#2 is moving up...

Yeah! We got some exciting news this morning. Many of you know that #2 has been allergic to lots of different foods and things. More specifically, eggs, peanuts, cow's milk, wheat and soy. He is also allergic to ragweed, cats and dogs.

Last week we took him to be tested for all of these things again to see if his numbers have gone up or down. This morning we got the results! His numbers for cow's milk, eggs, wheat and soy are down. Which means, he can eat lots of things that his brother can!!! He can finally try mac and cheese, milk, yogurt, scrambled eggs, hard boiled eggs (EASTER EGGS!!!!). YEAH!!! When I told him the news this morning, he said, "HHHH". He was so excited.

His numbers for peanuts, dogs and cats are still very high. His ragweed also went up. He is on a new medication and is so far doing great!!! I'm sad that he can't eat peanut butter, peanuts, or anything that has those things in them, but am happy to be able to add more things to his diet.

Yeah #2!!! You are graduating to more normal food!!!

Fun in the Sand

It was such a beautiful day today! We took the boys outside to play at the park. They loved playing in the sand. #2 had a great time "making cakes" with some of the neighborhood kids. #1 made it all the way across the monkey bars and back and was so proud of himself!

Making Mommy Up

This morning #2 asked if he could put make-up on me. I thought, "Sure, why not?" So, he proceeded to apply all the things he thought that I needed on my face. He had so much fun and he carefully thought about every last detail. He even styled my hair. This was a fun "beauty make-over"!

Signs of Spring

Who would believe that after having two snow days a couple of weeks ago that I be saying that spring is just around the corner? Several things have happened this past week that make me believe that it is true and I am so excited for spring to arrive.

One day this week I picked the boys up after work. It was beautiful outside and they were running around in our front yard. #1 found a stick and started playing in the mud. The next thing I knew, mud was splattered all over my car and both of the boys were giggling with delight. I could get upset about this, but they were having so much fun! I would rather see mud puddles than snow piles...signs that spring is arriving.

This week as I was teaching, another sign of spring arrived in my classroom. On September 11th, our class was given a caterpillar. It changed into a chrysalis on September 14th. For 180 days, I kept this thing in my room in a butterfly cage. Everyone who saw it would ask when I was going to throw this thing out because it was probably dead. I couldn't throw it out. I had hope. When the boys would come into my classroom, they would check out the chrysalis and ask when the butterfly was going to come out. I didn't have the heart to tell them that it probably never would. Well...this week my class and I got a great surprise. We came into school one day and saw something fluttering around! The butterfly had finally emerged. Since that day, the boys have wanted to go to my classroom to check it out! #2 wants to know what it is going to change into next. I didn't have the heart to tell him what was probably going to happen to it, since it is too cold to release outside. How long can this butterfly survive?? Until then, we will continue to watch it.

I think spring is almost here!!!

Happy Birthday Grandpa

Happy Birthday Grandpa S! We enjoyed spending the afternoon with you today! We can't wait until it gets nice outside so we can come to your house and play outside!

Starting Out

We are going to try to start our own blog with updates on the kids. Also, we wanted to have a way to keep in touch with all of you after Jamma's surgery!