5 months together as a family of 6!

I shot this video this morning. Julie was making Saige laugh hysterically. I swear it's the best sound in the world!

Another must have

These things hold a TON of pee. Saige sleeps 12+ hours a night so regular diapers just don't cut it. Very high on my list of must have's for baby.

The snack trap

Everyone needs one of these. Saige walks around eating her little snacks from this cup and loves it.


We are noticing a difference in Saige already. Fingers crossed that this formula switch will do the trick.

More change

Another formula switch for Saige. I just switched her to a hypoallergenic formula and a very expensive one at that...ugh. Michael used to have milk allergies so he used to be on Nutramigen and even back then the price was staggering now it knocks you right off your feet. You would think it was gold. It was suggested that perhaps she had a milk allergy a long time ago (by M) and I just kind of shrugged it off. The more I think about it the more sense it makes. Good grief if it was a milk allergy this whole time and I've been giving her formula with milk I would feel aweful. Time will tell.
I'm overdue to post pics and I will post soon. I try to be a good blogger really I do!

Good times

Ok, so the kids went to their cousin Liah's skating party yesterday and good times were had by all. It was SO nice to see Julie out having FUN for a change. I was amazed at how well each of the kids did at skating. They all had the hang of it before we left.
The downfall was this morning. J woke up tired and sore. Her cheeks were red and she was crying so I took her temp. Yep, a fever. UGH. Monday Monday...can't stand them Monday's. It was a slight fever and this week was IOWA testing at school so I gave her some Motrin and sent her on her way to school...bad mommy. In my defense I told her to just go as long as she can and go to the nurse if she got worse. J made it thru the whole day but I decided to take her to the Dr. after school because she just looked bad and the nurse looked in her ears and thought she had and ear infection. The Dr. tested her for strep and she was negative and she had no ear infection so it is assumed that she has yet ANOTHER virus. Good grief, how many viruses can this poor kid GET? *sigh*
Anywho, the boys got their mid term grades and they did AWESOME! Woo Hoo!

I'll post some blurry pics of the skating party tomorrow.

Saige, master of the pencil

We could not believe our eyes the first time we saw Saige do this. She holds a pencil perfectly and she did it on her own as if she's done it hundreds of times before. Who needs crayons anyway?!!

Catch up

I've been a bad blogger and I have no real excuses. The kids are all healthy and things have been finally getting back to normal. Well, as normal as normal can be for this family!

Michael got his braces on last week and he was less than thrilled. Already we've noticed a difference in his teeth and he was pretty happy about that so all is well again.
Stephen lost yet another tooth. He's probably lost about 4 in the past 30 days. I'm getting to be quite the pro at tooth pulling!
Julie is doing great. We're still trying to put some weight back on her but other than that she's A OK.
Saige is hysterical these days. She LOVES The Chipmunks Movie and Free Willy. Everytime she saw Willy she would say "awe". The Chipmunks are a huge hit and Saige had me in stitches last night because when Dave says "Alvin....ALVIN....ALLLLLVIN!!!" Alvin then says "WHAAAAT!" Saige says "WHAAAT!" too!
Another big hit is the Spongebob Squarepants song. Every time it comes on she hollers BOB BOB!!!
I can't get over how quickly she's picking up new words and learning things. Daddy told her to go put a wrapper in the garbage and she did it! She also knows when we are about to eat so she pushes her high chair over to us. She's a HUGE help when it comes to laundry. I'll pile the clothes on the floor and she puts them in the washer...too cute!
She has become very attached to her angel dear giraffe lovie so I did the wise thing and bought a spare. THese lovies are her favorites. She has a cat, a dog, a lamb and now TWO giraffe's. Believe me when I tell you I've ever seen her dragging around every one of them!
I guess that should pretty much do it for now. I'll get to work on loading some pics next!

Back to school they go

FINALLY. Stephen, Michael and Julie as of tonight will all head to school tomorrow. It was a rough weekend. Saige had to go back to the Dr. Saturday because of a lingering cough. Turned out her lungs were clear but as we were leaving the Dr. office Michael almost passed out. The Dr. said it was either due to low blood sugar or the phlem conversation we were having about Saige. Either way he had me quite worried. Michael also came down with a nice case of pink eye. Fortunately we were able to keep it from spreading to anyone else. I guess my OCD is good for something! Michael had a fever Sunday and Monday so because of that and the pink eye he got a get out of school free card today. He needs to be fever free for 24 hrs before returning to school and I believe pink eye is contagious for 36-48 hours after starting medication. I'm probably the only parent left on the planet that follows that rule but I refuse to send my kid to school to make others sick. Another OCD thing I guess! Julie continues to get better each day. All she has left of mono is the weight loss (10lbs) and a nasty cough. She actually fits in pants again that I was about to get rid of pre mono. Stephen stayed home today honestly, just because. He's actually been quite healthy but I was too lazy to bring him to school today.
Lets hope my kids will all be back to their normal happy healthy selves to stay!!
Ohhh...this weekend is snow tubing...YAAAAY!!!