Yay for Nap time

So it has been a while since our last update. We have been so worn out trying to keep the girls under control. #1 requires so much energy. We have seen some improvements but over all the fits have gotten worse. Every Wednesday after visitation with biological mom the girls have fits or sleepless nights.

#1 has had strep throat many times...and given it to everyone many times but finally after waiting a month to get into the ENT she is going to be getting her tonsils and adenoids removed. I am actually more concerned about my well being after the surgery. I hope that she can not drive us all crazy with her behavior.:)

Today we found out that #1 has ODD and PTSD not really that surprising. However, Mike and I will now need more training hours. When our case manager came over today #1 had to show off her bad attitude and throw a fit. It lasted about 30-45 minutes. It started off with her being upset she had to use her own potty (a real toilet with a small removable seat on top). She insisted on using the other restroom. We do not allow this because until small children can learn not to pee all over the seat I would prefer for only one toilet in our house to be unusable. This fit continued all the way until the case manager left our house. Awesome! I mean I am sad #1 acts this way but at the same time she finally showed it off to someone important.:)

#2 is the happy child. She is so go with the flow. She listens for the most part and tries to please you. Life just wouldn't be fun if the girls were both perfect but it sure would be easy.:) Last Sunday when we went to my mom an dads she had a diarrhea explosion... My parents kept feeding her plums off the plum tree while she was swimming and then we came inside. After dinner I went to pick her up and got diarrhea alllllll over my hand. YUCK! I have never seen anything like it. When she used the bathroom it hit the bottom of the diaper and launched up her back into the air and onto my parents floor. SICK!SICK!SICK! I was in shock but I guess the lesson here is one plum is enough.:)

A few days ago I was vacuuming and the kids once again FREAKED out. I could have not been more amused. It is so ridiculous that I still laugh thinking about it. The kids start screaming and crying. It sure gets them to pick up their toys quickly. #1 shoved them under the coffee table because she was so desperate. Mike and I have started to use the Vacuum as a threat. Like today when I put the girls down for naps I told them I would have to clean house with the vacuum if they got up and this was the first time ever that #1 has willingly taken a nap. I cannot even believe that talking about the Vacuum works.:)


This summer we have a few things we are doing. Around the 4th of July we are going to New Mexico to see Mikes family. I know that we are excited to go on vacation but looking at the 12 hour drive with 2 kids and 2 dogs it makes it hard for us to comprehend actually doing this. I am sure I will have plenty to blog about when we get home from that trip. We also have a few weddings we are going to. I know that the one the girls get to go too they will be ecstatic. All #1 talks about is getting married. She is going to have the time of her life. The other wedding is a no kids allowed wedding which is hard because there are only a few family's who can watch the girls while we go out of town. This does make it hard for us to RSVP not knowing if we are going to have care for the kids.

Mike and I had our 1st wedding anniversary a few weekends back. We found respite care for the girls so we could go to Dallas. It took some asking around but finally someone said they could watch them! In Dallas we ended up going to Six Flags all day Saturday. It was so fun. Mike had never been so he was excited. We ended up doing almost all the rides. Since I haven't been in a few years they had changed somethings. First, they now have lockers for you to put your stuff in. We brought water and sunscreen in a backpack. So for any roller coaster you have to rent a locker for it. This was a pain in the butt! Every time you rent a locker it costs a dollar and then the locker expires after 120 minutes. What a crappy way to steal peoples money. Second, six flags now has this thing called the flash pass. It costs $30 extra per ticket but bumps you to the front of the line on rides. This is the worst system ever. Just because you can afford to spend more money does not mean that everyone else should have to wait while you go ahead of them! Other then those two things..which I am outraged by Six Flags was fun! Any my favorite thing about this whole trip was that for a few days we were not parents.:)

Ever since the Children have come along I have packed on the pounds! I think that #1 stresses me out so much that my metabolism has changed. So now not only do I go to the gym everyday (well I try too) but, Mike and I also run around the neighborhood every night. Whoo this running thing is hard, I do not know how I did it in high school or college. We have slowly seen my awesome running ability improve. The girls cheer me on while they get pushed in the jogging stroller. We heard someone ask us how it was to bike jog and so now we condensed that to bogging. So we now bog and the girls yell "run faster run faster." This is quite the fun family affair. My favorite part is when we stop at the park half way through. Ironically that is the kids favorite part of the bog as well!

Last night we skipped the exercise and instead packed on some more pounds at the yummy restaurant Red Robbin. We got invited for free meal night while they trained their employees. It was awesome and for the first time it was like we had normal children! We all got one free entree, drink, and a milk shake. The kids had no earth shaking fits and were happy to be on a "date" with mommy and daddy. #1 is obsessed with dates and the thought of them, so when we go out to eat we make her think that we are on a date.


So those are the things that have been happening in the Whitson house the past two months. Hopefully I will keep up with the blogging more! Maybe if #1 takes a nap everyday...




And this is why we do this...

“The Spirit of the Sovereign Lord is on me, because the Lord has appointed me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim freedom for the captives and release from darkness for the prisoners” Isaiah 61:1