Hoof 'N Mouth

We have had a FUN few days in our house recently. Thursday morning before a baby check up I noticed a rash on Matt's trunk. So I asked the doc about it who said kids sometimes get rashes in the summer time. Logical, the next day it seamed to start to go away. Saturday Matt is burning up and is just not himself, he doesn't even want cake at a reception we were at (left early to take care of Matt). Sunday Rob went out to the Moss house to help with some thing, in the mean time I noticed red dots on Matts hands and feet and butt. Rob comes back to say one of the cousins has Hand Foot and Disease. We look it up in the toddler book and we a pretty sure that's what it is, he has been complaining of a sore mouth all day. When I tried to look in his mouth I saw some sores in there too.

After much debate I call the nurse hot line and they tell me to get him looked at before the next day. This is 10pm on a Sunday and the only place open is the hospital. So off Matt and I go ( Rob needs to sleep to function at work) and end up waiting forever. The doc gives him some Tylenol laced with Oxycontin. I can tell he started to feel better when Matt started to push all the buttons and turn all the knobs. He even pushed the nurse call button I had to hurry and canceled that. Finally at 3 am we are aloud to go home. He has not slept the entire time.

The next day was way off schedule we got up around noon and skipped a nap and had soft foods at very little bites. He still has a big sore on his tongue so he thinks all food is the enemy, he wont go near yogurt any more. He is starting to get less cranky but I am starting to think it has more to do with being 2 and testing the boundaries.

Some days I often wonder why I chose to go thru all this all over again. Oh ya big hugs and kisses.

New Windows!!!!

We got 6 new windows in our upstairs. The old ones had a wood frame and single pane glass. We are hoping the investment is worth it to keep the heat and cool air in our house instead of it all going out. Matt was so funny about it. He was very excited that real workers were in our house doing "worker jobs". I had to keep an eye on him so he wouldn't be too much in the way. Lucky for me I was able to pick up a kids tool bench I got off craigslist and bring it him for him to do his own "worker job" and leave them to finish it up. I didn't hear from him for and hour and a half, it was great!

I absolutely LOVE my new windows!!

Memorial Day

We had a fun day with family here in Wisconsin. Summer has come in full force with out much spring. We went from high 40's to mid eighty's over night. It takes a bit to get use to the big temperature change but I for one am enjoying warmer weather.

Matt and I got to go to a parade in the morning, it basically blocked us in so we couldn't get out so we decided if you can't beat them join them. It was full of all the things little boys love. Motorcycles, police cars, fire trucks, loud marching bands, and his favorite, and 21 gun solute right in front of us. Lucky for mom to cover Matts ears just in time. He talked about that the rest of the day.

After that it was out to O-Town to see the in-laws. Matts cousin Rachael had her birthday party for turning 3, princess theme (of course every little girls dream). He had gotten too tired to play all of the games but was able to play some other ones. Chris and Kate and Family were in for a visit and Dave and Tina came from Palmyra so there were tons of cousins to play with. They had fun taking turnes on the Four wheeler, they all beg to go faster.

Chris and Kate have gone home to pack, it seams they are moving to Iowa soon with a better job offer. I think there is a lot of that going around, Kate to Iowa, Greg to Missouri and Cindy to . . . . Sorry I always forget but I know it wont be cold there. Perhaps we my move also, just not in the near future.

PS all is well with baby.

Baby Update

Our family got to see baby squid for the first time last Thursday. We waited until after daddy got home from "worker job" and all went to see into mommy's belly. Matt was a good trooper for a 2 year old. We had planed ahead for his short attention span and brought a snack and some new books and a quiet toy. He was interested for a bit and that was fun, he wanted to know how it all worked.

The baby cooperated nicely for its first big photo-op. It is coming complete with fingers, toes, hands, feet, legs, arms, body and a head. If I have forgotten to make anything i still have some time to make it. The tec. running the show was really getting in to it. We got to see the baby open and close its mouth, and even swallow (she got super excited over that). I guess it is starting to get more real. At times I am excited and others I ask why I chose to do this again.

For those who would like to be surprised DON'T READ ANY FARTHER!!!


We are expecting to add another whistle to our house hold. The no girls allowed rule is still in full affect at our house ( I am already starting to feel out numbered). At least I already have the cloths.

here we go again. . . . . .

Mothers Day

Well this mothers day was just like all the other days. No sleeping in ( our church starts at 8:30), breakfast in bed, nothing too special at all. I cleaned some of my house, did laundry and caught up on paper work.

It wasn't all bad. Matt gave me a flower pot he made at home deopt, I just have to find a flower to kill. Rob cooked dinner for me and did all the dishes, it was good. Rob and Matt gave me two willow tree figures to represent out soon to be growing family, so thanks guys!

Things with squid (baby) are going fine. I am 17 weeks along and no where near the size of Amber. I can feel some random movements nothing to feel from the out side yet ( hence squid). I have told Matt that mommy has a baby in her belly and lift my shirt to show him my little bump. So he in turn lifts up his shirt to show me "his baby". I try to tell him only mommys can have babies but I don't think he gets it yet. He does however like to listen to my belly to see if baby has hiccups. Any time he sees a baby he points to my belly and says " like your baby". Time will tell how he will handle thins new change in his life.

Happy Mothers Day to all you Mothers!!

I Guess He Needed Something

This is the elusive black cat that most visitors don't get to see. However i think with Matthew around he is starting to give up hiding because Matt will just find him. I guess nothing beats a "fresh" drink of water.

ALL GOOD THINGS GO TO THOSE WHO TAKE

What a way to start bloging again, but here it goes. On friday April 1st our house was broken into. Not an april fools joke. Rob came home around 8:30 and got Matt off to bed and then went upstairs to find a big mess. Papers everywhere cloths out of the drawers and quite a few things missing. I got quite a surprising phone call at work. I came home right away. Come to find out someone had broken throu our frount door, took our camera full of picts not downloaded yet, 40 DVDs, our old x-box, robs laptop, a leather coat and a laundry basket to carry it all in. Also a few idetity papers. Most of these things are all replacible, I was sad for a bit but things could be worse. I am just glad no one got hurt. I do however get to mop up our personal stuff. I had a hard time just leaving the house or staying home for that matter. On that monday Robs work let him stay home to fix our frount door. He did a great job fortfying that sucker so if it ever happens again who ever tries they will be a hurting unit. The one thing that could help is if anyone has any picts from Matts birthday or halloween or Christmas. If you could share them with me I would be greatfull.