Lots of doctor appointments and the GMAT is over!

This past week was a bit of a doozy for me. We went to the doctor four times (three for the kids and once for me) due to another bout of sickness. Last weekend the kids stayed in Westminster so Jeff and I had a very nice break. He studied for his GMAT and I ran errands with Max. I cancelled my gym membership and Jeff counseled me to be firm and mean to get my refund since they charged me without knowing after I had frozen it. But I prayed before going there that whoever I talked to would understand my situation and that I could be kind. After I talked the man told me he would give me my refund because I was so nice and looked honest, so I felt much better not being difficult to work with. Since I am exercising at home now it doesn't make sense to go the gym, plus with so much sickness with the kids I wouldn't have been able to go the last two months anyway. I also went fabric shopping for my new quilt I'm making with Emily Thomas. It was a lot of fun to have some chat time and I have no idea how people choose fabrics with so many options! Emily helped me pick some out and now that I'm home with them I'm happy with what I chose. It's for a crib quit so I decided to make one for Max.

We picked the kids up on Sunday after celebrating Sandy's birthday and they were exhausted.  They didn't get to bed until late and then I had to stay up and iron my fabric for my sewing class the next day. Then Max was up and Lily was up for a few hours with an ear infection. So I did what I could with essential oils and then she finally went back to sleep but I was pretty exhausted. She was better in the morning and we went to Kelly Huff's house where she is teaching Cara Munson and Emily Thomas and I to quilt.  I really didn't want to miss out and I had a great time, and Lily seemed better so I felt fine about it. I even got the idea to bring Max's crib and he ended up sleeping the whole time, which was awesome! I was wondering how it would work since it was in the middle of his nap time, so this was a great thing to discover!

We went to a doctor appointment later in the day and Lily's ears looked fine, but the doctor did tie a string around Lily's wart on her face and it came off after a few days! So that was pretty exciting. That night though Ryan got a fever and was very lethargic. He was sick the next day and night and we went to the doctor early Wed morning. Nothing was done for him as we were told to wait a few days. After that appt I dropped Lily and Max at Tara Smith's house and took Ryan with me to my doctor appt (just a physical).  And I brought the crib to Tara's and Max slept again, hooray! Ryan was an absolute angel and the easiest child to have around. It was fun having a little alone time with him and he kept saying he was a good patient (I had told him he was being so patient). We picked Lily and Max up, ate lunch, then went to school. I picked Lily up from school then took Lily to music class. I was worried how everything would work out with timing of appointments, but I prayed it would and Heavenly Father orchestrated everything just perfectly! I was so grateful for Him and how even though I was so tired with all the running around, sickness, and just lack of sleep, He helped me make it through. Plus I had just forgotten to eat breakfast, but it turned out to be great so I could get some bloodwork done since I needed to be fasting. And I NEVER forget breakfast but I was so rushed and I felt it was another thing that made it easier for me to get the blood work done. And then I ended up fasting for Jeff again so I was happy to do that as well.

Jeff took his GMAT on Thursday and I prayed and prayed the whole morning. His goal was to get a 670 and he got a 660, so we were very happy with his score! He worked so hard to study and prepare and we fasted and prayed and fasted some more and felt he was very blessed with this and said he could feel prayers aiding him. So now it's on to school applications, letters, essays, and all that is involved with that. He is late in applying so we'll just see if there are any bites, but we have faith that things will work out in the very best way for us right now.

On Thursday we went to a play date at the park with several of Lily's preschool friends. It was fun to get together, though Ryan was coughing a lot and just having a hard time. He still wasn't really getting better so I made another appt on Friday and he was prescribed some medicine for a sinus infection since he has been coughing and having a runny nose for so long. The doctor also looked at Max's ears and they have fluid so he got medicine too. I was pretty tired of going to the doctor by this point, but the kids were so well behaved each time we went. I used to dread going because it was so crazy, but I was very proud of them.

Since Jeff is done with his test, he's done studying for now, hooray! Though he has a lot to do with applications, he spent so much time with the kids on Saturday and they loved it! He took them on a bike ride, the park, and when the kids seemed interested in watching a track and field event, they stopped to watch and cheered on the runners. Best day ever for them. I went to a lularoe party, which has modest clothing for LDS women, at Emily's house and took Max. He had a hard time (he just got his bottom two teeth and his top two teeth are coming in so he has not been happy lately), but I bought a new skirt that I wore to church today so that made me happy. I have been wearing the same black maternity skirt for months and months and months that it felt nice to have something new.

I took Lily to see Peter Pan, which Tara's two kids were in. It was very well done for a kids production and Lily had a great time. It was over two hours but she didn't want to leave. She even got to go on stage at one point with other kids and that was a highlight for her. It was so fun to have our special alone time. I have so much fun with my kids one on one because no one is competing for attention that Jeff and I really need to do it more often.

Jeff has been great in helping get kids to bed the last few nights when I have just gone to lay down until all the craziness was past. And he never complains, but today he told me that work is tiring, but being home all day with kids is exhausting. So it's nice to feel validated.

The kids love making piles. I think this pile was a boat. 

Lily enjoyed dressing up in Ryan's church clothes. 

Both kids helped with laundry. Lily wanted her pile to be stacked taller and taller.