Easter Weekend a.k.a Sick Weekend

Yes, we are all sick, still.

I am still battling whatever it is I have had for over a week now. Henry has Strep Throat, an ear infection and the same virus I have, and poor Michael has a nasty ear ache. His ear drum burst today at school. He is in alot of pain. He is a sad sight. And John is just sick. A nasty cold and yes, he has that virus.

Sunday, we had trip to the E.R., since all Urgent Care places closed early that day, followed by more doctors visits yesterday and today.

I feel very bad about John's father traveling here only to find us all sick.

The boys did dye easter eggs with friends. He had a fun time. Henry was more interested in smashing the eggs. And they loved the easter baskets, thank you Gran and Aunt Jacqui.

We have few pictures. The 2 camera's we had had low batteries and died quickly. So we used Johns fathers camera. We probably got more ER pictures than anything else.

We plan on dressing the boys up in their easter wear for some pictures. They looked adorable.

*cough*

Excuse me. I was just coughing.

We are sick again.

I have had a 'light' version of the flu, starting this past Tuesday. John and Michael have bad colds, and Henry is just a teething mess. We are a sad group right now.

What is worse, is that we have family flying in to town as I type. I am hoping we are all closer to being better by Sunday.

It has been a tough week. All I want to to do is sleep, in between coughing.

No pictures this week. Life ain't too pretty to see right now.

Birthday Recap

Henry's birthday was fun for all, even though everyone was a bit tired.

Michael decided to just melt down, right when we were singing Happy Birthday to Henry. I think he thought he was not getting cake.... we still are not sure. He managed to recover and enjoy some cake. Henry devoured his cake, then dove into mine! The cake was s hit.

Present time came and went. Th boys attacked them. There was no looking at the present inside, once unwrapped. They seemed to get complete joy at just unwrapping, and moving on to the next package. It was chaos.

Both boys seemed interested in seeing what was inside the presents this morning, asking questions, and wondering when we would be able to play with certain toys.

Many thanks to all who sent a gift!

Henry is 2 today!

It was exactly 2 years at 1:30 p.m. today. That is his official birthday.

*sigh*

I really can not believe he is 2 years old. As much as time can stand still on long sleepless night, endless clean ups of toys or food and of course tantrums, time does go so fast. Henry is no longer a baby. He isn't even a toddler any more. He is a little boy with a very strong opinion and a funny sense of humor.

So far, Henry's birthday has consisted of a breakfast with friends, a walk for his chubby mom on the strand, and little lunch and a nap. Not a bad day to me!

Michael is very, very... let me repeat. VERY, VERY excited about Henry's birthday. Between the presents and the cake, Michael is over the moon.

I caught a conversation between the 2 boys this morning. Michael was pointing out the presents to Henry, telling he that gifts where inside, and wondering what they were. And wondering which gifts might be for him. Michael does have a few gifts for him from family. It was a very sweet moment. Then of course, things got back to normal, with Michael grabbing a train from Henry, making Henry dissolve into tears.

We are planing and taking pictures which I will add to the kodak site. I will post a few here too.

In other news, Michael has another ear ache. It is our 4th ear ache this year. with Michael having 2 and Henry having 2.... they just give the ear ache back and forth.

Michael is loving tennis and asked that we keep him enrolled in his class. We never really new if he liked it, but he does alot and is now letting us know. He also like basketball and riding bikes.

Henry loves everything that Michael loves, but there are differences. Michael is a builder. Henry is a drawer. Michael is all about dairy foods. Henry eats a bit of everything. Michael really does not care about throwing balls much. He will toss a ball, but it is not a top priority. Henry is all about throwing. He throws hard and long. The kids as an arm. He just seems drawn to sport like things. One thing they both love is trains.

I am planning on getting my knee fixed this summer. I am going to call and get more info, but I am hoping to have the surgery in july, so Henry will be in school. I am pretty limited in my movement. One wrong twist and my knee almost gives out. So it is just time to get this corrected.

Look for birthday picts! And of course cake eating pictures.... oh the mess!

Meniscus Tear

That is what I have. A Medial Meniscus Tear in my right knee.

Here is a link for more info: http://www.arthroscopy.com/sp05005.htm

Just back from viewing my MRI, which I had done over a week ago.

The only way to correct this is surgery, which does not thrill me. It will never heal on its own.

If I do not have surgery, I will be very limited in what I can do. I will never play tennis, or ski, and long walks will need to be cut short.

I will get a second opinion. But honestly, I have done enough research to see that this is the only option. I am seeing a great group of sports doctors. So I have confidence in that at least.

In other news, it is Spring in California, or it is this week. Very warm and sunny. Such a difference from the other parts of the country that are having such heavy snow fall.

The boys are well, and active. Michael has developed such a funny sense of humor and imagination. He is making up stories to tell me at night, and changing the words of songs we all know and love to his own unique version. Much of the time, these songs include eyeballs (rolling eyes). He thinks eye balls are so funny.

Henry can open all the baby proofing drawers and doors. He can get out of any room at this point. We have full conversations now. He understand and says everything. He also wants to do everything that Michael is doing. He LOVES Michael.

That's all for now. I am off to google Meniscus Tears.

Black Eyed Michael

Well it happened. A bit sooner than I thought. Getting slugged in the eye by a friend at age 4 just seems too early. Regardless, this past Tuesday, Michael got a shiner at school. He was wrestling with a friend, and it just sort of happened. It took a while to get the real story. I think the little boy that gave him the black eye was a bit worried he would get in trouble, and blamed another little boy at first. Michael never cried or complained and stated over and over that it was an accident. So funny how the parents feel like their child was totally tramatized by en event that was purely play for them.

Here is a picture of Michael eye taken 2 days after the slug. He looks alot better here.



But moving on, I am sharing some Valentines Day pictures of the boys. They had a fun day, with Michael giving and receiving more than 40 valentines. He got a special package from Gran, that made his day though. Here is a very happy Michael with one of his new books.



And here are a few more of from that evening. Henry has lost his adorable smile, and sneers much of the time. It is very funny. And Michael is gifting us with normal smiles now, after a year or so of sneers. So there is hope.









Speaking of pictures, please feel free to bother me about uploading pictures to the Kodak site. I am very behind.

On the Mend

Sunday night/Monday morning, depending on how your view day and night, was looooooong. Both boys were up all night. Michael's ear hurt, Henry was yanking on his ear, both were broiling hot..... so they ended up at the peds, bright and early, and sure enough, both had ear infections and sinus infections. Henry's never cleared from 2 weeks ago. By the end of the day (Monday), everyone was much better.

Michael was off to school today, and Henry started eating again.

Here are 2 pictures of the boys from this past Friday. They wre invited to deocrate cookies. Henry had no interest, but Michael decorated very fast, so he could eat the cookies. The idea of decorating and putting to the side is beyond him. It was funny to watch this, because all the children did the same thing. Needless to say, we came home with no cookies.

Here are 2 pictures for that afternoon: I apoligize if they are small. I am still figuring out a few things here.