Summer reflections - July

July was quite a busy month for us. Between packing, moving back to Michigan, and settling into my parents house, we rarely sat still. Here's a few of my favorite pics of July:


Uh oh, someone doesn't want to leave the park:

I'm slightly embarrassed to say that this was Jackson's 1st popsicle. Can you believe that he was 14 months old before he got to taste a popsicle?!?! Oh and yes, he loved it ;)


It just doesn't get better than this *sigh*:

Summer reflections - June

I just realized with all the craziness that this summer has been, I haven't shared many pics of the kids. This post is pics from June, and I'll be adding July & August later today :) I need to get my blogging on track because I start back to work on Monday *sigh*


In June we were still down in Texas, and pretty much all of our free time was spent at the water park that was almost next door to our apartment complex. The boys LOVED it (and so did I!).




And who can resist a fun bathtime pic ;)



And just as a note to myself so I have it on record, June was the month that Jackson really started walking (second child syndrome - I have no dates recorded for any milestones of his, poor kid got jipped!). He had taken steps here and there in May when he was 12 months old, but June was when he became a walking pro.

Another update...

The ENT called me back and had us come in this afternoon. J's ears (and tubes), nose, & throat all look good, and his chest sounds clear. The ENT was baffled as to why he spiked a fever after surgery. He even called his former mentor to ask his opinion - neither had ever seen this happen after a kid got tubes. So the verdict was that he caught a viral bug and it just happened to be at the same timeframe as his surgery.

The poor kid is miserable :( I gave him Motrin at noon (fever of 103.2) and when he woke up at 2:30pm, it was down to 99. About 1.5hrs later it was back up to 101.7 at the Dr's, so they gave him some Tylenol. I gave him a bath before bed, took his temp again, and it was up to 102.3. I gave him another dose of Motrin and off to sleep he went.

Hopefully he'll sleep good and feel better in the morning!

Surgery Day pics! **updated**

Here's a couple pics of my little guy in his gown. Sorry they're kind of blurry, but I had to take them quick to make sure he didn't fall.

This is him "jumping" on the hospital bed. He loved the sound it made LOL



He's doing great and didn't seem to have any issues bouncing back from surgery :)

Lots and lots of pics to come soon from this past summer!!!

**Edited to add that he seems to not have bounced back as great as I thought :( At 10:45am he had a fever of 102.1 and just now at noon it was up to 103.2. Per the post-surgical instructions from the Dr, anything over 101 after surgery is not normal and to call or take him to the ER. I left a message for the Dr and am waiting for a call back. He's not eating, is extremely irritable, and isn't interested in doing much of anything other than laying on me. I gave him a dose of Motrin and put him down for a nap a few minutes ago.

Surgery day

Jackson had his first surgery this morning to have tubes placed in his ears. Poor kid had 11 or 12 ear infections in the past 6-7 months. Hopefully this brings an end to that!

He did amazing this morning! He was nervous about all the Dr's & nurse's in his face, but then they gave him some loopy meds to mellow him out and let me tell you, it was hilarious. Probably the only time I'll appreciate seeing my kid drugged up ;) He was all smiles and giggles within about 5 minutes. He had no problems with the Anesthesiologist taking him to the back room, and according to her, he never cried - not even when they put the mask on to knock him out (which is completely opposite of his big brother when he had this done). Yay! And trust me, it made it easier on me having them take him back without him screaming and crying for me. After about 45 min (which were the longest 45 min I've ever experienced!!!), the Dr came out to tell me it went perfectly. About 30 seconds later, the Anesthesiologist got me and brought me back. This was the most heartbreaking part of it all. He was still out of it, but screaming his head off. The nurse was rocking him, and she told me that although I'm Mommy, I still won't be able to soothe him while he's coming out of anesthesia. And boy was she right! The poor kid screamed, then stopped and slept on my shoulder, then screamed, and slept... not to mention as he was screaming, he was climbing all over me (with his eyes still closed, mind you). His head was floppy as if he was a newborn, so it was pretty difficult to hold his head steady as my 29 pounder was climbing all over me. After about 15-20min of this, he finally started opening his eyes and waking up more. He chugged a cup of juice and out the door we went. He slept the whole ride home and is now playing and happy as if nothing happened.

I of course took pics of him in his little hospital gown, but I still don't have a card reader to download pics on my computer yet (my little bro is buying me one today). I have a TON of pics to post on here, hopefully soon :)