The cold, lazy, sick days of winter!

As most of you know, the last few days have been extremely cold in Houston - staying at or below freezing temps.  I like cold weather, but I have to admit, it's been so cold, even I haven't wanted to go outside!  The kids and I have been hunkered down for the better part of the last 5 days!

Last Wednesday, I took Lily to the doctor for more repiratory/chest/cold-like symptoms, and sure enough, the doctor put her on breathing treatments again - changing her medicine to <hopefully> something more effective. 

His specific orders were, "DO NOT GET HER OUTSIDE IN THE SNOW!  NOT EVEN FOR A PICTURE!"  He said to keep her inside as much as possible, and continue the breathing treatments for 4 weeks.  Poor baby girl - she sounds horrible and coughs so much at night that I can't sleep - even though she typically works her way through it!  (Just for the record, Lily weighed almost 17 lbs and was 26 inches long -- a big girl!)

Add to that...both boys started running a low-grade fever last night.  So....we have been spending a lot of days in our pjs - for various reasons!  Here are a few pictures I've snapped along the way!

Here, Lily tries out her crib while mommy organizes new clothes in her closet!

Just for fun, here's a picture of Lily when she was 2+ weeks old in her crib!  You can really see the 10 pounds she's gained!  It's amazing how fast they grow!  

Benjamin & Lily relax together.

Timothy puts on Lily's bib (all by himself)! 

Lily sleeps.....and covers her face.  A family trait! 

Timothy just sleeps! 

Benjamin covers his face during a scary part of Shrek! 

Happy girl!

Lily is getting soooo big! 

Let's not forget about our sweet Abby! 

Lily sleeps......again! 

Timothy plays with his new "Cars" - car racer from his friend, Gavin!  Very cool! 

Lily gets a kiss from her two big brothers! 

DON'T ASK!!!!  (Actually, the boys were fighting over who was going to climb up and make Lily laugh!) 

Lily's outfit matches the sheets, and she's happy about it!

This is a hat that was included in baby items we brought home from Norway.  I don't know if it was Harry's mom's....or Harry's.....???  So cute! 

It even has little ear flaps! 

 We've worked puzzles!

The boys LOVE to wash dishes - especially when we aren't around to stop them or "control" their efforts! 

Look at how much Lily looks like her big brother, Benjamin! 

Here's Benjamin at 4 1/2 years!  Handsome and precious! 

And, of course, we keep having fun with the bows!!!!!  (Both of the boys wore these jeans!!!!)