TIDWTFT

In lieu of a TIDWTF this week, I am writing so I can remember something that I would actually like to forget.  (Does that even make sense? Probably not.  Because I have a 103 degree fever)

Oh yes.   There is something just as bad as two sick toddlers.  Two sick parents.  Sick at the same time.  Parents that can barely move due to high fevers, body aches and sore throats.  We are going on day 3 of this illness and it is THE WORST. I have been managing to get some work done because I have a job that I can easily get behind in if I am not there.  But Dan has barely left the house since Monday.  Neither of us have eaten more than once a day due to the throat pain.  We basically did "rock, paper, scissors" to see who would go get milk last night since our poor kids were begging for it and we ran out of milk on the day we both got sick.

I pray that tomorrow is better.  And that Emma and Josh gave us this sickness and don't get it from us.

Sickness has invaded, HELP US!

Wordless Wednesday: Kisses

Or maybe not playing...

And the sickness continues. Josh seems better today and is runny nose is almost gone. His rash also is gone from everywhere except a little on his belly and on his feet. He didn't mention being sick all day and was running around like crazy. Emma, on the other hand, did not have a good day. She woke up ok but her nose started running immediately and by 9, she had a high fever and just wanted to lay on me. She spent most of the day sleeping, crying, or telling me her mouth and tummy hurt. Around 4, she seemed to perk up and her fever was gone but as I type this, she is already back sleeping in our bed after telling me her tummy hurts. We'll see how tonight goes...

My little sick sweet pea

Sick but still playing!

Ugh, its been ongoing sickness at our house. Josh started last week and ended up having strep. Both Emma and Josh started with runny noses this week and they are constantly running. Yesterday, Emma had a fever and was miserable and then Josh broke out in a rash (I am thinking its a reaction to his fever and strep from last week) All the sickness didn't stop Emma and Josh from getting outside today and digging. Oh and eating watermelon, of course!

Emma digging with her new sand toys

Josh digging.  He could dig all day!

Josh with his snack

Emma enjoying her watermelon

Here's hoping we can have some time with no fevers, runny noses or sickness!

TIDWTFT

I just realized that Emma and Josh are 29 months old today...one month until they are 2 1/2.  Wow, time flies!


Emma:

1. She has been cheering herself on lately.  When she is running after bubbles or trying to do something quickly, she will say "Go Emma, Go Emma!"  It is hysterical.

2. She is so funny.  The other day she told me "I'm going to bite you tiny" and when I told her "We don't bite" she put her mouth on my arm and barely put her teeth on it and said "See? tiny bite"












Josh:

 1. He is getting over strep throat, we found out he had it last week.  It took me a couple days to figure it out because he kept telling me his tooth hurt.  When I finally asked him to point, he pointed to his throat and I checked it.  I took him in right away because it was so red and had white spots.

2.  He asks me to drive around after I pick them up so that we can look for trucks.  He also remembers if we saw a truck in a certain place the day before.  He will tell me "Excavator there yesterday, mama.  But not today!"

Wordless Wednesday: Watch out!

Mother's Day

I won't lie. I didn't get to sleep in for Mother's Day. The kids were crazy. I didn't get breakfast in bed or a pedicure or a fancy gift. We went to church in the morning and then we had Dan's parents over our house for brunch. In the afternoon, we went to my parents' house and had a cookout. Relaxing? Not much. Exhausting? Absolutely. But when we got home, Emma and Josh were sitting in our bed and both looked at me and said "Happy Mother's Day, Mama" and it reminded me that its not glorious or easy to be a mom. But it's worth it.

Emma shaking a maraca.  She sang me a "Happy Mother's Day song"

Emma with the maraca and Josh with a recorder

Emma and Dan's mom

Josh and Dan's mom

Emma with a new baseball bat from my parents

Emma and Josh "sharing" a toy

Me and Emma

Josh pushing a bubble toy

Emma and Josh playing with uncle Paul

My sweet babies

Relaxing with my kids after a long day