and we're off!!

Wondering what's going on around our house this week??

THIS.

My dear (brave) parents are watching these three crazies while we enjoy a week away in Paris in London. We are so so excited, and beyond grateful. Pray for them :).

March Madness

Andrew has been on Spring break this week, which meant coming to my Bible studies on Tuesday and Wednesday morning, and playing quietely on his own (which he was so good about!). On Friday he had his first morning home without Caden, so I decided to let him do this. Eventually we moved the shaving cream onto the table - it was just so much more fun.

He also enjoyed some "special" time looking out the window. I walked into the living room and found him this way. Grandpa Jack arrived on Wednesday, which was SO exciting! It was wonderful for us all to have a few special days with just him. On Friday he and Will took a nap together while the rest of us headed to the airport to pick up Grandma Kathy.

Thursday Bible study on St. Patty's day - love these ladies!

Will's overnight at Georgetown

So how did this happen, you might ask?

Will was having a hard time breathing after choking on a liquid vitamin (polyvisol) Tuesday evening. It seemed to go down the wrong tube, and for some reason he wasn't recovering. He started having a croup like cough, his voice was suddenly hoarse, and we could tell that his airway was tightening, so Dave rushed him to the ER (faster for us than calling an ambulance since we live so close to the hospital).

By the time I arrived (about 15 minutes later), he had stabilized a good bit. They took some x-rays, and discovered that his epiglotis (sp?) gland and general airway was inflamed. Since this was a bit a-typical, and because his condition was so "acute" upon arrival, they decided to transfer him to Georgetown hospital where he could be closely monitored in their peds unit, and have their experienced radiologists assess the x-rays.

In the ambulance, en route to Georgetown. They even strapped his puppy in :).

They brought him straight to his room, where several residents and nurses helped get him settled. They gave him a hefty steroid (3 day dose), which calmed his wheezing and croup like symptoms within an hour. By about 1pm he finally fell asleep. After waking up a few times throughout the night, he was up for good around 6:15am - super happy and ready to eat and play. It was a bit more challenging to keep an extremely tired 15 month old content in a hospital room, than the sleeping/eating/pooping 6 week old we were there with last year.
The doctors were somewhat baffled at what caused it. It could be that he had a croup virus that was exasperated by choking on the vitamins, and we would have ended up at the ER the next night - but it's odd that he wasn't at all sick before. Or it could be that the vitamins went down the wrong tube, and severely irritated the tissue, causing a spasm, and severe inflammation. Will, you're living up to the way you entered this world - keeping us on our toes, and a bit baffled by it it all ;). We're just so grateful that it didn't develop into something more major, and that

he's COMPLETELY fine now.

Thank you Lord for good doctors, medicine, and swift healing.

little bit of sillyness

My boys my kill me someday for sharing this, but it was just too funny...

Caden was apparently "preaching" when Andrew decided they should have a wedding.

So Caden went upstairs and found a tie..

the newlyweds.

The next afternoon's activities were a bit more manly. Sword fighting in the moonbounce with the neighbors.

house of boys

Here is a bit of what's been happening around our house in pictures..

So how does this happen, one might ask?

You allow your 5 year old to feed the baby :). Caden needed my assistance in the bathroom upstairs, and Will was very hungry. Andrew did a GREAT job.

He also made his own sandwich that day. A few times lately he's asked to make his own, and it's actually very helpful. He even pulls everything out himself. My favorite was him sighing and saying at the end "Mom, that was A LOT of work".

Dave and I both got sick this week. He caught a stomach bug that was going around Caden's preschool (he co-oped Monday), and I had the typical head, throat, chest viral thing last weekend. Andrew made several "feed better" cards for me at church, but this was my favorite. He's not reading yet, but tries to spell out words based on how they sound.

A very sweet friend brought these beautiful flowers (and some ice cream treats) - what a perfect way to be loved.

I walked into our guest room a few days ago to find this. Apparently, there was an epic battle between man and beast during Andrew's rest time.

Our big boys have recently started wrestling on their own (instead of just with daddy), and enjoying it.

Playin leapsters on the stairs - Andrew is usually very nice about helping Caden. What this picture doesn't show is Will standing on the other side of (and shaking) a makeshift gate just a few stairs below ;). It won't be long bud, it won't be long.

On the move. He's now 15 months, and not officially walking on his own, but getting closer. He's still in PT two times a month. We're working on spending more of the day on his feet, so his legs get stronger. He's so much fun right now - he loves to laugh and play with people, loves to play with books and cars...and climb stairs, and play in the toilet when we forget to close needed doors.