Doctors must love us!

Our family has been trading off being sick all summer! I can't even count how many times we've all been to the Dr. in just the last 3 months. Between Richard hurting his ankle, me having sinus infections and asthma problems, Brandon repeatedly having pink eye, sinus infections, and allergic reactions to who knows what, and now poor Rylee has a UTI. We had to take Rylee in to Urgent Care last night because she's been running a fever that's been between 102-104 since Monday afternoon. I couldn't get her temp to go down at all last night, and she was starting to become lethargic. The Dr. and nurse we saw last night stayed way past closing time so that they could help Rylee out, and we are so thankful for that! The poor girl had to have an antibiotic shot, which we were told will make her very sore for the next few days. She is acting like herself once again though!
I'm crossing my fingers (but not holding my breath) that this will be it for a little while!

Things I never thought I'd have to say to my kids:

"Brandon, please do not drive your truck down mommy's shirt!"

"Please do not bounce the ball off of Rylee's head!"

"NO, babies do NOT eat banana peels!!!"

"We do not eat out of the dog's dish!"

"Stop eating out of the garbage!"

"We do not use Rylee's head to play golf with!"

Yes, we've entered the terrible two's, and they are very very terrible! It's a good thing Brandon is so cute, because I don't know how he or I would survive this if he wasn't! =) And poor Rylee is going to need a helmet to survive this, the poor thing (luckily I caught him before he actually followed through with his golf swing)!

Swimming... Part II

We decided to try the swimming thing again. Brandon was pretty scared last time, so we decided to ease him into the water by bribing with candy. Not my greatest parenting moment, but hey, it worked! =) He ended up loving the water (and his candy too)! He even started paddling with his feet! We had a blast this time, and didn't want to leave! But alas, it was closing time, so we had no choice. We will be back though!!!

Happy 6 months Rylee girl!

My sweet little girl turned 6 months on the 29th! Rylee and I marked the special day by going to a mother-daughter spa party! Rylee didn't participate much, but she had a great time playing in the grass. I'm sure she'll get into the "girly" stuff more as she get's older. =) It's been so fun having this little lady in our lives, she's such a blessing. Brandon loves her too, he's even willing to share his toys with her most of the time. Happy 6 months "Littles"!!!

Goodbye Heidi!

A year and a half ago I developed severe asthma and we recently found out that one of the major contributing causes was our beloved dog Heidi. It was recommended by my Dr. that we get rid of her, so we ended up finding her a very nice home last Thursday. We miss her dearly though! She's been with us for over 7 years (I spent 2 years doing Search and Rescue with her, 2 years in obediance training, and another year doing agility with her!). Brandon misses her a lot too- he keeps saying "Heidi, where are you?" all day long. Her new family called us Friday evening though, to say that they love her so much and that she's adjusting really well to her new home. Hopefully this is all for the better, because our home just isn't the same without Heidi laying at our feet.

A budding gymnast

Brandon and I had our first Mom and Tot gymnastics lesson today! It was so fun, but also a lot of work. Brandon learned how to do a headstand, a front roll, balance on the small balance beam, and also on the large one, hang on the bar, do a kart wheel, and stretch! Whoo! What a day! He was so good at it, but he also wanted to just run all over the place too, silly boy! We go back next week, and I'm hoping it will go a little smoother next time. =) I think he loved it though, and it was a great outlet for all of his energy.

Another month goes by

Rylee (aka The Littles) turned 5 months yesterday! She's learning so many new things, I love it! Lately she's been trying to sit on her own (once I put her in the sitting position), and she's trying very hard to get up into the crawl position! And the girl loves her solid food! She's doing so well with Stage 1 foods! She loves her big brother so much- he's the only one that can make her laugh hard. I hope those 2 will continue to be good buddies. =)

We went swimming at a hot springs this past weekend and had a blast! Brandon was a little bit scared of the water, so we pretty much kept him in the shallow part of the water where he could stand up. Rylee played in her little floaty and liked splashing the water with her feet. This was the first time we have ever taken the kids swimming, and the first time Richard and I had been in 3 years. It was a fun day and we are hoping to go back soon!