Ice storm+sickness=NO FUN!!

Over the last weekend of January, Jon was starting to feel a little rough; so Monday, he took my advice and got a doctor's appointment. He was diagnosed with bronchitis, given antibiotics and cough medicine, and came home to lie around. On Monday night, the storm of the decade started! We ended up getting 2 inches of ice, and all schools were cancelled. Most people didn't go in to work for a few days either. It worked out nicely for Jon, since he wasn't feeling up to par. He was able to work from home for two days, still be productive, and take naps in between calls.

Jon and Evie, working hard! This was between two conference calls though... Schools ended up being cancelled for 4 days straight. Pretty crazy stuff! Here's what our steps looked like; this explains a lot!

On Tuesday, Oliver started running a fever and feeling pretty crummy also. Wednesday, I called the pediatrician's office to see if I could bring him in to get looked at while Evie was at her 6 month check-up. Turns out the poor guy had an ear infection! He was miserable for a few days, and spent much of the week watching movies. Jon went back to work on Thursday, but we were pretty cooped in the house for the entire week. No fun!

Go, horsie!

So when you are in the dining room with your husband, your two kids are alone in the living room, and you hear "Yee Haw, Yee Haw" coming out of your 2 year old's mouth, make sure to grab a camera before you walk into the room to see what is going on. Oliver was sitting on his poor sister's back, swinging his invisible lasso over his head, and saying "yee haw, yee haw, go horsie!" Little Evie had the biggest grin on her face. She was just thrilled that her brother was playing with her. The stuff that this kid comes up with...

We missed the opportunity to take the horse picture, but here he is trying to pick her up. She, again, thinks it's the best thing ever that Oliver is playing with her!

Disney on Ice

Since it seems like I spend much of my time these days holding and nursing Evie, I wanted to do something fun with Oliver, just the two of us. It just so happened that Disney on Ice: Toy Story 3 was in town! I managed to buy two tickets the day before the show, and we headed down to Conseco Fieldhouse for some Toy Story fun! Oliver absolutely LOVES Buzz and Woody, and stared intently the entire time at the show. He was such a big boy and did such a great job. I wasn't sure how he would do at a live show, and he really didn't say much the entire time, but on the way to the car, he was non-stop talking about Buzz, Woody, Buzz Woody dancin'! So fun!! I loved the show too, because Ollie sat on my lap the whole time. Since he is a big, independant 2 year old these days, I don't ever get too much cuddle time, so it was heaven for me!!

Me and my date before the show. He is probably trying to escape, which explains the look on his face...
Watching the show with his popcorn. This little guy put down over half of the giant box of popcorn. I couldn't believe it!!

An apple a day...

Oliver is extremely in to oranges right now, and can consume a 5 pound box of clementines or a 4 pound bag of oranges in less than a week. He has also been known to grab an apple off of the counter and start chomping away. His teacher actually asked me last week if we were vegetarians. I had to crack up at that. I guess you may think that though if you ever saw what Ollie eats in a day. He is still my little fruit bat.

Eva decided to get in on the action too. She is always very interested in what we are eating, and went straight for Jon's apple and started sucking away. Maybe if she ever gets any teeth, she can eat real food too!
Apple and milk, a still life by Oliver Charles Haug.

Stir crazy!!

January is always an insanely busy work month for Jon. I mean, he works in the tax department, and this is when they close the books for the prior year and make sure all of the numbers add up correctly before Lilly can publish their earnings report for the year. So it means a lot of late nights and working a few Saturdays. Which means that January is an insanely busy month for me too, being locked inside with the kids. The snow and cold temperatures don't help much, because it makes it hard for us to go anywhere! We usually plan on a few visits from friends though, and try to hold it together as much as possible. It's a long two weeks, but we always get through it! We do start to go a little stir crazy though...

Jenny and Spiff came to visit. Spiff, as always, is so calm and patient as Oliver obsesses over him. Ollie wouldn't eat dinner this night because he was too busy playing puppy. He kept bringing toys to us in his mouth as we were eating. And yes, he is still in his pj's. He got these Buzz Lightyear pajamas for Christmas, and always refuses to take them off. They are "so soft" he says, and he loves Buzz and Woody!

We have lots of jammie days.
Evie is trying her hardest to crawl! She spends a lot of time on the floor these days.
Here she is in action. She gets up on all 4's and just rocks away. She has figured out how to move her knees forward, but still hasn't figured out how to move her arms. This has resulted in a few face plants... I keep telling her she's too little to crawl, but I guess she is just as stubborn as the rest of us!

Speaking of stubborn, here is a picture of Oliver when I told him it was naptime. First he yelled "no, no, no, no nap!!" and stomped his feet a few times, and then he ran under the dining room table and pulled all of the chairs in so I couldn't get to him. Half the time these days, his "nap" consists of him playing in his dark bedroom for 2 hours. I will go up to check on him and put him back into bed, and I ususally find him face down pretending to sleep. In his toy baskets, on the chair that he has pulled all of the cushions off of, in the back of the closet, the list could go on!!
I tried to get a cute picture of the two of them, but all I could get out of Ollie was a look of disgust that he actually had to hold his sister for 5 seconds. He is so funny; he loves her and loves to play with her, but only on his time. If we ask him to sit by her or give her a kiss, it is so not going to happen!! Yep, stir crazy.

5 months old, can it be?

I am in complete shock that my baby is already 5 months old. It has gone so quickly! Even more so than when Oliver was a baby.

Evie at 5 months is still a happy, smiley girl, only ever crying when she gets tired. She is rolling both ways, and yesterday rolled half way across the living room! She is starting to get up on all 4's, and can scoot backwards; but still cannot figure out how to go forward. She gets a bit frustrated about it, but I'm pretty sure she will be full on crawling in the next month! She is also close to sitting on her own. She can sit unsupported on our laps, but still tips over if placed on the floor. She is getting stronger though.

Starting solids has also been interesting. She started on oatmeal about a week after she turned 4 months. We started with about 2 tablespoons once a day. She is the MESSIEST eater, and didn't really love it at first. At 5 months we started adding veggies into the mix, and now in the am she gets an ounce of oatmeal mixed with an ounce of veggies. She is liking it much better, and almost always eats it all! Now if we can get her to stop putting her hands and feet in her mouth in between bites, we will be in business.

Evie still adores Oliver and always has a big smile for him and for us. She has the sweetest little laugh, and still loves to chew on her feet. She continues to be super drooly. She is still getting up once in the middle of the night to eat; and still nurses 6-7 times a day. She has taken to sleeping on her tummy, and if you are holding her when she is asleep, she likes to bury her face in your arm.

5 months old, January 2, 2011 Heads up!
She was intent on eating the sticker off the front of her onesie...
See, I can use a spoon!

Random picture of Ollie helping Jon fix the toilet. He loves tools and fixing things, and whenever a toy is turned off, he will say "it's broken, fix it, needs batteries!"

Happy New Year!

We had such a fabulous 2010, and hope that 2011 follows suit. It was a big year, with lots of changes. Jon worked so hard all year, and I was fortunate enough to be able to quit my job to stay home with Oliver. We added our beautiful baby girl to our family; and Oliver has grown into such a fun little toddler. Love to all, and best wishes for the new year!