S.O.S.

You know when your eyes are burning, your kid is screaming from his crib at top volume, you have managed to log 3 hours of sleep thus far, and your other kid is shooting foam bullets at Tom & Jerry and you don't really care?

You don't?

Well then come on over to my house and babysit so I can take a nap.

Happy Baby, Happy Mom!

Grandpa Update

My grandpa has been in Milwaukee for the past six weeks having chemo and radiation for his malignant brain tumor. It has been diagnosed as terminal, but with 5-10 years of good living if he responds well to treatment. He was scheduled to come home this Saturday, but started having seizures yesterday. He's been admitted to the hospital for more scans, but says that no matter what they find he is coming home this weekend. He's so out of his comfort zone down there. He needs to be out in the woods and ice fishing on his favorite lakes. Pray for good news, and for strength no matter what the scans might find.

Baby Sitter

Max has mastered the art of sitting up on his own!

He's become much less wobbly over the past few weeks and now loves to sit in a big pile of toys for hours on end.

We still put pillows behind him in case he rockets himself backwards, which he does several times per day.

Liam is very concerned for his brother's safety and helps to adjust the pillows if Max wiggles away from them. Max loves being down where Liam is playing, and gets into trouble once in awhile, but Liam is very good about sharing toys and making sure Max is happy.

He also has many of his own interests he is pursuing at this time...

Kids are funny...

Liam had a few pretend coins that he was playing with on the couch. I heard him counting, "One, two, three, four!" I came in and asked him what he was up to and he said, "I'm counting my blessings!"

Around Christmas time, after many readings of "How the Grinch Stole Christmas", Liam would often refer to Max as his "sweet little tot"...!

Mother Angelica and the sisters were saying The Rosary on TV. Liam was playing in the living room and I came in to see most of his sticky darts affixed to the tv right over her face! I'd be concerned for his salvation if it weren't for the fact that he'd sticky dart a picture of my face just as easily...

Liam tends to make up titles for movies when he's not quite sure of the actual title. Some of my favorites are:
"Risky Cats" (The Aristocats), "Robin's Hunt" (Robin's Hood), and "Emmet Rotter" (Emmet Otter's Jug Band Christmas).

I heard Liam doing something in the kitchen, so I went to investigate and found him in the fridge. He can't fit his entire body inside, mind you, but he had found a comfortable seat underneath the deli drawer. "What are you doing, crazy?!" I asked. "Oh, I'm just colding myself up!" he said.

I love that guy...

Aaron didn't have school today, so we ran some errands and ended up at Target. Liam was exploring the baby aisles with me as I got some food for Max and was in the way as a couple tried to pass us with their cart.

"Can you move for a minute, please, Bud?" I asked.

"Yeah, you don't want to get run over!" said the guy pushing the cart.

Liam moved out of the way and the couple started to move past us.

"I love that guy!" Liam said loudly.

The guy heard him, made eye contact with me and started cracking up! It was pretty cute.

6am Pursuits...

I'm usually up between 4:30 and 5:00 in the morning with my wide-awake baby. This makes me both furious and exhaustedly happy. Max is always smiling when he wakes up, and he's so darn cute you can't be mad at him. I've taken to trying to get things done at this hour. Sometimes I do the dishes, usually I get breakfast ready for both boys, sometimes I make coffee (lots of coffee), and today I...

made chocolate chip cookies.