Feb 14th, Valentine's Day and Birthday for Matthew and Jay!

Well, Valentine's day takes a back seat to the excitement of Matthew turning 2yrs old and of course celebrating Jay's birthday...of course we don't really report how old after 30yrs old right???

It has been a very eventful few days. Granny came in on the 12th, I have on-line classes ending and class set-up for new online courses piling up, Matt is "sick" he seems to have despite his tubes an ear infection in his right ear that caused him to upchuck like someone who is motion sick (yeah he gets that from his mom most likely) but with a trip to the doctor on the 13th and drops in his ears he doesn't seem sick at all....so onward with the small party on Saturday.

For today, we have a mint ice cream cake for Jay and Matt to indulge in, and since I am not a fan of any or all things mint, I won't be tempted to cheat on my diet...which I am happy to report, 1 week on the medfast meals and I am down 4 lbs and finally in my pre-pregnancy bluejeans and 9 lbs away from pre-pregnancy weight...14 lbs from goal weight!

So since Matt did have his upchuck episodes yesterday and Granny is in town, he stayed home today and we hit the World Bird Sanctuary for a quick trip to enjoy the birds....the weather was ok....low 50 degrees but you would have thought colder the way my mom, Granny, had the kid bundle up....he had a ball and took a great nap so it appears the drops are working and we are on the road to recovery.

I attempted to get Matt to take pictures with the final sticker, the 24 month one and it was as expected a complete failure...oh well, it was cool while it lasted and at least kept me documenting his growth on a monthly basis the last 2 yrs...the good news is I can let loose and just focus on Alexandra as she is about to hit her 4 month mark

So here are some pictures from today!

 Matt getting some whipped cream on his pancakes...he ate the whipped cream but not the pancakes...

 Alexandra hanging out while Matthew enjoys his birthday breakfast!

 Reading the card from Daddy to celebrate Valentine's day. Granny looking over shoulder and helping to read the card. Notice the whipped cream is gone but not the pancakes...Queenie got a feast of pancakes since Matthew I think only ate one.

 Alexandra with her first valentine's day card from her daddy! Posing with the card and hanging out while Granny and Matthew have breakfast.

 So trying to get the sticker pictures, but the minute I get the sticker on his chest he would pull the sticker off, I am trying to do this while his favorite TV show: The Cat in the Hat on PBS is playing but he is not fooled and keeps pulling off the sticker.

Granny and Granddad bought some new books and well she was put to work reading them over and over....Panda Bear, Panda Bear, what do you see??? I think I have heard it nonstop all day....never-mind the other book is the Cat in the Hat, he is all about this Panda Bear book....

So Saturday will take pictures with the Cat in the Hat cake and then Sunday looks to be possibly warm enough to hit the zoo with Granny....too bad Monday looks to be cold and wet....

Tomorrow Matthew will enter the 2yr old room (potty training finally!!!) and I am off to get my hair done...it has been since what...October since I really have had the hair worked on...oh I did get this horrible cut at Great clips with Matthew in November...so yeah, hopefully tomorrow she can fix this horrid cut...I expect it means cutting a few inches off to get rid of these layers but maybe I will then allow my picture to be taken again with my hair down and not in a ponytail or bun....yeah, it is that bad...especially if I don't curl or do something with it....

So the party on Saturday and just saw on PBS this morning that there is going to be a huge Cat in the Hat event at the Magic house here in Kirkwood area on March 2-3rd...so guess I know what we are doing that Sunday...going to visit the Magic house and see the Cat! Anyone in the area who wants to join us, please let me know, we would love to see friends and enjoy the Magic house!

Until Next update!

Feb 6th update

Well, Alexandra is officially able to roll over. At least she accomplished the feat twice last night in the middle of her evening scream/crying session. She is a fussy kid...I am not sure if she is truly colic but if this is a taste of colic, then I totally get why people go crazy after hours of screaming. She usually cries/screams/fusses for 1 out of every 2 hrs she is awake...it get progressively worse as the day wears on so by evening when Jay gets home she is not wanting any of his attention.
Of course, not to be outdone, Matthew usually starts his whining about the time Alexandra finally eats, falls asleep or settles down so yeah, it makes for some very long hours. I have had some training to attend online for my teaching and of course Alexandra screamed throw most of it, not sure how much I actually heard of the skype training or pre-session training but I did my best considering the limited options...and trying to get the training done during naps is still hit-or-miss anyway.
Speak of the devil...she is screaming...just fed and changed her so not sure what is wrong this time, but this kid will definitely drive me to drink and turn my hair gray, I see it happening already.

Despite that, she is darn cute in my opinion. Here are some pictures: