So call me smoochie

We all spent the last week or so sick with awful headcolds and body aches. After the cold finally got around to me, I really have to admit that my kids are troopers. It hardly kept them down, but knocked me on my tushie for a couple of days. On to the kiddo update:

 

Katurah is getting so big, but still not talking much. This worries me a little, especially considering she really doesn't like new people much and really doesn't like kids she doesn't know. Maybe she is just shy and doesn't feel the need to talk yet, maybe. She is a little monkey and I swear she is trying to give Jess and I heart attacks. Every time I turn around she has climbed or is stuck in something. She also loves to throw things away, like all of my spices or Pantera's stuffed animals. Spring cleaning has never been easier!

 Amari is almost 3! She is so cute and really, really out of control tough. Her latest thing is "Hanging" like "Can I hang with you guys for 2 seconds?" when she is supposed to be sleeping and she sneaks down with grown ups. Or when Pantera comes home "I'm gonna hang with Tera!" Or the other night she said "I want to hang with Zeke." to which he replied "What is wrong with you?"

She is very good at teasing people, always has been. Last week she was pretending to be Pantera "I'm Tera. Here's Nick, so call me Smoochie!" Pantera wasn't to happy about that one.

 Zekes illness just doesn't want to leave, he was in the doctor today with an ear infection. On a happy note he has gained 4 lbs and grown 1 1/2 inches since October! We were worried about his weight before his tonsils were removed, it has helped so much.

We lost the movie Cars a year or so ago. We are getting ready for a long road trip so I bought yet another copy. I wish I would have filmed him watching it again for the first time, he was so cute! He shouted every cars name as it went around the track and was just as excited for those obscure characters that only Zeke and I and a couple of creepy adults at Comicon know. When Lightning says the line "I eat losers for breakfast" Zeke exclaimed "EWWW that's gross!"

Zeke asked me for a "Rice Christmas Tree" the other day. I'm assuming he meant rice crispy treat, because he wasn't disappointed when I handed him one.

 Most moms don't allow rollerblading in the house. I encourage it. The winter is so long here and there are no sidewalks for a kid to learn on, so we have a indoor track around our living room and kitchen table. Pantera is getting really good at it!

She was doing this thing with her eye for a couple of days and I finally asked her if she was doing it on purpose. She said that she was and I told her to stop before it becomes something she can't control. This became a conversation about motor tics. I guess she had a similar conversation with a boy at school the next day and he started telling people (the teacher included) that Pantera has a motor tic, it's talking. I nearly peed myself when she told me, she was upset but it was so clever! I love that girl even if she talks all the time.

One Fish Two Fish

Katurah is taking her big sister training very seriously. She will take her new baby for walks, hold it, hug it, and hope it's a little more durable then a jar of chicken bouillon which just kept falling out of the stroller. Notice her Perry the platypus shirt that once was Amari's. This is her favorite thing to wear and if you ask her "Where's Perry?" she will look down at her belly and point, regardless of what she is wearing.

 Papa is nearly finished remodeling our upstairs bathroom, it is looking beautiful! The kids sure love having him around everyday. Next he is turning our laundry room into less of an eyesore. He has remodeled nearly our entire house, thanks Dad doesn't even cover it.

 Zeke and Pantera had Dr. Seuss day at school the week before last. They both had fun, but Zeke is really into his books now. He quotes Hop on Pop while he runs "Past fast!" And I love to listen to him read to himself. The other day I overheard him as he was flipping through the pages of One Fish, Two Fish "Some are fast, some are slow (pause for a little confusion on Zeke's part) some are in a...volcano? Why? Go ask your mom!"

He has decided that we are having a girl baby. "One more sister." I guess he doesn't mind being totally outnumbered.

Movie and a snack, I think this is the longest time I have seen my kids sit still together maybe ever. Pantera and Amari are inseparable these days, "We are best friends forever!" I hope it stays that way. Amari gets so excited when Pantera gets home from school, big sisters are pretty great.

 And this is what my kids are usually doing, jumping on the couches like they aren't supposed to and wrestling each other.

On Friday we went to a new store with my Dad. We were gone long enough that I had to stop and eat. I jokingly said we would have a very fancy lunch at Wendy's. Amari took this very seriously and started talking in her fancy voice "Well Mom, we are eating on a couch." We were in a booth. Then "Well Mom" I replied "Well Dear." She started laughing "You called me a reindeer!"

I went full blown crazy and bought a fetal doppler so I can hear the baby's heartbeat whenever I want. It works great and the baby has a nice strong heartbeat. I did get to hear it at the doctors as well, but that was old news by the time my appointment rolled around. I haven't even started name hunting, any suggestions are very welcome.

Quotes of the day

"Mom, can I play Mario Kart Wii? Just say yes, look it's easy-'YES.'" -Zeke

While the girls were playing bears today Pantera said "If I'm not back in 5 minutes, I'm either taking my time or I'm dead."