Eek! I thought this posted 10 days ago! Not sure why it got hung up in my drafts folder...
I'm thinking I might do one big "Phone Pics" post for each month in 2015. And since we're already a week into February, I better get on the January one!
2015 started off with goopy, crusty eyes for my baby girl.
It was a Saturday morning and I quickly called our doctor's office and got her an appointment at 9am. Matt took her while I stayed home with Thomas and waited for his phone call...ear infections or pink eye? Those were my thoughts. I was not expecting FLU! Yes, she got a flu shot. This was the strand not included in the shot and she had a full-blown case of it. They came home with Tamiflu and we settled in for the weekend. She ran a pretty high fever for about 48 hours straight - this was the sickest she's ever been!
Putting on a brave face to go to the doctor. And wearing her "tie" shoes - the only ones she has with laces!
This is when I knew she really didn't feel well - she never lays still on the couch!
Back home from the doctor and already feeling worn out. She spent most of the day on the couch.
Good thing for Mickey Mouse Clubhouse to keep her occupied.
We tried hard to keep Thomas away from Katie Wynn so he wouldn't get it too. Matt took him to church Sunday morning so they could get out of the house and get some fresh air. While they were away, Katie Wynn managed to get up and play in my bathroom/closet for a little bit while I got cleaned up. She was taking care of Elmo and Bitty Baby who apparently had a case of the flu too!
Thankfully, she only had to miss one day of school before she was back in her normal routine. And that day was more of a precaution than anything. She loved getting to play at her Mimi's house though!
Though the first weekend of 2015 was a little rocky, the rest of it was pretty good! Thomas had his first restaurant high chair experience and actually behaved really well.
He also started really crawling and sometimes, after crawling for a few minutes, would just need to splay out and rest a little.
I told Katie Wynn that night that she could pick A book to read to Thomas. She picked out a STACK of books. That girl...she can't pick just one of anything!
More resting periods for Thomas...
Now that Thomas can sit up and move around, I keep catching the two of them playing together. I think Katie Wynn likes having him around. :)
Almost every toy they're playing with in the photos above technically belongs to Thomas. Katie Wynn likes to claim them as her own. Like this caterpillar tunnel below - she calls it HER "patter-pillar" even though it was his Christmas present. Anytime she fusses about him touching the toy she's playing with and I remind her that it's actually his toy, she replies with "Thomas sharing." She's all about sharing when it's him sharing with her...
With Thomas sitting up really well, we've also been able to have some fun kitchen sink baths.
Thomas has discovered Lolli's food and water bowls. It was only a matter of time. Now we have to keep picking them up and poor Lolli has to remind us to put them back down!
One Saturday morning after prying Thomas's hands open to empty out all the dog food and dropping them everywhere, Katie Wynn told me that she would "keen it up." I went back a few minutes later to check on her and found that she had completely emptied the bowl of food so that she could pick up every single piece and put it back in. Sigh...
Speaking of Lolli, she got to ride home in Katie Wynn's lap one night. All I heard from the back seat was, "Thit 'till Holly!" "I hold you Holly!" "Holly heavy!" [Somewhat related: she can say Lollipop the correct way but still calls Lolli "Holly."]
After bath one night, I found the kids like this. I asked Katie Wynn what she was doing on the boxes and she said she was on her potty (her diaper is still on). I'm glad she likes to pretend to do that because she doesn't seem to have interest in doing it in real life...
Katie Wynn has become obsessed with having a "big ponytail."
One night I gave her one and she gave me one (with help) and then she squealed in excitement, "Now we bofe have big ponytails!"
Toy switcheroo! Him on hers and her in his.
Here are a few more random pics...
Taking a bath in Mama's big bathtub!
Wearing Mama's hideous blue tennis shoes!
She always climbs up on a stool so she can help Mimi cook.
I don't know what I was thinking with this loud outfit!
I tried to catch Thomas in crawling action one night but Lolli kept photobombing him.
My dad has the only family birthday in january and instead of cake, we pigged out on chocolate fondue! That's always pretty eventful with 13+ sets of hands trying to dip their fruit/cookie/cake in!
We had Anna and Wyatt the next weekend and had fondue with them too. It might be my favorite dessert...I think I could eat it every night. And the fruit makes it healthy, right?
Sadly, that's where my January phone pics end! I have to save the next ones for February's recap post. :)