Peddy Update

Well...sick times are still present in the Peddy household. We cannot shake the sickies here and I am at a lost as to why they keep coming up each and every week. I can't remember the last time we have been healthy for at least one week.

The entire month of June the kids have been sick. There hasn't been one week in June where all the children at once have been well. I am exhausted, out of money, lonely and bored because of the constant doctor visits and the lack of social outings we have been had because everyone is always sick.

This weekend was a total wash. Spencer woke up early Friday morning with a 104 degree fever and was sick all Friday and Saturday with fevers up to 104.6 degrees!! Amazing. His behavior was 100% percent normal today, except when he went to bed his temp was 99.8...I just assumed he was better and let him play with McKenna all day and now I am worried I might have gotten McKenan reainfected....its never ending :(

Clayton was very sick all weekend as well. He has had a fever above 100 all weekend long and is still sick. Mason has been even sicker with fevers well above 102. Poor little guy we are hoping gets better starting Monday since they don't seem to stay sick very long with this lateset round of illness.

Today Mason waved at us for the very first time. I was hoping to get video of him doing it. He was too adorable. He would only wave to Clayton and had a smile on his face the whole time. Although he had a temp of 101, he still was so very proud of himself.

The bbq island is coming along very well. Clayton lost a whole weekend this weekend for being sick and we just hope it doesn't put us too far behind since Mason's 1st bday party is only 3 weeks away which puts us at only 2 weeks to finish the tile, stucco and put the actual bbq in..please pray for us. I have confidence in Clayton but worried so much about the daytime heat delaying us.

McKenna is still in her cast. She should be getting it off this Friday which she couldn't be happier for. She hates that thing. She is so incredibly embarrased of it that she hides behind me constantly whenever someone asks her what happened. We have to explain to her that just because someone asks her what happened, they are NOT making fun of her.

Okay, must go take care of Clayton and his fever and cough. Got to get some rest since I haven't had in any in a very long time. The boys have been waking up all night long the last 2 nights and hoping tonight will be better for me.

Hope all is well and we will talk soon.

Mason Finally Pulls himself up by himself!!

Okay so our little Mason, now 11 months old, has finally pulled himself up to standing in his Pack n Play..so yea for Mason !!

Here is a little blip of it.

June!

Wow, just checked and realized my last post was May 5th. Well I failed the test of keeping this thing updated. Oh well!!

Well lets see, what has happened in a months time with the Peddys? Lets go through the month in an abridged fashion.

First and foremost, McKenna is now an official Kindergarten student at the Antioch Charter School for the 2009-2010 school year. Wippee. She starts her first day at Kindergarten on August 19th. Both mom and dad will be there to welcome her and to drop her off... then the parents get to have a welcome breakfast which I think will be rather cool.

Lets see both Mom and McKenna came down with Strep Throat in the month of May. Oh such fun times to be had by all. But because of my stealth mom techniques only McKenna and me got it. Yet sickless times were not yet to be had....

Sad news was I found out that I will not be able to participate in the 2009 Team in Training Walk in SF in October. The trainings would be held every Saturday starting next week at 930 and McKenna starts Tiaras and Tutus next week which I would like to view at least a few times as well as soccer come August. Combined with training and McKennas team and classes, it wasn't worth missing all their stuff, as we never get those days back. So quickly how she'll turn 6 and then after that is 16 and she'll hate me forever. :)

We started attending Barnes and Nobles storytime which are held on either Mondays or Wednesdays. McKenna loves them, Spencer dislikes them. Well.. you can't win. Spencer likes the crafts afterwards if it entails some sort of food, which amazingly enough, 2 of the crafts did!! They read all type of books directed towards 5 and under. McKenna as usually the oldest, as well as a couple of other 4 and 5 years olds, but she still loved it nonetheless. Then last week we went and they had a Kindergarten graduation of sorts. For those kids going on to Kindergarten the storyteller gave each child a certficate and a full on book! McKenna got a Backyardigans book which was awesome. The only caveat was when she learned to read, she could come back and read it to the storytime group. Which I thought was not a bad idea.

McKenna is still going strong with Tiny Tigers, however, her current session is coming to a close next week with pictures and so forth. She learned a lot of great things in this class. I think she honestly enjoys the structure and the discipline she receives. She gets a kick out of "YES MA'AM". A new session should be starting soon, however, they are conducting them out of their new facility over off Contra Loma here in Antioch which is now an even further drive for us in the middle of the commute hour which I am really not looking forward to. So we will see how that goes about.

Then our biggest excitement of all happened in May.... Eric, my brother, graduated from CSU Channel Islands with his Bachelors Degree!! We couldn't be more proud of the guy. He has worked so hard and put so many hours towards getting this degree, how could you not be the most proud of him. I had a smile on my face that entire day, especially seeing him walking up the aisle in his cap and gown. Mom would be so darn proud of Eric, I just wish she was sitting next to Dad and I while we watched him..

On a health note for me, I decided to join Weight Watchers for a few months to get me started down to my goal weight. Woo Hoo!! I have about 20 pounds to loose from all my baby making days and now, since baby making is done, (WOO HOO), its time to take care of me and loose the weight I have been so trying to loose. So far it has worked out terrifically! In two weeks I have lost 5 pounds, and I feel great. I fit in all my old clothes again and I am just getting smaller. I have 20 pounds to loose. What I love about Weight Watchers is that its not a diet. It really a way of life. It teaches you how to eat correctly and in the real world. I have no pre packaged foods, except maybe snacks, but everything I eat I make myself as usual, I just learn what the portions are for everything which is my number problem. Its great! So I will keep you updated on that part.

The kids and I went to visit Buchanan Field Airport a couple of weeks ago with friends and they had THE best time you can imagine. We got play and run around in a viewing area and watch planes take off and land all around us. It was so spectacular. The pilots would wave at us as they taxi to the runway. The kids just lapped it up.

Since then the kids have gotten very sick with colds and flus. McKenna amazingly enough has stayed healthy and we are so grateful, but the boys were not so lucky. Mason and Spencer have had to have breathing treatments with Albeuterol and are using QVAR to help open airways. But for the first time in a while Mason is starting to feel better. His fever has broke I think after taking antibioctics which is a relief. He was getting 103 fevers and not even IB would break em. So we are slowly on the mend and we'll hope that everyone gets better and stays better.

Well its off to Costco at the moment to pick up some staples, but keep checking back for some updates to the crazy Peddy Baby Farm...have a blessed day.

Mason turns 9 months among other things

WOW how time has flown by.. geesh. It still feels like the day when we brought Mason home and look.. he's 9 months old.

Yesterday he had his 9 month appointment and his stats amazed us.

Mason ended up being 31.5", and 20 lbs. As with all our children, tall and slim. He ended up ranking in the 99th percentile for height which again, given their fathers height, is not unusual. But still amazing.

To put into perspective how tall Mason really is, take a look at some comparisons Clayton and I did last night:

1. Mason measured 31.5" at 9 months. Spencer is currently measuring just under 40" at 3 years old.

2. Mason measured 2 feet 7.5 inches at 9 months, while Spencer, at 15 months measured 2 feet 7 inches!! Mason is a monster!!

We think Mason will be a tad tall, however, hopefully Spencer will still be able to make 6 feet when he gets older. :)

On another note, Clayton has been really enjoying finishing up his built in BBQ. Poor guy just wants to finish it but every weekend is always taken up with some activity planned. So I decided to dedicate as many weekends as possible to Clayton working and finishing his darn BBQ. He is so close. The last two weekends were quite productive. He built a drawer for the utensils in easy reach of the bbq and is going to be finishing those types of things and then hopefully in the next few weeks he can start the tiling of the slate. He will definetely need for that, that unfortunetely I just can't help him with running around with 3 kids. So we will have to look around for some help. Maybe some friends and we can pay with Pizza and beer..

His goal is to get this bbq done by Mason's July 18th 1st birthday party so we can cook our delectable food on the grill. I do not see why not as long as we keep our weekends relatively open.

I'm really looking forward to a fun girls night out...in. I'm heading over to a friends house for desserts and a showing of Bride Wars. Its our early Mothers Day present to ourselves :) We loved this idea as opposed to going out to dinner and spending more money, especially in these tough times, and even better we can be at home and hang with everyone while watching a fun movie.

Anyways must go and clean the house, as that work is never done. We are counting down the days when we head down to LA to my dads house for Eric's College Graduation!! WOO HOO!! A couple of days of downtime, to visit with family and friends :)

Catch you all soon.

We're Backkkk....

Yes The Peddys have been off radar for a while but we are back, and hopefully, better!! We last left you with Miss McKenna becoming very sick without the faintest clue why. Well she had Strep Throat, much to the amazement of everyone. But sure enough, she got it. So after 5 days of antibiotics, she is better. yeah! The past few days was just catching up and getting her better so we can continue with our lives.

Over the weekend, Mason got to experience his first water play in the backyard and I think really liked it. He was playing in the water play pool and had fun! Pictures below.

But yesterday was a fun day. The entire family, including Clayton, (in theory he took off yesterday, yet was still working), to go to McKenna's Preschool field trip to Smith Family Farms in Brentwood. None of us had ever been other than Halloween Harvest time. We had been there 3 years ago when I was pregnant with Spencer and then the year before that and then after Spencer was born we started to go to Clayton Valley Pumpkin Farm which is just as great. So it was nice to see the farm during Spring time when the animals are in "full bloom" and babies are everywhere.

It was a tad warm but Mason was decked out in the double jogger, which by the way, was perfect for the semi rough roads we walked on. McKenna was so sweet because although her little friends were there, she kept her little brother with her and made sure he sat by her and didn't get left out of things. Sure enough Spencer had a blast with her. He loved being with big sister...


Lets see... what did we see? Well first we went into the barn and had a fun banjo playing time. The kids were part of a band and got to play with the instruments. Even Clayton got into the groove of the parents playing, even though he looked like he was being absolutely tortured doing it.


Then we headed over and spent some time visiting with baby animals. The kids held and petted a baby rabbit (very cute), and a baby bird of some kind. I missed the name. Both kids actually set them on their lap and petted them which I was happy for. :)

Then we went over to the bee and worm section and the kids got to see a bee hive and actually got to dig for worms, which was the best of all. McKenna found 5 right off the bat which wasn't good since everyone else had trouble finding one. Spencer looked hard but could not find those pesky worms.


Then Spencer's most favorite favorite favorite part of the day he says...... the tractor ride. Of course.. because someone gets to drive the tractor with a steering wheel. So he really enjoyed that ride and it was actually a pretty long ride. The entire length of the drive way and back and around to the general store. About 15 minute ride maybe longer. And we learned about a new type of fruit they were creating, a cross between a plum and an apricot.... a Aprium... gotta try it now because I am curious.

Then we ended the day with plant planting at the general store. Each child got to plant two plants, a bell pepper plant and a tomato plant. Even Clayton and I received a plant which was cool. Now I have to plant all 8 plants.... sigh...

Clayton got to end his day by visiting and seeing McKenna in action at her Tiny Tigers class yesterday which made her day. Oh boy how did she love having daddy watching her. She did really well even. Then we all stopped for $2 Smoothie Tuesdays at Smoothie King and indulged :)

Overall, that day was pretty nice. Clayton got to spend some much needed time with the kids and we got some much needed time with daddy. We couldn't have been more grateful.

Sickly kiddo

Well today of all days, the sun is out, the weather is gorgeous and what happens? Our very own daughter gets sick! Poor little girl. Last night after dinner she looked a bit off. She said she had a headache and her throat hurt a bit. Then she said her tummy was achy. So she rested and eventually went to bed, still complaining about above symptoms.

Then she woke up this morning and was almost in tears saying she still didn't feel well. Her tummy was still achy and she just didn't feel well. Then I felt her head. SHE WAS BURNING UP! Took her temp and it was 102 degrees. Oh boy, here we go. Let's try not to get any siblings sick because that would suck.

So we gave her a dose of IB and rested. She wanted to eat breakfast which I thought was odd, but who I am I to judge. So she had a small bowl of Cheerios and rested again watching Barbie movies. I took her temp around 930-10 am and the fever had broken. Woo Hoo!! 97 degrees. Excellent.

She was playing more, talking more, wanted to go outside and so forth. Then 11 am came. She started crying more and saying her tummy was achy again and she didn't feel well. So I checked her temperature at noon and sure enough her fever had come back, 100 degrees. No IB until 1 so we waited and she rested and watched movies. But she did eat a little container of Gerber ravioli's for lunch which is wanted.

Then 1pm came, took her temp and the fever was back up but to 102.5!! Gave her IB and now she is resting.. not sure what is the matter. But she is drinking water and resting. So lets hope she gets better. She won't be going to school tomorrow because unlike most parents, I like to have 24 hours once the fever subsides before taking her to school or around other kids.

McKenna is calling me, hopefully the IB is working... oy vey I hate sick kids. Especially when McKenna gets sick. She never gets sick and when she does its horrendous.

Until next time.

The Kids Saved the World

Well they did... sort of. The kiddos headed out today with their buds to the Stockton Children Museum. They had a blast! This is such a great museum for little ones. They have a full size fire engine, a real life Stockton Police Car and Motorcycle, an AMR Ambulance, a helicopter and a City Bus. All so the kids, can drive in them like real heroes. What was great was they had the corresponding uniforms for each. So Spencer wore Police uniforms, Dr scrubs for the hospital the AMR ambulance was backed up to, and Firefighter coats, boots and helmets. It was a great! There was a grocery store where the kids could do their essentials shopping and they even had a steak packaging machine where Spencer spent 10 minutes just packing up his steak.

They had face painting, a shoe store where the kids could try on tons of real shoes, water play, a shadow maker, and a TV news room. Now Spencer's favorite, aside from all the awesome cars and trucks he got to ride in was they had a Caterpillar Tractor and a John Deere lawn mower! HE WAS IN HEAVEN.....

So we did that for a couple of hours and the kids came home and I had quite time :)


On another note, McKenna had her Tiny Tigers class again today and she earned her 1st Gold Star for reciting her Tiny Tiger Creed. She even volunteered to recite it first. Very proud. The clip is down below.

On the Potty Training front, Spencer actually went to Tiny Tigers today with underwear on. A feat never attempted before in the history of Spencer Peddy. I was sick of changing 3 year old boy poop and I said no more!! So he had underwear on at quiet time and then through Tiny Tigers. I don't know if it was a fluke but no accidents. He stayed in the underwear until 6pm tonight until he proceeded to run around the house naked and watch Wow Wow Wubzy the same way. But I have to give it to him... no accidents. wheww... so we will try tomorrow again.
Now... I must go and have husband time and catch up on some our DVR shows. Ta Ta until next time and hope everyone has a blessed day. Here is a pic of the kids leaving the Stockton Children Museum...