Aaron got tubes today

Aaron got tubes put in his ears this morning. We barely had time for a bathroom break before the procedure was over. Aaron woke up from his anesthesia a bit delirious, but soon felt all normal. He recovered quite quickly. However, when we walked in through the door back home, Olivia projectile vomited and has been sick the rest of the day. We have found that our kids take turns getting sick. Somehow they must be having secret meetings discussing who will take on the next " disease." It never gets boring in our household and there is not much time to catch up on rest for mom and dad.

The many expressions...

Aaron has been to the doctor 6 times this month and been on 4 different antibiotics treating his ear infections. So far none of them have worked so we've scheduled to get tubes in his ears next week.Aaron has mostly had a somber look to his existence lately, but there are moments of great joy.

Elly m and Olivia at the zoo

Elly M and Olivia got to go to the zoo together. They both loved seeing the animals. I think the gorilla was their favorite.

Olivia changes Aaron's diaper

This is what happens when I leave the room for just a second. Olivia decided to change Aaron's diaper all by herself and she even told me to stay out of her way. Wow, I wish she could do this all the time. I wouldn't mind taking a break from diaper changing for a while. Oh well, that's just wishful thinking.

Pictures for my mom in Sweden...

Kara mor, jag hoppas att du kan fa en liten glimt hur Aaron ser ut. Han ar sa go och glad. Jag hoppas att du hade en underbar fodelsedag. Hoppas vi kan ses snart igen. Kram, kram!!! Olivia alskar att mata Aaron och har om dagen lyckades han fa mat over hela ansiktet.

Ruth and Olivia going on a walk...

The wonderful thing about living in our neighborhood is the community of friends. My friend Sarah and her daughter Ruth live just around the corner. We decided to take our kids to the park for a picnic. Sarah took this picture of Olivia and Ruth holding hands.

I'll go find it...

Family and friends keep telling me that I need to post more of the craziness that is going on in our household. These days I don't have any privacy while I sit on the toilet. Olivia often tells me to go potty, just as often as I tell her to go potty. So here we were, Olivia and I in the bathroom, I was sitting on the toilet giving away a loud sigh. Olivia asks me "what's wrong?" For a split second I thought what do I tell a 2 year old my issues are, but then I heard myself saying "Oh, mommy is just waiting for her period." Then just matter of fact, Olivia says "Oh, let me go and find it" and she walks off trying to find my period. I will have to explain what a period is in about 10 years. Oh, the many joys of parenthood.