Ethan is Going to be the Death of Me!

Well, I just got back from acute care with Ethan, AGAIN. Mike was spraying Round Up earlier in the day and left it by the front door. We went outside to check out Uncle Mark's new car, and of course, Ethan went straight for the Round Up. I took it and put it inside the garage. But, the stupid garage door was open, and within seconds, he ran straight for the Round Up. I was on the front step with Mia and didn't notice he was gone right away. I heard him crying from inside the garage. He had sprayed Round Up in his eyes, nose, and mouth. I swear, he is aging me by the second. I put him in the tub and flushed his eyes out as best as I could. The poor kid was screaming bloody murder. I guess I would be too if I were getting splashed in the face for 10 minutes. We took him into the doctor to be on the safe side. She checked him over and called poison control. She said it would have been worse if he had ingested it. Thank God he didn't do that!

My Sweet Babies

...have turned into temper-tantrum throwing little people. Hello terrible two's!

Not so Fond of the Bottle

I have to go back to work on June 19th, so we've been trying to get Riley to take a bottle. She absolutely hates the Dr. Brown's bottles and screams if we attempt to give it to her. I read that Avent is the most similar to breastfeeding, so we tried it. She actually took 4 ounces out of it tonight. She still prefers to breastfeed, but I feel relieved that she will take a bottle if needed!!

Mia and Her Dolls

Mia has really started playing with dolls in the last week. It's so cute. She carries around her cabbage patch doll and pink carrier. She'll kiss and hug her dolls. If she finds one of Riley's binkies, she'll try to give it to her doll. She'll also take Riley's blanket and put in on her doll. My girly girl!

Playing with her dolly.

Playing with her dolly.

Riley Laughed!

Riley laughed for the first time today. And it was at Mike! (And he doesn't think she likes him!) He was letting her look at herself in the mirror and he said to her, "we're going to bring you to the state fair and enroll you in the fattest little piggy contest." For some reason, she thought it was funny. It was really cute!

Mia's Appointment

Mia had her eye appointment today. Her left eye is still moving outward when she's looking far away and when she's day dreaming. The doctor checked her vision and it's normal. He said that since her eye is staying straight most of the time, we'll continue to watch it. He gave us some eye exercises to do to strengthen her left eye. If her eye starts doing it more often, she'll need surgery. I was worried that she was going to need glasses, so I'm relieved that she doesn't! I really hope these eye exercises work!

It Happened Again!

Our clumsy little boy! He was chasing after our dog, Elsa, and tripped. He hit his outer left eye on his wooden chair. The cut was nice and straight, so they were able to glue it instead of doing stitches. The bad thing is we can't get it wet. That means no baths for 4 days. What's even worse is that earlier that day, he hit his right eye on a toy and has a black eye there too. He's had four black eyes in the last month. He needs a helmet!

Smiling for Mom.

Trying to get the camera.