Sick Boys

This morning was a challenging morning for me. Although Adam might tell you that every morning seems to be challenging for me. Partly because I'm just not a morning person (and he's right), but this very morning just topped them all. As I was going through my morning ritual I started singing to myself, "Blessed Be Your Name". Maybe the title of the song might sound familiar to you. It is a song by Matt Redman, and boy did it come at the right time. I believe that God was trying to remind me to bless him, regardless of how my morning was starting. Our boys have had a terrible couple of days, and I'm just trying to keep myself and everyone together. Last Friday Will started with a low-grade fever and appeared to be in a lot of pain. He would complain of his left ear hurting every chance he'd get. So on Monday, I rushed hin to his doctor who confirmed our suspicions, and diagnosed him with two ear infections, one in each ear. Will has never had an ear infection before and two at the same time just sounds awfully painful. He was put on Amoxicillin right away and now the medicine is really upsetting his stomach. We'll have to wait and see if the symptoms subside or if we're looking into a different antibiotic. As for Jack, my poor baby started with a high fever of 103 on Monday night and yes, that's the same day that I had taken Will to the doctor. So yesterday I return to their pediatrician, who gave me the terrifying news that Jack has pneumonia. I almost fell of my chair and could not believe how fast this was all going downhill. Jack was also given Amoxicillin and going back to see his doctor tomorrow. We hope and pray that things will go up from here. As for the kids, they seem to be doing fine coloring, drawing, using their imagination, and drinking chicken noodle soup. So, as the song says "Every blessing you pour out I'll turn back to praise. When the darkness closes in, Lord. Still I will say, Blessed be your name".

Baby #3

A couple of weeks ago, I received my first ultrasound and our new baby kept wiggling anxiously. The baby was 4.6 centimeters long and growing right along. Adam and I can barely wait to know what the gender is, and we have come up with several names, Luke and Madison are at the top our lists. We are not set on them, and we rather enjoy laughing at all the peculiar names that seem to exist. Rest assured, that we will not be naming our next son or daughter a quirky name and you can thank me for that:-]. I am finally coming to an end with the nausea and fatigue, although at times, these symptoms seem to creep in again. I have begun my second trimester and as we all know, it all seems to rush from here. By the way, October 25th is my due date.

Boy or Girl?

(baby at 11 weeks )

Our day at the Zoo

As we walked into the park...

petting the lion cubs

One of Will's favorite...he enjoyed getting close to this lion!

this little bird was very hungry!

Jack was impressed with this wart hog.

this elephant stayed really close to the fence.

this lion did just what every cat loves to do...sleep. Very disappointing!

My two favorite meerkats:)

Our tour guide. He held the map the entire time.

Will and Mommy

Jack was not so sure about this statue

One fresh panda stamp.

One of my new favorites!

We were in a silly mood.

watching the real kangaroos.

Will and Jack enjoyed the petting zoo.

Jack kept getting knocked down by the goats and pigs. So we decided to befriend the sheep.

The boys loved this train. When we left the zoo, Will said "riding on the train was my favorite ever!"

We had an unlimited pass to ride the train and carousel, but after the third time of riding the train, mommy and daddy had enough.

Jack waving Bye-Bye

Moving now to the playground zone.

How high does this go?

Rock Climbing? no problem!

doing everything together.

climbed all by himslelf.

big brother had to help on this one, he's at the top pulling jack up.

he's good!!

We enjoyed our trip to the Zoo this year. Hopefully next year, with our new baby, the boys will get to see the new carnivore complex. They might get to see tigers and bears.

More Easter Pictures

First thing in the morning, they rushed to the kitchen to see what the Easter bunny brought them. The bunny was very thoughtful to bring them Doc and Ramone. (Lightning McQueen characters).

Showing off their baskets. ("Too heavy") adds Jack!

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Will's becoming a champ at finding eggs.

Jack is catching up!

Candy in this one...yummy

Want an egg?

It seems like big brother was on a mission!

sharing some candy

Playing outside was a lot of fun!

Easter and Springtime fun!

A couple of days before Easter, the boys allowed me to take a ton of pictures of them. I was able to capture several good shots. Staying still and smiling for the camera has to be a quick process.

Here we are in our backyard. The sun was right on their face and still smiling...I am too!

My sweet adventurer.

They kept hearing birds, somewhere...

Back in the house painting Easter eggs.

Jack was having fun cracking the egg shells!

Ready for an Easter Egg hunt at Nana's!