Happy Mothers' Day

I'm working on a post... I promise I will try to get an update out this week. We didn't have nursing last week, I was sick with the stomach bug from hell and life with 2 boys is crazy enough.

Just wanted to say Happy Mothers' Day to my mom (wonderful woman, we call her Coco-mwahh! Love you!) and to all the other Mom's in my life. I wouldn't be who I am without the support of all of you.

And also, can you say a quick prayer for Mr. Awesome's Aunt Judy? She's like the mother-in-law I never met-crazy and loving and ready to bring me back down to earth when I need it. I love her so much and she's been dealing with an illness for a while. We haven't been able to keep in touch with her as much as we would like due to obvious reasons but that doesn't lessen our concern or love for her. We love you Judy!

Home is where the spiders and ants are

I'm sitting here watching this HUGE spider crawling on the outside of our back glass doors, trying not to be too squeamish. I'm actually a little nauseous thinking about it getting into the house. ugh. But, apparently I've passed on my hatred/fear of spiders onto Toser and he seems to be a bit of a sissy around bugs. Not that I want him being buddies with creatures, but he squeals every time he sees a creepy crawly and that might be a little embarrassing for him later in life. ahem. It's hard to find a balance between being neat and tidy and scared to death of spiders and raise a son around so much nature. Last week he fell into the creek behind our house, got a little muddy and was devastated. I told him it was okay, boys are supposed to get muddy, and now it's become his mantra. He keeps telling me boys are supposed to get muddy and every time he says it I think, "Omigosh, my carpets are white. He's going to ruin our house because I'm trying to make him 'manly.'" Add all this to the ant infestation in our kitchen and I'm a little on edge about the mud and bugs. At least the hospital was sterile and bug-free.

So, we're finally getting back to normal. Tater is thriving. All he wanted to do the first 2 days we were home was sleep. The third day I decided he could catch up on sleep later and he needed to start living life so we got him up and we've been toting him and his gear around the house since. He definitely doesn't travel light so it's not a piece of cake; every where Tater goes so does the vent, the emergency go-bag and the suction machine that sounds like a weed eater. We have 2 nurses, 16 hrs/day for 4 days/week. This helps out a lot when it's time to feed Tater or do his breathing treatments and Toser is needing some attention. Mr. Awesome went back to work last Wednesday and while I COULD do all this myself, I could also DECLARE MYSELF CRAZY and become a drunk. So I'm grateful for the help and the extra time I'm getting to spend with the Toser. We've had a few rookie mistakes but all in all we're doing well and settling into our new normal (man-that normal keeps changing).

Time for Tater to get a breathing treatment. And Toser to eat lunch. We don't have a nurse today so I have to divide myself into 2 to get anything done. Thank God for Steak Out.

LJ aka Lily is here!

Our really good friends, CC and TC, welcomed little baby Lily yesterday! This little girl is up for some major spoilage because CC and TC have had a 3 year start on my kids and I'm all about the payback. It might help that she is SO CUTE. And is new and fresh and my mouth might have been watering when I was holding her. Mr. Awesome is all, "No way are we having another one," but we'll see. You cannot hold something as precious as Lily and not want another. And I can't even begin to tell you how precious she is. Awww! I might have to bring her home with me.

Congratulations CC and TC! We know you'll be the best parents and we love all three of you very much. Aunt H & Uncle M be on guard because our dinner dates are about to become play dates (as if they weren't already).