Just a reminder, please keep Caroline in your prayers on Friday (the 18th) as she has surgery to correct her clogged tear ducts. Again, this is a very minor procedure, but anytime there is anesthesia it’s a bit scary. We won’t know the time of the surgery until the evening before, so please remember her all day on Friday. Thank you! We’ll let you know how it goes...
-Beth
Tuesday, April 15, 2008
Caroline goes to the doctor
Caroline had her 18 month checkup this past Friday. She is a healthy girl and so smart! She’s just over 27 lbs, and she is 34.5 in. tall.
Cute story: Before going to the doc, we always read Corduroy Goes to the Doctor...we talk about what will happen during her appointment. One of the things she likes best from the book is when Corduroy says “aaah” so that the doctor can check his throat and mouth. She practices saying “aaah” too.
Well, as you can imagine, she was quite fussy while Dr. Shults actually examined her eyes and ears, and listened to her heart. She would not even say bye-bye to Dr. Shults, but instead gave her a solemn (slightly defiant) look as she walked out of the room. But as soon as the door closed, Caroline perked up and piped up, “Bye....Shults.......Aaaaaaaah”. She knew what she was doing all along! That little booger :) Thanks Corduroy.
-Beth
Cute story: Before going to the doc, we always read Corduroy Goes to the Doctor...we talk about what will happen during her appointment. One of the things she likes best from the book is when Corduroy says “aaah” so that the doctor can check his throat and mouth. She practices saying “aaah” too.
Well, as you can imagine, she was quite fussy while Dr. Shults actually examined her eyes and ears, and listened to her heart. She would not even say bye-bye to Dr. Shults, but instead gave her a solemn (slightly defiant) look as she walked out of the room. But as soon as the door closed, Caroline perked up and piped up, “Bye....Shults.......Aaaaaaaah”. She knew what she was doing all along! That little booger :) Thanks Corduroy.
-Beth
Friday, April 11, 2008
Pretending to Potty
Here is video we captured of Caroline back on March 29th:
hope you guys enjoy,
-jonathan
hope you guys enjoy,
-jonathan
A good place for an accident (well kinda)
Here is a recounting of my experience on the way to the allergy doctor this past week:
...on my way in to the doc (it’s at Parkwest hospital), I was in a hurry, and when I pulled open the huge metal door in the parking garage, I slammed it into and over my toes. Ok, so I immediately doubled over in pain and was breathless, and saying oh my gosh oh my gosh over and over. There was nobody in sight, but I knew I had to get some help. I looked down at my foot (I was wearing flip-flops) and immediately started feeling so sick. This was really weird, cause I don’t get sick at the sight of blood, etc. I think it was the pain. Anyway, I made it in the door, and I thought, maybe I can get up to the doc’s office on the elevator and get help there. Well, I tried to look at the board that tells the floor number to go to, and blackness started to take over until all I could see was a small circle...so I quickly got down on the floor and sprawled out. This was so embarrassing! It was terrible at the time, but I am laughing as I write this. Nobody was there, and I looked at my toe again, and saw that it was huge and purple and a huge gash was oozing blood. By then, I was breaking out in a major sweat. So I’m thinking, at least I’m at a hospital...I’ll need stitches and I just knew it was broken. Well, finally along comes this delivery man, and he’s like, are you ok, can you call somebody, etc...well, I was about to black out still, so I couldn’t make the phone call to Jon. Then finally a bunch of people came out of the elevator...I was so embarrassed, but I couldn’t help it! One of the guys was a tech or whatever, wheeling somebody out in wheelchair. He was like, do you want me to call 911? And I’m thinking, we’re in a hospital! But I said, no please don’t call 911...so he came back after dropping his patient off and somehow got me into the wheelchair. I was still reeling and felt like I was going to hurl. Somehow during all of this, I managed to call Jon, and he headed over there. The tech guy got me up to the doc’s office, and they sat me in this big recliner (you sit in one anyway to get your allergies tested), and they started to treat my foot. Seriously embarrassing. Here I came in a big ol’ wheelchair all pale and pitiful and having to explain what just happened. But of course, the people were really nice and they got the wound cleaned up and they said they didn’t think it needed stitches. They got me an ice pack and elevated my foot and all of this. It was so ridiculous. So there I sat, getting my allergies tested with a big fat foot all covered in ice and bandages. I could hear them all out in the hall talking about it, like, did you see that toe, it looks bad, etc. It really is funny. As to whether or not it’s broken, we’re still not sure. But I’m able to walk, so I would think that means no. It looks a lot better today. It was mainly just the immediate reaction that was so bad...!!!!
Anyway, thought you might enjoy my humorous injury story. Maybe it will lighten up your day.
-beth
...on my way in to the doc (it’s at Parkwest hospital), I was in a hurry, and when I pulled open the huge metal door in the parking garage, I slammed it into and over my toes. Ok, so I immediately doubled over in pain and was breathless, and saying oh my gosh oh my gosh over and over. There was nobody in sight, but I knew I had to get some help. I looked down at my foot (I was wearing flip-flops) and immediately started feeling so sick. This was really weird, cause I don’t get sick at the sight of blood, etc. I think it was the pain. Anyway, I made it in the door, and I thought, maybe I can get up to the doc’s office on the elevator and get help there. Well, I tried to look at the board that tells the floor number to go to, and blackness started to take over until all I could see was a small circle...so I quickly got down on the floor and sprawled out. This was so embarrassing! It was terrible at the time, but I am laughing as I write this. Nobody was there, and I looked at my toe again, and saw that it was huge and purple and a huge gash was oozing blood. By then, I was breaking out in a major sweat. So I’m thinking, at least I’m at a hospital...I’ll need stitches and I just knew it was broken. Well, finally along comes this delivery man, and he’s like, are you ok, can you call somebody, etc...well, I was about to black out still, so I couldn’t make the phone call to Jon. Then finally a bunch of people came out of the elevator...I was so embarrassed, but I couldn’t help it! One of the guys was a tech or whatever, wheeling somebody out in wheelchair. He was like, do you want me to call 911? And I’m thinking, we’re in a hospital! But I said, no please don’t call 911...so he came back after dropping his patient off and somehow got me into the wheelchair. I was still reeling and felt like I was going to hurl. Somehow during all of this, I managed to call Jon, and he headed over there. The tech guy got me up to the doc’s office, and they sat me in this big recliner (you sit in one anyway to get your allergies tested), and they started to treat my foot. Seriously embarrassing. Here I came in a big ol’ wheelchair all pale and pitiful and having to explain what just happened. But of course, the people were really nice and they got the wound cleaned up and they said they didn’t think it needed stitches. They got me an ice pack and elevated my foot and all of this. It was so ridiculous. So there I sat, getting my allergies tested with a big fat foot all covered in ice and bandages. I could hear them all out in the hall talking about it, like, did you see that toe, it looks bad, etc. It really is funny. As to whether or not it’s broken, we’re still not sure. But I’m able to walk, so I would think that means no. It looks a lot better today. It was mainly just the immediate reaction that was so bad...!!!!
Anyway, thought you might enjoy my humorous injury story. Maybe it will lighten up your day.
-beth
Thursday, April 3, 2008
here we go
Hello everyone! Beth here. I suppose eventually I had to succumb to blogging…Jonathan has been on my case about it for several months. So, as a compromise, we’ll share the family blog! Anyway, it will be a great opportunity to both catch up with you, our family and friends, and help you to catch up with us!
Right now things are pretty normal around here. Caroline is growing at a phenomenal rate, physically, intellectually, and emotionally! She has so many words, and she is starting to put sentences together. A couple of nights ago, she surprised us with this one: “Pappaw read it”. Of course, he had to do as she asked! Her first two-word combination was ‘bear roar’ back in late January. Also, she is so tall! She is definitely as tall as most 2-year-olds. More than half my height!!
In March, the month was full of celebrations. Easter and Caroline’s 18-month ‘birthday’ fell on the same day. We had fun hunting for eggs at a fantastic party hosted by my friend Karey. There were just a few kids, so Caroline was able to find plenty of eggs on her own. She really got into it! Cousins Catherine and Michael were there, and of course, friends Logan, Connor, and Riley. Fun times!
Oh, and Caroline is having eye surgery on April 18th to correct her clogged tear ducts. By all accounts, this is a very simple procedure. We will be in and out in just a few hours, and the surgery itself is supposedly only 5 minutes or so! Please do keep her in your prayers on that day. We’ll let you know how it goes…
Thanks for checking on us…we’ll post again soon!
-beth
Right now things are pretty normal around here. Caroline is growing at a phenomenal rate, physically, intellectually, and emotionally! She has so many words, and she is starting to put sentences together. A couple of nights ago, she surprised us with this one: “Pappaw read it”. Of course, he had to do as she asked! Her first two-word combination was ‘bear roar’ back in late January. Also, she is so tall! She is definitely as tall as most 2-year-olds. More than half my height!!
In March, the month was full of celebrations. Easter and Caroline’s 18-month ‘birthday’ fell on the same day. We had fun hunting for eggs at a fantastic party hosted by my friend Karey. There were just a few kids, so Caroline was able to find plenty of eggs on her own. She really got into it! Cousins Catherine and Michael were there, and of course, friends Logan, Connor, and Riley. Fun times!
Oh, and Caroline is having eye surgery on April 18th to correct her clogged tear ducts. By all accounts, this is a very simple procedure. We will be in and out in just a few hours, and the surgery itself is supposedly only 5 minutes or so! Please do keep her in your prayers on that day. We’ll let you know how it goes…
Thanks for checking on us…we’ll post again soon!
-beth
Friday, August 24, 2007
The Family Site
Okay, after much thinking about it today and yesterday, i think i finally have a plan.
This blog that you are currently reading is going to become the family blog. I will keep pictures, videos, and family info posted here. I have yet to figure out the frequency of my posting, but it could be as frequent as weekly and hopefully no less frequent than monthly. Anyways if you're reading this and it is the newest post and it has been more than a month, feel free to email me and let me know you expect more from me.
And if you are interested in my other rantings and and i do happen to be disciplined enough to actually record them feel free to check out my other site.
-jonathan
This blog that you are currently reading is going to become the family blog. I will keep pictures, videos, and family info posted here. I have yet to figure out the frequency of my posting, but it could be as frequent as weekly and hopefully no less frequent than monthly. Anyways if you're reading this and it is the newest post and it has been more than a month, feel free to email me and let me know you expect more from me.
And if you are interested in my other rantings and and i do happen to be disciplined enough to actually record them feel free to check out my other site.
-jonathan
Thursday, August 23, 2007
Still Haven't Found...
Okay, so as promised i still haven't figured out what this blog is going to be about. However, i did do some basic updating today. I go back and forth between several options:
do nothing at all
This is obviously the default position and the easiest to do. I don't like this option however, because i do think it is important that i start writing on a daily basis to improve my skills (eg bow-hunting).
predict the future
Someday I’ll meet a friend who will run for school board.
family update blog
this would make sense and probably be fairly easy. I could just set a reminder on my computer to go off every week and then grab the camera and load up the most recent movie and write out any current goings on.
Combination
if it is possible this sounds like best option. a little bit of this, a little bit of that, just a good ol' smörgåsbord of fun!
anyways, so much to still decide, but at least i posted something today.
-js
do nothing at all
This is obviously the default position and the easiest to do. I don't like this option however, because i do think it is important that i start writing on a daily basis to improve my skills (eg bow-hunting).
predict the future
Someday I’ll meet a friend who will run for school board.
family update blog
this would make sense and probably be fairly easy. I could just set a reminder on my computer to go off every week and then grab the camera and load up the most recent movie and write out any current goings on.
Combination
if it is possible this sounds like best option. a little bit of this, a little bit of that, just a good ol' smörgåsbord of fun!
anyways, so much to still decide, but at least i posted something today.
-js
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