Sickies

Nico woke up Saturday morning with a fever and complaining of a tummy ache. Oz tried to give him medicine for his stomach ache which made him get sick, he told me it made him hiccup. Since I wasn't sure if he had a tummy bug or not I gave him a bowl like my Mom use to give me when I was sick and told him to aim in that direction if he felt like he had to "hiccup" again.
It turned out all he had was a 24hour fever and nothing more but he wouldn't let go of his bowl, he carried it all day with him. Sometimes it held his blankets, sometimes crackers, at one point it was on his head I think!

Visit with Abue and Ita

Nico was super excited to have his Abue and Ita come for a quick visit last weekend. He had gotten his new bike the day the came and learned to use it with their help. He was sad to see them leave, he had his little suitcase to go with them.

Big Boys

Nico got his brand new bike in the mail last week from Franklin Goose, I still can't believe they were giving out so much credit for just writing reviews, I was able to get this bike for free! He LOVES it! I thought he may be too small still for a big boy bike but man I was wrong, he got the hang of it right away and now loves for me to push Gabe in the stroller while he bikes up ahead.

Gabriel's new love is crawling and getting into everything. I left him in the family room only to find him in the kitchen when I returned! He's much more mobile than Nico was at this age so I wasn't ready baby proofing the house yet, he'll let me know what still needs to be done I think...

Dinosaur 2000

Oh Nico, the things you say can crack me up these days.
I picked him up from school today and he handed me a small red plastic dinosaur that he got from the treasure box. He said it wasn't just any dinosaur, but a dinosaur 2000! Wow, that must be something super special.
We had to stop on the way home for another "milk Shape" from McDonalds, chocolate are his favorite. I love the things he says and how he says them, the one thing that I will take away from this age is the way he can make you laugh!

On a Gabe note, we tried switching him to normal formula since he'd been doing so well and spitting up less. As soon as we started he was back to spitting up more and today he would get fussy after eating so we are back to sensitive for a little bit longer if not he rest of his first year, the nurse said he should be fine by a year and go to milk fine, I hope so!

Botanical Gardens

Papa had the day off so we spent the morning at the Botanical Gardens looking at all the tree houses; what perfect weather!

Oh Nico....

Nico is normally the nicest little boy but we are well in the terrible 3's. They haven't been too bad actually but there are times I'm at a loss with him :) One thing is potty training which we've been done with for a long time. Now accidents are coming back and nothing seems to help prevent them. I've taken away trains, tv, but nothing works. As I remind myself daily, everything is just a stage :)

Here's some funny's from our little guy:
He told Oz, "whoa, Mommy is crazy, she's acting crazy, right Papa?" Hmmmm, don't know how I feel about that one. He also told me to be a good little girl before he got out of the car for school; that made me laugh.
The things he says can crack you up, and it's endless what comes from his mouth. Right now he tells me and Gabe, "oh kids....." and then sighs.
I'm enjoying his age even with the frustrations because there are enough times in each day that he makes me sit back and laugh.

Wonderful Spring Day!

So happy the warm weather is back in town! Nico and Gabe have had a blast playing outside, it's so nice just to get out.