Busy, Lazy, Crazy

The first few days without the oxygen tank I took Eli all over the house with me.  He helped me do dished and laundry, and sometimes we went upstairs just because we could!

Oh, crazy baby hair! I think I will be sad when it levels out. 

Isaac organizing his "raaahs" (dinosaurs and bugs).

The boys shirtless and chillin'.

Our silly willy 2 year old.

The past few weeks have been a busy, lazy, crazy time.  Matt’s parents came for a weekend visit the first of May, and offered to take Isaac back with them to Boise for the week. Matt and I readily agreed, for during that time Rexburg’s weather decided to go cold and chilly, and Isaac need some fresh Boise air.  So during May 3^rd and 4^th Matt and I slept and rested with Eli.

May 5^th we headed down to Salt Lake City and stayed the night with Matt’s Aunt Angie and Uncle Randy. The next day Eli had his check up appointment at Primary Children’s Medical Center and he was given the okay to go off of oxygen! Besides when Eli was first born, I had never held him without any wires. IT WAS AMAZING! Matt and I kept saying that we now had a real boy—for he seemed so much healthier without the oxygen tubing.

After spending a wonderful Mother’s Day weekend in Boise with Matt’s parents and sister (Matt was able to talk to his brother on a LDS mission in Chile), we came back to Rexburg with Isaac and healthy Eli and did something quite crazy: we got a new vehicle. Yup, that’s right, we traded in our newly purchased black 07 Jeep Patriot for a silver 08 Toyota Rav4. It was a smart thing to do. I mean, I loved the Jeep so much, but we realized after a few trips that we need something that could better meet Eli’s health needs.

We are now currently enjoying the company and help from my mom and my youngest sister. They flew in from the Great State of Alabama on Monday, and will be staying here till June 6^th.  I am loving their company!  My other sister is here also—going to school. So we are having a great time catching up and spending lots and lots of "girl time" together.

Life in general is good. Eli is a good baby, and is almost fully recovered from his surgery. And Isaac is a crazy boy! Oh, he makes us laugh. He currently is into organizing groups of items. I will walk into the living room and see all of his “yeeows” (toy cars) lined up on the couch watching Planet Earth with him. The past few days rocks have become a favorite; he has “be daddy rocks” (big daddy rocks) and “bebe rocks,” but no mommy rocks. Sad for me!