More falling

Alex fell today. He is learning how to run, it is a jog actually. That in combination with his love of shoes provided for a good fall in the mudroom. He hit the door frame when he fell and scraped one side of his forehead and has a puncture wound in the other. It bleed ALOT and we thought we might have to go for more stiches. After we cleaned it out, it does not look that bad. Everything just seems escalated when there is lots of blood.

Kate finally pooped yesterday. It turns out we were doing the suppository wrong. Hopefully we will not have to do that again. She needs to start pooping on her own. Hopefully that will happen soon. She did much better with the bottle today. We are using the Avent bottles this time. I will have to pick up some more this week.

We had a second showing today. Our realtor said if the lady was going to buy any house, she would be buying ours. Hopefully she will put in an offer soon and this whole mess cold be done!

Cooing and More Words

Kate is becoming very active with her arms and legs. She is also very good at following objects with her head and eyes. She just started making some cooing sounds. They are so cute. She is starting to show more of her personality which is really fun to see.

Alex, Kate and I have been watching his sign language dvd the past two nights. He is trying to say all the words and do some of the signs with his hands. His language skills have been getting better and better. I am amazed and how many words he can say. Flower was the latest one. He also has a book about hugs and he learned to say hug which is really cute. He has not been going to bed very good though. He fights it alot and does not just lay down and go to sleep like he used to. It always seems that Kate is crying too when I am putting Alex to sleep and I think he feels like he is going to miss out on something if he goes to bed. Sometimes it has taken an hour to get him to settle down with lots of crying and tears. I know that is not that bad in comparison to what some parents go through, but for our good sleeping Alex, it seems like a lot. Hopefully the switch to the big boy bed will be okay. It should be interesting!

Big Boy Bed

Today we went to IKEA and bought Alex a big boy bed. We decided that when we move he will have no more high chair and crib. We will wait a few weeks before giving the crib to Kate and the high chair will be packed away for a couple months. He is almost too big for it anyway at this point. Kate is doing well in the bassinet for now and she should be fine in that for another month or two. It is amazing to think that Alex will be in his own twin bed soon. He seems ready and not ready at the same time. Our little boy is growing up!

Kate started cooing a bit today. She is making some cute baby sounds. She is also watching everything with much more interest, especially her big brother. I think he makes her a bit nervous sometimes with all of his snuggles. She is very interested in anything he is doing. She also enjoyed her swing today for the first time. The last time I tried it she just cried, so I was glad this time that she liked it. She loves the papasan bouncer. I also wear her in the baby bjorn quite often and that is great for her. Having time for two can be quite the balancing act sometimes. So far it seems to be going okay. Alex is very loving and does not mind bringing books to read when I am feeding Kate. Thank goodness for that!

More sign language

We decided to try some more sign language with Alex today. He did the sign for more several times. He really picked it up easily. We read through the pamplet again after he went to bed and decided to try eat and help for tomorrow. It would be great to cut down on the pointing and grunting when he wants something. We can't always tell what he wants and then he gets frustrated. I had better start him watching the Baby einstein wordsworth dvd again.

He was funny wating his pizza tonight. He took all the pepperoni off and just ate the crust. He did not eat any of the pieces that I cut up for him. He has to be a big boy now!

Lights and Faucets

Our house looks great. They have put in all the plumbing. Unfortunately the faucets are wrong, but they should be fixed by the time we close. The lights have started going in. They look awesome. We are especially excited about the pendant lights in the kitchen. They are blue and they look like a hanging champagne glass. All that is left after the lights are closet shelves and carpet. We close in three weeks.

Alex has been pretty crabby this week especially in the morning. He seems to think that it is time for breakfast as soon as he gets up. He always has breakfast at 8:00 at daycare. He gets milk from us, but lately thinks that is not good enough and throws it on the floor. He definately has an opinion about what he likes and does not like.

Kate is doing lots of tummy time and loving it. She is really strong with her head and can lift it up a little bit now. She is over seven pounds now and seems to get bigger every day. She is still losing more hair, hopefully it will start growing in soon.

The Rooster

Alex loves his rooster. He makes sure that the rooster does everything. It drives the tow truck, sails the ship, rides in the back of the dump truck, and drives the tractor. I have even seen the rooster sitting in the castle on the king's throne. It is definately Alex's favorite animal and he can say cock-a-doodle-doo.

We will have to go to the zoo soon as Alex has gotten really good with his animal sounds. He can say Woof, Meow, Moo, Cock-a-doodle-doo, baa, and duck (I guess ducks dont' say quack).

A Better Day

Today, we are all healthy again. It has been a really nice day. I got the new license plates put on and ran some errands this morning. Alex took a good nap and is playing. He has also given his sister lots of hugs and touched her head many times. He has a fascination with her hair. I am not sure what is so interesting about it, but that is the first thing that he does when he sees her, is touch her head. I am amazed that I actually have a few outfits of Kate's to pack away already because they are too small. She is getting big already. She is still losing lots of skin and is quite dry. Slowly, her eyebrows are starting to fill in. She still has extremely long fingers and toes.

Our house just went back on the market as a new listing and we already got a call for a showing tomorrow. We will be cleaning tonight to make sure that it is pristine. Maybe this one will be the one.

Now Justin's sick

Unbelieveable! Now Justin is sick. We have not had good luck this week. He has a food poisoning version similar to my experience. I guess we will not have any leftovers in our house for a while.

We signed the paperwork to relist our house today. Hopefully we will sell it soon. We are nervous that with it empty, it will look small. Hopefully we will have an agreement in place before we move in February.

Kate has been eating every hour to hour and a half. She is insatiable and is clearly growing fast. She got a clean bill of health from the pediatrican today and she has been gaining almost two ounces a day since we got home from the hospital. She is up to a whopping 6 lbs. 10 oz! I guess we do not need anymore preemie diapers.

Alex continues to be obsessed with Bob. He thinks he should get to watch Bob everytime we ride in the car. He does not quite realize that Justin's car does not have a dvd player like the van does. He says Bob all the way home if it is not turned on. We don't want a tv addict, so we only let him watch it a couple times a week. He now has a couple Bob toys (Scoop and Scrambler) that he carries around everywhere. Sometimes he has even tried to bring them to daycare.

Too much sickness

Today I finally feel better. I got food poisoning from some bad cashew chicken on Sunday night. It was the worst that I have ever felt. I am glad that we did not feed any to Alex. Justin only ate a little nit and therefore was only a little bit sick. I ate alot and was alot sick. It only lasted 24 hours, but it seemed like forever. I am sure that Justin is glad that I am better because I think that I was a big whiner.

Kate is getting better each day and Alex is also doing well. He is saying so many new words. It is fun to hear him talk. We have to be careful about too many DVD's in the van because now when he gets in to any vehicle, he thinks that he should get to watch Bob. He can say Bob now and gets kind of upset if it is not turned on. He will get over it because we are not going to watch Bob everyday.

Everyone is sleeping now, so I had better get some stuff done around the house. Time is hard to come by because it seems that I am always needed. Kate had ate every hour for the past three hours so she should be sleeping for a while.

Happy Birthday Mama

Justin, Alex and Kate made me a birthday card today. It was really cute. Justin should write for Hallmark. Alex had messed up the whole house again. He is just a little tornado. We have to teach him the clean up game. I am sure the minute that we do not clean it up, we will get a showing. No offers yet, but with three second showings, one has to be coming soon.

Kate has not been eating as good today. We have had some trouble getting all the junk out of her nose. It is a good thing that we have saline. We are going to try to figure out some way to keep her elevated when she sleeps so that it does not congest her so much at night.

I am going to go shopping at Marshall Fields this afternoon. I am going to get some normal clothes for myself. I am really excited. The last time I bought some normal clothes was nine months ago. It will be nice to pack away all the maternity clothes finally. I obviously did not have time to find my regular clothes the week I was in the hospital. I was getting pretty sick of the roll panel pants when there was not much of a roll to hold the panel up.

We got some cute pictures of Alex and Kate today. I wish there was sunshine and the lighting would be better, but we think that they turned out pretty cute. Alex was great with her. He only tried to touch her eye once!

Our first day home

It was nice to wake up at home today. Alex, Justin, Kate and I had a nice day together. We put together the double stroller and went to the mall when we had a showing. I finally got to buy my baby girl a dress. She will look very cute once she can grow into it. I made sure to keep her covered up so no one could touch or breathe on her. I think after going through this RSV, I am going to be a bit paranoid for a while. I realize that I can't keep her in a bubble, but hopefully I can prevent as much as possible. I started working with Alex today on washing his hands and using anti bacterial gel. He is doing well so far and that should help keep his hands clean which will hopefully spread less germs. The nurses thought that the gel would be easy for him to pick up on.

Kate had a great day. We had to suction her nose a few times and she seems to get wuite clogged when she is on her back. I might strap her in to the papasan for a few days to see if that helps her not get so clogged at night. The mucous should pass in a few days and that will be great.

Alex was lots of fun. I am amazed at how many words he learned this week while I was gone. Moo, Cock a doodle doo, scoop, Kate and many others. He has become quite the copy cat and is so interested in doing things himself. He is getting to be such a big boy. I took some pictures of him and Kate tonight. They are very cute. He enjoyed holding her and he was very gentle when patting her head. It is fun to see them look at each other.

We went through our house. It is amazing. The countertops are all in and they look great. The first coat of finish is on the hardwood floor. The tile is done and all the hardware is on the doors. It is looking great and there is not much that has to be done. I can't believe that we will move in five weeks. We had better start packing!!

Finally Home!

I can't believe that we were in the hospital for seven days. I am so tired and so glad to be back home with Justin and Alex. I look forward to a shower and sleeping in my own bed. Kate is doing so much better. She went off the oxygen at 5:00 this morning and has done well awake, eating and sleeping all day. We are confident that we can take care of her on our own now and know what to look for in case she gets worse. The chances of her getting worse are slim at this point as she is through most of the sickness and is just healing now. We go back to see the pediatrician for a check up this week and hopefully she will not get any other colds in the meantime. I am so glad that she is doing better. It is so much more fun to hold her when she is not hooked up to an IV, oxygen and two moitors. I always seemed to set something off when I would pick her up and burp her. We are all thankful that she handled the RSV well. We found out that there were four babies in ICU on respirators and we are glad that Kate did not get that bad. Hopefully the rest of the winter will be a healthy one. She smiled today and twice yesterday!