Bathroom Pictures - Opinions please!

When the girls were little, we had their pictures taken and put them up in the bathroom.  The little man can't be left out, so we attempted the bathroom pics today.  I want opinions.  Tell me the truth.  Are these good enough or should I try again or should I take him to get them professionally done?  If they are good enough, which one is best?  I'm posting the girls' to compare.

Liam Likes Soda

There is something so wrong about putting soda into a baby bottle, but I did it and Liam LOVES it.  Liam has had a stomach bug since Thursday night and has just been able to keep something down today (Tues.).  I have changed his clothes 29 times, not to mention the amount of times I have changed myself or bed sheets, etc. The poor little guy was eating and then throwing up 5 minutes later and it was violent and repetitive.  We took him to the doctor twice only for them to say we can't do anything for him.  He went from 18 pounds 1 ounce to 16 pounds 11 ounces.  At least he had some to spare.  So, the doctor suggested giving him 7Up to calm his stomach and because sugar water is digested before anything else.  So, I poured some 7up into his bottle along with clear Pedialyte and the first taste his eyes got really wide, but he gobbled it up.  So, I gave him carbonated High Fructose Corn Syrup before giving him rice cereal or veggies or fruit.  But, it worked, it calmed his stomach.  He slept through the night last night and ate seven ounces (formula) today without throwing up!

Whitney got a touch of it too.  She threw up once Sat. night and then lost her appetite for a day.  I heard the girls talking in the middle of the night so I went to check on them and their light was on.  I walked in and it scared me to death.  Without being too graphic, I thought Whitney had blood all over her face and pajamas. Turns out she had just tossed her cookies.

Boy am I glad it is almost over. (I hope).

Out of the mouthes of Brooke and Whitney

I need to write these down somewhere so I don't forget them and I tend to lose anything I write on paper. 

At the end of my pregnancy, we went out for ice cream with the girls and I ordered a green mint shake.  Whitney asked for some of mine and I had to say no because it had a lot of dye in it.  Both girls have artificial dye sensitivities.  We got the girls vanilla cones and I asked Whitney if I could lick hers since it was starting to drip all over.  She replied, "You can't.  It has red dye for you."

When Liam was about a month old, Brooke asked about his bottom.  She knew boys and girls were different, but I don't think she ever remembered seeing a boy without his clothes on.  I explained that is how you can tell if he is a boy or girl and she said, "So if you have a bottom like that, you are a boy, but if you have a normal bottom, you are a girl."  

One day in February, the temperature got to 58 degrees.  It was fabulous and we went on a walk and two bike rides.  Since then, Whitney asks to bike ride every day.  Last week, in the 20 degree weather, Whitney asked to go riding.  Since I tell her it's too cold all the time, I decided this time I would tell her in a different way.  I said, "What is the white stuff on the ground?" "Snow!"  "If you see snow on the ground it is too cold to go bike riding."  She got around that by saying, "I won't look down at it.  I'll just look straight ahead."  Didn't work for her, but at least today it was nice enough to go out again!  Woohoo!

Last week, Whitney learned about the Holy Ghost in her class at church.  We asked her what the Holy Ghost feels like and she thought for a minute and then said, "Like hugging Heaven."

 

Tonight we had the missionaries over for dinner.  They played a game and had a picture of a phone with a dial and a receiver you have to pick up.  They asked Whitney what it was thinking it would be obvious to her, but she said, "I don't know."  To Whitney, phones are in the shape of cell phones.  I don't know if she has ever seen an old school phone.  At least she knows that VHS tapes are movies!

The girls are so fun!  I can't wait for Liam to start talking and saying funny things, but at the same time I don't want him to grow up. I want him to stay my little baby.

Kindness Chain

You've probably seen this on other blogs, but I am adding it to mine.

The first 5 people to comment on this blog post will get something homemade from me.  It will be something good (I hope) and it will be even better if you send me diaper coupons (ha!  Just Kidding - read post below).  It will come in the next few months, but the catch is, you have to post the same thing on your blog.  If you don't have a blog, it's a great time to start!

Diapers for cheap

There are Huggies coupons on coupons.com for $5 and $3 off packages of Huggies diapers.  You can print two each.  Next week at Walgreens, they are having a deal that if you buy $25 of Huggies, you get a $10 register reward (like a gift certificate to Walgreens, but you have to use it within a week or two).  But the $25 total needs to be before coupons, so you end up paying $17 out of pocket for 3 packs of diapers and then you get $10 to spend on more diapers or other products.  But, if you use the $10 coupon to purchase more diapers, another $10 coupon won't print out.  Enjoy!  And, if you don't use diapers, I would love you forever if you would print them for me and send them to me since I can only print two!  Thanks!