Sooo....its been lots of months since I posted on my blog. Lots of things have happened. I still have an unfinished post from April/May that I WILL finish and post someday soon...I hope!
We didn't get Christmas cards out this year. Not to be a baby but its really hard to get things like Christmas cards done when there are more important things like feeding Molly what seems like 24 hrs a day and making sure that Elliott and Aaron are not feeling neglected. I think I might have made a Christmas letter last year on this blog and I guess I will do that again...this way we save paper and money!!! I don't have any super awesome Christmas family pictures to post right now but will add them when I can...if you would like to see our failed attempt at getting our children's pictures taken go to searsphotos.com...enter the email address jenhicks33@gmail.com and then my password...which I don't think I want to add here...so email me and I will give you the password. It was not good....the boys didn't nap and Aaron was SUPER cranky...
on with the letter
The Hicks Family 2009
Andrew is still working a million hours a week for Verizon Wireless...but we are thankful he has a job! The boys really miss him and are super clingy when he has a day off. He has started to do a little ebay-ing again and seems to really enjoy looking for things he can buy for super cheap and sell for a profit on ebay. Verizon stressed him out quit a bit and its nice for him to have an outlet that might even make a little money. He has really had fun with the boys this year! He has taught them all sorts of silly things and they LOVE to make him laugh. He is an AWESOME daddy.
I am still a stay at home mom...and I gave birth this year!!! What a surprise our little Molly was! I keep myself very busy at home and am really trying to figure out how to be an awesome mommy and wife and keep the house sort of picked up...I think I am usually failing at the clean house part, but I think that when the kids have grown it is more important that they look back and say that they had a great childhood filled with fun memories instead of a clean house...right? Its been so fun to watch the boys grow more and more into individuals...not that they have ever been very similar! It been challenging for me to find things to cook that everyone will eat and even more challenging to keep up with the laundry! Molly has made things a little more complicated around here but she has also enriched our lives greatly!
This year Elliott was able to grow all the rest of his teeth except for his 2 yr molars. He was hospitalized in April when he had a cold and had trouble breathing. We gave him breathing treatments at home but they did not work. He spent the night in the hospital and now takes Pulmicort daily in order to keep his lungs from needing rescue treatments. So far the Pulmicort has worked! Praise God!!! From what I understand...breathing is essential to living! Elliott is saying more and more English words and is also an excellent ASL signer =) He is beginning to get upset when Aaron takes his stuff instead of just letting him. He LOVES keys and Blues Clues and to make people laugh. He is very brave physically but gets pretty shy around new people and crowds. Elliott loves to jump off of things and is in constant motion...usually running! If you get the chance to stop by it would be worth the drive to watch Elliott dance =) He loves Molly and is favorite thing to do with her is hold her and fall backwards and laugh (I am also holding Molly when he does this). He also really likes to tickle people...he does not like timeouts and being without Aaron.
Aaron got his first tooth in 2009 and is now only 4 behind Elliott!!! Aaron is still our little cuddley kid but would rather run around most of the time. He also spent one night in the hospital...in May. He had a seizure at home and then again on the way home from the Dr. I took him to the ER and they admitted him to make sure that he didn't have a serious problem. He was diagnosed with Febrile Seizure and sent home the next day. We learned from Andrew's Great Aunt that Andrew's dad had a seizure when he was around Aaron's age...that was somewhat good to hear because the doctors kept asking if febrile seizures ran in the family and we didn't know. He probably won't have another one but I still like to load him up with tylenol when he has the slightest fever....I don't ever want to see my child seizing again. It was terrible. He has been healthy since then until Thanksgiving when both boys caught colds after spending their second birthday at Chuck E Cheese. Aaron likes to run around after Elliott and take things from him. He's like the cop...when Elliott has something he shouldn't, Aaron takes it and brings it to me. Aaron also takes things from Elliott just because he wants to play with what Elliott has. Aaron also has a little OCD I think. He has to have a specific plate, fork, spoon etc...his blanket needs to be a certain way on him when he lays down in his bed...he puts toys and snacks certain ways...sometimes he even has to have the floor picked up in his room before he can get into bed! This year he has overcome his fear of bubble baths and now LOVES to play in the bubbles!!! He is talking lots and most of the time we understand it!!! Aaron also loves Molly and even asks to hold her sometimes.
Molly is still pretty new. She went from preemie diapers to size 2 in less than 3 months!!! She is growing super fast and is the squishiest baby ever!!! Her favorite things to do are eat and be held. I think she really loves her brothers and her smile will melt your heart!
Well...my blogging time is up. Aaron is up from his nap so I guess I need to gets snacks ready and prepare to go to Henry for Christmas dinner! Pictures to come soon....I hope...
Jen
Friday, December 25, 2009
Sunday, May 17, 2009
this is going to be super long
Its been a while again and two big things have happened. I think that if you are reading this blog you know about when Elliott was hospitalized at the end of April and that Aaron was just a few days ago. I want to document these incidents in my own words for myself so if you want all the details, read on!
Elliott
On Friday, April 17th both Elliott and Aaron had colds. Elliott started wheezing around dinner so I gave him a xopenex breathing treatment before he went to bed. Around midnight he woke up crying. It is unusual for him to do that so I went in to see if he was alright. He was really working hard to breathe so I gave him another xopenex breathing treatment. Elliott has never woken up in the night because of difficulty breathing. It was strange for him to do this and it didn't seem like the xopenex helped. I don't believe that he went back to sleep. He talked in his bed, woke up Aaron and they had a conversation. He rolled around and around 4:30 he started to fuss. I did another xopenex treatment with him and knew that it did nothing. His tummy was moving a lot when he was breathing, his neck was sucking in and he was breathing fast and hard. Aaron woke up and Andrew was trying to get him back to sleep since he wasn't going to do it on his own with Elliott and I in the boys room. It was after 5am by this time. Andrew and I talked about what to do. I didn't think that I should give him another neb so soon and was told that if I did have to one each hour that I would need to takie him to the ER. After further discussion and me crying a bit it was decided to take him to the ER. I was worried about making an unneccessary trip to the ER and taking up the Dr's time when some else could really be sick. I knew that we shouldn't wait until Medpointe was open and I really don't have much confidence in the Dr's and nurses at medpointe. So off we went to the ER. I was little panicked becuase it seems like each time he gets a cold and needs nebs its a little worse. I didn't understand why the xopenex didn't help at all the time and was hoping that the worst would not be realized. We were in the ER forever. It was terrible. They took his temp rectally several times and it was only 101. They were so very concerned with this low fever. Elliott and I were both exhausted after not sleeping. They had me do an albuteral neb with him and it seemed to help. After 20 minutes his O2 sats were not good so it was decided that he would need a continuous 30 minute neb treatment to see if that could get his O2 sats up. After the 30 minutes his O2 was 91...the lowest it had been. It should be about 97. 91 is very low and scary. Somewhere in there he was taken to have a chest X-Ray. This was done in a terrible contraption called a Pigg O Stat. I will never forget his face. I could not stay in the room with him because I am pregnant. I think that was good because I don't think I could have been able to just stand there and watch him be terrified. Here is a picture of a kid in a Pigg O Stat....this kid looks like he doesn't like it...I wish Elliott would have just not liked it. He looked very scared and mad. I cried...I could cry remembering even today!
The chest X-Ray came out fine but since he was unable to keep his O2 sats up and was still working so very hard to breath, they decided to admit him. It was after noon by the time he got to a room. He was given applesauce in the ER and was so so so very hungry. The applesauce was all he had eaten all day. I also was super hungry...I hadn't eaten anything but I did get something to drink which actually felt better than food! Oh...also in the ER he was given an IV. I had to help hold him. He kept kicking his legs out and preventing the nurses from being able to get the IV in. He was VERY mad to be held down. It was hard to watch but I didn't want them to have to pike him again so I did what I had to do. He didn't get any more upset when the needle was actually put in his arm. He was also very mad after that he couldn't bend his arm. He quickly adapted to it though. So...we finally got to his room on the peds floor. They brought lunch up for both of us, asked a million questions and left us alone for a few minutes at a time. Elliott was getting nebs every 3 hours. I worked to get him to sleep and then they would come in and wake him up to check his sats and breathing and temp or do a breathing treatment. It was nuts. It was a very long day. Andrew had to work. My mom was staying with Aaron. I was missing Aaron something terrible!!! Elliott and I were so tired. I was so scared for my little guy. They didn't know why he was working so hard but nobody really seemed to be worried. I was just wanting to go home. The oncall doctor was worried about how tired Elliott seemed. I tried to tell him that he hasn't slept more than 45 minutes total since midnight and that would make him tired!
soooo...it is now November 27th..I think I started this blog in May! I hope I can remember everything. I am just going to end Elliotts story by saying that they couldn't find any reason for him to stay so they let us go home. He had Prednisone (I am sure that is not spelled right but if I want to get this blog finished I can't be looking up things!!!) to take when we got home and now has Pulmicort nebs twice a day. The Pulmicort is supposed to stop him from needing either Xopenex or Albuterol. As of today, it has done its job!!! They say he could out grow this breathing junk and not end up with Asthma.
Now on to Aaron's story. I don't know what day thing happened but I do remember WHAT happened. I was putting the boys down from their afternoon nap and Aaron felt a little warm. I took his temp and it was 100.1...not a big deal right? I put them down and tried to nap myself....I had a secret at the time...I was pregnant and soooo tired. Elliott wouldn't go to sleep and he just kept playing. I tried rocking him again after Aaron fell asleep but it didn't work. I sat in my room listening to Elliott when I heard a weired sound. Elliott was quiet and I didn't want to get him all crazy again by going in the room so I listened to the sound at their door. The sound stopped after a few minutes and Aaron started screaming. I went in and picked him up and he was just limp...like a noodle...he couldn't even hold his head up. I sat down in the rocking chair with him while he whimpered pinching him to try to get some sort of response. Meanwhile Elliott was all happy and running around...I thought that maybe he had had a seizure but I just didn't know. I wondered if he had injured himself somehow and was paralyzed! After what seemed like an eternity he started to be able to talk a bit and had more muscle tone. I took him into the living room and took his temp and he didn't have one. I just held him and he acted like he does when he is sick. I texted Julie and she said to call the Ped and it sounded like a seizure. I tried to reach Andrew a million times. I texted him and called...I had called the pediatrician who said that it did sound like a seizure and that they didn't have any appointments...to go to medPointe. I ended up calling the store to reach Andrew. I told him that I thought Aaron had a seizure and that I needed to take him to MedPointe. He came right home and Aaron and I left. Aaron seemed back to normal at this point. I brought some water and teddy grahams since it was close to supper time. While we waited, he ate a few teddy grahams. He temp at the office was 101. They diagnosed him with an ear infection and said that it was probably a febrile seizure. An antibiotic was prescribed and sent to the Target pharmacy. They said that if he had another seizure to take him to the ER. It was rainy out so instead of going to Target I decided to just go home and send Andrew back out for the meds. I called Andrew and told him what was going on and then called my mom to tell her what was happening. We had just passed Proctor Hospital when I heard the noise again. I pulled over and saw my baby having a seizure...words can not describe the terror I felt. I told my mom what was happening and took off to Methodist...I don't know why I didn't turn around and go to Proctor...I have no idea how I made it all the way to Methodist...driving....with Aaron seizing right behind me...I kept telling him it was ok, he was going to be fine, and please don't die! He didn't stop until we were almost to the ER. That was close to 10 minutes. He had his jacket on even though it wasn't super cold out because of the rain. I carefully took him out of his carseat and carried him into the ER. He was limp and his eyes were all unfocused and scary. I told the receptionist that I thought that he had just had or was having a seizure...she grabbed him from me yelling at me to let him go and I was trying to and was terrified! We were rushed back to a room where they quickly took his temp (104) and got him down to his diaper. I felt so stupid for having a jacket on him and stood there trying to explain why. They hooked up an IV...he didn't move....I will never for the rest of my life forget how he looked. It was just moaning and soon looking very scared but not looking like himself. I was able to sit next to him and hold his hand but I was afraid to touch him thinking that my body heat would make him hot but all I wanted to do in the world was hold him! A nurse came in after he started "waking" up more and crying and told me I could hold him. I gave him his lovie and soon another nurse took it from him saying that he shouldn't have a blanket on! Its little...not like a blanket at all. I felt so bad for my Aaron. he didn't know what happened...he was scared and in a strange place with a needle in his arm. I was working hard not to sob. At one point an nurse hugged me. Aaron kept shaking....they couldn't decide if it was the normal after seizure things or if it was a continued seizure. It was taking him so long to come out of it. They talked about a spinal tap and a cath to get a clean urine sample....They wanted to know where the fever was coming from. After over an hour of continued little shakes we were told that he would be admitted over night and that they would not be doing a spinal tap. Andrew got there before we were moved to a room. Aaron just kept crying but seemed to be glad Andrew was there. We watched Handy Manny on his phone and he ate a bit of crackers. They told me that his sugar was a little high and asked if he had eaten anything...it was the teddy grahams. Andrew decided to stay the night at the hospital like he did with Elliott. It was hard to leave him but I left to get some sleep at home. His nurse told Andrew that she was going to refuse to Cath Aaron because she didn't see any reason to do it but it didn't end up coming down to that. The next morning my mom, Elliott, and I went to the hospital to see Aaron and to have Andrew leave to get ready for work. Aaron seemed super happy and was fine. He was a little wobbly. Mom and Andrew took Elliott home and I stayed with Aaron, waiting to see when he would be released. His nurse was the same that Elliott had. Nothing really exciting happened. Aaron's IV started to come out so the nurse took it out...Finally the orders came to release him and to follow up with the ped. I called Target on the way home to tell them I wasn't getting the meds since they ended up saying he didn't have an ear infection. ....that was so crazy...one dr said yes then another would come in and say no...another would say yes...ugh. We got home and Aaron was still wobbly...stayed that way for a couple days. He may never have a seizure again or maybe he will but they aren't harmful. I don't think if it happens again that I will be more prepared....I don't know that anybody can be OK seeing their kid seize...but at least I will know what to do. He might just be getting tylenol at the slightest hint of a fever to try to make sure he never gets a fever again! No fever means no febrile seizure!
Elliott
On Friday, April 17th both Elliott and Aaron had colds. Elliott started wheezing around dinner so I gave him a xopenex breathing treatment before he went to bed. Around midnight he woke up crying. It is unusual for him to do that so I went in to see if he was alright. He was really working hard to breathe so I gave him another xopenex breathing treatment. Elliott has never woken up in the night because of difficulty breathing. It was strange for him to do this and it didn't seem like the xopenex helped. I don't believe that he went back to sleep. He talked in his bed, woke up Aaron and they had a conversation. He rolled around and around 4:30 he started to fuss. I did another xopenex treatment with him and knew that it did nothing. His tummy was moving a lot when he was breathing, his neck was sucking in and he was breathing fast and hard. Aaron woke up and Andrew was trying to get him back to sleep since he wasn't going to do it on his own with Elliott and I in the boys room. It was after 5am by this time. Andrew and I talked about what to do. I didn't think that I should give him another neb so soon and was told that if I did have to one each hour that I would need to takie him to the ER. After further discussion and me crying a bit it was decided to take him to the ER. I was worried about making an unneccessary trip to the ER and taking up the Dr's time when some else could really be sick. I knew that we shouldn't wait until Medpointe was open and I really don't have much confidence in the Dr's and nurses at medpointe. So off we went to the ER. I was little panicked becuase it seems like each time he gets a cold and needs nebs its a little worse. I didn't understand why the xopenex didn't help at all the time and was hoping that the worst would not be realized. We were in the ER forever. It was terrible. They took his temp rectally several times and it was only 101. They were so very concerned with this low fever. Elliott and I were both exhausted after not sleeping. They had me do an albuteral neb with him and it seemed to help. After 20 minutes his O2 sats were not good so it was decided that he would need a continuous 30 minute neb treatment to see if that could get his O2 sats up. After the 30 minutes his O2 was 91...the lowest it had been. It should be about 97. 91 is very low and scary. Somewhere in there he was taken to have a chest X-Ray. This was done in a terrible contraption called a Pigg O Stat. I will never forget his face. I could not stay in the room with him because I am pregnant. I think that was good because I don't think I could have been able to just stand there and watch him be terrified. Here is a picture of a kid in a Pigg O Stat....this kid looks like he doesn't like it...I wish Elliott would have just not liked it. He looked very scared and mad. I cried...I could cry remembering even today!
The chest X-Ray came out fine but since he was unable to keep his O2 sats up and was still working so very hard to breath, they decided to admit him. It was after noon by the time he got to a room. He was given applesauce in the ER and was so so so very hungry. The applesauce was all he had eaten all day. I also was super hungry...I hadn't eaten anything but I did get something to drink which actually felt better than food! Oh...also in the ER he was given an IV. I had to help hold him. He kept kicking his legs out and preventing the nurses from being able to get the IV in. He was VERY mad to be held down. It was hard to watch but I didn't want them to have to pike him again so I did what I had to do. He didn't get any more upset when the needle was actually put in his arm. He was also very mad after that he couldn't bend his arm. He quickly adapted to it though. So...we finally got to his room on the peds floor. They brought lunch up for both of us, asked a million questions and left us alone for a few minutes at a time. Elliott was getting nebs every 3 hours. I worked to get him to sleep and then they would come in and wake him up to check his sats and breathing and temp or do a breathing treatment. It was nuts. It was a very long day. Andrew had to work. My mom was staying with Aaron. I was missing Aaron something terrible!!! Elliott and I were so tired. I was so scared for my little guy. They didn't know why he was working so hard but nobody really seemed to be worried. I was just wanting to go home. The oncall doctor was worried about how tired Elliott seemed. I tried to tell him that he hasn't slept more than 45 minutes total since midnight and that would make him tired!
soooo...it is now November 27th..I think I started this blog in May! I hope I can remember everything. I am just going to end Elliotts story by saying that they couldn't find any reason for him to stay so they let us go home. He had Prednisone (I am sure that is not spelled right but if I want to get this blog finished I can't be looking up things!!!) to take when we got home and now has Pulmicort nebs twice a day. The Pulmicort is supposed to stop him from needing either Xopenex or Albuterol. As of today, it has done its job!!! They say he could out grow this breathing junk and not end up with Asthma.
Now on to Aaron's story. I don't know what day thing happened but I do remember WHAT happened. I was putting the boys down from their afternoon nap and Aaron felt a little warm. I took his temp and it was 100.1...not a big deal right? I put them down and tried to nap myself....I had a secret at the time...I was pregnant and soooo tired. Elliott wouldn't go to sleep and he just kept playing. I tried rocking him again after Aaron fell asleep but it didn't work. I sat in my room listening to Elliott when I heard a weired sound. Elliott was quiet and I didn't want to get him all crazy again by going in the room so I listened to the sound at their door. The sound stopped after a few minutes and Aaron started screaming. I went in and picked him up and he was just limp...like a noodle...he couldn't even hold his head up. I sat down in the rocking chair with him while he whimpered pinching him to try to get some sort of response. Meanwhile Elliott was all happy and running around...I thought that maybe he had had a seizure but I just didn't know. I wondered if he had injured himself somehow and was paralyzed! After what seemed like an eternity he started to be able to talk a bit and had more muscle tone. I took him into the living room and took his temp and he didn't have one. I just held him and he acted like he does when he is sick. I texted Julie and she said to call the Ped and it sounded like a seizure. I tried to reach Andrew a million times. I texted him and called...I had called the pediatrician who said that it did sound like a seizure and that they didn't have any appointments...to go to medPointe. I ended up calling the store to reach Andrew. I told him that I thought Aaron had a seizure and that I needed to take him to MedPointe. He came right home and Aaron and I left. Aaron seemed back to normal at this point. I brought some water and teddy grahams since it was close to supper time. While we waited, he ate a few teddy grahams. He temp at the office was 101. They diagnosed him with an ear infection and said that it was probably a febrile seizure. An antibiotic was prescribed and sent to the Target pharmacy. They said that if he had another seizure to take him to the ER. It was rainy out so instead of going to Target I decided to just go home and send Andrew back out for the meds. I called Andrew and told him what was going on and then called my mom to tell her what was happening. We had just passed Proctor Hospital when I heard the noise again. I pulled over and saw my baby having a seizure...words can not describe the terror I felt. I told my mom what was happening and took off to Methodist...I don't know why I didn't turn around and go to Proctor...I have no idea how I made it all the way to Methodist...driving....with Aaron seizing right behind me...I kept telling him it was ok, he was going to be fine, and please don't die! He didn't stop until we were almost to the ER. That was close to 10 minutes. He had his jacket on even though it wasn't super cold out because of the rain. I carefully took him out of his carseat and carried him into the ER. He was limp and his eyes were all unfocused and scary. I told the receptionist that I thought that he had just had or was having a seizure...she grabbed him from me yelling at me to let him go and I was trying to and was terrified! We were rushed back to a room where they quickly took his temp (104) and got him down to his diaper. I felt so stupid for having a jacket on him and stood there trying to explain why. They hooked up an IV...he didn't move....I will never for the rest of my life forget how he looked. It was just moaning and soon looking very scared but not looking like himself. I was able to sit next to him and hold his hand but I was afraid to touch him thinking that my body heat would make him hot but all I wanted to do in the world was hold him! A nurse came in after he started "waking" up more and crying and told me I could hold him. I gave him his lovie and soon another nurse took it from him saying that he shouldn't have a blanket on! Its little...not like a blanket at all. I felt so bad for my Aaron. he didn't know what happened...he was scared and in a strange place with a needle in his arm. I was working hard not to sob. At one point an nurse hugged me. Aaron kept shaking....they couldn't decide if it was the normal after seizure things or if it was a continued seizure. It was taking him so long to come out of it. They talked about a spinal tap and a cath to get a clean urine sample....They wanted to know where the fever was coming from. After over an hour of continued little shakes we were told that he would be admitted over night and that they would not be doing a spinal tap. Andrew got there before we were moved to a room. Aaron just kept crying but seemed to be glad Andrew was there. We watched Handy Manny on his phone and he ate a bit of crackers. They told me that his sugar was a little high and asked if he had eaten anything...it was the teddy grahams. Andrew decided to stay the night at the hospital like he did with Elliott. It was hard to leave him but I left to get some sleep at home. His nurse told Andrew that she was going to refuse to Cath Aaron because she didn't see any reason to do it but it didn't end up coming down to that. The next morning my mom, Elliott, and I went to the hospital to see Aaron and to have Andrew leave to get ready for work. Aaron seemed super happy and was fine. He was a little wobbly. Mom and Andrew took Elliott home and I stayed with Aaron, waiting to see when he would be released. His nurse was the same that Elliott had. Nothing really exciting happened. Aaron's IV started to come out so the nurse took it out...Finally the orders came to release him and to follow up with the ped. I called Target on the way home to tell them I wasn't getting the meds since they ended up saying he didn't have an ear infection. ....that was so crazy...one dr said yes then another would come in and say no...another would say yes...ugh. We got home and Aaron was still wobbly...stayed that way for a couple days. He may never have a seizure again or maybe he will but they aren't harmful. I don't think if it happens again that I will be more prepared....I don't know that anybody can be OK seeing their kid seize...but at least I will know what to do. He might just be getting tylenol at the slightest hint of a fever to try to make sure he never gets a fever again! No fever means no febrile seizure!
Sunday, April 12, 2009
Easter
Andrew told me I needed to blog about Easter so I will. Let me start off by saying that I have the cutest kids EVER!!! We weren't going to do Easter baskets for the boys because we are poor and they don't know about what is going on anyway, but I went to Walmart with Julie and bought them a couple things. I saw a HUGE stuffed super soft duck that they had to have. Then they each had a bendable bunny and a parachuting egg in their Easter baskets. My mom wanted to get them something small so I told her KMart had a super cheap plastic picnic table. She bought that for them. I put it together last night and put their pitiful Easter baskets and their duck on it. Elliott ignored it and went to the kitchen for breakfast. Aaron went right to the table and took the stuff out of his basket. Elliott came back in the living room and he played with his basket and on the table too. They LOVE that table!!! They sat on opposite sides and just babbled at each other. Aaron stood up on the seat and was talking about something...it was like he was on his soapbox about who knows what!!! I really wish I knew what they were saying!!! I know when they sign "milk" "more" "finished" and even "cookie" but they don't usually sign unless I ask about it...like "do you want a cookie" and Elliott will sign cookie...I ask if they want milk and they will sign milk....Elliott signs more when he is hungry...but when they talk with their crazy words I have no clue what they are saying. ANYWAY...they played for a few minutes and had breakfast. We went to church and came home for lunch. We weren't going for lunch at Sharon's until 1 and the boys are used to eating at 11. I knew they would be crazy if we made them wait to eat until 1. I was really worried that they would be terrible today since they weren't gong to get naps but they did really well. They slept on the way to Henry and then took a while to wake up and not make us hold them. They had their first Easter Egg Hunt and I have to say that Aaron is a natural. Elliott found eggs and threw them off the deck and pushed them through the fence into the neighbors yard. He had lots and lots of fun!!! Aaron picked up the eggs and put them in his basket. He loves putting things in things. Carrie was holding his basket for him but she put it down and he picked it up and just took off. He kept falling down...partly because of the shoes his is wearing and partly becase the ground is uneven. Every time he fell, all of his eggs fell out of his basket...he started to put them back in the basket but eventually just gave up and looked for more eggs. Then when all the eggs were gone he left and went to the neighbors yard = ) They started getting super cranky. We opened some of their eggs and gave them the snacks in them...Gerber Juice Treats, Honey Kix, and Cheerios! They love Honey Kix!!! Mom held Aaron and he fell asleep and then we left to come home. I guess that is it...Aaron was really cranky when we got home and Elliott was super happy sitting at the picnic table. They ate dinner, took a bath, and went to bed. I hope that missing naps today doesn't screw them up a bunch...I am hoping that they sleep until 8 and take a 3 hour nap tomorrow afternoon! I don't think its going to happen but I can always hope right!?!?!
the Easter display
the boys very sad Easter baskets...
They don't need much to make them happy
Loving their table
Aaron likes things on his head
Elliott dropping Easter Eggs off the deck
Elliott putting Easter Eggs through the fence
Aaron picking up eggs...
...and putting them in his basket
Aaron in the neighbors yard...
with their awesome hats!!! Andrew looks pregnant and I look gross but the boys are super cute!!!
the Easter display
the boys very sad Easter baskets...
They don't need much to make them happy
Loving their table
Aaron likes things on his head
Elliott dropping Easter Eggs off the deck
Elliott putting Easter Eggs through the fence
Aaron picking up eggs...
...and putting them in his basket
Aaron in the neighbors yard...
with their awesome hats!!! Andrew looks pregnant and I look gross but the boys are super cute!!!
Thursday, April 2, 2009
no more goopy eye!!!
Elliott had eye "surgery" today. The doctor didn't want to call it surgery because he wasn't cut...he called it a "procedure". Anyway, Carrie came to our house last night so she could stay with Aaron while Andrew and I took Elliott to St. Francis. We had to be there at 7Am. Andrew and I got up at 6:30 and got ready and the had to wake Elliott up. He was such a trooper. He wasn't allowed to eat or drink anything until after the procedure. He only cried a tiny but when they pricked his finger to test his blood. He knew something was up and stayed pretty close to Andrew and I and clung to his lovies and paci. When the nurse took him from me to take him to the pre-op room he didn't even cry!!! He looked very scared but didn't make a peep...I almost lost it but he did great!!! He was put to sleep and that was so scary for me!!! They told me that the procedure went great and that his left eye was really really clogged. They woke him up in the operating and took him into recovery 1. I was able to see him once he was moved to recovery 1. He was awake and crying. It felt so good to hold him. I know it was very very minor but he is MY BABY!!! It took him probably 10 minutes to calm down. He wasn't crying hard...just fussing but is was very sad fussing. It broke my heart. They told me that he didn't want to ride on the bed to the recovery room so the doctor carried him. That made me feel good...I knew he was not just another kid to them...he was treated like an individual and really cared for. He must have been so so so scared!!! His nose was bleeding just a little bit and I was told to expect that. The doctor said that he only lost 2 drops of blood but that it would be mixed with his snot and that we might see some...not a big deal. Elliott did not act like he was in any kind of pain and was so happy to get some water and cookies!!! He was pretty sleepy when we got home around 10 but was himself. I gave him some oatmeal and pancakes and he played...then he ran into his bedroom and woke up Aaron =) Carrie told us that when Aaron woke up this morning, she picked him up and he pointed to Elliott's empty bed...she told him he was not there right then. How sweet is that. I love my boys so very much. They are such sweet little guys. The boys ate lunch and took a nap while Carrie and I went shoe shopping....it is not easy to find baby boy shoes....or zebra print shoes for Carrie. Elliott was his happy self this evening....like nothing odd happened today at all. I am so glad its done and so glad he doesn't have to go through his life with a goopy eye!!! I have to call his doctor on Monday to let him know how his eyes are doing. He was pretty confident that the super clogged duct was taken care of but said that he might have some goop for the next couple of days. I am just so proud of my little boys. Aaron was not scared or super upset this morning waking up without his parents or brother...Elliott was a trooper all day. Andrew and I are the most blessed parents ever and I pray that we never take our tots for granted!!!
Sunday, March 15, 2009
Sunday Mornings
Sometimes we let them pick out their lunch.
Aaron wanted this juice...until he tasted it.
Elliott was pulling on Jenna's earring...it was tickling her.
This is Aaron pushing Elliott away from "his" cookies.
Yes I do!
Aaron was outraged at having to wear his hat outside =)
Andrew is sharing his shamrock shake...Aaron LOVED it!
Elliott had his eye on a book up there.
Aaron was enjoying some time with out Elliott in the toy box.
Andrew said this was the cutest he had ever seen Elliott...sleeping sweetly with his legs hanging out of the crib.
Its Sunday morning. I should be taking a nap before church...how crazy is that? Church is at 9:15 and I have time to take a nap before...and I have already showered!!! Boy do things change after children. If we did not have the boys we would be going to the latest church and sleeping probably until we had to leave. The boys woke up around 6:20...grrrrr!!! They went to sleep pretty easily last night. Its been strange these last couple days. They haven't been eating much. Aaron has been crazy grumpy and he pooped almost white poop yesterday. That is scary to me...I am trying hard not to freak out about it but light colored poop can be a sign of liver problems. I am going to call the Dr on Monday to see if I need to be worried. Elliott gagged after eating night before last and emptied his stomach all over him and myself. I think it was because he gagged...he put an entire animal cracker in his mouth. They hardly had anything for lunch yesterday. They shared one piece of turkey...didn't finish it...and a Dora yogurt...and they were done. I know that their appitites are supposed lessen as they become toddlers but I didn't think it would happen over night. They did eat a little better at dinner and they finished their oatmeal this morning. I am just praying that they are just not as hungry because they aren't growing so fast anymore.
It other news...Elliott can make himself pee. I am pretty sure he doesn't know how to NOT pee...but he can make it come out. He does it nightly in the bathtub. He stands up and looks like he is going to poo...then he smiles and starts peeing and laughs!!! He has been peeing on the floor in their room too but he usually looks suprised when that happens.
Aaron loves to hide in boxes. It pretty fun. He is a funny kid. They are sort of playing together at times but usually one of them doesn't know the other is playing..if you know what I mean. Elliott will be running around trying to get Aaron to chase him and laughing while Aaron doesn't know what Elliott is doing. Aaron was really upset while I was changing his diaper so I pretended his foot was a phone. Now they pretend their feet are phones. It is so funny. They think its funny when they touch each others faces too and try to brush each others hair. The bathtub has become a super fun place to be. They love to sit and kick their legs creating big waves and splashes. I love it!!! It sounds like Elliott says "kitty" but I can't imagine that he says that. We don't say it very often but he does love it when someone goes to the basement during meal times....they are both somewhat obsessed with the basement door and they know that two furry things come up sometimes. Elliott walks to the door and says "kitty" but it might not really be kitty. Who knows what that kid is saying...usually "digga digga dee" or "diggum" ...whatever that means!!! It sounds like Aaron says "baby". It is the sweetest thing ever...his little voice gets all high and innocent and he says "baybay". His little mouth is looks so sweet too. He is good at copying voices so when I talk to them like ET or growl like a monster chasing them he repeats it. He is growling often and he pretends to clear his throat when someone else does...its nice to hear him with a sweet innocent little boys voice.
Well...I must go now. Its 8:45...one of the boys is awake...I need to get dressed for church and get my little guys ready as well. Enjoy the pictures!!!
Jen
Wednesday, March 4, 2009
Its March!!!
Its been awhile again...sorry! The boys were sick again...just colds but it was not fun. Dr. Maini told me that Elliott has reactive airway disease...they can't diagnose asthma this young but he may never be diagnosed with asthma anyway. Lots of the time boys grow out of it. Our insurance company enrolled him in an asthma thing and we have a nurse that we can call anytime and she said she will call us and ask about how Elliott is doing every couple of months. She asked me what triggers him to wheeze...all I could tell him was he wheezes every time he gets a cold. I still don't really know how to know when he is wheezing until it gets bad enough for me to hear. There have been many times I have though he was find but Dr. Maini has said he has been wheezing and needed breathing treatments every 4 hours. He hasn't needed one (that I am aware of) in a few days but a couple days ago he looked at me and put his hand on his nose and mouth like he was asking if he was going to get a treatment...it was cute. Aaron is as cute as ever. He is so funny. He loves to climb up on the bench but for some reason can't remember how to get down. Both boys learned how to drink out of a straw but Elliott can't remember now. Andrew brought home a chocolate shake and a shamrock shake...we mixed them. That is how they learned to use straws =) Aaron was chugging it!!! Elliott is more of a grazer so he would drink a little and play then drink some more and play. Aaron loves drinking out of straws and throws a fit when he sees one that is not for him. Elliott likes to chew on them but doesn't remember how to use them!!! They went to the Dr. last Wednesday. Elliott is 30 inches and Aaron is just under that...29 something. Aaron is 21 pounds 6 ounces I think and Elliott is 20 pounds 10 ounces...I might have the ounces wrong. Elliott's head is a little bigger...I think that is all the news I have....
We went to the Children's Museum in Bloomington today. Andrew has been working lots and lots of hours and had yesterday and today off. The boys really liked playing in the toddler area and running around all over the place. The toddler area has steps to go up and a bridge to walk over as well as a slide to go down and a rock wall to climb up. I didn't know that Aaron could climb stairs but he can...Elliott has been able to for months but doesn't get much of a chance. They both had a difficult time with the bridge. It had a hump in the middle that was hard for them to walk over and both ended up falling down it when they crawled. Elliott tried to climb up the climbing wall which was fun. I didn't know how he knew what to do...guess he really is a little monkey. They were too short to play in the water, even standing on the stools. Aaron was afraid of the water smock but they were so long both boys would have tripped over them anyway. There is a wind area that Andrew and I had a lot of fun at!!! There were these clear tubes that had air blowing through them. You can put a ball or square pieces of material in a hole and then what you put in there would blow through and come shooting out another hole. Andrew put each of the material squares through one after another while I sat on the floor where the material would land. The boys were so funny watching them blow through the tubes...their eyes were going crazy!!! I think they will have more fun when they are older but I know they enjoyed themselves today. We had lunch at Noodles and Co. and that was super yummy!!! They boys were very well behaved and I was proud (as always) to be their mommy.
I am hoping to go to Six Flags this summer with the boys and maybe St. Louis Zoo. Elliott has 6 more inches to grow before he can ride on rollercoasters...Aaron just a little more. I am not thinking they will grow 6 inches in the next few months but I kind of wish they would. I want them to be normal sized intead of so short. I know there are other kids that are shorter but I am not talking about them. 12 month pants are still so long (in most brands)...I bought them some chinos in 12 months...I asked mom if she could hem them but she told me they were so long she would have to cut them off so I took them back and will have to find 6-9 months I guess. Andrew and I are average sized people so I think they will eventually get as tall as we are. My friend from Henry came over with her daughter. She was born on December 1, 2007 so just 6 days after the boys. She is at least a head taller!!! She looked like a 2 year old. My friend, Dani, told me that she is off the chart for height so I guess I shouldn't think they should be that tall. I can't wait for the day that they are in the 50th percentile for weight and height instead of the 5th and 10th. They are healthy so its really not a big deal...I just want them to be taller I guess....This is a dumb thing to write about....
Well...I am going to bed I think. Tomorrow Andrew goes back to work so it's just the boys and I. The weather is supposed to be nice so maybe we can go outside and play on their slide.
We went to the Children's Museum in Bloomington today. Andrew has been working lots and lots of hours and had yesterday and today off. The boys really liked playing in the toddler area and running around all over the place. The toddler area has steps to go up and a bridge to walk over as well as a slide to go down and a rock wall to climb up. I didn't know that Aaron could climb stairs but he can...Elliott has been able to for months but doesn't get much of a chance. They both had a difficult time with the bridge. It had a hump in the middle that was hard for them to walk over and both ended up falling down it when they crawled. Elliott tried to climb up the climbing wall which was fun. I didn't know how he knew what to do...guess he really is a little monkey. They were too short to play in the water, even standing on the stools. Aaron was afraid of the water smock but they were so long both boys would have tripped over them anyway. There is a wind area that Andrew and I had a lot of fun at!!! There were these clear tubes that had air blowing through them. You can put a ball or square pieces of material in a hole and then what you put in there would blow through and come shooting out another hole. Andrew put each of the material squares through one after another while I sat on the floor where the material would land. The boys were so funny watching them blow through the tubes...their eyes were going crazy!!! I think they will have more fun when they are older but I know they enjoyed themselves today. We had lunch at Noodles and Co. and that was super yummy!!! They boys were very well behaved and I was proud (as always) to be their mommy.
I am hoping to go to Six Flags this summer with the boys and maybe St. Louis Zoo. Elliott has 6 more inches to grow before he can ride on rollercoasters...Aaron just a little more. I am not thinking they will grow 6 inches in the next few months but I kind of wish they would. I want them to be normal sized intead of so short. I know there are other kids that are shorter but I am not talking about them. 12 month pants are still so long (in most brands)...I bought them some chinos in 12 months...I asked mom if she could hem them but she told me they were so long she would have to cut them off so I took them back and will have to find 6-9 months I guess. Andrew and I are average sized people so I think they will eventually get as tall as we are. My friend from Henry came over with her daughter. She was born on December 1, 2007 so just 6 days after the boys. She is at least a head taller!!! She looked like a 2 year old. My friend, Dani, told me that she is off the chart for height so I guess I shouldn't think they should be that tall. I can't wait for the day that they are in the 50th percentile for weight and height instead of the 5th and 10th. They are healthy so its really not a big deal...I just want them to be taller I guess....This is a dumb thing to write about....
Well...I am going to bed I think. Tomorrow Andrew goes back to work so it's just the boys and I. The weather is supposed to be nice so maybe we can go outside and play on their slide.
Saturday, February 7, 2009
growing growing growing
Today was a BEAUTIFUL day...it was pretty warm...I wanted to open the windows but Annie thought that was a little silly and really it would have been. It wasn't that warm!!! I took the boys for a walk yesterday and it had cooled off lots and I didn't realize until we were about half way back home. Their little hands were freezing...the wind was pretty biting!!! We went for another walk today and it was much warmer. They LOVE their stroller still which is handy. They were so different being outside then they were last time we got to take a walk. They were looking all over the place and interested in the trees moving and other people walking. They talked alot too. I gave them a snack during their walk today. I never thought they would be able to use those little snack cups that are attached to the stroller!!! They are super handy!!! I couldn't put their sippys in the cup holders because they still throw their cups as soon as they are doing drinking. I am thinking about investing in those sippy cup holders...probably I could make some....
So...Aaron is walking everywhere now and falling less often. I is walking more then he is crawling...it just happened. Actually, grandma Bock was here for a visit and I think he wanted to show off for her. He started walking across rooms while she was here and the next thing I knew he could go from the living room to his room without falling...then a few days ago I noticed that he could stand up from sitting without pulling himself up. I honestly don't know if that was the first time or if I just hadn't noticed...Elliott has been doing that for a really long time so it isn't as impressive I guess. I still threw Aaron a little clapping and "yay-ing" party when I saw him do it. Aaron is also climbing as well as Elliott. Both get very frustrated when that can't get on something...like the futon and the recliner. They LOVE climbing on the rocking chair in their room. They also love to go in their room and empty their drawers. I don't love that but it seems like alot of fun for them so I guess its not a big deal for me to fold everthing again. Elliott tried to put his shoes on and tries to help me get pants on him. They aren't really close to saying any words but they babble to each other and us all the time. They string together all these strange sounds. My mom said that she doesn't remember any of us ever making the sounds they make but I don't think they are weired. I think they might be forming their own language. They seem to understand each other and answer each other. This is pretty scary for me because I won't know what they are planning and I am very sure they will be planning things. I think that right now is going to be the easiest time for me for a while. They are gettin gmore and more opinoinated and are fighting with each other more. Aaron takes anything Elliott has from him. He tries to push him off things and sometimes hits him. Elliott gets so frustrated with not being able to play with anything without Aaron taking it. He also gets pretty frustrated when he can't do things by himself. They learned how to rock their rocking horse and rocking caterpiller this week. They can get on the bounce and spin zebras but haven't figured out how to bounce...they try to rock on them. Aaron always try to push Elliott off of the zebra he is on even though there are two of them...what a kooky kid!!! I have been trying to teach Aaron that he has to wait until Elliott is finished but I do not believe that year old kids are able to reason well =) Aaron is making more and more funny faces...he is such a comic!!! Their humidifier isn't working..needs a new filter and we haven't been able to find one...anyway, Aaron's nose is super dry. I have been almost drowning him in little noses and started with Elliott too. Everytime I put little noses in their noses they breath in and out really deep...like it helped so much...its so funny. Aaron's whine has been really nasaly...he sounds like Pat from Saturday Night Live...it kind of makes me crazy. I hope that its just the dry air and not how he is going to sound...I can't handle rasing an actual nerd...I realize that Elliott and Aaron might not be the most athletic kids(they will probably be able to swim and play golf) and might be interested in nerdy thing but they can't be REAL nerds...they are too fun and too cute!!!
This blog is too long!!! If you are reading this and have not seen new pictures on snapfish...let me know and I will resend you the album. I added over 100 a few days ago to the 12-18 month album.
I am going to stop babbling now and get ready to take a trip to Indiana tomorrow!!! I am so excited...the rumor is that grandma and grandpa Bock are taking the boys (I hope they let us come too) to the Indianapolis Children's Museum!!! YAY!!!
Jen
So...Aaron is walking everywhere now and falling less often. I is walking more then he is crawling...it just happened. Actually, grandma Bock was here for a visit and I think he wanted to show off for her. He started walking across rooms while she was here and the next thing I knew he could go from the living room to his room without falling...then a few days ago I noticed that he could stand up from sitting without pulling himself up. I honestly don't know if that was the first time or if I just hadn't noticed...Elliott has been doing that for a really long time so it isn't as impressive I guess. I still threw Aaron a little clapping and "yay-ing" party when I saw him do it. Aaron is also climbing as well as Elliott. Both get very frustrated when that can't get on something...like the futon and the recliner. They LOVE climbing on the rocking chair in their room. They also love to go in their room and empty their drawers. I don't love that but it seems like alot of fun for them so I guess its not a big deal for me to fold everthing again. Elliott tried to put his shoes on and tries to help me get pants on him. They aren't really close to saying any words but they babble to each other and us all the time. They string together all these strange sounds. My mom said that she doesn't remember any of us ever making the sounds they make but I don't think they are weired. I think they might be forming their own language. They seem to understand each other and answer each other. This is pretty scary for me because I won't know what they are planning and I am very sure they will be planning things. I think that right now is going to be the easiest time for me for a while. They are gettin gmore and more opinoinated and are fighting with each other more. Aaron takes anything Elliott has from him. He tries to push him off things and sometimes hits him. Elliott gets so frustrated with not being able to play with anything without Aaron taking it. He also gets pretty frustrated when he can't do things by himself. They learned how to rock their rocking horse and rocking caterpiller this week. They can get on the bounce and spin zebras but haven't figured out how to bounce...they try to rock on them. Aaron always try to push Elliott off of the zebra he is on even though there are two of them...what a kooky kid!!! I have been trying to teach Aaron that he has to wait until Elliott is finished but I do not believe that year old kids are able to reason well =) Aaron is making more and more funny faces...he is such a comic!!! Their humidifier isn't working..needs a new filter and we haven't been able to find one...anyway, Aaron's nose is super dry. I have been almost drowning him in little noses and started with Elliott too. Everytime I put little noses in their noses they breath in and out really deep...like it helped so much...its so funny. Aaron's whine has been really nasaly...he sounds like Pat from Saturday Night Live...it kind of makes me crazy. I hope that its just the dry air and not how he is going to sound...I can't handle rasing an actual nerd...I realize that Elliott and Aaron might not be the most athletic kids(they will probably be able to swim and play golf) and might be interested in nerdy thing but they can't be REAL nerds...they are too fun and too cute!!!
This blog is too long!!! If you are reading this and have not seen new pictures on snapfish...let me know and I will resend you the album. I added over 100 a few days ago to the 12-18 month album.
I am going to stop babbling now and get ready to take a trip to Indiana tomorrow!!! I am so excited...the rumor is that grandma and grandpa Bock are taking the boys (I hope they let us come too) to the Indianapolis Children's Museum!!! YAY!!!
Jen
Saturday, January 10, 2009
long time no blog
boys in a box...elliott wanted aaron off of him
peek-a-boo elliott
andrew let them play with kleenex..they had such a great time!!!
eating cheerios out of a pot
playing "sooo big"
its a walking tigger =)
I really need to blog more often but there are many things that I want to write about that I don't think I am supposed to on this blog. I made another blog that is private...I have to invite you to read it...but I am not using it like I should I guess...anyway
Lots of things have happened. Aaron finally got his first tooth!!! I am a terrible mother and can't remember what day it was...I know it was before my last blog..he had a tooth before he started walking...YES HE IS WALKING!!! He started walking on New Years Day...I think...
Yesterday I was feeding the boys their lunch and Aaron started to cry...I looked over at him and he was signing milk!!! I gave him his milk and he was happy. I love that I can see them learning. Its awesome!!! When I say "peek-a-boo" or "where is Elliott" or sometimes I just have to say "peek" Elliott covers his eyes with his hands. I love it!!! Also yesterday I had the Backyardagains on after the boys nap. They aren't interested in TV but I want them to be so I can not have to be chasing them around all day...anyway...they were actually interested in The Backyardagains so I stood in front of the TV with them so they could see it a little better since the TV stand makes the TV be like 5 ft...a tumbleweed knocked Pablo over and Elliott laughed. It was really cute. I like to think that he found humor in it but I think he was just laughing because thats what he does. They are so much fun!!! All of you need to come over and play for a little bit!!!
My mom brought Aunt Sandy over today in a Henry school bus. That was exciting!!! They were here to help out with the Synagis shot. I can't be here alone on shot day because they cry so hard...someone has to hold the first shot baby and calm that little guy down while I hold teh second baby to get shot. Its terrible!!! I have not heard Aaron cry as hard as he cried today. It might actually be more painful to me than it is to him!!! I will just keep in mind that it would be much worse for them to get RSV (esp. Elliott with every cold making him weeze) and be in the hospital.
A couple days ago I changed the outlets in the boys room so now the things we plug in actually stay plugged in and don't fall out...that is super great!!! The boys are not intersted in cords anymore...so so so so much safer and easier for them to play in their room. Next I get to change our thermostat so our house can be more efficent. I ran into a problem while changing the outlets. I know how to do it...have a bunch of times but our house is strange. We don't have brakers to turn off...you have to unscrew these circles!!! It was nuts. Annie said that she thinks dad can change it to a regular circuit braker thing and it would be safer so hopefully he can find some time to do that for us.
I am not able to think anymore so I guess I am done. I hope you love the pictures of my super cute little boys!!!
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