No More Germs

Matty's nose started to run on Monday night, and another cold began. It was inevitable that Zach would catch it, and his nose started to run on Wednesday night. It is so frustrating that another sickness struck in the heat of the summer! I guess it doesn't matter what time of year it is, germs can lurk anywhere. The worst part is that the boys haven't slept well all week. Matty is better today, but Zach is still working through the darn cold.

On a lighter note...Zach likes to throw his toys and balls under the table and then crawl under to retrieve them...it doesn't seem to bother him when he gets stuck under a chair!

Matty got a haircut earlier this week. The stylist took a little more off than I preferred, but it's a cute cut for summer. He looks so much older with the short 'do!

Random Pics

I found some random pics on my old camera that I had completely forgotten about. Matty is at the OP fireworks display on the 4th of July evening...he wore his pajamas and got to stay up extra late to watch. He loved playing with his glow sticks. I tried to snap a picture of Zach taking a nap in a funny position...he was basically sitting with his head laying in front of him...but by the time I ran downstairs to get the camera, he was already awake. I still had to take a picture of him though!

Pics from the Week

Lullaby

When Matty was in the NICU, we bought a little cd player so that he could listen to music while he slept and while we held him. One cd that was played the majority of the time had soft lullaby songs with rainforest sounds in the background. I played this cd every afternoon while I rocked him in the green rocking chair in his room. A few weeks ago, I found this cd and played it...as soon as the music started, all of the memories of the NICU came rushing back to me. I was amazed at Matty's reaction when he heard the music...he immediately dropped the cars that he was playing with and sat next to me...he stared at the cd player and said 'Mommy hold you' (which is how he says 'Mommy hold me'). He seemed mesmerized by the music. This music obviously had an impact on him during a stressful time in his life...he must somehow remember that he was comforted by his parents while listening to this music. He now calls the songs his 'NICU music'...

Muscle Men

We are still in the middle of a crazy heat wave, complete with heat advisory warnings every day. What better way to stay 'cool' than to wear hip muscle shirts! On top of the heat and being stuck inside, Matty came down with a 2-day virus on Sunday. He didn't show any symptoms, but felt hot. When I took his temp, it was 103, so instead of going to Touch a Truck (our original plan), I ran him down the street to the after hours ped clinic. His temp there was 105! Yikes. I about fell on the floor with worry. The doc assured me not to worry, that this was just his body's way of fighting off a bug. He was negative for strep and for ear infections, so we started him on child ibuprofen. We have also had house painters here all week, roofers pounding on the house next door...it has been a true circus. To top it all off, our blender broke, and then the kitchen refrigerator decided to call it quits too. We bought a new one last night, but it won't be delivered until next Tue. Thank goodness we have an extra fridge out in the garage. Other than that, we are very thankful for our A/C and for Nick Junior!

Pics from the Week

The boys are starting to do more things together...watch tv, play toys...the only thing that they won't do very often is pose together for a picture! The big news from the past week is that Zach started pulling up on furniture all by himself!

10 Months

Little Zach turned 10 months old this week...his first year is really flying by! He had a big week...started crawling like a pro and also cut his first tooth. He loves to crawl over to the AC vents, stick his head over the cold air, and laugh like crazy...his very own way of keeping cool during this intense heat wave! He also knows where all of the spring protectors behind the doors are...he will push a door out of the way to get to one...when he pushes a spring, it makes a loud noise which also makes him laugh...and then Matty will join in and they both will be laughing. It is so much fun to watch the interaction between the two brothers!