In early February, Ben caught a NASTY bug. It really knocked him down. There is nothing worse than a sick baby, in my opinion. I hate seeing him sick. He is usually the most active little boy and to see him sick is heartbreaking.
But, being the tough cookie that he is, he fought through it the best he could. Andy took care of Ben while I was with the baby. I was PRAYING that Josh wouldn't get sick. Thankfully, everyone else in our house managed to stay healthy. My mom, on the other hand, must have given Ben one too many smooches and got sick too. This mean bug made its way through her house too. I am so thankful that we are all healthy now! Hopefully that will be the worst of this winter's illnesses!
He missed school for the first time. We stayed home and washed our hands about 10 times an hour.
It is so hard to keep Ben from his baby brother, so I am trying my hardest to keep Ben healthy so that Josh stays healthy too. There is a whole lot of this going on in our house on a daily basis:
How can you break this up?
I was SO thankful for my mom's help when Ben was sick, especially when Andy was gone at school. She kept Ben overnight so that I wouldn't have to worry about 2 boys. Lifesaving! Best mom EVER!
Back to his typical meals!
Once Ben was completely better and after the house was totally sanitized, we made some Valentine's day cookies. It sure tested my patience! Ben was not concerned in the least when the hearts did not turn out perfectly.
But he LOVED making them.
Even more fun than making the cookies was decorating them. The next day, my college roomie and her girls came over. Ben now associates Natalie with cookie decorating and he is always asking for both.
Mid February, we decided to take our first road trip and mini getaway as a family of 4. There is no way I would have done this when Ben was a newborn, and I like to think that I am a little less of a germaphobic overprotected momma the second time around. Off we go!
First stop: Culver's!
Second stop: Water park! This was actually Ben's second trip to the water park, but he was barely 1 year old the first time. He was a little overwhelmed this time, but once we were in the area for little ones, he was a fish.
He even mastered the slide.
But most of the time we did this:
There were negative temperatures outside, but we were nice and warm at the water park!
We left the hotel for a bit to go to dinner. At the restaurant, our food and drinks were delivered on a train.
Love my boys.
It wasn't the greatest night of sleep for all of us, and Ben actually fell out of the bed in the middle of the night. I was glad we only opted to stay one night! The next morning, we went to breakfast at the hotel.
Although Ben had fun at the water park, I think he might have had more fun playing the games.
Believe it or not, basketball was his favorite.
Love that he was content being on the rides without putting money in.
All in all it was a great trip! It was Valentine's Day the day after we got home. Ben, Josh, and I went to visit great grandma while Andy got some school work done. Josh fit nicely into the onesie Ben wore for his first Valentine's Day.
Josh had many Valentine's!
So sweet.
Both of the boys are so loved!
We had a low-key but fabulous Valentine's Day at home. My mom had made us some heart-shaped mac and cheese which obviously tasted better than regular noodles! Andy made some other delicious food and we ordered an on-demand movie. I didn't make it to the end of the movie, but it was still fun. How perfect are my Valentines??? I'm surprised my heart hasn't BURSTED yet.
The next day we went to watch the junior ballet company with some of my co-workers and their kids. Ben was so good! He wasn't excited to get his picture taken with them, but he sat so nicely the whole time. So proud of that boy.
I'm getting tired, so I'm just go to add some random pictures and call it a night!
First time Ben fed his brother. Priceless! He was so proud!
Before his first round of shots.
First trip to Build-A-Bear with Auntie Anna.
My mom and I were shopping so we crashed the party.
I have to mention the story behind the bear's name. My dad recently got Ben a book about Jackie Robinson. While the book itself is a good story about his life, it isn't totally appropriate for a 2 year old who asks, "why??" every other sentence. (They throw rocks at the neighbors, the pool is segregated by skin color, etc.) We usually end up changing the story every time, but Ben loves it! Anna texted me and asked if we knew anyone named Jackie, because Ben wanted to name his bear Jackie. I told her only Jackie Robinson! And thus, his name is Jackie. :)
First trip to the dentist. He was not a fan.
He brought his own sunglasses because he saw them wearing sunglasses in the video on their website.
First double date brother playdate. Ben and Jack are 8 months apart and Josh and Ryan are about 2 weeks apart.
We went to visit some more friends!
Josh's first Mexican restaurant.
First wheelchair basketball game.
And lots and lots of your daily cuteness.
Andy and I ended February with a date night!! My mom watched both boys so we could have a night out. We went and had a drink and then went to dinner and a movie. (50 Shades of Gray…dumb!) We were going to go play games at a wine bar after the movie, but we were too tired, so we were home by 10:00!! It was great to get out though! Thanks, Mom! XOXO
While I am excited for March and (hopefully) warmer weather, it also means I will be going back to work soon! It's tiring but I love spending 24/7 with my boys! They are seriously the sweetest little guys. So thankful for the last 10+ weeks at home!
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