Thursday, November 26, 2015
Thanksgiving
I am so sad that all of my pictures from Thanksgiving got deleted when I downloaded them to the computer! Darn technology. We had Thanksgiving for the first time in years with my side of the family. When Jaren and I got married, my family was still going to the sand dunes for Thanksgiving, and we always ended up doing Thanksgiving with his side of the family. Once my family got out of going to the dunes, we still kept doing ours with Petersens, and my family did their thing. I can't believe we waited this long to have Thanksgiving with them! I guess we just go into the habit. We should've been switching off, or doing dinner with one and dessert with the other. That's what we planned this year, but they were at the same time, so we just went to my parents. David and Cassi and my mom cooked most of it, and we brought a few sides. It was so nice hanging out and letting the girls play with cousins they don't get to see very often. So, thanks to the computer, these are the only pictures we have from that day! Silly girls in turkey hats....
Tuesday, November 24, 2015
Addy's Second Eye Surgery
Our sweet Addy had to have her second eye muscle surgery. She has something called Strabismus. In her case, she has to work constantly to align her eyes together. How frustrating that must be, poor thing. Before her first eye surgery, she didn't really have a dominant eye, as both eyes were drifting out pretty much equally. We were told after that surgery that she might do have to have it again sometime down the road. She had done pretty well, but we were noticing her drifting again, and closing her eye more often. The problem with not getting the surgery is that it could turn into amblyopia, were she can actually lose vision in her eye, pretty scary. Luckily this time she only had to have one eye done! We had prepared her in advance and tried explaining a little bit to her, but not a whole lot. She's so scared of everything, we didn't want to completely terrify her.
She had her surgery the Tuesday before Thanksgiving. She wasn't allowed to have anything to drink after midnight, which was a bit tricky because she had a slight cough. We got there really early, and waited for about an hour. She was SO good about not eating and drinking. Addy is one who wakes up starving and wants food right away, so this was pretty good for her! Hailey was very concerned and wanted to go, so we let her go to school late. Everything was going great, until the anesthesiologist came in and tried to take her back. She was the sweetest lady, but Addy was not having it and got big tears in her eyes, which made Hailey and I tear up. She tried talking her into walking back with her, but Addy wouldn't have it! I told her it would be best just to carry her, and that she was going to cry no matter what. She was SO sweet to her, and carried her off. You could tell she felt really bad for Hailey, who was crying. I guess they do love each other after all haha!
After thirty minutes, her doctor came in and told us everything went well. What a relief. It's always so terrifying to have your children put out. I'm such a worrier and think of all the sad stories I've heard about things going wrong. After he left, the anesthesiologist came in and knelt down and talked directly to Hailey. I think she understood the sisterly bond, and felt so bad for her being afraid for her little sister. She seriously had watery eyes as she explained to Hailey how she took good care of Addy when she was back there. She wasn't even talking to us, her parents haha. It was very sweet.
After a little while longer they came and got us to go the recovery room because she was waking up. She was pretty out of it, and was confused, as to be expected. Such a difference from the last surgery. Hailey saw her eye and started crying again, poor thing. The nurses were so good with both girls, offering them juice and snacks. We only had to stay in there for ten minutes, then we were ready to go home.
Addy had a rough couple of days, but after that, she did awesome. It was a GIANT pain in the butt trying to get drops in for the first three days, but she did much better after that. We are a bit nervous because instead of her eye going out....it goes in now! But, the doctor has assured us that it will adjust itself with time, so we are hoping that is true.
She had her surgery the Tuesday before Thanksgiving. She wasn't allowed to have anything to drink after midnight, which was a bit tricky because she had a slight cough. We got there really early, and waited for about an hour. She was SO good about not eating and drinking. Addy is one who wakes up starving and wants food right away, so this was pretty good for her! Hailey was very concerned and wanted to go, so we let her go to school late. Everything was going great, until the anesthesiologist came in and tried to take her back. She was the sweetest lady, but Addy was not having it and got big tears in her eyes, which made Hailey and I tear up. She tried talking her into walking back with her, but Addy wouldn't have it! I told her it would be best just to carry her, and that she was going to cry no matter what. She was SO sweet to her, and carried her off. You could tell she felt really bad for Hailey, who was crying. I guess they do love each other after all haha!
After thirty minutes, her doctor came in and told us everything went well. What a relief. It's always so terrifying to have your children put out. I'm such a worrier and think of all the sad stories I've heard about things going wrong. After he left, the anesthesiologist came in and knelt down and talked directly to Hailey. I think she understood the sisterly bond, and felt so bad for her being afraid for her little sister. She seriously had watery eyes as she explained to Hailey how she took good care of Addy when she was back there. She wasn't even talking to us, her parents haha. It was very sweet.
After a little while longer they came and got us to go the recovery room because she was waking up. She was pretty out of it, and was confused, as to be expected. Such a difference from the last surgery. Hailey saw her eye and started crying again, poor thing. The nurses were so good with both girls, offering them juice and snacks. We only had to stay in there for ten minutes, then we were ready to go home.
Addy had a rough couple of days, but after that, she did awesome. It was a GIANT pain in the butt trying to get drops in for the first three days, but she did much better after that. We are a bit nervous because instead of her eye going out....it goes in now! But, the doctor has assured us that it will adjust itself with time, so we are hoping that is true.
Before surgery, waiting.
This girl sure loves her daddy.
In her gown and ready to go. I felt so
bad at this point, because she really didn't
know what was happening. She was so happy!
♥♥ Sisters ♥♥
She was cold so they brought her a warm blanket.
After surgery, sweet girl!! I know it's not
a huge surgery, but I hugged her so tight!
Such a relief to have everything go well.
The way home. We stopped and got the
girls breakfast jacks because they were
both hungry.
Poor girl. She was hungry, but didn't
quite have her appetite back yet.
She was so tired! Love it when she
falls asleep on me!
The next day she got a Bahama Bucks for being such a trooper!
Daddy and Hailey cheered her up by playing memory with her.
More treats!
Treats from friends!
Haha....had to get a silly face in there!
Tuesday, November 17, 2015
More Remi Pics...
At the vet for a checkup.
Haha....this picture is so funny! His sexy pose haha!
Uh Oh!! First dog disaster!
Monday, November 2, 2015
Whoa....I have been MIA!
Yikes, I haven't blogged since APRIL!!! I continuously blogged for three years straight, and then this happened. Not sure how people with more kids do it, because my small little family keeps me crazy busy! I'm sad that I missed so much blogging! I have still been taking TONS of pictures, so I am going to have to back track as best I can. I think part of it was that my nice Canon camera broke...sniff sniff. My cell phone takes decent enough pictures, but I have really missed my camera! Anyhow, January is when I order my 2015 blog book, so I better get busy!!
Update on our family. Jaren is still working hard at Meldrums. He has been there 17 years, I cannot believe it. Time just flies! He is awesome at what he does, but it is an extremely stressful job. I cannot imagine dealing with death on a daily basis, I'm just not cut out for that. But, we are thankful that he is so good at what he does and works so hard for our family. Besides work, he's been working out a lot, and trying to get in shape...haha. I laugh, because I need to get in shape, not him haha. But, he will tell you otherwise.
Hailey....Hailey is doing very well in third grade. She has turned into quite the little reader. She LOVES to go to the library for "My Weird School Books". It makes me so happy when I go to look for her and she's reading!! She loves her teacher Mrs. Ramsey. She talks about her quite a bit, and tells us all the funny things she does. Hailey is a spunky girl, and I think she got a spunky teacher! Perfect match. As for her activities each week, we only have her signed up for piano right now. She is doing awesome, even though it is getting tough. Some days she wants to quit, but we tell her no of course, haha, and that she will regret it if she does. She had a really tough time with a particular song, so her piano teacher assigned her that song for the upcoming recital. She was so sad, and cried many tears over it. We explained to her why she assigned it to her, and she started practicing like crazy. The day of her recital, she did AWESOME! It was so neat seeing her be so proud of herself. She wants to do another activity, but it changes a lot, so we are holding off for now. She wants to do dance, acting, gymnastics and martial arts. She loves to play with her friends & cousins, and LOVES going to Skateland (she's hoping for some rollerblades this Christmas). She LOVES decorating and making crafts for holidays. Just after a holiday passes, she is making paper crafts to hang on the walls for the next one. She still loves writing stories & songs. Some of them are so funny, and some almost make me cry. She's such a creative girl, tender hearted girl.
Addy....Addy started kindergarten! We debated all summer long whether to send her or not, and we finally decided to give it a go. One of our main reasons for starting her was because she would start with her cousin Elsie. Looking back now, I wish we would've held off another year. Poor little Addy, she has cried every single day but one! The first day we had her do whole day, and when I was waiting for her after school, she cried as soon as she saw me, and most of that night. The next day, we switched her to half day. She has really bad separation anxiety for some reason, and drop off is always very hard for her. The first few weeks, she was afraid to ask for stuff in class, like if her pencil broke and she needed a new one, and she'd cry. Poor girl! Now, she cries at drop off, and then she's good after that. She was coming home when the rest of the class went to lunch, but then I started to eat with her. She wouldn't play or talk to anyone. Eventually she started playing, and now she goes to lunch with the kids, and I come when she's almost done, and then she plays and we go home. She's so timid and scared of everything! Poor girl. We have been trying essential oils and other things, but she still has this separation anxiety. It's awful for her and I feel bad that she has to go through it. I'm sure people think "just make her do things, she's fine", but she's my daughter, and it's more than that. She has a legit fear. They would like her to go full day after Christmas break, so we'll see. Other than school, she is taking a dance class. She loves it half the time, but just like school, she gets scared for me to not be out there with her. She has a recital coming up, so it will be interesting to see if she even makes it on stage. My gut is telling me she won't, but we are keeping our fingers crossed that she does!!
Me....I am just staying busy with two kids and a high energy dog. Yep, we finally got a puppy. He is a Vizsla, and his name is Remi. I really like him, and I really hate him haha! I'm totally kidding, he just is a lot of work. He is eight months old, and full of energy. I've been running a couple of miles a day with him, which is really helping me get in shape, so that's a plus! My weekdays usually consist of driving the kids to school, coming home and running Remi and exercising, cleaning house and doing laundry, and maybe prepping dinner. By then, it's time to go get Addy from school (man those three and a half hours go by fast)!! Our evenings are usually hectic with dance, piano, homework and dinner. The days seem long but weeks FLY BY!! I love being a stay at home mom. Even though I probably complain way too much, I know I am blessed to be able to be home.
Update on our family. Jaren is still working hard at Meldrums. He has been there 17 years, I cannot believe it. Time just flies! He is awesome at what he does, but it is an extremely stressful job. I cannot imagine dealing with death on a daily basis, I'm just not cut out for that. But, we are thankful that he is so good at what he does and works so hard for our family. Besides work, he's been working out a lot, and trying to get in shape...haha. I laugh, because I need to get in shape, not him haha. But, he will tell you otherwise.
Hailey....Hailey is doing very well in third grade. She has turned into quite the little reader. She LOVES to go to the library for "My Weird School Books". It makes me so happy when I go to look for her and she's reading!! She loves her teacher Mrs. Ramsey. She talks about her quite a bit, and tells us all the funny things she does. Hailey is a spunky girl, and I think she got a spunky teacher! Perfect match. As for her activities each week, we only have her signed up for piano right now. She is doing awesome, even though it is getting tough. Some days she wants to quit, but we tell her no of course, haha, and that she will regret it if she does. She had a really tough time with a particular song, so her piano teacher assigned her that song for the upcoming recital. She was so sad, and cried many tears over it. We explained to her why she assigned it to her, and she started practicing like crazy. The day of her recital, she did AWESOME! It was so neat seeing her be so proud of herself. She wants to do another activity, but it changes a lot, so we are holding off for now. She wants to do dance, acting, gymnastics and martial arts. She loves to play with her friends & cousins, and LOVES going to Skateland (she's hoping for some rollerblades this Christmas). She LOVES decorating and making crafts for holidays. Just after a holiday passes, she is making paper crafts to hang on the walls for the next one. She still loves writing stories & songs. Some of them are so funny, and some almost make me cry. She's such a creative girl, tender hearted girl.
Addy....Addy started kindergarten! We debated all summer long whether to send her or not, and we finally decided to give it a go. One of our main reasons for starting her was because she would start with her cousin Elsie. Looking back now, I wish we would've held off another year. Poor little Addy, she has cried every single day but one! The first day we had her do whole day, and when I was waiting for her after school, she cried as soon as she saw me, and most of that night. The next day, we switched her to half day. She has really bad separation anxiety for some reason, and drop off is always very hard for her. The first few weeks, she was afraid to ask for stuff in class, like if her pencil broke and she needed a new one, and she'd cry. Poor girl! Now, she cries at drop off, and then she's good after that. She was coming home when the rest of the class went to lunch, but then I started to eat with her. She wouldn't play or talk to anyone. Eventually she started playing, and now she goes to lunch with the kids, and I come when she's almost done, and then she plays and we go home. She's so timid and scared of everything! Poor girl. We have been trying essential oils and other things, but she still has this separation anxiety. It's awful for her and I feel bad that she has to go through it. I'm sure people think "just make her do things, she's fine", but she's my daughter, and it's more than that. She has a legit fear. They would like her to go full day after Christmas break, so we'll see. Other than school, she is taking a dance class. She loves it half the time, but just like school, she gets scared for me to not be out there with her. She has a recital coming up, so it will be interesting to see if she even makes it on stage. My gut is telling me she won't, but we are keeping our fingers crossed that she does!!
Me....I am just staying busy with two kids and a high energy dog. Yep, we finally got a puppy. He is a Vizsla, and his name is Remi. I really like him, and I really hate him haha! I'm totally kidding, he just is a lot of work. He is eight months old, and full of energy. I've been running a couple of miles a day with him, which is really helping me get in shape, so that's a plus! My weekdays usually consist of driving the kids to school, coming home and running Remi and exercising, cleaning house and doing laundry, and maybe prepping dinner. By then, it's time to go get Addy from school (man those three and a half hours go by fast)!! Our evenings are usually hectic with dance, piano, homework and dinner. The days seem long but weeks FLY BY!! I love being a stay at home mom. Even though I probably complain way too much, I know I am blessed to be able to be home.
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