Field Trip & Staples

Brody's preschool had a field trip to PCC (a nearby natural grocery store).  I arranged for Ollie (and possibly Colt) to spend that time at our neighbors so that I didn't have to chase a 2 year old around.   About 30 minutes before we were supposed to leave I heard Brody crying in the other room.  My first evaluation of his cry made me think him and Colt were in a fight. As I listened a little more I knew even if it was a fight that Brody did at least get hurt.  I walked into the other room to see Brody by himself and he said his head was hurting.  Upon closer inspection I saw that he was bleeding.   One of the other benefits of Brad working from home was that I was able to call for him.  He came downstairs and took care of the bleeding.  I know I can panic a bit more so it was nice to have his calm presence. 

We knew it wasn't emergency room worthy but still made a call to the doctor.  Brad was able to stop the bleeding and encouraged us to still go on the field trip.   Brody was a little clingy at first but quickly warmed up to all the stuff they were able to see.   I only took one picture of him in front of the cheese section. 

The timing worked out for me to take Brody to the doctor.  (fortunately my neighbor watched the other boys for part of this time).  I was just at the doctor's office for Ollie's 2 year check up the day before, so I told Dr. Dave that I missed him and wanted a reason to come back.  

He looked at Brody's head and determined he needed 2 staples.  Unfortunately Brody heard the word staples and started to cry.  The novocaine numbed it and he didn't feel a thing.  He was fine as soon as we left.   You can barely see the staples in this picture.

This was Brad's description of how Brody's injury occurred.

Brody was lining up some cars on a window sill. The sill was too high for his liking so he decided to stand on a rubber bouncing ball...(the kind you sit on with a handle on the top)... A re-enactment/learning lesson proved that this was a poor elevation technique with a "high risk" rating and strong likelihood for undesirable consequences. Further investigation leads us to believe he hit his head on the corner of a fire truck. The incident did not keep him from participating in his preschool's field trip to PCC this morning :)

Never a dull moment around here!  

Krispy Kreme Party

We invited a few friends to join us at Krispy Kreme for a "low key" birthday celebration.  It ended up being a little more than low key but I think everyone still had a good time.

Watching the donuts being made.

Eating sprinkles off his donut.

Opening presents

All of us singing Happy Birthday.  He's not quite sure what to think of it all. 

We are so thankful for all our friends that joined us. 

Let the party begin!

One of the guys Brad has been working with came over with his wife and brought us pizza dinner and birthday cupcakes to kick off Ollie's birthday celebration.  Ollie was excited to have us sing to him. 

Brody & Colt helped me decorate Ollie's door.

Ollie is usually very chipper in the morning, but the moment I heard him wake up we stormed in singing Happy Birthday.  After he realized what all the commotion was about he was excited to see all of us.

We had cinnamon rolls for his birthday breakfast (and I will admit it was due to a lot of my input). 

My baby turns 2!

Happy 2nd Birthday to my baby Ollie Nels! 

 It's hard to believe in 10 days he will no longer be my baby, but will be a big brother. 

He continues to be a happy, social, loveable, adorable little guy and we are forever grateful he is part of our family.  

We look forward to seeing how God uses him with all his gifts, talents, smiles and hugs. 

Timberlake Park

I have been very tired lately and some days even feel a little sick (headache mostly).   But I also know that I only have less than 2 weeks until we welcome our fourth child into this world.  (Our scheduled c-section is March 21st).  So when I do have the energy and I'm feeling good I like to make the most of my time with the boys (it's also my excuse to not worry about the cleaning and the to do list). 

Yesterday I decided to go somewhere with the boys. I also needed to get out of the house.  I was originally planning on going to the library but the weather was decent (not dumping rain) so I opted for the park instead.  Brad had recently taken Colt to Timberlake Park which is very close to our house.  This is where the found a ton of bb balls (This is what we call them but they are the "ammo" for air soft guns - apparently)  

Ollie hiking down the trail.

Brody & Colt looking for bb balls.  They were so excited about how many they found.

Colt thought this tree looked like a scary monster so they posed for a picture.

Colt also showed us where the tree swing was.  I didn't let them go on it because it scared me, but Brad thinks Brody would do just fine on it.  (that's the difference between moms and dads I guess). 

Of course, Ollie wanted a picture.

We ventured all the way down to the water and the boys had fun throwing rocks and sticks into the lake.   I forgot how long of a walk it was back up to our car. 

Ollie and the bench.

The boys found these giant sticks and walked a little ways up the trail.  

I had a fun time with my boys out in the woods.  It is always a great reminder of how much kids love being outside.  I have to admit by the end of our two hour outing, I was exhausted.  The last 20 minutes of our trek back to the car I had to deal with an almost 2 year old who kept insisting on walking in the opposite direction.  Good thing he is so cute! 

Just because

I thought I would take more sleeping pictures....just because I can. 

I noticed he doesn't have Mr. Lamby and he's not sucking his thumb.  It's a little bittersweet, knowing he's growing up.  (He still heavily relies on his thumb and Mr. Lamby to get to sleep). 

Daddy's coffee

Brad's job has allowed him to work from home for the past few months.  While it has been an adjustment for all of us we have found ourselves in a good groove of managing everything.  One of the biggest adjustments for Brad is getting his Starbucks coffee.  He now makes them at home but he gets his morning coffee and his 2:00 coffee. 

Ollie is his biggest helper.  I think Brad used to see this as a problem but he now embraces the help Ollie gives him.  It really is so cute to watch. 

One of our favorite things is to hear Ollie say "daddy's offee"  We tried to capture it on video.  So, as a warning these videos are a little boring but you can kind of hear him say "offee" in a few of them. 

 

It's these little things, the way they say "coffee" that I treasure and know I will miss as they get older.