Shoe shopping with four kids is pure torture, oops I mean pure fun! Actually it wasn't too bad I guess. The girls were the only ones getting new shoes. I must say their new shoes are pretty cute!


The fun stuff really came after the shoe shopping though. The weather was absolutely beautiful and we spent all day outside enjoying every minute of it. Some neighborhood kids came over to play and a great time was had by all.

The highlight for sure was the worm that they found. Maggie was sure that "she" had a baby but the older kids kept saying that her head fell off. "But don't worry, a worm can grow a new head." Fun with nature and science!

This afternoon Ben had his two month visit to the doctor. All was great. He is up to a whopping 14lbs 4oz and 23 3/4inches long! That is the 95% for weight and the 75% for height. He definitely is growing quickly! The doctor has no concerns as Ben is meeting all of his milestones, yeah! And the best news was that his ears still look wonderful!!! The bummer is that he had to get three shots but I will say it bothered Katelyn more then it bothered Ben. Do you think we will make it two months without seeing the doctor again???

Katelyn also had her checkup today. We talked at length about the cough that she has had for weeks now mainly when she runs around and when she is sleeping. He thinks it may be allergy induced asthma. He did send her for a chest x-ray just to rule other things out so hopefully that will come back fine. As for now she has two inhalers, one for preventive and one is a fast acting if she needs it.

As for everything else.... She is doing GREAT!!!

Here is a copy of her x-ray that she requested and the tech obliged. She was very excited to bring it home and share it. We put it right into her scrapbook so we will have it forever! I must admit it is pretty cool to see her bones!

Tid-Bits about Ben

I am sure you are wondering why in the world I would put this picture in a post called, "Tid-Bit's about Ben". Well maybe your not but I will tell you anyway... I would like to introduce you to Ben's best friend! This is Octopus, I know original name uh.

Ben chats with Octopus, coos at him and smiles big for him....

Sometimes with the way Ben is concentrating I almost think Octopus may be talking back....

The final "Tid-Bit about Ben" is that his belly button looks like a star. Yes folks this is true... It may be hard to tell in this picture but I assure you I am not joking! Connor discovered this Tid-Bit just this morning when I was changing Ben. I thought that was rather observant of Connor and I just had to take pictures.

So there you go, you now know two Tid-Bits about Ben that you did not know before.... Was it worth reading??? I may be biased but I love these Tid-Bits!

Busy weekend!

So it was a busy weekend in the house full of monkeys!

Friday was a cranky day for Ben. He woke up on the wrong side of the bed and remained a cranky baby all day. The great news however is that I took him to the doctor to get his ears checked and they looked great. He was simply having a bad day, don't we all at times?

Katelyn on the other hand was a very happy girl when she climbed off the bus because it was the start to her vacation week. No school for her or Connor this week and I am just as excited as they are.

Saturday was beautiful! The kids spent the whole day outside enjoying the sunshine and sprinkler. Then in the late afternoon a few little girls came over for a pizza and movie night to celebrate Katelyns Birthday. They all had a good time but I will say the movie wasn't a hit so they ended up outside. (Even better in my opinion)

Then on Sunday Chris took the three older monkeys to Charmingfare Farms again and I stayed home with Ben. I think next time I am going to go though. They seemed like they had a great time. When they got home they headed outside to enjoy more of the sunshine and sprinkler. We had to drag them in for dinner. All three of them were ready for bed last night though!!!

On a very different and very sad note my little cyberbaby is not doing well at all. The has taken a very serious turn for the worst. Please spend a moment to pray for her and for her family as they go through this difficult time. http://kayleighannefreeman.blogspot.com

You may remember that the other day Ben's smile looked like this! I will add that I still love this picture by the way!

Well this morning it looked like this...

No I am not putting bright purple lipstick on my baby boy nor am I giving him grape Popsicles! We have been battling with thrush for almost 7 long weeks now! Because of the antibiotics it has been even more difficult to get rid of. He has now been off antibiotics for over two weeks and the thrush is not going anywhere. I am beyond sick of putting the nystatin on me and he absolutely hates it now! Every dose is terrible! So we decided to give something else a try. It is called gentian violet and it is PURPLE, well violet to be exact! For three nights I have to rub a q-tip all around the inside of his mouth and on my, well you know where. Boy do I hope this works! I am ready for thrush to be a distant memory!

Today was a hanging out kind of day. We had our pellets delivered this morning so we will be ready for the upcoming winter. Wow, I really don't want to think about cold weather any more. This afternoon we spent some time outside and it was pretty windy!

Uh-oh, Maggie is falling asleep on the couch so I better go get her or she will never go to bed!

No one told me...

So today was a little bit hard as a Mom. No one told me that it would break my heart when my little girl is devastated by a friend. One of Katelyn's friends called her "mean" today and Katelyn was just devastated. She was balling! Part of me wanted to be nasty about that friend but the realistic part of me knows that the two girls will likely be back to normal in just a couple of days. Such a typical part of growing up and life but I didn't realize it would be so hard!

We had a little girl over most of the day so Maggie and Connor had a blast. They played and snacked the day away!

I dare say that Ben is doing better now on his previcid! I began seeing some improvement the other day but worried it might just be a good day or two. I think though we are seeing what will be the norm for Ben now. And I will add that I love it! He is so happy and chatty lately, especially first thing in the morning. Priceless!

Hey, do me a favor and just write a quick comment to let me know you are checking out my blog. I am so curious in who is visiting!

I now have a 7 year old!

What a busy weekend this was! It was wonderful though and full of family which is always so great. However, since it is already after 9:30 and I am wiped you won't get too many details!

Great news.... I got a new camera! Not sure how much I like it yet though so I am still playing with it. I need to get some of the pictures developed too so I can see how they come out. Here is one of my most favorite pictures ever though! I took this today and plan on framing this baby! Is he the most precious thing you have ever seen? Look at that smile! I must admit that I am madly in love with this little boy!


So today my first-born monkey turned 7! Unbelieveable! She had a wonderful day and so did I. My sister, Stephanie, watched Maggie and Ben so I could go to lunch with Katelyn. Connor was in school. I picked up Milano's pizza and steak/cheese sub so she could pick what she wanted out of her two favorites. She picked both! She was so suprised to see me and kept saying how, "This is my best birthday ever!" It was just wonderful to have this special time for just her and I. (Well kinda, there was 150 other first graders there too!) I loved it and she did too!

Chris came home early and brought this rose for his little girl. He is an amazing man and Dad!




Check out the shirt! She just beamed all day with that very cute shirt and beautiful smile! My baby is 7!

I also thought I would share this picture with you. On Saturday night I was getting ready to put Ben to bed and layed him on my bed. I went into a different room and when I came back he was no longer in the same position as I left him. He rolled onto his tummy! He has been rolling from his belly to his back since he was just a couple weeks old (yes, it's true) and now he rolled the other way. He is 9wks old, I have a very athletic little boy on my hands! LOL!!

Katelyn's first celebration

Today was a busy day! Connor had a friend from school over for the day and they had a great time playing inside and out. They did a wonderful job including Maggie too which was wonderful for her and I :) The weather was absolutely beautiful today too!

Tonight Nana, Pa, and Uncle drew came over for our regular Friday night dinner but it was an extra special Friday night dinner because we also celebrated Katelyn's birthday with them. Milanos for dinner, cake for ice cream and great company was had by all. Katelyn received a DS which she has been wanting for a long time, she couldn't stop giving hugs and saying thanks! We will be celebrating her birthday on Monday too which is her actual birthday and next Saturday she will have a couple of friends over for pizza, cake, popcorn and a movie.

My camera broke! I am simply devastated because I am a picture person right down to my soul. I dropped it last night but didn't realize the damage I caused until today when it wouldn't work! At least I got off all the pictures but aaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!! I am very disappointed!

Chris is out playing poker tonight, the kids are in bed (all but Ben) and I am going to put on a chick show! Have a great night!