Saturday, June 28, 2008

Ice cream for Kate!

In honor and memory of Baby Kate, Zachary enjoyed his first ice cream cone on Thurday, June 26th (Kate's 2nd birthday). The slideshow gives you an idea of just how much he enjoyed it. We actually all had ice cream, but were too busy laughing at Zachary and snapping pics to get any of the rest of us!

Endoscopy adventures

So we show up for the endoscopy and I told the nurse that it wasn't explained to me what the impedence study part of the endo was. So she begins to tell me that they will place a pH probe down his nose while he's still asleep and it will be in place for 24 hours and hooked to a small computer while we monitor his refluxing. UM WHAT?? No one told me we were talking about a 24 hour test with a tube down the nose of a 15 month old and trying to keep it in as long as possible.

Needless to say we were a bit frustrated, but we're here so lets do it. So the slide show gives you a bit of an idea of what we went through. We had to carry the computer pack around and chase him around the house because it was too heavy to put over his shoulders as we were directed (it just knocked him down). Mommy slept in his room on the floor to make sure he didn't pull it out while he was sleeping. Today we returned and got the probe removed and he's back to normal. All this and it's my birthday, Happy birthday to me, ha ha.

Wednesday, June 25, 2008

Ah, Summer!

Joshua, "Mom, I miss school."
Mom, "I'm sure you do, you miss your friends?"
Joshua, "No, I miss the cafeteria."
Mom, "What? Why?"
Joshua, "The food was good."
Mom, in my head, What am I chopped liver?

Oh the joys of children who speak before thinking.

Tomorrow marks little Kate Layman's 2nd birthday. She will be spending it in Heaven this year. As a way to remember her and celebrate her birthday, won't you all go eat some ice cream and think of Kate? Check out the Layman blog for the details. www.layman4.blogspot.com

Also, we are considering hosting a French student for 3 weeks in July. They are basically in the USA to see what the culture is like and get a taste of American life. What do all my blog readers think? (all 2 of you!)

Thursday, June 19, 2008

Our new toy!


A very expensive toy that is. Our car was a lease and the lease was up, so we went car shopping. After doing lots of negotiating (I was very proud of Gary), we got a great deal and pick our car up tomorrow. Gotta love a bright blue PT Cruiser. Gary loves the color, of course. The really cool thing is that the dash is the same color of the car. Also, gas mileage is great! That's so important these days.

Tuesday, June 17, 2008

Summer and medical plans

Well, we attended our first Summer Lunch Bunch of this summer. Joshua loves it. We go, the boys get a free lunch and a free book, then an area teacher reads a story. They then have the kids get some exercise by running around the track at the park. For each 4 laps (one mile) that the kids run, they get another charm for their bracelet. Last year I think the kids ran over 700 miles total. It's a great time for all.

Also, finally got the appointment information for the endoscopy for Zachary. It is June 27th. We have to be there at 12:30 for a 1:30 appointment. Hopefully they will have some better answers for us after it.

Monday, June 16, 2008

Father's Day Fun

Well, we spent Father's Day traveling from house to house in Fort Wayne. While it was nice to see our families, it gets old being out running all day on a Sunday when you have worked all night long.

Zachary showed everyone how fast he is. At Grandma and Grandpa Yant's, he got into trouble by putting his hand in a candle just as I was saying, "Pick up that candle before he sees it." We had been in the house about 20 seconds. He didn't get burnt (thank goodness) but did get a hand covered in wax. Then he decided to push on the back door (which hadn't latched all the way) and fell out the door and scraped up his finger pretty badly.

At Grandma and Grandpa Hess' he was not much better. He ran toward the pond in the back yard a few times, then hit his head on the corner of the grill. Crazy kid!

All in all, it was a great day. Until we got home and Gary had broken out in hives. Not sure what caused that, but thank goodness for benadryl.

Monday, June 9, 2008

High maintenance kids!

So my fun doesn't end with my kids! Joshua is going to have a hearing screen. He frequently needs me to repeat things over and over again. At first I thought it was all behavioral, but the more I paid attention to it, I really think he needs a hearing screening before school.

Zachary's reflux is flaring up again. He is maxed on his prevacid. So we are going to do another endoscopy and a specialized test to help determine how bad his reflux really is. Not sure what that test is going to tell us, but I'm open to whatever we need to do to help him feel better.

Also, took Zachary to the dentist for the first time today. He said everything looked good, except he has a muscle that comes down between his two front teeth. He said, it's a large muscle. They said that when he's around 7 or 8, they will have to do surgery to cut the muscle and move it back up where it belongs then sew it back into place. More fun to look forward to.

Sunday, June 8, 2008

New tricks!

Just like a dog, Zachy is learning all kinds of tricks. He has learned to climb, like the little monkey he is. If he can't climb onto something, he'll push a toy over and climb up on the toy til he climbs onto what he was trying to. His new favorite activity is to climb up on the couch, then fall off (hands first) onto the blanket and pillow pile on the floor. All the while, giving mommy a heart attack.

He also has really started to totally understand what we are saying to him (ot at least letting us know that he understands). "Zachary, lets change your diaper." Prompts a run to the changing table and a giggle because he knows he's going to give mommy a hard time. "Zachary are you hungry?" (When isn't the boy hungry?) Prompts a run to the refrigerator and attempts to pull it open. Thankfully he can't open it yet. "Zachary, do you want a bath?" He runs to the stairs and tries to pull down the gate. He is more fun everyday and is constantly making us laugh (when he isn't making me pull my hair out!)

Joshua and I had an in depth conversation about Mars today. We argued about whether people could live on Mars! He says, "NO mom, they would burn up as they entered the atmosphere." Where does he get this stuff? The boy reads too much! (Is that possible?) Could have worse issues.

Thursday, June 5, 2008

Cleaning out the house

Well, slowly but surely we are emptying our house of all the clutter. The school books are quickly disappearing out of the desk, the maternity clothes are almost out of my closet, and the baby gear (swing, etc) is quickly being taken away for future little ones to enjoy.

It's so nice to finally get some of this stuff out of closets or from just sitting around. Now, to sort through all the baby clothes that our big boy has outgrown and start selling those off! How time flies!

Tuesday, June 3, 2008

I've been tagged

Gosh, thought only my boys played tag these days. But I was tagged by my good friend Krista. I assume that I am supposed to answer the same questions she did. So here goes:

What was I doing 10 years ago today?
Well, difficult to say for sure. But since Gary and I are coming up on our 10 year anniversary, I'm sure I spoke to him at some point. I was nursing at Parkview on 2East, post partum overflow unit. That's about all I can remember.

5 Things on my to do list today:
1: Schedule an appt for new tires on the van
2: Have lunch with my sister Kelly
3: Do Zachary's laundry
4: Clean up the kitchen
5: Empty the dishwasher (and many more!)

5 snacks I enjoy
1: Chex mix
2: Fresh fruit
3: Popcorn
4: Cookies
5: Anything else chocolate

5 things I'd do if I were a millionaire
1: Give to church
2: Give to family/friends
3: Set up a college fund for the kids
4: Pay off debt
5: Invest

5 places I've lived
1: Columbia City, Indiana
2: Fort Wayne, Indiana
3: Huntertown, Indiana
4: Avon, Indiana
5: Danville, Indiana

5 people I tag:
Krista is the only blogger that I know personally and would hate to tag someone who has no idea who I am. And since she was just tagged, I won't repeat!