October 19, 2008 "Swing, Climb and Slide"

October 18, 2008 "It was a rough night"

Last night was a little rough for the babies and their mom. Keegan was running a fever and had a terrible cough. It's productive and he's not exactly sure what to do with the stuff that comes up. So he gags. And Miss. Keira has been getting out of her swaddle wrap. This causes her to wake up and then I have to go in and wrap her back up, only to do it again the next hour. So we were all up every hour last night. It made for a tiring day.

But we managed to take some cute pictures of the kids anyway. And we went to the park and Keegan ran himself wild. And then we finished the day off at Target looking for vampire dog costumes. The 5th annual Halloween party extravaganza is next Saturday and we only have one part of our costume done. This year is SNL characters. I can't give away our character until after next week, but lots of pictures will follow.

All is "well" October 17, 2008

The kids are back to normal today. Keegan had a rough night, but after a dose of Motrin, his fever subsided. This morning no fevers, although Keegan still has a runny nose and cough. But, he felt well enough to go on a walk to the playground. He's getting to be so smart. When he hears an airplane, he points to the sky and mumbles a word that sounds similar to "plane". He does the same thing with tractors. Although when he says "tractor" it sounds just like his word for cracker and cookie, so it's quite possible he just wants a cracker or cookie and doesn't really recognize the tractor at all. He had fun today running through the spinklers at the playground. Or more like running away from the spray of the sprinklers. None the less he was wet and covered in sand and dirt, requiring a bath when we got home.

We're attempting to try new sippy cups for the millionth time. I'm trying to teach Keegan to drink from a cup, like a real cup. But he has a lot of trouble because he's been using straw cups for so long, that he won't hold the cup up to allow the fluid to flow into his mouth. Instead he keeps his head down and sucks through the hole and gets mad when nothing comes out. I've been trying to use psycology and praise him for being a "big boy" and call it the "big boy cup". So far, limited success.

The cutest babies October 16, 2008

Two Sick Babies

Well, the picture of Keegan says it all. He's had a low-grade fever for 2 days now. And Keira started running one this morning. They are both doing really well, though. It's been a quiet day filled with lots of fluids, naps and hugs. Hopefully they'll be feeling better by tomorrow.

As an update, my friend Yami and new baby Chase, are doing well. They are at home, trying to get as much sleep as possible. She's hurting pretty bad since the c-section. For those who don't know, Yami had her baby boy, Robert Chase, on Friday, October 10, 2008 via c-section. He was 7 pounds 12 ounces and 20 inches long.

A day at the playground, October 15, 2008

To all the loyal viewers of marbella manor, I'd like to say I'll be taking over the blogging from here on out. That's me, Keegan and Keira's mom. Their daddy is way too busy with work and life to blog effectively anymore. That's why the website has been nothing but pictures latey. So, I will do my best to keep all of you informed. Today is the day after Keegan's 18 month birthday. It's so hard to believe that he's a year and a half already. My little boy is growing up too fast. The pictures above are from our day at the playground. Keegan can climb up the stairs and slide down the slide all by himself. From there we went to the big lake and fed the birds. The one in the picture would've eaten the bread right out of Keegan's hand if he'd let him. Keira's been laughing out loud for a couple of weeks now, it's so cute to hear her laugh. I'll have to try and get it on video. Keegan has had a runny nose and cough for the past few days and now is running a fever. He's just not his rambunctious self today. Stay posted!