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Happy Mothers Day! Hope that everyone is having a nice day.

Happy Belated Mother's Day to all!

It's been a busy week or two here. We had a health scare with Grace, which all turned out okay, but it's been a whirlwind. I head back to work after my 4 month maternity leave on Monday. Getting out the door by 6:50am each day feels a bit daunting but I know it will be good to get back in the real world!

My one recent Pete story is that he has started making his own waffles in the morning! There's usually a 15 minute window when he's downstairs by himself in the morning (DH has left for work and I'm still feeding grace in bed). Pete has started taking waffles out of the freezer, using his kids scissors to open a new box, and then toasting them in the toaster. He gets out the jam too, but he can't open the jar himself yet. When I came down yesterday, he was just staring at the waffles. "They are toasted but still too hot for me to touch," he said. It's a little scary to me- in case the toaster jams up and starts to smoke,- so I've told him he can't do it anymore, but I'm still quite proud of him! Now I am trying to think of other breakfasts, which don't involve electricity, that he can make himself. Maybe I'll set up a cereal station or something?

@QueensBee: How has being back to work been.

Eye appointments. Have any of you taken the LO's for their first one? How did it go & what did they do?

Isaac has his first appointment on Saturday morning. I'm nervous. He screams at the doctors, so I'm not sure how he'll do. But we've noticed him covering one eye a bunch, so time to get him checked out.

@ALV91711: She got an eye exam from the pedi at her 3 yr well visit.

The eye doctor was terrible. He clung to me the whole time whimpering and crying and wouldn't look at the eye doctor. He had put on a wild animal movie and wanted Isaac to watch so he could look in his eyes. So we are going back in a couple weeks to try again. He said some kids it takes a few visits for them to be comfortable and to just keep coming back.

@QueensBee: Glad it is getting better for you. The sickness must be hard.

@Smurfette: I wish they just did everything at the pedi here, it would be so much easier.

@Adira: I couldn't imagine if they wanted to do drops. Although, those were easier to do when he was younger, last time he had pink eye it took both of us to do it every time.

@ALV91711: Ah bummer, it didn't work out well. We took B about three or four months ago to check for scarring from this CMV infection. Everything was fine except that his vision didn't test out equally. (So a big difference in diopter [is that the right English word for it?] between his left and right eye). So we have to go back in August to hopefully do a one-sided visual test. (So one eye will be black out and then the other). He did pretty well at the time except when they inserted the eye drops to widen his pupils.

@ALV91711: Poor guy. I hope the next visit is better. Is he still rubbing his eye a lot? I hate taking them to the doctor at this age. When does it get better?

I got DH a self-sharpening knife set for Father's Day. He's the cook/foodie of the family and he mentioned that he wanted a new knife set in passing a few months ago.

I also had Pete fill out this Father's Day printable:
http://www.skiptomylou.org/fathers-day-coloring-page/

He answered that Daddy's favorite food is "wine," and he is so good at, "catching bugs and turning lots of lights on."

We had Grace baptized on Sunday and while we were there, the reverend asked DH to speak at church on Father's Day-a 3-4 minute speech about fatherhood. I had been planning to take him out to brunch but I guess we will be going to church instead! And then we might do a BBQ for my dad in the evening.

@Smurfette: I had never heard of a Lewis bag and I want one now! Saving that idea for Christmas....

@QueensBee: we hadn't either. He found it in some new cocktail book he got. I might have to do that coloring/question page with R!

@ALV91711: Oh no, hope Isaac feels better soon! I hate when they are so uncomfortable. The cold we all had for the last two weeks also involved lots of coughing for B but it slowly seems to be getting better.

As for us it is otherwise business as usual. I guess now that B and J will get another sibling I will have to retest them for CMV should I still not have a tither by now.

@Pumuckl: Congrats! How exciting. What is CMV.

@Smurfette: That is going to be exciting to tell R.

@Smurfette: Are you finding out the sex of the baby?

@Pumuckl: Hopefully none of you have it. Are you finding out the sex of the baby? How crazy and fun is your house going to be with 3 littles?!

@ALV91711: yes! I am going in Wed for the blood draw for the harmony test. Then we should know in 5-10 days. Once we know the gender and the baby is healthy we will tell R.
That's great about gymnastics. R started summer gymnastics yesterday and moved up to the non parent class.

@Smurfette: How does she like that class? That is exciting that you will know soon.

@Pumuckl: Team green is fun. We were with Isaac and I loved not knowing. Although I think next time I'd find out, and I told DH the second time it was up to him if we found out because I didn't want to the first time.

@Smurfette: That is good. I think the coach can make a world of difference.

@QueensBee: Thank you! Still all new, baby no. 3 will hopefully be here Feb 2017.
We had a fun weekend (it wasn't father's day). We just have CRAPPY nights currently and last night was one of the worst ever. J hasn't been sleeping in her bed for awhile since she is teething and yesterday B was having a rough night also. I think I maybe slept like 3h last night...

@Smurfette: So I suggested going team green to DH yesterday and he was like NOOOO! Ha, so we'll see whether the idea will grow on him or whether we'll just find out.

@QueensBee: A beach day sounds found. We didn't do too much. Took Isaac for ice cream for the first time, which he loved. Spent some time playing in the yard and relaxing.

@Pumuckl: Hope you all get a better sleep tonight. Team green would be fun since you have one of each.

@Adira: Sounds like a good relaxing weekend.

We got told this morning that July Isaac is going to the pre-school room. I'm happy but it is kind of bittersweet. He is moving up with three other kids, so that is good. I just love his toddler teacher, so it will be strange, but he will have awesome teachers in the next room.

His toddler teacher said that in the pre-school room they get to go on field trips. I'm excited to learn more about this.