Sickies Sickies Go Away!

Ten days ago, Daddy came down with the stomach flu.  Despite my best efforts of disinfecting everything.. Owen was victim number 2.  Bummer.  Kam was victim number 3.  Seriously? Logi and I were rock solid and never got sick!!  I think it's safe to say that now because the bug is outta here.  When we have a house full of sickies home from work and school... we do lots of snuggling.  I'm pretty sure we wore pajamas for 7 days straight.

We spent way too much time on the couch and had electronics going around the clock.  Kam and I watched the entire Season 1 of Jane the Virgin on Netflix... so funny!  Even Owen watched a lot of the episodes with us.

Of course, Owen was the sickest of the crew.  I don't know what I'd do without his gtube.  I was able to pump him with fluids and help keep his meds down.  He was pretty miserable for a 24-48 hours and then made a quick turnaround.  We had a previously scheduled cardio visit this past Thursday and his Echo looked about the same.  Dr Zangwill showed us his cath pictures and Owen had lots of questions.  I feel like I got a lot more information and he filled in the blanks for me.  The team at Stanford will be presenting Owen in conference this Friday and we will have a solid plan soon.

Little Logi was so cooped up all week so I made sure to get outside and let him run around a little bit everyday.  He loves being outdoors like his mama.  Yes... my kids own shoes.  Getting them to wear them is the problem.

Kam is all caught up on school work.. of course.. she is a rockstar!  She had to choreograph an entire dance in 4 days and perform it when she was at her sickest.  She did great and I'm so proud of her for pushing through.  They are starting all their dances and getting ready for this spring concert and end of the year performances.  I am amazed at this girl everyday... she is so fun to be around!

That's a wrap on last week.  This week has been much more adventurous... more on that tomorrow.

Celebrating Owen

I'm doing a little bit of catch up this week!  The stomach bug hit us hard last week and now we are busy enjoying warmer than average temps for February. :)

Owen's birthday celebrations lasted over several days and he wasn't complaining about all the attention.  On the morning of his birthday he woke up and couldn't wait to open his present before everyone left for school and work.   He had been waiting for MONTHS to get the new Lego Avengers game and even tried to get Santa to buy it before the release date.  I think his patience paid off... he was thrilled!

I probably saw more of the back of his head on his actual birthday as he was too busy trying to pass every level of his new game.  He kicked butt and completed it in record time.  Now he can go back through the game and unlock all the characters.  I Love my little gamers.

We eventually got dressed and headed to Joes Farm Grill for his free birthday lunch.  It was fun sharing chicken fingers with my favorite boys.  We picked up Kam and headed to Some Burros for some more free goodies before heading to pick up Daddy early from his conference at the Zoo. 

Owen's dinner of choice was NYPD Pizza.  This skinny little boy takes his pizza very seriously!! He is very picky about where he gets his pizza and how they cook it.  We always let him order the pie and since we are frequent customers, they know just how to get Owen's pie crust super dark but not burnt. 

After devouring half the pie, the waitress brought out a giant cookie and Ice cream for his birthday.  Logi had a case of the wiggles so Daddy took him out on the patio.  He thought he was pretty hilarious and made squishy faces on the window.  Thankfully we were the only crazies in the pizza joint at 5pm.

Food Coma anyone??  I'm certain we consumed entirely too many calories for one day and that means that Owen actually may have made some ground in the weight gaining department. 

We had already celebrated Kam and Owen's bday with Carson's family so it was time to celebrate with mine.  Gigi's 13th Birthday was a week after Owen's so we always do all three kiddos at once.  We got to spend time with Nana and the kids had fun with all their cousins.  I should have taken more pics.. but I was enjoying the moment... and making sure Logi stayed out of the cat's food.  Gross.

That wrapped up the birthday celebrations for this year.  Logi, Kam and Owen all have birthdays within 40 days of one another.  It's super fun to celebrate my babies, but I always breath a sigh of relief when it's over.  Happy Birthday to all my kiddos and Gigi!  I can't believe how fast they are growing up.  A friend posted on FB today... "The days are long, but the years are short."