Toddlerhood the saga continues

So, I called the Poison Control Center for the third time. I talked with nurse Laura again. Jacob decided he wanted to see what Aveeno Baby Diaper Rash Cream tastes like. The nurse assured me that he would be fine, it may act like a laxative, but otherwise it is not toxic. She also assured me that somehow little boys make it thru toddler hood. God really has a sense of humor when it comes to how he designed little boys thru the toddler years.

Tractor Pictures!!

I forgot the farm pictures and a swim picture. Here they are...

Busy, Busy, Busy

O.K. so I am not so good at updating my blog. Things have been a little crazy lately and our computer was not working properly for a while, so hopefully I can get back to updating it more frequently.
April was a crazy month. My brother Andy moved back home from Alabama. We went home to see him the second week in April. Which also was the week before Becky Cattanach's wedding. Did I mention I stood up in Becky's wedding. It was kind of a crazy week and weekend.
I hadn't had much time to get everything ready for Becky's wedding, so the week before her wedding my mom, Ben, Jacob and I went in search for shoes and nylons. I ordered the dress while I was pregnant. Kind of crazy, but Becky is a good friend and she was my maid of honor in my wedding. The dress fit fine except for the top, so while I was at my parents house I altered that too.
The Friday before Becky's wedding my parents came down to help take care of the boys. Becky and the rest of the ladies in the wedding met for breakfast and then we went to go get our pedicures and manicures. Ben was sleeping about 5-6 hours maybe and so I almost could have fell asleep while I was having my nails done. Then I rushed to get grocery shopping done and bring home lunch for the gang. I got back and made a mad dash to Wal-mart for make-up. What??? Laura wear make-up.
That evening was the dress rehearsal, which went well, except with all the flight cancellations, the Pastor came in later that night and missed the dress rehearsal. Becky's sister Rachel stood in as Pastor for the evening. My poor mom got a taste for my nights when Josh isn't home. Ben cried almost the entire time we were gone. We decided he has colic and hoped it would go away in a month or so.
The wedding was wonderful, Becky looked like a princess, my dress fit, my hair looked great and my make-up was not too bad for a girl who doesn't wear any make-up. Jacob came in looking so handsome, I started to cry while we were getting pictures done. He wore one of my brothers old suit coat and vest. Jacob did not make it through much of the wedding, as soon as I started walking down the isle he cried out "mommy!" Talk about a whirl wind weekend.
The next Friday April 18th was Benjamin's two month check-up. I ventured to the doctor's office with Jacob and Benjamin. This was the second trip to the doctor's office that week. Jacob and Ben both had pretty bad colds on Monday. Jacob had a cough for over a month and his nose was like a leaky faucet. He was treated for a sinus infection. Ben had to tough it out on his own. Ben weighted in at 12 lbs. 2 oz. and 24 3/4" long. Ben also got his first shots and was a champ. Jacob was very concerned for his little brother. Both boys did really well at the doctor's office.


Sorry the pictures are the wrong way, but I am really trying to do things quickly.

So that brings us to this past week. Josh was in Chicago Wednesday to Friday. The boys and I decided to visit Josh's family in Illnios. Nana and Aunt Alisha helped with the boys. Jacob had a blast going to Create Park (Spelling???). He also got to visit Great Grandpa and Great Grandma Schultz. It was Great Grandpa Schultz's 79th birthday and Jacob and Grandpa had a blast just goofing around. I also had a chance to take Jacob out to the family farm. He had a blast riding in a tractor, chasing kittens, mooing with the calves and hanging out with Great Grandpa.
Josh's mom does hair on Friday mornings and Jacob was entertaining the ladies in her shop Friday morning along with bossing around Page, Aunt Alisha's Kitty. He also likes Aunt Alisa's dog Maggie.
He can't wait to go back to the farm, I think we will have a hard time to get him away from there in the summertime. Great Grandpa can't wait till he can help out on the farm. He tells Jacob he will vacation on the farm.
Saturday was Jacob's first day of swim lessons again. He is in the 1-2 year old class. He had a blast splashing in the pool with his friend Cassidy. It will be fun to see him progress in the class.
Sunday morning seemed to be normal until right before church Jacob threw-up. So, for the last 3 weeks we have missed church because Jacob has been sick. Poor little guy, hopefully the weather gets warm and stays warm so he can stay healthy. Ben threw up this morning, so it has been fun in the Toepfer household. No one has gotten sick since this morning, so I think we are on the road to recovery.
I think that has been all that has been going on. We are home for a week and then we go up to Grandma and Grandpa Schneider's house. Uncle Andy's kitty just had kitten's, so that should be fun to see them. Josh will be out in San Francisco for a work conference. Then we will have Ben's baby dedication on Mother's Day. I think things slow down for a bit after that.