Snow!!!

Yesterday afternoon we went to Corryton in hopes that there would be a great snow. It started snowing some which was exciting. It was hard to get Abby to bed because she was hoping she could go sledding last night. The boys slept in their Eddie Bauer travel beds all night long!!! Well at least till 3 for Blaine, but Christian slept till 6- I think. It is hard to remember sometimes. The boys love those travel beds!!! They are great. Anyway, after breakfast Abby, Ben and Papa John went out to play in the snow. Abby and Sadie were playing hard together. Abby kept throwing snowballs at Sadie and Sadie was running wild. They tried to sled but it didn't work too well. Mom mom, the boys and I stayed inside and enjoyed watching from the house. We had some hot chocolate, tomato soup and grilled cheese sandwiches thanks to the request of Abby. It's been a fun lazy day, even though I have lots of stuff to grade.

Update on the boys- the boys are getting bigger and stronger. They are rolling over both from back to belly and belly to back. When we put them in their crib Christian ends up on his belly sideways where Blaine ends up kicking him. We are going to have to put them in separate cribs, probably this week. It will be interesting how we will arrange the nursery for 2 cribs. Our house in not big enough for twins!!! Blaine is really pushing up and almost getting on his knees!! He is all over the mat when we lay him down. He is going to be so mobile I'm afraid. They both are giggling and love watching their big sister. Christian is the happiest baby in the morning, while Blaine is more like his mommy- it takes him a little bit. We are having lots of fun.

Some pics of the kids

The start of a New Year

What a way to start 2010!! Started out that I had an ear infection and had to go on amoxicillin the Wednesday before New Year's Eve. Then Blaine started feeling sick and I thought he had what I had. By Saturday both Blaine and Christian were sick and Ben took them to the doctor that morning. He found out they both had RSV and their respiratory rate was up. Blaine also had an ear infection and was started on amoxicillin. That Sunday, Ben was going to put gas in the Saturn for me to take to school and the car would not start. Ben had to take the boys to the dr. Monday morning (after rescheduling it from 11 to 8am) so I could take the van to school after he got back. So my first day of school I arrived 2 1/2 hours late. When I got to school I found that all of my files were not on my computer any more so I could not do any work because my back up was at home. I also learned that I was to be evaluated on Thursday which is the 3rd day of having students. I got home and Ben went and got a new battery for the Saturn so I could drive it to school. We were up most nights with the boys watching them and making sure they were ok. We kept them in the living room on boppies and Ben and I sept on the couch and recliner for about a week. Luckily, my evaluation went well.

The following Sunday, Ben went out to the van to go get our Christmas boxes from storage. (We have yet to take Christmas decorations down.) The van would not start and once again we were down to one vehicle. He spent most of the afternoon trying to get the van jumped but it wouldn't. Luckily my parents could pick up Abby from school otherwise she wouldn't have been able to go because Ben could not have picked her up. On Tuesday, my dad fixed our van and we had bought another battery in a span of 1 week. On Wednesday, I started losing my voice and it is still gone today (Thursday) and we had open house. Thankfully the boys are better and Abby has gotten better too. She had developed a cough too but we kept her hydrated and she has gotten over it. Ben was also sick- so we had a house full of sick people. This has definitely been a crazy way to start the year and the transition of Ben staying home while I go to work. I keep saying that God will not give us more than we can handle. I am very thankful for our family, church and friends. We are truly blessed and we will get through these rough times.

On the mend

We are finally getting better. The boys have defeated RSV on their own without a trip to the hospital, which we are totally grateful for. Unfortunately, Ben and Abby are now sick too and I feel that my ear infections have come back. At least the boys are better.

It has been a rough start for me working. The car would not start last Sunday and the boys had a dr's appointment that Monday which was my first day back. That morning we rescheduled the boys appointment for that morning at 8:15am and I went to work late. I got to work at around 10:30am and found out that my computer files were lost. I had a back up, but it was at home which did me no good. I did not get much accomplished at school that day. I was flying by the seat of my pants on Tuesday. Ben got the Saturn fixed Monday afternoon (which was a new battery). Abby and I had our first morning of getting up early Tuesday and I took her to school then went to work. I had a great first day making stuff up as I went along. I am so glad God gave me that gift. I also found our I was going to be evaluated/observed that Thursday. Only 3 days in with the kids and it has been 7 months since I have worked. Talking about jumping in feet first!!! Might as well get it over with. Luckily I have the best department head who helped me out and it turned out to be a great lesson which I will continue to use. My students seem pretty decent so far. Then we got out early Thursday and were off Friday for snow/ice. What a week. Not to mention we have been sleeping in the living room all week with the boys and up almost every 2 hours with them. Exhaustion!!! Glad we have had a long weekend to relax and recover. What a week!!!

RSV

Today Ben took the boys to the doctor because they were coughing pretty badly and sounded congested. I have been sick all week and thought I gave it to them. We are glad he went because it was worse than we expected. Both boys ended up having RSV and Blaine also has an ear infection. We just have to watch them closely to make sure they are breathing OK and not breathing too rapidly or turning blue. Blaine is real fussy and he talks to us telling us he doesn't feel well. It is so pitiful to hear him. Christian isn't as bad and hopefully he won't get worse. It is tough taking care of two sick babies, especially when we have so much to do around the house. I start work Monday and have nothing ready yet. Whew!!! It's going to be a long week. I just hope they get better before their baptism next Sunday, plus I just want them better. We don't like sick babies.