Getting Sick

 Adrian

I still think he sleeps a lot but I guess he's not that old yet, and he likes little naps while he eats instead of taking real long naps. The only time he has a long nap is first thing in the morning which is nice so I can get my workouts in. Most of the time I try to get him to nap in his bassinet and I feel successful most of the time, but then the rest of the day he will be awake as soon as I try to move him from me to the bed and then get mad at me and stay awake. I got him to hold on to a little piece of the game and we were all excited because he held onto it for a good 10 minutes, not playing just holding but I'm always looking for the mile stones. And we always notice when he is getting stronger and can hold his head up so much better and stand on his own feet even though he needs help balancing! He kicks and wiggles so much during awake time and we get so many smiles and almost giggles these days. 

Claire

Most of this week was good but we saw some red spots on start to form on her and then scab so we kept her home from school on Thursday and then when the spots formed on her hands and feet and now we won't be going back to school this next week either. Hand, foot and mouth lasts for a while and I don't want anyone at school to get it from her since Shay already caught it and we are trying to make sure Adrian doesn't. When I called apparently they've had a few other kids called out for it so she's not the only one that got it and we will get some homework from her teacher for her to work on here at home. Her reading is getting very impressive and can do full new books with only a little help! I'm surprised at how many words she knows and can guess on her own just by trying to sound them out.  

Shay

Since she was sick too I've been reteaching them both to wash their hands often, after bathroom, before meals, and they don't get to hold Adrian right now. Luckily they can still play with each other and I have the take a bath every day and wash their bodies since there's nothing else I can do! Now every day feels like the weekend to them and its going to be a long week. We did have Chris's friend come visit us and they made him play a bunch of games with them. I was working on planters to start a raised garden along the back of our house while they played with their new friend and Chris watch Adrian. They are finished except for protecting them from the elements and then we can plant seeds together and watch them grow. She was a big helper with the yard this week because we were spreading new grass seed and top soil for the year to get beautiful green grass.