On November 4th, 2011 Sawyer had to have ear tubes and his adenoids out. Since March he has had 6 ear infections and it was time we did something about it.
So two days before Sawyer's surgery he had his 2 year check up with Dr. Sims at Covenant Medical Center. Sawyer weighed in at 37.8lbs, he was 37.75 inches tall, and his head was 20.5 inches round. He is greater than 95% in all categories. Dr. Sims said Sawyer was healthy and cleared him for Surgery.
Thursday, one day before surgery Sawyer woke up with a runny nose. Ugh, not what we needed. I called Dr. Hart's office to see what time Sawyer's surgery was scheduled for and to talk to the nurse about his new cold. The nurse assured me that as long as his lungs were clear and he wasn't running a high fever he could have surgery. Surgery was set for 9:30am and we needed to be at United Medical Park at 8am. Sawyer wasn't allowed to eat or drink after Midnight.
The morning of surgery I was one nervous mama. Thankfully Sawyer had slept well the night before and didn't wake up till we were suppose to walk out the door. I got him up and changed him, put clean jammies on him and we were out the door.
We got to UMP and they took us right back to the pre op room. A nurse came in with a gown and cap for Sawyer to wear. He wanted NO part of that. Thankfully the nurse said he could just wear his pajamas. They then let us go wait in the toy room till it was time for surgery. While we waited the anthestisiologist came in to check Sawyer out since he had a cold. He said that he looked great and everything should be fine. Soon the nurse came in and said it was time. They said that either Dustin or I could go back until Sawyer was put under. So they gave me a gown and hat and off we went. Sawyer did great. He climbed right up onto the table and laid down. He was not happy though when the put the mask over his face to put him under. Thankfully within seconds he was out. I gave him a kiss and then was lead back to the waiting room.
About 30 minutes later they came and got us and said he was done. They took us back to a room to wait for Dr. Hart to come talk to us. Dr. Hart said that everything went well. He said that Sawyer's adenoids were really yucky and it was a good thing we got them out. He also said that he noticed his skin was very sensitive and he suggested allergy testing when Sawyer is 6. Sorry kiddo you are like your mom. Dr. Hart then took us to another waiting room and said the nurses would come get us when Sawyer was fully awake.
15 minutes or so later they finally came to get us. I felt like I was running down the hall to get to my little man. I walked in the room and a nurse was sitting in a rocking chair holding him. He looked very sleepy and restless. He saw Dustin and I and immdediately said "Hi Dada!" The nurses got a good laugh out of that. They then had me sit in the rocking chair and handed Sawyer to me. The recovery nurse said he would be really sleeping because they gave him morphine and to just let him rest. So we just sat there and let our little guy rest. The nurse came back and brought Sawyer some juice and said we should try to get him to drink. Finally around 1pm Sawyer was awake enough and had drank enough juice so we could go home.
Once we were home we decided that either Dustin or I should go get Sawyer's medicines. The doctor had prescribed a pain med, and an antibiotic. So I headed to Target and Dustin stayed home with Sawyer. When I got home Sawyer was napping. Soon the all heck broke loose!
Sawyer woke up and was not himself. We tried to get him to eat and drink and he wouldn't do either. We also tried to get him to take his meds and that was awful too. We just kept trying and trying and finally Dustin did get him to take some tylenol. It was getting late and Dustin had to work in the morning so he was going to bed and thought he would try to take Sawyer with him. A little while later I went in to check on them because it was very quiet and I found them both asleep! So I waited a little bit and then moved Sawyer to his bed, BIG MISTAKE! Sawyer woke up and wouldn't stop crying. I tried to get him to drink some juice and take meds but he wouldn't do any of it. Finally I couldn't take it anymore and took him to the ER at Sartori. We were put in a room and waited for over an hour to see the doctor. While waiting Sawyer perked up and decided to start drinking juice and was running around the room. What a stinker! The doctor came in and was just laughing. He said that it looks like I was doing a good job and to just keep it up. Also while we were seeing the doctor there was a drunk man in the hallway who had been brought in by the police for fighting. He got a little out of hand and ended up getting tased! Wow, what a night! Finally Sawyer and I got home and we ended up sleeping on the couch.
5am came and Dustin got up for work but said he wasn't feeling well so he was staying home. Oh great 2 sick boys! It was a pretty crazy day but Sawyer was finally eating, and drinking and that was all I had hoped for. I hope he doesn't have to have another surgery for a VERY long time!
Monday, December 12, 2011
Halloween 2011
I am SUPER late getting our blog updated! So here we go! :)
Halloween this year was a blast! Dustin and I had picked out Sawyer's costume over a month ago and we couldn't wait for him to wear it!
Halloween was on a Monday this year and normally Sawyer doesn't have school on Monday's but Sprout was having a party and they call it Pumpkin Palooza. Dustin and I both had the day off so we decided we would love to help at Sawyer's school.
For the party Sprout wanted to kids to wear their costumes. Sawyer wanted NO part in it. Before we left that morning for school we tried to dress Sawyer and his costume and the meltdowns began. So instead Sawyer wore his Halloween shirt.
Sprout had many activities planned for the kids. They filled gloves with popcorn and candy corn, played the pin the face on the pumpkin, painted pumpkins, and more.
After school we headed home for some lunch and for Sawyer to get a nap before our busy night! After Sawyer woke up we put him in his costume and took him to see Ashlee's grandpa and aunt. Sawyer got a head start on trick or treating before it even started. :) After visiting Great Gpa Chuck and Great Aunt Ann we took Sawyer to see Dustin's mom and grandma.
After we stopped and saw everyone we headed home for some supper and to get ready for trick or treating. Getting ready to go trick or treating felt like we were getting ready for a road trip. We made sure Sawyer had something to drink. We also decided to bring the wagon just in case he got tired of walking or we got tired of carrying him. Along with the wagon we brought a blanket, and coats. Finally we were ready to hit the neighborhood.
We started on our street and made our way up and down several blocks. It didn't take Sawyer long to figure out what we were doing before he was sooo excited and running up to the houses to get candy. He even figured out that we were only going to the houses with their outside lights on. It was so cute to watch him knock on the doors and wait. We thanked each house and if Sawyer didn't say thank you he would say "welcome." Towards the end out little guy got tired and so we were thankful for the wagon. We had a blast trick or treating this year and we can't wait for next year.
Halloween this year was a blast! Dustin and I had picked out Sawyer's costume over a month ago and we couldn't wait for him to wear it!
Halloween was on a Monday this year and normally Sawyer doesn't have school on Monday's but Sprout was having a party and they call it Pumpkin Palooza. Dustin and I both had the day off so we decided we would love to help at Sawyer's school.
For the party Sprout wanted to kids to wear their costumes. Sawyer wanted NO part in it. Before we left that morning for school we tried to dress Sawyer and his costume and the meltdowns began. So instead Sawyer wore his Halloween shirt.
Sprout had many activities planned for the kids. They filled gloves with popcorn and candy corn, played the pin the face on the pumpkin, painted pumpkins, and more.
After school we headed home for some lunch and for Sawyer to get a nap before our busy night! After Sawyer woke up we put him in his costume and took him to see Ashlee's grandpa and aunt. Sawyer got a head start on trick or treating before it even started. :) After visiting Great Gpa Chuck and Great Aunt Ann we took Sawyer to see Dustin's mom and grandma.
After we stopped and saw everyone we headed home for some supper and to get ready for trick or treating. Getting ready to go trick or treating felt like we were getting ready for a road trip. We made sure Sawyer had something to drink. We also decided to bring the wagon just in case he got tired of walking or we got tired of carrying him. Along with the wagon we brought a blanket, and coats. Finally we were ready to hit the neighborhood.
We started on our street and made our way up and down several blocks. It didn't take Sawyer long to figure out what we were doing before he was sooo excited and running up to the houses to get candy. He even figured out that we were only going to the houses with their outside lights on. It was so cute to watch him knock on the doors and wait. We thanked each house and if Sawyer didn't say thank you he would say "welcome." Towards the end out little guy got tired and so we were thankful for the wagon. We had a blast trick or treating this year and we can't wait for next year.
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| Painting pumpkins at school |
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| Sawyer's pre school class |
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| Our Ninja |
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| Trick or treating at Great Gpa Chuck's and Great Aunt Ann's |
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| Trick or Treating |
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| Getting a ride from Daddy! |
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| Taking a break |
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| Someone's getting tired |
Monday, October 24, 2011
Family Christmas card!
Tuesday, September 27, 2011
Sawyer's 1st day of Pre school!
Today Sawyer started going to pre school. We found the perfect place for him to go so that he can learn and play with others. Sprout pre school is at Heartland Vineyard Church. Sawyer will go 2 days a week for 3 hours.
Today Dustin and I walked him into his classroom and he left us immediately to go play with the toys. He didn't even know we had left him. Normally we will pull up to the the door and the teacher's will come out to the car to get him and bring him out at the end of the day.
At 11am we pulled up next to the doors and waited for Sawyer to come out. Here came out little man holding his teacher's hand and he had his backpack on his back. It was the cutest thing and I so wish I would have taken a picture. He smiled so big when he saw Dustin and I waiting for him. Sawyer's teacher, Miss Sara told us that he played hard and was probably tired. Also in Sawyer's bag was a note that reads........
Mom and Dad
Today at school we played centers, colored, read books, and had lots of fun! I had a hard time adjusting to the daily routine (sitting at group time), but hopefully I will do better as I get used to school. :)
We are so happy our little boy had a good first day and we hope for many more!!
Today Dustin and I walked him into his classroom and he left us immediately to go play with the toys. He didn't even know we had left him. Normally we will pull up to the the door and the teacher's will come out to the car to get him and bring him out at the end of the day.
At 11am we pulled up next to the doors and waited for Sawyer to come out. Here came out little man holding his teacher's hand and he had his backpack on his back. It was the cutest thing and I so wish I would have taken a picture. He smiled so big when he saw Dustin and I waiting for him. Sawyer's teacher, Miss Sara told us that he played hard and was probably tired. Also in Sawyer's bag was a note that reads........
Mom and Dad
Today at school we played centers, colored, read books, and had lots of fun! I had a hard time adjusting to the daily routine (sitting at group time), but hopefully I will do better as I get used to school. :)
We are so happy our little boy had a good first day and we hope for many more!!
Monday, September 26, 2011
Day out with Thomas!
As most of you know Sawyer LOVES Thomas the train! For the longest time he couldn't even say Thomas and would call him Ty. It's pretty cute. So when I had heard from several people that Thomas comes to Boone, IA every year I knew we had to go. So I ordered our tickets and we waited for the big day to come!
Saturday, September 24th, 2011 finally came! I think Dustin and I were more excited then Sawyer! :) We packed up the car and headed to Boone. Sawyer did great on the car ride. We watched movies on our dvd player which is wonderful when traveling with a 2 year old!
We arrived a little after 11am in Boone and our train ride wasn't scheduled till 1pm so we decided to get some lunch. We found a Pizza Ranch, YUM!! Just from being at Pizza Ranch we could see Thomas was a big deal. Lots of little kids with Thomas tattoos, and gear! I was getting even more excited! :)
After lunch we headed back to the other side of Boone to find the Scenic Valley Railroad. We found our destination and headed towards the fun!
We had to get in line right away for our train ride. We boarded the train and found a seat. What a busy place!! Sawyer was a champ. He was looking out the window and people watching while we waited for the train to go. He wasn't too sure of what was going on.
Finally the train started to move. Sawyer just stared out the window. He really wasn't too sure what to think. Mom and Dad had fun though!
After the train ride we walked around and checked out all of the other activities. They had so much to do! Face painting, a hay maze, and more. The line to get your picture taken with Thomas was very long so we decided to wait on that.
We found the gift shop tent and went in to see all of the Thomas items. There were many! We finally decided to just get Sawyer a Day out with Thomas t-shirt. Sawyer wasn't too picky.
We then headed to wait in line to get our picture taken with Sir Topham Hatt. The line was long but was moving pretty quick. Sawyer waited patiently in his stroller and just people watched. Finally it was our turn. I walked up to Sir Topham Hat with Sawyer and Sawyer was just clinging to me. He was pretty scared. He wouldn't even look at Sir Topham Hat. We got our picture taken even though Sawyer is barely looking at the camera.
After seeing Sir Topham Hatt we decided to get something to drink and go wait to have our picture taken with Thomas before going home. Sawyer was getting tired and we knew it was getting close to nap time. Thankfully we were 2nd in line for our picture with Thomas. We just had to wait for him to come back from another train ride. Thomas arrived and we went to stand in front of him for our picture. Sawyer was again scared and clinging on to us. We got our picture taken and then decided to head for our car. It had been a fun day but Sawyer was tired and ready for a nap.
We got to our car and had barely buckled Sawyer into his car seat and he was almost asleep. It was a great day and Dustin and I decided that until Sawyer outgrows Thomas we will continue with this tradition. It was a nice mini vacation for the 3 of us. :)
Saturday, September 24th, 2011 finally came! I think Dustin and I were more excited then Sawyer! :) We packed up the car and headed to Boone. Sawyer did great on the car ride. We watched movies on our dvd player which is wonderful when traveling with a 2 year old!
We arrived a little after 11am in Boone and our train ride wasn't scheduled till 1pm so we decided to get some lunch. We found a Pizza Ranch, YUM!! Just from being at Pizza Ranch we could see Thomas was a big deal. Lots of little kids with Thomas tattoos, and gear! I was getting even more excited! :)
After lunch we headed back to the other side of Boone to find the Scenic Valley Railroad. We found our destination and headed towards the fun!
We had to get in line right away for our train ride. We boarded the train and found a seat. What a busy place!! Sawyer was a champ. He was looking out the window and people watching while we waited for the train to go. He wasn't too sure of what was going on.
Finally the train started to move. Sawyer just stared out the window. He really wasn't too sure what to think. Mom and Dad had fun though!
After the train ride we walked around and checked out all of the other activities. They had so much to do! Face painting, a hay maze, and more. The line to get your picture taken with Thomas was very long so we decided to wait on that.
We found the gift shop tent and went in to see all of the Thomas items. There were many! We finally decided to just get Sawyer a Day out with Thomas t-shirt. Sawyer wasn't too picky.
We then headed to wait in line to get our picture taken with Sir Topham Hatt. The line was long but was moving pretty quick. Sawyer waited patiently in his stroller and just people watched. Finally it was our turn. I walked up to Sir Topham Hat with Sawyer and Sawyer was just clinging to me. He was pretty scared. He wouldn't even look at Sir Topham Hat. We got our picture taken even though Sawyer is barely looking at the camera.
After seeing Sir Topham Hatt we decided to get something to drink and go wait to have our picture taken with Thomas before going home. Sawyer was getting tired and we knew it was getting close to nap time. Thankfully we were 2nd in line for our picture with Thomas. We just had to wait for him to come back from another train ride. Thomas arrived and we went to stand in front of him for our picture. Sawyer was again scared and clinging on to us. We got our picture taken and then decided to head for our car. It had been a fun day but Sawyer was tired and ready for a nap.
We got to our car and had barely buckled Sawyer into his car seat and he was almost asleep. It was a great day and Dustin and I decided that until Sawyer outgrows Thomas we will continue with this tradition. It was a nice mini vacation for the 3 of us. :)
Sunday, September 25, 2011
2 years old!!
Wow, it's hard to believe we are now the parents of a 2 year old! We are amazed at how much Sawyer has changed over the last two years and feel very blessed to be his parents. It took a lot of tears, frusteration, and patience to get to this day but we made it and couldn't be happier!!
Sawyer had an amazing Birthday! We started the celebration on Sunday, September 11th with Grandpa Todd, Grandma June and family! Sawyer was very SPOILED! Lots of toys, yummy food, and cake!
Sunday was just the beginning of our busy week! Monday Sawyer got his haircut at Wanda's Country Cuts in New Hartford and was such a good boy! No tears or fighting like previous haircuts! He was a champ! Also on Monday Sawyer and Mommy started attending a new class, called MOVE! It is a class for 2-3 year olds and it's all about MOVING! Very fun for our little guy who doesn't get out much.
Tuesday we made a visit to Dr. Rotenberg for our final ear check. We got the all clear! No more fluid and no ear tubes are needed! YAY!!!
Wednesday wasn't as busy. But later in the afternoon Sawyer started coughing and sneezing and a feared cold was on the way. Not how we wanted to spend the week.
Thursday was the BIG 2nd Birthday!! Sawyer woke up coughing and sneezing and just not feeling too well but we tried to continue on with our fun filled day! Grandpa Todd stopped by with a special birthday donut from Johnson's bakery and birthday balloons! Then we headed to see Michelle Stricker from Stricker Photography for 2 year pictures and some family shots. Sawyer just wasn't in a picture mood. After pictures we decided to try to get some lunch and headed to Pizza Ranch. While eating Sawyer just seemed to get worse so I called and made him an appointment to see Dr. Sims for later that afternoon. Finally home for a nap and some rest before going to the doctor. As thought and confirmed by Dr. Sims, Sawyer just had a yucky cold. Thankfully not another ear infection! We headed home and our birthday boy had some more visitors. Gigi, Omma, and Great Grandma Frohn stopped by. All in all we think Sawyer had a great 2nd birthday with lots of visitors, presents, and food!
Friday and Saturday we had a yard sale! Dustin and I are 90% sure we are done having babies so we decided to clear out the attic! We got rid of all the big baby items and most of Sawyer's old clothes!
Sunday was Sawyer's final birthday party with more family and friends. We rented the Cedar Falls Community Center. We had a Thomas the train themed party. Sawyer LOVES Thomas! We ordered a Thomas cake from Target and Dustin's mom made Sawyer his own special Thomas cake. We had a great afternoon visiting with everyone, eating, opening presents and of course eating cake!
Sawyer had an amazing Birthday! We started the celebration on Sunday, September 11th with Grandpa Todd, Grandma June and family! Sawyer was very SPOILED! Lots of toys, yummy food, and cake!
Sunday was just the beginning of our busy week! Monday Sawyer got his haircut at Wanda's Country Cuts in New Hartford and was such a good boy! No tears or fighting like previous haircuts! He was a champ! Also on Monday Sawyer and Mommy started attending a new class, called MOVE! It is a class for 2-3 year olds and it's all about MOVING! Very fun for our little guy who doesn't get out much.
Tuesday we made a visit to Dr. Rotenberg for our final ear check. We got the all clear! No more fluid and no ear tubes are needed! YAY!!!
Wednesday wasn't as busy. But later in the afternoon Sawyer started coughing and sneezing and a feared cold was on the way. Not how we wanted to spend the week.
Thursday was the BIG 2nd Birthday!! Sawyer woke up coughing and sneezing and just not feeling too well but we tried to continue on with our fun filled day! Grandpa Todd stopped by with a special birthday donut from Johnson's bakery and birthday balloons! Then we headed to see Michelle Stricker from Stricker Photography for 2 year pictures and some family shots. Sawyer just wasn't in a picture mood. After pictures we decided to try to get some lunch and headed to Pizza Ranch. While eating Sawyer just seemed to get worse so I called and made him an appointment to see Dr. Sims for later that afternoon. Finally home for a nap and some rest before going to the doctor. As thought and confirmed by Dr. Sims, Sawyer just had a yucky cold. Thankfully not another ear infection! We headed home and our birthday boy had some more visitors. Gigi, Omma, and Great Grandma Frohn stopped by. All in all we think Sawyer had a great 2nd birthday with lots of visitors, presents, and food!
Friday and Saturday we had a yard sale! Dustin and I are 90% sure we are done having babies so we decided to clear out the attic! We got rid of all the big baby items and most of Sawyer's old clothes!
Sunday was Sawyer's final birthday party with more family and friends. We rented the Cedar Falls Community Center. We had a Thomas the train themed party. Sawyer LOVES Thomas! We ordered a Thomas cake from Target and Dustin's mom made Sawyer his own special Thomas cake. We had a great afternoon visiting with everyone, eating, opening presents and of course eating cake!
Wednesday, September 21, 2011
23 Months!
Well I am super late with this post! Sawyer's 23rd month of life wasn't too eventful. He is talking, talking, and talking! He repeats anything he hears now. He also had his ABR hearing test. When he was born he failed his newborn hearing screen and we felt he wasn't hearing well. So ENT, Dr. Rotenberg suggested a hearing test. Sawyer had to be sedated but everything went smoothly and he passed!! Some pictures on the day of his hearing test. These were taken while we waited.
Sunday, July 17, 2011
22 Months!
Are you getting sick of my monthly updates? :) Sawyer is now 22 months. This month has been a big one. Lots more talking and a very active little boy!! Just within the last week Sawyer has said so much. New words include please, thank you, outside, crazy, baby, bye bye, oh yeah, and more! They aren't all clearly spoken but you can make them out. Sawyer has also started putting his finger up to his mouth and says shhh. :)
Now for an update on his ears. Two days after seeing Dr. Rotenberg we ended up back at Sawyer's pediatrician, Dr. Sims with yet another ear infection. Both ears were infected but this time it was more the right ear then the left. We were pretty frustrated! So now we will go back this week to see Dr. Sims again and to decide what he wants us to do next.
4th of July was a busy day too! Dustin had to work, so Sawyer and I went to Reinbeck to spend the day with family. Sawyer had a blast playing outside in the pool and with the hose. He was even trying to drink from it. We had such a busy day that we missed fireworks because we were all asleep by 8pm!
Recent pictures
Now for an update on his ears. Two days after seeing Dr. Rotenberg we ended up back at Sawyer's pediatrician, Dr. Sims with yet another ear infection. Both ears were infected but this time it was more the right ear then the left. We were pretty frustrated! So now we will go back this week to see Dr. Sims again and to decide what he wants us to do next.
4th of July was a busy day too! Dustin had to work, so Sawyer and I went to Reinbeck to spend the day with family. Sawyer had a blast playing outside in the pool and with the hose. He was even trying to drink from it. We had such a busy day that we missed fireworks because we were all asleep by 8pm!
Recent pictures
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| Getting a drink |
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| Sawyer and Daddy |
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| I guess he has seen us do this a time or two |
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| Happy Boy! |
Monday, June 27, 2011
21 Months! I know I am a bit late.
Better late then never! Our boy is well into being 21 months now and amazing us every day! Some new favorite words are "Oh NO", Choo Choo, and Doc (Gigi and Papa's dog).
Within the last few days Sawyer is now obsessed with the movie Cars! He loves it! He will bring you the tv remote and playstation remote if it is not playing. It's pretty cute. Wonder how long we will feel that way, haha.
We have been spending the nice weekends outside and trying our best to wear out our boy! He loves to go for walks and really likes to ride in his Cozy Coupe car. When we go outside he goes to the garage to get it out. When he is done he will push it back into the garage.
Our biggest news of the month I think though is Sawyer can count to 10 and does his ABC's with help! It is super cute to hear him do it and he is so proud of himself. Our boy is so smart! :)
Today we had an appointment with Dr. Rotenberg (ear, nose, and throat specialist). Sawyer has had 2 ear infections since March. 2 isn't a lot but we have felt he isn't really speaking too well for his age and since he was in the NICU after being born and he failed his first hearing test as a newborn he needed to have it rechecked.
Going to the doctor with Sawyer is not fun. For some reason he gets super upset even if they aren't really doing anything with him. It starts with the nurse checking his temperature and listening to his heart and lungs. Major meltdown!!! Then two girls came in to take us to another room to do a reading on his ears. More screaming! Now back to the original exam room and here comes the doctor. Mommy sits in the chair and holds Sawyer on her lap. I now have to hold his legs with one of my legs and his arms with one of mine so Dr. Rotenberg can look in his ears, mouth, and nose. Thankfully he got a sucker after that drama but boy he was ticked!!
The doctor told us he has fluid in his left ear but it's not infected. He wants to wait a few months to see if it clears up on its own. He also agrees that we should do a hearing test to make sure Sawyer is hearing well. He said that if he has anymore back to back ear infections we will probably need tubes in Sawyer's ears and if the fluid is still present in a few months tubes will be likely. So now we will wait for them to call us to set up a time to do the hearing test and hope all is well!
As always a few recent pics of our growing boy!
Within the last few days Sawyer is now obsessed with the movie Cars! He loves it! He will bring you the tv remote and playstation remote if it is not playing. It's pretty cute. Wonder how long we will feel that way, haha.
We have been spending the nice weekends outside and trying our best to wear out our boy! He loves to go for walks and really likes to ride in his Cozy Coupe car. When we go outside he goes to the garage to get it out. When he is done he will push it back into the garage.
Our biggest news of the month I think though is Sawyer can count to 10 and does his ABC's with help! It is super cute to hear him do it and he is so proud of himself. Our boy is so smart! :)
Today we had an appointment with Dr. Rotenberg (ear, nose, and throat specialist). Sawyer has had 2 ear infections since March. 2 isn't a lot but we have felt he isn't really speaking too well for his age and since he was in the NICU after being born and he failed his first hearing test as a newborn he needed to have it rechecked.
Going to the doctor with Sawyer is not fun. For some reason he gets super upset even if they aren't really doing anything with him. It starts with the nurse checking his temperature and listening to his heart and lungs. Major meltdown!!! Then two girls came in to take us to another room to do a reading on his ears. More screaming! Now back to the original exam room and here comes the doctor. Mommy sits in the chair and holds Sawyer on her lap. I now have to hold his legs with one of my legs and his arms with one of mine so Dr. Rotenberg can look in his ears, mouth, and nose. Thankfully he got a sucker after that drama but boy he was ticked!!
The doctor told us he has fluid in his left ear but it's not infected. He wants to wait a few months to see if it clears up on its own. He also agrees that we should do a hearing test to make sure Sawyer is hearing well. He said that if he has anymore back to back ear infections we will probably need tubes in Sawyer's ears and if the fluid is still present in a few months tubes will be likely. So now we will wait for them to call us to set up a time to do the hearing test and hope all is well!
As always a few recent pics of our growing boy!
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| He LOVES Scout! |
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| Mmm a Raspberry Lemon Love Cupcake from Scratch |
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| Watching the movie Cars! |
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| At the McDonald's play land in Waverly |
Monday, June 13, 2011
Family vacation 2011
This past weekend we took our first family vacation! I had been so excited for this weekend to come since we first started talking about it back in January. We decided this year we wouldn't go to far or do anything to extreme since Sawyer is still pretty young. We thought someplace close to home would be best so what a better place then Blank Park Zoo in Des Moines.
We left Saturday morning, June 11th after breakfast. Sawyer was up at 5:30am! It worked out perfectly though because we left our house around 8am and he fell asleep and slept almost the whole way! We met Ashlee's brother Travis, his girlfriend Sarah, Ashlee's sister Kayla, and her friend BJ at the Zoo. It was a family packed day!
We arrived around 10:30 and starting walking around checking out the animals. Sawyer wasn't too interested and just hung out in his stroller. I think he was more interested in people watching then looking at the animals, lol. Around 11:30 Sawyer was restless and cranky so we headed to the picnic tables to eat lunch. We packed our own that way we had control over what was available and a lot cheaper! Of course Sawyer wanted to run around and not eat. He ate a little bit of sandwich and then an oreo. He was quite the crankster and got upset when we wouldn't give him another oreo.
After lunch we went back to walking around the zoo. There was a petting zoo and they also had fish and ducks which Sawyer was pretty interested in. There was a gate around the pond and Sawyer kept taking my hand and putting it on the gate thinking I could open it and let him in with the fish and ducks, lol.
The last thing we saw was the dinosaur exhibit. Sawyer LOVED it! The dinosaurs roared and moved their heads around. Sawyer just walked around looking at them all laughing and smiling. It was super cute!
After the zoo we headed to our hotel. We stayed at the Ramada Inn on Merle Hay Road. It was before check in time but thankfully they had a room ready and let us in early. We lugged all of our stuff in and then
decided to check out the water park. The water park was very neat! Sawyer wasn't so sure about the pool at first but when it was time to leave for dinner he didn't want to go.
We met up with Ashlee's siblings at Spaghetti Works for dinner. Sawyer was starved and almost ate his whole cheese pizza! Glad he finally ate some real food! :) After dinner it was back to the hotel for more water fun!
This time at the water park Sawyer loved it! He was walking all over in the kiddie pool and loved the ground water shooters! He wasn't too impressed with the sprinklers shooting from the pirate ship though. He was getting brave and even stuck his face in the water a couple of times. He also thought he could run in the pool and went under water but it didn't phase him. Then the fun began. Someone figured out they could get out of the pool and walk around the other pools.
Sawyer had spotted the hot tub and kept trying to climb in. Thankfully I grabbed him each time and we went back to the kiddie pool but he kept getting out and walking around. Finally I took him into the big pool. He wasn't too sure of it at first but then decided he didn't need Mommy and was trying to push me away. So back to the kiddie pool. Finally after an hour of getting in and out of the pools Mommy and Daddy had enough.
We went back to our room where a melt down began, Sawyer, not us parents. :) We got dressed but Sawyer was MAD and kept taking us to the door. It was around 8pm and we had a tired, and very cranky toddler! We decided we should head for home. We knew there was no way he was going to sleep without a big fight! So we packed up, loaded the car and headed for home. We hadn't been driving for even 5 minutes and Sawyer was passed out! We arrived home shortly after 10pm and we were able to put our sleeping toddler in his own bed.
Hopefully we can try again next year with better results. :)
We left Saturday morning, June 11th after breakfast. Sawyer was up at 5:30am! It worked out perfectly though because we left our house around 8am and he fell asleep and slept almost the whole way! We met Ashlee's brother Travis, his girlfriend Sarah, Ashlee's sister Kayla, and her friend BJ at the Zoo. It was a family packed day!
We arrived around 10:30 and starting walking around checking out the animals. Sawyer wasn't too interested and just hung out in his stroller. I think he was more interested in people watching then looking at the animals, lol. Around 11:30 Sawyer was restless and cranky so we headed to the picnic tables to eat lunch. We packed our own that way we had control over what was available and a lot cheaper! Of course Sawyer wanted to run around and not eat. He ate a little bit of sandwich and then an oreo. He was quite the crankster and got upset when we wouldn't give him another oreo.
After lunch we went back to walking around the zoo. There was a petting zoo and they also had fish and ducks which Sawyer was pretty interested in. There was a gate around the pond and Sawyer kept taking my hand and putting it on the gate thinking I could open it and let him in with the fish and ducks, lol.
The last thing we saw was the dinosaur exhibit. Sawyer LOVED it! The dinosaurs roared and moved their heads around. Sawyer just walked around looking at them all laughing and smiling. It was super cute!
After the zoo we headed to our hotel. We stayed at the Ramada Inn on Merle Hay Road. It was before check in time but thankfully they had a room ready and let us in early. We lugged all of our stuff in and then
decided to check out the water park. The water park was very neat! Sawyer wasn't so sure about the pool at first but when it was time to leave for dinner he didn't want to go.
We met up with Ashlee's siblings at Spaghetti Works for dinner. Sawyer was starved and almost ate his whole cheese pizza! Glad he finally ate some real food! :) After dinner it was back to the hotel for more water fun!
This time at the water park Sawyer loved it! He was walking all over in the kiddie pool and loved the ground water shooters! He wasn't too impressed with the sprinklers shooting from the pirate ship though. He was getting brave and even stuck his face in the water a couple of times. He also thought he could run in the pool and went under water but it didn't phase him. Then the fun began. Someone figured out they could get out of the pool and walk around the other pools.
Sawyer had spotted the hot tub and kept trying to climb in. Thankfully I grabbed him each time and we went back to the kiddie pool but he kept getting out and walking around. Finally I took him into the big pool. He wasn't too sure of it at first but then decided he didn't need Mommy and was trying to push me away. So back to the kiddie pool. Finally after an hour of getting in and out of the pools Mommy and Daddy had enough.
We went back to our room where a melt down began, Sawyer, not us parents. :) We got dressed but Sawyer was MAD and kept taking us to the door. It was around 8pm and we had a tired, and very cranky toddler! We decided we should head for home. We knew there was no way he was going to sleep without a big fight! So we packed up, loaded the car and headed for home. We hadn't been driving for even 5 minutes and Sawyer was passed out! We arrived home shortly after 10pm and we were able to put our sleeping toddler in his own bed.
Hopefully we can try again next year with better results. :)
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| Looking at the fish and ducks |
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| Ooo dinosaur's |
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| After the zoo |
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| Ready to swim |
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| Sprinklers! |
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| Water slide with Mommy |
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| Loving the water |
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