My ADD kicks in and I realize I haven’t gotten done anything
I had planned on doing. Hence, the blog
has not been updated in almost 2 weeks.
And a LOT had has happened! I
just can’t seem to keep it all straight some days! I have had it on my “To Do” list more than
once, but, it just slips away…
Here we are, 2 weeks since Finn’s first birthday and the
weekend of epic events, and I thought my season of busy would be over. I was wrong.
While we are not knee deep in event planning like we were, this week we
are knee deep in the sickies. But, more
on that later! First, let’s get caught
up on the past two weeks!
- · Finn: had a cold, went to the Dr – checked out fine (we still worry about those fragile lungs!). 2 days later, went back to the Dr for his 1 year well check. He weighed in at 16 pounds 13 ounces and 28 inches tall. Long and Lean! He is right on track for between 9 and 12 months developmentally. Got 6 injections – including the first half of his flu shot. (I got my flu shot that morning as well!) Our pediatrician recommended taking him off formula and starting whole milk – and a sippy cup. 2 weeks later we are all systems go on the milk, and about 50/50 on the cup. Biggest stumbling block? He refuses to HOLD the cup. Or the bottle! Silly baby!
- · Big Kids: Emma is in the middle of fall volleyball – practices and Saturday games keep us hopping! Lara has her regular dance classes and Nutcracker rehearsals to keep her going, too. Jake signed up to play Upward Basketball with Eagle Heights Baptist Church, and we are looking forward to stating that soon. All 3 kids got their first 9 week report cards and we had conferences with all of their teachers. They are doing GREAT! Emma and Lara are on the straight A Train, and Jake even got one of the highest grades for a Kindergartener in MUSIC! Britt and I are rubbing off on him! YAY!
- · Fall break for our school was last Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. The girls spent part of that time with their Other Dad, and we got to take Jake and Finn to the OSU Homecoming Harvest carnival to play games and gather up candy. NEWSFLASH: Jake Weaver is an ACE at carnival games! LOL! He had the time of his life out there!
And speaking of Homecoming, “America’s Greatest Homecoming
Celebration” was in Stillwater this past weekend! We started by wearing orange every day last
week, as it a tradition for Britt and I!
We enjoying seeing the Library Fountain run orange, the sign competition
on Library Lawn, the Residence Halls lit up in orange on Thursday night, and of
course, WalkAround on Friday night! We
took the 4 kids, and along with my parents walked the entire route – even stopped
for pictures with Pistol Pete! Finn is
such a relaxed baby – he did great being carted around in the Baby Bjorn
carrier. We even stopped at the Alpha
Delta Pi house for refreshments. We
tried to go early to get out of there early, since the Sea of Orange Parade was
to start at 8:00am on Saturday! We got
up and out the door early for that one – and really enjoyed that, too. But for us, the best part was snuggling in at
home as a family with some pizza to watch the game in our cozy living
room. What a great day for our family to
watch OSU beat the Iowa State Cyclones! SUCH
a better feeling than homecoming last year when things were so unsettled for our family! And to top off a fun day - Britt loaded us all up after the game and we went to the pumpkin patch! SO MUCH FUN!
Which bring me back to the sickies at my house. 3 of 4 kids have had SOMETHING to deal with
the last couple of weeks. Lara ended up
in the ER in the middle of the night several days ago with her first ever full
blown asthma attack! Her rescue inhaler
didn’t change a thing, so I took her in to get a breathing treatment. The whole experience was less than stellar,
but I won’t go into that here. Her follow
up with our pediatrician was today, and I now have a script for the nebulizer
machine and the meds to administer breathing treatments at home should the need
arise, and she has been authorized by her doctor and her school to self-carry
her rescue inhaler at all times. We may
have to see an allergy/asthma specialist in the future. Emma has been diagnosed with strep
throat. AGAIN. 2nd time since school started – 2nd
time in 8 weeks. Not even 2 full
months! UGH! She has always been my “susceptible” one, but
never has it enough (5 times in 12 months) to get her tonsils removed by the ENT here in town. Not that I want her to be sick, but I would
really love to get to that point so we can remove them! And poor baby Finn. He was getting over that cold, and then it
just came back and knocked him down again. He
had a rough weekend, a bad night last night, and I took him with us to see the
doctor today. He has the baby equivalent
of a sinus infection. This is his 2nd
round of antibiotics in 2 months. I
really just need to get everyone well and to STAY well! Our nurse said something about how she hadn’t
seen Jake in quite a while, and I told her to bite her tongue! She knocked on wood so we would not have him
get sick soon, too! LOL!
Halloween is quickly approaching! The 3 big kids are set – accessories and
all. Emma and Lara are going to be the
most beautiful police women you have ever seen, and Jake is a ninja. Finn was to be an adorable baby convict, but
his costume is on back order- with no release date set. After I panicked (and cried – this is a big
deal to me!) last week, I bought a convict costume that would fit Jake, and I
think my friend Gabi
is going to help me make something work – in case the other one never shows up! Emma and Lara are bummed, too! They were looking forward to carting around
their little prisoner! We’ll find a way
to make it work, I’m sure!
And remember this super fun Gender Reveal Party we went to over the summer? Well, Baby B made his appearace this weekend! Braxton Wayne was born on Thursday, October 18, 2012 at 7:46pm weighing in at 7 pounds 11 ounces. 3 weeks early, but doing very well! So happy for our friends Jenny and Brian!
I am happy to say that after today, this week is a slow
one. We need it! Of course with Halloween in the middle of
next week, it will be a doozie! Happy
Spooking!
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