It has been a while and there is lots to update on. For Memorial day weekend we drove up to Oak Harbor Washington to spend the holiday with my brother John and his family. The boys did very well in the car and we made good time. We went to Chuck-E-Cheese when we arrived and Jacob and his cousin Cindy had loads of fun there. We made homemade ice cream, barbecued, went to a beach, roasted marshmallows, hung out and had just a wonderful time. I am so glad we went. Jacob was sick most of the time with a nasty cough but it never held him back. While we were there Daniel crawled for the first time. He has been scooting backwards for a while and rocking but never tried to actually crawl. Then he just started doing it!Here are some pictures from our weekend:
Also, I am way behind and never got Daniel's 9 month pictures taken.. so here he is 10 months and I finally got in to do it. I had a few taken of the two of them to give to Brent for Father's Day. My favorite is the close up of Daniel's face, such a handsome boy!
Saturday, May 30, 2009
Wednesday, May 20, 2009
Jacob's first burn
Last Friday I was making Oatmeal like we often do. Jacob likes to help me and this time he decided to touch the stove just after I had taken the pot off of it. It wasn't red so he probably thought it would be ok.. well, here is his first burn. It is over his thumb and the top of his palm. Poor kid.
Daniel's first bike ride
This is from last week. Brent had been doing practice rides in preparation for bike to work day (last Friday). And on one of them he took Daniel out for his first ride and said he did great and had fun looking around. We had to document it.
- All geared up and ready to go -
- Not sure what he thinks about all this -
- looking worried -
- All ready to go with Dad -
For memories sake:
This is a picture of Jacob's first ride (they are both 9 months in these pictures (Jacob was quite a bit bigger than Daniel at this age))
- All geared up and ready to go -
- Not sure what he thinks about all this -
- looking worried -
- All ready to go with Dad -
For memories sake:
This is a picture of Jacob's first ride (they are both 9 months in these pictures (Jacob was quite a bit bigger than Daniel at this age))
Saturday, May 9, 2009
Rhododendron Garden 2009
So I went to the garden last year and loved it. This year I got a group of ladies together and we all went early in the morning on Friday. Again, it was beautiful! Last year was there were more in bloom, probably because it was warmer this time last year than now.. but it was still beautiful. Here is a slide show for you:
We've had a very ruff couple of days. Jacob has been very sick. We had allergy testing done on him and I thought it was a result of that. Long story short, lots and lots of diarrhea and vomit. I took him to the doctor today and everything checked out fine, she said it wasn't viral and now I don't know what to think. Poor boy, he screams whenever we change him and put ointment on, it breaks my heart. Now Daniel is getting it... he doesn't have diarrhea yet, but had an explosive vomit session while in the check out stand at Lowe's Hardware store. Parenting is lovely isn't it?!
To end on a positive note, it has been one week since we put Daniel in Jacob's room (at night) and it has gone incredibly well. I couldn't have asked for it to have gone any better and I hope it continues to go well. Brent and I are so happy to have our room back to ourselves.
We've had a very ruff couple of days. Jacob has been very sick. We had allergy testing done on him and I thought it was a result of that. Long story short, lots and lots of diarrhea and vomit. I took him to the doctor today and everything checked out fine, she said it wasn't viral and now I don't know what to think. Poor boy, he screams whenever we change him and put ointment on, it breaks my heart. Now Daniel is getting it... he doesn't have diarrhea yet, but had an explosive vomit session while in the check out stand at Lowe's Hardware store. Parenting is lovely isn't it?!
To end on a positive note, it has been one week since we put Daniel in Jacob's room (at night) and it has gone incredibly well. I couldn't have asked for it to have gone any better and I hope it continues to go well. Brent and I are so happy to have our room back to ourselves.
Last week
I'm trying to update so I'll do it by day:
Wednesday
I took Daniel in to check out how his feet are doing. They look great and we had no new instructions for him. While there I took advantage of having access to an orthopedic surgeon who is a bone and joint specialist and I asked him about my foot. He listened to me and asked that I make an appointment with him and bring the xrays that were taken and he will go over them and my MRI. His soonest appointment was May 19th so I took it and have to wait a few weeks and take it easy. My foot has been progressively getting worse and now I am back to not being able to walk on it normally.
This was a busy day as it was also my neighbor, and friend, Jenae's 30th birthday and I was helping her husband pull off a surprise birthday party for her. I gave her a make over before she went off to dinner so she would think that was the secret project her husband had been working on. While they were gone to dinner 40 people descended on their house and we successfully surprised her and had a wonderful party. I had a nice time and was thrilled to be a part of it all. I really enjoyed giving her a makeover, I haven't done one in so long and I just love playing with hair and makeup. I also painted her toe nails and put fun decals on them. She looked great! As if giving her a make over wasn't enough... I was also made her cake. I made a number 3 cake to go along with a round ice cream cake her husband made. I also made cupcakes and spelled out "THE BIG" on them. So it ended up saying "The big 3 - 0". It was really cute and they turned out well.
- This was the only picture we got before they arrived and then people dug in! -
Thursday
I took Daniel in for his 9 month well baby visit. He looks fantastic, healthy and just so darn cute. Here are his stats:
Weight: 21 lbs. 8 oz. - 70%
Height: 29" - 75%
Head circumference: 46 cm (just over 18") - 75%
He has uniformly gone down a full 20% in each category but as you can see is still well above average.
Friday
Oh sheesh.. now I can't remember what I was happened! Umm.. we went to a little hole in the wall restaurant called "George's burgers" they were fantastic! That is going to be our new regular joint for burgers (over Red Robin). The other note worthy thing is that we put the boys in the same room friday night! I'll let you know how it went later.
Saterday
Rain and THUNDER storms! I love thunder and Jacob was very excited about it all. It was pouring so hard, I rarely see rain like that so it was nice. We bummed around all day and kept working on our gift for our mom's for mother's day.
Sunday
This was an odd day. Church was unusually good and the boys were unusually difficult. I was glad when it was over and I could take them back home. For dinner we had some friends join us, I made a pot roast that turned out delicious. This family is from our ward in California that have moved up here to Hillsboro (about 20 min from us). I had such a nice time catching up with Desiree and I'm looking forward to more visits with her (side note for mom and mary, she looks like a mix between Tricia and Emma (dark hair but tall) or like she could be a sibling in the Elliot family).
Wednesday
I took Daniel in to check out how his feet are doing. They look great and we had no new instructions for him. While there I took advantage of having access to an orthopedic surgeon who is a bone and joint specialist and I asked him about my foot. He listened to me and asked that I make an appointment with him and bring the xrays that were taken and he will go over them and my MRI. His soonest appointment was May 19th so I took it and have to wait a few weeks and take it easy. My foot has been progressively getting worse and now I am back to not being able to walk on it normally.
This was a busy day as it was also my neighbor, and friend, Jenae's 30th birthday and I was helping her husband pull off a surprise birthday party for her. I gave her a make over before she went off to dinner so she would think that was the secret project her husband had been working on. While they were gone to dinner 40 people descended on their house and we successfully surprised her and had a wonderful party. I had a nice time and was thrilled to be a part of it all. I really enjoyed giving her a makeover, I haven't done one in so long and I just love playing with hair and makeup. I also painted her toe nails and put fun decals on them. She looked great! As if giving her a make over wasn't enough... I was also made her cake. I made a number 3 cake to go along with a round ice cream cake her husband made. I also made cupcakes and spelled out "THE BIG" on them. So it ended up saying "The big 3 - 0". It was really cute and they turned out well.
- This was the only picture we got before they arrived and then people dug in! -
Thursday
I took Daniel in for his 9 month well baby visit. He looks fantastic, healthy and just so darn cute. Here are his stats:
Weight: 21 lbs. 8 oz. - 70%
Height: 29" - 75%
Head circumference: 46 cm (just over 18") - 75%
He has uniformly gone down a full 20% in each category but as you can see is still well above average.
Friday
Oh sheesh.. now I can't remember what I was happened! Umm.. we went to a little hole in the wall restaurant called "George's burgers" they were fantastic! That is going to be our new regular joint for burgers (over Red Robin). The other note worthy thing is that we put the boys in the same room friday night! I'll let you know how it went later.
Saterday
Rain and THUNDER storms! I love thunder and Jacob was very excited about it all. It was pouring so hard, I rarely see rain like that so it was nice. We bummed around all day and kept working on our gift for our mom's for mother's day.
Sunday
This was an odd day. Church was unusually good and the boys were unusually difficult. I was glad when it was over and I could take them back home. For dinner we had some friends join us, I made a pot roast that turned out delicious. This family is from our ward in California that have moved up here to Hillsboro (about 20 min from us). I had such a nice time catching up with Desiree and I'm looking forward to more visits with her (side note for mom and mary, she looks like a mix between Tricia and Emma (dark hair but tall) or like she could be a sibling in the Elliot family).
Friday, April 24, 2009
MRI results
I went this morning to meet with my doctor about my MRI and how my foot is doing. I have had an increase of pain this week (in a different spot) so I was eager to talk to him. He came in and told me that the MRI showed the bone was fine.. no fracture! It did show some soft tissue swelling around the tendon next to that bone and a bone bruise on the bone that the metatarsal attaches to. He was slightly baffled and not sure what to tell me. He gave me some suggestions on what to do and how to go forward with walking and on into jogging. He told me to not wear the boot anymore since that might actually be making things worse (worse! can you believe that? the very thing I was told would help was actually making it worse).
I came home and wasn't sure how to feel, the good news is no fracture, the bad news is we don't know the source of the pain. After talking to Brent he told me this: (and I think I agree) in the x-rays I had taken you could see the stress fracture.. in the MRI, nothing. I had been given a priesthood blessing and said countless prayers (not to mention the prayers on my behalf) and Brent said it probably healed and that the Lord blessed it as I had asked Him to.
So for the next week I am to be without my boot and I can walk up to a half mile, slowly increasing to a brisk walk then continuing on to a mile. If I can walk a brisk mile without pain then I can try a slow jog for a half mile and so forth. I really am not sure how it is going to go because as of now I still have pain when I put weight and walk on that foot but I hope that it will all go away and go back to normal. I don't want to even think about the alternative (which would be more tests and more money and more more more).
I came home and wasn't sure how to feel, the good news is no fracture, the bad news is we don't know the source of the pain. After talking to Brent he told me this: (and I think I agree) in the x-rays I had taken you could see the stress fracture.. in the MRI, nothing. I had been given a priesthood blessing and said countless prayers (not to mention the prayers on my behalf) and Brent said it probably healed and that the Lord blessed it as I had asked Him to.
So for the next week I am to be without my boot and I can walk up to a half mile, slowly increasing to a brisk walk then continuing on to a mile. If I can walk a brisk mile without pain then I can try a slow jog for a half mile and so forth. I really am not sure how it is going to go because as of now I still have pain when I put weight and walk on that foot but I hope that it will all go away and go back to normal. I don't want to even think about the alternative (which would be more tests and more money and more more more).
Saturday, April 18, 2009
..
I haven't heard anything about my MRI. I thought I would hear something yesterday and didn't. When I called the doctor's office at 4:30 they were already closed. So I still don't know what the MRI revealed, I kind of think that if it had shown something serious I probably would have gotten a call quickly, so maybe it's a good thing. My foot has been feeling much better these past few days and that gives me hope that the fracture is healing well.
We had a nice day today. The weather was gorgeous and sunny so we joined several friends for a BBQ in a nice park and had a wonderful time. It was some much needed fun family time. Jacob had so much fun playing with the other kids and playing on the playground. It is so much fun to watch him grow and and I love him so much.
Right now we are watching Speed Racer - it is silly and must be meant for 13 year-olds.
We had a nice day today. The weather was gorgeous and sunny so we joined several friends for a BBQ in a nice park and had a wonderful time. It was some much needed fun family time. Jacob had so much fun playing with the other kids and playing on the playground. It is so much fun to watch him grow and and I love him so much.
Right now we are watching Speed Racer - it is silly and must be meant for 13 year-olds.
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