The haircut…

Well….the hiarcut was Friday and I just now am almost able to write about it.  Ian has always had regular haircuts and this is not the first one in which he went “short” on me but it’s the one that has hurt the most so far.  I have to come to see Ian’s hair as part of who he is…always in his face, crazy, wild, and fun.  About a week ago, I was lying in bed with Ian tucking him in and he got all teary (which is NOT Ian at all) and started talking about how he really wanted black hair like sissy and me.  I talked to him about how people have various colors etc…. and then it turned into how he really was not happy with his longer hair because no one (boy) in his class had longer hair.  Of course, if he wants it shorter… shorter it will be.  I have NO problem with that in theory  at all.  Sooo, he already had an appt for this Friday and well… shorter it is.  I am not a fan but of course Ian will never know that.  It’s not that it looks bad, I just simply like the curls.  Ian’s hair is always a challenge in the winter months because it’s much much straighter and well… that doesn’t lend itself to looking its best.  But…anyways…here it is…he is still cute as a button.  He looks even more like Jim now! It’s amazing.  Jim said it was like looking in the mirror – he is right.

A little Jim right?! How funny.   Those blue eyes (that for some reason you always see because he always takes his glasses off after school and that is when most pics are taken but that I hardly ever see….behind those glasses) are so sweet. 

Then…. we have JJ.  This week she was all about this balloon.  She loved just bouncing on it.  Jim and I were sooo sure that it was going to POP and scare her but…it never did! In fact, it’s still around here somewhere?! I think?!

The two of them have a very sweet relationship which has its moments at times but… it’s so much fun to see them playing together more as JJ “gets it!” as Ian says.   The other day they were running around screaming and playing a game of tag — very sweet.

 

Here is a sweet pic of our little JJ…

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Recovering…

Whew! We are recovered and finally a virus free home! I didn’t think that it would ever happen especially since Jim got HIT with it – poor guy! This week is Winter Break so Jim is home with the kiddos all week! I am trying to work Wed/Thurs/Fri of this week (I had a fairly simple outpatient procedure done yesterday and it went well but MAN oh MAN it was not fun) and so far so good. 

Jillie is loving the laptop! She will poke around and re-set all the settings press buttons and think that she is HOT stuff.  She just smiles and looks around to see if anyone is looking and then smiles and presses whatever button catches her fancy.  Good times!

Ian is loving having Daddy home all week! Although, he is on this early morning rising kick that needs to get re-adjusted.  He has been up anywhere from 6:30am to 8:00am (which that I can deal with but 6:30am is brutal!).  Ian is a funny sleeper.  He is a great sleeper and we only realized this after bringing JJ home almost 12 months ago.  Ian goes to bed at 7pm like clockwork and doesn’t get out of his bed EVER – which is not perfect because of course he calls us upstairs a few times (usually 2 times each night but not every single night) and then calls for us when he wakes in the morning.  He has NEVER climbed out of bed on his own which has been great.  No worries of wandering kids.  JJ’s sleep pattern on the other hand is well…. less then ideal.  Things have improved 100 fold since we have been home but….she is still sharing our bed most of the night.  She goes to bed at 7pm too and starts in her crib but calls out for us anywhere from 11pm to 3am and then will only settle down once she is tucked into our bed – smack in the middle.  She then sleeps soundly until we get up because she can’t get out of our bed alone and so she gets up with we do (to keep her safe).  It’s fine and we realize that this is what she needs of us right now but…..it would be nice to sleep right next to my hubby sometimes?! I think?! It’s hard to believe that we’ve been doing this for almost 12 months. 

I am working on getting together a post for a “call for quilt squares” for both our girls (JJ and her sister in China) to start on over the summer.  I am going to start taking “lessons” from a friend,  Abby,  and I can’t wait! So, if you have any squares around…. save 2 for us!

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What does a 104 degree fever and dx of pneumonia get you?

Just about anything you want……

Our poor little sweetie has had a high fever and bad cold since Wednesday and well…. we headed into the MD office today at 9am and sure enough…. pneumonia and possible strep but the antibiotic would cover both so they didn’t test her since she was out of her mind already! She has not slept at all and getting her to eat and drink has been a HUGE challenge! We are not out of the woods yet but hopefully we will all have  a good night sleep and tomorrow will be a better day.  Needless to say, she wanted chocolate ice cream and she got it! All she could eat in fact!

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Paperwhites & paperwork

Oh BOY! Thought that those in adoption land would get a kick out of this story…. I am still laughing as I think about the whole situation….can’t help ignorance right?!

We needed to get a social security number for JJ and so we filed (to make our tax return easier) for a temporary number – which included filling out a form and mailing a copy of our NYS adoption decree with it – with promises of a temp number in 6-8 weeks.  So, we did that and waited and waited…. finally two days ago we got a denial letter in the mail stating that in order to file for the temp number we first needed a denial letter from our local social security office stating that we couldn’t get a number at this time.  So, it gave me a form number to file at our local office.  I printed it out and realized that indeed we had all the documents necessary for a permanent number soooo… off I went this morning.  The office opens at 9am (or at least that is what the internet said) but when I arrived at 8:40am I was in a waiting room with about 15 other people!   Anyhoo – waited for my number with all my proof of existence and completed forms — finally after about 40 mins it was my turn!

I walked up to counter and handed her (her being an “older” woman) my documents and she said “whew – not sure exactly how to do this – I really don’t do them that often – it’s not a popular thing to do you know.”

THANK GOD I brought just about anything they did ask for and some things they didn’t ask for but later asked for… like an insurance card with all of our names on it.

Sooo, we get to the part where she asks me verify that JJ is from Hanoi, Vietnam — of course I say “yup” and then she says…. “well is that North or South Vietnam – the computer is asking me.”

I answer…. “well if you mean where is Hanoi in Vietnam — it’s in the North.”

She then says “Ohhhhhh my goodness…. I didn’t think that we were friendly with the North”

I just stare in disbelief.  HUH?!

PAPERWHITES…..

For Christmas, Cris, an officemate, bought me a beautiful potted plant kit of paperwhites! We (Ian and I) planted them about 2 weeks ago and Ian has done a great job reminding me to water them and turn the planter so they don’t grow crazy towards the sun – and they are blooming and SMELL AMAZING!   My entire front room smells just like SRING.  Its sooooo fabulous and a great gift! I am loving every minute of it —- I keep walking into the room just to take a big sniff! Everyone who has snowbanks up to their windows should run out and buy some to plant.  You won’t be disappointed!

After about 7 days.....

Yesterday....

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In our house….unless it’s soccer…..

We don’t care!   We aren’t a football house.  We are a soccer house.  Don’t call us during the World Cup but feel free during the Superbowl! Well, I guess that sounds kinda harsh – we like a good game.  Of course watching the kids play football is something totally different….we enjoy that.  So, we just hung out Sunday – watching movies, going for a snow walk, eating, and doing some “house tasks.” JJ is quite the little helper and is loving to copy anything a grown up is doing! She even cries while doing laundry – how perfect! Sooo, for those of you who are football homes — hope you enjoyed the game!

 

I can totally feel the pain on her face….after 4 loads today…..I was done too!

 

Rocking the babies to sleep.  Now….if only it was safe for her to unload the dishwasher!?

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