It's Been Some Time Now

It's been some time since we have been on. But as most of you know Jason and I split up last June. We did alot of growing and learning and 9 months after splitting got back together and finally got married. It was nothing big, just my parents and sister and our Bishop, but for us it was all we needed. It was perfect. For those of you who also don't know we converted to the Mormon Church. I know alot of people don't agree but it is what makes us happy and what has brought us closer to God. I don't think it really matters what religion you are as long as you are happy, believe in God, and are trying to make the right choices on your life. We have done so much changing and growing in the past year it is truley amazing, and has been the best thing ever for our family.

I am working full time at University of Phoenix, enrolling students for healthcare programs. It has been an amazing experience so far. It has brought us alot of benefits as well, an amazing health benefits, free schooling, paid time off, and lots of paid time to not work during activities and meetings at work =) I am starting my Bachelors in healthcare administartion/ Emergency Management this week and it is a little intimidating!

Jason and I have also recently started up the contracting business again. I think he really enjoys getting back to the things he likes doing. I enjoy it as well, we always liked running a family business between the two of us. He is looking to go back to college as well, but not sure when yet.

Being that we are both working the boys started at daycare in January, which we hate. It has been hard to let them go each day to be watched by people we don't know. They have also managed to be sick weekly since starting there. But their doctor made a good point, that is bound to happen at some point whether it be now or when they start at school.

JJ has been quite the pistol he is 3 and a half now and it absolutely blows our mind. His mouths is constantly running with his wild stories. He loves four wheeling in his jeep in the backyard and picking on his brother. Although Vincent is quite the instigator himself. JJ is learning to count and use his fingers to express the numbers, and his ABC's!

Vincent is getting in his last 2 baby teeth, the eye teeth. He has not been a happy camper this week. His attitude is growing just as quickly as he is. He is no longer my laid back go with the flow kinda guy. He now marches to the beat of his own drum. He has recently found a fascination with walking around with socks on his hands, and we still have yet to figure out why.

I will be posting some pictures shortly!

Our Wedding

We want to thank all our family and friends for all their love and support over the past 6 years. We have cancelled our wedding for several reasons and we need to focus on what is best for our family right now and the wedding is definately not it, unfortunately. We hope to see you all soon and thank you again!

I know it's been awhile since I last posted and some of you are probably wondering what the heck is going on with Vince's situation. So I will start with that.. His thyroid hormones have finally gone down to normal range!! So they say there is nothing wrong with him and nothing to be concerned about, thank you God. But about 3 weeks ago JJ got the flu, I followed and then Vince and Jason did. So we all battled the flu for about 2 weeks.

Just as we were all getting better, JJ got a very bad cold, and once again I followed and so did Vincent.... so we thought. When I took Vincent to the doctor....expecting to hear that he just had the bronchitis cold that me and JJ had......the doctor turned around to tell me he has croup!
Croup is basically like having bronchitis in your throat instead of your chest. And because babies airways are so small to begin with, they can easily close up. He is on steroids for 3 nights to help keep his airways and lungs strong and open. This is our second night and he is taking it very well. He is also cutting his first tooth! JJ and I are feeling much better since last week , stil with a slight cough but no chest congestion anymore. But just as the pattern of the flu Jason is getting the bronchitis!

Needless to say our house has been pure hell this past couple weeks but we are fighting to stay strong and pull through this mess of illness'. Lots of Tea, honey, lysol, sterilizing and cough meds!

JJ turned 2 on the 24th and we had originally planned on having his birthday party on the 22nd but due to him and I being so sick we had to cancel. We wound up having it on the day of his birthday and it worked out well. Jason's Aunt Martha and Uncle Ross had just gotten in town from NY that afternoon and were able to make it to the party. It was so great to see them, because we only get to see them about once a year and we miss them so much, just like we miss all our family who live in other states!

I will post more this weekend with pictures from JJ's party and some other recent events!

So every night Jason checks on the boys when I get home from work to make sure they are tucked in and sleeping. Last night Jason called me to look at JJ. When I peeked in I didn't see him in his bed and that was because he decided he would like to sleep in his crate of stuffed animals instead! Can't say I blame him, it looked kinda comfy.

JJ's bedhead

He always has the one curl on top of his head!

I swear I could just eat him up!

Mr. Attitude

JJ washing out!

The doctor is in!

We haven't been blogging in awhile because the flu decided to go full circle in our house! There hasn't been many happy days in the Sirico household the last week and a half. It started when the kids went to my sisters one night while me and Jay went out to dinner. My sister called the next day and said Cole, my nephew, had gotten sick that morning and wanted to know how JJ was doing? JJ was fine running around like a maniac.Then the next morning JJ got hit hard. The whole nine yards of flu symptoms. about 2 and a half days he was down. Then it got me next for about 2 days. Vincent took his turn the day after I got sick but he isn't recovering as quickly as the rest of us did. He is actually going to go to the doctor this morning. and then last but not least Jay got it. His lasted about 3 days. Needless to say I have been walking around with lysol and clorox wipes since and can't clean enough. None of us have gotten the flu vaccine this year and now I kinda wish we did!

Other news in Vincents world, he is teething like crazy!!!! The poor guy can't catch a break. And at the end of the week he will have to go for his blood work for his endo. appt. on the 20th.

JJ has been gearing upp for his "hoppies" (birthday). He is very excited now that he has a little bit better understanding of what a birthday is!I can't believe I have a 2 year old, so crazy, they grow way toooo fast, is a mid life crisis possible at 25?

JJ with his cousin Cole

JJ after his day at the school

Vince thinks he is ready to drive

JJ Mr fix it

brothers

My nephew Cole had an award ceremony at school, where he was to recieve an award. For those of you who don't know, Cole has what they call high functioning autism. He is truley remarkable, there were times I wondered if was going to ever talk or have a normal life and now you wouldn't even know he had the condition. He has done so well just in the past 2 years and we are so proud of him. At school he recieved an award for the remarkable progress he has made. Coles teacher let Jj sit with the class for the ceremony, and JJ just loved it. He just loves being with other kids, I can already tell he is going to really enjoy school. After the ceremony JJ was s tired he passed out in the car seat.

Vincent thinks he a stunt man, no matter how many times you sit him down in the car he insists on standing, even while you are pushing him around!

The boys got some bath foam for christmas and apparently big Jay had more fun with it then the kids did, He used an entire bottle between the 2 of them and the water in the tub was gross from all the foam, but it was cute so I guess its okay!

January pictures!

Hanging out watching Daddy trim the tree

JJ annoying Vince as usual.

My little chunk a monk

He is starting to hold his own bottle....

.....finally!!!!

We had a very busy weekend, our backyard has not been cared for in months so we decided to do a full clean up this weekend and it looks great. Jason had the eltric hedge trimmer out. For those of you who may not know I nearly took off my finger with it a week after Vince was born. I got 4 stiches and didn't have feeling in my finger for 4 months. I stil have trouble using it. And have been terrified of the trimmer since. So I made sure they stayed on the blanket while it was in use. But the boys had a great time playing outside.

For some reason my boys seem to be lazy, most babies hold their bottle on their own around 5 months or so. JJ didn't hold his own bottle til he was like 8 or 9 months and vince now at 7 months is finally holding his!