HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY!!

Happy Mother’s Day to all of you Mom’s out there!

To my Mom and Grandmother, I love you dearly!!! Happy Mother’s Day!

Bright Pink Cast!

So, Emalie has her second cast in two years. This time her left arm is encased in a bright pink cast from her shoulder to her fingers. The worst part is that she has just a really small fracture above the elbow. (Just like when she broke her left leg, there was a small fracture under her knee, which caused her to be in a full leg cast. It was purple by the way.)

Emalie was playing with her cousin Morgan in a tent in the basement. She was coming out of the “door” and tripped and fell. The part that gets me is that she fell on a foam play mat which is on top of padded carpet!! That’s just too crazy! Since it was Sunday we had to go to Urgent Care where they put her arm in a wrap and a sling. We saw the orthopedic doctor Wednesday who decided to put it in a cast for 3 weeks.

Anyway, here is a picture of Max, Dora, and Emalie after we got back from Urgent care.

Emalie felt much better once her arm was wrapped up.

Other than that things have been pretty quiet here!
Hope all is well with you!

Spring is here!

It’s hard to believe that March is almost over. Time seems to have flown by since Christmas! The kids and I have spent a wonderful week playing outside after school and before Brad comes home. They have loved being able to play after school and I have loved watching them play!

Spring break has begun for me and I am looking forward to getting some things done, including some work for my grad class. (I better get moving too!) I’m looking forward to summer and spending almost 3 months with Emalie and Max! It will be so much fun!!!

Max’s Month of Milestones!

It amazing how many milestones Max has accomplished in the last few weeks. The first deal was Max giving up the pacifier as you know. The he sat on the potty and still continues to sit on the potty every once and awhile. Last night, Max accomplished his first milestone; sleeping in a new big boy bed! We purchased the bed last night and brought it home. Brad was able to get his old bed frame and get the bed set-up and ready for Max. Max couldn’t wait to get into bed and almost wouldn’t let us put on the mattress cover and sheets. He has now slept well both nights. I will admit and give credit to daycare for most of this success. He has been sleeping on a cot for about 6 months already at school so I think the newness of not be “walled in” has disappeared. Max’s excitement and easy transition, so far, as given me the feeling that he was ready for this next step.

Brad and I went to the Parent Night for Emalie’s elementary school. It was neat to see her school, meet the teachers, etc. I must admit that it a bit odd being on the other side of the isle so to speak, being the parent rather than the teacher. I am excited for the new step in Emalie’s life. I think she will take to Kindergarten well and I hope we can get her in the same class with her good friend Alaina. I don’t know if we can, but I’m going to ask anyway.

Well, take a look at our Photo Album to see some of the pictures I posted tonight. Keep in touch!

Milestones!

According to Dr. rob Max is a “big boy”, which we all knew already. Max’s 2-year check up went well. His weight is in the 75th - 80th percentile and height is in the 75th percentile. Dr. Rob was impressed with Max’s speech development and thinks all is well. I did ask if it was time to give up the paci and was told it would be a good idea before it messes up his teeth. Daycare has already been doing a great job and Max doesn’t even have it at school. So . . Brad and I decided to take the leap and give up the paci this weekend! Amazingly it has gone very well. Friday we started and just kept saying the Dr. Rob said that Max couldn’t have the paci anymore. Well, as of today (Sunday) Max has been paci free!!!! He really isn’t even asking for it. Wow! Max also became interested in the potty!

All of the sudden on Saturday Max looked at Brad and said potty. “Do you want to go try to sit on the potty?” Brad said. “Yes!” said Max. So, Brad put him on the potty. Max wasn’t too thrilled since he felt like he was going to fall in because we didn’t have a potty seat yet. Today, we bought one for Max and he tried it tonight before his bath. He did a great job and sat on the potty for a good amount of time. Not sure how long this will last as Emalie did this same thing when she was two and then lost interest for about 6 months or more. It’s a good start though!

I can’t believe how big both kids are getting. I will be attending a parent information night for Emalie’s Kindergarten registration this month and registering her in March! She is so excited about going to Kindergarten; it can’t come fast enough for her! However, it’s coming a bit too fast for Mommy and Daddy.

The Radio City Rockettes!

So, thanks to Nana, Emalie and I were able to go see the Radio City Rockettes at Nationwide Arena on Dec. 10th. Karrie, Morgan, Karen, and Emme joined us for the show! Emalie enjoyed the show very much with her favorite part being “. . .all of the Santas!”. (They had all the Rockettes dressed up as Santa and then ran a video behind that showed even more Santas doing the same dance moves.)

The only down side was how high up our seats were in the arena. Let me just say, if you do not like heights then the Upper Bowl at Nationwide Arena is not for you, or me for that matter!

Check out the albums page for a few pictures!

Max’s Surgery.

Just a quick update on Max’s surgery. Yesterday, Max was back the the Ohio Surgery Center to have his old tubes removed and new ones put in. The old tubes were getting pits in them which was causing a build up of bacteria in his ears. Dr. Martyn (Max’s ENT) decided that due to his history and time of year a new set of tubes should go in.

Max did very well! He was pretty funny once the “happy” drugs kicked in, but he was miserable after he woke up. It took Brad and I about an hour and a half to get him to calm down. He didn’t want held or comforted which was hard on Mommy. However, after his nap he was good to go, go!

We picked up Emalie early and headed to the mall to see Santa! Emalie was so very excited!!! Luckily, there was no line at all so we were able to walk right up and see The Jolly Old Elf. Emalie was a pro; Max was not having any of it! I don’t think Santa was too thrilled either. Take of look at the pictures in the My Albums section of the website to see what I mean.

Hope everyone is doing well!

Happy Thanksgiving!

We just want to wish everyone a Happy Thanksgiving 2008! Emalie seems very excited about going to Aunt Peggy’s and seeing the Root Family. Her exact quote this evening before bed: “I love Thanksgiving!”

Brad, Emalie, Max, and I are all thankful for everyone of you, our family and friends, who love and support us always.

Yep, we are still alive!

Well, it has been quite a while since we have updated anything on the website so I figured I should at least update the blog.

In total frustration from my lack of effort to update things, Tara has taken the initiative to put a new photo album together for our website. Thanks to her new Mac, the website looks considerably better so take a look!

Here is a quick overview of what we have been up to:

We had a fun summer! We spent a week in Corolla NC with my family and had lots of fun. Max wasn’t a big fan of the beach. He apparently did like the taste of sand though. I have attached our family picture from our Jeep excursion up the beach in search of the wild horses of Corolla. That was a lot of fun and I highly recommend it!

Just before leaving for vacation, we picked up a 2008 Honda Odyssey to replace the VUE. All we have to say is “IT’S AWESOME!” Yes, I know it’s pretty sad that we are getting excited over a minivan, but IT’S AWESOME! I keep threatening to trade cars with Tara.

We also went to the UA Arts festival, fall festival, an OSU game, apple picking, dance class, Halloween, etc. Take a look at the Photo album at the right for more!

It’s official, he’s a Moose!

Max had his two-month doctor visit on Friday. His stats are as follows (I’m going from memory at the moment):

Head: 75 to 80 percentile
Length: 75 to 80 percentile
Weight: 15 lbs. 9 oz. (off the chart, over 100 percentile)

The doctor said he’s not fat; he’s just a big boy!