the new and improved baby toy

why go to a specialize baby store and purchase the newest and greatest of all baby toys when yes you too can own the best toy in the world
one that hums infants to sleep while entertaining the bigger kids with parts and pieces.....
these toys are not made for any other function other than pure child entertainment
so you see i have found another use for the vacuum....
cleaning....now really who does that
that is so 1980's
but i am telling you turn the vacuum on and you can have a gourmet dinner made in just 30 minutes without any hassles.....
aside from my new found love of the vacuum all is going well
we got snow and yes it is april but easter would not be complete with out easter egg snow drift diving
sadie is now learning all about how people come and go....
she knows
"aunt cyndie is in okhoma"
"rhea is in ansas"
"mema is in island"
we had a real good visit with aunt cyndie and sadie and silas played lots
silas has really started talking he has lots to say especially about his diaper
which he does not like wet AT all and will let you know....
sadie on the other hand....(well i promised no poop talk)
we are all doing well....adjusting to the new schedule that involves going to work
so i get up between 4 and 4:30 in the morning so lunch time for me is generally 9 in the morning so that means dinner is usually around noon
my schedule is a little messed up but between diapers and laundry whose wouldn't be
i did get the joy of spending 10 hours ALONE with the two of them last saturday
i still have hair and they are both still alive so it worked out well
sadie was a great help
she helped me change silas's diaper, get the wipes, clean, wash dishes, fold laundry and we even did a dance number or two for silas
life is good in our little cleveland hide out
perhaps when life slows down a little we might actually (or i might) actually leave the house

the house of sick

in some ways i need to say thanks to the healthy pink cells that have been following sadie around for the past two years
aside from one running nose she has NEVER been sick
not a fever, not a cough no ear ache nothing, nada....
till......
i go back to work
no really it happened to both of us
sadie and i got THE COLD
the cough, the headache, the fever the late nights of moaning miserably......
but we both seem to be on the up and up
sadie though has learned how to blow her nose so i guess that is good
so what does one do with a sick toddler?
i have no idea......so we went for a walk in the park and we played....
its a little hard to keep a toddler from not moving
i guess if you duct tape them to the wall you can keep them from moving
just not sure how i feel about that
so how was the first day of work?
it went well
silas actually slept 6 hours straight so that meant i slept 6 hours straight after that it was sort of a gamble but hey 6 hours is a lot
it was good being back at work though i did miss the babies
silas gave me a big smile and grin as i was strapping him into the car seat almost made me cry
but he did really well slept all day for mimi and bumpa and took the bottle no problem
sadie still under the weather even did well getting back into the routine of sorts waking up at 6:00, getting dressed and out the door
aside from that all is quiet as we regain the routine of life
aunt cyndie is in town entertaining sadie with giggles and silas with hugs
enjoy the days we got sun and 60 degrees!
i do love this time of year even if i can not smell a thing

chaos knee deep in diapers

okay i was not joking before when i stated the amount of diapers we go through
it is AMAZING!
and yes i could spend this entire entry talking about poop because as any parent knows poop talk is really fascinating in an odd sort of way....
it lets you know all is okay
and let me just say ALL is OKAY
silas had a check up at the docs and he is doing great
11.5 pounds and 23 inches long
he is cooing, babbling and laughing i am pretty sure at us
as we fumble once again around trying to figure out the language of a new born
he cries when sadie cries and sadie cries when he cries
so sometimes the house sounds like we have set up an awesome surround sound system and put an album of baby cries on
really though the there is very little crying
silas as his decompression time which just so happens to be when we sit down for dinner
fork mid air to mouth the crying starts
he did get a chance to hang with mimi and bumpa last week and did wonderfully
took to the bottle after giving mimi a very serious you got to be kidding me look which for him is a normal look
what have we been up to?
well cleveland has been going back and forth on the weather
some days it is 60 others it is 30
so we take walks when we can and we nap when we are not walking
i suppose though we are trying to get a routine down
b/c yes next week the reality show called juggle a baby and life really begins
i go back to work and in just a few months i go back to school.....
so let the fun begin right?
anyways we have lots of wonderful things to look forward to
aunt cyndie and grandpa B are coming into town
so sadie's fan club continues which of course means
presents, walks, singing and reading oh my!
well better get going
b/c i got to go change yet another diaper
enjoy the day watch for the crocus and little green buds