Our Lovely Life: A Weekend...

We had a very busy week, so we've been laying low this weekend. The boys and I have spent time at the park and in the yard enjoying our beautiful weather. We've been raking and talking about where we should put our mini square foot garden...even though I know it's going to dump snow on us at least one more time. Sigh. Justin is just over a week out from his second exam, so we're not seeing very much of him these days. We'll be glad when this is over! There was a science fair at school last week. Morgan's class made play dough, and Jacoby's class did something with smelling. All he told me is that he had to smell something icky. ? His class adopted the dinosaur birthday decorations since they're in the midst of a dinosaur unit. We were glad to share them. Work is busy for me as well. I'm in the midst of getting an agenda together for our May board meeting, so lots of speaker invitations, registration, and hotel stuff going on. I'm also just about set for a trip to Hawaii in mid-April to scope out our fall meeting location. I know you all feel badly that I have to go all the way over there, but I'll be by myself and it will be all business and very little play if that makes you feel any better. (:

The boys had their well-checks with our pediatrician on Thursday. They were deemed healthy and perfect, and she seemed to enjoy spending some time with them. And she of course had several helpful tips for us as we navigate some of the tough behavioral waters of preschool. Morgan received his last shot until 5 years old, and was generally not happy about it but recovered quickly. He also had to have blood drawn on Friday as a precursor to his upcoming allergy appointment. We were very proud of him--he only fussed during the initial stick, and then was fine during the actual draw. They had a machine do the draw this time, which was kind of interesting. Morgan received a small fox stuffed animal from the phlebotomist, and he proudly calls him "Ouchy Fox". (: We're crossing our fingers that Morgan will keep eggs as his only allergy. Here are the boys' stats:

Jacoby - 4 years old
height: 41.5 inches (70th percentile) -- a huge blessing considering he was way down at the 25th percentile just a year ago!
weight: 41.5 pounds (80th percentile)

Morgan - 2 years old
height: 36 inches (90th percentile)
weight: 30 pounds, 4 ounces (80th percentile)
head: 20 inches (94th percentile)

We've got lots going on this week with Jacoby: OT evaluation at Children's Hospital and an endocrinology appointment that will include lab work to check thyroid and some other stuff.

Notable quote from the week:
Jacoby on our way home from school after receiving a good report on his day: "Mommy are you proud of me?" M: "Of course I'm proud of you!" J: "I'm proud of you Mommy." M: "How come your proud of Mommy?" J: "Did you do a nice day at your work?" M: "Yes, I did." J: "Then I'm proud of you."