Weekly Update

Thought I would check on here and give a quick update.

I took Henry to his 2 year well baby/child visit today. We are 6 weeks late, only because the boys doctor was on maternity leave and is finally returned. It was a good visit. It put a few worries to rest for me, too.

The only little hiccup(s) at the appointment was that Henry was not able to get his Hep B vax, because he has a viral rash. He is covered in spots. So we will have to go back in a few months and take care of that. The other hiccup is that Henry might have to go back on Prevacid, due to the number if ear infections he has had since January. If he can stay ear infection free through August, he will not have to go back on the meds. Henry might be experiencing Silent Reflux, which can cause these ongoing ear aches.

Here are his stats:
Weight: 28 pounds even (Michael was 27 pounds 2 ounces at 2 years)
Height: 34.75 inches (Michael 35.5 inches at 2 years)
Head: 50 cm (Michael was 48 cm at 2 years)

So he is doing really well with his eating now. Such a relief for me.

Michael seems to have taken another growth leap. His conversations are more in depth. His comments and observations are more mature. He is full of a million questions. When he is tantruming, he is recovering quicker, with an understanding that this behavior is not welcome.

Michael is funny, and has the great imagination. He loves books. His favorite book right now is The Human Body. Yep, you read that right. It is like I am in High School biology all over again. I thought he would be done with this book after 2 paragraphs. I was sort of hoping this ro be true. We are in the middle of this book now, and he is not bored. I can not say half the words. You just have to laugh. Michael took this book to show and tell last Friday. He asked one of his teacher to read the cell pages. I am sure his peers were thrilled....

Michael continues to love his bike. He stops great now, and likes to show you this by speeding up to you and slamming on the breaks. The skidding part is fun!

Michael is also drawing alot more. I think Henry's love of drawing/painting has influenced some of this. Michael studied Jackson Pollack at school this month. He came home last week and told me all about Pollack, in 4 year old terms. I was pretty surprised. He then proceeded to do a Pollack drawing. I would have never thought a 4 year old would be telling me about Jackson Pollack, one of my favorite artist.

Last but not least, here are a few pictures of the boys at the beach and park. We have been spending more time outdoors. The weather has been really nice, with beautiful sunsets and crashing waves at the ocean.

Catching Up, literally

Hi All!

It has been several weeks since I even looked at this blog. We have been dealing with so much sickness. Sickness that kept reappearing or changing, and for John and myself, never going away.

But we seem to be mostly on the healthy side of things again, with the exception of Henry, who is fighting another fever. Luckily, it is not has scary as the last fever from a few weeks ago.

I should clarify that I am the one catching up. Catching up on this blog, catching up on all the laundry, catching up with the house, catching up all the classes Henry has missed...

In exciting new for Michael, he got his first bike! It is cherry red, with a flame on the side. Michael named the bike Thomas McQueen. Thomas for his love of trains, and McQueen from the movie CARS. He got on that bike and took off. He needs to work on stopping. He can stop, but tends to forget, and just got onto the grass.

Henry wants to ride this bike like you can not believe. We might get him a mini Razor, since he seems test rode one when getting Michaels bike.

Here is a picture of Michael with his bike.



Michael had his Spring Break last week, so we spent alot of time at parks, getting the boys hair cut, coloring and painting, and just having fun. Henry was not feeling good, but we still managed to make it a fun week.

This is a fairly blah post. I hope to retell some of the many funny things the boys do and say in my future posts. At this point, I am just happy to be catching up.