Bummer Blizzard

So we wanted to leave for Texas, but mother nature decided to snow on our parade. There is a huge winter blizzard in all of the possible routes that we could take to Texas (Wyoming, Colorado, New Mexico, Kansas, and even parts of Oklahoma and Texas). Looks like we will be hanging out at home for Spring Break. Maybe next time it is Spring Break, it will actually act like Spring. Is that too much to ask? Boo Hoo!

Gone to Texas for Spring Break

We will be leaving tomorrow for our Spring Break and of course visiting my favorite place in the whole world, Denton, Texas (only my favorite because my favorite people are there). I am so excited for warm weather. Right after our three nice Spring days here in Rockland, we had a snow storm. Go figure! Right after I get all of the kids outside toys assembled and ready to play with, it snows. Spring is such a tease! Hopefully, Texas won't pull any funny weather on me, but it might, it is Texas you know. Be Back in April.

The First Day of Spring

I am so excited that today is the first day of spring. I can't wait to open my windows and let the fresh air go through my house. I can't wait to plant some flowers and a vegetable garden. I can't wait to go on walks and for Abigail to play outside for hours like little kids should. HOORAY FOR SPRING!

We finally got to play outside!

I have been waiting for the moment that it wasn't too cold for my kids to go outside and play. Yesterday, it was about 55 degrees outside so we put on our jackets and headed out for some fun. The twins are just wearing their hats to protect their ears from the wind. It was so fun to watch the girls play. This is really the first time that the twins have played outside because last year they were too young and just sat and watched all of the action; this year they get to be a part of the action.

Doing The Bunny Hop

Emily loves to dance with this bunny that we have as an Easter decoration. In the second video, you can catch a glimpse of Elizabeth's moves too.

The Pacifier Collecter

It amazes me how we have 10 pacifiers and I can't seem to find a single one when I need to, but Elizabeth has anywhere between two and five pacifiers with her at most times. I think she has her own secret stash somewhere in the house. She loves to walk around the house holding as many pacifiers as her little hands can.

LOVES

I am trying to teach the twins to be sweet to eachother and instead of pulling hair, they should give hugs. I think Emily is grasping the concept, which makes me happy because she is the one that needed to learn to be sweet. I am sure it is still a work in progress, but this was pretty cute.

The Super Puffer

In our house the name for Nebulizer is Super Puffer. I have an inhaler for my asthma which Darin calls my puffer, so when the twins started needing breathing treatments the nebulizer turned into THE SUPER PUFFER. It has been a life-saver. My kids are finally smiling again and getting into things, so I know they are getting back to normal. We aren't totally better yet, but I can see the light at the end of the tunnel.
Elizabeth

Emily

Sick Sick Sick

No, this is not a pharmaceutical advertisement. I thought I would relieve a little stress and blog about what my week (our family's week) has been like. I try to keep my blog pretty up beat and positive because who wants to hear a bunch of complaining, but life is just not always a bed of roses, so if you are only into reading chipper blogs, I am warning you, stop reading. This is my way of journaling and I don't have a whole lot of positive things to say about this week besides we are all still alive and we all still love each other. Well as I said earlier, someone in our family has been sick since the beginning of the year, but this week everyone has been sick besides Darin. It all started two Sundays ago, Elizabeth ran a fever, but she had no other symptoms, so I just figured she was cutting teeth. Then last Thursday Abigail came down with a cold and a pretty serious cough, she was down for the whole weekend. Sunday, is when it really hit. Emily started running a fever around 102, I gave her Motrin and Tylenol to break the fever, but I had a really hard time getting it to come down, by Monday she had a runny nose and yucky eyes, so I took her to the doctor, mind you Abigail is still sick at this point. The doctor pretty much thought I was crazy for bringing Emily in because she broke her fever in the car on the way to his office and she was in a decent mood when we got there. He sent me home and said that it was just a cold. By the time we got home Emily had a 103.7 fever and her eyes were glued shut with green junk (yuck!). I knew this was not just a cold. I pretty much held her all night and gave her more pain medicine, and a cool bath to try to break the fever. Nothing seemed to help this baby. In the morning, my neighbor showed up at my house and took one look at Emily and said, "Misty you need to get this baby to the doctor" my neighbor is an EMT, so I took her advice and went to a different doctor's office for a second opinion. This time I was told that Emily had a pretty severe sinus infection. So, we got Emily on some antibiotics. By Wednesday, Abigail was feeling about 80% better, but Elizabeth started with the runny nose and now a cough. Emily wasn't really doing any better. Thursday we headed back to the doctor and I had them examine both twins. The diagnosis this time was: Elizabeth - ear infection & upper respiratory virus, Emily - sinus infection & bronchitis. Are you kidding me? My kids were so sick in the doctor's office that they screamed the entire time, so much that a nurse came and sat with me the whole time I was there. After I left the doctor's office it was on to the pharmacy for more antibiotics, Prednizone (a steroid medicine to help the twins breath), and Albuterol for breathing treatments. Abigail seemed to be coming out of the sickness, but could I really be so lucky? Not this week. On Friday morning she woke up with a mild eye infection. I am hoping we can just do eye drops and not have to have a fourth doctor's visit thisweek. In the mean time I have been lucky to just get a sore throat and be able to keep going, but I don't think I can do this much longer. MERCY!

Abigail thinks that if I put these drops in her eyes it will glue her eyes shut. We had quite the hysteria trying to corral her and convince her that these drops would make her eyes better. She finally did it after we let her put drops in her baby doll's eyes first.

If this won't break a fever what will?

I think Doctors prescribe this for everything.

The Nebulizer is our new best friend.

What We've Been Up To

We went to Costco and bought a bag of beef jerky. The twins managed to break into the bag before I could get it put away. They look kind of funny just gnawing on a piece of jerky like that.

We visited Heather & Shane on March 1st. Elizabeth loved exploring their house.

Someone in our family has been sick every day this year since January 1st 2009. We have had several ear infections, colds, coughs, sinus infections, and even the stomach flu. I am sick of everyone being sick. Just when I think it is over I hear someone else sniffling. Emily is going to the doctor today. I think we have another ear infection, but I am not sure. She has had a 102 fever, cough, runny nose, and cries a whole lot. Poor Baby.