I Got A Feeling...Pittsburgh's Going to the Super Bowl

Hello everyone, this is Morry.

The title of the blog is a line in a chant that the Steelers fans would say in the 70s It's been adapted into countless songs since then. Well the Steelers are headed to their eight Super Bowl and 3rd since February 2006. The game looked like a blowout, got tense at the end, but the Steelers hung on. Whew!

This morning, Rachel got up with the boys and made cinnamon rolls. The boys got up relatively late for them - around 9am - which was nice.

When I came down we ate and then we went to run several errands. We had to return a few things and then Rachel wanted to get some soaps at Bath and Body Works because they were on sale. Borders is next door and they sell Star Wars Legos. Evan and Noah each had $10 to spend so they brought their wallets. Actually as we left, Noah said he didn't have his wallet so we turned around and went back home. Rachel searched the house and then realized that Noah really did have it in the car.

At Borders, Evan bought the Legos and Noah got three Golden Books. The total came to $19.86. So I gave them each 7 cents of the change.

When we got home, it was nap time and Noah stayed in his room a bit. He watched the movie Cars.

After a little while, Noah came downstairs and they had snacks. We watched some TV before the Steelers game started.

Rachel went and picked up Little Caesars for dinner. The boys and I ate at the coffee table.

They are still up now. Evan is whining and crying that he wants milk.

Until next time...

No Playoffs

Hello everyone, this is Morry.

At 7:30 this morning, Evan came into my room asking me where his pacifier was. I took him back to his room and got it for him. He stayed in bed for another 30 minutes or so and came back in. He got his own breakfast, I set him up watching Toy Story and then Aunt Jen came in to sit with him and play some.

Rachel was feeling very nauseous today and light-headed. She has a fever tonight but it seems that the neulasta shot gives her a fever two days after receiving it. In the past, the fever has been gone by Monday. We'll keep an eye on it though.

I came downstairs later in the morning. Noah wanted to watch Cars, so I put it on and all of us, including Aunt Jen and Uncle Mike watched it. I think Noah fell asleep in my arms for a bit although I couldn't see his face. He seemed to be breathing deeply and was very still anyway. It was very cute.

At noon the Steelers game came on. When the Steelers scored early, Evan ran and got his Terrible Towel. They watched the whole first half with me and a bit into the 3rd quarter before going down for naps.

The Steelers needed to win and have several teams lose. Unfortunately, those other things didn't happen and now the Steelers did not make the playoffs. It's very disappointing, especially after winning the Super Bowl 11 months ago.

Rachel needed me to run and pick up some medication that HEB had forgotten to give to use before. When I came home Evan got up from his nap. The first thing he asked was if the Steelers had won. I think I've taught him well.

Aunt Jen got dinner for the boys while Uncle Mike went to Freebirds to pick up dinner for the adults. While the adults ate, Sesame Street was playing. But Noah was enjoying taking the foil from our burritos and throwing it out. He'd say "trash, trash" and then get our trash from us and walk over to the trash can and throw it out and then cheer. It was hilarious. He has the best smile.

After dinner, Uncle Mike and I gave the boys baths. Aunt Jen helped get Noah dressed and undressed. They really have been a huge help these past few days. They are actually out picking up some groceries at HEB right now.

Evan swore he'd stay in bed tonight. We'll see if he keeps his promise.

Until next time...

More Work Around The House

Hello everyone, this is Morry.

I took the 4 work days off this week because there is a ton of stuff that I need to get done around the house. This morning, Gabby came over to watch the boys while I continued to do my chores. We asked her to come at 9. Evan came into my room around 8:30 so we went downstairs and I gave him breakfast and ate some myself before Gabby arrived.

Gabby brought coloring books for the boys. She brought a Toy Story one for Evan and a Cars one for Noah. She obviously has spent a lot of time with them. She and Evan colored for a long time before Noah got up. When Noah got up, he was very excited to see Gabby. Gabby really plays with the boys which is nice. At one point all three of them were upstairs playing superheros.

I finished touching up the walls with paint, where I had either patched or there was some scratch. I also painted the niche where the tv and entertainment center are in our family room. The paint was done when our old entertainment center was in there and this new one isn't as big. So there were large chunks of unpainted wall that were showing.

I also cleaned up my office and went through all of the bills and receipts and insurance statements over the last year. I felt like it was a productive day.

While Gabby was upstairs with the boys, Rachel and I got lunch together. We had the boys eat lunch before us. We noticed that Noah eats better and complains less when we're not right there. Of course he and Evan play more when we are not at the table with them.

While the boys napped, we ate our lunch and then Rachel took a nap.

After naps, we ran over to Sam's Club and picked up an order we had made. Then we went to Bed, Bath and Beyond to get Rachel's belated Hanukkah gift - a fancy juicer. Then we picked up Wendy's for the boys.

We came home and got the boys set up to eat dinner. Blanca came over and we went out to dinner. We went to a place called Phara's. It's Mediterranean food. It was good. Then we went to the Cheesecake Factory for dessert.

When we got home, surprise surprise, Evan was still up. I put him to bed. It seems to be quiet up there.

Until next time...

Somewhat better

I’m doing a little better today.

Evan seemed fine this morning and said he wanted to go to school.

While Evan was at school I just hung out at home with Noah. Luckily, Noah took a morning nap, so I was able to lie down for a little bit too.

When I picked Evan up he seemed like he didn’t feel well. Natasha said he was fine at school and just started acting like that. She said he didn’t eat much at lunch, but besides that he seemed fine. The kids did an obstacle course outside today and Evan had a good time. Evan needed a diaper change as we were leaving, so I changed him in the car.

When we got home, I had to change Evan’s diaper again. I won’t go into the messy details, but I’ll just say it wasn’t a fun diaper change.

Evan and Noah both took naps and woke up around the time Morry got home.

I canceled my tutoring today. I was supposed to tutor 3 students, but I didn’t want to push it or risk getting anyone sick.

Evan has been acting a lot better this afternoon and evening. He has been eating and drinking more than the last couple of days.

After dinner Noah started throwing bits of food off his tray which was making Lizzy very happy. Noah was cracking up each time he threw a piece of food. It was hard not to be mad at him. At least Lizzy was cleaning up his mess.

Evan and Noah are watching the movie Cars right now. We’ll take them upstairs in a little for baths and bed.

JCC - Tot Shabbat

We went to the JCC this morning for Tot Shabbat. It had been a very long time since we had gone there. Usually we have playgroup on Friday mornings, but lately the playgroup hasn’t been meeting as often. I decided to take the boys to the J and try it out again. It was ok. Evan seemed a little bored, but Noah enjoyed the freedom and all the toys. Toward the end both boys were a little cranky. Noah didn’t sleep well last night and both were up early this morning.

After the JCC we went to Alissa’s new house near there. We hung out for just a little bit. She put on the movie Cars for Evan.

By the time we got home it was after 1:00. I fed Evan and Noah and then put them down for naps. Neither napped well. They each maybe slept an hour at the most.

After naps we played around some on the computer. We took some videos and Evan played some online games on Fisher Price. He’s getting pretty good at controlling the mouse and clicking on certain objects.

For dinner we went to this new place called Mighty Fine Burgers. They pretty much only have burgers and fries. We think it is owned by the same people who own Rudy’s. It was good. Evan and Noah had a lot to look at there. There’s a window where you can watch them make the patties and the fries.There were a lot of people there. The restaurant just opened.

After that we went to Barnes and Noble. I sat with Evan and Noah in the kid’s section while Morry got a couple of things he needed. Then, we went to Babies R Us. We bought a kid’s seat that goes on top of the toilet for potty training. We thought that would maybe help Evan be more interested in the potty.

At home, Evan did sit on the potty. He did not pee on it, but at least he sat there. IN fact, he sat there for so long we eventually had to pick him up off of it so he could go to bed. He wasn’t too happy about that.

Evan and Noah are in their rooms now, but both are still awake.

More Antibiotics

I took Evan and Noah to the doctor today. Both have had runny noses and coughs since last week. We were worried about Noah since he had pneumonia before and we wanted to make sure he didn’t have it again. With Evan, we wanted to make sure he didn’t have a sinus infection again.

We had to wait a while to see the doctor, but both Evan and Noah did well in the waiting room. First they weighed the boys. Evan weighed 35 lbs and Noah was 23 lbs. The doctor examined Noah first. She listed to his chest and thought it sounded fine. Then she looked in his ear and right away said, “He’s got an ear infection.” She checked Noah’s other ear and that ear also had an infection. So, Noah has a double ear infection. She said she didn’t want to do a chest x-ray unless absolutely necessary, but she doubted he had pneumonia. She said if he did happen to have a light case the antibiotics from the ear infection would clear it up.

Then, the doctor checked Evan. She believes he still has the same sinus infection that never went away from before. So, Evan is on antibiotics too.

I’m so ready for us all to be healthy again. We have been sick since the end of October. It has been one thing after another.

We didn’t do much today besides the trip to the doctor.

Evan and Noah took good naps and woke up right before Morry got home. For dinner we had ham and also chicken noodle soup. We got a pre-cooked and sliced ham from HEB that just needed to be heat up. Evan ate a ton. He loved it.

For Hanukkah tonight Evan got his Toy Story present from us. We gave him Toy Story figures and a Toy Story shirt. Noah got a piano like toy from us. Evan and Noah liked their gifts from Mike and Jen. Evan got a soft Wall-E doll and Noah got a soft Cars doll.