So we've known for awhile that Everest enjoys all things art, music and dance so it is about time we get him started in something but hey, we've been a bit busy here. Yesterday was Everest's first jazz class. Everest and eight little girls in black tutus partook in an hour of "dance." Some of the girls had been in ballet before and I am proud to say my little jazz hands did better than they did! We had a busy day yesterday. We did jazz class and then met my friend Danielle and her two girls at the Overature Center downtown where every Saturday they have a free hour show for kids. This week's show was a juggler and the kids were mesmerized. Even Kingston sat still (relatively). We then headed to the Nitty Gritty for lunch and the kids were entertained by playing video games. Kingston sat with the "Buck Shooter" rifle in his hands for about a half an hour pretending to shoot. Whatever, works for me. Everest fell asleep by 5:30 and Kingston was down shortly after. Awesome.
Today we played in the snow and then KT and I went to the grocery store and Everest and Daddy went sledding. Apparently Ryan has named Everest, "King Sledder." He just walked in with rosy cheeks, which I suppose is a trait of those called King Sledder. Kingston, on the other hand, was the King of Trader Joes as everybody who walked by him had to chat with him. I even had a lady grab his ears and say she loved them. A tad inappropriate but she was nice.
I went to the ENT on Friday who suggested I take my tonils out. Queen of Strep.
Sunday, January 29, 2012
Sunday, January 22, 2012
Nothing New
I think it's Ground Hog's Day as I have strep throat again. Actually, I am not sure that it went away the last time. I skipped one dose of meds and it is back with a vengence. We have figured out the culprit, one Mr. Kingston Tao is infecting his mother. Apparently young Kingston is a strep carrier. Kingston is on antibiotics but I am not holding out a lot of help that he is being "treated" by it. I guess we are off to an ENT, hopefully tomorrow, because I can't keep on doing this to my body. I am so worn down. I am hoping that tonsilectomies are not in our future but it isn't looking so good.
The kids are doing well. I am glad it is me so is getting sick and not them. KT's speech, while quite incoherent still, is much better as he is at least making an effort. He has realized our annoyance at him constantly saying, "You top it right now!" and has toned that down along with the "No's." We are all appreciative of this. He is a jolly fellow when he is not pissed off at one of us. Ryan is taking him to be evaluated by a speech pathology team through the school district tomorrow. I am looking forward to hearing their report.
Other than that there isn't too much new. Like I said, Ground Hog's Day.
The kids are doing well. I am glad it is me so is getting sick and not them. KT's speech, while quite incoherent still, is much better as he is at least making an effort. He has realized our annoyance at him constantly saying, "You top it right now!" and has toned that down along with the "No's." We are all appreciative of this. He is a jolly fellow when he is not pissed off at one of us. Ryan is taking him to be evaluated by a speech pathology team through the school district tomorrow. I am looking forward to hearing their report.
Other than that there isn't too much new. Like I said, Ground Hog's Day.
Monday, January 16, 2012
Sick Again
I’m sick again.
Strep throat x 3 or 4. Not sure how many times anymore.
I know when it is coming now. I can feel it seeping in about a week before I get the sore throat and white spots. I start to get incredibly fatigued to where I don’t even want to leave the house. I don’t have the energy to do anything. It makes me feel so sad and guilty that I can’t be more interactive with the boys but I honestly can’t do it. I don’t want this to be my new normal but I haven’t felt great since getting back from China. Even on my “non-strep” days I have minimal energy.
The kids are doing well. They are happy for the most part. They bicker, they scream and then they will play nice for a half a second. It is tiring as if strep throat wasn’t exhausting enough. Yesterday Everest said, “Mom are you just going to go nuts today?” Yes, I thought.
Work is work. Again, hard to have energy to get up and go to work these days. Took half a vacation day on Friday because I was so out of it.
Ryan asked me if I thought I was depressed. I’m not. I want to feel good and happy but my body won’t let me.
Heading to the doc today for more antibiotics. Wondering if the tonsils will need to come out. At this point I almost want them to.
I do need a break, there’s no doubt. A Ryan and me break. To get to normal or an attempted normal for a night or two. Not sure KT will let that happen. Wherever I go, KT is sure to follow. I honestly konk him on the head getting pots or pans out of the cupboard or milk out of the fridge because my human shadow is right behind me. “Moommmma, mommmmaaa, mooommma.”
Strep throat x 3 or 4. Not sure how many times anymore.
I know when it is coming now. I can feel it seeping in about a week before I get the sore throat and white spots. I start to get incredibly fatigued to where I don’t even want to leave the house. I don’t have the energy to do anything. It makes me feel so sad and guilty that I can’t be more interactive with the boys but I honestly can’t do it. I don’t want this to be my new normal but I haven’t felt great since getting back from China. Even on my “non-strep” days I have minimal energy.
The kids are doing well. They are happy for the most part. They bicker, they scream and then they will play nice for a half a second. It is tiring as if strep throat wasn’t exhausting enough. Yesterday Everest said, “Mom are you just going to go nuts today?” Yes, I thought.
Work is work. Again, hard to have energy to get up and go to work these days. Took half a vacation day on Friday because I was so out of it.
Ryan asked me if I thought I was depressed. I’m not. I want to feel good and happy but my body won’t let me.
Heading to the doc today for more antibiotics. Wondering if the tonsils will need to come out. At this point I almost want them to.
I do need a break, there’s no doubt. A Ryan and me break. To get to normal or an attempted normal for a night or two. Not sure KT will let that happen. Wherever I go, KT is sure to follow. I honestly konk him on the head getting pots or pans out of the cupboard or milk out of the fridge because my human shadow is right behind me. “Moommmma, mommmmaaa, mooommma.”
Tuesday, January 10, 2012
Conversations
Hilariousness.
Life is better. The last few days have been, shall I even dare to say it?!?, Fun!
I think it helps having a house-husband. Ryan is down to working 40% of his hours. Bad on the bank account but good for the organization of our lives.
Everest and Kingston are seated at dinner when I roll in from work. Everybody is happy to see mom. I sit, they eat, all is well. We get up in the morning and everybody gets dressed in an orderly fashion and we don't have to rush because Ryan is taking Kingston to daycare after Everest gets on the bus. Usually Kingston and I leave early and then Ryan stays at home until after Everest leaves. Kind of nice to be able to somewhat relax (both us and the kids) in the mornings.
Last night I helped Everest with his homework and Kingston sat on my lap. Kids were in bed by 8:15 and Ryan and I were able to sit for awhile and talk. Nice. Financially unsustainable but nice.
And on to the funny....
On Sunday we were in downtown Madison and we were stopped at a stoplight. A Madison cop pulled up next to us. Everest, spying that the cop's window was open, unrolled his window and the following conversation ensued:
Everest: Excuse me but why do you have a computer in your car? Does it help you catch the cars that are going to fast?
Cop: Yes, that's right.
Everest: Why do you have a computer AND a camera in your car?
Cop: Well both of them help me do my job.
Mom and Dad in front seat seriously cracking up as the light turns green: Everest, the light is green say goodbye.
Everest: Goodbye, have a great day.
Cop: You too.
Last night I was putting Everest to bed, knowing that he would seriously crash if he would just stop talking for a second. He wouldn't. He is a bit obsessed at times with trying to spell, which is great but not at bedtime when he should be obsessed with sleeping. So every other minute he thinks of another word that he can "spell." Finally I said, "Everest you need to go to sleep. S-L-E-E-P!" To which Everest responds, "O-K M-O-M!!"
Today Ryan picked up Everest from school. In the midst of something or other Everest says what sounds like, "Holy Shit!!" Ryan says, "EVEREST WHAT DID YOU JUST SAY?!?" Ryan and I aren't in the habit of saying holy shit. Anyway, Everest says, "I said, Holy Shik." Ryan says, "Everest I still don't like that language." Everest responds, "But Dad, it's not like I said Shit, S-H-I-T. I said, Shik, S-H-I-K!" Kid can't spell his last name but damn can that kid spell Shit. Shit.
Tonight we put the kids to bed on the floor of our room because we felt a tad lazy and Everest thought he was going to stay up "late." Everest says, "Can someone do something for me....because I am trying to concentrate on sleeping? I say, "Yes, of course. What do you need?" Everest answers, "I think that the two of you and daddy need to be quiet because I don't want to tell you to shhhhh. Well I am going to just tell you to shshshsh." And he immediately falls asleep.
I wish I had more funny with KT but the poor kid can't talk yet. He is learning a bit more each week. He is starting to imitate more and more and I think he'll be a crack up when we can communicate. He makes us laugh nonetheless. Kid can seriously shake his booty, says, "noyoutopit" continuously (translation, "no, you stop it.") and is doing great with the potty training. Caught him on his mini-toilet by himself today. He peed a bit on his socks and then proceeded to empty his mini toilet into the big toilet without spilling his entire pot of pee onto our bathroom floor. Progress folks, progress.
We made paella today. It tastes professional. I'm pretty proud of myself. The kids seriously need to be on top of us when we're in the kitchen if they are not eating themselves. I had to pull up two chairs behind us for the two of them to sit on. They were completely entertained watching us and listening to music for almost 45 min and then the silly started, which is kind of scary by a hot stove. But wow, to have someone just want to be so near you that they don't want to play, they just want to be in your presence. That's pretty powerful.
Well we're off to eat. I think Kingston is just about to sleep. He is about two feet from where we laid him down. Squirmy. Cute. He is gaining some weight in his cheeks. Loves beefsticks. Starting to like cheese. Welcome to WI skinny!
Life is better. The last few days have been, shall I even dare to say it?!?, Fun!
I think it helps having a house-husband. Ryan is down to working 40% of his hours. Bad on the bank account but good for the organization of our lives.
Everest and Kingston are seated at dinner when I roll in from work. Everybody is happy to see mom. I sit, they eat, all is well. We get up in the morning and everybody gets dressed in an orderly fashion and we don't have to rush because Ryan is taking Kingston to daycare after Everest gets on the bus. Usually Kingston and I leave early and then Ryan stays at home until after Everest leaves. Kind of nice to be able to somewhat relax (both us and the kids) in the mornings.
Last night I helped Everest with his homework and Kingston sat on my lap. Kids were in bed by 8:15 and Ryan and I were able to sit for awhile and talk. Nice. Financially unsustainable but nice.
And on to the funny....
On Sunday we were in downtown Madison and we were stopped at a stoplight. A Madison cop pulled up next to us. Everest, spying that the cop's window was open, unrolled his window and the following conversation ensued:
Everest: Excuse me but why do you have a computer in your car? Does it help you catch the cars that are going to fast?
Cop: Yes, that's right.
Everest: Why do you have a computer AND a camera in your car?
Cop: Well both of them help me do my job.
Mom and Dad in front seat seriously cracking up as the light turns green: Everest, the light is green say goodbye.
Everest: Goodbye, have a great day.
Cop: You too.
Last night I was putting Everest to bed, knowing that he would seriously crash if he would just stop talking for a second. He wouldn't. He is a bit obsessed at times with trying to spell, which is great but not at bedtime when he should be obsessed with sleeping. So every other minute he thinks of another word that he can "spell." Finally I said, "Everest you need to go to sleep. S-L-E-E-P!" To which Everest responds, "O-K M-O-M!!"
Today Ryan picked up Everest from school. In the midst of something or other Everest says what sounds like, "Holy Shit!!" Ryan says, "EVEREST WHAT DID YOU JUST SAY?!?" Ryan and I aren't in the habit of saying holy shit. Anyway, Everest says, "I said, Holy Shik." Ryan says, "Everest I still don't like that language." Everest responds, "But Dad, it's not like I said Shit, S-H-I-T. I said, Shik, S-H-I-K!" Kid can't spell his last name but damn can that kid spell Shit. Shit.
Tonight we put the kids to bed on the floor of our room because we felt a tad lazy and Everest thought he was going to stay up "late." Everest says, "Can someone do something for me....because I am trying to concentrate on sleeping? I say, "Yes, of course. What do you need?" Everest answers, "I think that the two of you and daddy need to be quiet because I don't want to tell you to shhhhh. Well I am going to just tell you to shshshsh." And he immediately falls asleep.
I wish I had more funny with KT but the poor kid can't talk yet. He is learning a bit more each week. He is starting to imitate more and more and I think he'll be a crack up when we can communicate. He makes us laugh nonetheless. Kid can seriously shake his booty, says, "noyoutopit" continuously (translation, "no, you stop it.") and is doing great with the potty training. Caught him on his mini-toilet by himself today. He peed a bit on his socks and then proceeded to empty his mini toilet into the big toilet without spilling his entire pot of pee onto our bathroom floor. Progress folks, progress.
We made paella today. It tastes professional. I'm pretty proud of myself. The kids seriously need to be on top of us when we're in the kitchen if they are not eating themselves. I had to pull up two chairs behind us for the two of them to sit on. They were completely entertained watching us and listening to music for almost 45 min and then the silly started, which is kind of scary by a hot stove. But wow, to have someone just want to be so near you that they don't want to play, they just want to be in your presence. That's pretty powerful.
Well we're off to eat. I think Kingston is just about to sleep. He is about two feet from where we laid him down. Squirmy. Cute. He is gaining some weight in his cheeks. Loves beefsticks. Starting to like cheese. Welcome to WI skinny!
Friday, January 6, 2012
Another minute to another hour to another day
And that's how our days have been. I'm not going to lie. This whole ordeal has been challenging since we came home. We're tired, I've been sick three times and Kingston is bringing the terrible threes to a whole new level. It will seem like we've reached a plateau, an even playing field where everybody is going along in some sort of organized chaos (but organized nonetheless) and then we'll be brought back to reality. And reality hits hard. Really hard.
I feel like I'm all doom and gloom in my blog posts and that's mostly because when I write them it's at the end of the night when we've been through putting the kids to bed. An event that we dread from the moment we wake up in the morning. Like I said, it is just challenging. And we have to be up to the challenge because we have no choice in the matter. We signed up for this.
Tonight we asked Kingston where his toes were. We ask this a lot. We are hoping one day he points to something besides his head. Challenging.
Yesterday Everest told me he didn't like it when Kingston took his toys. Today Everest took what Kingston was playing with three times. Challenging (and really annoying to everybody).
We got the carpets cleaned the other week. Apparently the kids don't realize that this costs money because today Kingston spit toothpaste all over our bedroom floor. More than annoying.
Yesterday a little girl called Everest stinky because of his owies on his ankles. We were at the McDonald's playground. All the kids started calling him stinky. I wanted to think of a comeback for him but all I came up with was totally unacceptable to say to a child. I called Ryan after. He said I should have had him say, "Well I am perfect in every other way so shut up you shit cow."
Kingston has diaper rash bad. We are trying to keep diapers off of him while at home. He peed himself sitting at the dinner table. Awesome. Good stuff.
Then there are the things that make me laugh:
We were driving by a corn field today and Everest said, "Mom, that's where the corn on the cobs live."
On the way home Everest said, "You know mom...there are two types of butts. There is the type that is next to your wee wee that you poop out of. Then there is the type that is like, "Mom, but mom, but, but, I really want that. But moom, but, but, but..."
What is being said out loud right now, "Mom why does animals eat animals? I know, because they don't have real life food."
Today I said that perhaps I wasn't cut out to be a mother. But then I look at my two kids and I know that we must be doing something right.
I feel like I'm all doom and gloom in my blog posts and that's mostly because when I write them it's at the end of the night when we've been through putting the kids to bed. An event that we dread from the moment we wake up in the morning. Like I said, it is just challenging. And we have to be up to the challenge because we have no choice in the matter. We signed up for this.
Tonight we asked Kingston where his toes were. We ask this a lot. We are hoping one day he points to something besides his head. Challenging.
Yesterday Everest told me he didn't like it when Kingston took his toys. Today Everest took what Kingston was playing with three times. Challenging (and really annoying to everybody).
We got the carpets cleaned the other week. Apparently the kids don't realize that this costs money because today Kingston spit toothpaste all over our bedroom floor. More than annoying.
Yesterday a little girl called Everest stinky because of his owies on his ankles. We were at the McDonald's playground. All the kids started calling him stinky. I wanted to think of a comeback for him but all I came up with was totally unacceptable to say to a child. I called Ryan after. He said I should have had him say, "Well I am perfect in every other way so shut up you shit cow."
Kingston has diaper rash bad. We are trying to keep diapers off of him while at home. He peed himself sitting at the dinner table. Awesome. Good stuff.
Then there are the things that make me laugh:
We were driving by a corn field today and Everest said, "Mom, that's where the corn on the cobs live."
On the way home Everest said, "You know mom...there are two types of butts. There is the type that is next to your wee wee that you poop out of. Then there is the type that is like, "Mom, but mom, but, but, I really want that. But moom, but, but, but..."
What is being said out loud right now, "Mom why does animals eat animals? I know, because they don't have real life food."
Today I said that perhaps I wasn't cut out to be a mother. But then I look at my two kids and I know that we must be doing something right.
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