Most of you know that winter and I are not on the best of terms. Especially when winter thinks it owns any month after March. I am a bit of a whiner when it comes to snow/sleet/hail in April. Who am I kidding, I complain most of the winter. I've long thought that I should just eat tons and tons of Halloween candy and then just wake up in time for Cadbury Mini-Eggs. This year however, I should have kept on sleeping past Easter. While I had a really great Easter, the last two days have been less than stellar.
Yesterday's playgroup was at a bouncyhouse in a town close to mine. While playing with another friend's daughter, Nathan slammed into her and both ended up getting with some serious head bonking. Nathan's incident left him gasping for breath while doing his whole open mouth, no noise scream. I picked him up and he finally caught his breath enough to cry. That didn't last long as he went limp in my arms and his eyes rolled back in his head. I have to say that I have never been so scared in my life. Luckily, he came to pretty quickly. While he was out, I had someone call 911 and the sheriff and EMT's got there pretty quick. They assessed him and said he looked pretty good but I should take him in and get him checked. So, we packed up quick and headed of to the ER. I have learned that when I am really upset, I should not try to drive myself anywhere. I got completely lost and had no GPS reception on my phone. I felt completely helpless as I knew I was going in the wrong direction, but couldn't really figure out the right way to go. Finally, I said a prayer and almost immediately my phone got enough connection to give me a map of where I was and I got myself turned around.
At the ER, the Dr. said that he looked good and that since it had been an hour since the incident he didn't see any point in doing a CAT scan. Nathan was talking and acting normal by that time. So we got a few dinosaur stickers and headed home. It was a horrible experience, but luckily I was able to reach John and he drove home to be with us.
I should have known to just stay put and lay low for a few days, but I needed to run some errands today. We went to the mall play area, where an older kid kicked Nathan off one of the toys and he bumped his head again. I wasn't too happy, so we left. I put Nathan in the truck and headed home. After driving for a bit, I looked back and Nathan was being super cute putting his head on the head rest of the front seat saying 'I can see you Mommy.' I turned back around smiling at his cuteness only to realize that he shouldn't be able to lean forward that far. Sure enough, I had forgotten to strap him in. So, I pull over immediately to remedy the situation. I left the truck running and got out. I went around to his side only to realize that his door was locked. AND EVERY OTHER DOOR!!! I had locked Nathan, my phone and keys inside the truck while it was running.
I chased down some guy and made him give me his cell phone. Luckily, John was working from home today and he was able to come and save the day.
So, in case anyone is wondering, next year I will follow a very carefully planned out hibernation. Halloween until Mother's Day. I think I'll be safe then. Night, night.
Wednesday, April 27, 2011
Tuesday, January 11, 2011
Nathan loves to color. Well, that isn't actually accurate. He loves to hold crayons and line them up and watch me color. Today, I have been in a book reading coma. Unfortunately, Nathan doesn't always appreciate the need for me to sit in the recliner for hours on end while he watches 'Dinosaurs' and plays with his toys.
I'm on to my second book of the day and he walks over to me in the recliner with a crayon.
'Mommy, circle.'
'Please, mommy, circle. Blue circle'
When I tell him that I am not going to color, but that he can go and do it himself, he proceeds to use the side handle on the chair and return me from the reclining position to an upright one. 'Up, up.' He takes my bookmark, puts it in my book (so considerate) and pulls the blanket off of me.
I never should have introduced him to crayons!
I'm on to my second book of the day and he walks over to me in the recliner with a crayon.
'Mommy, circle.'
'Please, mommy, circle. Blue circle'
When I tell him that I am not going to color, but that he can go and do it himself, he proceeds to use the side handle on the chair and return me from the reclining position to an upright one. 'Up, up.' He takes my bookmark, puts it in my book (so considerate) and pulls the blanket off of me.
I never should have introduced him to crayons!
Christmas and stuff
This book 'Don't Hassle the Hoff' was originally purchased for Rachel years ago at a grocery store check-out. Last year, we were invited to an Ugly Sweater Party thrown by our good friends The Hodges and I brought it as a white elephant gift. This became the gift that keeps on giving, since this year it made a repeat performance during our gift exhange. I imagine we'll be seeing it in years to come and hopefully we will all enjoy greater insight into David Hasselhoff's life.
Other great news from the Ugly Sweater Party...I won!! I was campaigning pretty hard all night, and you can all imagine how excited I was to win. Shown here with the runners up. Or is it runner ups?
Nathan reading. This is by far, his favorite activity. The other day, we were driving to the library and as we pulled in the library, he started clapping and yelling 'yeah!!!' I love this little fella.
Nathan sledding for the first time. I'm just going to say that it's a lot of work to take kids sledding. It takes 800 hrs to get everything together and to get dressed. Then you realize that a 2 yr old can't really walk through deep snow on their own, so you try to put them on the sled so you can pull them. You happily go along until the sled is really light and you realize that you have dumped your kid in the snow. Finally, after several goes at that, you pick up your kid and just carry them. 33lbs is a LOT! He was such a good sport. After about 2 seconds on the sled, he spent the next few seconds with his face in the snow with his mom and sled on top of him. Luckily, he thought that was funny and we went down another time. Twice down the hill and I was done. Maybe another time this year. We'll see.
I feel a little lame that I didn't get more Christmas pictures, but know that we had a great time!
I wish I had a picture of when he opened this toolbox! It was fantastic. This boy loves tools!!
Nathan hard at work on his new puzzle
Boy Howdy, were these good Cinnamon Rolls! My friend Char gave me this recipe and it will be a new Christmas tradition around our house. I needed to redeem myself after my Thanksgiving dinner and these sure did the trick!
On New Year's Eve we spent the evening with our favorite Wisconsin people. Everyone brought their kids and this picture was taken after midnight. I was amazed at how alert and happy Nathan was. Unfortunately, he woke up at his normal time the next morning.
Keep scrolling down as there is another new post.
Other great news from the Ugly Sweater Party...I won!! I was campaigning pretty hard all night, and you can all imagine how excited I was to win. Shown here with the runners up. Or is it runner ups?
Nathan reading. This is by far, his favorite activity. The other day, we were driving to the library and as we pulled in the library, he started clapping and yelling 'yeah!!!' I love this little fella.
Nathan sledding for the first time. I'm just going to say that it's a lot of work to take kids sledding. It takes 800 hrs to get everything together and to get dressed. Then you realize that a 2 yr old can't really walk through deep snow on their own, so you try to put them on the sled so you can pull them. You happily go along until the sled is really light and you realize that you have dumped your kid in the snow. Finally, after several goes at that, you pick up your kid and just carry them. 33lbs is a LOT! He was such a good sport. After about 2 seconds on the sled, he spent the next few seconds with his face in the snow with his mom and sled on top of him. Luckily, he thought that was funny and we went down another time. Twice down the hill and I was done. Maybe another time this year. We'll see.
I feel a little lame that I didn't get more Christmas pictures, but know that we had a great time!
I wish I had a picture of when he opened this toolbox! It was fantastic. This boy loves tools!!
Nathan hard at work on his new puzzle
Boy Howdy, were these good Cinnamon Rolls! My friend Char gave me this recipe and it will be a new Christmas tradition around our house. I needed to redeem myself after my Thanksgiving dinner and these sure did the trick!
On New Year's Eve we spent the evening with our favorite Wisconsin people. Everyone brought their kids and this picture was taken after midnight. I was amazed at how alert and happy Nathan was. Unfortunately, he woke up at his normal time the next morning.
Keep scrolling down as there is another new post.
Trip to Tennessee
John has quit his job at the insurance company and is starting his first consulting job next week. We had a little bit of time between and decided to take advantage or our timeshare and go to Tennesee. Close enough to drive, but far enough away to get a little break from the weather. If you haven't been, TN is beautiful! We probably went at the ugliest time of the year and I was still enchanted. Can't wait to go back during the spring or summer. Here are some pictures from our trip.
Dinasaur Ride
Nathan and I sitting on the Dinasaur ride. It was freezing and we were the only ones that were there.
Nathan on a little ride at the outlet mall.
One of Nathan's favorite things. We do playdough and he gets to count as he squishes the little balls of dough.
Come on!!! Seriously? Such a cutie!
This was his birthday. We went out to the restaurant and intested of starting us off with breadsticks, we got these YUMMY apple fritter things with powdered sugar and this incredible apple butter. We were all in heaven.
As you can see, I went to great lengths to make a fancy birthday cake for Nathan. Either that or the lady at the restaurant sent us home with a free piece of cake for his birthday.
Boy does this kid love chocolate!
We went to the Aquarium in Gatlinburg, TN. Nathan has just recently started watching Nemo, so it was really fun for him to see all the fish in real life.
Check out that face! He LOVED the ray tank.
One day, we drove to Great Smoky Mountain National Park and went through Cades Cove. It is an area that houses a bunch of the original structures from when the area was first settled. It was drizzling for most our our little hike and as we were leaving the Park, it started snowing. Nathan had a blast! He would live outside year round if we would let him. Getting him back in the car was never fun.
We tried and tried and tried to get a decent picture, but Nathan would have none of it. This is our best shot! Merry Christmas.
Dinasaur Ride
Nathan and I sitting on the Dinasaur ride. It was freezing and we were the only ones that were there.
Nathan on a little ride at the outlet mall.
One of Nathan's favorite things. We do playdough and he gets to count as he squishes the little balls of dough.
Come on!!! Seriously? Such a cutie!
This was his birthday. We went out to the restaurant and intested of starting us off with breadsticks, we got these YUMMY apple fritter things with powdered sugar and this incredible apple butter. We were all in heaven.
As you can see, I went to great lengths to make a fancy birthday cake for Nathan. Either that or the lady at the restaurant sent us home with a free piece of cake for his birthday.
Boy does this kid love chocolate!
We went to the Aquarium in Gatlinburg, TN. Nathan has just recently started watching Nemo, so it was really fun for him to see all the fish in real life.
Check out that face! He LOVED the ray tank.
One day, we drove to Great Smoky Mountain National Park and went through Cades Cove. It is an area that houses a bunch of the original structures from when the area was first settled. It was drizzling for most our our little hike and as we were leaving the Park, it started snowing. Nathan had a blast! He would live outside year round if we would let him. Getting him back in the car was never fun.
We tried and tried and tried to get a decent picture, but Nathan would have none of it. This is our best shot! Merry Christmas.
Wednesday, December 15, 2010
Friday, September 3, 2010
Annoyed
Everyday I watch Gilmore Girls on the Family Channel. I usually turn on just a couple minutes early and catch the last little bit of The 700 Club. Pat Robertson finishes his prayer and soon enough I'm watching my two favorite sassy tv stars. In between those two shows is an unfortunate message. It goes a little something like this 'ABC does not share the views of the preceding program.' It just surprises me and annoys me a bit. It is the first time I've ever seen that message. Apparently, ABC can't go on the record of supporting religious programming, but it never feels the need to distance itself from other programming. Now, I'm not a huge Pat Roberston fan, but I think it's a sad indication of where we are. I'm just sayin.
Monday, July 26, 2010
Sweet Tooth
I'm just wondering why Nathan will eat anything sweet even if he's never had it before, without even hesitating. However, when I give him something healthy that he's never had before, he just stares at it. He somehow knows by the look of it, whether or not it is going to be tasty. He is his mother's son after all!
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