Captain Underpants

Evan appeared before me wearing this bizarre underwear and pajamas ensemble & started singing "I'm Captain Underpants!"

Dylan's 2nd Birthday Photo Shoot

 

Dylan will turn 2 this Wednesday, September 5th, but he had his annual birthday photo shoot this morning. The photographer and I spent the first 15 minutes or so just trying to get him to keep his fingers out of his mouth. She finally got some good smiles and a few shots of the 'Classic Dylan Pout' that I love so much! Here are a few funny out-takes, too. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sick Day Dance

Judging by this video I shot this morning, I think Evan will be just fine to go back to school tomorrow!!

Pneumonia!

After discovering that Evan was running a fever Friday night, I got him an appointment with his pediatrician on Saturday morning. The last time he'd been to the doctor was in June for his 4-Year Appointment where he got multiple vaccination shots. As a result of those shots, he was not at all enthusiastic about seeing the doctor again. I reassured him that there would be no shots and all the doctor would do was look at him. Well, she immediately ordered a Flu Test (two long Q-Tip swabs stuck way up the nostrils and swirled around) and a Strep Test ( long wooden stick to hold the tongue down while another Q-Tip swabs the back of the throat.) He had an absolute fit, crying and screaming "I DON'T LIKE THE DOCTORS! I WANT TO LEAVE NOW!" Both of tests turned out negative, but when the doc listened to his lungs, she said she heard the distinctive sound of pneumonia in one of his lungs. I must've looked a bit shocked and said "That's a scary word" but she assured me that he wasn't likely to end up hospitalized and would just need to be on antibiotics for 10 days and that should do the trick, along with lots of rest and fluids. Well, we're getting the fluids and antibiotics down him but the rest part has been kind of a lost cause. Children's Advil brings his fever down so that he no longer feels bad, and then he runs WILD all over the house. Then the fever starts to creep back and he settles down for awhile. So we give him Advil and the cycle starts all over again. Phew! He has to go back to the doctor for a recheck in a few days and hopefully he'll be able to go back to preschool soon. He was supposed to start his new Pre-Kindergarten class tomorrow but now he won't be able to go.  :(

A Day Off

The boys' preschool was closed on Friday for "Teachers'Workday" so I took the day off from work and got to play Stay-At-Home-Mom for the day. The boys woke up wild and the house was completely trashed by 9:30 a.m. I had to get out of there so I took them to the Sports Bounce place where we had Evan's birthday party. They have an 'Open Bounce' session for kids 5 and under on weekday mornings where they can jump and run wild and use up some of that crazy energy. They had a great time and my friend Ashley brought her two kids, Claire and Lucas, over too. Then we all went together to a nearby Chick-Fil-A for lunch. Dylan fell asleep in the car on the way home and I moved him to his bed and he continued to nap for 2 and 1/2 hours. Evan didn't want to nap so he watched one of his videos. He still seemed completely fine at the time, and when Dylan woke up, Evan asked if we could go to the tennis court to play. They were both running around out there but after about a half hour, Evan started to act a bit mopey. I asked him what was wrong and he said he was sad and wanted to see his Dad. Tom got home soon after that and then we discovered that Evan was running a fever of 101.3. Later that evening it got over 102 and he was very lethargic and went right to sleep at 8:00. How quickly things can change with little ones!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Laundry Basket Game

The Newest Kercheval Boys

  

 After we sadly lost our sweet girl cat Willow to stomach cancer in June, Tom and I talked about getting another cat and thought maybe we would go for a male orange tabby. I'd had basically the same cat 4 times already -- grey and tan striped tabby with the black and grey raccoon tail, and he thought we should shake it up a bit. In early July, I was headed into a restaurant to pick up some takeout food for the family when I saw a "Pet Adoption Event" sign on the nearby PetSmart store. I decided to go in just to peek, and I instantly fell in love with these guys. They were brothers, about 5 months old, who were found on Chesapeake Bay Beach, scavenging for sea creatures to eat. The fisherman who found them trapped them in lobster pots and took them to a local animal shelter. Tom and I weren't too sure about adopting two cats at once, but we hated to separate them, too, so we went for it. It turned out to be a really good decision. They are awesome cats ! We gave them Scottish names - Dougal and Fergus (which Dylan pronounces as "Doe-gull" and "Fuh-gus"). They are really playful and sweet and don't seem to mind all the chaos that Evan and Dylan bring to the household. And they sleep on our bed at night by our feet. I love our new babies! 

 

 

 

 

 

                                             Dylan discovered one of their sneaky hiding places.