Finally... a relaxing day.

I love that face!! He always looks like he's up to something. He usually is.
This is on the top of the snowpile between our house and the neighbor. It's probably 7 feet high. I love those smiles!
Henry is coming out the back entrance of the fort. You can actually slide right down into the fort. He informed me that you actually come out to throw snowballs and can then duck back down so you don't get hit.
Andrew doesn't really enjoy tummy time too much. And, after the first exciting roll-over with it's headline news....he's never done it again.
He is vain though....like all 5 month olds. He loves to look in the mirror. If you look closely, you can tell he's smiling because you can see his dimple.

Yes. Today was as relaxing as it can get with 3 boys. Travis went to study this morning as he always does on Saturdays. The boys and I hung out here and played. When Travis came home, we went to Fazoli's (a favorite of the boys....and us, too, for a fast-food restaurant) for lunch. Henry and Andrew crashed when we got home, and Charles just played in his room. Travis left again to meet with a group from school to work on a project. By the time everyone was up again, we all needed to get outside. It was a little chilly, but the boys bundled up well. Poor Andrew could hardly move. He was in his snowsuit with an extra cap and hood, in the front carrier, under my coat, with a blanket over the top. We weren't outside for 5 minutes and he fell asleep. The boys had a great time. Yesterday, Travis and Henry built a snowfort in the 7 foot tall snow pile between our house and the neighbors. Travis got home in time for supper. I was supposed to have an all-alone-mommy-mental-health-time today, but it never seemed to pan out. I finally said that I would be perfectly content if he put the boys to bed, and I got to have a Calgon-take-me-away bath with a good book. Well, I left for my bathroom and the only bubble bath I could find was Superman, berry-scented with a Superman bath puff ( I passed on the Superman foaming body wash in the shaving can). The bubbles were nice. You wouldn't be able to advertise the aroma as 'relaxing,' but you have to remember that it is Superman bubble bath. It worked for me. I made sure to leave the bathroom ONLY after the house had been quiet for 15 minutes. Then I had a good chance that the boys would be sleeping. Travis informed me that Charles had actually fallen asleep on the couch, and Henry had snuggled in just fine.

We heard from our pediatrician yesterday. Andrew's kidneys are fine, but he has earned himself a trip to the urologist anyway. We have an appointment for the end of March, but our pediatrician is going to see if they squeeze us in sooner.