Thursday, March 5, 2009
Wind, Wind, Go Away!
We got all bundled up, loaded in the car, and drove to the park only to find out it was so windy that it was just too cold to play and walk. The boys and I met some friends at Holland Park today. It was the first time the boys had gone to a park since they could walk. They don't enjoy walking very much with their heavy winter coats on. I think it makes them top heavy! They weren't sure what to do and just kind of stood their or should I say layed their as their friends played. A decided to just lay in the mulch for a bit and E layed on the slide. We tried swinging after that. E was okay with swinging for a bit, but A protested and insisted that he must be held. After my friends daughter informed us it was just too cold, and it was we headed home for lunch. E & A are eating "big people" food quite well these days. They had chicken nuggets, tomato basil soup, gold fish, cheeto like things, and pieces of banana. Drinking from their sippies is starting to come more naturally as well. My friend Callie gave us another kind of sippie with a straw and they love it!
Tuesday, March 3, 2009
Hooray for Straws
The boys are 14 months old now and being that the pediatrician has asked that they be done with bottles by 15 months, Monday we eliminated all bottles except the morning and night bottle. It was an interesting day. I had a really good talk with God and told him I couldn't do it without him. I tend to need to feel in control, with twins true control rarely ever happens. So, I have finally decided 14 month into this mommy thing to give it fully to God! Just like that God came through as he always does when you fully give it to him. I had patience and remained calm. Tuesday was their day with Miss Abigail, but although not feeling great and a little grouchy they did well. While I was out, I picked up a couple sippies with straws. It took a few tries, but the boys love straws they think drinking is fun now. They will walk around and drink from their sippies. They think they are quite big...and indeed they are growing very quickly!
Monday, March 2, 2009
Yick, Yack, Yuck!
Winter has really brought alot of earaches, stomach viruses, and colds! This last couple of weeks everyone in the house has had a cold off and on. The boys have had them more on than off! I am just praying they don't turn into anything more serious. Hopefully when it warms up later this week we can open the windows and get the germs out! Although, with cold weather just around the corner again, I am not sure if they will stay out! It is so hard to watch the boys struggle to breath, eat, and sleep. To top that off, if they aren't sleeping we aren't sleeping. Makes for some very tired people at the Dittmer household.
Fortunately Marc and I were able to get a night away this past weekend! For his birthday and Valentine's Day, I booked a room at the Omni downtown. We went out to dinner, an architectural salvage place, lunch, Lowe's, and a movie. It was very, very nice and much needed. The only thing we didn't get to do that we had hoped for was sleep. Unfortunately some other patrons of the hotel decided their agenda was to party right next door to our room. I think we may have gotten less sleep than when we are at home if that is possible. That's okay though, it was nice to have some quality time together and really invest in one another! Although not feeling well, the boys had a wonderful time with our neighbors and my parents!
I don't want to wish the time to pass...but please come Spring, come quickly!
Fortunately Marc and I were able to get a night away this past weekend! For his birthday and Valentine's Day, I booked a room at the Omni downtown. We went out to dinner, an architectural salvage place, lunch, Lowe's, and a movie. It was very, very nice and much needed. The only thing we didn't get to do that we had hoped for was sleep. Unfortunately some other patrons of the hotel decided their agenda was to party right next door to our room. I think we may have gotten less sleep than when we are at home if that is possible. That's okay though, it was nice to have some quality time together and really invest in one another! Although not feeling well, the boys had a wonderful time with our neighbors and my parents!
I don't want to wish the time to pass...but please come Spring, come quickly!
Thursday, February 19, 2009
Jammin'
Tuesday was a continuation of Monday in that the boys were still pretty fussy. Miss Abigail was here for the day and both E & A were not their happy go lucky selves. Fortunately Grandma and Grandpa Rhodes arrived not long after I got home and that put them in better moods for most of the evening. Aunt Meg Meg came over for awhile too. She got a kiss from Ethan without prompting and Aaron cried when she left. Towards bedtime they just wanted Mommy and Daddy.
Yesterday I was able to find out a bit more about why A has been fussy. We went to their follow up appointment at the ENT, after having tubes put in. A's left tube was plugged. When the fluid had tried to drain it had crystallized. To remedy the situation we are putting hydrogen peroxide and antibiotic drops in his ear three times a day. Dr. Dugan agreed that both boys are also getting their top four front teeth. Aaron's are really working their way through right now. Ethan was up quite a bit last night. He was really stuffy and having a hard time breathing. Today he has a bit of drainage, so it seems he may be getting a cold.
The boys love music and dancing. They have been dancing with Grammy, Daddy, and particularly Mommy for sometime. This morning I was catching up on American Idol that I had tivo'd. Normally the boys just hear music on the radio or on one of their Veggie Tale movies and bob along. This was the first time they had really seen people singing. They loved it! They were really supposed to be playing and not watching TV, but what could I do? They were smiling, bobbing, moving their heads. Too, too cute. I have always loved music. It makes me so happy to see them enjoying it as well. How neat to be young and totally uninhibited...free to dance however you like!
Yesterday I was able to find out a bit more about why A has been fussy. We went to their follow up appointment at the ENT, after having tubes put in. A's left tube was plugged. When the fluid had tried to drain it had crystallized. To remedy the situation we are putting hydrogen peroxide and antibiotic drops in his ear three times a day. Dr. Dugan agreed that both boys are also getting their top four front teeth. Aaron's are really working their way through right now. Ethan was up quite a bit last night. He was really stuffy and having a hard time breathing. Today he has a bit of drainage, so it seems he may be getting a cold.
The boys love music and dancing. They have been dancing with Grammy, Daddy, and particularly Mommy for sometime. This morning I was catching up on American Idol that I had tivo'd. Normally the boys just hear music on the radio or on one of their Veggie Tale movies and bob along. This was the first time they had really seen people singing. They loved it! They were really supposed to be playing and not watching TV, but what could I do? They were smiling, bobbing, moving their heads. Too, too cute. I have always loved music. It makes me so happy to see them enjoying it as well. How neat to be young and totally uninhibited...free to dance however you like!
Monday, February 16, 2009
50/50 and Memory Lane
Thursday night Aaron got sick twice, Saturday Ethan got sick once, and last night Marc got sick in the night and is home sick today. Eek! Fortunately the boys recovered very quickly. Hopefully Marc will recover soon and I will skip the whole thing. It seems that everyone I know is experiencing some sort of stomach virus.
A's top, front, right tooth has just barely broken through the gums. Both E and A's top front teeth are working on coming in. They both have been a bit fussy between the stomach thing and teething. Last night felt like a very short night with the boys waking up and Marc up sick. It seems like forever since the boys bottom two teeth came in. From what I have read the top two come in four to eight weeks later. They obviously don't have that down to an exact science.
Saturday was Marc's birthday. He turned 32. It was also 1 year since the boys came home from the hospital. I still remember bringing the boys home, sitting in the middle of our bed with them, and wondering what now? My friend and neighbor had her second child on Saturday. Her water broke Thursday morning at 33 weeks. Interestingly without any medication the baby held off on coming for two days. I on the other hand had been on medication for 5 weeks prior to my water breaking to slow things down and then once my water broke they just couldn't stop the labor from progressing no matter the medication. Her situation really reiterated to me that God had a plan for birth and it happens just as he had intended even though it may not match perfectly with our vision. Yesterday I looked back at the CaringBridge blog I had while the boys were in the hospital. What a journey and emotional roller coaster! I talked to a friend from church who has a little boy who is just a month or two older than the boys. She had a completely natural experience and gave birth to her son at home. She is pregnant with her second now and mentioned that she thought this time around would be easier because she had done it before. Instead it is as big a leap of faith as the first time, because now she has expectations of a smooth pregnancy. Pregnancy and the journey as a parent requires complete release of the reigns to God. That is if you want to live with any kind of peace at all.
The boys seem to be developing before our eyes. Marc taught A a new game last week. He had brought home a bunch of rubber duckies from work and he put one in his mouth and shot it up in the air. He did it a few times and then after he would shoot it up in the air, Aaron would put another in for him to do it again. It was so cute! Aaron was laughing so hard. Both boys have started putting balls into the appropriate slots in toys lately. Ethan particularly likes to do so. E really surprised me yesterday! I am not sure if it was a fluke or what. Both boys love books and I was asking E where the flower, dog, cat, and ball were in the book. He had 50/50 chance but he pointed at the correct item each time. Later in the day I asked and he didn't really seem interested in pointing them out or didn't know which item was which. Marc saw him point at one of the items, so it wasn't just me. Marc said I should take him to Vegas, since either way he is pretty good with 50/50 chances.
A's top, front, right tooth has just barely broken through the gums. Both E and A's top front teeth are working on coming in. They both have been a bit fussy between the stomach thing and teething. Last night felt like a very short night with the boys waking up and Marc up sick. It seems like forever since the boys bottom two teeth came in. From what I have read the top two come in four to eight weeks later. They obviously don't have that down to an exact science.
Saturday was Marc's birthday. He turned 32. It was also 1 year since the boys came home from the hospital. I still remember bringing the boys home, sitting in the middle of our bed with them, and wondering what now? My friend and neighbor had her second child on Saturday. Her water broke Thursday morning at 33 weeks. Interestingly without any medication the baby held off on coming for two days. I on the other hand had been on medication for 5 weeks prior to my water breaking to slow things down and then once my water broke they just couldn't stop the labor from progressing no matter the medication. Her situation really reiterated to me that God had a plan for birth and it happens just as he had intended even though it may not match perfectly with our vision. Yesterday I looked back at the CaringBridge blog I had while the boys were in the hospital. What a journey and emotional roller coaster! I talked to a friend from church who has a little boy who is just a month or two older than the boys. She had a completely natural experience and gave birth to her son at home. She is pregnant with her second now and mentioned that she thought this time around would be easier because she had done it before. Instead it is as big a leap of faith as the first time, because now she has expectations of a smooth pregnancy. Pregnancy and the journey as a parent requires complete release of the reigns to God. That is if you want to live with any kind of peace at all.
The boys seem to be developing before our eyes. Marc taught A a new game last week. He had brought home a bunch of rubber duckies from work and he put one in his mouth and shot it up in the air. He did it a few times and then after he would shoot it up in the air, Aaron would put another in for him to do it again. It was so cute! Aaron was laughing so hard. Both boys have started putting balls into the appropriate slots in toys lately. Ethan particularly likes to do so. E really surprised me yesterday! I am not sure if it was a fluke or what. Both boys love books and I was asking E where the flower, dog, cat, and ball were in the book. He had 50/50 chance but he pointed at the correct item each time. Later in the day I asked and he didn't really seem interested in pointing them out or didn't know which item was which. Marc saw him point at one of the items, so it wasn't just me. Marc said I should take him to Vegas, since either way he is pretty good with 50/50 chances.
Sunday, February 15, 2009
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