Exhausted

After several nights of no sleep, a little boy with a smashed lip and upper gum, a throwing up 1 yr old, piles of laundry, and a very messy kitchen, I am 100% exhausted. James' gums, upper lip and cheeks are extremely swollen and has been very needy and sad the entire day and all night last night (no surprise I know he is in a lot of pain). Both Gma's came today though and brought him things to play with. That really helped James cheer up. He has just been wimpering all morning. He was so sad when he tried to eat something and couldn't do it. He just started crying and said, "I can't eat any food!" He was so sad! I feel so bad for him. I hope that the pain will start to go away soon and that the swelling will go down. We went to the store and got him several things that he can drink. Yogurt drinks, Pediasure's, Chocolate Milk. He was really excited when he finally figured out a way to eat/drink his food in a way that did not cause him pain. I am currently waiting up to give him his midnight dose of medication. Then hopefully, he will sleep, Harrison will sleep, and I too will sleep. Ahhhh.

Little Boys=Bumps & Bruises

So this morning James asked me if we could go to the park. I was leaving shortly and taking him to Gma's, so the answer was "later". I picked him up from Gma's and again he asked if we could go to the park, I was extremely tired, Harrison needed a nap, it was boiling hot outside, and once again the answer was "later". So, after Dinner tonight We went for a family walk that ended up at the park and James went straight for the playground. We had only been there a couple minutes when I noticed James hanging from some monkey bars. Ben grabbed him and told him not to play on them. the very next thing James did was run over to the other monkey bars, Jump to them, hung there one handed for about a second, and then crashed down to the ground, hitting his face on the platform first. I ran over and of course there is blood, and tons of it. I looked in his mouth and it seriously looked like he had knocked out his upper 4 teeth. and did I mention that he was bleeding like crazy? So we went home, I tried to clean him up, we called the dentist, and went to an urgent dental care. By this time James' and My shirt were completely covered in blood, but I tell you what, James had stopped crying and was being 100% brave. I was so proud of him. WE went to the dentist and they took several x-rays and James just let them do whatever and didn't fight or cry one bit. It turns out that he didn't actually knock out his front teeth, but just pushed them all the way up into his gums and back. The roots look fine still and so we are hoping that his teeth ill go back into place (with little kids this often happend because the ones are still so soft) But if the teeth die, then we will have to take them out and wait for the permanent ones to come in in 4 years. But fortunately, that is the worst of it all. I think it could have been a lot worse and so I am so grateful that it is jsut a couple of baby teeth and not some serious head injury. I guess I had better get used to this kind of thing though, I do have 2 little boys and they are wild indians. I am sure we will be visiting the ER quite often throughout our life.

Protected

So last night we were 100% exhausted because we had been up all night reading Harry Potter the last 2 nights. So we put the kids to bed and were looking forward to a long nights sleep...that did not happen. around 3 am James woke up terrified and would not calm down, he often has nightmares, so this was not too unusual. So we sang some songs and then I told him that we should say a prayer to help us feel better. as I was saying the prayer, I was expecting to feel better, but the opposite happened. I suddenly felt like something was seriously wrong and that I needed to act right then. So I woke Ben up and we checked the entire house and outside. We didn't see anything and so we said another family prayer in hopes that we would once again feel okay. We all went back to bed and a few minutes later Ben got out of bed and told me that he just felt like we needed to be downstairs. So we went downstairs, I eventually fell asleep on the ouch but ben stayed up all night with the TV on and turning lights off and on and continued to check outside. In the morning, I asked Ben what happened and he told me while he was saying the family prayer he too got the distinct feeling that something was not right and that he just knew that we needed to be downstairs and keep lights on, and didn't feel like things were okay until about 6 am. Alls I have to say is I am so grateful for: The power of prayer and how it can guide us, and for a husband who listened to the spirit, obeyed its promptings and watched over and protected our family. Isn't he the best? Anyways, this morning I still felt a little shaken by the whole thing so I spent the day at mom and dads because Ben was going to be at a meeting all day. We had fun though, we went with Gma and Amy to the Peppermint Factory. Gma bought the kids all sorts of goodies which they, of course, enjoyed thoroughly. Then once again tonight Ben and I took the kids for a bike ride. It was perfect weather. The sky was completely overcast, so it was nice and cool, and every now and then we got hit by a few raindrops but that just made it more fun.

Harry Potter

So After two nights of reading and going to bed at 5 am, Ben and I finished the book last night, just 28 hours after we bought it. I thought that was pretty good time considering we had kids to take care of and everything. The night the book came out we attended the Morrise family Harry Potter Party. Andy and Jenny had made their great room into the Hogwarts Great Hall. They had the four house tables and The house flags hanging from the ceiling, and stars stuck on the ceiling, it was quite decorated and looked really great. We of course had a feast and then discussed what we thought was going to happen in book seven. I made Robes for James, he was Harry Potter and seriously the cutest Harry Potter I have ever seen and I dyed my hair bright pink and went as Tonks. We dyed Ben's hair gray and we was Lupin. We put a little Lightening bolt on Harrison's head too. (oh, I don't have any pictures, my sister in-law took some and they are on their family blog, so if you want to see a picture of James and I here is the address morrisefamily.blogspot.com ) You can't miss it, I have insanely pink hair and look like some punk rocker. But James is adorable. Anyways, about book seven....if you have not read it, you probably should stop reading this blog right now. I mostly really enjoyed the book. It wasn't my favorite, but I still really liked it. I LOVED the battle at the end where the professors are putting enchantments on the castle and everyone is coming to fight finally because I kept thinking "There are more good wizards than bad so why don't they just take the death eaters on finally?" I cried plenty throughout the book. Dobby's Death, Harry's Parents and other close friends joining him as he entered the forest to meet Voldemort. I felt so sad for Snape when it told about his love for lily and his true self. I knew Harry was a Horcrux, I knew he had to die, but I as very glad to find out that he was able to come back and live a good life. Also, I was really proud of Neville and glad that he was able to kill the snake. That was great. I was sad this morning when I reaized that the Harry Potter series was finally over, and there weren't anymore to look forward to. I guess I will just have to read them all over again.
Since posting this blog, I have downloaded the pictures of James and I. Isn't James the cutest?

Hair...Short!

About a month ago I cut off 12 inches of hair off the top of my head and donated it to Locks of Love for a wig. My hair was pretty short, but cutting it that short gave me the courage to cut it even shorter, which I did....today. I wanted it even shorter than it is right now, but I am happy with this length because it still has a feminine look. It is really weird not to have it falling in my face or having it "swish" around. It just is short and doesn't really move. I like that I absolutely do not have to do anything with it, Just shower and go pretty much. Perfect for someone like me who rarely puts any time into her hair. I will be honest, I am a little unused to seeing myself with short hair, but I am liking it more and more the more I see myself in the mirror. I try to look in the mirror as often as possible....;) Ben likes it (at least he says so, I believe him though). He did admit though, that when he heard me come home he was afraid to turn around and see what I had done to my hair because he knew I was cutting it short and he had no idea what to expect. For all he knew, I was going to get a buzz.....ha ha! Anyways, we were going to have a BBQ with our neighbors tonight but had to cancel because Harrison has the flu. Poor baby. He can't even keep water down. He is one sick little boy I tell you what. He just sits in my lap and doesn't move, it makes me so sad for him. I hope this is only a 24 hr thing and that tomorrow he will be feeling better. James was so sad that we weren't having dinner with our friends and so after I got Harrison to bed, James and I watched a movie together and ate brownies. I didn't hear any complaints about that, of course they were some pretty good brownies....I ate a whole row!!
P.S. do you like that monster looking thing in the background of the picture?

Banana Bread

Wow, I cooked a lot today. I got up this morning and made Waffles with Strawberries...Yum. Then for Lunch we just had some Tuna sandwiches with celery, adds a little crunch I quite like it. Then I made 3 loaves of Banana Bread with Chocolate Chips, unbelievably delicious if I do say so myself. ( I made 3 because I was taking some to neighbors) Anyways, then I made a pretty good dinner, with a really yummy salad. I know you are thinking, what? salad? how is that yummy? Trust me, it was really good. Anyways, so yeah, we had some good eat'n today. Anyways, then this evening, after all that eating, I went for a good long run. Well it wasn't super long, but it felt pretty good anyway. I am currently trying to get ready for a 1/2 Marathon. Now I don't know when I am going to do this 1/2 Marathon. It depends how well I train I guess. It could be next spring, or it could be this fall. But eventually, I will do one. I have been doing 5K's this summer and it has been a lot of fun. I have enjoyed working on my speed and getting a better time. I want to do another one soon, Races are so addicting.
James had Soccer again today, he pretty much just stood there the entire time, what a goof. I asked him why he doesn't chase the ball and try to kick it and he said " I afraid of the other kids" Ha. He does a good job at being the goalie though, he just stays right there the whole time. Good Job James. Well now it is late and there is a pile of laundry waiting for me to fold. Harrison made quite the mess today and I had to rewash all of his bedding. Oh that reminds me. This morning I wake up to James telling me that he shared with Harrison. When I asked him what he shared, he said "My Cup Cake!" apparently James had gotten a chocolate Cupcake with filling and frosting and given it to Harrison in his crib. Yeah, that isn't messy. Oh the Joys of being a mom.

Bike Riding...My New Thing

When I was younger I loved riding bikes. I remember my dad pushing me down the street telling me to keep peddling. I remember looking behind and seeing him standing by our driveway as I finally took off down the street riding my bike for the first time. I rode my bike all the time after that. I remember riding it to school and to friends houses and even delivering some papers. I even built a working bike out of two broken bikes when I was younger so I could have a bike. But then, as most of you know, in high school there was that week when I got hit by a car twice in the same week on my bike. It terrified me of ever riding a bike again. I have ridden a few times since then, but that is all. However, we have started taking our kids for bike rides, and once again I love riding a bike. This evening we took the boys along the river trail and all the way to the lake. It was so nice! James kept talking about the river and loved seeing the different people fishing. Harrison seemed to enjoy it, at least he didn't complain at all. I found an infant helmet for him, so that was not a problem this time. Anyways, I had forgotten how much I like it. We had a good day again today. I took the boys shopping this morning and we got several things one of which was a little play tent for the kids. We came home, Ben set it up, and the boys played with it the rest of the day. We also got little glow in the dark stars and put them up in James' room. He thinks they are pretty cool, what little kid wouldn't?

A Good day...Yesterday.

So yesterday was a really good day. Ben and  I got up early, went running.  We took turns running while the other walked with the stroller and 2 kids.   It wasn't my best run, but it was good enough.  Then we came home, cleaned, and I mean super cleaned, the house.  That is always so nice to have a really clean house.  Then we got Hot Dogs from Costco, I like those things.  Then we went to the store and got some child carriers for the bikes.  We slapped those things on the bikes and took the kids for a ride. It was so much fun. I forgot how much I actually like riding a bike.  I got eaten alive, even though I put bug spray on.  But the kids had a lot of fun riding with us. Except Harrison, his helmet was a little too big and it kept covering his eyes and he of course did not enjoy that.  So I am currently looking for a smaller helmet for him. Anyways, then the kids went to bed and we watched some episodes of the Office.  It was a pretty good day I would have to say.  Today was not such a great day. Church was pretty good although the kids were pretty wild, but then the rest of the day they whined about who knows what. It was nice to have them both in bed tonight.