Quick update and I make excuses...

I have not been online for a while, mostly becasue the inspirations (and reasons) for this blog/journal have been ill. Yes, yet again, my preciuos pumpkins have been up all hours of the night with fevers and crying and pitiful calls of, "Mama!"

Baby B was first this time, with a fever of 104.2 one night and 104.4 another. Yikes! We gave him Motrin, took him to the vet and were told it's a virus and to just ride it out. All seemed well with him yesterday, after four days of fever-ish no-I-won't-eat-my-nice-cereal and hold me hold me hold me. Then, last night, BabyA woke up next to me, whimpering and just burning up. I took off his PJs, wiped his face and took his temperature: 102.9. So, he had his dose of Motrin and slept next Mama, nursing on and off all night.

Today I had a plan to take them to the mall, (my boys already love to shop!) which I still may do. I think a big part of the whiny, fussy, weepy sick baby thing is the baby being bored by staying quietly at home. So, let's go out to a temperature controlled environment and give me some mental stimulation at the same time. Both babies are actig just fine, and almost normal, except for the reluctance to eat. Baby B is operating at 90% capacity and right now, with a nice dose of fever reducer in his system, Baby A is entertaining himself by slamming the kitchen cabinets closed. (When he slams hard, they bounce open again, and he can shut them afresh. What? That doesn't sound like a good time to you?)

Or, d'ja think I'm just trying to justify my desire to go to Nordstroms?