2/28/2016 - Sick day

An active day yesterday turned in to a sick day today. Poor Finn can't stop coughing. We stayed home and cleaned house all day. I hate when my kids are sick. It's the worst. His pup provided some comfort with his snuggles.

3/21/2014 - Sick day

Stayed home with a mildly feverish Finn. Kid was great all day and we got too ambitious with dinner out. Poor kiddo feverish and glazed eyes. Hate it when my kids are sick.

2/26/2014 - Sick Day/family Reading night

Li and I were both a little under the weather today. Li got the treat if walking Finn to school. 

Then a little visit to Dr, Beans to check out some eye goobers. The doctor says he is on the mend. No meds needed.

I ended the night with Family Reading Noght at school. It was a fun event. Parents volunteered to read to small groups of kiddos. Finn had a blast! So did I. Really loving this school!

11/4/2013 - Art for Liam

Finn stayed home from school with Baachan and Jiichan. He made art for his brother. Thoughtful kid even when sick.

7/30/2013 - Plays well with others

Some times they play so well together. Tonight both boys seem pretty much recovered from their sicknesses. Papa seems to have the bug now. Single parenting two great little boys.

7/29/2013 - Sharing is caring

Except when you are sharing your illnesses. Kid number 2 out sick. But his bro is giving him lots of support. They look so somber.

7/26/2013 - Working mommydom

From Drop Box

Sometimes I feel like the almighty ruler of working mommydom. But sometimes, I feel like the serf working for a larger ruler that keeps me in chains. Li was sick today. I knew it at midnight (and 2 and 3 and 4 and 5) when he woke up crying for me to lay down with him. I could feel how hot his body was. He has been nursing a runny nose for the past week or so. But he always has that because of daycare. It's almost a badge of daycare honor to have a runny nose. Anyways, I think it finally turned a bad corner and he was feverish all night long. So, at midnight I had already made the half asleep decision to stay home with him. I knew that today was going to be a busy workday, but hopefully manageable. I ended working all day long while the kids hung out watching hours of Netflix. Finny decided that he should stay home and "keep Liam company" (translation: watch hours and hours of Netflix). All day long, Liam would walk up to me at the kitchen table, grab my hand and lead me into the living room to play with him. I had to keep telling him 5 more minutes, after this email, once I am done with the conference call, once I finish this report. It felt so icky. Now don't get me wrong, I adore my job 97% of the time. I feel empowered to be a working mom. I am appreciated tremendously by my AMAZING bosses. Somedays though, it feels like I am a neglectful mom. I try so hard to be there for them. I have a responsibility to both work and home but where do you draw the line. I wish it was an easy answer. I wish that I could be 100% to both sides, but I can't. This is what I seem to be struggling with lately. I'll figure it out eventually, I just don't know what to do right now.

5/10/2013 - Under the weather

From Drop Box

I stayed home sick with Finn. Both of us are battling colds. It is something awful. Poor guy had a minor fever last night and we decided to keep him home with us. I am too busy with work right now, so I spent most of the day keeping our sick boy busy and fed while I tackled some big work projects. Hoping he gets better soon. Hoping the same for myself.

4/18/2013 - Almost there

From Drop Box

Things are on the upswing. Liam seems fully recovered. Finny is pretty much there. They spent their day wearing out their Baachan and Jiichan. Hope that everyone stays healthy. Li has his appetite back and ate 2 servings of rice. Need to make it through tomorrow and I will definitely appreciate the weekend.

4/17/2013 - Winding Down

From Drop Box

It's been a doozy of a week for us. Liam was sick on Monday. Finn was sick on Tuesday and Wednesday. After being puked on and cleaning up pee and poo too many times, we are exhausted. You can see if on all of our faces. Health is around the corner.

4/16/2013 - Share and share alike

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We have always wanted to teach the kids to share, but not to share their viruses. Finny seems to have contracted the yucky virus that his brother had all weekend. Our Finn has no appetite and a minor fever. I am hoping he feels better ASAP. Poor kiddo. All he wants to do is drink gatorade. No food seems appetizing to him.

4/15/2013 - Sneaky little virus

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As soon as you think the kid is getting better, he is still sick. Li stayed home with Papa on today. He was energetic and a great eater at breakfast. They were on their way to come visit me at the office, when Liam woke up from his car nap and puked and pooped all over himself. Poor kid. Poor papa! Papa navigated the viral trenches with our sad sick little boy.

4/14/2013 - On the mend

From Drop Box

We stayed close to home again today. Li seems to be on the mend, some minor yucky virus stuff doing on, but he hasn't barfed since this morning. He was a hungry boy in the afternoon, so we celebrated his non barfiness with otter pops on the driveway. Got a little midday sunshine and a sweet treat. He was a happy boy. Finny was too!

From Drop Box

Finn was a dream child these past couple days. He has been cooped up in our sickhouse since Friday night. I am surprised there has not been a mutiny. We spent the afternoon cutting up magazines. He is so careful with the scissors that I let him do whatever he wants with them. Plus his busy curious brother was sleeping away!

4/13/2013 - Stomach Flu

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My poor little Li seems to have developed a stomach bug. He woke up crying at midnight last night covered in vomit. Poor kid. We went downstairs and he sipped water and watched a movie. Finny woke up and wanted to join us downstairs as well. After watching most of The Tigger MOvie, both boys passed out by 2 am on the couch. Poor Liam upchucked some more today and has basically been sleeping most of the day away. Our non-napping kiddo is taking the 2nd nap of the day as we speak. The first nap was about 2 hours long. Poor kid. I feel so bad. He keeps saying "No want puke mama". Poor baby. Only water and a little bit of cereal to eat today. Hopefully we will have an appetite for dinner tonight.

3/21/2013 - Helping out

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I stayed home for a second day with the kids. Today I had more work to do than yesterday, so I wasn't able to spend as much time playing with the kiddos. Finny helped out a huge amount. He spent some time "reading" to Liam from the Lego book that Uncle Awesome gave him. Finny likes us to read him the word bubbles that the lego creatures say. We have read them to him so much that he has memorized them. It was amazing to see him read word bubble after word bubble the exact captions that were written on the pages. He really is such a smart kid.

3/20/2013 - Home Sick

From Drop Box

I kept both boys home with me today. Liam is dealing with the Hand Foot and Mouth Virus and Finny had some tummy troubles this morning. Both boys were in great spirits all day long. Such troopers. We had fun playing tigers, watching movies, drawing pictures, reading books and even ventured out to the laundromat. It was a goofy day for all of us. Looks like it will be the same tomorrow. Trying my best not to be stressed to be missing work. Just trying to enjoy my special time with both boys. I pray that tomorrow Liam takes an earlier nap so he doesn't pass out at 4:45 from pure exhaustion.

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3/19/2013 - Sick Baby

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Poor little Liam got Hand Foot and Mouth. His feet and hands are covered with little tiny ugly blisters. The good news is that they are not really itchy or uncomfortable. The bad news is that it is totally contagious. I will be examining Finn and my hands and feet for the next week. Argh. Poor kid. Sick day tomorrow.

3/11/2013 - The Three Stoog ... I mean Musketeers

From Drop Box

Final night as a single parent, final night with their one crazy parent! We are so relieved to have Jesse back tomorrow. This has been a fun couple of days, but I am ready to have my Jesse back as our boys are ready to have papa back. We are all showing our smiles despite the fact that F and I both has some sort of upper respiratory illness. Liam has his mischevious smile because he is biting on the Playdoh toy that I told him not to bite on. Playdoh isn't too toxic right? My two other musketeers and I are ready to fight this battle with the 4th Musketeer at our side. Safe Travels Papa! Can't wait to see you!

1/17/2013 - Papa Day

From Drop Box

Everyone has been slightly sick lately. My parents usually watch the kids on Tuesdays and Thursdays, but mom was ill with the flu, so Jesse opted to stay home with them to give Baachan some time to recover. The boys had a fun day together. Jesse captured this perfect moment of the two buddies and sent it to me at work. It gave everyone a big smile to see their happy faces.

1/3/2013 - Brother Time

From Drop Box

The boys were separated today. Jesse stayed home with Finny so we could get his cough checked out at the doctors. Liam went solo to Baachan and Jiichan's place. I think that they must have missed each other tremendously, because they were playing so well together tonight.

From Drop Box

It was also noticeable that Liam was a happier boy with his alone time with B & J. I am sure that Finny relished his solo time with Papa. It's good to have time apart to appreciate being together.