Grab bag!

Five weeks! See the time does go fast. Emelia is completely potty trained, Ethan has stopped taking"naps". We are still doing "rest" time with quiet play, Garret has recovered from his surgery, 3 of my friends have had babies, and I got to go out of town with a few girlfriends for a get away weekend! Holy cow! Things continue to move forward at an even breakneck speed. We spent a beautiful spring weekend outside working in the yard. The kids had our neighborhood easter egg hunt and are looking forward to the easter bunny arriving on Easter!

Ethan's speech has progressed really well, so much so that his speech therapist says he is now talking so much that he does not listen. He has begun to tell me stories about his day and how he feels about things. Lately he likes to tell me that he is just pretending!

Emelia....well words can not describe! She says all the words. and never stops. Garret asked her the other day "hey Emelia, has anyone ever told you that you talk too much?" she replied rather quickly "um, no" and continued her story! GOT TO LOVE HER! She has a memory that just facinates me!

The summer is quickly upon us and Emelia has started asking if it is her birthday yet! Mommy has decided to NOT work any Fridays this summer and is really gonna stick to her guns this year. Next summer I am contmeplating working only 3 days/week since it will be Ethan's last summer before the big K!

Happily all the sickness and health problems a lot of our family members have been having are beginning to subside. Unfortunately we just found out that Garret's "grandmother" has stage 4 brain cancer. She has just had surgery and will begin her chemo and radiation soon! His grandfather has been placed in a care facility since she can no longer care for him. (he has dementia and has had both legs removed). Garret thinks it is pretty funny that grandpa thinks Betty is at the facility with him...he keeps chasing down another older lady with his wheelchair insisting that it is her! I know this is deep for me but it is really weird to be at that age in your life when your friends are having babies and your older relatives are moving on to better places!

So I know this was quite a lot. Pictures to come next!

All the girls..

Ali, Ya-ya,Ri-Ri, Addy
hmmmm...I wonder what this pictue will look like in 10 years! :)

That's my girl!!!

Emelia Bedilia!!!! 1 whole week and big girl pants the whole time! 2 accidentsat home but several trips out of the house and she did it!! Melt Mommy's heart I think we have done it! Two out of diapers...okay okay..my fingers and all toes are crossed that this is REALLY it!

Just some disney PICS!!

We had the best time ever in Disney! Here are a few PICS!

3 days and counting!!!

You go my little "princess"....emelia has worn underpants for three days straight and has not had any accidents. Yep, SHE DECIDED that she was gonna potty train while we were away at Disney. Forget that Mommy tried to do it before Christmas! She decided she knew how to go, knew how to hold it (which she did from Magic Kingdom---on the bus ride to the hotel ---and until we got back to our hotel room) and knows when she has to go! WAY TO GO! Keep your fingers crossed,this may be it! I took her to get new underpants today and she wanted ones with puppies on them. Of course we could not find any...so if anyone sees some let me know! By the way, princess now believes that she is a princess! Thanks to a week of everyone calling her princess! Princess is good with me if it means NO MORE DIAPERS! :)

Where to Start???

Well we are back! What a fun awesome and exhausting trip. I can not remember the last time I just focused on having FUN! We did so much and I have sooo much to write about! BUT I am exhausted! So more to come on DISNEY! when I get the pictures uploaded! But to me the funniest story from our whole trip!.....

We were at Lion King the Show and Ethan and I were sitting next to an older couple. They were very friendly and really into talking to Ethan. The old man was asking Ethan lots of different questions, how old are you, where are you from, is that your sister? and he answered every one...Well there we sit and Ethan decides to pull his right hand up into his shirt sleeve. He looks at the man next to him and says "HEY, where did my ARM go". The man looks down at him and says "I don't know, where did mine go?".....YES, the man was an amputee!!!! The man's wife and I were laughing so hard we were crying. The man looked at Ethan and said "mine is in a factory in Michigan". VERY FUNNY and Ethan really had no idea what we were all talking and laughing about.

I have HAD it!

First of all it snowed last night. Wow! we woke up to the ground/roads covered. Schools closed again. Angry Mom's on the phone asking me to use my magical wont get hurt snowplow powers and come to thier house. Great weather service we have. If I sound a little grumpy....I AM!!!! Here's why!

Emelia and Ethan both had ear infections last week. So -miserable week/nights all around. We took Emelia to the DR. twice (of course the first time...nothing was wrong.....second time BINGO..major ear infection. Ethan...ear infection. Then last night...Ethan was up till 3:00AM, yes I said AM -DAMMIT! We had a "snow" day so I preceeded to take him to the DR. Of course we get that look from the nurse (who I love) that says "you again?" FANTASTIC! Well, Baaaammmmoo..Ethan has an absess in his ear. So I went to pick up his medication.again. Apparently 20 soupy boopy diapers and 2 raw butts was not enough.....

Oh.. I forgot to mention that Mommy has not felt well for the last 2 days. Well...I then proceed to take myself to the Dr.- Mommy's got Bronchitis! Yeah....just what I hoped for! I head to Target to get my prescription filled, which by the way I am no longer capable of carrying a paper copy to the pharmacy myself....the script is sent via computer right to them. I go home, injest my medicine that is going to make everything go away and we will all finally be on our way to sickie freedoom! WRONG!!!

At 7:30 I sit in my bed doing paperwork...or catching up on paper work and itch...scratch..what the hell is that....OH MY GOD! I have HIVES! YOU HAVE GOT TO BE F>>>>>> KIDDING ME!!
Call Dr. ... stop taking med NOW....take 50mg of benedryl (which I only have childrens of so I take half the bottle) and if you begin to have trouble breathing head straight to the emergency room. Oh and if you fall asleep, make your husband watch you in case..... oh...if the hives dont stop "growing" after you take the Bendryl...go strait to aforementioned place. New med tomorrow.... and another lovely co-pay!:)

So to now. I am sitting here trying not to itch....red blotched all over my back, my scalp, my arms and crawling up my face,not to mention IN my ears. NOW DO YOU UNDERSTAND ????

AND the best part is that we all need to be healthy to leave for DISNEY in 10 days.