Wow, REALLY sick kids

Worst gastro I've ever seen. (I think Americans call it the stomach flu... but its not influenza)

Up all night with Matty projectile vomiting all night Thursday. On phone with Nurse on Call all night. Super worrying. He is better, but still having trouble keeping stuff down.

Up all night with Michaela last night. Same story.

Just spent several hours and $50 at the laundromat trying to deal with the aftermath. But of course, there is still the couch and carpet to be cleaned. Only just ate my breakfast (and lunch!) at 2 in the afternoon.

Too tired to take photos or write much more. All part of being a parent! Thank you to my parents who looked after me every time I had the stomach flu. Although I am glad I was too young to really remember being that sick.

Of course, that being said, now I will jinx myself and be up all night spewing myself, right?

Sick kids

I came down with a cold over the weekend and passed it along to my kiddies. So I've had sad little babies the past few days. I haven't been up to taking lots of photos. And of course, I have no fun stories to share.

Here are a couple of tidbits:

After spending most of yesterday watching TV instead of enjoying the beautiful weather outside, I decided Michaela deserved a bit of fun. So I told her I would make her play-dough to use with the new baking toys I had bought for her. Except that I forgot it would be hot from cooking it and she was pretty upset when I then said she couldn't play with it for a while.

So I found a recipe for a no-bake oatmeal dough that she LOVED:

It was pretty messy, but we were able to make a couple of "cookies" for the dogs, which she thought was awesome.

Recipe:
1 part water
1 part flour
2 parts oats

She also got a popsicle for eating all her dinner. Her favorite way to end the day.

It might look like its the size of her head, but its not really. Its a little bit smaller :-)

Today, someone really enjoyed the novelty of PB&J, hadn't made one of those in a while:

Today was also Day 2 of what I'm calling "Tag-team Mommy". Day 1 entailed serving up Matthew's lunch but then being distracted by something Michaela needed help with. I put the bowl of pureed veggies on the table, not on the high chair, but when I came back.... veggie mush all over the carpet! (How the people who built our house could decide a carpeted dining area was a smart move will always astound me...) That kid can REACH!

You would think I would be a smarter and wiser mommy by Day 2... they did the exact same thing. AND SO DID I! And the result was food all over carpet and two dining chairs, which are upholstered, of course. Someone looked really pleased with the results:

Can't really be mad at that face :-)

After a trip to the doc's where they are always running late, and a visit to Vovo (Dave's mum), it was too late for Michaela's nap. Not that I didn't try. She ended up biking around the hood in her naptime diaper instead. I think we were both too tired to care!

Now I need some sleep. XO's from us to you!

The "Routine"

Unfortunately for my kids, each day is completely different to the one before. I usually try to keep Fridays free, a day to relax after what is usually a busy week. So this Friday past I took some photos to try and capture what a "typical" day at home is like.

Breakfast

Michaela likes to help spread the butter on her toast, but usually just ends up eating globs of it straight off the knife, always looking me straight in the eye to say "mmmmm!"

Even if I make the exact same breakfast for myself, she always wants mine. So often I'll swap. Matt always wants some too, much to Michaela's distress. But he's still having baby cereal and fruit purees. I can't wait until we can all eat the same foods together!



Matt's Nap

Matt doesn't last too long in the morning until he is ready for another sleep. Michaela usually gets to watch a little TV while I settle him.

I've tried to capture her dancing to Sesame Street here. It was The Shoe Fairy Song. Of course :-)


Snack Time

 Michaela is always more receptive to eating what I choose for her if I let her help prepare it. She really enjoyed helping to peel this orange!

Arts and Craft

Not always part of the routine, but it was a cold rainy day (even though its supposed to be summer!) so I needed something to keep her occupied in the house. We made St Patrick's Day cards by pressing a potato into green paint like a stamp. I tried cutting one into a shamrock shape, but it really just looks like another blob. Who knows how long she would have enjoyed this for, probably until I ran out of paper! But then Matt woke up, time to clean up.

Hey Baby!

Michaela loves to play peek-a-boo with Matt when he wakes up. And other games too. Not quite sure what this one is!

I get to run some errands before Michaela's nap time.

Matt enjoys free-reign of Michaela's toys while she sleeps.

Dave and Michaela always enjoy a jump on the tramp when he gets home from work.
Dave is doing the kangaroo hop, in case its hard for you to tell :-)

Then its dinner, bath, and bed! Fun times! And I'm usually exhausted by the end of it. But its never the end, as Matty always gets us up through the night. And by us, I have to credit Dave with doing the loin's share as I can often sleep through most of his crying now.

Speaking of sleep, its past my bed time now... just wanted to make a start on this so hopefully I can keep it going!

Trying something new

So here it is, my first attempt at a blog. There are so many other mommy blogs out there, I figure somehow I will find the time to do this, right? We'll see!

This is mainly for my mom and dad. I can post for them all the updates, tidbits, and bits and pieces of our lives. There are so many little moments every day that I wish they could be here for. I am hoping this is an easy way to share those with them. Facebook has been great for this, but now that there is the Newsfeed page that gives you everyone's status updates every five seconds, I feel like it too easy to go overboard on there. I like how with a blog people can tap into your life if they want to, as opposed to Facebook plastering it all over your screen every time you log in.

So anyway, here I go! I'm not planning on writing with insight, profundity, or perfect English (not sure that profundity is even a word...) This will just be a conversation about life and my family. Let's give it a go!