Going it Alone

Eli had his first karate class Wednesday night. I thought he would LOVE it since he has been in an imaginary class for about a month now! Instead he didn't want to walk through the door and kept asking for his sisters. He sat on the floor, belly to the ground, hands to the chin, and feet up in the air while the other 11 students lined up and followed the Sensei's directions. He is four and this is really the first thing he has done without Addi and Owa. It’s good for him! He did get into the gui and wants to wear it all the time now.

Owa's surgery

Olivia began snoring since the day she was born. I have been describing her sleeping patterns to our pediatrician for about a year and when I brought in this video (below) of her sleeping we got a referral to an Ear Nose and Throat specialist (ENT). Upon examining Olivia, the ENT felt her adenoids needed to be removed.









Olivia was able to get into for surgery really fast because of a cancellation. The surgery was scheduled on the 7th just one day after little O turned 4. Eli and Addi spent the night with Denise because Owa's appointment was at 6:30 AM at Saint Luke's South where Jessica just happened to give birth at 11:20 PM the night before the surgery. (Now the new baby shares a birthday with Bryce and the triplets) Once Clayton and I signed all the papers and got Olivia settled and they kicked us out of the room I ran to the maternity ward and met my new nephew. He is quite adorable I might add!

The procedure lasted 15 minutes. She was put to sleep and then given an IV. When she woke up in the recovery room she asked for Clayton and I. She was fussy when we saw her. I put her in my arms and she fell asleep. After she slept 20 minutes the nurse checked her vitals again and at 9:00 we were free to go. I came home with her and she slept almost until 1 and I haven't heard a complaint out of her! She is a trooper!

When the doctor came to speak with us he said Olivia's nasal passage way was 75% blocked by her adenoids. Also, because they were so enlarged they were blocking mucas from draining. This is supposed to help the runny nose as well. And for the ears hopefully all the fluid will be able to drain now. It was causing her problems and she wasn't able to hear very well.

As for today she was still snoring like a freight train but that we are told that will improve as the swelling goes down! The nurse said she wished all kids were this good!

Amy's Birth Day and Eli Owa and Addi's birthday

We have had a crazy week. It started Monday night. Addi complained of her ear hurting. She had just had an ear infection so I called the after hours doc and he said to bring her to urgent care. I have been to urgent care a couple of times and have always gotten in and out quickly but not this time. Addi and I arrived at 9:30 PM and we didn't leave until 1:45 AM. On top of that, I still had to bake birthday cupcakes for preschool the next day! She was sound asleep by the time the doctor showed up to examine her. Both ears were infected. I had a lot of time to sit and think and of course their birth was on my mind and of course I cried. I cry every year on their birhtday.

An oldie but goodie!

Reenactment

Saved by the doctor

Recently I have been thinking that it is time to get rid of the pink blanket! Not that I care that Addi has a blanket but it drives me crazy always having to track it down. We left it at church once for a whole week and that was a disaster. Then I met Ann the Parenting Doctor at the Parent's As Teachers Conference. She believes kids need to keep their security blankets or what ever makes them feel safe! So there you go Addi, keep on snuggling the pink blanket!

Robin Hood or Nephi?

The answer to this question depends on the day. Monday-Saturday we call Eli, Robin but when he wanted to take his bow to church we called him Nephi. He is in love with this bow Clayton made for him with a stick they found in the yard. He even took the toys I keep in a little bag out and replaced them with his bow and arrow to act as his quiver.

Cooking Goose in vain

All my efforts of keeping these kids out of EVERYTHING are in vain. We had locks on the closet doors in the play room so they couldn't drag every last toy out. Of course now they have figured out how to just unlock them. One of the little rascals (pick your triplet) stands on Eli's work bench or a play kitchen and then they take a stick pony and pry the lock loose. The toy room is no longer secure. I mean what kids can't play in their own toy room! Mine, that's whose.

And last night another diaster happened. With the scissors. Barber Eli chopped off the back of Olivia's long beautiful curly hair. I took her to get it fixed today and I have to admit that it is really cute but I miss her hair. I just started crying when I saw it. Addi came to the kitchen where I was loading the dishwasher and talking on the phone and informed me that Eli and Owa were cutting each others hair for real. And she was telling the truth too! I called Clayton and then my mom crying leaving messages with both. They were relieved when they found out it was only hair that was cut off. Clayton said when he picked up the message and heard how distraught I was that something serious happened. Then I said Eli cut Olivia's ..... and finger was running through his mind before I got the word hair out. So needless to say he and my mom were both really happy when they found out it wasn't a body part.






Lucky for me I caught them at the bathroom sink this time before the water was out in the hallway like a couple weeks ago! I am frantically reading the parenting book 123 Magic. I will let you know if it helps!

First Bryce then Kyrstyn now Travis... Kelly your it!!!

Tis the season to get engaged! A few months ago between Clayton and myself we had four single siblings and now three are engaged! Congrats to all!

Travis proposed to Meena Sunday night on the KU campus after the Jayhawk parade. We will now have two Indians in our family. We are all excited for these two. The proposal came exactly 1 1/2 years after their first date!