Last week we sent out an announcement that Holly was pregnant. But some - in fact most - didn't quite get it. So for those of you who missed it this is the remedial version of the announcement. We will say if very slowly - Holly - is - preg -nant. We found out 2 days before I went in for surgery. We just had to laugh since the whole time we were planning for this surgery we kept saying, "Well at least Holly isn't pregnant this time" (last time I had ACL surgery Holly was pregnant with Brigham and on bed rest).
Holly had her first real ultrasound yesterday. The baby looks good and she is about 8.5 weeks along. It looks like the due date is around the end of September. Because we have busy schedules we have already set a tentative date for the C-section of Sept 18th.
Holly will have her cerclage probably near the end of March.
I am doing better. I can now be upright for longer stretches of time. Brigham has come back to live with us. He had been so good. He is very concerned with Daddy's owie and keeps telling me "Daddy get better." He has only had one slip. Last night he got overly excited and attacked my leg. I obviously let out a yell and he felt very bad. He likes to kiss things better so I told him he could kiss my knee better since he had jumped on it. He went up to kiss it and started crying "I don't want to kiss it. That's gross. That's gross." Apparently he doesn't like the look of my knee.
I will finally get to start walking next Thursday. I can't wait.
It hasn't all been bad. I have lost about 10 lbs. on the "I can only get food if my wife brings it to me and she is tired and pregnant so she gets grumpy every time that I ask her for food so I only ask for food if I am REALLY hungry" diet. It is quite effective.
Yesterday I got dressed and forgot to put a belt on. I had to go to he bathroom and got up off the couch only to have my pants fall down. Jacob was in the next room with two of this therapists and somehow I had to make it past them to the bathroom without losing my pants. Let me tell you, walking with crutches while trying to hold your pants on is not an easy thing to do. I remembered the belt today.
Thursday, February 23, 2006
Sunday, February 12, 2006
ACL 2.2
So Friday I went back in for part 2 of my ACL surgery. By Friday morning I was feeling pretty good and was off of the pain meds from Wednesday's experience.
I discussed things with the anesthesiologist and he said that doing an epidural instead of general anesthesia. This would hopefully result in less nausea. So I went in, got my epidural, got a little "thwighlight" (this basically made it so I didn't remember the operation) and they finished the surgery.
Coming back into the recovery room I had the shakes pretty bad. I guess that is normal with epidurals. It tool awhile for my legs to get feeling back. It was kind of freeky because they felt like they where bent but I could see that they were lying flat.
The big challenge then became to pee. I couldn't go home until I emptied my bladder. I had had problems with that on Wednesday. Well, I found out that epidurals are worse in this sense. Finally at around 5 or 6 the doctor said they needed to give me catheter and admit me to the hospital overnight.
The pain really hadn't been too bad up to this point. They had given me some pain meds that had helped. One of the meds made me feel just a little bit queasy. The nurse asked if I wanted some anit-nausea medicine. I said that I as probably fine but she insisted that it would only get worse if I didn't take the medicine. It completely knocked me out. I couldn't really sleep but I could not keep my eyes open. So I was a bit incoherent for the next couple of hours.
While they were figuring out where they were going to admit me and how they were going to get me there I was detached from my ice machine almost the entire time. A couple of hours had passed by the time I was settled in the hospital room and hooked up again. During that time my leg had really swelled up and that caused a lot of pain.
Nathan and Kiersten came by as did Brad Smith. Nathan and Brad gave me a blessing and then let me rest. I still couldn't keep my eyes open for more than 30 seconds at a time.
I tried to just stick with my Tylenol medicine but by around 2am the pain was just too intense. The nurse gave me some morphine and that helped a little bit. I was able to sleep for an hour at a time and then would just be counting the minutes until my next dose of morphine.
By the morning the swelling had gone down and the pain was much better. They tool the catheter out and gave me another chance on the potty. No luck. At around 12:30 I was about to explode and the catheter had to go back in.
After that I was able to get my best sleep yet. I then spoke to the doctor and he said that they would take the catheter out again at 4pm and if I could empty my bladder before 10pm I could go home.
So after 4pm I tried for the next 6 hours. Finally at 9:30 I was able to. There had been a shift change though and the new nurses didn't seem to understand the instructions. They were going to make us stay until the next morning. We told them they needed to call the doctor. Finally at 11pm they told us we could leave.
By 11:30 we were finally home. Last night wasn't too bad. I started using my perpetual motion machine and that felt good. My pain is really gone as long as I stay horizontal.
I discussed things with the anesthesiologist and he said that doing an epidural instead of general anesthesia. This would hopefully result in less nausea. So I went in, got my epidural, got a little "thwighlight" (this basically made it so I didn't remember the operation) and they finished the surgery.
Coming back into the recovery room I had the shakes pretty bad. I guess that is normal with epidurals. It tool awhile for my legs to get feeling back. It was kind of freeky because they felt like they where bent but I could see that they were lying flat.
The big challenge then became to pee. I couldn't go home until I emptied my bladder. I had had problems with that on Wednesday. Well, I found out that epidurals are worse in this sense. Finally at around 5 or 6 the doctor said they needed to give me catheter and admit me to the hospital overnight.
The pain really hadn't been too bad up to this point. They had given me some pain meds that had helped. One of the meds made me feel just a little bit queasy. The nurse asked if I wanted some anit-nausea medicine. I said that I as probably fine but she insisted that it would only get worse if I didn't take the medicine. It completely knocked me out. I couldn't really sleep but I could not keep my eyes open. So I was a bit incoherent for the next couple of hours.
While they were figuring out where they were going to admit me and how they were going to get me there I was detached from my ice machine almost the entire time. A couple of hours had passed by the time I was settled in the hospital room and hooked up again. During that time my leg had really swelled up and that caused a lot of pain.
Nathan and Kiersten came by as did Brad Smith. Nathan and Brad gave me a blessing and then let me rest. I still couldn't keep my eyes open for more than 30 seconds at a time.
I tried to just stick with my Tylenol medicine but by around 2am the pain was just too intense. The nurse gave me some morphine and that helped a little bit. I was able to sleep for an hour at a time and then would just be counting the minutes until my next dose of morphine.
By the morning the swelling had gone down and the pain was much better. They tool the catheter out and gave me another chance on the potty. No luck. At around 12:30 I was about to explode and the catheter had to go back in.
After that I was able to get my best sleep yet. I then spoke to the doctor and he said that they would take the catheter out again at 4pm and if I could empty my bladder before 10pm I could go home.
So after 4pm I tried for the next 6 hours. Finally at 9:30 I was able to. There had been a shift change though and the new nurses didn't seem to understand the instructions. They were going to make us stay until the next morning. We told them they needed to call the doctor. Finally at 11pm they told us we could leave.
By 11:30 we were finally home. Last night wasn't too bad. I started using my perpetual motion machine and that felt good. My pain is really gone as long as I stay horizontal.
Thursday, February 09, 2006
ACL
As most of you know I had ACL replacement surgery yesterday. The only problem was that the ACL didn't get replaced. I am having a cadaver ACL placed in my right knee. The doctor got all the holes drilled in my knee ready to apply the graft. The cadaver ACL comes frozen so he had gotten it out earlier to thaw it out. The way they "install" it is by attaching it to a cord that goes into the bottom left of the knee, goes through the joint and then comes out the top right of the knee. They then pull the ACL through and insert the cadaver bone into my bone.
Everything was going fine until this last part. The cadaver bone crumbled. This presented a problem as there was not another ACL immediately available. I woke up and Holly came in. She said, "I have some bad news. We have to come back on Friday." The doctor was very apologetic. He said in all of the grafts he has done this has never happened. It was just a bad bone. The hospital is supposed to have a freezer where they can store backup ACLs in case something like this happens. They have the funds approved but haven't installed it yet.
So tomorrow I get to go back again. When Holly told me I just had to laugh.
This whole process has been full of bad luck. When I went for my pre-op they had to do some blood tests. I don't know if the lady was new or not but she stuck my 4 times. I have these huge bruises on my arms that make it look like Holly abuses me.
The one thing that has been great is this new ice machine called the Ice Man. They wrap some sort of pad in the bandaging that has two tubes sticking out of it. You connect the tubes to an ice machine, plug it in and instant cold on your knee. It is fantastic. The only problem was that mine didn't work. I told the nurse that it didn't feel cold at all. She said that it was just because of the wrapping. Later that night it still feel cold. We checked it out and it definitely wasn't working. Luckily Nathan had just had knee surgery so he brought his over. What a difference when it was actually cooling.
Coming out of the anesthesia was awful as usual. The surgery "finished" at 12:30 but we didn't leave the hospital until 5:30. Every time I tried to get up I vomited. That continued most of last night. I have to say that the anesthesia has been the worst part. My knee really hasn't been that bad.
That is all so far. We will keep you posted on what happens tomorrow.
Everything was going fine until this last part. The cadaver bone crumbled. This presented a problem as there was not another ACL immediately available. I woke up and Holly came in. She said, "I have some bad news. We have to come back on Friday." The doctor was very apologetic. He said in all of the grafts he has done this has never happened. It was just a bad bone. The hospital is supposed to have a freezer where they can store backup ACLs in case something like this happens. They have the funds approved but haven't installed it yet.
So tomorrow I get to go back again. When Holly told me I just had to laugh.
This whole process has been full of bad luck. When I went for my pre-op they had to do some blood tests. I don't know if the lady was new or not but she stuck my 4 times. I have these huge bruises on my arms that make it look like Holly abuses me.
The one thing that has been great is this new ice machine called the Ice Man. They wrap some sort of pad in the bandaging that has two tubes sticking out of it. You connect the tubes to an ice machine, plug it in and instant cold on your knee. It is fantastic. The only problem was that mine didn't work. I told the nurse that it didn't feel cold at all. She said that it was just because of the wrapping. Later that night it still feel cold. We checked it out and it definitely wasn't working. Luckily Nathan had just had knee surgery so he brought his over. What a difference when it was actually cooling.
Coming out of the anesthesia was awful as usual. The surgery "finished" at 12:30 but we didn't leave the hospital until 5:30. Every time I tried to get up I vomited. That continued most of last night. I have to say that the anesthesia has been the worst part. My knee really hasn't been that bad.
That is all so far. We will keep you posted on what happens tomorrow.
Sunday, January 29, 2006
Races, Ambulances and ACLs
Jacob ran his first race yesterday. The school district here had a fun run for the kids. Jacob's was 1k. All kids ran the same course around the school but they had each grade stagger their start. Jacob went around in his walker. His behavioral therapist, Maricruz, helped push him along. Along the way they had to stop at different stations to do push-ups, sit-ups, etc. Jacob didn't like the push-ups but Greg and Maricruz helped him get them done. Holly snapped photos of everything.
When Jacob got tired he just lifted his legs and sat on the walker while Maricruz pushed. He worked hard though. He was exhausted by the end.
Brigham ran for a bit also and the said, "Daddy, I'm tired."
Afterwards they had a gymnastics show and Brigham was enthralled.
We had a couple of other adventures this week. Thursday, Holly got a sharp cram in her leg and then almost passed out. We called my dad and he said we needed to be worried about a blood clot. So we called 911. A fire truck, ambulance and one of those red trucks that aren't quite a fire truck or an ambulance showed up. They took a bunch of readings and said that she needed to go to the hospital to get checked out. They were going to have me take her but her heart rate dropped when she stood up. So she got a ride in the ambulance.
Luckily Kiersten had been leaving for work when she saw the rescue squad. She had a feeling they were going to our house (she is either inspired or paranoid) and followed them. Sure enough they stopped at our place. So while there were six big guys running around with a stretcher all of the sudden a short blonde girl in maroon scrubs appeared. She watched the kids while I went over to the hospital with Holly.
It turned out to be nothing major. In fact, I don't think we even know what it was. We have figured out that this seems to happen to Holly every 11 years. It happened once when she was almost 12, again at 23 right after we got married and now. We have marked year 45 on our calendar so that we will be ready.
I found out that I tore my right ACL this week. That means surgery again (not the same knee as last time). This will be worse because I won't be able to drive for 6 weeks since it is my right knee. I would say that life is never boring around here but that is pretty much what life is when you have to keep your leg elevated for 6 weeks.
When Jacob got tired he just lifted his legs and sat on the walker while Maricruz pushed. He worked hard though. He was exhausted by the end.
Brigham ran for a bit also and the said, "Daddy, I'm tired."
Afterwards they had a gymnastics show and Brigham was enthralled.
We had a couple of other adventures this week. Thursday, Holly got a sharp cram in her leg and then almost passed out. We called my dad and he said we needed to be worried about a blood clot. So we called 911. A fire truck, ambulance and one of those red trucks that aren't quite a fire truck or an ambulance showed up. They took a bunch of readings and said that she needed to go to the hospital to get checked out. They were going to have me take her but her heart rate dropped when she stood up. So she got a ride in the ambulance.
Luckily Kiersten had been leaving for work when she saw the rescue squad. She had a feeling they were going to our house (she is either inspired or paranoid) and followed them. Sure enough they stopped at our place. So while there were six big guys running around with a stretcher all of the sudden a short blonde girl in maroon scrubs appeared. She watched the kids while I went over to the hospital with Holly.
It turned out to be nothing major. In fact, I don't think we even know what it was. We have figured out that this seems to happen to Holly every 11 years. It happened once when she was almost 12, again at 23 right after we got married and now. We have marked year 45 on our calendar so that we will be ready.
I found out that I tore my right ACL this week. That means surgery again (not the same knee as last time). This will be worse because I won't be able to drive for 6 weeks since it is my right knee. I would say that life is never boring around here but that is pretty much what life is when you have to keep your leg elevated for 6 weeks.
Tuesday, January 24, 2006
Steve Jobs Commencement Speach
Here is a link to a page that will let you into the Stanford section of iTunes. On the page is a link that when clicked will launch iTunes on your computer and go to the Stanford seciton. On the right is section of new stuff and one of them is Steve Jobs' commencement speach at Standford. It is really quite excellent. The link only works if you have iTunes. The video is a free download.
Sunday, January 22, 2006
Sunday 11/22/06
Brigham has decided that he wants to be baptized. I don't know what they talked about in Nursery today but Brigham woke up from his nap saying that he wanted to be baptized. Tonight he went to bed with all the pictures he could find of baptism from the Gospel art kit. As I put him to bed he said, "I want to be baptized now." I am thinking that he will want to wait a little longer before he becomes accountable for his actions.
Today in Primary they were learning about Lorenzo Snow in sharing time. The counselor held up a picture of Lorenzo Snow and asked Jacob who it was. Jacob, who wasn't looking at the time, casually looked over his shoulder and said "Lorenzo Snow" and then turned back around to what he was doing. Jacob can be pretty handy if you ever need to know a prophet's name.
Tonight when I was putting Brigham to bed I asked him if he wanted to say his prayers. He was sitting in his bed and said "No! Like Mommy". He then proceeded to come and kneel down next to me. "Like Mommy" meant he wanted t kneel to pray like Mommy. It was very sweet.
Holly had her first basketball game yesterday morning. Brigham and Jacob had to drag her out of bed to go. Brigham was yanking on her arms and Jacob was pushing on her back. Holly contributed 3 points to a 44 to 26 point loss. They are going to have practice on Tuesday night. She is going to have to take over basketball duties for the family as I have hurt my other knee. I go to the doctor tomorrow to see what I have done.
Yesterday afternoon we got to see Chris Hales and kids. We met them at Griffith Park where the kids had a blast on the trains and at Shane's Universe (a huge playground designed especially for handicapped children). We didn't get much chance to talk as we all spent most of the time chasing our kids around.
Today in Primary they were learning about Lorenzo Snow in sharing time. The counselor held up a picture of Lorenzo Snow and asked Jacob who it was. Jacob, who wasn't looking at the time, casually looked over his shoulder and said "Lorenzo Snow" and then turned back around to what he was doing. Jacob can be pretty handy if you ever need to know a prophet's name.
Tonight when I was putting Brigham to bed I asked him if he wanted to say his prayers. He was sitting in his bed and said "No! Like Mommy". He then proceeded to come and kneel down next to me. "Like Mommy" meant he wanted t kneel to pray like Mommy. It was very sweet.
Holly had her first basketball game yesterday morning. Brigham and Jacob had to drag her out of bed to go. Brigham was yanking on her arms and Jacob was pushing on her back. Holly contributed 3 points to a 44 to 26 point loss. They are going to have practice on Tuesday night. She is going to have to take over basketball duties for the family as I have hurt my other knee. I go to the doctor tomorrow to see what I have done.
Yesterday afternoon we got to see Chris Hales and kids. We met them at Griffith Park where the kids had a blast on the trains and at Shane's Universe (a huge playground designed especially for handicapped children). We didn't get much chance to talk as we all spent most of the time chasing our kids around.
Sunday, January 15, 2006
Brigham's day
Brigham had quite the day today. While I was getting ready for Church he came in with lipstick all over his face. I went out in the hallway and saw that he had torn out all of Holly's makeup and managed to make our carpet look 10 years younger.
While Holly was cleaning all of this up he took off his clothes and his diaper. He then got a plastic cup a proceeded to walk around the kitchen with the cup over his genitals. When he removed the cup we were able to see that he had peed in it. At least it wasn't on the floor. I guess that it was his version of a port-a-potty.
During nursery Brigham had a major diaper blowout. Holly was conducting the Primary music so one of the counselors changed him. There was poop all over his clothes so when Holly finished the counselor handed her a plastic bag with Brigham's shirt and pants inside. So when Holly went to pick him up from Nursery he was in his Sunday shoes, black socks and a diaper and nothing else. So he got to walk all the way around the Church and out the front door that way. The best was that he had shark tattoo on his stomach. You can see a photo of him here.
While Holly was cleaning all of this up he took off his clothes and his diaper. He then got a plastic cup a proceeded to walk around the kitchen with the cup over his genitals. When he removed the cup we were able to see that he had peed in it. At least it wasn't on the floor. I guess that it was his version of a port-a-potty.
During nursery Brigham had a major diaper blowout. Holly was conducting the Primary music so one of the counselors changed him. There was poop all over his clothes so when Holly finished the counselor handed her a plastic bag with Brigham's shirt and pants inside. So when Holly went to pick him up from Nursery he was in his Sunday shoes, black socks and a diaper and nothing else. So he got to walk all the way around the Church and out the front door that way. The best was that he had shark tattoo on his stomach. You can see a photo of him here.
Holly's Birthday
Holly decided that to celebrate her birthday she wanted to go bowling. We didn't think that too many people would be excited about it but boy were we wrong. Everyone had a great time - especially the little boys. Jacob had the time of his life. He had never been but he was thrilled from the moment we arrived. They had a little ramp that he could use to push the ball down. He still constantly asks to go bowling again.
Brigham and Luc were everywhere. They were grabbing balls left and right and chucking them down the lanes. It really was an incredible hit.
Brigham and Luc were everywhere. They were grabbing balls left and right and chucking them down the lanes. It really was an incredible hit.
Friday, January 13, 2006
Jacob's Eye Surgery
Jacob had his strabismus surgery yesterday. It is to help him use his eyes together. Usually, when he looks off to the side his eyes go a little crazy.
The hospital told us to get there at 7am for 9am surgery. We showed up right on time but they had lost Jacob's chart. So they had to fill the entire thing out again. We got bumped so Jacob didn't go in until 11am. They great part is that no one bothered to tell us. We were just left in this room all by ourselves. When no one showed up by 9:30 I went to see what was happening. The nurse said, "Well, not all of his stuff was here so we had to put someone ahead of him." I said, "His stuff isn't here because you lost it." She was not helpful at all. I felt like I was at the DMV.
Poor Jacob hadn't been able to eat anything. He kept yelling for water and couldn't understand why his parents wouldn't give him any.
The surgery itself went well. He took a long time to wake up and devoured 4 popsicles before he got out of the hospital. We didn't leave until about 3:30. As soon as we got in the car he fell asleep again and slept until about 6:30pm.
After that he was wide awake. He didn't seem to be affected at all. His eye looks pretty nasty. All the parts that are supposed to be white are completely red.
The hospital told us to get there at 7am for 9am surgery. We showed up right on time but they had lost Jacob's chart. So they had to fill the entire thing out again. We got bumped so Jacob didn't go in until 11am. They great part is that no one bothered to tell us. We were just left in this room all by ourselves. When no one showed up by 9:30 I went to see what was happening. The nurse said, "Well, not all of his stuff was here so we had to put someone ahead of him." I said, "His stuff isn't here because you lost it." She was not helpful at all. I felt like I was at the DMV.
Poor Jacob hadn't been able to eat anything. He kept yelling for water and couldn't understand why his parents wouldn't give him any.
The surgery itself went well. He took a long time to wake up and devoured 4 popsicles before he got out of the hospital. We didn't leave until about 3:30. As soon as we got in the car he fell asleep again and slept until about 6:30pm.
After that he was wide awake. He didn't seem to be affected at all. His eye looks pretty nasty. All the parts that are supposed to be white are completely red.
Sunday, October 02, 2005
The Time Has Come
Well this week the writing was on the wall that Brigham was ready to be potty trained. While he was supposed to be down for a nap he instead scooped poop out of his diaper and spread it all over his wall.
Today was the first day with "big boy" pants and he has done pretty well. He has come running a few times saying "Potty! Potty! Potty!" and there have been some minor accidents. But every time anything comes while he is on the toilet he yells, "I'm so proud of you!"
Today was the first day with "big boy" pants and he has done pretty well. He has come running a few times saying "Potty! Potty! Potty!" and there have been some minor accidents. But every time anything comes while he is on the toilet he yells, "I'm so proud of you!"
Saturday, October 01, 2005
Brigham finds the sprinkler
Holly was in the house the other day and heard Brigham screaming outside. She ran out there to discover that Brigham had pulled the head off of a sprinkler and was getting shot in the face.
Vancouver
This week I was able to go up to Vancouver for a medical conference. What a beautiful place. The conference was at the Westin which was right on the bay with incredible views. The weather was perfect all week. Some of the trees had already begun to turn colors. I didn't get to go out and tour around much but I think that Holly and I are going to have to take a trip up there some time and do a bit of exploring.
One of the nights there was a dinner at the Vancouver acquarium. They had a beluga show which was amazing. What interesting animals. They look like swimming marshmallows.
The trip went very well. There are many ultrasound companies that are showing interest in our company. Hopefully we will have some new announcements soon.
One of the nights there was a dinner at the Vancouver acquarium. They had a beluga show which was amazing. What interesting animals. They look like swimming marshmallows.
The trip went very well. There are many ultrasound companies that are showing interest in our company. Hopefully we will have some new announcements soon.
Saturday, September 24, 2005
Glasses for Greg
For my 33rd birthday I had to get reading glasses. Talk about a crummy present. I just picked them up yesterday. The prescription is very mild but it does help with reading quite a bit. Pretty soon I am going to have to start wearing my pants really high.
Sunday, September 18, 2005
Saturday, September 17, 2005
Jacob shows his lack of teeth
Here is a video of Jacob showing off his lack of teeth. His face is looking much better. All the scabs are gone.
Friday, September 16, 2005
Thursday, September 15, 2005
Disneyland and Spiderman
Yesterday we took the day off and went to Disneyland. What a perfect day. Temperature was about 75 degrees and there was no one in the park. The kids got to do pretty much everything they wanted to and we were only there from 2 to 8.
Brigham and Jacob were very excited to see Mr. Incredible and Elastigirl. Elastigirl could see that Jacob was a little banged up so she spent some extra time with him.
Jacob went on Space Mountain for this first time. This was my first time since they have redone it. I thought it was incredible - definitely one of the best rides I have ever been on. Jacob wasn't so sure. He is more of a Thunder Mountain Railroad fan.
Brigham and Luc went on Matterhorn for the first time. We weren't sure what they would think but they both seemed to like it.
We followed up the day with some Double Chocolate Bread Pudding from Ray Brennan's Jazz Kitchen in Downtown Disney. That has to be the best desert I have ever had.
Brigham has recently found a Spiderman outfit. It is much too big for him but he wears it all over the place.
He stayed Sunday night at my parents' place. The next morning he had two large suitcases. He grabbed one and made my mom get the other, took her to the front door and said, "Airport!" It looks like he is ready for another trip.
Brigham and Jacob were very excited to see Mr. Incredible and Elastigirl. Elastigirl could see that Jacob was a little banged up so she spent some extra time with him.
Jacob went on Space Mountain for this first time. This was my first time since they have redone it. I thought it was incredible - definitely one of the best rides I have ever been on. Jacob wasn't so sure. He is more of a Thunder Mountain Railroad fan.
Brigham and Luc went on Matterhorn for the first time. We weren't sure what they would think but they both seemed to like it.
We followed up the day with some Double Chocolate Bread Pudding from Ray Brennan's Jazz Kitchen in Downtown Disney. That has to be the best desert I have ever had.
Brigham has recently found a Spiderman outfit. It is much too big for him but he wears it all over the place.
He stayed Sunday night at my parents' place. The next morning he had two large suitcases. He grabbed one and made my mom get the other, took her to the front door and said, "Airport!" It looks like he is ready for another trip.
Tuesday, September 13, 2005
Jacob wants his two front teeth
Jacob lost his two front teeth. Holly said that he did really well at the dentist. He has scabs all over his face and his lip is still pretty swollen but he seems to be doing all right.
Sunday, September 11, 2005
Jacob get's a nose job
Jacob took a spill today. He was going out to the car in his walker. I was putting Brigham into the car and Jacob "coasted" in his walker out into the street. A van was coming so firmly instructed him (yelled) at him to get back on the sidewalk. He turned around and his wheels caught on the edge of the driveway. We want face down without even a hand out to break his fall.
His front two teeth look like they might have to come out. We are going to the dentist tomorrow. His nose is swollen and may be a little crooked.
It happened about 4.5 hours ago and he seems to be feeling better. He looks like a platypus but he is already up watching DVDs and turning the volume up too loud on the TV.
Friday, September 09, 2005
Brigham giveth and he taketh away
Brigham is a very complex child. There is a little devil and a little angel constantly at war inside of him. The real problem is that you never know at any moment who is going to win.
Tonight was a perfect example. Brigham discovered dome lollipops. He got two of them and gave one to Jacob all on his own. The angel had one.
Well Brigham finished his lollipop a little faster than Jacob (Brigham is a chomper will Jacob is sucker). So, Brigham came over and took Jacob's lollipop. I said, "Brigham! Give that back to Jacob." So he gave Jacob the stick to the lollipop Brigham had just finished and took off with Jacob's lollipop. The devil had regained control.
Yesterday was another funny experience. I took Jacob and Brigham to Jacob's swim lessons. Brigham was very distressed that he couldn't get in the pool. He was walking along the side of the pool until he saw that there was a hot tub. The hot tub was level with the ground and had one of those blue plastic pool covers on it. He went walking for it and I realized that he thought he was going to be able to walk right on the pool cover. I grabbed him just as he was about to step on it.
I had him press down with his hand to show him that the cover was soft and that water would come through if you pressed on it. He thought that was pretty funny so he did it for awhile. I thought that he had figured out that this was not solid ground. I was wrong. Several minutes later he tried to walk on the pool cover again and went right in. This time I didn't catch him until half his body was submerged.
Tonight was a perfect example. Brigham discovered dome lollipops. He got two of them and gave one to Jacob all on his own. The angel had one.
Well Brigham finished his lollipop a little faster than Jacob (Brigham is a chomper will Jacob is sucker). So, Brigham came over and took Jacob's lollipop. I said, "Brigham! Give that back to Jacob." So he gave Jacob the stick to the lollipop Brigham had just finished and took off with Jacob's lollipop. The devil had regained control.
Yesterday was another funny experience. I took Jacob and Brigham to Jacob's swim lessons. Brigham was very distressed that he couldn't get in the pool. He was walking along the side of the pool until he saw that there was a hot tub. The hot tub was level with the ground and had one of those blue plastic pool covers on it. He went walking for it and I realized that he thought he was going to be able to walk right on the pool cover. I grabbed him just as he was about to step on it.
I had him press down with his hand to show him that the cover was soft and that water would come through if you pressed on it. He thought that was pretty funny so he did it for awhile. I thought that he had figured out that this was not solid ground. I was wrong. Several minutes later he tried to walk on the pool cover again and went right in. This time I didn't catch him until half his body was submerged.
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