Emilyisms

Kids will often say some pretty funny things. I've tried to keep track of all the great things Emily has said over the past 3 years. There are several that I have missed just because I couldn't write them down right away, but for the most part I think I've done a pretty great job. I hope I can continue to catch them since the frequency of her saying such things is diminishing. But there will always be some classics that we'll never forget. A little bit ago we added a new one to that list. On Thanksgiving we showed Emily this picture:

Emily: "Did dad do it?"
Jeff and Me: "Uh.... ummm .... uh.... do what?"
Emily: "Take the picture?"
Jeff: "Oh!! No. No. The doctor took the picture."

Baby Girl due June 2012 

Surgery

Christmas Eve Jacob was a bit more cranky than usual so Jeff looked at his ears and thought they looked infected. Of course it would be a weekend AND a holiday. We decided to call a neighbor who's an emergency doctor (cause a sick 2 year old on Christmas is considered an emergency right?). He confirmed that there was an infection and gave us a prescription. Christmas morning Jacob woke up a lot happier ... because his ear drum had ruptured ... again.  Jacob had six ear infections in 2011 and his ear drum burst three times. New Years day we followed up with our pediatrician who concurred with our thoughts that tubes would probably be a good thing and referred us to an ENT. The following Thursday we met with the ENT who also agreed and Tuesday morning (Jan 10th) we found ourselves at Primary Children's Hospital getting ready for surgery.  Jacob loved all the toys in the waiting rooms but hated the socks and name bracelet. In fact he tore the bracelet off his wrist and ankle so they finally had to tape it to his back.

Surgery went well and Jacob's recovery has gone well also. Just walking into his recovery 'room'  and seeing him lay there in that little bed made me all teary. I don't know how those parents that have kids with serious health problems do it. I'm grateful for my little boy's healthy body and how smart and strong he is. His speech has been delayed and we're already seeing some improvement since his surgery.  Hopefully it will continue to get better and we can have more and more communication and less and less fits.

Aunt Lisa

My little sister came into town on the 14th of December. We're glad Lisa & Spencer were able to be here for Christmas and we're especially glad that Lisa was able to be here for 3 whole weeks! Once Spencer left to head back to New Hampshire, Lisa rotated through all of our houses. We got to have Lisa stay with us at the very end of her trip. Emily & Jacob were SO SO excited for her to come. Emily kept asking when Lisa would be here and saying she was trying to be patient but just didn't know how much longer she could wait. Lisa is such a great aunt and just adores all of her nieces and nephews (and they all adore her back). It was fun to get to spend so much time with her - especially one on one. Lisa & I haven't had that in a long time. Lisa's due with her first baby in about 5 weeks. While she was here in town we did LOTS of shopping and sewing to try and get her ready for her little boy. As much as Lisa loves living in her small town, she definitely misses having stores closer than two hours away. We ended up staying up way too late almost every night, reminiscing, talking, laughing hysterically, and trying to figure out her sewing projects together. I loved every minute of it and wish so bad that she didn't live so far away. Thanks for everything Lisa - including the discounted pants! - we can't wait to see you and your little guy this summer!  

New Year

Our New Year's Eve day basically consisted of Junie B. and the Utes. We had a nice relaxing morning and then my parents and brothers came over for crepes and to watch the U bowl game. It was an intense and exciting game and we were thrilled with the outcome. Emily spent the majority of her morning and the game reading. We're SO proud of her and how well she's doing. I love how much she enjoys reading and what a good example she's setting for Jacob.

 We really had a low key night. We played a couple games and the kids got to do a scavenger hunt. Jacob was able to participate a lot more this year and Emily was able to read the clues all by herself. They laughed and were so excited as they ran all over the house. The hunt finished with a gift under their pillows - new books. We've gotten both books at the library before - multiple times - so they were both thrilled with what they got. Jacob immediately lifted up his shirt and tickled his belly button.

After putting the kids down Jeff and I watched a bit of a movie and fell asleep about midnight. As we were getting the kids ready for bed I thought back ten years ago and how our night would have just been starting at 8:30pm. My how time changes!