Sorry for the long post!
Yesterday started off just like every other day. We got up, ate breakfast, bathroom time for Noah, got dressed, and Noah and I got to go to church for my weekly bible study. As the day went on, everything changed!
We haven't had Noah in the church nursery for months because he would get sick almost every time we had him in there. Yesterday was his second week in there, and I was really worried he was going to react like he did the first week. (The first week, after only being in there a short time, he began to cry and cried on and off the entire time!) So I told his teacher that I would check in on him more often just in case he did it again. He was fine for the first hour, but when I peeked in at that point, he was crying. The teacher saw me at the window and told me not to worry about getting him, so I went to class. When I picked him up, he was playing just fine. She told me that right when I saw him was the only time he cried and it was for a short time. I was so thankful he adjusted that quickly to it again. He obviously needs more time away from mommy! :)
Noah and I enjoyed lunch at the church afterward, came home, and I put him down for a nap. I ran to the store and was back about an hour into his nap. He usually sleeps for 3 hours, so I was preparing it to be a while before he was up again.
All of a sudden, Ben heard him saying "Ouch, ouch!" He started coughing a couple days ago, so I thought his cough was bothering him. I went in with some medicine with antihistamine to hopefully help him sleep. He pointed to his back saying "Ouch mommy! Back hurts" He had a tight fitting shirt on, so I thought maybe that was hurting him when it twisted as he slept. So I took the shirt off and told him to lay down. About 15 minutes after that, he started crying which turned into wailing.
I went to check on him, and he was still pointing to his back and complaining that it hurt. He was pointing right to his kidney area, so it really worried me. I stood him up and he was toppling over because of pain. He began touching his stomach, and just couldn't get in a comfortable position. Noah has never had stomach or gas problems, so to see him in that amount of pain was so difficult for me to even think of diagnosing. I called the doctor and since we couldn't get him comfortable and he was sore on his back, she told me to bring him in right away.
On the way to the doctor, Noah seemed to calm down in the car. I thought maybe it was just a stomach ache, but once we got to the doctor, he showed signs of sensitivity still. By the time the doctor came in, he was feeling fine. She checked his urine anyway, to make sure nothing serious was wrong. (Everything came back negative thankfully!) She did say that Strep symptoms are usually cough, sore throat, and stomach pains. So even though she didn't test him for it, she saw a pustule on the back of his throat, and thought this was the issue.
It's so frustrating that he ended up sick right after we introduced him to the nursery again, but I am prepared to deal with it because I am really excited about being apart of the bible study, and I know it is really important for Noah to interact with other kids.
After two hours at the doctor, Walgreens had an hour and a half wait time for prescriptions... so after that huge wait, we get home for dinner at about 7. We get Noah fed, and into the tub because he was playing with dirty toys at the doctor, and I also thought it might make him feel better. Well, I had a lot to do, so while he was in the tub, I was taking care of things here and there. Backing up a tad, before I put him in the tub, I told him to go poopie on the toilet because he hadn't gone yet that afternoon. He said he didn't need to go, so I put him in the bath, only to hear him say "Mommy, I poopied!" Sure enough, we had some floaters in the bath. That was a first!
Is it crazy that I made it two and a half years before any crazy situations happened to me? Is it normal to dump on you all in one day? Aww, the beauty of children. So precious and so challenging at the same time.
We just got back from a wonderful trip to Oregon. I updated our Flickr page with some photos.
It was full of family time which was the point of the trip, so it was perfect! Noah enjoyed seeing everyone, and it is exciting to see that he is old enough now to remember his family out in Oregon.
Now that we're back though, I have loads of laundry, grocery shopping to do, and house cleaning... I guess we're back to the real world. Always kind of sad.
Here is an adorable video of Noah playing with Grandma's train.
I was giving Noah "room time" the other day, and what I found afterward was a mess!
We try to do room time every day, and he usually does really well. Sometimes toys just don't cut it though, so he will find other things to get into.
I was checking my email, when I noticed I hadn't heard a peep from Noah for at least 15 minutes. Finally, a few minutes later I hear Noah say something. I called up to him, "Noah, what did you say?" He responded, "Lotion." I was up the stairs in a second, but of course, I was too late... he had it everywhere. I think he thought it was similar to his shampoo/body soap, because his main target was his hair. Clumps and clumps of lotion all over his hair, face, legs, and arms.
I didn't know where to begin! First I called Ben out to just sit and stare with me. I tried to rub the excess into his arms, legs and face... but what to do with the crazy hair. I tried to use wipes, but it was too thick with lotion. He ended up in the tub, and after 3 washes of his hair, it was still greasy.
Lesson learned! Make sure to check the diaper bag after a night over at grandma's. Put the soap, lotion and toothpaste away before leaving him alone!
Ben and I are expecting our second child!
As most of you know, we had a miscarriage about 6 months ago. This time around has brought feelings of anxiety and fear. We met with our OB at around 6 weeks. She did an ultrasound, and there was nothing yet... I was still just too early along. She said that everything looked good though. We had to wait three weeks for our next ultrasound, which we had this past Monday.
She immediately found a heartbeat!
I have been sick the last three weeks, so I had a very strong feeling that everything was just fine. Seeing the heartbeat and our little baby blob there was so reassuring though, and I feel so much better now!
The heart rate was 162. They measured me at 8 weeks 4 days. My due date is April 24. The sickness is getting a bit better because I know what and how often I need to eat to minimize that.
Other than that, we start our pregnancy journey again. Next doctor visit is 4 weeks!
Thinking of things to write has become more of a challenge over the last 6 months. We have been up to things... but I just don't take the time to write it down. Well, I will write another 'update' post, and then I will work on posting things as they happen next time.
Hmm... how far back to go?
I'll start with moving into a place of our own. As you know, Ben got a full time job that provides a steady income and health benefits, which has been absolutely amazing! We can finally budget again, and are working towards being debt free... again! Our townhome is wonderful. We bought the minimum amount of stuff that was needed to move us in, but there is still a lot of stuff we need! As we get debt paid off, and save some extra money, we'll fill it in. For now, it is just fine. We spend so much more time as a family, and that is something we haven't been able to do in a long time!
I have been working towards potty training Noah. That has been a nightmare. It is probably just me... I just don't have patience for this kind of thing. You work and work and work, and they still mess up their underwear/pull-up/diaper. It has been the most challenging part of parenthood so far. Anyway, we are far from trained... and I am at a loss for more ideas.
The summer went way too fast! It was pretty fun though. We went to a Rockies game on the 4th of July. That was a blast! We went to the Zoo for the first time with Noah. He loved it. We spent time with extended family at a couple family reunions. We watched Noah grow up even more... he loves the park and the big kid jungle gym. We are going to Glenwood Springs this coming weekend for some pool time. We are going to another Rockies game... oh and it is football season again... the start of fall.
That's where we are. Our daily routine is pretty set now. Our exciting news for the fall is our trip to Oregon in October. I am definitely not ready for winter or cold weather, but alas, it will come and I will get through it. :)
I enjoyed a fabulous trip to Blue Mesa for a family reunion this weekend. It was filled with lots of food, trips to the lake, splashing around in the swimming pool, and of course, my favorite... playing card games with grandma!
It was also amazing to take Noah and experience the joy of watching him having a blast! He loved the swimming pool. He was throwing around the beach balls, and jumping off the edge of the pool into mommy and daddy's arms. He ran around outside with such delight. The boy was dirty the entire time, and it was awesome! He got to experience riding in the boat... which included seeing some ducks, learning what everything was, waving at people in the other boats, and fishing!
We had some quality family time. We enjoyed laughing and catching up with everyone. Playing with all the kids, and getting to experience another generation. For as long as I can remember, I was the youngest generation... and we had 14 kids there this time! It is so amazing to see how family will always continue to grow.
This week has been crazy!
Ben left for San Francisco last Saturday the 27th for a week. The 26th we signed a lease to our new place. So I decided that while Ben was gone, I could keep myself busy by moving everything over, and getting it all set up. I didn't realize how much we actually had! I thought that we had sold pretty much everything before Hawaii, but when I started going through the storage room and the garage... I came up with mounds of stuff!
I slowly took loads over, came back and realized that I had another entire car full of stuff to go. I had about 7 car loads, plus my dad and my brother each had a truck full. I started Sunday the 28th, and just spent a few hours there during Noah's nap. As the week continued, I knew I needed to spend more time there, or it was going to take forever to get it all set up.
Meanwhile, my grandpa was in town, so I gave up my room for him, and slept on a mattress in the family room. I kept feeling like spiders were all over me, and the clock kept dinging... I did that for two nights, and slept pretty poorly. That didn't help at all for my energy level.
Alas, I have one more load to take over, and then I am all done! I thought that moving things over slowly would be nice because I wouldn't have to rush, but I kind of think that it is worse because I felt like I was never making any progress.
Pictures soon to follow!
Happy 4th!
