Kidbits

Here are some things that I've heard recently that have made me smile and/or roll my eyes a little.


Jacob: Do you like having four kids?
Me: Yes, why would you ask that?
Jacob: I just thought maybe you get tired of us running around all of the time.
Me: No, I love having four kids, that's just how many I wanted.
Jonah: So you're not going to send us to another Mom?
Me: Why would you say that!? I'll always be your Mom!
Jacob: Even when you're a grandmother?
Me: Yes, even then. Gamaw is still my Mom, and she's a grandmother.
Jacob: Will you have grandmother hair?
Me: I might.
Jacob: NO! I like your hair now, it looks just fine! Don't grow grandmother hair Mom!

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With their friend Gavin in the car the other day:

Gavin: Is it hard being twins?
Jonah: No, why would it be hard?!
Gavin: Is it hard for your Mom? I mean, she has to cook for FOUR KIDS.
Jonah: No it's not hard for her! She LIKES cooking for us!

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Me: Stop spraying Dora perfume Emmy, I can smell it all over the house!
Jacob: That's Jonah! They're spraying it on each other!
Me: Nice Jonah, now you're going to school smelling like a girl.
Jonah: OH NO! Hurry Jacob, fart on me!

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Emmy: What kind of birthday are you having Mom?
Me: I'm not having any sort of birthday.
Emmy: WHAT?! There's not going to be any sort of special tablecloth or anything?!?!

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Jonah: Why do we get Friday off for Easter?
Me: Because it's Good Friday, do you know what that is?
All: Uhhhhhhhh
Me: Good Friday is the day that Jesus died on the cross and three days later He came back to life. Jesus is the only one that can do that though.
Jacob: Why can't He make us back to life when we die then?
Me: Well He does, when you go to heaven.
Jonah: Do we eat in heaven?
Me: I really don't know.
Jacob: Do we celebrate Easter in heaven?
Me: I'm pretty sure we do.
Jacob: Will there be Easter eggs? I wonder what God put will put in them?!

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:)

He sparkles

Just what every Dad wants to hear his son described as huh? Sparkly. In this case it was totally true though. Last week, I was getting ready to go get Jacob and Jonah from school and I couldn't find Caleb. Normally I can call him and I'll hear him make some sort of noise. This time, nothing. Not a peep. I looked a little and then I got sort of frantic. I told Emmy to go look outside, thinking that he might have gotten past me somehow. I ran through every room calling for him. I checked the playroom last and there he sat, right in the middle of a huge pile of blue glitter. He dumped the whole (large) bottle out and was flapping his big fat hands in it.

These pictures were taken AFTER I got back from getting the boys at school so he had rubbed some of it off by then. It was 5 minutes till 3 and I didn't have time to clean him off so I threw him in the car, sparkles and all. His palms were totally blue, it was a mess!

If you click on this picture and make it large, you can see the glitter all over his legs.

This was the same day he proceeded to take his diaper off in his crib and then poop on top of it. Seriously. I should also mention that I went in there and picked him up with the lights off, so I didn't notice until it was too late. Too late as in it ended up all over me too. EWWWW.

He makes me tired.

New tent

Basil bought a new tent today. The boys have a Cub Scouts camping trip coming up in a few weeks and our other tent bit the dust a while back. He didn't go small, as you can see. This should fit us all in case I ever decide to camp. Ha. Yeah, right.

It's even got a screened in "porch." The kids think it's just the best thing ever.

Annie was NOT impressed that she wasn't allowed in.

Basil wants to take my camera with him when they go. While I do want him to take a camera, I just don't know if I want him to take THE camera. I'm getting a new lens for my birthday (shhhhhh, I wasn't supposed to see the box - I can't help if it was delivered while I was here) and it'll be nice for outdoorsy shots. I suppose I could part with it for a weekend. ;)

If looks could kill

Wonder what he's thinking?

Oh no you didn't just try and take some of my cheese dip.

or

I know you aren't making fun of the way that I eat.

Emmy's birthday party

We had an indoor pool party for Emmy this past weekend. The kids all had lots of fun. Maybe since they got to swim for a bit that'll hold them over until summer and they'll quit asking me when the Pompano is going to open. Yeah, I'm sure they won't ask again.

So I'm done "birthdaying" until July!!

She's loud but I'm not sure she's THAT loud

Jacob, Jonah and Emmy were in the bathroom brushing their teeth this morning when an argument started. I don't know exactly what about, but it involved Emmy's toothbrush and she was crying. I just sort of hid and listened.

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Jacob: I'M SORRY, I'M SORRY, I'M SORRY, I'M SORRY, I'M SORRY (and on and on, and it wasn't sincere, he was agitating)

Emmy: Crying hysterically.

Jonah: (blocking the door) I'm not letting you out until you say "it's OK."

Emmy: Throws a little screaming in with the crying.

Jonah: Still not letting you out, you have to say "it's OK."

Emmy: Standing her ground.

Jonah: OH FOR CRYING OUT LOUD! YOU'RE HURTING MY EARS! (he gets out of her way and lets her by, she stops crying instantly.

Jacob: She's way too loud.

Jonah: I know! She's so loud that she makes people deaf!

Jacob: Yep.

Jonah: I heard her try to talk to this one guy and he was like "what? I can't hear you."

Jacob: He couldn't hear?

Jonah: No! Because of Emmy and her screaming! She makes people deaf! See, I sort of can't hear all the way. (as he shakes his head back and forth.)

Jacob: We should just leave her alone, she's way too loud.

Jonah: Yep.

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You go girl.

They're so ready for summer

What, was it a whole 75 degrees today? Time to get the water toys out! I mean it was nice outside, don't get me wrong, but you couldn't have paid me enough to run through a sprinkler. My kids (and 4 other friends, so mine weren't the only crazy kids and I wasn't the only insane parent) thought it was fantastic though.

Pneumonia, here we come!

He didn't get wet but who can pass up the opportunity to model new swimwear?! (Thanks Bec!!)

When we thought they weren't shivering enough, we offered Push Pops to lower their body temperatures even more:

Since swimsuit season is officially right around the corner, here's a friendly tip...

...you don't actually need to wear anything under your suit. This is what happens when you insist on keeping your undies on.

Come on summer, we're ready!!

Heritage Festival 09

Hey Bec, remember Tuesday when you asked if this animal at the petting zoo was pregnant? You're so observant. I thought she was just fat, or had a tumor or some other deformity. I was obviously not a member of FFA. This is what the kids saw when they went back on Wednesday:

Awwwwwwwwww.

Jonah's perfect day

He honestly thinks they're cute. Sure, stuffed animal and cartoon pigs are cute. But real pigs? Not so much, but you'd never think that watching the way he was with this one.

After all, beauty is in the eye of the beholder, right? :P

Emmy's birthday

Some pictures from her big day:

Basil took the birthday girl and Jonah to Chuck E Cheese's. I stayed home with Caleb who was napping and Jacob who spent the morning throwing up. I know, I thought the same thing when he came into our room early this morning. "What? Seriously? You've got to be kidding me." Something like that. He's fine now though. I sent the camera with Basil and said "take lots of pictures, don't come back with less than 20." He took over 100, God bless him. He just knows. LOL!

We went out to the Heritage Festival this afternoon. We brought the wagon so that Caleb and Jacob could just chill out and look at everything. The other two rode until the lines got too long. We have week long passes so we'll try again tomorrow if everybody is well. Keep your fingers crossed!!

Oh and there was a pig at the petting zoo. A little baby pig and I had Jonah with me. Need I say more? I had my camera of course so look for that in the next few days. ;)

First trip to the hospital

Not the kind of first to celebrate, but one nonetheless. Caleb woke up Sunday morning feeling pretty yucky. He was lethargic, didn't have an appetite and was refusing to turn his head to the right. The stiff neck is what had me worried, so I took him to the emergency room. Mom was working and so I called and asked for her advice, she suggested that I go ahead and bring him in. One chest x-ray (thanks Gamaw!), cat scan and examination by the doctor later, it was determined that he had an abscess on one of his tonsils. His tonsils were swollen, and that combined with the abscess was making it difficult for him to breathe. All of the swelling is what had his neck so sore. They started him on IV antibiotics and steroids and sent us up to the pediatric intensive care unit. Thankfully he responded well to all of the different medicines and the swelling went down. We were able to come home Monday afternoon.

I only had my cell phone camera (at first, I actually had Basil bring my real camera when he came - I really have issues), but of course I still took lots of pictures. ;) It was a first and all, I must have documentation.

Right after he got his IV

Wooo hooo, a cat scan!

Still in the ER when his breathing was not good:

His room in the PICU:

Feeling better Monday morning. Watching Dora and eating Cheerios:

Waiting on the discharge papers:

I think he was a really good patient. He didn't kick and scream when they put the IV in, I mean he cried but was cooperative. The only time he really kicked and screamed was when they came in to suction his nose out. He was not impressed with just how far they stuck the tubes down his nose. He got to where he would fuss anytime a nurse or doctor would look at him, but they were still able to do what they needed to do.

I must say that St. Elizabeth's PICU is awesome. The nurses that work there are wonderful and are great with kids. The decorations are bright and cheerful, there's lots for the kids to look at and they even had a playroom that I took him to play in while we were waiting to be discharged. They put a Baby Einstein movie on for him to watch and everything. The same goes for the E.R. staff, by the way. Thanks Gayle, Suzanna, Carolyn, Mike, Paul, Talanna and Leah - you guys are awesome! I can't say the same nice things about the decor down in the E.R., but the people are fantastic. ;) Thanks also to Dr. Fontenot, Dr. Rafiq and Dr. Stafford, even though you scared the piss out of me with the intubation/helicopter/Texas Children's talk. Thanks Gamaw for holding his hand while they stuck him with the IV, and for holding his head during the cat scan. I'm glad you were working.

Let's not do that again!! Sheesh!!