Thumb Guard

Well, Luke had his dentist appointment this morning. Surprising he went in and handle it like a champ. Last time we went they told us to begin talking with him about eliminating his thumb sucking. That in itself is a pain in my butt. I tried and we stayed on him. His mouth hasn't gotten any better, more than likely due to night time sucking. They told me to order a thumb guard. I was thinking it was $20-$30 bucks. WRONG...$70 plus shipping. I plan on ordering it, but let me tell you now...I will be pissed if it doesn't work. I am also a little disappointed that all the doctors claim thumbsucking is no big deal until they are 5. Dentist believe 3-4 thumb sucking should be given up. It is so hard for him, and I will be bracing myself for long nights with little sleep.

Where did the week go?

I wish I had something fun to report, but I don't. The Mize house has been on lock down for the past week. Not the type of family fun I was looking forward to. Mackenzie ended up with an ear infection and RSV, so me being the responsible mom I am refused to go anywhere that other kids might be hanging out. As crazy as I get staying home, it just isn't worth getting another kid sick. I am hoping she kids it by this weekend because breathing treatments with a 14 month old SUCK! I dread it. Luke is feeling better and I know this because he spent a large part of his day in timeout due to testing the waters. The picture is one of Luke's gifts from Santa. This Mack Truck is all I heard about for months. He loved it and hasn't put it down all week.

My goal next week is to fins a preschool for Luke. It is crazy that registration begins the end of the month. GEEZZZZZ...I am thinking I should start a preschool. They charge way too much around here. Luke will also be starting soccer. Should be hilarious!

I'm Back!!!

Back to blogging that is. Well, Christmas was organized choas. It was crazy. We hosted and we went nonstop from 6:30-10 at night. Luke loved it and woke up claiming that Santa didn't come to our house since he never heard him. So, he was shocked when he came down and saw the milk and cookies were gone. The second order of business was if he got his Mac Truck. Could have cared less about any other present. Sure enough he found it and immediately wanted to play with it. We couldn't get him to open another gift or his stocking. Finally after an hour he dove into the rest. Both kids got way too much. My mom and dad got the kids the Grand Kitchen. I think Mackenzie thinks it is just hers b/c Luke has rarely played with it due to the non-stop play for 4 days of his Mac Truck.

We had 12 people for dinner. Luckily everyone chipped in and the food was all great. This was the first Christmas that we were all able to sit at the same table. It was nice hear the stories everyone had to say and I was touched by the compliment my grandfather gave me on my hosting!

The rest of the weekend we didn't do much because the kids were so run down. Luke had a low grade fever and it ended up spiking Sunday afternoon to 105. So off to acute kids. He has a double ear infection and the biggest pain was finding a 24 hour pharmecy.

Anyway, it looks like he is feeling better. Matt has this week off, so hopefully we will get to have a lot of family fun! Enjoy the pictures.

Mackenzie's Christmas Gift

For the most part Mackenzie's Christmas present is complete. When we moved every room in the house was painted the same odd yellowish/tan color. So this year for Christmas Matt and I decided it was time she had a room fit for the princess she is. You know what that means...PINK and lots of it. I am still looking for a rug, but with time I am sure I will find the perfect one that doesn't cost an arm and leg. She loves the room and so does Luke! Oh and the lamp shade came out perfect. I ordered it from a gal on etsy. If you haven't visited that site it is great...all the crafty moms sale their adorable items on there!

Now, as for Christmas presents...next year I am going to have to put a limit on the grandparents. It is like a competition. My dad brought over gifts last week. Each kid has 8 gifts under the tree from him and pajamas for Christmas eve. I received my moms today. It looks like she has 5 or 6 for each on top of a monster play kitchen. Who knows what Matt's parents will be bringing them. So with all the gifts, it really seems as if Santa can skip over our house this year!

I hope to get another post in before Christmas Eve, but I sure wouldn't hold me to it!