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Nathan is sick…again. For the past 2 days, he had some wheezing and breathing issues which we alleviated with his inhalers. Watching his throat and stomach retract as he struggled to breathe freaked me out a bit. But, he is back to his usual self today, playing with CARS and talking too much. Even as he struggled to breathe and was almost breathless yesterday, he still talked. He’s constantly moving also. Where does he get all his energy from?

I think I changed my clothes at least 5 times yesterday, between Justin’s messy, poopy diaper and spit up and Nathan’s throw up. It’s gross, I know, but this is the life of a mother. Oh, and I did not want to carry any of Nathan’s germs on me when I went in to carry Justin, so I changed between holdings, too. Now, we have a whole basket full of laundry ontop of the already existing two just from yesterday.

This was an exhausting way to start the week considering our jam packed weekend with not a moment’s rest. Saturday was my high school friend’s wedding. I attended the ceremony myself as Loi was left with diaper duty with the two boys.  We met at Loi’s parent’s house to drop off Nathan. Then, lugged a sleeping Justin to the hotel where the reception was held at to wait for his ride and sitter for the night (Thanks Auntie Phuong! Since we know you can handle it, we know who to call next time…hehe) to pick him up. We finally had some much needed recreational conversation time that did not include Mommy-whining in the background or discussions about poopy diapers and feeding. We couldn’t escape the Justin and his condition talk, though. How it was brought up, I have no idea. Loi was immersed in that convo more than I. I was busy catching up with my other high school friend’s big news–she’s pregnant!

Sunday was Loi’s grandma’s dedication party. This is one of those rare occasions where Justin is allowed out of “his cage,” as his paternal grandfather puts it, to interact with the rest of the family. Loi’s family is huge. With lots of kids. Hello, germs! Needless to say, I was the primary caretaker, holding him with a bottle of Lysol Foaming Sanitizer right beside me. Nathan was on Germy Hands Watch, also. Whenever anyone approached Justin, including his paternal Grandma, he ran right up between Justin and the person to tell them, “You have to wash your hands first!” This rare Justin sighting prompted many to approach him to admire his chubby cheeks and smiley face.

My boys are party animals (should I start worrying now about their teenage years?). While at the sitter for 3 hours, Justin did not sleep one wink and forced his Auntie Phuong to play with him and look at him and hold him. He was still wide eyed when we came to pick him up at 10:30 at night. As for Nathan–he just doesn’t sleep. Everyday is a party for him and his CARS that come along everywhere he goes.

Hope you all had a nice weekend!

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