Monday, May 31, 2010

Happy Memorial Day!


We spent the day today in Mt. Vernon celebrating Memorial Day. We spent part of the day at my friend's house and then headed over to spend the rest of the day at Jon's family's house. While at my friend's house we put Matthias and Charley down for a nap. Thi didn't want to lay down at first, but soon settled in....or so we thought. After leaving him in the room for a while Jon went to check on him and found that he had climbed out of his pack n play. Not only that, but he had trashed the room and broken a whole bunch of sea shells and thrown some decorative rocks and his diaper leaked on their bed. I couldn't believe it. Thankfully my friend didn't mind, but it didn't stop me from feeling bad. Matthias spent a little time in his diaper while his clothes went through the washer and dryer.

Sunday, May 30, 2010

Aunt Barbara!


Jon's Aunt Barbara is in town for a visit this weekend. Of course we are very glad to have her here. Matthias was a little timid when she first arrived. I think only because he was tired and super cranky. Once he got up from his nap he had returned to the loving, happy little boy we all know and love. I'm sure Aunt Barbara was happy that he did.

Saturday, May 29, 2010

What Happened?

**Warning** This story is not for the weak stomached.

Last night I was awoken in the middle of the night at 2 a.m. by Justus crying. I at first tried to ignore it thinking he had just woken up and would fall back asleep, but then Matthias woke up as well so I decided I better get up and put them both back to bed before they woke everyone in the house up. I first went in to check on Thi. He was easy enough to put back to bed. I covered him up and gave him Monkey and he was out. I then headed to Justus' room. As soon as I entered the room I was welcomed by the smell of a dirty diaper. Justus was sitting on his knees on his bed crying, "I stinky." I told him I could tell. I then told him to close his eyes while I turned on the light. When I turned on the light I was shocked at what I saw. There was blood everywhere...I mean EVERYWHERE. His face was completely covered. It was in his ear, on his sheets, on the wall, his legs, and his pajamas were covered. He was crying and it was in his mouth and dripping down his chin. There was even a blood clot on his shirt. I at first didn't even know what had happened or where the blood was coming from. Everything imaginable went through my mind. Did he fall off the bed? Is he seriously hurt? Do I need to call 911? I scooped him up and woke Jonathan up and took Justus to the bathroom. He was crying and a little shaky. I was so overwhelmed I didn't even know where to begin. I started wiping his face and realized the source of the bleeding was a bloody nose. It was so gross...blood clots and dripping. I was a little scared and thought we might have to take him to the emergency room. I had never seen a bloody nose that was so bad. His nose soon stopped bleeding and Justus seemed fine. We continued to clean him up and got his sheets, pajamas, and even his bear into the washer. Justus was in good spirits and we put him back to bed. It was definitely a little scary there for a minute, but he is totally fine.

Friday, May 28, 2010

Castle


Today Justus found my little canisters in the kitchen and decided to build a "castle" with them. He was very focused and determined as you can see.

Thursday, May 27, 2010

Back to Normal


Charley has been back to herself today. It was a rough couple of days, but now she is the happy, smiley baby we all know and love. Today while trying to get some pictures she flashed this little expression. I'm not sure what she is doing, but she is super cute!

Wednesday, May 26, 2010

Addict in the Making


So I have an unhealthy relationship with soda. I am an addict...and I am well aware. I would much rather have a diet soda over any other beverage. I just love it...love it! It seems that I have passed on my addiction to my child because he loves soda as well. He says, "Mmmmm, that taste good." And he throws in, "I like soda." Today when I set my soda down I soon found Justus sneaking a drink. I have definitely created a monster.

Tuesday, May 25, 2010

Cry, Cry, Baby


Charley is not feeling so well. She had a slight runny nose yesterday, but today it was even worse. She was also very cranky. All she wanted was to be held and when I set her down....this is what happened....she turned into a crying, snotty mess.