We had a lot of drama today when we couldn't find paci - it's time to part with the little guy.
I really wanted to train for a marathon in February but I've had some sciatic pain on my long runs. This picture was after a sweaty 10-mile run this afternoon and Charlie told me I was a "pretty girl" with my hair like this.
Okay so I'm super excited about what the videos below reveal about Liam (hint - he just ate 2 bowls of food)
Well... my fears were realized - Liam got the bug. This morning he had a little eye goop and the situation devolved into the photo above (click on the photo for a more graphic picture - on an unrelated note, inteteresting that his eyes are still blue). Poor guy! We got in to the GP (might I add and 3 minute walk up the road) and he prescribed some antibiotics that we've started.
Additionally I felt horrible this morning with a sore throat and congestion - so the entire morning was a blurry mess of trying to sleep and feed Liam and hope that Charlie's silence wasn't because he had just jumped off our 6th story balcony but because he was doing his puzzles. When Jason called for me - I believe I told him that I wasn't going to help him today... Bad wife, but we're in survival mode...
Thrilled to skype with Marna and Aaron today - looks like Judah might be coming soon (like maybe tonight or maybe in a week or two). So exciting!!! She is experiencing early labor (not false labor- but early labor) with contractions steady every 10 minutes at times and other times not as consistant. So excited! Do you think he'll have hair? I think he'll have black wispy hair and Charlie thinks he'll have purple hair.
Pooping on the Potty Totals for this Week (Past 7 days)
4 = Charlie pooping in the potty
2 = Charlie's poopy diapers
0 = Charlie's freak outs about using the potty to poop - yay!
Jason and I just finished watching the Rugby World Cup semi-finals. New Zealand pulled off a stunning win and they'll meet France in the finals next week. I've grown to appreciate the athleticism in the sport - but the crazy cauliflower ears, bloody noses and absence of protective equipment make me less inclined to encourage Charlie and Liam toward the sport. Speaking of sports we'll likely encourage our kids to play, Jason played a nice pickup game of soccer with some local Indonesians. We were skyping with Gran and Grandad as we watched Jason show off his superstar moves on the field. Unfortunately I wasn't actually filming him - so we'll need to get footage at another game in the future. I did a 9 mile-run along the harbor earlier. I was going really fast (for me) and I think I pulled something in my hip/booty so I'm hoping that it feels better tomorrow. I think I found a marathon in February that I want to train for, but ... not sure yet...
There was a Diwali (festival of lights in India and Nepal) celebration along the water today and it culminated in a fireworks tonight. We told Charlie there would be fireworks at 830pm, but soon learned that they wouldn't be until 10pm (MUCH too late for the little guy!). Anyway - we started putting him down to bed when we realized he needed to go poop in the potty. He sat on the potty for over an hour while I told him stories that he dictated to me. i.e. "once upon a time there was a boy who wanted to see fireworks but his mommy got the dates wrong and they weren't for another 3 weeks" -- Charlie insisted that he would wait 3 weeks on the potty for the fireworks but when we counted the days and he ran out of fingers after 10 days, he realized it would be too long to wait. He finally got to bed (after making quite a few poopies in the potty - yay!), and Jason and I started to watch the game, when of course, the fireworks began. Charlie yelled "MOMMY!" as soon as the first one went off. His bed is right next to the window, and he happened to be looking out the window at the city before he fell asleep. He was a little surprised/freaked to see the fireworks erupt behind the building. Jason and I had a nice laugh.
Last but not least, we've been talking a lot about Charlie's upcoming 3-year old birthday. We didn't celebrate 1 or 2 very big, but I'd really like to do something fun for 3. Well it turns out THOMAS is coming to New Zealand on 13 November for the Thomas and Friends Day out with Thomas (http://www.thomasandfriends.com/au/Thomas.mvc/EvMarents ). It also happens to be a 3-day weekend! I don't want to get his hopes up, but I'm pretty sure we're going to make the trip up to Auckland for it. Here is a video of me trying to get him to guess the special blue birthday surprise.
Jason and I started hosting a small group from our church on Thursday nights at 7pm. At 615pm Jason tried to open a bottle of beer with kitchen sheers and somehow sliced his fingertip (almost) off. Jason started getting really light headed and we were concerned that he needed stitches. We didn't know what to do with the boys, so Jason suggested I call NZ 911 and get him an ambulance. Instead we called our friends who picked him up and brought him to the ER. Here is a picture of him eating his omelette before leaving. It was on his right hand so our friend helped him fill out the paperwork (what happened - "playing with scissors"). Although the nurse suggested Jason wait for the doctor to decide if stitches were necessary, after waiting for almost 2 hours and the bleeding stopped, Jason consulted with the nurse and decided to head home to small group.
Things I'm thankful for today:
1. Jason finger is healing nicely
2. Charlie napped at preschool and pooped in the potty before bed
3. We had 13 people at our home tonight - it is a SUPER great group
4. Meeting about possible job went well - waiting to see how we could work it out
5. My baby sister is going to HAVE A BABY SOON!!!
