Saturday, June 30, 2007
Birthday week continues
Today we had the family over for "Happy Cake" (as Ethan calls it) and a nice lunch. Ethan received more presents and was so happy to see everyone and to have a party in his honor. Here are a few pics of the cake and the lunch spread. Some funny things.... I wouldn't let him drink out of the Elmo cups we had since they didn't have a lid so he put his sippy cup in the Elmo cup.
Friday, June 29, 2007
Ethan turns 2
So this b-day is all about Bob the Builder and Elmo. We have a book he insists we read at least 3 times every night to him. It is "one more time" he says when you get to the last page. And if you hesitate for just a second on any page, he can tell you what it says. So we got him some books, Barney and Elmo videos and a Bob the Builder remote bulldozer. We are having a very special cake on Saturday with construction equipment on it.
To celebrate the day, Mommy brought cupackes, cheese cubes and colored fish crackers to daycare. For each child, we made up great goodie bags with Sesame street characters, Cars stickers, playdoh, bubbles and more.
After the party at daycare, we went sandal shopping and for a haircut. Ethan had been saying all week that he wanted one. He is too funny how much he hates mess. For dinner, we went to Red Robin with Chad, Tracey and Nina. Ethan had a corn dog and melon and an ice cream sundae for desert. He loved his tractor and dump truck from Nina and I had the hardest time getting him to go to bed. We gave up and let him play until 9:30 after his bath.
He has started climbing the gate to his room so Daddy used his Bob the Builder tools to screw in plexigless panels to the wooden gate so he can no longer scale it. They are ingeneous at this age. And terrible for sure. He has some incredible temper tantrums and it was getting dangerous to even put him in time out in his room since he could climb out. Now Mommy and Daddy can get a time out. :-)
To celebrate the day, Mommy brought cupackes, cheese cubes and colored fish crackers to daycare. For each child, we made up great goodie bags with Sesame street characters, Cars stickers, playdoh, bubbles and more.
After the party at daycare, we went sandal shopping and for a haircut. Ethan had been saying all week that he wanted one. He is too funny how much he hates mess. For dinner, we went to Red Robin with Chad, Tracey and Nina. Ethan had a corn dog and melon and an ice cream sundae for desert. He loved his tractor and dump truck from Nina and I had the hardest time getting him to go to bed. We gave up and let him play until 9:30 after his bath.
He has started climbing the gate to his room so Daddy used his Bob the Builder tools to screw in plexigless panels to the wooden gate so he can no longer scale it. They are ingeneous at this age. And terrible for sure. He has some incredible temper tantrums and it was getting dangerous to even put him in time out in his room since he could climb out. Now Mommy and Daddy can get a time out. :-)
Tuesday, June 19, 2007
Bye-bye Tonsils
Ethan had his tonsils and adenoids removed today and got a new set of ear tubes while he was under as well. We are really hoping this puts an end to the constant antibiotic use, ear infections, and snoring/sleep apnia. You know it gets bad when your son walks into the house after his day at preschool and walks to the counter and says, "Med-cin". We could have stock in Motrin and Tylenol too.
The entire procedure took only an hour but we had to be there at 5:30 am and he needs to stay overnight. You have no idea how stressful it is to watch your little man walk down the hall in a hospital gown as he goes off for surgery. He so did not like the socks! We did treat him with some other drugs too to avoid the repeat of the terrors when he awakens in recovery.
When it was over, I got to ride up to the room with him on the stretcher and hold him. H really seems to be doing okay today but we were warned that the 4-7 day mark will be the hardest so we shall see. He really doesn't want to drink. I am so torn between the two kids. How could I stay overnight with E when breastfeeding Jason? It was so hard to leave him home during the day but they won't let newborns at the hospital and all Ethan kept asking for was "Baby Jason". Jeff stayed with Ethan overnight and brought him ice cream and popsicles and they really bonded. Ethan was very quiet and never even tried to get out of the hospital bed. Not at all like him. He will have to be home all week and hope we can keep him hydrated. Stay tuned.
The entire procedure took only an hour but we had to be there at 5:30 am and he needs to stay overnight. You have no idea how stressful it is to watch your little man walk down the hall in a hospital gown as he goes off for surgery. He so did not like the socks! We did treat him with some other drugs too to avoid the repeat of the terrors when he awakens in recovery.
When it was over, I got to ride up to the room with him on the stretcher and hold him. H really seems to be doing okay today but we were warned that the 4-7 day mark will be the hardest so we shall see. He really doesn't want to drink. I am so torn between the two kids. How could I stay overnight with E when breastfeeding Jason? It was so hard to leave him home during the day but they won't let newborns at the hospital and all Ethan kept asking for was "Baby Jason". Jeff stayed with Ethan overnight and brought him ice cream and popsicles and they really bonded. Ethan was very quiet and never even tried to get out of the hospital bed. Not at all like him. He will have to be home all week and hope we can keep him hydrated. Stay tuned.
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