler. Well...sort of. Tyler had finished his dinner and had gotten out of the booster chair. We put Lexi in and was feeding her some ham and orange melon. Tyler pulled himself up and was standing next to the booster chair looking up at Lexi and she started feeding him melon! She would grab a piece and put it in Tyler's open mouth. It was absolutely hysterical and went on for a little while. Now that is what I call sharing :-)
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