Off-roading!!

Spencer and his friend, Bob, from school went offroading this weekend. They had a really good time, I think it made Spencer hurt for his Jeep in MT. It has been nice that he has had a friend willing to let Spence show him how they work and how they can be modified slightly to do cool things or just plain look cool :) Here are some pictures...

Oh, and this is part of James's prayer that night

James: "thankful for Mommy and Daddy and baby Baer"

Me: "and please bless.."

James: "and BOB" (and thankful for Bob)

I just thought it was pretty cute. He likes Bob (and his Jeep).

BEFORE...

DURING...

A big part of going off-roading is knowing that things ARE going to happen, so be prepared!

AFTER...

Oopse :)

The same oopse

Yesterday's MRI

So...Baer had his MRI yesterday. Here's about how it went.

Spencer stayed up and fed Baer at 2:30 am (bless him). With his full tummy he slept up until it was about time to go. After a few set backs, like getting lost & going back or paperwork, we finally made it there at 9:15am.

Baer started getting pretty grumpy when the nurses were trying to find veins for the IVs and preparing him for the MRI. I started singing his favorite songs which usually calm him down rather immediately. After about 6 songs or so I stopped to just talk to him and they both told me "Don't Stop Singing!"

Here's a picture I took with my phone of his foot...he looks like he's wearing a cast. They had something taped to the bottom of his foot...to keep him from bending it I'm guessing?

I didn't look too long but I couldn't find a good picture of a baby in the MRI so here is one with some lady :)

They told me then to give him some kisses and they would take him in. I knitted while I was waiting in the waiting room for about 45 minutes or so when the told me I could go back. I could hear him crying all the way down the hall. He was having a hard time waking up but they told me I could hold him and he stopped crying. I fed him a little apple juice and he LOVED that but still didn't want to really wake up. They told me that he kept fighting the medicine that they gave him so they had to give him a lot to get him to go under. In fact the nurse said "several doses of each" (3 different kinds). I wasn't very fond of that idea but I guess what was done, was done!

I took him home and he slept all day. I guess he needed to sleep off the medicine.

Today he is back to normal! We got a call from the eye clinic telling us that his eye doctor had to have emergency surgery and we have to reschedule his next appointment. They wanted to reschedule for June! I told her that it was supposed to be a follow up for the MRI and she put one of the other doctors on the phone.

The MRI was read NORMAL, yay!!

Thank you all for all your prayers and fasting! I think it really helped. Baer was so strong and he did very well.

Baer's MRI updates

Baer's MRI has been changed to May 7th. He will not be able to eat any solid food after 3:00am, no clear liquids after 7:00am, and from 7 until his MRI he won't be able to eat or drink anything. He is going to be one grumpy little baby! The MRI is at 10:00 am. They will be putting him out for it so he doesn't move. He had an appointment yesterday with his pediatrician to get some paperwork done for the MRI. James has an appointment with the pediatrician on Friday to get some shots. He's funny...he'll say "Mommy, I need to go to the doctor and get some shots." No, he doesn't like shots so I don't know why he wants to get them?? Maybe it's because Spencer usually takes him to McDonalds afterwards...yeah that's probably it :)

Follow up appointment for Baer's MRI and James's eye appointment will be the 14th or 15th I think.

I tried uploading a video of James singing to Baer but it didn't want to upload (I think it was too big).

Busy, Busy, Busy!!

Baer is such a content baby and it is such a blessing, especially with what he has been going through lately. He's trying to crawl and can't quite yet but you can see his determination. The past month or so he has thinned out a little which I think is good because he was so chubby I think it was hard for him to lift himself up. He is now doing so and is comming closer to achieving his milestones. He just got 2 teeth and has 2 more on the way. He's been in for vaccinations recently and to the eye doctor today at 8:30am and didn't get home until 11am. He has a 3rd nipple...not a big deal and we were pretty sure it was but it was confirmed, has an appointment with the pediatrist in August about his partial 6th toe, an MRI in May and the appointments that he has to do before-hand, another eye appointment, and a probable eye surgery!! Poor little tough guy!

So that is what we have been up to lately. Between Spencer's school & many tests lately, Baer's appointments, my schedule, and James being such a great brother & mess maker...it feels like we have been getting more and more behind on our house work. I have some back problems and had to stay in bed for a short while not too long ago. James and Baer were ANGELS [even more than usual :)]. James sat/laid/played next to me and with Baer while I stayed in bed as much as possible and got things for me when I needed them. He is such a great helper! I heard from someone not to long ago about a sign they have up that says something to the effect of... "If you have come to see ME, you are welcome anytime. If you have come to see MY HOUSE, you need to make an appointment." I like that, but I think I like this next one better that a friend of mine has... "A clean house is a sign of a boring woman." Spencer has been very wonderful though. He has been organizing/cleaning our basement/storage/work-out/computer area when he gets the chance. At first, I have to admit, I was wondering why that was more of a priority for him than the upstairs that people see if they come over. Now that it's almost done I can see how it helps with the rest of the house. I can put things down there that I don't need upstairs. It sure is nice when you have more places to put STUFF and to de-clutter the upstairs!

Sorry about lots of writing lately and no pictures! I'll try to get on that. :)

Cystic Fibrosis Walk

Hey everyone!

I'm joining a friend's team (Elliot's Angels) to do the Great Strides Cystic Fibrosis Walk. If you would like to donate to help me reach my goal, visit:



http://www.cff.org/Great_Strides/dsp_DonationPage.cfm?walkid=5088&idUser=237435



Thanks!!

Potty Training Bear

Spencer was at home with James & Baer while I was at enrichment and he told me this funny story...

J: (Holding a teddy bear) Daddy, bear has to go stinky!
S: You have to go stinky, or bear has to go stinky?
J: No, bear has to go stinky! (runs to the bathroom with the bear)
...comes back a minute later
J: Bear went stinky!

Later on, Spencer goes in the bathroom to blow his nose and what does he find in the toilet?? A little pile of stuffing that James had pulled out of a hole in the bear's bum.

Sharing a room

We finally put Baer in the same room with James this last week. His crib has a recall on it and I didn't want him in it until it was fixed. James has done pretty good with it, but some nights are better than others. Last night I had to go up a couple of times because James had turned on the light and got back into bed (he's not afraid of the dark, I think he wanted to be able to see Baer). Baer was fussier than usual and was having a hard time going to sleep. I heard James so I went up to make sure that he wasn't poking him or throwing stuffed animals & toys over the side of the crib and on Baer (he likes to share). As I was going up the stairs I hear James say "stop crying........stop crying". I opened the door and was surprised to find that James was still in his bed but was singing I am a Child of God to Baer...and he remembered almost all the words. I thought it was pretty cute.