Playground ...

For some reason William likes to pretend the swinging bridge is a bed. He lays down and says "Baby Tired". It's very cute!

Weekend Update...

Friday, William and I took advantage of our trip to the airport and went into Baltimore to the National Aquarium. I decided to do this on my own because it is REALLY expensive and I wanted to check it out before taking a full fledged family trip there. First, William and I found our way there in the pouring rain, and found parking in a garage for the bargain price of $20.00(!!) and made our way to the aquarium. It was 27.95 to get in including the dolphin show, without the show it was 24.95 so I figured I might as well go for it. Will is free until he turns 3. We went in and the first thing I find out is that they don't allow STROLLERS!!! Hello? No Strollers? They did offer backpack carriers to use in the aquarium, but honestly, my back isn't up to 29 pounds of Pudd. Thankfully, I brought along William's Monkey leash/backpack thing and a backpack diaper bag that day. We saw lots of fish, but picture taking was really not great in there since it was pretty dark. They did have sharks though, so that was fun. Will did okay walking for the most part but would occasionally throw himself to the floor and just lay down, refusing to move. We went to the dolphin show, but Will was completely not interested in it at all. You would have thought he saw Dolphins every day! We completed the whole place in 2 hours and had lunch, 2 pieces of pizza and a drink for 15 dollars! This became a very expensive day! Needless to say, I didn't buy anything in the gift shop. After we finished we went back out to the rain, and I was looking for somewhere to buy an umbrella because we were getting soaked! I stopped at the ESPN store, thinking of those huge golf umbrellas, but the were sold out. I saw a Barnes and Noble and figured at least we could get out of the rain and play with trains. I also seemed to remember they had some artsy umbrellas. They were sold out, but the had one kid sized one left, so I bought it, figuring it didn't really matter if I get wet, but I hated the idea of Pudd getting soaked. We walked to the Children's Museum and arrived for the last hour so I got in for half price. It was $7 for me, and Will is free until 2 years old. It was huge, and nice, but really geared towards the 5 and up stage. There was one small room for toddlers and it was fun, but out of 4 floors, I would say there was only about 450 sq feet for the under 3 year olds. Poop. Will loved it though! They had a ball pit, and he had never seen one before. HE LOVED IT! I got in with him at one point and became quite concerned I would never get out again! I eventually got us both out and we went downstairs to the quickie-mart area they had set up. It was cute, with a gas pump, groceries, check outs, and a VW bug that the kids could "drive". We played there for a little while and then it was time to close. We made it back to the garage, paid our 20 bucks and drove very slowly home in rush hour traffic. Normally it should take you about 1 hour to get home, it's only about 45 miles, but it took me 2 hours and 15 minutes to get to Jason's work! Ugh. Thankfully I had thought to bring the DVD player so the Teletubbies and Elmo kept us company on the long ride. All in all we had fun, but it would be a better trip when Will gets older, say 4 or 5.

Update...

Snot, medicine, fluids and Kleenex. That pretty much sums up the last few days. Pudd has a cold, but seems to be improving, and Molly is doing much better thanks to antibiotics! We actually left the house today for a while, and I think tomorrow we will make a trip out and about to cure the cabin fever. I will try and get some pictures up soon!

Update: Flu Scare

I took Molly to the clinic this morning and they tested her for flu and strep. They both came back negative! Whoopee! However, after listening to her lungs and based on her other symptoms the Dr decided that Molly had pneumonia. Very sad, but at least it can be cured with antibiotics and she isn't contagious! So Will and Molly can be in contact now. I am so glad, I hated the idea of Molly having to stay closed up all week away from us. I got the z-pack and Molly should be feeling better soon!

The Healthcare Crisis Hits Home...

Remember how I was talking about how Molly had coverage back in England but once she came back to her own country she wouldn't.... Well here we go. Molly arrived here last night and today came down with a 103 temp and a severe cough. How much will an office visit be? 100 bucks! How much will the Influenza test be? Who knows? At least 75... and then the medicine. It could easily be a hundred or more! Ugh. I shouldn't have to worry about this! I should be worried about the fact that she has all the symptoms of the swine flu, and my baby is being exposed! I should only have to worry that she is getting enough fluids and trying to bring her fever down! I should only have to worry that she and Will stay separated and if people are washing their hands! I am going to put her in our room tomorrow and make her stay in there. She has the Internet, a TV and a bathroom, and that way Will won't come in contact with her. Please everyone, pray that little William doesn't get sick. He already has a cold, so I am so afraid that he will get sicker. He hasn't had a high fever yet, and the idea scares me to death!

You Can Never Have Enough Pudd...

Will was playing on the balcony/beach today for a long time. He is getting more and more into actually playing with the sand rather than simply eating it. He is also becoming very interested in his tricycle, but he is a LONG way from actually being able to peddle it. He was extremely crabby and tired this evening and was throwing fits like crazy. We had a 25 minute smack down over putting away the last 4 pieces of train track. I won though in the end and he put it away, and he quickly forgave me for the struggle and snuggled in to watch some beloved "Emo" (Elmo).

Summer Nights Are Waning....

Ready to go!

Tasty!

Will was feeling more chipper tonight so we decided to break curfew and run off to get ice cream!