Well, it has certainly been a long time since I blogged last. So much everyday life has happened and we've been so busy that I didn't feel like sitting down to write it all. :)
It is sunny and warm!! :D Today it's supposed to get up to 61F, and tomorrow 65F! I am so glad. I am ready to get out of the house and start living life again...last summer I was somewhat limited on what I could do, being pregnant, so this summer I am ready to live life to the fullest! :)
I have been pruning our various bushes and shrubs, and am hoping that I am doing it right...These poor plants have obviously not been pruned for a long time and they are a tangled mess. Hopefully now that they are pruned, they will do better this summer and not sprawl everywhere like last year.
Rain and Zephyr are very much enjoying the sunshine and spend most of their time outside. Yesterday, Cian and I took Zephyr on his first solo walk. It was the first time he was away from Rain for any length of time, besides the trips to the vet to get his vaccinations, and he did great! He just trucked along behind me checking out the sights. He is so cute, and much more amenable then Rain was! lol
Cian is doing pretty good, though he has been keeping us busy and stressed. :) A couple weeks ago (I think?) we noticed there was a little blood in his stool in two of his diapers so we brought him into the doctor. They aren't sure what was going on, because he didn't seem to be in any pain and there hasn't been any blood since. They took a stool sample, and will be getting back to us with the results as to whether or not he had an infection, or their other guess is that he is lactose intolerant. :( They said that usually babies don't show lactose intolerance if they are breastfed because the proteins get broken down by the mom before it reaches them, but they thought it still might be a possibility since I am lactose intolerant and maybe my body isn't processing the little milk I do have properly before it reaches him. Poor guy...I really hope he isn't!
Cian is also very busy cruising. He is up on everything and makes laps around the living room holding onto couches, toys, baby gates...he has had a fair amount of bonks thanks to it too. It's hard to see him get hurt for the first time!
Cian seems to like doing everything all and once and with intensity. He is teething like crazy and now has 3 teeth on the bottom, with one more just starting to come up, and he's working on his 3rd tooth on the top. All this teething is upsetting his tummy which makes him a miserable boy at night and Momma and Daddy are sleep deprived. I can't wait until he is finished and is a happy baby again.
Lastly, we had an absolutely terrifying thing happen this past weekend. Georgia, Terry, and Tamara had come over for the last part of Spring Break and on Thursday evening we were all enjoying each other's company and hanging out. Tim was helping Tamara with something in the basement, Terry and I were playing the Wii, and Georgia was sitting with Cian. Suddenly, Georgia said something like "Uh oh, I think Cian got some dog food." I jumped up and went over to him and watched him a couple seconds to see if he was breathing...he wasn't. I grabbed him and swung him upside down, hoping that whatever it was would dislodge and pop out his mouth...nothing, so I started giving him the infant Heimlich and yelled for Tim. Tim came running up the stairs and I gave Cian to him (he has had 5 or so CPR/First aid classes). Cian's head was a dark purple, he had foam at the mouth, and was beginning to go limp with unfocused eyes. Tim continued the Heimlich, thumping Cian on the back harder then I had been. I started heading over toward the phone to call 911 when Tim paused for a second to listen, and we thought we heard Cian getting tiny bits of air, but not nearly enough, so Tim kept going and soon Cian was able to get enough air to cry.
We have never been so scared in our entire lives, and we will never, ever forget the sight of our little guy purple, foaming and limp. All I could do was pray as hard as I could, just saying "Oh God, oh God." Thankfully, He knew what I meant to say, and He saved Cian. The rest of the weekend Tim and I would just look at each other, shake our heads and go pale at the thought of it.
Everyone - EVERYONE - who is around babies needs to bone up on their infant/child first aid. If we hadn't known the Heimlich, Cian would most likely not be here today. It happens so fast, and you have zero time to look it up...heck, you have zero time to drag it out of the deep recesses of your memory. Keep it fresh! Cian wasn't breathing for maybe 30 seconds tops before he started to go unconscious.
Yuck.
Anyway, he is now happy and healthy and didn't even have bruises from our thumps.
A couple days later the object he choked on came out in his diaper - it wasn't dog food after all, but a sticker tag. It looks like it came from a playpen/fence that we bought recently. We're thinking about contacting the company with some choice words about having stickers on their products that come off easily without any warning to parents they are there so we could remove them before our baby does!
Well, on to happier thoughts!
Tim will be putting on Staff Sergeant May 1st! We can't wait. It will be weird to get used to calling him Sergeant Nelson instead of Airman Nelson. :)
As for me, I have just been keeping busy with a dog, a puppy, the house and yard, a busy husband, and an ever changing curious little boy. I am also looking into some dance classes in Spokane. If I can scrounge up the money and the one evening a week, I hope to start them soon. Tim is actually thinking about doing them too, if we do the swing dance class, and we can join as a couple. I've always wanted to learn how to dance, and it would be a fun way to stay in shape! Swing would be so much fun! :D We'll see if it works out.
Well this blog is plenty long and I have to go do the dishes. <3
It is sunny and warm!! :D Today it's supposed to get up to 61F, and tomorrow 65F! I am so glad. I am ready to get out of the house and start living life again...last summer I was somewhat limited on what I could do, being pregnant, so this summer I am ready to live life to the fullest! :)
I have been pruning our various bushes and shrubs, and am hoping that I am doing it right...These poor plants have obviously not been pruned for a long time and they are a tangled mess. Hopefully now that they are pruned, they will do better this summer and not sprawl everywhere like last year.
Rain and Zephyr are very much enjoying the sunshine and spend most of their time outside. Yesterday, Cian and I took Zephyr on his first solo walk. It was the first time he was away from Rain for any length of time, besides the trips to the vet to get his vaccinations, and he did great! He just trucked along behind me checking out the sights. He is so cute, and much more amenable then Rain was! lol
Cian is doing pretty good, though he has been keeping us busy and stressed. :) A couple weeks ago (I think?) we noticed there was a little blood in his stool in two of his diapers so we brought him into the doctor. They aren't sure what was going on, because he didn't seem to be in any pain and there hasn't been any blood since. They took a stool sample, and will be getting back to us with the results as to whether or not he had an infection, or their other guess is that he is lactose intolerant. :( They said that usually babies don't show lactose intolerance if they are breastfed because the proteins get broken down by the mom before it reaches them, but they thought it still might be a possibility since I am lactose intolerant and maybe my body isn't processing the little milk I do have properly before it reaches him. Poor guy...I really hope he isn't!
Cian is also very busy cruising. He is up on everything and makes laps around the living room holding onto couches, toys, baby gates...he has had a fair amount of bonks thanks to it too. It's hard to see him get hurt for the first time!
Cian seems to like doing everything all and once and with intensity. He is teething like crazy and now has 3 teeth on the bottom, with one more just starting to come up, and he's working on his 3rd tooth on the top. All this teething is upsetting his tummy which makes him a miserable boy at night and Momma and Daddy are sleep deprived. I can't wait until he is finished and is a happy baby again.
Lastly, we had an absolutely terrifying thing happen this past weekend. Georgia, Terry, and Tamara had come over for the last part of Spring Break and on Thursday evening we were all enjoying each other's company and hanging out. Tim was helping Tamara with something in the basement, Terry and I were playing the Wii, and Georgia was sitting with Cian. Suddenly, Georgia said something like "Uh oh, I think Cian got some dog food." I jumped up and went over to him and watched him a couple seconds to see if he was breathing...he wasn't. I grabbed him and swung him upside down, hoping that whatever it was would dislodge and pop out his mouth...nothing, so I started giving him the infant Heimlich and yelled for Tim. Tim came running up the stairs and I gave Cian to him (he has had 5 or so CPR/First aid classes). Cian's head was a dark purple, he had foam at the mouth, and was beginning to go limp with unfocused eyes. Tim continued the Heimlich, thumping Cian on the back harder then I had been. I started heading over toward the phone to call 911 when Tim paused for a second to listen, and we thought we heard Cian getting tiny bits of air, but not nearly enough, so Tim kept going and soon Cian was able to get enough air to cry.
We have never been so scared in our entire lives, and we will never, ever forget the sight of our little guy purple, foaming and limp. All I could do was pray as hard as I could, just saying "Oh God, oh God." Thankfully, He knew what I meant to say, and He saved Cian. The rest of the weekend Tim and I would just look at each other, shake our heads and go pale at the thought of it.
Everyone - EVERYONE - who is around babies needs to bone up on their infant/child first aid. If we hadn't known the Heimlich, Cian would most likely not be here today. It happens so fast, and you have zero time to look it up...heck, you have zero time to drag it out of the deep recesses of your memory. Keep it fresh! Cian wasn't breathing for maybe 30 seconds tops before he started to go unconscious.
Yuck.
Anyway, he is now happy and healthy and didn't even have bruises from our thumps.
A couple days later the object he choked on came out in his diaper - it wasn't dog food after all, but a sticker tag. It looks like it came from a playpen/fence that we bought recently. We're thinking about contacting the company with some choice words about having stickers on their products that come off easily without any warning to parents they are there so we could remove them before our baby does!
Well, on to happier thoughts!
Tim will be putting on Staff Sergeant May 1st! We can't wait. It will be weird to get used to calling him Sergeant Nelson instead of Airman Nelson. :)
As for me, I have just been keeping busy with a dog, a puppy, the house and yard, a busy husband, and an ever changing curious little boy. I am also looking into some dance classes in Spokane. If I can scrounge up the money and the one evening a week, I hope to start them soon. Tim is actually thinking about doing them too, if we do the swing dance class, and we can join as a couple. I've always wanted to learn how to dance, and it would be a fun way to stay in shape! Swing would be so much fun! :D We'll see if it works out.
Well this blog is plenty long and I have to go do the dishes. <3
April 6, 2009 at 1:30 PM
My heart was thumping just reading about Cian's choking on the sticker! I have had several of my children choke on one thing or another (they always manage to find the things that we don't see!). I, too, was thankful for knowing the Heimlich maneuver and managed to dislodge the blockage. How very, very scary! If they don't they should always teach that skill to all soon to be parents in the birth preparedness classes. I am so glad that Cian is happy, healthy, and unscathed!
April 6, 2009 at 6:49 PM
Thank you, Lord, for saving our little Cian. What a frightening experience that must have been for all of you. Six teeth, heading for eight I have got to see that boy! Soon, I hope.
Love,
Grammy