Tiny bubbles

One favorite summer pastime in our house is bubble blowing. The only challenge is that bubbles means liquid in tippy containers, which inevitably means bubble fluid, well, everywhere. Especially Jacob who gets it into his head to pour the fluid all over the deck, just to see it drip through the slats on the deck. Anyway, Sophia has a great time blowing the bubbles and chasing them around the yard.













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Scooby Dooby Doo

Sophia's good friend, William, turned four and to celebrate, he had a Scooby Doo themed party. Everyone came dressed up as a character. Originally, Sophia really wanted to be Daphne, of course. But once she found out that Velma got to wear glasses and was really smart she changed her mind.








The kids at the party helped to solve a mystery. A ghost showed up and swiped the birthday gifts. The kids got clues which they followed to each new activity and eventually they found the ghost and discovered his true identity. They had a ball. Sophia was totally engaged in the mystery and in being Velma. At one point she turned to the adults and said: "I'm the smart one!", all the while tapping her temple. Little goof. She had a blast and still talks of being smart Velma.




Reading a clue




The birthday boy as Fred




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Random Jacob pictures

He just keeps growing... He keeps getting attitude... And he is gosh darn cute. Jacob may be little, very little for his age, but sure as heck he ca get into things. He doesn't walk, he runs everywhere. Every day is an adventure with this little guy, he has a great sense of humor and is a real goof. We think we might just have our hands full with him. Add Sophia to the mix and we are in trouble. Big trouble.

Can ya tell....

Sophia got a new hair cut and a new dress. Nothing like shiny new things to bring out the inner diva in our little four year old. My girl doesn't have a flair for the dramatic. Nope, not this girl.









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Asthma update

Jacob and I ended up staying two nights in the hospital. Yahoo for us. The nurses were great and took good care of J. The only challenge was trying to convince a very active two year old that really he had to stay in the little tiny room while his sister was free to leave when she wanted. Sigh. Thankfully the ward has a child life worker who checks in with the families offering breaks to weary parents and bringing toys and books to kids in isolation. That made a difference, once Jacob had something to do. But he still figured out how to open the door and try to sneak down the hall. Of course, he had to give me a sly smile while doing it. Little stinker.

Anyway, the outcome of the stay was that we are now the proud owners of an aerochamber and a brand spanking new prescription for a maintenance inhaler and a rescue inhaler. Jake has to take two puffs twice a day to maintain a healthy airway. Thankfully he takes the puffs with the chamber quite well, way better than having a nebulizer. He hated that thing. During the time in the hospital, Jacob's oxygen levels never dropped down below 95% but he did get additional nebulizer time to help even out the rattles in his chest. The doctor (who was fabulous) also got us to give him three more days of baby prednisone once we got home.

Although the hospital stay wasn't a particular highlight of our month, I am very glad that we went. Who knows how bad the asthma would have gotten. Now he is happy, snot free and breathing easy. One other bonus was that I found out that he indeed could sleep through the night (including the requisite middle of the night vital checks). Now if he could only do that at home...



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