Year: 2008

Aiden broke a pretty high fever lastnight.  We're really trying to keep Joey and Aiden apart, but it isn't always easy.  Joey is young enough that any fever, at all, means an automatic hospital stay, so we're pretty scared that he'll get sick from Aiden.  Luckily Michael never had a fever (unless it was in the middle of the night and we didn't know about it), so we're just hoping that it was a quick thing and we're past the worst of it.  Aiden has been normal temp all day today but his voice is nasty, he has a yucky cough, and red watery eyes. Kevin had to go into work for some very important stuff, so I'm home with both boys.  He should be home soon to help out. …

YAY!  I thought it'd never come.  We took Kevin into work today and Michael is at school, well for another hour anyways...  We're having a nice low-key day here.

I've left the house twice now since returning from the hospital. Once with Kevin for the doctors appointment, to pick up Mike from School and to grab a script at Target. My second trip was for a very short run to pick up another prescription (the Target Pharmacy tech and pharmacist know me by name now and ask about my boys like we're old friends, we joke "See you tomorrow!" or "See you in a couple days!" as I leave now) a few pacifiers, a box of wipes (for the refills I bought without thinking we didn't have the matching box, LOL!), some more cold medicine for Michael, and a couple more sleepers and receiving blankets... I left the house by myself, ran to Target (about a mile and a…

Through my first day alone with the bugs.  Now for how I do with the normal routine...  We'll see tomorrow I guess.

It fell off in the middle of the night lastnight! Wow! That was a surprise, I was changing his diaper and unzipped his sleeper to find a normal slightly scabbed over belly button!!! Wow! What a surprise, I knew it was loose, but expected it to take a few more days.  Real bath here we come!!! He also rolled over on Saturday, he also did on Thursday but I thought it was a fluke. I'm still not too convinced. One thing is clear he doesn't like tummy time. I put him on his belly and he pushes off with all his might until he flops over. I really still think it's a fluke though, I'll have to try it again later with a camera handy and see what happens. Wouldn't…

We had our first stint with it tonight. I was feeding Joey and Aiden shook his finger at him and told me "No, no." Aiden was hungry too and didn't want Joey eating before him. I finished up feeding Joey, burped him, changed him, and then put him down in his swing and gave Aiden some cuddle time while we waited for dinner to come (tonight was our last night of dinners from the ward, what a lifesaver). I couldn't move fast enough. Michael is still sick and it looks like Kevin has to go in tomorrow, so, I have three boys for my first day staying home alone after Joey's birth. One sick, one high needs newborn and one feeling left out. This should be fun.. Or Something... Haha!…

So, the very next diaper change after publishing that last post, not a half hour later, what does Joey do? He pees and poops all over, not just a little, but soaking me, and ruining the outfit and blanket that he was wearing, LOL! Serves me right for counting my chicks before they're hatched. BTW, today is Joey's one week birthday! Happy birthday little monster! Can't imagine life without him.