I'm So Glad When Daddy Comes Home

The other day, Michelle and I had been missing Daddy A LOT! We wanted to make him a little surprise for when he came home. Now Michelle is well known for her culinary skills, but up until now, no one has let me try my hand in cooking.  But like I said, up until now. Today when Mommy got me up, I let her know that I wanted to make him some delicious brownies (he had told me had been craving them the night before). Low and behold she let me make them.

This is for you Daddy.

Just stirring away. It was tough, but I got the job done.

Daddy is always telling Michelle that every good chef takes little tastes as he cooks. Well, it is tasting pretty good.

Michelle letting me know I am doing a fine job.

Voila , brownies for Daddy. (Sorry there is no picture of them after they were done baking, but that is when Daddy got home and we decided to just scarf them all up. They were delicious.)

It Is Your Birthday, Shout HOORAY!!!

I am officially 2!!!

We started off the day with the traditional going out for breakfast. And let me tell you, there is something cool about having a celebration be for you.

And some how Michelle ended up being there too . . . hmmm . . . we have no idea how she got there. But don't worry, we just happened to show up at a time that only a few other customers would be at the restaurant. Crazy how that all worked out.

As you can see I thoroughly enjoyed my breakfast of a pancake with butter and maple syrup, a side of bacon (thanks to Mommy), chicken tenderloin (thanks to Daddy), and blue crayon (thanks to kind hostess). It was delicious.

Later in the evening we had a little party with some of our best buddies. My cousin Dallas was so excited for me to see what they had picked out for me we couldn't even wait for the party to start. It is so nice to have a boy my age around, we understand each other.

We had the traditional pizza dinner followed by cake and ice cream. I even blew the candle out all by myself!

My favorite part was the chocolate frosting, but you would never have guessed that.

Then we finished off the evening by unwrapping the rest of the presents. One of my best buddies down the street got me the most awesome bath boat toy. Michelle got me some totally cool Thomas the Tank Engine clogs. And, sigh, I also got a bunch of clothes from Mommy and Daddy (they are practical like that).

But . . . Daddy came through for me and found a set of tools just for me! (Don't worry Norm Abram, it came with a set of safety goggles.) Wow, this was wonderful day. Oh, and those clogs Michelle got me, yep I plan on wearing them to bed tonight.

Practicing for the Big Day

Tomorrow  is a big day! And whenever something big is supposed to happen, it is important to practice. So Michelle and her great nurse helped me prepare for tomorrow.

That's right! Tomorrow is my Birthday! And since this is only my 2nd Birthday, I need some practice.

Holy Smokes! Now I can blog too!

(This is game face, gotta have the right attitude for Practicing)

And a remote control Home Depot Race-Car . . . can we say manly?

Now some of the gifts are meant for us to share, so Michelle was more than willing to get in on the action.

The best part of these gifts, was watching Mommy trying to figure out the instructions on how to build them. Even with those two little boys swimming in her belly right now and all their testosterone, she just isn't quite as handy as Daddy and I.

 

Yep, this little practice session was a hit. And yes, I really do love my car that much. It even came with me for nap time.

My Boys

Mommy had another appointment with her doctor to make sure everything is good with the boys. Once again, they were not shy in hiding their Manhood, but they were a little ornery in letting them see all the other things they have to check. So in a few more weeks we will get  another good look at the twins.  But as far as we can see our brothers are doing great, and Mommy is too (that shot seems to be doing some good). So here is a look at the two little men growing in Mommy's tummy.

Oh and for all those interested in knowing the song Daddy broke into at our last appointment here is link to THE SONG. We are sappy in our family, but that is what makes us so cool.

Well That's Weird

The last week and half I have been sick. No surprise, I am sure. It is that time of year when the stinkin' germies come out from hiding and start attacking small, innocent children - like me. Last week we first went into see our Pediatrician (again, we can not say enough good about her, she is truly amazing) And with the symptoms I was showing (working hard to breath, needing oxygen, fevers, coughing up yucky stuff, and more), she called our newest friend in the neighborhood, my Pediatric Pulmonologist (he is also on our top ten list of great people, and deserves a post unto himself, but I got sick before I could tell you all the great things he has done for me in the last month). He gave Mommy a list of things to do to get better, and I did . . .  for a while.

One crazy thing about every time I get a respiratory infection is it makes my stomach feel horrible. I get all pukey, and the antibiotics always make things exit a little too quickly out the other end, and well . . . it is like my whole body revolts whenever I get sick. Not so fun. So since I was starting to getting better my good parents decided I needed to get something more in my body than just pedialyte and tried to slowly introduce my G-tube formula back. Well, I started feeling a little sick to my stomach again, but did okay . . . for awhile.

Then something interesting started to happen, as they gave me more formula I started spiking fevers, 104 degrees Fahrenheit to exact. They would give me pedialyte again, and I would feel better. Start formula again meant I would spike fevers. Now I had my regular "I had a Birthday and turned 4 years old" appointment with our Pediatrician already scheduled so my parents decided to keep me on pedialyte and talk to our doctor then about this problem. She wanted to see if there really was a correlation since I had been fever free for 72 hours while getting just pedialyte so she had Mommy and Teddy start my formula again that night and she would call an talk with my Pulmonologist (the fevers kept leading to worsening of my respiratory symptoms) and my Gastroenterologist. We went home started some formula and I did okay . . . for a short while.

That night I spiked a fever again. And well, my parents were started to really wear down after not getting a good night sleep for two weeks now. My Pediatrician called first thing that morning and Mommy told her how I had gotten sick again during the night. The Pediatrician told Mommy that Pulmonologist had given them some more things to do and also to call if she had more fevers. The Gastroenterologist was uncertain what exactly was going on, but wanted to know if I spiked a fever. So Mommy ended up calling the Pulmonologist to talk about the fevers and he decided it would be best if I had another Chest X-ray and to come in and see him. So we hurried and took off and saw him. He also called our Gastroenterologist to see if there was anything he could add. We got there, he knew I was worse and scared Mommy with the idea of me having to stay in the hospital (not our favorite place for sleepovers), but decided against it and gave Mommy a list of aggressive treatments to do at home.  After that all kings horses and all the kings men came to a consensus, "Well this is weird," why yes, yes it is. They did brainstorm and came up with an idea for the fevers. Have me try a different "elemental" formula that is much less taxing to digest and also easily absorbed. But did not work  . . .  for a while.

Now Tino had already made plans to come into town, and spend some time just hanging out, so it turned into a good weekend of a lot of relaxing. Slowly introducing this new formula, and constant respiratory treatments. And Sunday night we had a break through, I tolerated some formula without getting a fever. Tino, always knows just how to make me feel better.  All our Doctors called Monday Morning (yes, they really are that good) and were glad we were finally getting better. But after all this lack of food and being sick, I was starting to look a little worse for wear. My Mommy wanted to go in and see my Gastroenterologist to see where would go from here with this new formula.  We found out I have lost over 10% of my body weight, which is horrible, but I am at least tolerating formula now. Well, "slow and steady wins the race" and that is how we are moving forward with new formula in increasing its concentration of calories. One sad thing, Mommy voiced her concern about the intensity of the symptoms and extreme fevers and the significant weight loss with this viral respiratory infection. Is this something we would expect all winter? He then replied that we are not to go anywhere. The more of a bubble we live in this winter the better. We will try our hardest, we do have a few activities coming up that we are going to have to rethink, but for the most part we will have to come up some awesome home activities. Oh, and don't think you can't come visit. We LOVE visitors and being home all the time makes us crazy! So come and help us stay sane this winter.

Oh and FYI, anyone thinking of buying stocks right now might one to invest in some of these product:

  

Mommy is thinking of  talking  with the makers of these products to negotiate a deal of having these delivered to our house by the barrel. She is a little weird that way.

Proud Boy

Today something amazing happened. Ryker decided he wanted to try going potty in the big kids potty. No we aren't truly ready to start the potty training intensely, but when a boy decides he is all grown up, why fight. So today starts a new journey for our family.

No tears

(flu virus, cool huh)

So we are trying to escape Flu season this year, and one way to help that is having our annual fun day at the doctors office. Ryker didn't get it when Mommy told us we were getting our flu shot this year. It made me so sad, but Ryker some how got the idea that it was a prize or present or something, silly boy. Well, we got to the office, I about kicked everyone and ran out the door. But I held it together and tried to act brave for Ryker, he still didn't get it. Since Tino was here, they had her stand in the hall with me while Ryker got his shot. He got a little upset, but they gave him a dum dum sucker and he ended up not even letting out one yelp or shedding one tear. I of course can not eat dum dum suckers so when Ryker got to stand out in the hall with Tino enjoying his sucker and I had to be poked, I broke down. Can you blame me, I have had more shots that just about anyone. But the nice nurse still gave me a dum dum any way, and you know what, it still made me feel better.

So moral of this story, need to endure something painful, bring some of these along.

OUCHIE!

We didn't mention earlier this week that Mommy's doctor is watching her a little closer with this pregnancy. With her history of having babies trying to escape early, and expecting twins this time, she has been hit twice as hard. She has already started noticing the contractions and a lot of the early signs that happened with Ryker and I. Well, there is new medicine that mommies can get when they are pregnant to prevent preterm labor, something still being studied, but something Mommy's doctor feels will be best for her and the boys. So once  a week, she gets a lovely big shot in patooty. She is not really thrilled, but would rather have some properly baked little buns, than have months in the hospital. So here is to her new medicine.

How The Genetic Dice Fell

Today was the day. The day we have anxiously been waiting for. The day that we would find out how the battle the hormones will play out for our family. Well . . . Surprise we will be having THREE! Three boys total that is. Yep, twin brothers are on their way. Well, since this is the technology era, here is some video of the boys.

And this is our very favorite one! Both hearts beating together. Call us sappy, but we have a thing for baby hearts in this family. Daddy even broke out in song during the appointment. That is why we love him so much.

We are very EXCITED about these new little boys. Now . . . on to perfecting their names.

(Sidenote: We were not able to get the full Ultrasound done today because of some time constraints, so that means we will be back next week for another look. What they told Mommy and Daddy is that the boys look great and Mommy does too. Can't wait to see them again next week.)

Practice Make Perfect

Our parents have been talking to us a lot lately about how we are going to be a big sister and big brother to two babies and how we are going to have to help out. So we decided we had better practice. Since I have watched Mommy take care of Ryker the last two years I think I might actually be able to help. But I thought today I better start practicing.

Feeding my baby.

Ryker testing the food to make sure it is not too hot.

And rocking the baby with a bottle to help it fall asleep. Ryker helped with the rocking bit. Even though Mommy is very worried about how this is all going to happen, l I don't think this will be too hard.

Where is my mother, and what have you done with her?

Today, this woman who claimed to be our mother and approached with an idea. "Hey lets go take these crayons and color on the sliding glass door." Uhm . . . who are you and what have you done with our mother? Ryker slowed down for a bit, but decided to take advantage of the situation and go for it. I was a little bit more cautious until I caught a glimpse of the brand new box of crayons, and it looked like this.

What? Dry Erase . . . and with an erase mitt too. Maybe this really is Mommy.

We had tons of fun drawing and erasing, and drawing and erasing, and not getting in trouble for starting to color off of the paper and onto the table, or chair, or carpet, or . . . ourselves. We just colored all over that window to hearts delight. It was AWESOME! (Thank you super awesome aunt that we went camping with this summer who clued Mommy in on this awesome invention.)

Then we got a little silly.

Just a little fun afternoon activity.

But the best part is hanging out and playing together. Thank you Mommy for letting us have some crazy fun!

Things that make me happy

Mommy and I have been talking a lot about what makes us happy. And we have decided there a few things that make both of us the Happiest of all.

I love cooking in the kitchen with Daddy. Mommy loves the things we cook in the kitchen, usually chocolate chip cookies.

This little guy (hey, he might weigh more than me, but I am still taller so I can call him little) can make us both of laugh like nobody's business.

And Mommy's ever growing and greatly enlarging belly.

Yep, it is our family and all our craziness that makes us the most happy. But those chocolate chip cookies do help add a smile to all our faces too.

Balloons, BIG Balloons!

Okay, So Ryker and I have come to the consensus that if it were not for amazing friends and family we would constantly miss out on the most exciting things in the world. Case in point: last night we went to the park and saw the most amazing thing. Giant Hot Air Balloons!

Seriously, Mickey was HUGE! Ryker and I had to keep asking for more and more and more. It was just amazing.

This is the Super Amazing and Very Cool Friend who clued Mommy and Daddy on this amazing family activity.

We got front row seats (meaning the grass right in front of the taped off area). Oh and the Pirate Flag, that is for you Tino.

It was awesome watching them race to see who could fill their balloons first.

And catching glimpses of the fire. WOW!

Seriously, this was absolutely amazing!

And then we counted down and watched the whole row light up. So beautiful! We could actually feel the heat. It was well worth staying up late. In fact Ryker cried when we got home because he loved it so much.

Well, even though they might not ever know about these events. They at least take us and let us have fun. Guess they are not that bad after all.

We are here, We are here, We are HERE!

Guest Post: Mommy

Last night, Daddy and I were sitting and watching some TV when I felt a little "HI-YA!" on the right side of my belly. After I let out a  startled announcement (wasn't expecting this type of movement at 15 weeks), Daddy put his hand on my belly to feel it too (he has always loved feeling our babies kick and punch and has been waiting anxiously for his chance this time around). Well as soon as he put his hand down, I felt another little "HI-YA!" but on the other side of my belly. Then the two started going crazy at the same time! Even Daddy was able to feel it! Yes, I have felt little nudges here and there, and a lot of little movements that have made me laugh because I felt like I was being tickled for a couple of weeks. But this was a definite  Horton Hears a Who type  of moment, the Babies were announcing, "We are here, We are here, We are HERE!"