Seeing the light from sickness!

Is it just me or am I getting lazy with my blog writing? I think I am. I started this blog not as a way for people to look at me through a fish tank, but as a way for me to document our life's adventures and record events going on. I want to be able to have this so someday I can look back and remember what we have done as a family and the every day happenings that went on at home.
So...some of it may be boring, but like I said, this is my blog...don't read it if you are bored:) Anyways, I think we are finally coming out of this whole "sickness" stage with the kids and finally getting into our normal routine again. Colton continued to throw up all day Saturday and Sunday...and then had major blowouts all day yesterday. Thankfully he has been able to sleep a lot during the day. Unfortunately that makes for long nights. But, I just have to keep reminding myself this is a stage. One very positive thing that has come out of it is he has been falling asleep on my chest, which doesn't ever really happen. I love holding a sleeping baby...especially my sleeping baby:) He has also been able to stay a content, happy little boy despite the sickness that has taken over his body. He still wants to follow Sissy everywhere and laughs at her constantly.
Then there is little miss Hayden. She has been learning to test her limits and how to push my buttons...and let me tell ya...there have been A LOT of buttons in the past couple of days. She hasn't been as hyper lately, but she just has been ignoring my commands and doing her own thing. She has seen the time out chair frequently. On the other hand, at night she is all snuggles. She just wants to be close to Nic or me and wants to cuddle. I love her sweet voice as she says, "cuddle, mommy, cuddle." How could I NOT want to cuddle after that?! She has been talking A LOT over the past couple of days which has been a riot. I can't understand most of it, but I will take it! For some reason she is still not really sleeping through the night. She does occassionally but the last 2 of the 3 nights she has been awake for a couple hours straight in the middle of the night. I am not sure what is going on, but it makes for one tired momma. Maybe a growth spurt?? Her pants have been getting shorter and shorter and yesterday when I put on her pants, they were capris:)
We have had some BEAUTIFUL days lately and I am grateful for that. I can tell already that Hayden, Colt, and I will be outside EVERYDAY during the Spring and Summer. Hayden is such an outdoors girl and I love to watch her just run free and smile the whole time. Getting her inside is a different story!
I have been going into ECA the last couple of mornings to help with ISTEP testing. It is a bittersweet feeling. While I am in the building I truly miss the kids and the teaching, but once I am out of the building I know I am exactly where God wants me to be and I am thankful for that.
Nic has been working like a maniac, as usual. A security job has opened up for the past 2 weeks which has been a blessing in a financial aspect, but at the same time he is just running his body into the ground. Shaklee is doing well, and I am so thankful for God allowing that...we just need to get it really taking off so Nic doesn't have to do this anymore.
That's been really about it for the past couple of days. Oh...I did take the kids over to Tara's today after testing and let Hayden play with Alex, the little boy she watches. They were so cute together! I love this stage where she is actually interacting, even though neither one of them can be understood...I still think they have this understanding that only 2 year olds have! It was nice to just sit and chat with another human being that is my own age and not a toddler and infant!
Ok, the kids are sleeping so maybe I should get off this thing and just relax!

Not a normal Saturday

It is Saturday morning. Some people wait all week until this morning. Where usually people will get to sleep in and look at this day of spending time with family and relaxing. It is usually a day where people don't have to worry with the stresses of the work day. It is a day where people find it the only time of the week to run errands, make a real breakfast, do laundry from the week and so on.

Saturdays are usually a relaxing day for us as well...well...as relaxing as it can get with kids running through the house! It is a day where I take a break from "working" and put all my focus on my kids. And even though Nic still has to work, it is usually a day where he doesn't work any extra security jobs. Occasionally we would maybe go to one of his basketball games or a different basketball game, but now basketball is over. Such a bittersweet time...I will now have my husband at home at night for dinner and to play with the kids and help give baths and put them to bed...and for that I have a smile on my face.

However, this Saturday is proving to be very different than I ever thought as I went throughout my week. I have come to realize that with having kids, nothing really ever goes "as planned"...which is not a bad thing at all. I woke up to my precious baby girl's stomach gurgling like crazy and before my brain started working and realizing what that meant, the bed was wet from puke. Poor girl...she didn't have a clue what was happening except that she was holding her tummy and whining that she wanted to back to "nigh nigh". After cleaning everything up, I snuggled with my baby girl as she drifted off to sleep again. I was surprised to see the time when I then heard Colt talking to himself at 8 am. That meant he slept ALL THE WAY THROUGH the night! His ear must not be bothering him anymore! We ended up having to switch to a different antibiotic after he broke out in hives from the normal stuff that I don't know how to spell! I am allergic to it to so it was no surprise when he broke out...I knew right away that he was allergic as well...even though this was his 3rd or 4th round of the stuff. Anyways, at least he doesn't seem to be bothered by any pain!

So I brought the 2 kids into the living room to play. Only there was no playing. Before I knew it or could move her, Hayden started throwing up again. I grabbed the nearest object which was a cup so that maybe, just maybe, we would get lucky and aim INTO the cup...not so lucky. So, I sprayed the carpet and cleaned it up just in time to look at Colt start to cough and then, once again, failed to save the carpet. Hmmm...never quite had to deal with BOTH kids at the same time throwing up. Now all three of us were covered in a huge stink. Just the way any mother wants to start of her day...right?

My first thought was, "ok, now that they have it out of their system, there surely can't be anymore because after all, neither of them has had anything to drink or eat yet." Boy was that a stupid thought. It is 9 am and since that moment, both kids have found it their job to cover the entire kitchen and the rugs with their lovely puke. Colton at least got some of it into the sink until he turned his head and got it down my shirt and my arms. With the help of our big pup, everything was cleaned and we moved on (poor dog...how gross is that?!)

I finally got smart and got a bucket out...too bad Hayden didn't like the idea and threw up beside the bucket instead of in it. Colton wasn't fond of it either because he found that the carpet was a better option.

-------Break-------clean up more yucky stuff-----------AHHH!!------------------

Ok...it is now 2:25 and I am back! You know, I know it is never fun having two sick kids at the same time, but I have got to tell you...this morning was VERY special to me...not the puking part, but Colt, Hayden and I cuddled on the big chair and Colt fell asleep on my chest...which doesn't happen much these days. Hayden fell asleep on the chair as well. I just held my two babies and was just so thankful for that moment. I know before I know it they will be grown and not want to cuddle when they are sick. They aren't always going to want or need me to take care of them. We are now watching Ramona and Beezus for the 4th time today. I think I have this movie completely memorized word for word! The other good thing about today is I have myself and the kids packed for Aruba! Yes, I still have 2 weeks, but it never hurts to be prepared!

Even though today wasn't what I had "planned," God knew exactly how the day would pan out and I couldn't be more grateful. Hayden is finally moving around again...tormenting our poor dog and begging me to take her outside... so I think things are looking up!

Thank you, God, for allowing extra cuddles this morning and just time to hold my babies. They are growing up so fast. Please heal their little bodies quickly and return them to health. Amen.