recovering

Alex is doing so great recovering from his surgery. He's back to eating normal foods, although smaller portions. His tummy probably shrunk due to his strict Popsicle/yogurt diet. He is our grazer as Chad calls it. Not so much for the big meals, more for the snacking every hour on the hour :)

He sounds 'froggy' when he talks. Pretty sure that's normal and will go away in a week or less. I can tell, even if he is froggy, that he isn't as nasally when he talks. And his snoring is GONE. I can't even hear him breathe. I am soooooo relieved this is done and he will be healthier for it.

School was cancelled on Wednesday for the funeral of one of Chad and my old teachers. She was diagnosed with pancreatic and liver cancer late November and is already gone. Makes you think how fragile life is and you never know what's going to happen. So very sad.

Don't waste one day.

oh, one more thing...

Happy 50th Birthday, Mom!!!!

Love you!!!

alex and his happy medicine

Hopefully this worked--I'm trying to figure out how to upload video from my sd card to my computer and edit and post the video. Pretty sure I'm doing something wrong or there has to be a better way, I just don't know what that is yet.

This is a video of Alex after his "happy medicine". Stuff they give to help him relax before they took him back. He is so out of it, it's funny!

They waited too long after giving him this, however, to take him to surgery because they said he should go back with the nurse fairly easily and not remember being separated from us. Well, he screamed for me as they were carrying him to the OR and he says he remembers being separated from us. I was not that impressed with that part.

We actually have the little scrub pj's at home with us because he would NOT take them off. The nurse said we could keep them. I'm sure we'll pay for them in the total bill somewhere. He also got to keep the cap (which is for an older child because the one they use for little kids was way too small).

The Skittles in his hand were from the lady at pre-registraion. That's all he wanted all day long. Can't have them for a week, but at least he could hold them. He was out of it in the photo on the left and finally napping later that evening.

He is doing great and is living on yogart and popsicles. A little Tylenol for the pain, but that's it. Such a trooper! Love this little boy!

t&a

Not what you're thinking. . .

In our house right now T&A stands for Tonsillectomy and Adenoidectomy. Alex had his T&A procedure this morning and is resting now at home in the chair.

Everything went well, surgery was only 30 min. and Doc said his adenoids were huge. He said he will be a different kid.

Alex has been a snorer since birth and very stuffy/nasally when he speaks. Plus, we're pretty sure he has/had sleep apnea. Hopefully this surgery will take care of all that and he will 'breathe easier'.

He came out of surgery kinda rough and wanted Mommy, but calmed down eventually. He's eaten a ton of Popsicles already and is desperate for a chicken nugget.

He's sleeping as I'm typing this and I can't even hear him breathe. Before, he sounded like a 40 year old man snoring soooo loud.

So far, so good. I took some picts and video and hope to upload those later. Stay tuned. . .

suitable for all those who visit here

Ok, so got a little flack for the recent Youtube video I posted not being so acceptable. I took it down (even though it was funny as h**l).

However I did find something that I think everyone can enjoy. You might remember it circulating in an e-mail before, but I stumbled upon it again.



You have to admit, that is pretty darn amazing.

I hope to post some of my own videos on here once I can buy a new sd card and the kids don't chew on it! Then learn how to upload it and stuff 'cause I'm soooooo in the know with computers!

right now

Gotta take a moment and jot down a few things the boys are doing right now.

Benny is:

*sitting up on his own. Takes a few diggers, but doing well.

*pushing up on his hands, but not interested in crawling yet.

*trying all foods. Loves toast, crackers (reg. and graham) and all baby food.

*needing prunes every day to keep him regular! Hey, it's a cheap fix!

*Says da da and laughs when you squeeze his butt!

Alex:

*ALWAYS says I love you too after I tell him I love him first. I LOVE THAT!

*is big into fibbing. Will take gum and chew it, but lie to you when you ask if he has some.

*loves gum and salt water taffy (and pretty much any food of any kind!)

*will randomly come up to me and say, "I like you, Mom." LOVE THAT TOO!

*is my cuddler. Ben snuggles by default (nurses) but Alex wants to.

*is totally potty trained. A W E S O M E! No one over 40 lbs should still poop their pants.

Jack:

*is my little man. Oh, the things he does or thinks he has to do around here!

*loves, loves, LOVES to help with chores. Gets very mad if he can't help.

*does an excellent job shoveling the driveway.

*is getting a lot of freckles. Can't wait till summer!

*handles everything in the bathroom all by himself now. Another AWESOME!

*is my big helper and loves helping me with Benny. He even holds him and carries him around.

That's all I can think of right now. I need to do these often, or I forget the little things and I really want to remember. It's been really good around here lately and it's pretty refreshing. Seeing how fun the boys can be is so great. That's why we had them in the first place. That and to get us the remote when it's out of reach!

how is this not funny?

**Edited version** (sigh)

I wish I had a video camera with me at all times to capture my boys and their antics. A couple of note-worthy events this evening... Jack and Alex in the bath with their faces covered in soap shaving cream laughing so hard. It was one of those moments that makes all the shitty ones disappear.

After the bath, Alex said, "I'm going to check my cabities" (cavities, but with the 'b' because he is so nasally) and stuck his two pointer fingers up both nostrils to his knuckles. He pulls them out and looks at them and does his Alex shrug. He's a little strange, that one!

another month has gone by...

...and haven't blogged. Oh well. :)

Trying a new look and photo with the blog. We'll see if it works. I am not a whiz on the 'puter so not sure how to get it to look exactly how I want. This is OK for now.

We all had a great Christmas. We did Christmas with Nana and Papa Dave a week before, then Christmas eve with Chad's mom and family, Christmas day with just us here in the morning then at my dad's that afternoon. Lots of presents and good food. I swear I've gained 40 lbs! Good thing I got some gift cards so I can go buy new pants.

The boys are doing well. Alex is are accident/injury prone boy so a few trips to the clinic/ER but he's good now! I'll post a little more on him in the next week or so.

Jack went to his first movie in the theatre with his Uncle Dave and cousin Casey. We had a small mis-communication which ended in Jack getting a Pepsi to drink. He's four. PEPSI. Oh well. The highlight from the whole experience was the Pepsi, not the movie. He came home and shoveled almost the whole driveway!

Ben is growing like a weed. I did look in his brother's baby books and he is smaller then they were at this age. Benny is 18 lbs. 5 oz (roughly) and the other two were that weight at 6 months. Ben is 8 months. Maybe he knows he's the last one, so he's staying smaller for me! He says da da and is sitting up on his own. No crawling yet, but that's OK. One less thing for me to worry about at the moment. He's also a really good eater and is learning to use a sippy cup at meal time. He is just too cute and I smother him in kisses every day!

Jack is loving school. He gets mad when it's Saturday. He goes out with Chad almost every day to do chores. That boy is in heaven out here. He is such a good helper.

Chad is busier than ever. He's gone from four 12-hour days and two off to five 12-hour days and two off. Plus, you know, farming here and his other farming job for the neighbor. I think he's a tall guy with brown hair and blue eyes, handsome fella. From what I remember ;)

They look just like him. . . .

The boys found these hats with ear flaps that must have been Gary's. They won't fit Chad so they have claimed them and when Alex put his on, all I could think of is what Nancy has called him from the start...Little Gary! Couldn't see it before, but with that hat, I sure see it now!