The cough before the storm

The day after Nathaniel's surgery, Nathaniel, Audrey & I met up with some of my co-workers for a birthday lunch. Nathaniel had been very sleepy all morning but was doing ok. At lunch, he was very mellow, even put his head down and dozed off a bit.

As soon as we got out to the parking lot he had that weird cough and then proceeded to puke EVERYWHERE! What a mess.

I'm thankful he had the courtesy to us & those around us to hold off till we were outside. Such a considerate young boy.

the Perfect little Patient

Nathaniel had a huge day today - he had his adenoids removed and tubes put in. We told him the night before that he didn't have to go to school because he had a special appointment at the hospital with the ear doctor.

The first thing he said when he woke up today was asking if he was still going to go see the doctor, when I told him yes, he said "I'm not going to be scared". He was psyched to wear his jammies & slippers outside the house and was sure to tell everyone at Dunkin Donuts that he was 'still sick'.

He picked out orange flavor sleeping scent and they bring a red wagon for him to play in and be wheeled around in. They gave him special driving gloves too. The procedure was fast and he recovered back in the room, sleeping on my lap for another 45 minutes. When he woke up, you'd never know that he had anything done. He asked for a popcicle and juice, then wolfed down a donut.

If he does this well with surgery, imagine what Disney would be like!

look out world

she's pulling herself up

so many changes, so little time

Audrey in motion

Audrey crawling - 8 months old from dcm923 on Vimeo.


More crawling from dcm923 on Vimeo.

eventually we'll get back outside

in the meantime, Nathaniel's come up with creative ways to kill time by trying to teach Audrey how to roll a ball.

it's been a while

I've really been slacking on any updates here... We've been a little busy Shoveling.

Seems like we're getting dumped on every weekend. Feels like we haven't gone on a family fun weekend since August.

We had a great Christmas, filled with lots of family visits & even more food.

The only thing Nathaniel wanted for Christmas was a forklift with a "real controller". Santa at the mall said in all the thousands of kids he's seen, none have ever asked for that. Audrey made a great impression by grabbing a fist full of beard hair, making Santa's eyes water and making him beg for help.

Audrey is now 8 months old, weighs 16 pounds. She's up to 3 meals a day, teething like crazy. She now says DA DA DA. I tried to work on MA MA MA but she just laughs at me and keeps saying DA DA DA. The first time Nathaniel heard her talk he got so excited.

She's crawling now and starting to pull herself up a little.

She loves her walker.

He really gets her going around the house.

Nathaniel made a bird feeder at school (the pinecone hanging from the tree)

We've introduced PUFFS as an appetizer. She wasn't too thrilled with them

Seriously, snow every weekend. They're really getting good at shoveling

Audrey & I are getting good at staying warm, inside.

it's not always good times

Very disturbing news today,

the engine in my car is dead. needs replacement. will never run again.

This was supposed to be my forever car. I really only drive locally, so the high mileage I took over from Dan driving it was no big deal.

I'm at a loss as to what to do now?

Someday, when I'm in a more jovial mood, maybe I'll post about the five hours I spent today waiting for AAA to help me.
Yes, FIVE.

It's all how you say it..

I was talking to Dan about coloring my hair.

Nathaniel brought me his craft box and said "here mom, now you have crayons so you can color your hair."

Birthday Nutcracker

A bunch of us went to Boston Sunday for the Nutcracker Ballet. It was a wonderful time.

Who would've thought they'd added so much comedy to the ballet?!

All I want for Christmas is my two front teeth

do the bottom ones count?