Fevers, fevers, go away.....

Well, overall we are doing well. However, my kids have been sick for the past couple of days. Last night was the first night in a couple that they both slept through the night...and therefore the first night that I slept through the night. They both have been running fevers, so I took them to the doctor on Monday. I wasn't too worried about the fevers, but Matt threw up on Sunday night. My fear was H1N1. I was happy to hear that neither of my boys tested positive for flu or strep. However, it seems they both have Hand, foot, and mouth disease. Horrible name...isn't it!! It is not the same as Hoof and Mouth that cows get, for those of you who don't know...but is appearently a common childhood virus. Drew has actually had it before. It just leaves sores by their hands, feet, and in their mouths. (Hence the name Hand, Foot, and Mouth disease). Matt has none of the sores, so I think he might just have another kind of virus, but Drew has them. :-( They both have been a bit cranky and have had diminished appetites. The doctor says that it should resolve itself in about a week or so. Until then, keep us in your prayers as I have to keep Matt home from school and I can't go to my bible study since they can't go into childcare. Pray for healing, and patience on my part.

As for other goings on...Matt is doing well and is starting to talk up a storm. He seems to think that he is in charge of Drew. He tells him no a lot and has even spanked him on occation. My favorite was when he spanked Drew (barely a tap on the bottom) and said "No Drew, hurt yourself" Gotta love my little helper. The sibling thing can work to my advantage when it comes to Matt. If he won't do what I want him to, I will just ask Drew and then Matt is first to comply. He is doing great in school and loves to go there. In fact when I drop him off he walks right in and barely says goodbye to me. He is however, always happy to see me when I pick him up.

Drew is doing well. He is talking a lot as well. He loves to wave goodbye and is going to be my little troublemaker. It is fun to see his little personality coming out. He is my daredevil. He has had a black eye, a bloody head, and several more bumps in this week alone. He is full on drama. He will cry like he is seriously hurt for even the smallest bump, but then be right back to getting into trouble the next minute. He loves to screech when his brother takes a toy from him (if Matt can actually successfully pry it from Drew's hands---the kid is strong!!). He is also the sweetest, and loves to give hugs and currently thinks his Daddy hung the moon. (My sister tells me they go back and forth on this one between Mommy and Daddy...which is true).

As for me, I am keeping busy...bible study on Wednesdays and I just joined a MOPS (Mothers of Preschoolers) group every other Friday. They both have been huge blessings to me. Jeff is also doing well, staying busy with work. We pray that you all are doing well. Much love from Frisco.

Matthew's first day of school/Drew's 15 month checkup

Well, the first day of school went off without a hitch. Matt was a bit nervous when we first got there, but his teacher Ms. Suzy totally calmed his nerves. She came up to him and asked him for a hug, and he was totally fine after that. He never cried. I teared up, but didn't actually cry. He just sat down, and said bye to us, with no problems at all. God really gave us the perfect teachers for Matt! When I picked him up, they said he had a great day. He played a lot with 3 other boys. Appearently, they had a lot of fun together! I am glad he is making friends. He ate a good amount of his lunch and actually slept at naptime. He was happy when I picked him up and even said his goodbyes to his teachers. I can tell he really likes school. He never cried...well that is until we were walking to the car. He was pretty tired still and he wanted me to hold him. That wasn't really possible since I had Drew on one arm and my purse and his school basket on the other. So I walked about 2 inches a minute to the car with Matt dragging on my legs crying and saying "Mommy hold you" the whole way. Thankfully one great mom helped me get them to the car so that helped a lot! Overall it was a great day.

Today was also Drew's 15 month checkup. He got a good report. We only have to give 2 breathing treatments a day for the next month, really as a preventative measure. He is doing great developmentally. His stats were as follows: weight 21 lb. 14 oz. (15th %) Height 30 inches (20th %) and Head circumference 19 1/2 (95th %). Gotta love my big headed boys. You would never guess he is small for his age. He is amazingly strong and easily keeps up with his older brother.

It was a very good day today for both of my boys. I better get going...I can hear Drew crying for Mommy. Love from Frisco, Texas.