After 5 days of high fever, sore throat, no school, and neg strep test, the doctor told me it could be a virus or mono. I freaked imagining Ethan confined to resting while his little motor wanted to GO for a month?!
On cue, this morning his fever broke and his energy returned from about 0 to 75 % (100% for an average boy). Rejoicing is just the virus! Bonus, he had the energy to play with his new puppy for the first time!
Except... now Chris caught it. Frick.
(Or just got her shots), this is how I fold laundry.
Heading to Ped today as Ethan's on his fourth day of fever, perfect time to introduce and housetrain a puppy! Thank GOD Chris has been home for night duties. Wait, it really is perfect time after all.
A little hot tea and honey to keep going during my cold. Blech, I'm feeling miserable.
Using a mug I made in pottery class brightened my day though!
Click here if you want to laugh at the morning hell I was in today: http://youtu.be/zu-EXewKkFg
No, I didn't kick their puppy. Gavin's crying because I gave him the "wrong" cereal bowl. Ethan's crying because I noticed what shirt he put on before he could tell me I could look at it. They don't make coffee strong enough for this.
We sing a song accompanied by a little dance.
"Gavin's got his poopy n the potty! Gavin's got his poopy in the potty!! Yaaaaaaa!"
Finish with jazz hands.
I'm feeling pretty great, both of my boys are done with this miserable slog called potty training.
Then Ethan steps up to the plate, er, bowl.
I notice out of the corner of my eye that he overshoots! Half of it has missed the bowl!!
"Ethan! There's a mess of pee on the floor behind the toilet!"
Taken aback at my disgust he reassures me.
"Oh don't worry Mommy. I do that ALL THE TIME."
Another school delay today. My defroster melted any and all ice on my windshield within 5 minutes and roads were clear. Groan.
So they joined the errand to Home Depot. Funny enough there were tons of parents with their kids doing the same thing.
Oh...And don't worry.
The forecast is clear tomorrow.
But Gavin won't be at school or anything. Yup. He caught his brother's pink eye.
Today was Ethan's basketball team's first game, with their Coach Chris as their fearless leader. Ethan's shirt says it all!
His Assistant Coach Gavin was never far from his side.
When it was game time and our turn to watch from the stands, I pulled out the big guns.
Daniel the Tiger.
Yeah...that didn't cut it. A couple tears seems to be a tradition every sports season's first game when Gavin has to go to the sidelines. :(
Ethan on the other hand had a ball! This seemed to be a sport that he REALLY enjoys!!
Afterwards was their buddy Thane's 6th birthday party!
With fun like Twister...
and a remote control car mash up!
After putting napless Gavin to sleep at 7pm, I went to check on Ethan.
Sound asleep by 7:30 with his superhero books.
Now I'm off to follow his lead, whew!
It took a while...But the first school week back from school hasn't had much school! Maybe 3 inches of snow with a wind chill factor down to -10 at night. The first snow day, a blast. But the next day with cleared roads and no snow, we bundled up for the walk to school.
Uhhh...where are the buses whizzing by? Quick check on my phone, yup school opening is delayed.
We had the gear on so might as well build a fort!
At least he got to school later right? Nope, they later cancelled the whole day.
Today we spent the morning with friends at Bounce U (as did the rest of the county!) When we weren't there, Gavin and I were in the bathroom reading super hero books, or cleaning up (okay, throwing out) underwear from the number two that has successfully evaded the potty for a week. Friends, I remember you've been there. How did you get your kiddo over the poop in potty mountain?
The cowlick will be Ethan's from the haircut he gave himself after finding a pair of scissors, in a LOCKED closet, while everyone else had gone to bed.
(Just a sample of his handiwork)
The greys will be mine figuring out how to preschool proof our baby proofed home.
