2/4/2012 - Lunch date at Vik's

Finn is definitely feeling better today. He still has a runny nose and was running a mild grade fever, but his happy energy was back. So today, we took a little outing to Vik's Chaat house. Finn was making funny expressions at me from across the table and I caught this one on my iphone camera. He looks upset, but really is just giving me his focused face. Finny wanted to take a picture of me, so this is his view from his side of the table.

2/3/2012 - No curse February

At work this month, two of my coworkers and I are trying ot limit our swearing. Working in a sales environment, we tend to have potty mouths. So, to track this, I created our no swear trackers with no curse stickers to go with it. Each time one of swears, we have to put a sticker on our no swear tracker. So far, I am doing the best with only one curse word. I think it helps to be around my kiddos, because I have found other non curse words to use in challenging situations. Hope I keep up the good work!

2/2/2012 - Sad silliness

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Our Finny is a sick sick boy today. He has had a fever all day long. We were able to set up a doctor's appt for tomorrow, to check him out. I suspect that he might have an ear infection like his brother. Nothing worse than having sick kids and feeling helpless about it. All you want to do is to make them feel better. We snuggled and made funny faces at the iphone camera to try to perk up his spirits. I think that sometimes faking happiness can make you feel a little bit happier.

2/1/2012 - Doctor Checkup

Brought Liam in for his 1 year checkup today to find out that he actually has croup and an ear infection. Little man is now on Amoxicillin for the next 10 days. I had no idea he was dealing with an ear infection because he was his usual wily little self exploring the doctor's office, playing with dangerous stool that specifically state for kids not to play with them. He's a stunt man, a risk taker or as the physician's assistant said "He crazy, girl!"

1/31/2012 - Sippy Fail

We are trying out the sippy cup on our little Liam, with no success so far. He likes to fake like he is drinking from it and then toss it on the ground. Just going to keep at it and hope that he figures it out soon. Gotta get rid of the bottles soon.

1/30/2012 - Work perks vs. 2.0

We invited my boss and his family to Liam's party, but his son was sick so they were not able to make it. He still generously bought Liam the coolest set of green instruments. Both the kids enjoyed banging and jingling around the house this evening. I feel so lucky to have such a cool work situation with such an amazing boss. I'm glad to share the rewards of this with my family.

1/29/2012 - Liam's 1st Birthday Party

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What an amazing birthday party! It was definitely enjoyed by our two boys and hopefully our guests as well. The kids frolicked around habitot playing trains and with the water table. Liam ate his very own Strawberry Sprinkle Cupcake from my new go to Cupcakery! So fun!