a good laugh

This is just really hitting the spot for some reason. The most random "Walker, Texas Ranger" moment ever.

Please watch and please laugh.

mr. mom

These past two weeks my cough has decided to escalate to a whole new level of suckiness. I feel okay during the day (not normal, but okay), but come late afternoon and evening, I'm a coughing, vomiting mess. Fun! That means Doug has really had to step things up, making dinner, taking care of Addy, taking care of me, and on and on. He hasn't complained once, and I so appreciate his awesomeness.

And a shout-out to Addy who's also putting up with having a lame mom. Whenever she does a fake cough and then smiles at me I think, "She's going to fake cough at the kids in kindergarten, and nobody is going to want to be her friend." Poor Mooch.

PS- I went to a pulmonologist today, and fortunately he doesn't think it's asthma. He still thinks it's allergies that have wreaked havoc on my sinuses and lungs. I'm going to do some allergy testing in a few weeks and try some different medications until then. I wish he had diagnosed it with something we could fix overnight, but hopefully we'll be able to get things under control soon. For the sake of Doug's sanity and Addy's social skills in kindergarten, I hope it's very very soon!

can't catch a break

Here we are on Skype with our 3-year-old nephew Mason last night. The poor guy was playing at home on Sunday, jumped off the couch, and somehow landed funny on his leg. Turns out he broke his tibia in two places! Apparently he was a champ in the ER and he's handling the pain fairly well, but nobody likes to see a super-active kid like Mason sitting around in a cast. So sad.

We're cheering for you, Mase... get well soon!

PS- Here's a better pic that Kadi sent. I'm glad he's smiling (he's such a cute kid...), but still doesn't that just look so sad?!

bottle bliss

After months of failure and frustration, Addy finally took a bottle this week.

I think the look of relief on Doug's face says it all.

We'd tried different brands, temperatures, milk givers (dad, grandma, etc.), times of day, and on and on, but apparently the stars weren't aligned until this week. Booya.

duck tale

There are three ducks that are suddenly living in the greenway behind our apartment, even though there is nary a body of water in sight.

Today this duck walked right up to our sliding glass door, quacked at Doug a few times, and then walked away. We assume she was asking for directions.

addy meets the pool

She hates the bath, but it was worth a try.

el dentista

This morning Dr. Doug has his first appointment with his first patient. She needs some pretty extensive work on some of her front teeth (no pressure!), and she only speaks Spanish.

Sink or swim, my friend.

Doug will be in the clinic every day for a while now, getting assigned his own patients and being responsible for all of their work. I'm even going to go in on Thursday as one of his patients and have him check out my teeth, and just for good measure I'm going to ask that he only speak Spanish. Should be good fun.