Growl for Me!

Since I'm having technical difficulty uploading photos I thought I'd at least post a video of Maverick's latest development.  Somehow I felt "Grrr..." was appropriate for a Monday!

It's the Little Things...

We continued to celebrate Valentine's Day last week as we got cards in the mail from Nana and Papa.  Yay for stickers!!!

Maverick got his first card in the mail!

Then we got a package in the mail from Auntie Kate...don't mind the red kool-aid stache!

She was SO excited to get a new outfit from Auntie!

He wasn't as interested in his sweatshirt - then again, he hates getting changed and/or dressed at anytime so this is no exception.

Another unique sleeping position.

YiaYia and Papou left Friday morning to visit Auntie out in PA so we picked up Kali after work on Friday.  She wasn't sure what to think of having two kiddos AND one big dog around.  Phoebe, on the other hand, was thrilled to have another dog in the apartment! 

Saturday we got out the door around 8:15 and looked at 10 more houses.  Unfortunately, nothing that had us super excited.  We are determined to get out of our apartment before 2013!!!  Sunday morning was a bit laid back until Kali let loose on our carpet.  So...instead of heading to church, we got out the old Bissell Little Green Machine and then packed Kali back up to head to their house for the remainder of the weekend.  Too much excitement at Casa de Wallis! 

After Maverick woke up from a two-hour nap in the van, we went to Phoebe's restaurant of choice, Cracker Barrel.  Pancakes are always at the top of her list and I think her little brother is going to follow suit...

And We're Off!

Last week started off very uneventful.  Maverick is EVERYWHERE these days, thanks to Phoebe's encouragement!

We bought some Gerber cheese puffs to give Maverick a little variety.  Phoebe saw them, promptly grabbed them and said, "My favorite!"

Thursday around noon I got a call from day care saying Maverick had a fever of 102.5.  We were able to get in to our pediatric practice for a 6:15 appointment.  He was diagnosed with bronchiolitis and tested positive for the flu!  So, we purchased a breathing machine and headed to the pharmacy to pick up Tamiflu and Albuterol.  Mav was not a fan of the breathing treatments once we got home so we've been pretty lax about giving them to him.  However, his breathing and cough have improved drastically - we attempted to give him a few while sleeping!

Other than a very snotty nose, not eating as much and napping more, you never would have guessed he was sick.

Phoebe and I made rice krispy treats on Saturday.  This girl definitely has a sweet tooth like her daddy!

Maverick continued to work on his crawling skills.  He loves to watch Brutus and climb up the crate.

Sunday was another lazy day.  Maverick threw up twice Saturday morning but we were told it was most likely the Tamiflu so we broke up his dosage into two smaller doses an hour apart and he bounced right back.  He did prefer to nap ON people while he was under the weather.  Sunday afternoon, we decided to venture out and run a few errands since we'd been fever free for over 24 hours however around 7:00 he felt warm and was 100.6 so...we stayed home Monday, too.

We were all going a bit stir crazy by then and excited about going back to work Tuesday.  However, 10:30 Monday night, Phoebe puked four times in less than 30 minutes so we stayed home Tuesday as well.  She woke up feeling great but we eased back in with Gatorade and a bazillion crackers and applesauce. 

We played some basketball.

Jumped around on our newly laundered chair - I think I've probably done 20 loads of laundry in the last 5 days!

Happy boy!

Showing off her self-styled hair do.

Playing with the workbench.

I attempted to make a heart pancake for dinner since I'm pretty much a pushover and she'd been sick the night before.  However, it was a bit too well done for her tastes and we settled on a heart-shaped sandwich instead.

Daddy got his girls flowers and donuts.  To say we spent our Valentine's Day low-key is an understatement - we were just relieved to finally have everyone on the mend!

However, this was Maverick at 11:00 last night.

And then at 11:30.  I think the sleeping in the last five mornings has changed his internal clock a bit so we're going to have to adjust back to a more scheduled routine now that we're all healthy.

The Epicenter of Awesome a.k.a. Indianapolis

Not a very exciting week but we did head back to the library on Friday and Phoebe made a point to sit with the statues again.

Ryan has been battling a nasty cold all week.  He did head downtown for the NFL Experience on Wednesday afternoon but felt so miserable that when he made it home around 7:15 he promptly went to bed.  Here he is with the kiddos later on in the week feeling a bit better.  Phoebe is sporting a lovely NFL necklace and dealing out football cards, attempting to play "Memory" without a single matching card.

Here's our happy little boy who is enjoying his new found mobility!

Here's our big girl who still loves playing with her baby dolls AND getting her picture taken whenever her little brother does...

Not only is he crawling, he's pulling himself up and stands for great lengths of time!

Say "cheese!"  (My kids are in pjs a lot, huh?)

Sunday we skipped church to head downtown - since Ryan was so under the weather earlier in the week, he missed Super Bowl Village.  What better way to start off the day than with Dunkin Donuts?  She's got a pink heart donut and her milk - what more could a girl ask for?

We got downtown a little after 10:00 and were able to park in my building for free (good thing since they were charging $60 for non-monthly parkers).  We headed straight to the circle and found H&R Block out in force.  Phoebe wasn't quite sure what to think about the green, faceless people walking around.

Once he took his mask off, she was willing to give him a high five, but not before!

Down on Georgia Street watching people on the zip line.

Ryan said he heard that someone bought out the remaining tickets at $10 and started reselling them for $250.  Just one of the crazy things people will do when there's a Super Bowl in town!

Warming up.

Watching the ESPN news desk. That's Mike Ditka sitting down.  All the other "celebrities" we saw were of the local news channel variety.

Ice sculpture.

Warming our buns on the warming benches.

We headed inside the Huddle (the abandoned Nordstroms at Circle Centre) where Lids Locker Room took over the entire second floor.  We played a little corn hole.

And Phoebe showed off her arm!

It was getting to be pretty crowded by 1:00 so we started back towards the circle.

We lucked out and had fabulous weather almost the entire week.

Climbing up the monument.

We headed to the grocery store while Maverick napped in the van and apparently spent too much time there because Granddaddy called to say he was waiting for us at our front door!  Grandma Wallis wasn't doing too well and required Alan's TLC.

Phoebe showed him her football arm and he was more than impressed!

He played horsey with her on more than one occasion. Bet he's sorry he offered that one...

Since it was so nice out, the ducks have all returned to our lake.  In an effort to avoid more horsey rides, I got out some bread and the ducks got fed.

Then this one fed himself.  Getting SO big!  He got promoted to the next class at day care.  Last week he went over to visit the new room twice a day and two of the four days, they had an ouch report filled out as he'd bumped his noggin on something or other.  I was starting to get concerned until I watched him this weekend.  He's just lacking some upper body control and does a lot of face plants these days. 

He's SO mobile!  Not sure if I'll be able to get a better one than this for his 10 month shot.  I put it on his back but they all turned out blurry since he moves so much!

Phoebe gave Madonna a run for her money with all her dance moves during halftime.  Then Granddaddy headed back to Princeton and the kiddos headed to bed after a VERY long day!  So proud to call Indianapolis home!