Month: February 2011

Nine Month Old Tommy

Tommy turned 9 months old this week.  Where did 2010 go? At his well-check, Tommy weighed in at 16.8 pounds and was 27.5 inches long.  His weight is low, in the 5th percentile and the doctor wants me to feed him and feed him and feed him.   His height came in at the 30th percentile.   […]

There's only one thing to do …

Let me set the stage for this particular Billy-ism.  We had a couple of handymen here doing some work on the basement.  Kevin had stepped out into the garage to talk with them.  I was rocking Tommy in my dark bedroom.  Rusty was in bed and Ricky and Billy were reading stories in their bedroom.  […]

House of Illness

We’ve had some unwelcomed house-guests the last 4 weeks.  They go by lots of names:  germs, bugs, viruses, flu, infection, pain, fever, tears, orneriness, vomit, sadness.  I’m ready for them to go. Here are some of the unpleasant details of this House of Illness. Four Weeks ago: Billy got a fever that lasted for 5 […]

What time is it?

Billy came into our room this morning declaring that he wanted a pop tart (and we are fresh out – you’d think the world was ending).  Instead of getting up immediately, Kevin asked Billy what the clock said.  Billy replied, “Seven.  Oh.  S.” Kevin corrected him saying, “Seven, oh, five, is what it says.  That’s […]