12 on the 12th

Okay, so some friends of mine started doing something called 12 on the 12th. It consists of taking 12 pictures throughout the day on the 12th of each month. It portrays a typical day in the life. I know I'm a little late, but here's what I have for February 12th. I guess it's not too bad for my first time!

1. On the way to the doc's office in lots of traffic
2. Billy early in the morning
3. Grapes are Noah's favorite snack right now
4. Just a little morning playtime
5. Noah playing with the one toy that was in the doctor's exam room... Billy was cringing the entire time
6. One of Noah's favorite balls
7. Lori and Billy
8. Daddy and Noah
9. Mommy and Noah
10. Noah loves going for walks and pushing his wagon when he gets home from day care
11. Noah is trying to figure out how to maneuver the step from the garage into the house
12. Noah looking adorable at the doc's office (his 15 month well-baby appointment)

We love the playground!!

Even though it's been kind of cold lately, we've been able to take Noah to the playground a few times. They have a great playground on the Air Force Base that is toddler friendly and Noah has a really good time. He loves the slide and the swings and all the other things that he can run around doing. One of the first times we went, we put him up on the slide and he got on his stomach and slid down face first! Luckily Billy was right there with him or he would have had a nice face plant! Anyway, I'm attaching some pictures and a couple of videos so you can see how much he likes the playground!

Here's Noah enjoying the slide!

I shouldn't have laughed, but I couldn't help it!!

January = the month of sickness

Noah was sick at the end of December. We took him back to the doc to make sure everything was fine and he looked great. After he was off the antibiotics for a week, he started not feeling well again. So back to the doc he went. Guess what... another ear infection. And when he gets these ear infections, it not just his ears bothering him. He is snotty, he can't breathe, he doesn't sleep well, he doesn't have an appetite, and the list goes on. Noah started round #2 of antibiotics and started feeling better.

On day 7 of his medicine (3 more to go), Noah smelled a little funny when I woke him up. Since he was acting fine I figured he spit up a little, but he was okay, so I went ahead and took him to day care. I got a call about 9:00 am from day care saying he threw up and had some ugly diapers. I picked him up and took him home. I'd never seen him so lethargic. He was just laying in my arms barely able to open his eyes. After a couple of hours and a 102 degree temperature, we decided to take him to the doc. The doc said it was probably a virus. This all happened Friday. Guess who woke up throwing up Sunday at 2:00 a.m.??? That's right... me! Then Billy got it just a couple of hours later and when he gets a stomach bug, he gets it bad. We weren't feeling so hot on Sunday morning. We were very weak, nauseous, etc., and three people with the stomach flu all at the same time is not pretty. Needless to say, it was a rough morning.

To top it all off, Noah decided not to touch any food or drink and hadn't had a wet diaper for about 16 hours. Off to the hospital we went. Since I was not as bad off as Billy, I took care of Noah in the children's ER while Billy took himself to the adult ER. Luckily Noah didn't have to have an IV. They gave him a pill for nausea and he started to drink after that. We had to wait around several hours to make sure he kept it down, but he did and we were able to make it home without too much damage.

This all happened over a long weekend so we were mostly able to recover before going back to work and day care on Tuesday, but it's amazing how quickly you get behind on things when you're sick. So we were playing catch up for everything we missed that weekend. Yet another reason that has gotten in the way of me posting. And just in case you were concerned, I promise not to add any visuals of that weekend!

Christmas 2008

I know these posts aren't quite as good without the visuals, but the pictures are at home, so I'm going to have to add them later.

Christmas was pretty good this year. Poor Noah was sick. He was actually diagnosed with RSV, bronchiolitis, and a double ear infection on the Monday before Christmas. They put him on antibiotics so he was feeling a little better by Christmas, but he still wasn't feeling great. He was slightly more interested in his presents this year, but he was more interested in hanging out with people. My mom and sister were able to come out here for the week and he loved having them around, especially my sister... he couldn't get enough of his Aunt Kari! After Christmas, Noah's Gammy was able to come down and visit for a while, so we had Christmas #2 and a great New Year's!

That was our Christmas in a nutshell. I didn't get to take any time off from work, so it was pretty hectic for me. That, along with Noah being so sick lately, is one of the many reasons I haven't had time to post!!!

Hello Hawkins.... Goodbye Hawkins

I know that I haven't posted in such a long time. A lot of important events have come and gone in the last month and no one has any idea about what's been going on. I'm going to try and do this one short blog at a time, so since Hawkins' picture was the only thing on here for such a long time, I'll start with him.

We picked up Hawkins and he was so cute. He was a playful little pup and he loved following Billy and Noah. He actually wasn't very little; apparently he was pretty big for his age. I wonder how big he'll actually end up? Anyway, he was around for a couple of days when we realized that 1) Noah couldn't fully appreciate having a puppy, 2) Hawkins would not get all the attention he deserved, and 3) how much work it would be, especially if I'll have to take care of everyone by myself in the very near future. On a side note, Billy also thinks that Hawkins was deaf, but I think he was just a young puppy who was ignoring us. So we returned him to the shelter. He was seen in an ad on Craigslist and the ad was deleted within a day, so I'm hoping Hawkins found a wonderful and loving home. I'm still a little sad for the dog we almost had, but it will be worth it in a few years when we can watch the look on Noah's face when he gets the puppy he's been asking for!