Sweet 16!

I just wanted to give a quick update before I head out on our road trip tomorrow. Thanks for everyone's well wishes. The boys are feeling much better. It seems as though at least two, if not three, of Aidan's teeth have broken through the gums and he is much happier. Brody has stopped throwing up, so all is well on that front too.

The Pointers are in the Sweet 16! We won both of our games last weekend and leave tomorrow to play Illinois Wesleyan on their home court Friday night. Tip off is at 8:00 pm. We couldn't be more excited for the opportunity to play the #1 team in the country who just happens to be undefeated. We'll give them our best shot, and you just never know what might happen. Hopefully we will have a game Saturday too. The hardest part of traveling is going to be spending 3 nights away from my babies...well, they're not really babies anymore...only five more days until the big 1!

I hope all is well with everyone else! I promise more pictures of the cuties soon, but for now GO POINTERS!!!

Game Day

Today is game day. I cannot believe the NCAAs are here. Tonight the women's field of 60 will get cut to 32 and tomorrow night there will only be 16 remaining. Can the Pointers make another run to the Sweet 16? Let's hope so. Maryville will be a tough match up for us tonight. Especiall with a few of our players having a bit of a bug, but I know they can pull through. It's win or go home and I think we all remember to well how awful it felt to go home last year. I couldn't think of a better way to calm game day jitters than with a little blogging.

Well, another bout of the pukes ended Brody up in the doctor's office the other day. I really think that his puking has something to do with drinking too much, too fast. Looking back at the daycare sign out sheet, he had 7 oz. at 5:00 PM, ate supper at home at 6:00 PM, and another 7 oz. at 7:30 PM only to throw up his entire bottle. Once he was done, he was happy as could be. However, the doctor did say along with his cold,he seems to have a little stomach bug and an ear infection. It's the first one either boy has had that we know of. She said that it wasn't bad at all, and no need to worry since it had not really been affecting him. She did go on to say that this ear infection could be causing him to throw up because it's near the "vomit center" in his brain. That was a little weird to me, but what do I know. She's not the boys ped, we couldn't get in to see him. We'll just keep on trucking, but we haven't had a bad poop or puke since Wednesday night. Hopefully it's finally over.

The boys attended their first women's hockey game a few weeks back to watch the Pointers take on Gustavus Adolphus. It was a defensive battle, and ended up being a 0-0 tie. It doesn't mean that the boys didn't have a great time watching "Auntie Ann" coach her team in a great game. Of course "Auntie Kelly" had to get some cute pictures of the boys.

This is my favorite...Aidan is watching the game, but you see Brody's reflection in the glass...Something good must be going on here...

Following the puck, back and forth...back and forth...

Puking & Pooping - No Rhyme or Reason

Well, what the heck is going on in our house is beyond us. Since last Thursday/Friday, the boys have had diarrhea and puking every day and most days it's really quite random. I feel so bad for the little buggers, but the problem is, the don't seem sick at all. Aidan is really the one with the bad case of the poops, but it is getting better. It looks like he is getting all four of his top teeth at once...maybe that's it? I don't know...this is my first go. Brody had ABSOLUTELY NO problems with teething. Brody seems to have something wierd going on too. He's randomly projectile puking entire bottles. Reflux anyone? He usually only does it once a day, but it's really throwing a wrench into our week. They couldn't go to daycare on Monday...luckily our Friday sitter could cover. Yesterday Brody got sent home early from daycare, so although I swore I would not miss any work on this HUGE week for UWSP (see previous post), I did. Josh came home from work early so I could get to practice at 3, and when I picked Aidan up I found out Brody cannot return until it's been 24 hours since his puking incident even though the doctor does not believe he is sick with a stomach flu. UGHHH! So now, Brody got to come to work with mommy this morning because we really have no other options...my mom is busy with month end at work and Josh's parents are on vacation. Could this have happened on a better week? Oh well, hopefully today will be the last of our issues. Thursday the boys are home with daddy and my mom is coming up Friday for the weekend's games so we should be covered there. Anyways, that's what's going on in our house. If any mom's have any advice as to what might be going on that would be greatly appreciated.

Wearing our pink and red for beautiful Sydney and Carynne on Friday

"Please mommy, take the gate down and let us in the kitchen..."

Atlas wants in too...the three trouble makers...Brody showing off the boys' new trick...holding their bottle...

Look mom...one hand...

NCAA Bound

For the second consecutive year, the UWSP Pointers are NCAA bound! I am so excited. This year has been so much fun, I cannot even express into words what a ride it has been. Don't get me wrong, it was fun last year too, but I was almost 34 weeks pregnant with Aidan and Brody at this time, so it was less enjoyable...especially when I couldn't travel. We won the WIAC Championship, the WIAC Tournament Championship and now we are hosting the first and second round of the NCAAs this weekend. We have three great opponents coming into Berg and hopefully we'll have the place rocking like it was in 2002. This truly is a special team and I hope we have six more games and three more weeks of fun. Here are some pictures of the WIAC tournament championship.

The final score...yes it was a defensive battle... The team showing the crowd their new trophy... Hard to see, but Hawks got one of me and the big Shirl... Cutting down the nets...I hope to do this again soon... Brody and his curls missed mommy...The whole family happy after a win... Grandapa and Aidan
Daddy and Aidan Webber looks like she's got something funny to say...Some alum made the trip...thanks Hoota, Scharts and Hawks (taking the pics)

A Million Things

Well, there are a million things that I should be doing, not to mention posting about. My little lucky charms are almost one! That's right...they hit the 11 month mark on February 17th. I know...I don't even have their 10 month pictures posted yet. That leads me to the other million things I should be doing like finding a job, selling our house, laundry, cleaning, focusing on basketball. I could go on and on.

Most of my down time I focus on being so thankful for my healthy little guys. There are growing up so fast. I just can't get over it. I look at them each day and they're doing something that amazes me. ALso have to report that they are FINALLY sleeping through the night. They have been consistently for a few weeks now. Thank the Lord! Although I thought I would have so much more energy when this happened, I don't. Also, they can both hold their own bottles. Just a few weeks away from getting rid of them, but oh well. It still saves us time here and there.

Aidan - Just started pulling himself up on things yesterday (2/22/09). The poor little guy was standing by the ottoman for like 10 minutes before he began shaking, I don't think he knew how to get down. He is such a good little eater, even though he only has two teeth still. He cleans his tray (and Brody's) almost every time. I think he's getting bored of what he's eating though, he was really eying up my "hangover hamburger" yesterday. He can say "ma-ma" and "da-da", has been able to for months actually, but now he is finally starting to associate it with us, so I can count it now. He is a great napper and has the most precious smile. He loves the camera, always posing for pictures. He learned how to clap, after his brother taught him about two weeks ago.

Brody - He is a speed walker when using the furniture now. He's been pulling up for a month and a half or so. His teeth count is still at 8, but it looks like #9 is on it's way shortly. He loves to bite things...including mom, dad or brother. It's terrible. He is also into this head butting mode and head butts Atlas quite often. Speaking of Atlas, Brody LOVES to feed him food off his tray. It is so funny. One for Atlas, one for Brody. Too cute. He's starting to becomre more attached to mom and dad. He will cry when we put him down or if he sees us in the room. He's our little snuggler and loves to just sit with us and cuddle. He is also learning to hug...adorable! He also say "ma-ma" and "da-da" although I think his first real word is going to be Atlas...his buddy. He HATES getting his clothes or diaper changed right now. Definitely part of the day that I don't look forward to as he usually screams and cries the entire time. Hopefully that will pass. He is a great clapper and even seems to clap at appropriate times, like when the Pointers score a basket. He almost has waving down too.

Now a few pictures of my cuties!

A photo from our 10-month shoot...Definitely captures their personalitiesHmmm...What's in the fridge??Bath laughs...They LOVE bathtime!!!

Now for some 11-month pictures...It's hard to get them to sit still for a picture these days...A close up of Aidan...Curly-haired Brody...Best Buds...Showing off one of their new tricks...clapping...Brody is anyways...JACKPOT! They dumped the box of Cheerios out EVERYWHERE on Saturday morning. Aidan was shoveling them in his mouth!

Some Very Sad News

You may remember that a while back I posted about two sweet little girls Sydney and Carynne who were diagnosed with Werdnig-Hoffman disease. Our Multiples board received sad news from Brook that sweet little Carynne passed away peacefully yesterday. Please keep her family in your thoughts and prayers. If you would like to donate to their family, you can do so by clicking the button on the right side of the blog. You can share your condolences here.

Close Shave!

Well, we did it! The Pointers, the Stevens Point Community, our coaching staff, and all of our supporters rallied together to raise over $2500. I am so proud of everyone and all that they did to contribute to this cause. Just like promised, I allowed my team and the other coaches to first cut my hair and then shave it off at half court in Berg Gym following our win over Superior. The best thing about the new haircut is it takes me all of 10 minutes to get ready and the boys still love me very much and know who their mommy is (that was my number one concern). I know most of you are waiting for pictures, so here are some before, during and afters! Enjoy!!!

The Family Pre-ShaveMommy and Her BoysLet's get started...a gradual progressionMy awesome team!

Mommy & Her Boys...I think their's is longer and they're definitely cuter!