Winter wasn't so bad, but it is nice to see signs of Spring. We have our garden seeds started, the tulips are up, and we have been spending some time at the park.
We had our "winter get-a-way" in Des Moines a few weekends ago with some friends and their 2 girls. It was fast and furious for sure! We went down to DSM on a Saturday afternoon, took a loop around the mall trying to get Will to take a little nap, checked into the hotel and swam, ate out for supper, swam some more while the Mom's did a late night Kohl's run, chatted with friends while the kids 'slept', woke up Sunday and the kids and Dad's swam while us Mom's did a Target run, stopped at Lowe's to get more 'house stuff' and see if we can put some finishing touches on last years remodeling, then headed home Sunday afternoon so the Dad's could get to taking care of their animals! But it was nice to get out of town, even if just for 24 hours.
The night we stayed in the hotel was not a fun one with Will. He woke up multiple times through the night crying. I attributed it to being in a strange place. However, its been constant ever since. Midnight, 3 am, 6am. He woke up at daycare screaming once this week also. So, hoping its just something simple like growing pains or night terrors. A couple of nights this week I just let him cry it out during the 3am wake up call, but it took 20 minutes before he went back to sleep. Thank goodness Gabbie can sleep through a tornado because she has never woken up during his crying. He had just started sleeping through the night at 18 months, so I'm a little frustrated that he's gone back the other direction! I am a 'teeth grinder' at night, which lately let to my ears ringing, teeth hurting, and headaches. I had just started taking a muscle relaxer to help me sleep when Will decided to wake up during the night; maybe him and I can split it and both sleep well?
We had a fun Easter at my Mom's house with my siblings and Brice's parents. The big hit of the day was Brice made a fresh ham, and we ate it fresh off the smoker. It was darn good, and I'm not much of a ham person! The Easter Bunny dropped off some clothes and summer items for the kids. But as Gabbie pointed out, he didn't fill the eggs with candy. That darn Bunny is always forgetting something!
Today I had my 3 month check up since Lasix surgery. I was excited to be at 20/20, although still a bit blurry. I apparantly have a problem with 'large pupils' which is why I can see fine in natural light outdoors, but have trouble indoors. So my eye doctor started me on these new drops that are actually for glaucoma patients. He says he's never tried them on anyone so he is excited to see how they work. And I'm pretty excited to be part of an 'experiement'! I used to love doing those at the University of Iowa, although they would pay me...I don't think that's the case this time! But its nice to know I will not need the revision after all and my eye doctor and the surgeon both just say I'm healing slower than most people, but I can be assured its healing. Whew.
Otherwise we are pretty boring lately. I got my "Spring Cleaning Schedule" out and started tackling that this week. Yes, its an actual schedule and yes, Brice thinks its OCD. This week I worked on taking all my windows out, rinsing them in the bathtub, then washing them. Started sorting everyone's clothes and began the fun yearly project of re-sealing the grout in the bathroom. I'm in the middle of a painting project. And the Goodwill box is already half full. Thankfully my Mom is going to keep the kiddos overnight this weekend and hopefully I will get everything done in one day and then just enjoy.
Wow, what a boring post. I should enjoy this though as it appears every weekend this Spring looks busy, and we have at least 8 weddings this summer, so boring is okay!
Love the swing!
Lots of Easter Bunny! I got some potting soil and potatoes to plant! Dad got socks and T shirts. Kiddos got everything else!
Looking good and ready for church! Even if Will does spend half of church in time-out...
Last year at Easter, just for comparison.
Gabbie got a princess cookbook from the Easter bunny. So...we had to make a cake for "Jennie's Birthday". Jennie is the imaginary friend, but when Jennie needs to show up to blow out the candles she appears in the form of a white teddy bear. Gabbie wanted a picture of the party and the cake (which she mixed up and frosted mostly by herself).
