Monday! At the zoo!

Today was a good one!  Finally Zach and I both felt better which is much more than I can say for the previous week we have had.  Yesterday I felt like C.R.A.P. all day and ended up calling my mom over.  She came over and took care of me and Zach so Matt could get things done around the house.  It was SO very much appreciated cause there was no way I could have handled running after wild man.  I had constant nausea and headache all day along with achiness...but no fever, so I am sure it wasn't the swine flu!  ;-)  

Anyway, woke up today and feeling MUCH better and Zach's teeth are almost through so he is in a better mood too.  Roxanne had texted us about the zoo and we needed to get out of the house so away we went!  It was a beautiful day outside too.  The kids had fun running around and checking out the animals.  We got to see the sea lion show, which Zach loved!  I thought he was going to dive over the fence when they threw a ball into the water!!  So fun to watch him taking interest and amazement of things!  We also got to see a the Tiger getting fed his lunch which was pretty cool too.  The children's section wasn't too packed either which allowed the kids to run freely.  All and all a good afternoon.  Z took a snooze in the car on the way home and as soon as we got into the house we was wide awake.  We decided to eat lunch and play and he finally crashed from 3:30-5:30 which allowed mommy to take a much needed snooze too!

Long Week

Starting with the total crazy crankiness on Saturday, it has continued through the week!  Add in the monsoon weather we had Monday and Tuesday and me not feeling the best.....I am WORN out.  Zach has definitely been testing me, although most likely unknowingly on his end.  I am just hoping that it is all due to the teething and this too shall pass.  He has a top and a bottom molar coming in on one side of his mouth...you can see the points coming through and fleshy gums still in the center.  OUCH!  Anyway, the temper tantrums have been rough and I hope they end soon!  Thank goodness tomorrow is Friday!

Pitter Patter

Finally got the nerve to try the doppler out at home again. Had been feeling a little off for a day or so and convinced I overdid at the Ruckus Room (even though all I did was follow Z around, no crazy jumping or anything). So anyway, tried it out last night and found fairly quickly...bounced around the 150s! Getting anxious for the big u/s in a few weeks to know what Little Peanut is and start thinking of NAMES!

Swine Flu

So apparently the first confirmed death due to swine flu was a 22 month old Mexican boy who was brought to a Houston hospital from Brownsville. Should we be concerned? I don't like to buy into panic but obviously with a little one running around and one in utero, it is a little scary too! What can we do but be extra vigilent in our hand washing and such? Especially since Z likes to grab and touch everything and then put into mouth! ugh. Guess I will just watch him and be sure to get to doctor at first sign of illness....

Rain rain go AWAY!

Ok, enough already with the rain! We had a serious downpour yesterday afternoon which resulted in our very dirty playground visit....well what started at 2pm yesterday has NOT let up! This morning while I was getting ready and watching the news...I noticed all my routes into work were flooded! Thankfully I was able to stay home and work from here. Matt had taken the Z Man into school so I could actually work....but then they were back an hour later. He had been waiting for a bus for over 40 min and only one had come in that time and there was a line out the wazoo to get on whenever they did come! Apparently the HOV lanes are flooded too. So, back he went to get Z and watched him while I worked this morning. I had plans to go in this afternoon, but it is STILL raining over there on this side of town and the last thing I want to do is get to work and then not be able to get home!! Thankfully I have a great co-worker who is going to take care of some things for me from the office that I cannot get into from home. I hope it lets up soon....I want lunch and nothing here sounds good! Hope where ever you are you are staying dry!!

Mommy & Me Monday- Ruckus Room!

There is a neat little bounce indoor play room called The Ruckus Room just down the road from us that we decided to try out today.  I pass by it all the time and had looked it up on the internet and finally went today!  Mondays-Fridays are open play and it was only like $4.25!  If you happen to be off on Tuesdays, they have Toddlers Tuesday and you pay $1 per year of the child so Z would have gotten in for a buck!  There are 4 rooms and they had 3 open today and Zach spent time in between the Turtle and Monkey Room.  We wandered into the big kids room a few times but that was just chasing after beach balls they have bouncing around!  There were only 3 other kiddos there so we really had the run of the place!  A little 22mo old girl befriended Zach, I think she thought he was cute!  ;-)  She kept giving him hugs, it was very sweet.  Nice chatting with the moms who lived in the area too.  And all that running and bouncing wore him out!  He fell asleep in car on the way home and slept another hour and a half at home!   :)

The rest of our afternoon was rainy!  It started around 2 but had a brief break around 3 so we ran over to the park for a good half hour or so.  Zach was a sandy wet mess since it had rained earlier but he enjoyed the running around and sliding as always.  It started to really rain so we had to hurriedly head home and took a mid-afternoon bath in mom and dad's tub to get rid of all the sand!!  And then the floodgates really opened so we were cooped inside the rest of the day.  Stayed entertained with musical bowls and pots and at least 40 minutes of chase!  I swear he could play chase ALL DAY! :)

Here are a couple of pics from the RR!  We will definitely go back!

Tutu fun!

I made Julia a tutu for her 1st birthday present and must say I think it turned out really cute!  I used to be much more crafty and I really enjoyed making it!  If you want one, let me know! ;-)

Poor Zach had to be my model...so just one pic to show off!  The others are of Miss Julia and Miss Macey modeling in their jammies at the party! :)

Garage Sale

Our neighborhood is having their annual subdivision wide garage sale on Saturday and I think we are going to try to sell some junk priceless things we have stored in our garage.  I must admit I have never had a garage sale before.  I think I may have gathered some stuff together for other people's but never one of my own.  The point of a garage sale to me is to attempt to get some extra cash for stuff that would otherwise be going to goodwill.  Matt on the other hand thinks we can get some decent cash off things.  For example, he has a lovely entertainment center from about 8 years ago we need to get rid of.  It is nice, wooden with glass door but just a little of of date, etc.  I say we can get $30.  He thinks at least $50.  granted, he bought the thing for like $250 but I don't think people go to garage sales looking to spend $50 on something.  What do you think?  We also have an ikea desk, nice glass table and tons of other stuff that just needs out of the garage!  Ooh, the other thing.....the custom drapes that were in the house when we moved in.  The previous owners paid like $6k for them all, but they were just colors and styles that did not go with us.  So, these I feel like perhaps we should try to get something for...but then again...they are "custom 20 foot" drapes that went with our house...not someone else.  What to charge?  

Any garage sale tips appreciated and if you have some junk stuff you want to get rid of too, come on over on Saturday!  I'll supply the drinks! :)

what a weekend!

No plans for tomorrow, guess we will be winging it!  All in all we had a good weekend although the first part of Saturday was not so pleasant.  Zach is usually a pretty good sleeper despite his random night cries.  Usually he goes down easily and then sleeps until 7am when his internal alarm clock goes off.  Well Friday/Saturday was not the case.  I was in there every couple of hours and he was just not happy.  No fever, no poops, no pukes, no nothing, not sure what the problem was!  We got through it and hoped it was just a bad night.  Unfortunately the unhappiness continued during the day!  We did Tylenol, called the doc to which were basically told there would be nothing they could do.  I was figuring it was either teeth or ears but no drainage and nurse said there would be if ear infection since he has tubes.  Got some oragel in his mouth finally and seemed to be better! But an hour or so later, back to the uncontrollable inconsolable crying!  We were thinking of calling in a Catholic priest for an exorcism since he was rolling around like a crazy man!!  So finally after some tears of my own about what to do during the latest fit, I grabbed a blanket and swaddled him like a giant burrito and rocked him until he finally cried himself to sleep.  I couldn't put him down either or he would wake up so I caved too and we both napped from about 2 to 4pm!  It was much needed for us both and he woke up HAPPY!!!  Perhaps the teeth cut through during the nap.  

We missed the beginning of Julia's birthday party but packed up and headed over late anyway!  It was a lot of fun and the Labbe's had the backyard filled with beach balls which of course Z LOVED!  Zach also showed his part-Cajun roots by enjoying some sausage and potato from the crawfish boil!  Don't worry, it wasn't too spicy.  He tried some of mine and then wouldn't stop...and since he is such a strange eater, figured I may as well let him eat if he wanted to!  We got to have some fun romper room time with all the babies bathing and playing in their jammies upstairs too.  Julia opened her presents and we got to ooh and ahh.  I made her a tutu and I think it turned out really well!  Hopefully she enjoys it too!  I snagged a pic off Becky's smugmug so will have to post sometime soon.  Anyway, it was a good time and I was glad Z was feeling better that we got to go, even if late.

Today I peeked in Z's mouth and definitely some new teeth in there. Poor kiddo.  We had a good day of just chilling and playing.  Much needed after the crazy Saturday!  We played outside, at the park, all over the house, and with Popsie and Grandma who stopped by too!  He has decided he is into brushing his teeth too.  Several times today he would go into his bathroom, climb up on his stool and brush his teeth!  Finally had to take the toothbrush away!! 

Anyway, this is a very random post.  Glad my baby boy is feeling better.  Hoping we have a good day tomorrow, need to figure out what to do!  I think it supposed to rain again so may just be headed to the library!  Hope everyone else had a nice weekend too! 

To Nanny....or Not to Nanny...That is the question!

With baby #2 on the way...thoughts of day care are definitely on the forefront of the brain! The thought of having to get a not quite 2 year old and 4 month old out the door in the mornings kinda freaks me out! I know nannies aren't cheap either, but am thinking that perhaps paying one for 4 days a week would at least be cheaper than 2 in day care. But with nannies there are things like taxes and paid time off, etc to think of too! It would be nice to know that the kids could sleep in and nap when they want to though, and if they are sick, someone to watch them if Matt and I were unable to take off work.

Anyone have experience with nannies? And/or know of anyone would may be interested in nannying for a 2 year old and infant come February??? :)

In the meantime, I suppose I will keep researching and praying about what to do with these little critters of ours come next year!