Funny things courtesy of Ian

Today he asked me "Mommy, is it okay if Brodie and I go save the world?"

and later I was prepping him for his ring bearer duties trying to get him excited. He said, "Mommy I don't want to be a ring bearer. A ringbearer looks like a gentleman and I want to look like a worker guy."

Hey, at least he has figured out that he won't be wearing a bear suit! And no worries Erin, I have bribed him so he will do a good job and be happy about it.

When Brodie's mom came to pick him up Ian said (dragging the carseat over to her,) "Hey Brodie's mom, I can carry Brodie's carseat for you."
Michele said "Oh thank you Ian,"
To which Ian replied, "Just doing my job!"

The weekly illness and injury report

Annika has been sick and since WebMD told me it might be appendicitis I had her sleep in my bed so I could keep an eye on her. Then Ian had a sore toe so he could not be expected to sleep in his own bed. He spent the night tossing and turning and yanking the blankets away from me. Then as I finally was sound asleep Annika out of the blue screams "DON'T!!!!" at the top of her lungs. I about jumped out of my skin. I asked her what was wrong but she didn't answer because she was asleep. Weird...I have never known her to scream in her sleep before. Anyway, not the best night of sleep I ever had.

So here are all the illnesses and injuries we have had this week:

Annika- Throwing up, fever, stomach ache

Alexandria- Currently complaining about a stomach ache (could be sympathy pains)

Elizabeth- Currently has a fever of 103

Ian- Cut his lip open(I have no idea how), also has a purple/blue toenail (not exactly sure what happened, he said 'a rock fell out of the world and landed on his toe'), Cut his thumb (I don't know how)


So all in all, not too bad. I wish Ian would let me know about his various injuries when they happen though. I was giving him a bath and was scrubbing his toenail because I though he colored it with a marker. He let me know that that did not feel good. Oops.

Oh, and I should add Annika does not have appendicitis. WebMD just likes to scare me.

Ella

I got to spend some time with Ella today and I promised I would post some pictures:





Ella and Grammy Goody


The 'babies'- Ella and Elizabeth. Elizabeth insisted on wearing Ella's bib. And Ella is not really about to fall over, it just looks like it

Random Parenting Question:

Is age two a good time to introduce the pacifier?




Elizabeth had no interest in pacifiers as a baby (beyond the newborn stage), now she loves them. For some reason we still have them stashed in all these random places and she keeps finding them and popping them in her mouth. We throw them out, she finds more. She calls them 'bites'. It has been a few months since she found the last one, we thought they were gone. Alas no, there was a stray bite in a drawer and she discovered it.

Mother's Day

The plan for Mother's Day was to spend some time with my mom, my brother and his family and our aunt Tommie. Then we were going to go spend some time with Karl's mom. However, my kids tend to get struck with holiday sickness. This time it was Annika's turn. She began having a stomach ache and fever on Saturday so we scrapped all of our plans.

Instead we spent a quiet day at home. Alexandria brought me breakfast in bed and a card she and Elizabeth had made. She did this all on her own which was so thoughtful. Then she made me a photo frame out of popsicle sticks and glued a picture of her and the other kids inside it. It was sweet! I also got a nap with Ian which made me happy. So the day didn't go quite as planned but breakfast in bed and a nap? Can't complain too much about that!

The ultimate insult in the Dains' household right now is...diva. Ian thinks it is the worst thing you can call someone. He gets upset at the girls and yells "Stop it...diva!!" or "No don't! You diva!" Annika in particular finds this term horribly offensive. To the point of tears.

Maybe you had to be there...

Elizabeth is getting very vocal about her likes and dislikes.

Yesterday I was scrubbing the kitchen floor and she decided to stand right were I was cleaning and play with the tupperware. I didn't say anything to her, just put the tupperware back and picked her up and moved her over a bit. She told me "No no baby!" and gave me a smart pat.

Today she and Ian were playing while I was in the kitchen. I heard a scuffle and her start to cry. She came running in the kitchen and told me something unitellgible.

"What happened?" I asked

Still crying she said "What happen..." then she began crying harder and gesturing wildly and said "No no mine!"

Translation: Ian took her toy away from her. Her first official tattle. She is getting so big.