90 degress in April

Who would have thought that we would have a taste of Summer in April. Well right here in good old PA we did. It was a beautiful weekend but also hot. I went away for the first time since the boys were born. I went to Scranton with other Moms of Mulitiples for a get away weekend. It was a lot of fun but I missed my little men.

Sunday was March for Babies. As a team we raised $820.00. That is more than last year so we were proud. I truely believe that without the March of Dimes that the Wothers family would be in a different place today. It was a balming 88 degrees. Joshua and Jared do not like being hot and sticky. We ended up shortning our walk a tad. Once we let them out and they cooled down they were their happy selves again. They got to see animals (goats, ducks, and birds) and they just loved that. We also saw a huge green kangaroo and Joshua had other thoughts about that.

When we got home on Sunday it was hot. Dave set up the boys swimming pool and water table and in April the boys went swimming and played in water. They had so much fun. To look at them now and remember what they were like last year it still amazes me as to how much they have grown.

As they grow they need new toys to fit them. We bought them little tricycles. They love them. They each have a basket on back to carry sippy cups and right now that is all that matters. We go everywhere with sippy cups. It keep them happy and when the boys are happy so is Mommy.

Jared and Joshua's Ears

As you all know Joshua and Jared had tubes put in at the begining of Feb. All is going well with them. No ear infections so they must be doing their job. The boys had a follow up appointment for a hearing screening and also a tube check the begining of March. Jared's tubes are where they need to be and his hearing was just fine. Joshua's tubes are where they need to be but his hearing is another story. He failed his right ear and was on the edge for his left. We had another appointment today to retest him. His left ear is fine but he has limited hearing in his right ear. The technician said it could be a result of the tube not letting enough sound waves through his ear but it also could be a true hearing issue. The next step is to have a Sedated ABR (auditory brainstem response) test done. Joshua will have to be sedated for this test as they need a quite room to get the full result and if you know 2 year olds you know they are not quite. I swear mine talk in their sleep. There will be 3 or 4 small stickers on Joshua' head, connected to leads going into a computer. Sounds will be presented through an earphone to each ear separately while a computer analyzes the changes in the brain wave pattern in response to sounds. We should find out the results of the test that day and then we will know what we need to do next. If it has to do with the tubes they may take the right ear out and put a new one in. If it has to do with the ear canal then we will need to seek further help depending on how severe the hearing loss is. He is scheduled to have his test on May 7th. I will let you know how it turns out.

Aquarium

My dad and Karen came down mid-March to spend a long weekend. We had a lot of fun. We took the boys to the Aquarium and they loved it. I would love to post pictures but we are having a problem with our computer so I can't get to them right now. As soon as I can I will post some. Jared loved the Hippos and Joshua loved the Turtles. They walked from tank to tank in awww of all the fish. They did not care for the Shark Tunnel or the Scuba Divers but as long as they we able to squeeze onto one of us they were ok.

Karen and I went to a craft fair on Saturday and that started a long week of the Easter Bunny. Joshua told me every morning No see Easter Bunny, no see Easter Bunny. Well we went to see the Easter Bunny yesterday with Dave and they said NO EASTER BUNNY. Needless to say wecame home and took a picture of them holding their Easter Bunnies in front of the fire place and that will have to do for this year.