Update From The Mobile Side

Now that Craig and I have new phones a lot of our picture taking happens with our mobiles. So here is an update of the action caught on my phone.

I'm not good at this so I'll try to explain the photos as best as I can. But I have a feeling it will be out of order.

The UNLV Hat

Baby M wanted to pose for the camera wearing Daddy's hat.
Big H caught on and wanted his picture taken too. This is him playing peek-a-boo.

The Park Pictures

The boys all enjoyed the swings. Little H even took a turn which is rare for him-- he usually cries. Big H even tried the big swing. The twins then wanted to climb up the wall. Little H offered his stick as an aid to Big H.

The White Boards

The twins tried to draw the shape I drew. I thought they did pretty good.

Little H's Train

Little H held up his train and said, "Look! Its a Buzz Lightyear!" Referring to the scene, at the beginning of Toy Story 3, where Buzz saves the train.

Big H's Goggles

Big H put these on and said, "I fix it!"

Big H on the Phone

Big H took this toy phone into Costco. He put it in his pocket and then he would pull it out, as we were walking, and start talking  jibberish into the phone

The Red Face Rash Pictures

The boys got this weird rash with the last cold they had.

At the Store

The twins giving brotherly hugs.
Trying on cute head bands while waiting for Dad to get off work

Messy Faces

While driving home from the sitters Big H decorated his face with some diaper cream.
Baby M enjoyed the ranch dip, that came with his chicken nuggets, so much he had to drink it.

Our Latest Adventures

Despite what my blog says about us, we have been rather busy. Not normal "us" busy, but we still have been doing things here and there.

We were so excited to get a visit from Craig's Sister and her family. They live in Missouri, so our visits are few and far between. We went with them to visit Craig's Grandpa.




Little Baby M was so tired one day that, after getting him out of the car, he fell asleep at the top of the stairs.



We took advantage of the nice weather to do some yard work. Baby M was so cute out there with his Dad. I went to grab the camera and, when I came back, he was crying. I guess Craig told him not to touch the fire.




We also decided to enjoy a good old weenie roast. The twins don't like hotdogs so they roasted cheese sticks-- they still didn't eat them. More food got roasted then eaten that night, but we still enjoyed ourselves.



We enjoyed a little venture up to Salt Lake on Friday. We even decided to visit my cousin in Layton and see her new baby girl.

The first time I tried to find her house I go the address wrong. So I took the boys to a park we just happened to drive by.




Craig was busy in Salt Lake at this point, and we needed to return to pick him up. So I loaded the boys up and left to pick up Craig. We met up with Craig and got lunch. We were then going to head home. It was then that I realized I had left the diaper bag at the park we were at. It was about 30 minutes in the opposite direction of home. We loaded in the car, and I decided that, since we had to head back that way anyway, I would try to get my cousins right address. We surprised her with a visit and a gift from my mom. She was very gracious to let us all in, and we enjoyed a good visit.

Today the boys and I painted coffee filter flowers to put up on their tree, while we listened to conference.




More Boy Stories:

The other day Little H dropped something and exclaimed, "You got to be kidding me!"

The boys got Superman/Batman capes for their birthdays. Big H puts his on and says, "I want to go to the sky!" I then pick him up and throw him in the air.

Little H like to pretend he's a kitty. He crawls around going, "Meow! Meow!" Then he'll brush up against you. He even likes to play this when we go to the store.

Our Sick Week. . .or Two

Red, swollen eyes; coughing till you cry; fever, aches and pains; runny noses and even some vomiting. This was all included in our sick week.

We had a fun month trying to figure out if the kids were sick or not. The family doctor thought Baby M might have Fifths Disease. I don't know if this was the over all cause of our problems. In fact, I don't know if he actually had it or not. His cheeks would be red for a week, and then they looked fine. Then they would be red the next week.

*Fifths Disease tends to give children red cheeks, giving them the appearance of a cheek that has been slapped. This brings about its other name, Slap Cheek.



This month has also been filled with fun ailments such as rashes, diarrhea and slight fevers. Are these all factors to the illness we fought this week? I do not know.

It started with Baby M and a cough. I wasn't sure if it was a cough to worry about, so I just gave him medicine here and there and waited to see what happened.

Then one morning Big H woke up crying. He would cry every time he coughed. I brought him upstairs to lay down with me.

Then the next day Little H woke up crying. Same symptoms as Big H the day before.

Then the next two days found the twins both with red, swollen eyes. Baby M's eyes never swelled, or got red, they just produced little eye boogers.



The week went on and the boys all seemed to be getting better when, suddenly, Big H came down with a high fever. He just laid on the couch and didn't move. I was really worried about him. My Dad gave him a blessing, and he seemed to get a little better. The next night, however, found him waking up from nap time feeling all sorts of awful. He was so tired, but no matter how I held him, or what position he was in, he would moan and cry. I couldn't stand it anymore, so I called my mom and asked if she would help me take him to an insta-care-- Craig was at work. On the way my mom had to stop and get gas, and Big H just moaned and cried in the back seat. He'd arch his back and cry, "Mommy, Mommy!"

It broke my heart.

Finally we arrived at the insta-care. Craig was able to meet us there. The nurse was so sweet. She could tell he just didn't feel good, and she brought him some medicine. He was diagnosed with what was thought to be, probably, the flu.

Craig stayed home with the boys the next day while I worked. They seemed to be feeling better when I got home.

The next day I was home with the boys. Big H woke up crying, "I want medicine!"

I quickly dealt out doses to him. After which he began to say, "I want my Henrum!"

Little H was still asleep.

When Little H woke up, he came upstairs and laid down, in a big heap, on the kitchen floor. Big H brought him a blanket and patted his head. I then handed him his medicine. Big H took it from me and gave it to Little H. It was really sweet.

We have since recovered. Though whenever Big H gets a little tickle in his throat he says, "I want medicine"

"I think you just need a drink Honey."

P.S. The vomiting incident occurred because Big H tends to over stuff his mouth with food. Combine this action with a cough and. . .well. . .you get the picture.

In other fun, sick, news. Our little Baby M always keeps us guessing. From, "Is this another rash?" to "Should I be concerned about these red, pimple-like, things?"

One issue, he has had for a while, is a herniated belly button. It's usually no concern, and kids just grow out of it, but lately it has been poking out further. So we will be taking him to the Doctor again. Hopefully its still nothing serious.




On another note, a completely different note, here are some stories I want to write down before I forget.

Sometimes the twins won't go to sleep till one in the morning. When we open their door to tell them to go to sleep they quickly lay down and try not to move. Little H has even started fake snoring.

The boys invented a new game on the downstairs couch. They climb up on the arm and jump off. They call it, "To the rescue!" And they shout that as they jump off.

Little H has a pair of superman pajamas-- and Big H has some Batman ones. I brought them upstairs and he was so excited, and, I swear, he said something along the lines of, "With this I can fly."
He was so disappointed when I put them on and he couldn't fly.
"Hey I not flying."
I swear to you, that is what he said. It was kind of hard to get a "for sure" though.

The other day Baby M got out a bib because he saw me cooking lunch. When I didn't put him in his chair he got another bib. I gave it to Little H and said, "Take this to Big H."
He then said, "Henrum, its breakfast time!"
And wondered down stairs to find him.

We were at the mall setting up our new phones. Craig had the twins and I had Baby M. We were in the food court and I was waiting for him to finish his ice cream. A lady walked by and asked, "How old is he?"
"18 months."
"He's a beautiful baby."
She then waved and said, "Hi!"
Baby M caught right on. He waved his cute little wave and even blew kisses. He smiled and flirted with that woman, making sure she knew he was indeed cute.

While we were out the other day we needed gas, so I pulled into a gas station. Big H said, "Hey what are you doing?"
"I'm getting gas."
"No gas. Get drinks."

And now for a story about Craig.

Craig had a good interview with Standard Optical on Saturday. We are hoping and praying that we hear good news come Thursday. Its sounds like everything went really well and we really could use this job. So, wish him luck!

That's My Boys

An update, a little bragging and a way to try and squeeze in some random pictures.

Those boys of mine are sure cute!

The twins are obsessed with super heroes. You can often hear them saying, "To the rescue! It's superman to the rescue!"
 Big H likes Batman and Little H likes Superman and Spiderman.

The boys all like to play video games. I'm yet to think of a game they could play with out lots of help, but sometimes they help me play. Last night Big H kept exclaiming, "I did it! I did it!" As we played Lego Batman.

The boys have also started to pay special attention to their rewards charts. When they are good they get a star. After 9 stars they get a special surprise. Little H earned his yesterday-- it was a treat from our treat bucket. After that Big H kept saying, "I want stars." He said it over and over.
 "Well be a good boy and you'll get them."
I finally found a few reasons for him to get his last two stars and then he got a treat. Little H saw this and said, "I want stars."


The twins both love letters and when we are out the are always saying, "Look letters!"
Or they will say, "It's a 'A'. It's a 'D'".

The twins have gotten into a bad habit of saying "Stupid cat!" And "Shut-up!"
The "stupid cat" wasn't all our fault. It was on Muppet Treasure Island, and they picked right up on it. Though the other day the fridge froze some of our food and I said, "Stupid fridge!"
So, yes, I'm partly to blame.
The "shut-up" is my fault. I just tell them we shouldn't use that word and mommy and daddy shouldn't use it either. They then look at me and say, "Shhh! Shhh!" Big H always does this when I'm mad at him.

Big H

His weird rash. We still don't know what that was about.
 

Big H is now potty trained, though he still wears a pull-up at night. He loves his "underwears".  He gets upset when he can't find him, or if you offer him a diaper instead. One night we didn't have pull-ups so we put a diaper on him and he threw a fit. Half way through the night the diaper came off and he wet the bed. 

His pull-ups have Disney/Pixar's Cars on them. I guess all Cars pull-ups are not equal. Every night he has to pull them all out until he finds one with Mater on it. 

 Big H likes shapes. He asks me about the shapes on his potty chart. 

Big H: "What's that?" 

Me: "That's a rectangle." 

Big H: "A triangle. What's that?" 

Me: "That's a square." 

Big H: "No it's a Triangle." 

Big H likes movies. He has his own name for them to. We now have, to add to the list, Herald=Hercules, Spiderman Herald=Spiderman 2, Charlie Movie=All Dogs Go to Heaven, Snowman=Superman and Arella=Cinderella. The rest I haven't decoded yet, but their are a couple that go by Horse Movie and Mouse Movie.

 

Little H

Double the diapers, double the fun!

Little H is a huge momma's boy. He also likes to be the mom. "Don't do that Henrum!"
"Poop in the toilet."
"You OK?"

Little H picks up on all our phrases. Even the bad ones. One night I spilled the candy bucket and he said, "This is Crap Mom!" As he helped me pick up.
Yes that's the wisdom I have imparted to my child.

 Little H is always good to let Big H pick the movie-- and in this house Big H picks the movie. Sometimes I feel really bad that he never gets to choose, so I watch a movie with him. Or we just endure Big H's tantrum. Yesterday he watched Thumbelina with me. It was so fun, even though I fell asleep.

Little H is good to clean up when I ask him too. He's also good to throw a tantrum when I ask him to do things.

I learned, the other night, that the "Bibbity bobbity Boo" scene in Cinderella is pretty Traumatic for Little H. Watching all the animals get turned into something else left him saying, "Where did mice go? Where is horse? Oh no horse. Oh no dog! Where is dog?"

Baby M

Playing video games.

Baby M is on the ball. He is smart and attentive. When he's hungry he gets a bib and goes to his high chair. I didn't even have to teach him.

He's getting really good at following directions and picking up messes. But he can still be really stubborn about it too.

Baby M is our button pusher. Seriously, this kid is crazy with buttons. Within minutes of being at your house you would know what I mean.

He's a little troublemaker. Sometimes he laughs when he does something naughty-- like throwing things. Sometimes when I come to get him he'll stand there and smile then at the last minute run away. He can be a stinker sometimes.

Baby M likes to snuggle, and he likes when his brothers are gone and it's all about him.

Baby M hates baby signs and gets mad when I try to use them. He does really good at catching on to how things work though. If he wants more cereal he'll hand me his bowl and say, "Mo." If he's done he throws it on the floor.

The other day I told Baby M to put something in the sink. He gets confused about what goes in the sink and what goes in the garbage. Sometimes he'll try to throw dishes away. I pointed him towards the sink so he wouldn't get confused. Well, he couldn't reach, so he came back and threw it in the garbage.

The other day he thought the garbage looked fun. He pulled out an egg carton that had egg shells in it and crushed them all over the floor. He got sent to time out. He doesn't take kindly to punishment. It's really quite tragic for him.

Baby M is starting to fight his brothers more and more. It kind of surprises me. The twins used to always start it, but that's not the case anymore.

Baby M likes things to go exactly his way. Even if he gets what he wants, but it didn't go the way he wanted, he'll throw a fit. He finds ways to make his way work to. Like if Craig and I are hugging he'll butt in to get attention. We pick him up for a minute. But when we go to put him down he holds up his legs and won't stand up. I usually set him on the floor, which leads to a fit. 

Those are what the boys have been up to lately. I know there are more stories but I can not remember them. Oh well, the post is getting long anyway.

Valentine's Day!

Big H

Little H

Baby M

We had a pretty awesome Valentine's Day. I was at work ,thinking about something nice I could do for Craig,-- since I didn't get him anything for our anniversary-- when, while on break, I'm told that my husband is out in the Cafeteria. I walk out there to find Craig, with the boys, a bunch of balloons and some roses-- made out of feathers. Everyone at work was exclaiming how lucky I was; I felt great because I never get surprised like that; and, of course, seeing all my boys at work was a wonderful treat!



On the way home I stopped to pick up Craig's present. Though my thoughts seemed kind of lame when compared to his wonderful gesture. Still he enjoyed his gift.



The boys also got pinwheels from their nursery leader-- along with conversation hearts, which Craig and I ate.



We ended the evening with another counseling session, and heart shaped pizza's at my parents.

We also made cookies, and frosted them. And I bought the boys some Justice League Valentines that never got delivered. I also made the boys' Valentine to send out, but they still haven't been sent.

We had a pretty awesome day I would say!