I wish there were blogs for all my kids when they were younger.

just a little note to help me remember Layla's milestones (cause I tend to forget details). Layla has slept 8 hours two nights in a row! The first night I was thinking well it is just one night, but last night I had to go wake her up after 8 hours. I feel so rested.

Messy

Rhen's been working very hard today to keep our house consistent with his hairstyle he created himself with some paste. If you don't beleive me come and see the straggly lines he's drawn on the basement walls, staircase, doors, casing and fresh this morning... marker all over the tile in the shower.

for grandma e

They grow so fast and I am not liking it, I want her, and all my kids stay little forever, but so is life to grow up. So I must take lots of pictures. Here are some for grandma england, who lives far away and doesn't get to see Layla very much, and I must say she is stinkin cute.

Sweet Layla we love you

ps we got her tummy/reflux issue's resolved and she is so better and slept all day yesterday and is fast asleep right now in her carseat, her chubby cheeks and double chin and all!!

Benny and Joon

This weekend Jake and I got to relax on the couch a bit and saw a show on TV was on we hadn't seen since we dated. I love this show and it was fun to watch it again and see the funny styles back in the day. I love that it is quirky and different. I forgot how much I liked it, so it was fun to remember.
Johnny Depp (sam) is hired to be Mary Stewart Mastersons (joon) shmail (?) or in other words house keeper/ babysitter. They are out eating at a diner one day and here is how the scene goes. love it.

Sam: You don't like raisins?
Joon: Not really.
Sam: Why?
Joon: They used to be fat and juicy and now they're twisted. They had their lives stolen. Well, they taste sweet, but really they're just humiliated grapes. I can't say I am a big supporter of the raisin council.
Sam: Did you see those, those raisins on TV? The ones that sing and dance and stuff?
Joon: They scare me.
Sam: Yeah me too
Joon: It's sick. The commercial people they make them sing and dance so people will eat them.
Sam: It's a shame about raisins.
Joon: Cannibals.
Sam: Yeah. Do you like avocados?
Joon: They're a fruit you know.
Sam: Ruthie, do you got any avocados?

never a dull moment

I was wondering yesterday why Rhen's poop was green, bright play dough green. Today I found out why, Rhen ate a green crayon, or two. A big chunk of green crayon was in his diaper today. And going down the stairs on the wall is his artwork. His medium, pencil. We have another Elsie on our hands

clinic

Better news than we thought. Even though it is a flare up of GVHD, her tapper won't be so long and drawn out. They said she needs to get off the steriods so it will be a weekly tapper not monthly (whew). I am so glad! I don't know what to do about the loss of hair. Maybe it will just grow back in? I hope so.

a chocolate day

The night of Layla sleeping well and reflux under control was short lived. I am taking her into the doctor tommorow to figure out was is going on with her tummy. Today she would not nap or let me put her down until now and it is 7:00 pm. She is finally in snooze land (yay). Both her and Rhen woke up at 5:00 this morning and wouldn't go back to sleep. So needless to say the day didn't start out well. I have noticed Chloe's hair has been thinning, and it has concerned me for sometime, well two days ago she woke up and I was doing her hair and I noticed it is getting worse. Jake noticed it as well. And the other night she complained of mouth pain (which could be mouth sores). I saw sores but they weren't white like they usually are. Well I decided I better call the docs. The unwelcome GVHD is back-dang it. And the rash is back. We are to up her steriods instead of tapper. BUMMER is an understatement. I was told to make an appointment so they can see her, so a poke is scheduled on fri. She is not excited. I was depressed, she was so close be going of all her meds. So just when I went to get one of the ever so delightful Lindor dark chocolates I realized Layla doesn't do well with chocolate .*sigh*


ps... make it a chocolate week. Yesterday I went to Ross to use a credit I had and Rhen threw the biggest fit ever, I left in tears. He wouldn't let me hold him and twice he fell to the ground and hit his head once in the store and once in the parking lot. He would not walk or let me carry him. He would lay on the gross floor and scream. His new thing spitting when he is mad. So not only is he screaming uncontrolably he has spit running down his face and on to his jacket. The crying is making his nose run, so he is screaming, has spit all over and snot is running into his mouth. I had Layla in her stroller so I didn't have a cart. I didn't expect my sweet little boy to have this sort of melt down. He did say mid scream that he wanted a nap, and I thought, a ya think? Welcome to the two's.

one month old

And Megan, I have a little nibble of her cuteness daily! :)

Me and Rhen took out some time of our busy day and took some glamor shots of Layla. She did so good and just layed there (she loves being naked). Anyway we had fun getting her into her cute hat our neighbor gave us and putting bows in her hair, but right when I put the head band on with the bow on it she wailed and cried, put her hand up to her head got her finger stuck in the bow and pulled it right off, and then stopped crying. Go figure, I guess she really is my daughter (haha). I always thought I wanted all boys, I have never been too girly, so I worried about having them, but they don't seem to mind and I wouldn't trade them!!
Layla has been super fussy, grunting and crying staying awake alot and crying when she spits up. She get the hiccups so bad that she can barely get a breath in. I called my wonderful pediatrician Sheryl and she was nice enough to call in a prevacid perscription for reflux. I have given her one dose, and she is back to being her wonderful self! I had to wake her up last night after 5 hours. It makes me sad she was in so much pain and I didn't think to call sooner. The month has gone by so fast, she is busting out of the newborn diapers and has a big double chin! They change so much so fast.

p.s. we are planning to bless this cutie on March 7.
Come if you can, our church is at 11:00

Violet from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory?

Nope, it's just Rhen.

"Rhen, your turning...violet!"

He loves his blueberries! He asked for more and more. His face and hands were covered.

medicine countdown

Chloe will be officially off all her medicines (the second go around) on Febuary 23rd!!! HOOOOray!

She had clinic on wed and they said she looks great and although she had a crappy poking experience (oh how she hates that). They let her go home without the IV for antibodies ( we will check it next time). The doc felt bad about the bad poking experience and I don't blame them, it is hard to look into her big, sad brown eyes and tell her she has to have an IV put in after that.

Next appointment: a bone density scan at the University Hospital, hope it gives us good results.