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Sick Boys

I've been dealing with sick boys for the past week. We were enjoying a lovely spring evening playing in the cul-de-sac and on the way down the driveway, Jack tripped over his scooter and got a big cut in his leg.

This past weekend Ethan was suffering with a 101+ degree temp. It finally broke today and he's back to his usual self. He had been really quiet and not wanting to interact much but he's smiling and laughing more now.

And even Jason has been suffering this past week. He tore or strained a muscle in his neck that extends down his arm to his fingers. He finally got in to see a doctor this past week and was able to get some pain medication. But he can't get in for an MRI until the end of next week. Hopefully it won't be anything that won't heal itself (and quick!).


Jack posing with his Froggie and their sunglasses!

We took full advantage of the sunny days (in between all the spring showers) to spend as much time outside as possible. One night we were out back and I asked Jack to bring a toy out for Ethan. Every time he went back in he would grab a handful of toys and then say, "just one more Mommy." Before I knew it, half the toys from inside were outside.


We had Jack's last t-ball game of the season on Saturday and were lucky that we had a 9am game. By 10:30a it was pouring rain and the remaining games for the day were all called.

We were smart enough to enjoy dinner on the back deck the night before!

Jason slept most of the day on Saturday (pain meds) but we were able to put Jack's bunk bed together Saturday night and got pictures up on the wall today so it finally looks like we've fully moved in. We can't wait now to have a party and some visitors so we can fully appreciate how big the place is!!


Ethan loves this tunnel as much as Jack did and inches his way through it faster than Jack could crawl!
It's funny, when we found out that Ethan had Down syndrome, one of the first things I was worried about was that he wouldn't be seen as cute as Jack was. I was always getting stopped by people telling me how cute he was. Well, I shouldn't have worried, as I get stopped more than I did with Jack. And it's always the same comment, what an angel he is. And Jason and I couldn't agree more.

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