Old Wheezy

For all the disadvantages of the field of work my husband has chosen there are also fantastic benefits.

Last night was a long night. I stayed up too late because sometimes I just need quiet alone time at the end of the day to decompress. I went to bed around 11:00. I peeked in on my boys to check on them. I do that every night before I go to bed. When I went in to see Sean he lifted his head and started to cry and wheeze. 

Austin had croup twice an infant and toddler so I know what it sounds like. I also had been coughing and wheezing all evening. I went in and woke up Mark to have him take a listen. He said he thought he would be okay; but when I went to try and put Sean back to sleep, and he was hysterical because he couldn't breathe properly, Mark got out of bed and took a second listen. 

He then got on the phone, found a 24 hour pharmacy, called in a prescription for Sean, and went out at 1:00 AM to pick up the prescription. No emergency room visit. No doctor visit. Just the right medicine in the right amount at the right time. Sean is doing much better and we were all able to get back to sleep at 2:30 (after Austin woke up crying once.) 

I'm so thankful to have a Doctor Husband. It sure is nice on long nights with a croupy child. 

Never Stop Trying

It's never to late to keep trying with those resolutions. I should have... six(?) blogposts by now if I were keeping up with my resolution. As it is... well. This is my second. But I'm going to keep trying! Today I'm going to write about super cute things my kiddos are up to!

Sean is (almost) a walker! He loves to toddle from furniture piece to furniture piece. He loves to push himself up in the middle of the floor and take a few steps. He loves the cheers he gets every time he is successful. What a cutie pie. He has a few words too! He can say the following: dada, mama, nana, up, ba (ball). He has 12 teeth!!! I can't believe what a mouthful he has got at his young age! One of the cutest things he does is crawl right up to me or Mark and stick his head between our legs. That is his way of saying "Pick me up!" He is our little scientist. He just gets into EVERYTHING. He is constantly on the go opening this, pulling that down, pushing those buttons, banging things together, tearing apart books, and generally leaving mayhem in his wake. We wouldn't have him any other way.

Austin is working on using the potty. I tried the whole "Potty Train in 3 Days!" method. It didn't really work for me (notice the emphasis) or Austin. It gave him the general idea of how to use the potty. We kept at it for about a week before I had a nervous breakdown and put him back in diapers. About three weeks after that he asked to start wearing his underpants with "cool race cars on them!" And now he is a potty champ with #1. He is terrified to go #2 in the potty so he will either hold it until nap time when he gets a diaper, go first thing in the morning before we put his underpants on, or ask for a diaper. He had several poop accidents that first week and withheld a lot. That is mostly what caused me to flip out on him. After I did that I was totally ashamed and decided I was the one who needed an attitude adjustment. So once I got on an antidepressant and chilled out things have been going smoothly, but slowly. I feel confident that he will get #2. We keep encouraging him to try to use the potty for it but he's just not ready. We try not to pressure him. I know he'll get there. He's such a good boy and has gotten everything else in his life on his own time schedule (didn't walk until 16 months!) I sure love him and I'm proud of the effort he has already made. He's such a good son.

Austin is also talking like you wouldn't believe! You would never know he is only 2! He speaks more clearly than some 3 and 4 year-olds I know. He loves to read, talk, play with his cars and trains, ride his tricycle, and watch movies and Daniel Tiger. He is super affectionate and gives what we call "serial hugs" where he will go back and forth between Mark and I saying "I LOVE YOU!" while he gives us hugs.

So that's where my boys are. I love being a mom more than I can say. It is truly the best thing that has ever happened to me.