Our 5th Anniversary

Brett got me a beautiful vase of roses for our 5th anniversary on Wednesday November 26th. My parents came up early to watch the boys and we went out for supper to the Alley Rose and then went and saw Australia at the new Cenema 8. It was a really good movie but very long! We were both so tired by the time it got over but we still managed to make a Walmart run and then get things ready at home for Thanksgiving Day.

Collin has croup:(

On Friday Collin had a runny nose and when I put him to sleep that night I heard him start coughing. I went upstairs to check on him and he was choking on the drainage. I called the Dr. and they recommended I bring him into Urgent Care so I didnt have to make a trip to the ER during the night. The Dr. there said he had Bronchitis and put him on some Amoxicillan. We finally got him settled into bed and I woke up to him coughing again at 11:45pm. He was struggling to breathe so I ended up running him into the ER. Before we got there he was barking like a seal. The nurse who saw us immediately said he had croup. The Dr. confirmed it and they gave him a breathing treatment and a shot of steroids. We were home by 1:15am. Collin slept well the rest of the night but when he got up he wouldnt stop crying. He cried for over an hour before falling asleep in my arms. The rest of the day went exactly like that. Finally around 5:30pm he was acting a little more like himself. After finally finding a machine for his breathing treatments, we put him to bed at 6:30pm. He slept until 6am so we all got plenty of sleep! Carson went with Grandma Carol and Grandpa Dutch so he got plenty of much needed attention.

4 Years Ago Today

Four years ago today we had our renewal of vows ceremony. It's hard to believe that it has been that long already! I bet my parents are thinking the same thing about 27 years ago today!

First Haircut 11/1/08

Collin had his first haircut on November 1st. His hair was getting so long and it stood about 3 inches high in a strip on top of his head so it looked like he had a mohawk! We had Sue at Tangles cut his hair and he sat really well. He looks so much older now but it looks so much better!

Updates!

Wow, I can hardly believe that Collin Wyatt is already 5 months old! The time has gone by so quickly but it's really hard to remember what life was like without him. He is growing a changing so everyday. He is now eating rice cereal once a day and is always eager to open his mouth for it. He kind of picks and chooses the days that he wants to roll over. Some days he never will and other days you can't keep him in one spot. He is so smiley all the time and is really starting to giggle a lot. He laughs at Carson when he plays peek-a-boo and he also finds Brett's silly faces quite funny. He's still sleeping farely good at night. He goes to bed at about 7pm and usually wakes at 5am to nurse and have his diaper changed, then goes back to sleep until 6:30am when he hears everyone else waking up. I'm anxious to see the many things he will be doing over the next month!

As for Carson....he is still in the "horrible" three's as I have come to call them. He most recently became a picky eater. I think it has something to do with the Halloween candy but it's very irritating to listen to him whine about foods that he has always eaten before. I was talking with Jill (our daycare provider) about it today and I could barely come up with one meal that he really enjoys eating right now. He is also refusing to stay in his bed at bedtime. I am finding that the Supernanny approach works well...taking him back to his bed without speaking to him but we still have to do that several times before he will fall asleep. I won't go into detail about all the "horrible" behaviors he has right now (hitting, back talking, ect.) but I will share a really cute moment with you.....

He's been talking alot about the new toys he wants for Christmas so I explained to him that he needed to pick out some old toys that he rarely plays with to donate to some little boys who don't have any to play with. He was surprisingly excited about doing this! As he was looking through is playroom he very casually said to me, "Mommy, you should donate your exercise thing because you rarely use it." What a smarty pants...and yes...he is very right about the "rarely" part!

Deer

After many weeks of sitting in the tree stand, Brett finally got a deer. Carson has gone with him a couple of times and done really well sitting quietly. Although he wasn't with Brett tonight when he got the deer, he sure was proud!

Halloween 2008

Everyone enjoyed Trick or Treating last night...except maybe Collin. He didn't look too excited about the chicken costume! We just went around our neighborhood and managed to get plenty of candy in 45 minutes. Carson was excited to come home and wait for trick or treaters at our house. We only had 10 so it wasn't too exciting!