The Fever

Last weekend Matilda Monkey had a fever. No other symptoms, just a fever. We missed church. She was fever free late Sunday. We had a pretty uneventful week. I met with a local midwife to talk about labor assisting (doula) and birth assisting. She assigned me to a client who is due the beginning of August. I can't wait to get started. I have met the client already and she seems very nice. Bella had an MRI on Thursday. We should get results today. Saturday we went to the Central Library with my dad. Such fun! The children's section was very nice. So many books. Lots of comfy places to sit and read. Can't wait to go back again. Saturday when Biscuit woke up from his afternoon nap he felt hot. The Fever! We missed church again this week. :( Yesterday Mr. Biscuit had his 9 month check-up. Healthy (minus The Fever) and nice and plump! He is 22 lbs 6 oz and 29.5 inches long. I think he lost a bit of weight since he hasn't been eating well. He is now doing better. However, yesterday after lunch Bella says, "Mom, I think I have a fever." Sure enough she has The Fever. She moped about last night as though she was going to die from The Fever. She is in much better spirits this morning. Partly, because the tooth fairy came last night! She lost her second tooth on Sunday evening. The tooth had been hanging on by a thread for two days. She and daddy were wrestling and he bumped her mouth and out fell the tooth!
Sunday was my 30th birthday. It was very uneventful. Crabby baby, no cake, lots of birthday calls, visit from a friend, ice cream from DQ. I finally got around to making my cake last night with help from Monkey. Darling husband got us pizza from Uno's. YUM!

It has arrived!

My new swimsuit has arrived! And...(drum roll)...it actually looks decent! No, I won't be posting a pic of myself modeling the suit. However, I will put a link to the Land's End website so you can see it on their rather svelte model! Linky-loo I can't wait to go swimming! Now everything that needs covering will be covered! No more maternity suit!

Picking

This morning the girls and I picked beans! Our first round of picking. We got quite a few. We will probably be picking every few days. I told the girls next summer this would be their job. They seem pleased with the prospect at least for now. We also have a few zucchini ready. There will be quite a few more in a few days. The tomatoes are getting there. I can't wait to have fresh tomatoes.

Yesterday, we hung out at home. Matilda Monkey had a fever and wasn't feeling well. Must have been something viral as she is fine now. We are sticking around home today again and tomorrow might head to my parents to swim and have a cookout. We aren't doing fireworks this year. Hopefully, next year though. Mr. Biscuit is just a little too young to stay up so far past his bedtime. Fireworks don't start until 9:47pm! Crazy!

Mr. Biscuit right before swimming!
Monkey sleeping on the couch after swimming.

Bella reading! She is reading Meet Kaya. (American Girl book)

Yesterday, we went swimming at my parents' house. Everyone had a really great time. Mr. Biscuit loves to swim. He splashes quite a lot. My medium sister came also with her baby, Miss Sweetiekins. The babies had such fun. The big girls are using only arm floaties this year. Bella can touch. She jumped right in. Usually, she takes a few minutes to adjust not this year! Matilda Monkey had a lovely time. She still wants someone near but was busy moving around. She will jump in if someone is catching. No pictures because mommy can't swim, carry a baby, and take pictures.

Ch-ch-change

I have decided to allow all comments. Which means you don't have to have a Google ID. If spam becomes a problem I will switch things up again. Leave a comment. I like to know I am not talking to myself.

Busy Busy Busy

The title about sums it up. We have been on the go for the past few weeks. I don't really even know what we have done. Dentist, doctor, family, library, play dates. Plus it has been hot and humid! I loathe humidity! I detest it. Death to humidity! Well, you get the point. We are planning on swimming at my parents' pool today. I can't wait. I am still swimsuitless. I am hoping to remedy this next week. Although, Darling Husband will be working everyday from 3p-2a so my shopping plans might be thwarted. Sooo, I guess it is back to the maternity suit for a bit longer.

I am off to the grocery store now. I will try to post some pictures later and update on the swimsuit search.

Nifty Fifty!

Supposedly, this is my fiftieth post. How special! In honor of this momentous occasion I shall name all fifty states. I promise I will not look at any sources. Scout's honor!

1. Maine
2. Vermont
3. New Hampshire
4. New York
5. Rhode Island
6. Massachusetts
7. New Jersey
8. Delaware
9. Maryland
10. West Virginia
11. Virginia
12. North Carolina
13. South Carolina
14. Florida
15. Ohio
16. Indiana
17. Kentucky
18. Michigan
19. Illinois
20. Tennessee
21. Mississippi
22. Alabama
23. Georgia
24. Louisiana
25. Missouri
26. Kansas
27. Iowa
28. Minnesota
29. North Dakota
30. South Dakota
31. Nebraska
32. Colorado
33. Wyoming
34. Montana
35. Texas
36. Oklahoma
37. Nevada
38. Idaho
39. Utah
40. Arizona
41. New Mexico
42. Washington
43. Oregon
44. California
45. Alaska
46. Wisconsin
47. Hawaii
48. Connecticut
49. Pennslyvania
50. Arkansas
WooHoo!! I did it. Only four that I had to really think hard about! Now if I was really cool I would try to name all of the state capitols. At one time I could have easily done this. Right now I am just grateful to remember all of the states!

A side note! Mr. Biscuit is an absolute handful! If he wasn't so cute and cuddly we would sell him. His latest escapades...I put him down after changing his diaper and walk to the kitchen to start dinner. He starts petting the kitty. Awww how sweet. He is being very quiet for a few minutes. I walk all the way over to check on him. He is pulling tufts of hair from the cat and shoving it in his mouth. GROSS! I scoop as much hair from his mouth as possible and rinse his fingers off. My precious little girls were never this ummm...energetic. The girls were both busy and would get into things but not to this degree! He also managed to break a night light bulb in the girls room. And I used to wander why African women strapped their babies to them! Not any more!!!

So much to say

I haven't posted anything in a while! Sorry! The past few weeks have been a blur. I took a neonatal resuscitation class so I can work with a midwife as a birth assistant. I will be doing another class this week and the week after that. I am pretty excited. I love anything to do with birth. If I am done having babies I will live vicariously through others! I will need help with child care. So, if you might be interested let me know. (I plan on compensating whomever helps)

The girls have played in their wading pool and slip n' slide! They have really enjoyed it! The weather has been very warm and humid. I don't think I was quite ready for summer. Spring could have lasted a few more weeks.

Our garden is growing. We have tomatoes, zucchini, bell peppers, green beans and strawberries this year. I am planning on freezing green beans. I don't have the storage space for canning. I do plan on making strawberry jam. I plan on canning that though.

Pop Quiz

This picture makes me...

a. very tired

b. afraid

c. like a zookeeper

d. all of the above

Water Park

We went to the water park on Wednesday. Such fun! The girls had a really great time. It wasn't too crowded. The water was warm. They have two different pools. The biggest one is a zero entry pool with a small water slide (think playground slide) and a part that curves around. All at a max of 3 feet. The other pool is a small lap pool that goes from 4 ft. to 6 ft. They also have a really big slide. We didn't go on it though. Matilda was too short and Bella was just barely tall enough and she couldn't ride down with one of us. She is a bit timid with new things. Maybe next time. My parents kept Mr. Biscuit for us. He loves to swim but we wanted to be able to spend time with just the girls. Of course Biscuit didn't mind. He got to take a nap with Nanny holding him! Rough life! After swimming we went back to my parents' house for dinner. I dropped off a casserole which mum put in for us. As promised there are no pics! My camera stayed safely at home. Besides, I had to wear my stupid maternity suit top! Not taking pictures in that! Sigh! I think I better find a new suit before my parents open their pool.

Look at all those teeth. He has one more than when this pic was taken.
New dresses that Grandma made.

The girls favorite thing! Reading!

Close up of Matilda Monkey's birthday cake.

A few more pics! Tonight we are going swimming at the local waterpark. Can't wait! I don't think I am going to take my camera though. Water and electronic devices never do well with me in the vicinity!

Weekend Report

Last week my in-laws were in town. We had a good time. The girls were positively thrilled with Grandpa and Grandma's attention for the whole week. We went to the zoo one day. The weather was gorgeous. Gpa and Gma took each of the girls out individually for a treat. Since it was Matilda Monkey's birthday on Friday. Her treat involved the toy store! We had a birthday party on Thursday evening. Delicious cake and ice cream and presents what more could a girl want! I will post more pics and details of the past week or so later!

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The weather has been glorious today. We enjoyed some play time. The girls have a bit of pink on their shoulders and cheeks. I filled up a few buckets for them also. Water is so fun to play in. Bella wanted to know if we could go to the pool today. Bummer but it is still closed for a while yet! Plus I can't imagine how cold the water would be. Matilda Monkey's birthday is coming up. We are planning on going to an indoor waterpark so the kids can swim and play. Which, unfortunately, means I must find a swimsuit. (insert scream of horror) My sister's solution? "Just wear your maternity suit." Remind me to kick her next time I see her!

Sickies

I am so tired of the sickies! Mr. Biscuit has been sick for the past 3 weeks. Initially, I thought it was a cold and teething. Then on Easter he developed a fever that then disappeared on Monday morning. Tuesday he was acting awful again so I called the pediatrician (who had seen him the previous week for a well baby visit). He called in an antibiotic. We started it right away. So, here we are on Friday morning. Still sick! Cough sounds worse. Can't decide if it is in his chest or just junk draining from his nose. I have a call in to the pediatrician again. I will keep you posted! The only bright spot in all of this is that the past two nights he has slept a bit better!

Easter

Easter 2009

Please don't drop the baby!

Dyeing eggs with Daddy

Choices Choices

New Dresses from Grandma

Easter started off nice and ended up pretty crummy! Daddy had the day off. We headed to church. Mr. Biscuit ended up with a fever midway through the service. We went home and called my sister to let her know we weren't coming for dinner and festivities. Biscuit's temp ranged from 102-103. Thankfully it responded to Tylenol. Daddy dyed eggs with the girls and we watched movies.

Goodbye!

The tooth fell out last night at dinner. We went to a friend's house for dinner. During dessert Bella exclaimed, "Mom, my tooth! My tooth fell out!" When we got home she was looking at it in the kitchen and accidentally dropped it. It fell almost under the dishwasher. Daddy saved the day and pulled it out! We put it in the tooth fairy pillow. This morning she came running in and said the tooth fairy left her a $1.50. She is pretty excited. The one to the left is just barely wiggly!

The empty place!

The tiny tooth!

The tooth fairy pillow!

It's officially official

I have a big kid! After church today we went to lunch with my sister, brother-in-law and niece. Bella was eating and told me her tooth hurt. I asked her if she had something stuck in it. She said no so we went back to eating. A few minutes later she told me, "something is wrong with my tooth." I actually looked at it this time. LOOSE!!! Very loose! We called Daddy and every other family member we could think of. She is pretty excited. I will keep you posted on the tooth saga! By the way, how much is the tooth fairy giving out these days?

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A certain key on my keyboard is not working. I will give you a clue. Think beginning sound in phone or ending sound in laugh. Yup that one. Here are some pics to enjoy! We were on the way to the park with my tiny sister. She took the pictures, not me! I was driving!!

New Fave Thing

A few weeks ago I had an eye infection. I threw my mascara out like a good girl! I am sure my ophthalmologist would be proud! I went to Target to replace it. I usually buy Neutragena mascara. I saw something called Lash Tint. Hmmm...sounds interesting. The premise is that it darkens lashes without looking mascara-y (not their wording) and doesn't make a mess. What the heck, I'll try it! As it turns out I love it. True to their promises it doesn't make a mess. I forgot to take it off last night before bed and there were no smudges, no black marks on my pillow! And my lashes still look dark! Sweet!

Happy Valentine's Day

The girls and I are making cookies today. We have heart shapes and letters to spell 'love'. My digital camera has been acting up but I will try to post some pics later! Hope everyone is having a great day being thankful for their sweetie!