Sick Day Stuff

If you see someone walking around Arnold, MO looking like a zombie, don't be frightened. It's not a zombie. It's me. Mother of TWO sick children, two and under... going on day #6 of sickness. Logan came down with a fever last Wednesday. He ran a fever for about 24 hours and then was ok, not 100% but I thought he was ok. On Saturday he started complaining of "mouth hurt." and stopped eating. He has hardly eaten anything since Saturday. On Sunday, I self-diagnosed him with hand, foot, and mouth disease. Thank Goodness for webmd when the doctor's office is closed!! Today I called the doctor to tell him my diagnosis and he concurred that he probably has HFMD. His recommendation? Popsicles, icecream, cold drinks, jello. Why can't I have a doctor prescribe icecream to me??? (Ok, I don't really want to get HFMD, it produces very painful blisters in the mouth. Ouch!)
Last night, Logan nicely shared his fever with his baby brother, Tyson. Tyson ran a fever of 101-102 all night and through the day today. It seems to have broken this evening. I hope, hope, hope he doesn't get a mouthful of blisters.
So, what have we been doing to pass the time while we are home sick?
1. Playing with Trains

2. Watching TV

3.  Building with Megablocks

4. Fighting over who gets to sit in mommy's lap

Sitting up

Tyson has started sitting up for a minute or two on his own. He gets more sturdy everyday.

When he falls over, he works really hard to get back up!

I make him pose for me. He loves it, I promise!

You know what I love? These baby blue eyes!

Brothers in the Bath

I was giving Tyson a morning bath while Logan watched Sesame Street. Unfortunately Sesame Street must not have been stimulating that day because Logan popped in the bathroom and said, "I wash Tyson." First he washed his toes. And then he just climbed right into the tub (with his diaper still on). Tyson just thought it was funny. Then again,  Tyson thinks everything Logan does is funny!!

Pants on the ground

Pants on the ground

Looking like a fool with your pants on the ground!

(But momma thinks you are a cutie!)

We're still working on getting dressed/undressed. It looks like we'll be working on fashion for a while as well.

Oh, and Logan, don't be suprised if some of these pictures show up at your wedding! Love, Mom

Par-tay at Grandma and Pa-pa's place

Grandma and Grandpa Higgins had their hands full last weekend watching Jared and Jacob, so we thought we'd crash their party and make their hands be a little "fuller".

On Sunday afternoon we went to Warrenton so that the boys could play with Jared and Jacob, their cousins. They had a great time together. Logan followed Jared around. Jared was pretty good at showing him the ropes.

Anytime Jared would suggest something, Logan would say, "O-tay." After a while, though, Jared got  tired of a 2 year old. He came in and said, "Jackie-a, Logan keeps asking me where'd the frog go? over and over and over and over and over." I smiled and said, "sorry, he's a 2 year old. They do stuff like that!"
We took the boys outside to keep them entertained. They liked playing in the pool. Uncle Brian gave them a little extra cold water out of the house.

Then we all went down to the lake (in Grandma and Grandpa's backyard. Lucky!) Logan got to take his first boat ride with daddy.

Jared waited on the shore for his turn to go in the boat with Pa-pa.

Of course, Pa-pa jumped IN the lake for a swim! Then Pa-pa took Logan for a swim in the lake. Logan just laid on his back and floated with his eyes closed. Such a little water bug.
The babies went down to the lake too. Uncle Brian and Kari got lots of baby time!

I'm pretty sure Tyson is saying to Jacob, "Dude, you're hilarious!"

I'm pretty sure Jacob is saying, "Let's get out of here. They put a hat on you but I'm in full sun here. WHERE IS MY MOMMY?"

So, the baby boys went inside. Then all the boys had a little wrestle-mania, snacks, toy time, etc.

My kids were SO TIRED after playing all day. Logan fell asleep as we were getting on to Interstate 70 on the Warrenton exit. He slept from 5:30 pm until 7 am the next day!!!

Why I am a terrible mother...

I took my boys to the zoo. Good mom.

I let them see the lions. Good mom.

I let them see the giraffes. Good mom.

I brought along their grandparents to fight over who got to hold them. Good mom.

I let Grandpa take Logan on the carousel. Good mom. (Or Good Grandpa).

I did not take one single picture of Tyson at the zoo. Bad mom. Horrible. Terrible. Mom.

When we got home I took this adorable picture of him in his stroller. C'mon buddy, that's all you did at the zoo anyway, sit in your stroller and look adorable! (And chew on things because your first tooth was about to poke through!)

Tyson: 5 months old!!!

Tyson is five months old today. He's changed so much in the last month. He loves to play on the floor and roll around to try and get all of the toys. He talks a lot and very loudly!! He loves to smile and laugh! And he's so ticklish! He also drools. a lot!! There is more drool coming out of that mouth in a minute than oil coming out of the oil well in the gulf. (Not to be insensitive, people). As a result of his constant drooling, he has developed a bad rash on his face. He has persevered, though, and it's getting much better--- with LOTS of outfit changes and bib changes throughout the day to keep him super dry!  

Tyson also loves the outdoors, loves to go on walks. He loves his brother, Logan... except when Logan roars at Tyson to make him cry! He loves to go to church. He has been the only baby in the nursery at church during first service. I think he likes all of the attention. I loves his mommy and daddy and gives us the best smiles!

Tyson has also started solid foods. He has had rice cereal, bananas, green beans, peas, and peaches. He has only had a few jars of store bought baby food. Since it's summer, I'm hoping to make a lot of his food from fresh produce.

He can also sit up for a few seconds at a time.

I've started doing a few little activities with him-- working on balance, reading books, doing music time, and sensory activities. I really feel blessed to have my 2 boys!

Of bubbles and babies

 We finished our Hubbard's Cupboard Unit on

Bubbles. We read a few books on bubbles... that Logan wanted to read over and over and over and over and we did the activities. Of course, we had to blow bubbles. Logan's favorite phrase, "I do it!"

We made a bubble "painting" with white sticker dots, glue, and glitter!

We painted with shampoo and food coloring.

We made a boat and tried to float our little people in it. Logan was great at this activity. I put the little people in the boat standing up straight. They kept drowning. THEN, Logan who had been studying me, took the boat and very purposefully laid the people in the "boat". It floated perfectly and I swear, if that kid  knew how to roll his eyes, he would have rolled them at me right then. It's nice to be outsmarted by a two year old.  

Both boys got sensory exploration bags to play with. Logan's had soap and hair gel. As he turned it, it made bubbles. Tyson's had water and lots of tiny things to look at (but not eat!)

I wrote more about the books we studied on my reading blog. http://www.readysetread2me.blogspot.com/ if you aren't a follower, head over, check it out, comment, and follow! I'd love to have you!

Look what I can do, I'm a BIG kid now!

Logan is 2 years old now! There is so much more that he can do.

This month we started Joyful Learning Curriculum for 2s. First we learned about baby animals. Here's what Logan learned to do:

He can match things using 1 to 1 correspondance.

One baby animal in each bed.

Each baby animal gets a blanket.

And then he gets his blanket and lays down next to the babies... so cute!

Logan can also match the baby animals to the mommy animals.

He also can dig in his sand table. (It's oatmeal right now-- not sand).

He can play with playdough and share with his cousin Alex. (Is that the sweetest smile on the planet or what??)

We also learned about flowers/gardens this month.

Logan can make a coffee filter flower!

He can match flowers in his matching game.

He can try different foods like BROCOLLI... and decide that he doesn't really like it for now.

He can sort flowers by color and he almost knows the names of the colors!!

He can't quite figure out how to make or continue a pattern w/ different colors of flowers yet. Sorry but I think that's a kindergarten skill, Hubbard's Cupboard.

Tyson thinks he's big stuff too... If momma puts him on his back in the activity gym...

Whoops! He rolls right out. He's already rolling to get to toys that he wants. I guess he has to claim his "spot" as little brother.

He also can do the exersaucer! It keeps him entertained and he can keep an eye on Logan.