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.

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.