February 2012

Birthday Month:
I can't believe the boy are 5. They have changed so much in the last year. They have become little men and I couldn't be happier to be their Mom.
They had a bounce party complete with a Pirate theme.

Joshua:
Another month another round of sickness. Joshua had a stomach bug that only lasted day but wiped him out for a lot longer.

Jared:
Another month another round of sickness. Jared had a stomach bug that seemed to last forever. I feel like he really didn't eat for a week. Everytime we thought he was getting better he relasped.

January 2012

January came and went very fast for the Wothers. The Holidays were busy but fun. We spent lots of time playing with new toys and games. It has been a long time since I have been able to spend the day with my Dad on his Birthday. This year the boys and I were able to do just that. We made a quick weekend up but we were able to spend his Birthday with him. This month at school was one of the boys favorite days, Pajama Day. They were so excited to wear their Pajamas and bring Monkey and Elephant to school.
Our little men are growing up so fast. This week we registered them for Kindergarten and T-ball. They played soccer in the fall and are currently playing basketball but we can't wait for Spring.

Joshua:
Joshua had a 24 hour high fever mid January that we chalked up to just a busy weekend. A week later he was sent home from school with a rash on his cheeks. Turns out he had Fifth Disease (Parvo). Once the rash hits he is not contagious and as we ended the month the rash seems to have disappeared. Joshua also had a repeat hearing test and ENT appointment due to fluid in his ears. The test still showed fluid and pressure in his left ear (his good one) after 6 weeks so the decision was made to replace his tubes. That will all take place soon.

Jared:
Joshua had a 24 hour high fever mid January that we chalked up to just a busy weekend. A week later he was sent home from school with a rash on his cheeks. Turns out he had Fifth Disease (Parvo). Once the rash hits he is not contagious and as we ended the month the rash seems to have disappeared.

4 Cavities and 4 Caps

In the past three weeks we have had 3 dentist appointments and 1 more to go. We found out in October that both boys had 4 cavaties each. WOW, we thought we were brushing really well. Ever since birth the boys have both had really bad gag reflexes and they were reflux babies too. All this along with a great DISLIKE for the dentist in general leads to having to be knocked out to have cavaties filled. Jared went 3 weeks ago and did wonderful. Joshua went today and did well. He is a little more needy when he wakes up but that is what Mommies are for, to curl up in a hospital bed and cuddle.

March of Dimes Walk 2011

What if hardest day of your life was also your first? This is true for the thousands of babies every day who are born too soon or very sick. In newborn intensive care unit (NICUs) across the country, they struggle to survive.
For Dave and I, having our babies hospitalized in the NICU was frightening, confusing and overwhelming. When doctors and nurses are focused on their little patients, the March of Dimes is there for their families.
Babies shouldn’t have to fight for their lives. But, with your help, we can work to improve the health of babies, preventing birth deffects, premature birth and infant mortality.

On April 30th The Wothers family will again be Marching for babies. You are receiving this email because you are either related to Joshua and Jared or you are a close family friend who was there and has continued to be there for our family. If you look at Jared and Joshua today you would not know that they were born at a small 2.11 and 2.12. They have come a long way in the last 4 years.

The following links will take you right to the donation pages. I have one as does Dave. Please help us reach our goals and also help other preemies.


http://www.marchforbabies.org/personal_page.asp?pp=2839507&ct=4&w=4497580&u=joshandjared

http://www.marchforbabies.org/personal_page.asp?pp=3206566&ct=4&w=4757818&u=djw1155


Love, Amy Dave Joshua and Jared

And now they are 4

What a busy month February was. We celebrated the boy’s birthday numerous times. A party at school, a party with friends, a party at home and then a party at church, these little men are very loved and spoiled. This year they decided that they wanted to go bowling with their friends. What a day that was, they loved it. It was complete with How to Train your Dragon party gear (that mind you I had to search high and low for).




Joshua and Jared got big boy bikes. Now all we need is some nice weather so that we can go outside and ride them. They also got hamsters. Our pets now outnumber the humans in the house. We have Bella, Thunder, 2 frogs and now Jesse and Lightning McQueen.




We are constantly changing things up in the playroom. We had to buy more cubbies in order to store all their new toys. It is the first room you see when you enter our house so I am always cleaning and picking up toys.

Jared and Joshua are doing so well in school. They can now write their own names (when they want to). They are also allowing their teachers to separate them for certain parts of their day.

Now that they are 4 we have decided that their room needs a makeover. We are going to paint and then convert their beds into big beds. We have them ordered and now we are just waiting for them to come in. We try to prep the boys about changes as much as we can without going overboard. I told the boys that we were going to paint their room and that they were getting new beds. I pointed to where their beds would be and Jared told me “NO.” I asked him why not and he told me that his bed needs to be next to Joshua’s. Since they were born their beds have always been on the same wall and next to each other. They can touch if they want to. In order for everything to fit we have to put them on opposite walls, with 25 inches in between, we will see how that goes. They have both asked if they can sleep in one bed, they have never been ones to climb into bed with each other so this could be the first.