Not what I had planned!

My big plan for yesterday was to clean my entire kitchen, top to bottom. Obviously someone else had other ideas! I awoke to the sounds of Nicholas crying quite loudly, so I assumed Jason had asked him to do something & he said no. I was wrong. Nicholas woke up extremely ill, vomiting all over the place. He felt terrible, but kept trying to convince me he was fine to go to preschool (he just LOVES school!). After multiple sessions in the bathroom, hugging the toliet, I told him NO PRESCHOOL. My energetic, active kiddo spent the entire morning laying in his bed. Not playing with toys, Dopey, or books, but just laying there. I felt so bad for him... I turned on music & kept changing out the CD every 40 minutes or so. He napped a little, threw up a little more, and insisted he was hungry. I finally let him have applesauce & crackers at 1:45pm, when he had been vomit-free for 2 hours. He perked up after that and by 4pm was his usual self! Not sure what went wrong... probably just a passing virus.
I finally did get some things done in the kitchen late yesterday afternoon. It's hard to have a clean house when I am mommy to two kiddos. Dirty house = happy kiddos, right? I should clarify, my house is not dirty, but it's not as clean as I would like. And how about laundry? I did three loads yesterday and will do two more today. Yes, some of that is due to yesterday's circumstances, but not all of it!
Last night, Nicholas felt ALL BETTER - ate a great dinner & completed a reading lesson with Jason. He is reading more & more words "the fast way" and we are so proud! It's hard to believe how quickly he is picking up on this! Watching him sponge up the sounds & concepts is amazing - this is the best part about being a mommy/teacher!
Little Matthew is nearly 5 months old. He is so happy & playful - this is such a fun age! Jason & I can't believe how well he is sitting up! Last night I gave him a bath & sat him up to clean his back. He sat in his little bathtub all by himself for the longest time! Obviously I was right there if he needed me, but it was incredible! It's so funny how baby's milestones leave us awed! Of course he will learn to sit up, but it's so fun to watch him learn!