Whew

We got through croup with only 2 sleepless nights, one scary breathless encounter, heavy-duty humidification and lots of juice. The baby didn't get sick and Talmage learned a lot about trucks, city sanitation and fire trucks. We're looking forward to his 2 year old birthday on Monday....woo hoo.

Bad News

Talmage has croup. He's doing okay.
To appease him, we've watched redbox's 'Mighty Machines' about 20 times. It'll be a miracle if I have any cognisant ability after this is over.
If we can get through this without the baby getting sick, I'll be happy.

Halloween, fireman style

Two Fireman
A Fire Truck
And a Fire Dog
Yes, the fire truck was the most ghetto costume ever, but Talmage loved it to pieces, literally. I had to re-build it three times. And then came Halloween, not a party or get together, but the real deal and he fell in the costume and wouldn't put it on after that. Such a bummer, at least we got our money's worth.
P.S. I know these are pretty lame costumes, but next year...we are going to be something awesome. Any suggestions?

For my Dad, the baby whisperer:

Trucks

If you've ever talked to Talmage, you know what his best, most verbal, favorite word is: Truck. Wee-o wee-o is how he says fire trucks. You can guess what we talk about most of the day. We read books about trucks, laugh about trucks, line them up, drive them around, fill them with money, raisins or cheerios, really the possibilities are endless. And that is why Talmage was a fire truck for Halloween. (picture to come soon)

Revolutionized

We've had a couple of fun changes around here lately.
Let me explain.
My mom made another awesome blanket, this time for Logan.
This has REVOLUTIONIZED Logan...not really, but someday it will. Remember the awesome blanket my mom made for Talmage? It's very similar to this and he LOVES it. When my dad pulled this one out of his suitcase, Talmage looked at it with longing eyes and said, "ta-tee" (What he calls his blankey) He tried to rub his face in it, but I explained this blankey was for the baby. I went and got his blankey and he hugged it and pointed to this one and said, "bebe ta-tee"

Creamy Peanut Butter...this has REVOLUTIONIZED our lunchtimes.
Talmage will eat a whole pb&j sandwich... open faced. Cute, but very messy
Cake pops. I made these the other day and they REVOLUTIONIZED Grace. She couldn't get enough, and neither could Andrew.
Curtains. WOW, they have REVOLUTIONIZED our apartment. I've only had this fabric for, like, 4 months. I finally got them up and they make such a difference.
Change is good.

Let me help you....

Sometimes Talmage will try and feed Logan or put his binky in. I thought I would get a little video of it.
I love how he holds the bottle by his mouth and makes a biting sound, like its a carrot or something.
The kiss at the end is priceless...pucker up.
p.s. I understand about as much jibber jabber as you understand