An Ugly Phase

Both of my children are very opinionated and particularly about appearance around age 2. We just call it the ugly phase!

Currently, Ethan will only wear super hero shirts and "soft" pants. That means, non of his shirts match his pants and he always looks like an orphan. (I guess I should be grateful because Cole would only wear pajamas)

He is also anti haircuts which means, we resorted to buzzing it, but it is still uneven because he screamed, cried and squirmed through the entire thing.

He is also very accident prone and is contantly covered in scratches and bruises. They last forever because he won't stop picking them. I even caught Cole picking it the other day! Maderma might be our best friend.

It is a good thing he is so darn cute.

Grateful for Medical Insurance

Today I am very grateful for the Microsoft Medical Insurance. I have made this reference before, but it is truly amazing! We don't have copays, we don't pay for prescriptions and everything medical is covered completely. In the last two months I have had several doctors appointments, had a mammogram (nothing is wrong), an x-ray, an MRI, got fitted for new orthotics ($600) and have just been prescribed physical therapy and we won't pay a dime.

One of the reasons for all of my appointments has been my foot injury. After my marathon my foot didn't quite feel right and ended up being very painful. I have stopped running for several weeks to see if it would help. It hadn't so I finally had an MRI and I have a ganglian cyst on my nerve that was caused from inflamation. This means, no running for awhile and I have to start physical therapy. The doctor thought it would take about a year to completely heal. :( I miss running.

It's been awhile

We have had a really mellow start to the new year! I guess that is always a good thing.

Here is the short list:
-Matt started school again but we know this routine so the transition was much smoother!
-He also got released from being Elder's Quorum President. We have Sunday's together again and I have to say I love it!
-Matt also started P90X and is in week 4. He has gotten up everyday to do it! I can't wait to see his beach body baby.
-People made New Years Resolutions to update their resumes and I was able to work for an intense 10 days. It was great and I love having extra money!
-We remembered we could go swimming in the winter at the gym or in our friends hot tub and the boys have loved it.
-Cole and Ethan have realized that they make good playmates with each other. They play and play Batman together every single day.
-The boys broke the crib tent and after about two weeks we finally have Ethan on a good sleeping schedule in a "big boy bed!"