Tuesday, August 26, 2008
I survived the first month
Daniel is now one month old. That's right, one month has already passed! Unbelievable. On Sunday we took some pictures that I want to post. I take these kinds of pictures every month with the same stuffed animal to show how much they grow in the first year. The Curious George in the picture with Daniel is mine that I got when I was about two years old. Brent passed on his childhood bear to Jacob and we agreed I would do the same for Daniel. I'm going to clean Curious George up so he looks better in the photos next month.
Sunday, August 24, 2008
The Oregon Fair
On Saturday we went to state fair. I haven't been to a fair in 10 years and I really really wanted to go. I'm not sure how I convinced Brent to come with me (mister homebody) but he did and so we made a family day of it.
Daniel slept most of the time in the baby bjorn and we had Jacob either in the stroller, walking (with his monkey leash), or on Brent's shoulders. Jacob had a grand time - we took him to the petting zoo, the animal barn and to a kids show called Street Beat where 3 guys used household objects (trash cans, paint buckets etc.) to make drums and then performed. Jacob really enjoyed rockin' out to the beat and Daniel surprisingly slept through it. We also enjoyed cotton candy and a "UFO" which is a cream filled large flat scone (like and elephant ear). Brent sadly never got his "fair corn dog" or a snow cone, so I guess we will just have to go back again next year.
In between all the Jacob stuff we enjoyed looking at art and photography displays and we bought a few items in the merchants building: like the Sham Wow! that everyone seemed to be walking around with. Brent wanted one and the goose chase to find it was worth while since the demonstrator guy was so entertaining. It was 85 degrees and very hot so I made sure to sunscreen myself and the kids and we brought 6 bottles of water to keep ourselves hydrated. We were there for about 4 hours before heading for home. Jacob started falling asleep in the stroller on the long walk back to our car and I was able to put him in his carseat without him waking up and he slept all the way until we got home. For those of you who know Jacob you will understand why that's an oddity worth mentioning, never in his 22 month long life has this happened. We were hot and tired at the end of it all but we had a good day and only Brent was a little pink (due to his dislike of sunscreen and therefor not using it).
Enjoy the show...
Daniel slept most of the time in the baby bjorn and we had Jacob either in the stroller, walking (with his monkey leash), or on Brent's shoulders. Jacob had a grand time - we took him to the petting zoo, the animal barn and to a kids show called Street Beat where 3 guys used household objects (trash cans, paint buckets etc.) to make drums and then performed. Jacob really enjoyed rockin' out to the beat and Daniel surprisingly slept through it. We also enjoyed cotton candy and a "UFO" which is a cream filled large flat scone (like and elephant ear). Brent sadly never got his "fair corn dog" or a snow cone, so I guess we will just have to go back again next year.
In between all the Jacob stuff we enjoyed looking at art and photography displays and we bought a few items in the merchants building: like the Sham Wow! that everyone seemed to be walking around with. Brent wanted one and the goose chase to find it was worth while since the demonstrator guy was so entertaining. It was 85 degrees and very hot so I made sure to sunscreen myself and the kids and we brought 6 bottles of water to keep ourselves hydrated. We were there for about 4 hours before heading for home. Jacob started falling asleep in the stroller on the long walk back to our car and I was able to put him in his carseat without him waking up and he slept all the way until we got home. For those of you who know Jacob you will understand why that's an oddity worth mentioning, never in his 22 month long life has this happened. We were hot and tired at the end of it all but we had a good day and only Brent was a little pink (due to his dislike of sunscreen and therefor not using it).
Enjoy the show...
Friday, August 15, 2008
As if it couldn't get any worse...
We were on our way to a fun family night. We got some smoothies for dinner (FREE with super sweet coupons) and were going to a water park so Brent and Jacob could cool off (it was 102 today) and all seemed well until...
... we heard some really loud tires screaching and then we totally got rear ended. We were stopped at a light and a lady - on a stupid cell phone - totally rammed us causing us to ram the truck in front of us and we were sandwiched. My smoothie I was holding went all over the place and down my leg and puddled in my sandals. Jacob started screaming and Daniel threw up all down the front of himself and it got between the buckles of his seat. I immediately ran out and got Jacob out of his seat and held him. Brent got out and started talking to a witness, the cops got there in what seamed like a super fast minute. The lady was all apologizing and saying she was lost (as if that is a good excuse), I told her she should have pulled over and figured it out. I started shaking and sat down. Daniel was just staring straight ahead and surprisingly not crying. A firetruck came in a few minutes and they had to physically separate my car from the truck in front, we were totally stuck together, it was crazy. No one was seriously hurt so they eventually stopped traffic in the lane next to us and we all pulled into a nearby parking lot. Good thing my car still ran because the babies were in the car and it was 100 degrees out and we needed the AC to keep them cool. After a long while we were able to go and with Brent already feeling achy we decided to go home and rest and to feed the kids dinner. So much for our super-fun water park adventure.
Now, I have to get my car fixed and the inconvenience of having to replace the boys' carseats and seek medical treatment (Brent and I will need chiropractic care), all of which we will pay for and then have to wait to be reimbursed later. Did I need all this now? I think not. But, I'll try to stay positive; because, if I don't, the evil depression bug will bite me. I'm not getting enough sleep at night to handle all of this well.
... we heard some really loud tires screaching and then we totally got rear ended. We were stopped at a light and a lady - on a stupid cell phone - totally rammed us causing us to ram the truck in front of us and we were sandwiched. My smoothie I was holding went all over the place and down my leg and puddled in my sandals. Jacob started screaming and Daniel threw up all down the front of himself and it got between the buckles of his seat. I immediately ran out and got Jacob out of his seat and held him. Brent got out and started talking to a witness, the cops got there in what seamed like a super fast minute. The lady was all apologizing and saying she was lost (as if that is a good excuse), I told her she should have pulled over and figured it out. I started shaking and sat down. Daniel was just staring straight ahead and surprisingly not crying. A firetruck came in a few minutes and they had to physically separate my car from the truck in front, we were totally stuck together, it was crazy. No one was seriously hurt so they eventually stopped traffic in the lane next to us and we all pulled into a nearby parking lot. Good thing my car still ran because the babies were in the car and it was 100 degrees out and we needed the AC to keep them cool. After a long while we were able to go and with Brent already feeling achy we decided to go home and rest and to feed the kids dinner. So much for our super-fun water park adventure.
Now, I have to get my car fixed and the inconvenience of having to replace the boys' carseats and seek medical treatment (Brent and I will need chiropractic care), all of which we will pay for and then have to wait to be reimbursed later. Did I need all this now? I think not. But, I'll try to stay positive; because, if I don't, the evil depression bug will bite me. I'm not getting enough sleep at night to handle all of this well.
Wednesday, August 13, 2008
Daniel's casts
Daniel got his first casts put on today. He is very uncomfortable and in need of being held constantly (which we don't mind). If we put him down he pretty much has a melt down and changing his diaper breaks my heart because he screams the entire time. The few times he has screamed have been so intense that he has little red dots popping up all over his face where, I assume, he has broken small blood vessels. We are told that by tomorrow he should be adjusted to them, I sure hope so because I just about cry every time I hear him crying. Here are some pictures for you to see what his casts looks like. I sure hope the time will fly by quickly and we can be done with all of this.
For my daily score because I had Brent with me all day I will say the parents won out. Today went a lot better than yesterday - other than poor Daniel having such a hard time with his new casts.
Dad and Mom 1
Turner boys 1
For my daily score because I had Brent with me all day I will say the parents won out. Today went a lot better than yesterday - other than poor Daniel having such a hard time with his new casts.
Dad and Mom 1
Turner boys 1
Tuesday, August 12, 2008
Exhausted
Today was my first day back on the job... solo. Brent returned to work after taking such good care of us for two weeks. The morning wasn't too bad and lunch went well, then the best part of the day came (nap time). Since I don't get much sleep at night I really look forward to this wonderful time. I put Jacob down then went in to nurse Daniel and also take a nap. Jacob played for 30 min. then fell asleep. I fell asleep shortly after that only to wake up to a screaming Jacob 20 min. later. He only napped for 30 minutes!! At this point I knew I was in for a really long and hard afternoon.
I got Jacob and came downstairs to give him a snack and change the laundry, a few moments later Daniel started crying. For the rest of the afternoon one or both boys were crying. To make it all more "fun" Jacob was testing his limits and getting into everything! It didn't help that he was tired and grumpy, everything resulted in a melt down and I could feel my sleep-deprived exhausted self loosing control quickly. When things are bad I like to get out of the house (oddly enough it helps) and since I had a few errands to run I packed up the kids and left. I went to the bank, Rite Aide and the Post Office (walking the entire time with Jacob in the stroller and Daniel in the Bjorn). I got home at 5 and started to quickly get dinner going. Brent came in and I promptly started crying. He sent me to bed and finished making dinner and watched the boys (what a sweetheart!). The evening went much smoother with both of us here to tag team together.
Brent thought it would be fun if I kept score on my days.. so here it goes;
Mom 0
Turner boys 1
I took Jacob to go get some new shoes and had a hard time of it. He has what we call "marshmallow feet", they are tall and puffy. Not a single pair of sandals would go on his feet. I did find a cute pair of Sunday shoes and an adjustable pair of sneakers.. but I would really like to get him some sandals since there is plenty of summer left. Any ideas where I can get some for a chubby footed boy?
On a different topic, Daniel will get his first casts put on tomorrow. We had gone in last week to do it and were not able to because of an upcoming blood test for him. I was happy to have one more week to touch his soft legs and massage his adorable little feet. I love how he tucks his feet in all the time and feel sad that he won't be able to do that once his casts are put on. I thought about it all some more today and started crying (most likely a result of my being so tired and hormonal). I don't know what to expect nor do I know how he is going to handle it but I know it needs to be done and I tell myself that a lot. I know they need to do it now while his bones are still soft, but I just feel like he is so young and tiny to already be going through so much - he is only 2 weeks old. I'm dreading the surgery he will need six weeks from now and just want it all to be over.
I'm exhausted, so I'm off to bed to try and get however much sleep Daniel will give me.
I got Jacob and came downstairs to give him a snack and change the laundry, a few moments later Daniel started crying. For the rest of the afternoon one or both boys were crying. To make it all more "fun" Jacob was testing his limits and getting into everything! It didn't help that he was tired and grumpy, everything resulted in a melt down and I could feel my sleep-deprived exhausted self loosing control quickly. When things are bad I like to get out of the house (oddly enough it helps) and since I had a few errands to run I packed up the kids and left. I went to the bank, Rite Aide and the Post Office (walking the entire time with Jacob in the stroller and Daniel in the Bjorn). I got home at 5 and started to quickly get dinner going. Brent came in and I promptly started crying. He sent me to bed and finished making dinner and watched the boys (what a sweetheart!). The evening went much smoother with both of us here to tag team together.
Brent thought it would be fun if I kept score on my days.. so here it goes;
Mom 0
Turner boys 1
I took Jacob to go get some new shoes and had a hard time of it. He has what we call "marshmallow feet", they are tall and puffy. Not a single pair of sandals would go on his feet. I did find a cute pair of Sunday shoes and an adjustable pair of sneakers.. but I would really like to get him some sandals since there is plenty of summer left. Any ideas where I can get some for a chubby footed boy?
On a different topic, Daniel will get his first casts put on tomorrow. We had gone in last week to do it and were not able to because of an upcoming blood test for him. I was happy to have one more week to touch his soft legs and massage his adorable little feet. I love how he tucks his feet in all the time and feel sad that he won't be able to do that once his casts are put on. I thought about it all some more today and started crying (most likely a result of my being so tired and hormonal). I don't know what to expect nor do I know how he is going to handle it but I know it needs to be done and I tell myself that a lot. I know they need to do it now while his bones are still soft, but I just feel like he is so young and tiny to already be going through so much - he is only 2 weeks old. I'm dreading the surgery he will need six weeks from now and just want it all to be over.
I'm exhausted, so I'm off to bed to try and get however much sleep Daniel will give me.
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