Ready…set…2012 here we come!
Posted By Cindy on January 4, 2012
Oh boy…has it been a week! In the last week, we visited with a friend, got new family pictures taken, sorted all the baby/toddler clothes, attended a kid-friendly New Year’s Eve party, and had an unexpected trip to the ER. Phew…I’m exhausted.
Last Wednesday, our friend Eli visited on her way home from holiday festivities with her family! We don’t get to see her very often, so it was nice to catch up. Hannah was disappointed when she found out Eli was an adult and not another kid to play with. But once she got here, she warmed right up and enjoyed showing her all her Barbies and learning how to play Princess Dominoes. That night, we took advantage of Portrait Innovations $9.95 holiday special and had new family pictures taken! The kids did a great job! Ben had his first haircut a month ago, but his hair is growing fast, so Aunt Amy is going to come teach me how to use the clippers so we can get rid of his Donald Trump hairstyle! lol : )
I have spent most of break (that we’ve been home) sorting the massive amounts of baby clothes, little girl clothes, and odds & ends that have collected in my front room over the last year. It looked worse for days, but it’s now looking better! I’ve stored most everything in diaper boxes, because I honestly didn’t have enough tubs to put stuff in. So we now have a towering wall of diapers boxes, sorted and labeled. We passed on little boy stuff to friends with a little boy and I have little girl stuff if anyone’s interested! Check that off the to do list!
For New Year’s Eve, we went to a friend’s house for a kid-friendly New Years. We left at the kid’s bedtimes, but had fun hanging out until then! We got to meet little Declan and Hannah had soooo much fun playing with the big girls!
And then there was yesterday…I was supposed to attend a teaching conference in the morning with Nate. My mom was going to watch all 3 kids and I got to earn some CPDU’s for my DCFS renewal. But Monday night, Ben started running a temp of 102.9. We figured it was his ears (he had fluid in them before Christmas and we figured the antibiotic just hadn’t cleared them up). So, I stayed home with him. When he got up from nap, his temp was over 104, so we went to Prompt Care. Ear, nose, throat, everything check out fine. His belly was distended and really tender, so they did blood work, urine sample, and chest/belly x-ray (OMG…do not submit your child to this if you don’t have to…it was horrible and Ben screamed the whole time). The doctor saw his bowel distended and air in his belly, so they sent us on to the ER. Nate met me there and he underwent a whole new set of x-rays (Nate got to do the holding this time). Three hours later, we left the ER to head home. Come to find out…he’s just really constipated. WHICH…is better than something really bad, but still. So…chances are, Ben met his individual insurance deductible on the 3rd day of the new year. But again…so grateful it was nothing more serious. Oh…and I was back at the doctor today with Hannah…but it was just for her 4 year old physical…and she got a GREAT report!
Now…all three kids are napping and I am headed to lay down too. I think I earned it!
(P.S. – I know comments aren’t working, or weren’t on my last post. Gotta e-mail Adam about that again. Sorry!)
