2011...YOU SUCK so far

Mouth Sores
Sore Throat
Cold Sores
Pink Eye
Infected Finger
Stomach Flu
Diarrhea
Dehydrated
Doctor
Emergency Room
Urgent Care
Nurses Line / Nurses Line / Nurses Line
On Call Pediatricians
Etc. :)

That's our first three weeks of 2011 in a nutshell...LOL

So to kind of describe our year so far I kind of have to just sit here and say...REALLY? Kayden started acting not himself the first week of January. Everyone who knows Kayden knows that he is a crazy, funny, active little boy who always keeps us on our toes. All of a sudden he was not our little man, very sensitive and cry-y, whiney, you'd ask him to do something and he's curl up and start bawling. Anyway we let it go tried to make it better, gave him medicine, etc. He's two - you never know! So brought him in (man a couple times I think...its really all a blur) and they said it was Coxsackie - painful giant blisters in his ENTIRE mouth and throat, as well as cold sores forming on the outside of his mouth. The Dr and Nurses said that the first time anyone gets a coldsore for the 1st time it is a horrible painful event, especially at a young age. So he pretty much had ALL of that going on at once. It took 2 full weeks before we had our little boy back. And today, 3 weeks later - the last coldsore is FINALLY going away on the outside of his face. And he is making us LAUGH and GIGGLE as we speak!

It only seems appropriate that my only day off this week (Wednesday) that Hannah should wake up - throwing up. I mean actual gagging and throwing up like an adult. That was fun. Especially since I had made another appointment to take Kayden in to the Dr to have his finger checked. Got a cut on his finger nail and it was all infected. I called and canceled only to have Kayden start throwing up. Yep - both of them. My dad came over and helped in the afternoon, and then Eric came home and it was seeming to be getting better. Kayden was done w/ it Wednesday. Hannah got sick again that night and then Eric got it early Thursday. I ended up having to take Hannah to the ER yesterday b/c she had not had a wet diaper in a full day. She did not have to have IV's thank goodness, but it was a long day. Then last night - she got sick again - projectile sick! That kid amazes me at what she can produce and DO! WOW! I woke up this morning, excited to go to work only to have Eric and Hannah both get sick again. Yep - another call in to work. Kayden seems to be fine, Hannah is napping right now, and Eric is laying on the couch. Knock on wood I have not gotten sick, but I get a stomach just thinking about it all. Don't forget from Hannah's prior post that she had pink eye in there too, and she gave it to Kayden!

Here I am putting it all out there, in hopes that this is it...healthy until 2012... :) Its gotta happen, RIGHT!?!?!? I am thankful this is all that has happened, it could be much worse and we have the greatest kids, they throw up one minute and make me smile and giggle the next minute!

Hoping everyone reading this is having a HEALTHY, HAPPY 2011 - and let's all say a prayer that ours only gets better, I mean A LOT BETTER! :) Love to everyone!

Hannah's 9 Month Stats!

Last Friday we had Hannah's 9 month Well Check. She woke up Friday morning w/ her eyes matted shut - so good thing I kept the appointment - Pink Eye it was!! UGH! (the 2011 Loftus Family sicknesses is a whole seperate blog post (check back for that) w/in itself.) She did so well and the Dr was very pleased that she had stopped w/ the acid reflux and spitting everything up. She always does so well at the Doctor. The nurses could not get over how smiley she was - even w/ super sore eyes. They would even come back to check on her, and yep - still smiling! We're so lucky! Here are a couple pictures of our big girl from the Dr visit!

Fast asleep on the car ride in. She likes her new big girl car seat!

Self portraits w/ Mommy....poor red eyes!

Smiling even w/ the puppy dog pink eyes!

Here are here stats!

Weight - 20 lbs 15 oz - 83rd percentile

Height - 26 inches - 32nd percentile (short lil' chunka monka!)

Head Circumference - 46.5 cm - 97th percentile (LOL - we're holding strong at this 97th percentile here!)

Cutest Little Kids You Ever Did See!!

Kayden's 2 1/2 Year Pictures & Hannah's 9 Month Pictures!

We got the kids' pictures taken this past weekend, and I am once again very, very please! We went to Portrait Innovations. They did SOOO good, and we got the CD of all 115 pictures. I wanted everyone to see the variety that we took, and how funny (and CUTE!) they are so here is a brief run through of them. It goes last pictures to first....don't ask - blogger and I do not get along! :) Enjoy the pics!




He's a cruising machine!

honk honk...outta my way!

For real??

just kiddin'

someone is super SLEEPY!!! Brother about rocked her to sleep!

And this is a flip book of Hannah and her blankie....1st is the head butt (not in picture)

It tickles Mommy!

Pretty Girl!

Big Girl!

CHEESE!

Stud!

2 1/2 Years Old

Ready to run...no idea why it won't rotate.

9 months old

Mommy's Big Girl

Our babies!

Don't you just want to squeeze them?? :)

These next few pictures make me laugh....he looks so big and is so funny!

FAVORITE PICTURE!!!!!

Big Man

Oooooooo (Toy Story Aliens)

Kayden LOVES Toy Story...he knows who all the characters are and loves to tell stories about them, and he even does good impressions! Here's one!

The real version...



Kayden's version...

A Couple Videos

Here are some videos of the kids. One of my New Year's Resolutions is to keep this more current, so I'm starting w/ a couple of cute videos! Enjoy & Happy New Year from the Loftus'!

This is our little ladies man....watch out girls...he'll break your heart!

I love this little chunka's giggles! She's such a little belly laugher, too. Love her!

This is a typical evening at our house. I just happened to get the camera on K when he is being his typical funny self. He's telling some sort of story about Buzz & Woody (I think).