Hanging out with Aubie

So, Levi asked me to babysit Aubie while he and Jared went snowboarding this past weekend. I had a great time playing with all four kids, we blew bubbles, read stories, played tea party and even got to watch a movie. It was lots of fun.

Aubie loves it when the girls come over, she gets to play pretend with 'big kids' and Lizzy really takes care of her and makes sure that she gets a turn at whatever they are doing and watches her so she doesn't get into mischief.

Aubie doesn't speak yet but she does know some sign language other than that, I depend on Lizzy to translate what Aubie is trying to say!

Aubie is also very interested in little Jared and spent alot of time babbling to him and holding his hand. She even tried her best to keep quiet while he was taking a nap. She is such a good girl... she will make a great big sister!

Coughing, sneezing and fevers .. Oh My!!!

So we started off in April with three sick kids... all three were coughing, sneezing, they had high fevers and runny noses. What is a mother to do, so I got the kids in warm clothes .. gave them some medicine and set them on the floor with their favorite blanket and favorite toys. None of the kids were hungry for breakfast so we held out till lunch time... the girls had a PB and J sandwich and Jared had 2ozs of his bottle. Then it was time for a nap. After nap time daddy came home and the girls felt a little bit better... During the night no one got much sleep what with all the coughing and sneezing. Jared and I got about 3 hrs of sleep that night... Luckily for us the next day was Saturday and we all spent it napping! This was a bad week!

Jared vs. Strep Throat!!!

Jared came home one afternoon feeling 'horrible'! So he took a hot shower and went to bed, it was like 7pm. The next morning he felt worse with a sore throat and a high fever. I kept him in bed and gave him some Ibprophen and some soda for the itchy and sore throat! I thought that by noon he would be feeling a bit better. But he still had a fever and his throat was still really sore!. I started to get worried and I called Susie. She said to keep an eye on him because he might have Strep Throat! He didnt get any better at all through the night. The next morning he went to the clinic to get tested to see if he had Strep Throat or worse. I was confrimed he had Strep. I lasted about a week, he was miserable through the entire time. He tried to sleep but his throat hurt too much even with the medicine.

Thankfully he got better within a few long days, and even better the kids and I didnt get Strep Throat... which was a mircle because I was the one taking care of him and all three kids! That was a blessing that I counted that week!

MOMMA'S BOY

My handsome little boy was a Momma's boy from the day he was born, he loves to snuggle with mom on the couch and watch TV, he loves when I feed him his cereal and when I make all these silly faces for him. He loves it when he gets hugs and kisses when he is sick or tired! Jared is just a happy little boy who loves to spend time with his Mom... This wont last forever so I do take advantage of it and I give him extra kisses all day, but he doesn't complain as of today that is! One day he will be all grown up... I hope that day doesn't come by too soon.

TV Junkie!!!

I have to admit I am one of those moms that let their kids spend most of the day in front of the TV! After all that was how I was raised and I turned out OK! Well this was one of those days when I couldn't muster up enough energy to do much and Jared and Elizabeth were a bit bored... so I put Sponge bob Square pants on for them to watch together while I got Jamie some breakfast! Elizabeth just loves to cuddle with Jared.

SLEEPOVER!!

This was just one of those days when nothing went right! I didnt have time to make dinner because bathtime when too long, I missed Gossip Girl, I had a sink full of dishes and it was already a half hour past bed time, not to mention that Jared was stuck in SLC with work and would not be home for a while. So I said to myself " Forget it" and I started to take some pics of the kids playing together! I set Jared down in Lizzy's bed and came back and found her snuggling with Jared and her blankie! She said "mom can Jared sleep with me tonight I promise I will hug him and take care of him" my answer was " Not today"! But what a cute picture of them huh??

My Favorite Toys.

Jared is getting so big so quickly! He loves playing in his walker and he loves his rattle! This is kind of cool because these were Elizabeth's favorite toys when she was this little!!!