Horror on the Carousel

Alli and I took the boys to the mall yesterday. Colin was saying "horsies" the whole ride there. It's amazing how well he knows directions...he usually can tell where we're going without me telling him. We got the boys in the double stroller, said goodbye to the car (what? you dont say goodbye to your car? "Ba Bye cah!") and headed to the carousel. I had another great idea....I'm FULL of them lately! I thought it would be a good idea for Joey to go on his very first carousel ride. We unstrapped them both and I gave Colin a dollar. So cute - he knows exactly what to do with it. He walks right up to the counter, hands the man his dollar, and waits for his token. I paid for Joey's token and we got in line to wait:

Colin put his token in the slot all by himself and then we let him pick a horse. That is...he USUALLY picks a horse. This time he decided he wanted to sit on the carriage. Perfect! I thought. That is where I was going to sit with JoJo anyway. We did get one picture of JoJo on a horse though:
We were the only ones on the carousel. Kinda cool. They started it up and Allison and I agreed it was one of the best moments of the whole summer. The two boys sitting next to each other were just so sweet. They were really enjoying themselves and really enjoying each other's company.

Precious, you think, right? Oh yes...Alli and I thought so too....until something happened. You see, I started to feel a little dizzy. I told Al and she said that she felt a little dizzy too. Then she said she was feeling sweaty. I told her I was too. And then I really, truly felt like I was going to throw up all over the place. Like...REALLY. I didn't know what to do. I couldn't put my head down or close my eyes or anything because I had to support Joey. We tried to see the humor in it...especially since we realized that they were giving us an extra long ride because we were the only ones on. It took every SINGLE cell in my body to prevent spewing all over those stupid horses. Oh boy...I've never been more relieved that nothing actually came up.

We went and got a "zetzel" afterwards as we usually do. Colin loves pretzels and lemonade. :)

Let's see...Joey didn't sleep again last night. Woke up another 6 times. GOD, he's just so CUTE though! I almost, ALMOST don't mind seeing his precious face in the middle of the night. Maybe I would enjoy it MORE if I went through the whole night without seeing it...wouldn't know what that's like though...I'd like to say that he redeems himself during the day but this morning he was extra cranky and he puked right down my shirt after I showered. :) Brian had coffee made though so that helped. And both of my babies' smiles make every day worth it.

It's the Little Things:

Today Colin ran out the front door in his PJs and no shoes on. He thought it was the coolest thing. You could tell by the look on his face that he knew he was being naughty. So sweet. And ask him what a monkey says, "OOH OOH AH AH!" :)

And Joey sort of hugs now....he grabs your face and pulls you close. Sometimes he'll try to suck on your nose or your chin but usually he just wants to be close. I think that's why he wakes up in the middle of the night too...he doesn't like being alone. Poor guy. Tonight we're going to try a CD player in his room with lullabies....maybe hearing a voice will make him think that he's not alone.