Sick...again!

Hey All!  Sorry it's been a while since my last post.  Our girls have been sick--yep, again!  They now have crupe, some bronchial funk and are on the verge of ear infections.  Pretty much what 60% of all kiddos in  central Texas have right now from all of the crazy weather.  We took them to the doc on Monday and she put them on an oral steroid and Albuterol breathing treatments.  We weren't quite sure how they would do with the breathing treatments but surprisingly they did alright.  Emma went first and screamed bloody murder for about the first 3 or so minutes and then she became very interested in the machine and did pretty well the rest of the time.  Maggie started out great and after about 10 minutes she started crying but I think it was just because she had to be restrained for 10 min. and was ready to go play.  All in all, they did pretty good having never used a nebulizer before.  They are old pros now.  The only thing they don't like is having to sit for so long, they get antsy!  It was so funny though after the first breathing treatment, Emma was so high on Albuterol.  She was running back and forth on the couch, jumping off of it, running into things and her eyes were so big.  It was so funny!  We got a kick out of her Albuterol high!  Maggie didn't get nearly as hyper as Emma--it's so weird how it affected them differently!  As of today, they are feeling much better and aren't waking up 20 times a night from coughing...good meds!  They still aren't wanting to take more than about 35 min. naps much to my dismay as that is my work time, but first and foremost, I am Mommy and must take care of them!  Below are some pics of their very first Albuterol breathing treatments.  God bless you all!

My poor sickies--this was their worse day!  (M left, Em right)

Emma-not enjoying it so much...but Maggie was super curious (look how pale M's face was, she was feeling so icky!

Em still not thrilled!

And she's okay now--sort of.

Maggie-show off!

Maggie-so curious.

Emma trying to help Daddy and Maggie out.

Oh boy, look at those eyes...this was during Em's Albuterol high afterwards!

Fun filled weekend!

***Disclaimer--this post is very heavy on pictures!***

Our weekend started on Friday when we met Kathy, her kiddos Chayse and Carson and our other niece Kenley at the Jumpy Place.  The kids had a BLAST!  We stayed there for about 2 and a half hours.  This time, not only would the girls actually go inside of the bounce houses, but they LOVED playing in them! 

Emma

Maggie

Chayse

Kenley

Kenley, Maggie and Carson

Emma

Maggie

Then it was off to Dairy Queen for lunch where Carson ate his burger and then couldn't keep his eyes open any longer...we really wore him out at the Jumpy Place!

Carson, Emma, Kenley, Chayse, Maggie

Sleepy Carson

Kenley, Chayse, Maggie and Emma

Saturday night Kathy, Chayse, Kenley and I had "girls night" at our house since Jason was in San Antonio for his reserves drill.   We ate popcorn, candy, painted nails and watched Ice Age.  By about 9:45 everyone (except me) was crashed out!  HA!...party animals!  I can't wait until Maggie and Emma are old enough to stay up for girls night.  As for now, they are ready to go to bed by 7pm so they just sleep through it!

Kathy, Kenley, Chayse, Me

Silly girls!

Kenley and Chayse--so crazy!

Me painting Chayse's fingernails

And this is when the fun ended...

Kenley-crashed

Chayse--crashed

Kathy--crashed (I think I see a little drool!)

We ended our weekend with a visit from Jason's mom on Sunday and our reunion with Daddy Sunday evening.  While all three of us missed Daddy tremendously, we managed to have a fantastic weekend--we kept ourselves really busy while he was out of town which made it go by a ton faster! 

Happy Birthday Pop Pop!

Happy Birthday to you,

Happy Birthday to you,

Happy Birthday dear Pop Pop,

Happy Birthday to you!!!

Hope you're having a fantastic birthday!  We love you bunches and bunches!



Little Helpers

Yesterday morning I had intentions of sweeping so I took the broom out of the laundry room and brought it to the kitchen.  Just before I started sweeping, I put the broom down for one reason or another ( I'm a mommy, we get sidetracked).  Next thing I know, Emma has it and is "sweeping".  Well, that didn't last long before the broom was the center of a twin fight, so I pulled out the mop and gave it to Maggie to "clean" with.  Perhaps they are trying to tell me that the house is a mess?...

When Jason got home yesterday afternoon, they got a hold of some of his safety glasses and his ball cap.  I guess they wanted to help him go fix some electricity too since they had already helped mommy out with the chores around the house!

All tuckered out from their busy day of helping around the house...

It's so weird how they sleep in the exact same positions some nights! 

(M left, Em right)

The Itsy, Bitsy Spider

This video was taken the week that the girls were SUPER sick with the stomach bug so they didn't do "itsy, bitsy" as enthusiastically as they usually do.  At one point Maggie even decides that it is all too exhausting and lays down on the couch while Emma is left to finish by herself.  They tried to be in good spirits even when they were feeling icky! 

More Snow!

Hey all, I know I already posted snow pics but we went back out in it again (this time mommy remembered the mittens) and I took a short video of them running around.  I also took a lot more pics, but they are all pretty much the same as before, so I won't bore you with those!  In this video the girls are running up and down the street laughing.  They really enjoyed this thing called snow!

So sad-I just looked outside and the streets are pretty much completely melted and snow free...it was fun while it lasted! :)

Snow!

We woke up this morning to SNOW!  I guess the weathermen finally got it right!  I bundled the girls up and we went out to play.  They loved it--poor things have been couped up in the house all week, so I think they were just glad to be outside!  They especially loved that they were running down our street and Mommy didn't even try to stop them as usual!  They lasted almost 10 minutes before their little hands started to turn into popsicles and then they were ready to go back inside to the warmth.  What a fun experience for them, being that we live in Texas where it rarely snows!  Enjoy the pics and enjoy the snow, that sun is out in full force so I don't think it's gonna last long!