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Church today…or not

Nov 022008

We got up (early, thanks to the kids and the time change) and went to church this morning. Everything was fine through the announcements, then Nathaniel started screaming (in nursery) and wouldn’t stop. I held him for some time, and tried to feed him, and he would settle for a while, then go back to fussing. Patrick stayed in the service until the Lord’s Table, then we gathered up the kids and had to leave. I was sad doing that, but it was obvious that Nathaniel wasn’t going to be happy even if he was being held constantly, so we decided not to put all the other kids and the nursery volunteer through that.

After we got home, the boys napped, and we moved my computer to the living room. Big fun! Now I can check email while the kids are running around, since the office is not a baby-proofed place right now.

We’re getting ready for Timothy’s big day on Wednesday. He will have an echo cardiogram, during which he will be sedated. Unfortunately, I was unable to find anyone to watch Nathaniel while this is happening, so I will be staying home with him while Patrick takes Timothy down to the doctor. I’m pretty sad about this, but I’m looking forward to hearing from Patrick as soon as the test is over, and I’ll try to talk to my groggy boy over the phone if I can. I’ll just want to hold him, so it will be difficult, but he loves his Dada, and his Dada will make sure everything is okay.

That’s all I have for today. Remember to vote on Tuesday!

Hello, NaBloPoMo!

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Nov 012008

It’s NaBloPoMo, and I’m in! For my first post of the month, I’ve been tagged by Abbey in the fourth picture in the fourth folder meme. Unlike Chrissie, my photos are decidedly not well-organized, so I sort of counted the picture folders on the server until I came to the fourth one, which definitely did not have sub-folders! Here is the picture:

Timothy

In this picture from January, Timothy is crawling around in our office, navigating between the playpen, the high chair, and his musical table, and taking time out to look cute for the camera.

I’m going to tag Elisa for this meme, and I’m saving the one she tagged me for until I can think of enough strange facts about me. You’d think that would be easier! I suppose I made a mistake as to what I was tagged for. Good thing Elisa pointed that out!

Timothy’s belated 18 month checkup

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Sep 062008

Timothy saw his pediatrician yesterday. Have I mentioned that we really like her? Anyway, as we already suspected, he is REALLY TALL! He is definitely off the chart on height; actually, he is further off the chart than he was last time! For the most part, he is doing really well.

The doctor did have one concern. He has had a benign heart murmur since birth, and nothing she has heard so far made her concerned. Unfortunately, she thinks she heard something mildly concerning this time, so we are going to take him to a specialist to get him checked out. This isn’t an emergency, and probably isn’t anything serious. He was definitely wiggling around during her exam, and she listened to his chest three separate times just to see if she was actually hearing what she thought she heard. Unfortunately, she couldn’t positively rule out a problem, so he has an appointment on October 27 to be evaluated by a cardiologist down at the children’s hospital in Salt Lake City. We would appreciate your prayers for him.

Other than that, he is doing really well! I’ll post the stats at the end, just to be like my dear sister.

Timothy’s height: 36 inches (91.44 cm)

Timothy’s weight: 30 pounds 15 ounces (14.03 kg)

Bingeing on Mountain Dew?

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Jul 072008

No, just crashed after a hard day of playing.

One Tired Boy

Toddler Bed Update

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Jun 222008

Timothy seems to have adjusted quite well to sleeping in his toddler bed. He dove out twice (yikes!) but only received a bump on his chin and a new respect for gravity. He still likes to throw all of his crib items out onto the floor. I went in this evening because he was fussing (poop-related) and his crib was empty save himself. Silly boy!

We have some great new video that will have you all laughing, but if it doesn’t appear in the next few days, please e-mail Patrick mercilessly and tell him to help me download it off the camera! I need your support, people of this blog. Don’t let me down!

Adventures in a Toddler Bed

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Jun 162008

Timothy has taken a step forward as of last night…he slept in a toddler bed, converted from his crib. We added a rail to the side to make it safe, and pillows to the floor just in case. He cried for a minute, then ended up looking like this:

This morning I had just a little trouble putting him down for his nap. He didn’t get out of the bed, but cried and hung his feet over the side. I gently put him back on the mattress and told him that it was time for a nap. I stood at the door with it cracked open just a touch to make sure he didn’t hurt himself trying to get out, but he soon gave up on that and went to sleep curled up with his blanket.

Pictures of Timothy

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Jun 142008

This is what happens

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Jun 142008

…when you sit on a Cheerio.

Illnesses

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May 132008

The past ten days have been very difficult. First, I started coughing uncontrollably and was diagnosed with bronchitis. Then Timothy developed a cough and runny nose and was diagnosed with croup. Finally, on this past Friday, Nathaniel developed a cough and congestion. We brought him in to the pediatrician’s office on Friday evening because he is so young. The PA that we saw said he was doing fine at that point, but to keep an eye on him. On Saturday his cough worsened, then on Sunday morning his cough and congestion were giving him slight breathing trouble. We made him an appointment and took him in on Sunday morning to see another PA at the doctor’s office. His pulse oximetry was 91, which is a little low. He also had to get a chest x-ray taken. I nearly cried when we put him in the piggostat! The chest x-ray showed a little irritation in one lung, and the PA diagnosed him as having bronchiolitis. He had a nebulizer treatment in the office, after which his pulse/ox was 100. We had a nebulizer delivered to our house, and we gave him treatments every four to six hours until bedtime.

The next day, we went in for a follow-up appointment with our regular pediatrician. She checked him out thoroughly and said that he was doing just fine by that time. His pulse/ox was 98. Fortunately, this health scare was not too serious and she said his cough should go away in a few days. What a wonderful answer to prayer!