Family Time

On Sunday, Christy, Rick and the kids arrived. It is so nice to have them here and I can not believe how much the kids have changed and grown. The last time I saw them was last summer and they look like completely different kids. I am sure Christy can say the same thing about Brody and Ethan. Initially, they were supposed to be here for Molly's arrival this morning, which was my scheduled c-section day, but Molly decided to arrive on her time and I am so thankful we had a little time to prepare before the craziness started (of course, it is good craziness). I was pretty emotional last week and I think my emotions are starting to even out so it was good timing. Brody has been having a lot of fun with his cousins. It is funny to see him running around after them and trying to do all the things that they are doing.

As for Molly, she is still such a sleepy baby. She pretty much sleeps all day and night! Our schedule is still the same and she is like clockwork. I think she is starting to gain some weight, which is good since you can never tell how much milk they are getting when you breastfeed. I also had that issue with Brody, but have come to realize that Brody was just hungry all the time. It wasn't that he wasn't getting enough....he just wanted more, more, more.

Speaking of Brody, his cough came back last night with a vengance. He coughed non-stop from about 7:00 to 9:30 last night and he finally stopped. I called the doctor's office this morning to find out what I could give him. Here is how the conversation went:

Me: My son saw Dr. McCormick last week for an upper respiratory infection and he was on Zithromax for 5 days, which ended last Friday. His cough has come back and I was wondering if there is anything I can give him for that.
The Nurse: If he still has a runny nose, it could be the drainage making him cough when he is laying down. You can try some children's benadryl. How old is he?
Me: 21 months
The Nurse: How much does he weigh?
Me: (laughing) 37 lbs.
The Nurse: Ummmm...okay....hold on please?
Me: ......waiting........
The Nurse: Here is my dilemma. For his age, you can give him 1/2 tsp. For his weight, he is the size of a 4-5 year old and it says 1 tbsp. So I would try 3/4 of tsp.

Umm.....a 4-5 year old? Are you kidding? Then I remember Christy telling me that my niece Ashleigh is 5 and she weighs 43 lbs. Holy cow....when you put it that way, we have a bruiser on our hands!

Here are some pics from the last couple of days......