Friday night Brita, Matt, Audrey and George rolled into town late. They hit 40 miles of one-way traffic on the interstate...not nice.
Saturday we laid low. Grandma and Grandpa Anderson came up in the afternoon. We really had to twist their arms to watch the kids so we could go out and see a movie. We saw Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince. I was hoping for more suspense, but maybe that's impossible when I've read all the books and ultimately know what happens anyway. With that said, I am still looking forward to the last two movies.
Sunday we went to Tracy and Andy's little guy's baptism (Michael). The service was really nice. There were about half the babies baptized compared to the day Owen and Danica were baptized.
Owen did not take a nap all day yesterday. We had a few short melt-downs, but nothing like I expected. AND he went to bed really easy. I thought he'd fight it for sure. I probably could have taken him upstairs sooner than I did. He was sleeping by 8:30 and woke up about 6:00 this morning. That was very nice! Usually I'm bugging the poor kid for about 20 minutes to get up. I'll be interested in how long his nap at daycare is this afternoon. I hope it wasn't too long! We might just need to shorten up the naps.
Monday, August 17, 2009
Sunday, August 9, 2009
Happy Belated...
Happy belated 89th Birthday to my Grandpa Anderson. His birthday was yesterday. I still think it is so cool that he turned 88 last year on 8/8/08!
Yesterday after supper we took Owen to the sprinkler park in Apple Valley (which is just north of Brita's old apartment building). He and daddy ran through the sprinklers...OK, it was more like Daddy running thru the sprinklers trying to get Owen to follow. He got more daring the longer we stayed, but he was still hesitant. Scott and I were actually glad to see a little of that fear there. I would hate to have a fearless boy.
A side note: When we put his swimming trunks on, he thought we were going to see Uncle Roo Roo and go to the pool again. It was pretty cute!
We set up his pool so when he gets up from his nap, he can go swimming. He was very reluctant to lay down, so we opted for a quick ride in the Path. That did the trick. We figured it would be a good week to have it set up with the temps forecasted to be in the upper 80's all week.
Yesterday after supper we took Owen to the sprinkler park in Apple Valley (which is just north of Brita's old apartment building). He and daddy ran through the sprinklers...OK, it was more like Daddy running thru the sprinklers trying to get Owen to follow. He got more daring the longer we stayed, but he was still hesitant. Scott and I were actually glad to see a little of that fear there. I would hate to have a fearless boy.
A side note: When we put his swimming trunks on, he thought we were going to see Uncle Roo Roo and go to the pool again. It was pretty cute!
We set up his pool so when he gets up from his nap, he can go swimming. He was very reluctant to lay down, so we opted for a quick ride in the Path. That did the trick. We figured it would be a good week to have it set up with the temps forecasted to be in the upper 80's all week.
Friday, August 7, 2009
A Trip to Urgent Care
We just got back from Urgent Care. And with a much happier boy than a short time ago!
Tonight when I went to pick up Owen from daycare, Randi told me that Owen fell going into the house from the garage. She noticed later that he was favoring his left arm. She asked him if she could look at it and he started crying. He had a sliver in his palm and he didn't want her to touch it. He still wouldn't use his left arm for the rest of the time there.
Scott and I tried to take a look at it at home and he would still cry everytime we moved his arm. Luckily we got the sliver out, so we thought he'd get better. Later, we noticed he was still favoring his arm. So we talked about going to Urgent Care, but Owen said he wanted to take a bath. So we got his bath ready hoping that would make him feel better. Not much changed and he put both hands on the bar in the shower, stretching our his arms, but started crying. That was our final decision to head to Urgent Care.
Owen was very good with the dr. He let the nurse take his temperature and listen to his heart. Then the dr. came in and looked at his head and felt his arm. He didn't notice any swelling either, but mentioned that he thought it was Nursemaid elbow. He said that a ligament in the elbow is a little looser in kids under 3. This causes the three bones that connect at the elbow to become 'disconnected'. The radius bone (which provides arm rotation) is slipped out of the socket. He said that he just needed to try to bend Owen's arm up and feel if the ligament popped back into place. If that was the case, then he'd be better (basically instantly!). Sounded like a good plan to us! The dr. said that if that didn't work, then he'd have to take an x-ray. He prepared us that he'd cry when moving his arm up and for about 5 minutes afterwards.
Everything happened just as he said and he told us he felt the pop when moving his arm up. So he excused himself from the room to let Owen settle down (which didn't take long thanks to Daddy's quick thinking). Then the Dr. came back in with 3 stickers...Thomas, Percy and James (How appropriate!). The dr. made him grab each sticker with his left hand. Soon he was able to use his arm just fine. He even gave the Dr. a high-five (with his left hand) on the way out. He is using his arm just fine now that we are home and he is back to his normal self.
That was the best co-pay we've paid in a long time!
Tonight when I went to pick up Owen from daycare, Randi told me that Owen fell going into the house from the garage. She noticed later that he was favoring his left arm. She asked him if she could look at it and he started crying. He had a sliver in his palm and he didn't want her to touch it. He still wouldn't use his left arm for the rest of the time there.
Scott and I tried to take a look at it at home and he would still cry everytime we moved his arm. Luckily we got the sliver out, so we thought he'd get better. Later, we noticed he was still favoring his arm. So we talked about going to Urgent Care, but Owen said he wanted to take a bath. So we got his bath ready hoping that would make him feel better. Not much changed and he put both hands on the bar in the shower, stretching our his arms, but started crying. That was our final decision to head to Urgent Care.
Owen was very good with the dr. He let the nurse take his temperature and listen to his heart. Then the dr. came in and looked at his head and felt his arm. He didn't notice any swelling either, but mentioned that he thought it was Nursemaid elbow. He said that a ligament in the elbow is a little looser in kids under 3. This causes the three bones that connect at the elbow to become 'disconnected'. The radius bone (which provides arm rotation) is slipped out of the socket. He said that he just needed to try to bend Owen's arm up and feel if the ligament popped back into place. If that was the case, then he'd be better (basically instantly!). Sounded like a good plan to us! The dr. said that if that didn't work, then he'd have to take an x-ray. He prepared us that he'd cry when moving his arm up and for about 5 minutes afterwards.
Everything happened just as he said and he told us he felt the pop when moving his arm up. So he excused himself from the room to let Owen settle down (which didn't take long thanks to Daddy's quick thinking). Then the Dr. came back in with 3 stickers...Thomas, Percy and James (How appropriate!). The dr. made him grab each sticker with his left hand. Soon he was able to use his arm just fine. He even gave the Dr. a high-five (with his left hand) on the way out. He is using his arm just fine now that we are home and he is back to his normal self.
That was the best co-pay we've paid in a long time!
Thursday, August 6, 2009
Wednesday, August 5, 2009
Daddy's Big Helper
I just took these tonight. Scott was mowing when Owen and I got home. He is always excited to help Daddy. He also helped me water all the plants and flowers too. We appreciate the good help!
Celebrating Grandpa Bielke's Birthday
Abby, posing for Scott.
Grandma cutting the DQ cake.
Grandpa Bielke and the grandkids.
Shelby, Abby, Grandpa, Owen and Brady.
Owen in Grandpa's new boat.
Owen and Grandpa chasing each other.
Grandpa Bielke's birthday is tomorrow (the 6th), but we celebrated this past weekend.
A Day Out With Thomas
Owen and Calvin playing at the Thomas the Train Station.
Scott, Owen and Summer with Thomas the Tank Engine.
Calvin and Owen waiting for the train ride to start.
Owen says, "I ride Thomas!"
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