UK Arboretum

Jonah's cub scout den took a field trip to the UK Arboretum this week. It's a beautiful place. I felt really silly for living so close and never visiting it before. It's only about five minutes away from our house. There are paths that would be perfect for taking Caroline walking in her stroller. I'll definitely go back.

Jonah's into not smiling for pictures. I thought this was a teenager thing. I hope he outgrows it soon.
The den checks out real live Venus Flytraps.I never knew bottles grew on trees! Actually it's some kind of good luck custom in another culture. I forget which one exactly.I finally got a smile!

A Better Movie

I'm not sure where I got the "Macha!Macha!Macha!" Did one of the muppets say that? Animal maybe. Well Caroline likes it and that's what counts.

Happy Anniversary to Us!

I just recently finally got around to getting some of our wedding pictures framed and put up in our house. About time right? It only took me two years. Considering I had zero wedding planning experience I was very happy with how everything turned out. I don't even think I had ever hosted a real party before. Well I had thrown a couple of kids parties. I guess that explains the clown at our reception, which I thought worked really well thank you very much. Here's a couple of my favs (Amber and Heather did such an awesome job!).

I don't know which of these I like better. The huge toothless grin on Jonah's face on the first pic is priceless but how he holds David's hand on the second is absolutely precious.














































Doesn't this look like we were in the middle of Europe somewhere?

I loved having six flower girls! They were all too cute to pick just one.

I'm glad Jonah liked the cake.

I love you David! Thank you for an amazing two years. I can't wait to share the years to come.

Happy Birthday David!

A Movie!

Okay, okay. Not much but it's a start.

Mmmmmm! Piggies!

AreYou Ready for Some Football?!

I gather that the first game of the season is tonight. I haven't seen David this excited since he got the new car.

Go Bengals!

Small Fry

The fall baseball season, or fall ball as they call it here, has begun. Jonah has moved up into the big time and is now playing in the little league division with the 9-12 year olds. I know he's only 8 but they go by the age that they will be in the spring. I realized at the first practice that Jonah is the smallest kid on the team which makes me very glad that fall ball is considered instructional. They don't even keep score and every kid gets a chance to play all the positions, including pitcher! My little boy is growing up fast.

He did not like it at all when I made him pose for this photo.
Go Jonah!

Manifestation of an Illness

I had mentioned in my previous post that little Caroline has been ill. I'll break it down.

Monday August 20 - I notice Caroline has a little bit of a cold with a runny nose and cough.

Thursday August 23 - That evening Caroline has a fever of 102.4 and a barky cough.

Friday August 24 - We take Caroline to the doctor who confirms she has croup. They give her a dose of steroids to help open her airways.

Sunday August 26 - Caroline has been doing much better but we notice she has a lot of congestion in her chest. David calls the doctor who gives us some suggestions to help clear her up.

Monday August 27 - Caroline's fever is back.

Tuesday August 28 - Her fever goes over 102 again.

Wednesday August 29 - At the doctor's office, they take a chest x-ray and blood and urine samples. The doctor tells us Caroline has pneumonia. They decide not to put her in the hospital since she's been eating well (the hosptial!). They give her a shot of antibiotics and send us home.

Thursday August 30 - Caroline's fever is coming down. Back at the doctor's office they give her another shot of antibiotics. They also give her a prescription for antibiotics.

Friday August 31 - I talk to the doctor on the phone. Caroline didn't have pneumonia but a urinary tract infection. According to the doctor, a UTI is much more serious than pneumonia for a baby (oh great!). If bacteria were to get into her kidneys, it could cause permanent kidney damage. They want me to bring Caroline back in a week to test her urine again to make sure the infection is completely gone. Then in two more weeks they want to perform an ultrasound and a test where they fill her bladder with ink to see her urinate. UTIs are unusual in babies and they want to make sure there's nothing wrong with her urinary tract. Hopefully the tests will have normal results and show the UTI to be just a fluke.

One of the absolute worst experiences as a parent is holding your baby down for shots and/or tests. Thankfully, Caroline is doing much, much better and back to her smiling self again. I'll keep you posted on her tests.

Caroline sick.
Caroline all better!