Not my idea of a good time

This is a sad, sad little man here! The first time we put the nebulizer on in the doctors office, Meredith left the room because she couldn't handle the crying. But the promise of a cookie when we were done, and the ability to watch Blue's Clues makes the treatments at home much easier to handle. And scaling the treatments back to 2 times a day, rather than every 4 hours helps too! I hope it will all be over in a few days. Why do things like this happen when the husband is out of town? How do they know?

Catching up and Birthdays

So I am back ...well I have been for a while, but it has been difficult to sit down and write...I feel permanently tired, and trying to catch up on sleep...it's not working! It took a good week of being back to get back into the groove of things. It also takes about a week for the kids to go through "Nana detox"...to remember they do not get everything they ask for, there are not weekly trips to the Disney store for new "stuffies", all meals are not accompanied by whipped cream & sprinkles...the normal stuff. And in the mean time my baby has turned two!! Happy Birthday Daniel! We are 99% sure he is our last baby, and I think I treat him accordingly...I shutter at the thought of taking him out of the crib, but Meredith was out at 23 months( but I guess having another baby on the way had a bit to do with that). I constantly tell Kevin that Daniel is too young for things I know we did with Meredith at the same age...but he is my baby, he still likes cuddles and gives kisses on demand!

But along with his birthday came the TWOS! It happened exactly two days after his birthday...whines, demands, cries, and throwing....he has a serious problem where that is concerned. I remember with Meredith it took about three weeks for her TWO year old behavior to catch up with her...I remember the exact day. Here is the face Daniel was making most of last week...this is from is birthday party....but the good news is things have gotten better!
We had a great little CARS birthday party last Saturday with 6 two year old (and almost two year old) friends. The little man is addicted to CARS, and usually has 2 or 3 in his hand, along with his bunny "Bubba" at all times.

Kevin makes the birthday cakes in our family, and they are great. It seems odd for an IT guy, obsessed with every sport known to man, but he just kinda got into decorating cakes a few years ago...self-taught. I love it!

BTW...London was great. It was my first trip....and since I was tagging along on a business trip, I spent most of my days by myself. I definitely liked the time alone...at first. By Thursday I was over it. But what I really liked is that I had no agenda, no where I really had to be at any certain time. I hit all the big museums...British Museum, National Gallery, Victoria & Albert, Tate Modern. I have a fairly short attention span where galleries are concerned. It is usually best that I go on my own...Kevin can spend all day reading every little plaque. I like to browse, hit the one major exhibit, and move on....I love that all the museums were free!

I also did A LOT of window shopping! Blast the weak dollar, I bought just a few little treats for the kids. I loved walking along Regent Street & Oxford Street and recognizing all the shops that Trinny & Susannah frequent...Jigsaw, French Connection, Zara, Hobbs, Monsoon. And I am absolutely in love with the cutest little shop Cath Kidston...oh the fabrics were adorable, I loved the prints on the oil cloth! I took a trip to Knightsbridge to check out the famous Harrods & Harvey Nichols....lots of just looking there...but it was the food hall that made me truly drool! Ohhh so many things to taste...where to begin. It would have been much more fun to have a shopping buddy with me then.