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Tag: Sydney

  • More “Chicken Pops”

    More “Chicken Pops”

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    Well 2014 is starting with a bang!

    Just when we thought all 3 kids were out of the woods, Sydney came down with the Chicken Pops (that’s what the kids are calling it and I laugh every time). And she has it way worse than Andrew did. But all things considered she’s handling it pretty well. I can tell how uncomfortable she is and she has not been sleeping good at all.

    Max has not had it at all, but was just as equally exposed so for all we know he’s planning on having it in another 2-3 weeks just as Sydney has recovered.

    Staying up late with Dad on a Friday night.
    Staying up late with Dad on a Friday night.

    Last night she was in such a good slaphappy mood that I let her stay up late and we made popcorn together and sat on the couch watching TV. She was in rare form and in a crazy funny mood. It was such a good time.

    The morning after staying up too late and not sleeping much over night. Poor girl.
    The morning after staying up too late and not sleeping much over night. Poor girl.
  • Tomchak Twins Turn SIX, Receive Gift Of Chicken Pox. Film At 11.

    Tomchak Twins Turn SIX, Receive Gift Of Chicken Pox. Film At 11.

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    The morning of December 31st Andrew woke up with a slight fever and not seeming at his best. Shortly after we noticed what appeared to be a chick pox blister on his face, and then a few more on his body. By the next morning it was pretty clear he had a full outbreak of chicken pox just in time to bring in the new year.

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    Andrew displaying his own constellation.

     

    Now a week later, all 3 have been sick with coughs and fevers, but only Andrew has had the pox.

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    Maximus showing off that he has no pox yet.

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    So we wait to see what unfolds in the coming week, but with a little luck Max and Sydney were exposed to it enough to be immune, but will not have the full outbreak.

    Maybe it’s in their genes somehow. As a child I was exposed over and over to chicken pox. While both of my sisters had it,  I never officially did. But because of so many exposures to it, it’s thought by my doctor that I’m most likely immune.

    All things considered (being sick, being suck in the house for nearly 3 weeks) all three of them have been awesome and taking it in stride. More often than not they’ve just been enjoying playing together.

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    Below is a short (and hardly edited) video of their birthday celebration. Being the awesome cameraman that I am, I turned the camera off at the exact time they were going to blow out the candles.

  • Christmas Morning, 2013

    Christmas Morning, 2013

    It’s still amazing to me how different Christmas is when you have kids. In your own way, you become a kid again through their eyes. It’s great to see how excited they are, and this year more than any year in the past they were all counting the days down until Santa would arrive.

    This is some cut-down raw video of the morning events.

  • Oh Christmas Tree – The Lighting Of The Tomchak Tree

    Oh Christmas Tree – The Lighting Of The Tomchak Tree

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    More than any year in the past, the kids were really into getting the Christmas decorations out and up. Andrew asked me on more than one occasion when we were putting lights on the house (the real answer is maybe never, but I told him not this year).

    Also the kids has the great treat of receiving new ornaments from Grandma Barb and Grandpa Tom in Michigan.

  • Fall School Photos

    Fall School Photos

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