Duke

The boys have a new favorite college basketball team, thanks to their PE teacher. I told them they still have to wear their North Carolina gear. Sadly, Duke lost to Wake Forest tonight in men's basketball.

What we've been up to

What we've been up to the last few days....
Wiping noses,

holding Megan,

changing diapers,

holding Megan,

taking Megan to the Dr. for fever/coughing,

letting Megan sleep in our bed,

holding Megan,

giving Megan Tylenol,

cuddling with Megan,

filling the humidifier to help quiet her cough,

holding Megan some more,

telling boys we know it's not fair that Megan is getting so much attention, but reminding them they also had this much attention when they were 2 and sick,

sleeping in Megan's room to help her sleep better,

noticing Megan is favoring her right foot/leg,

wondering how Megan could have hurt her foot since she has been held for 5 days,

carrying Megan everywhere because she cries constantly if not being held,

noticing Megan is really limping, and holding her right leg out to the side,

completing thorough musculo-skeletal assessment of Megan and finding no logical musculo-skeletal explanation for her pain,

taking Megan to the Dr.....again

x-raying Megan's foot

learning about toxic/transient synovitis, which the Dr says sounds worse than it is,

feeling relieved it is not something serious and should resolve in 7-10 days

Hoping to sleep for 4 consecutive hours tonight

2 year pictures

Here are some of my favorites from Megan's 2 year pics taken on Friday.

Brother vs Brother

SuperBowl Sunday. Cardinals vs Steelers. Eric vs Jonathan. It's going to be ugly.

Psycho Dog

Tucker found one of Megan's pacifiers. Just like Megan, he didn't want to give it up, so hid under the table.

Birthday fun

The Miller family was here this weekend for Megan's birthday party. Grandma and Grandpa LaFleur couldn't make it because of the icky, icy roads/windy, windy, windy North Dakota weather. The kids all had fun-the pool/water slide at the hotel was the best part. Megan loved the water slide. The boys were thrilled that they are big enough to go down alone now. Grandma and Grandpa each took a turn, too. We had VERY tired kids by the time we got home, and foolishly thought they would sleep in late this am. Jonathan was up at 5, Eric 6, Megan 7:30. Maybe it will be a nap day.

Adventures in Spaghetti

It never gets old watching your kids eat spaghetti. Megan also had some adventures with markers prior to supper. It washed off easier than the spaghetti sauce.

Dance Dance Revolution

Megan started her "Dance with Me, Baby" class tonight at "Let's Dance" in Bismarck. She had a great time. We did some stretches, pretended to be butterflies, and learned lots of cool moves. We will go Wednesday nights for the next few months. Mary Kay and Ava are in the class with us, too, so it is quality girl time for us.

More birthday

TWO!!!

Happy Birthday, Megan! Can't believe she is 2 already. She had her 2 year check up this morning. She has finally tripled her birth weight and topped the scales @ 25# and 6 oz, and is 33 3/4" long, which is the 30th and 50th percentiles. We sung "Happy Birthday many times this morning to her. She kept asking for more!

The Night Before the Birthday

We enjoyed some birthday cake for Megan tonight. She was grinning ear to ear while we sung "Happy Birthday" to her, and was able to blow

the candles out herself. She, of course, only ate the frosting on her cake, but was very delicate in doing so. This time 2 years ago the boys were at the Flemmer house preparing for their sleepover, and Don and I were at Dairy Queen eating

ice cream, preparing for the switch
to zone defense.

Aawww....

Eric and Megan had a loving sibling Kodak moment this morning while watching the Wiggles together. Eric said "Megan loves me right now"....

Cartwheels and Sommersaults

I did it! I successfully uploaded a video after only 3 attempts without cussing or getting angry or needing Don's help!!! I did it!!!