Two Weeks? It's Been Two Weeks?

I'm not sure how I let two weeks slip by without posting. I know I've been trying to catch up on Lost episodes, and Ed's been trying to figure out why we can't get our wireless router to work, and there have been a lot of nights where I've just been too tired. But two freakin' weeks?

Well, I guess this will be a catch-up post. Here are some of the things we've done over the past two weeks.

• Seth caught a mysterious rash that had no symptoms other than the rash, but it was a virus, and several other kids in the infant room caught it, and some doctors thought it might be a mild strain of coxsackie. Our pediatrician said it wasn't coxsackie, and okayed Seth to return to school right away, but since other doctors suggested the kids stay home for several days, or until the rash went away, you can imagine the brouhaha that it turned into. William caught the rash several days later, so we kept him home Wednesday through Friday.


• I lost my iPhone somewhere between the doctor's office, Subway, and the library. I've been absolutely sick about it, and frustrated that Apple and AT&T don't have a system for making a lost or stolen iPhone unusable by anyone else. They all have serial numbers, so when I call and report my phone lost or stolen, if someone else then tries to activate that phone, why can't they say, "That phone was reported lost or stolen. Please turn it in to the nearest Apple or AT&T store." Even if people don't turn it in, the incentive for stealing one or not turning in a found phone would be nil. Anyway, life without the iPhone sucks!
  


• We went to a "Truck Touch" this past weekend. There were all kinds of vehicles there that kids could sit in and touch and explore, including a fire truck, school bus, police car, front loader, dump truck, garbage truck, UPS truck, pickup truck, motorcycle, and mail truck. William had a ball, and Seth loved the live music.
  
• Seth has turned into a toddler, with all the attitude that that entails. He is very headstrong and wants what he wants when he wants it. He can pitch a mean fit! His latest battle is the car seat. He stiffens up and has a good cry every time I put him in it. Fortunately, his bark is much louder than his bite, and he seems to get over things very quickly. I hope that will always be the case! He's trying really hard to talk, and he's managing to communicate quite well. At daycare, all the kids have to sit down when they drink their milk or eat snack. So if Seth sees something he wants to eat or drink, he'll just sit down. Today we were playing with some neighbors and the little girl had a cracker. Seth saw the cracker and walked over to her and sat down. It was so cute! At the truck touch, he saw someone's sippy cup and he sat right down. Too funny.


• William celebrated his birthday a few days early with the family on Mother's Day. He got this from his grandparents--what an awesome gift!
• Speaking of Mother's Day, I had a fabulous day, spent with the three boys that I love most in this world. We went to Ed's parents and spent the day with family. The boys had a great time and were completely worn out by the time we got home. I had told Ed that I didn't want any gift (and I really didn't), but being the wonderful husband that he is, he got me a new iPhone. I have never felt so underserving of a gift in my entire life. But the sweetest thing he did wasn't the gift itself--it was the fact that he never once got mad at me for losing the phone. He never said, "I knew you were going to lose it," he never called me irresponsible, he never made me feel bad. What a great husband.

Wednesday is William's birthday. I'm having a hard time wrapping my brain around the fact that my first baby is three. He is such a great kid. Today he told Seth that he loved him, and it just about melted my heart. He is sweet and thoughtful and kind and just wants to play and play and play. I love watching his personality unfold and I love being his mother. More to come on Wednesday. I feel like I have so much more to blog about, but this will do for now. Although I took another unintended blogging break, this time it wasn't because I was stressed or overwhelmed or barely surviving, so that's a very good thing. I guess we're in an okay place right now, so for that, I'm thankful!