Sick Babies, Sound Effects, and Wiggly Teeth

Little Tanner B,

My sweet baby boy, my heart is aching right now because you are so sick. All of us have had coughs and the sniffles this week and now you have it too. It's hit you particularly hard today. You've had a fever since you woke up and all you want to do is cuddle with mama. I'm certainly not complaining about all the cuddle time you've given me, I just wish it was on better terms. Even when you're sick I can still see your sweet little personality peeking through. You still smile when I tickle your feet, and you're still incredibly jealous of anyone or anything that takes mommy's attention away. Just the other day Gavin was feeling a little sad and wanted to be held. You were playing with your toys just outside the door and once you caught glimpse of Bro Bro sitting in your mommy's lap you started whining and crawled over to the side of the bed begging to get picked up. It's not just brother that you're jealous of... mommy's phone, the wii, the computer mouse. If mommy's looking at anything but you, it better get out of the way! You sure do love your mommy and I love you so much. You brighten my day, every day. I hope you feel better soon my little Tanny B. Sleep well.

Gavy Pants,

God knew what he was doing when he put you in this family. You bring so much laughter and fun into this house. Every day you say or do something that makes everyone crack up. Right now you're busy playing Lego's in the living room, complete with the most amazing sound effects. You sure do love to make noise. The other night after I put you to bed I heard you making explosion noises and assumed you were still awake and playing with your toys. I crept into your room to tell you to go to sleep and there you were, lying fast asleep. You play hard, even in your dreams! I hope you never lose your imagination. I hope you always find ways to make life more exciting and fun! You make me so happy. Even when I get frustrated and grouchy, you always want to "snuggle wuggle" and it always makes the grouchies go away. Thank you for being such a good boy. I love you so much!

Miss Zoey Bagoey,

Today was your first day back at school in almost two weeks. You've been sick with strep throat and then you caught a nasty cold/flu. Your cough is still pretty gnarly but it was your turn to bring snack to school and I should have known you wouldn't miss school today for the world. You've had a rough couple of weeks paying attention in school. Your teacher has sent you home with yellow and red light warnings a few times. It really has surprised us. You've always been so well behaved and we tend to overreact a little when you do misbehave. At first I said that you were grounded... but after we thought about it I decided we needed to reward the good more than punishing the not so good. So I told you if you had a whole week of green days I would take you to get your nails painted on Friday. Your eyes got so big and you were so excited. I'm pretty confident we'll see all greens when you get your report from your teacher on Friday. We are so blessed to have you as our daughter, Zo. You're such a good girl. You hardly ever misbehave and always do what you're told. How did we get so lucky? Right now you are PATIENTLY awaiting your first tooth to wiggle out. Actually, you have four whole loose teeth and your fingers are almost ALWAYS in your mouth. I can't wait to see you with your four front teeth missing. You'll be so cute! I love you, Zoey! I'm so glad that you're my daughter.

Hugs and Kisses,
Mommy