No rest for moms on this holiday.

Happy Easter! Well for most. Today we got up & I cooked an Easter breakfast. We let the boys have their Easter baskets then we did our family egg hunt. By mid afternoon we went out for Easter Lunch/Dinner then off to do our weekly grocery shopping. The boys had more birthday money from the Bowlen family so we let them shop again. Ahren picked out a set of pistols, a cowboy hat & handcuffs. Kadin got a soft elmo blanket. After we left the store I ended up sitting at Urgent Care with Ahren because he has strep throat. If it's not one, it's the other! Well he's on med's & no school for him tomorrow, which soooo does not break his heart, lol. So other than that our Easter was quick & over. Hope everyone else had a great one.

The Tubes Are In!

This morning we had to be at the surgical center at 6:30 a.m. for Kadin's ear surgery. We arrived on time, the 4 of us & my mom & dad came up from Ash Flat. At 7:15 a.m. I carried him back to the O.R. & held his little hands while they put the anestesia mask on his face. Within a minute or 2 he was asleep enough that I was escorted back to our room. That was definately hard for me. About 10 minutes later the nurse brought my sleeping baby back to me. As soon as she handed him to me he started waking up. He screamed & kicked & had the biggest fit for over 30 minutes. He cried until we got back home at about 7:45 a.m. & i fixed him a bottle. He was starving because he wasn't allowed to eat or drink anything after midnite last nite. After his 2-3 oz bottle he ate cereal, goldfish & toast. Yeah he was a hungry little boy. As of right now he's napping, has been for about 3 hours now. 5:30a.m. came really early for all of us. Well everything is fine, he did have an infection starting in his left ear again so the doctor prescribed us some drops to take for 5 days & then he should be a healthier baby. Hopefully we won't have any problems with the tubes & no more very frequent trips to the peditrician for antibiotics every 10-12 days. Wish us luck with full recovery, no more dr. visits & full hearing back.

Big Birthday Party!

Well today was the big day for the boys. We had our 1st double birthday party (1st of many). This years theme was Transformers for Ahren & Sesame Street for Kadin. Everything went smoothly for a house full of 24 people or so. Kadin did very well with his own cake & Ahren did great sharing the spotlite for the 1st time. Both boys made out like bandits. $30 each in cash & tons of transformer gifts for Ahren & Elmos for Kadin. Thanks to all of our friends who could come & family who traveled the boys have a ton of new things to keep them busy. It's hard to believe that Ahren is 6 & Kadin is 1 already. Our boys are growing so fast. Hopefully next year will be another wonderful success!

Our Pre-Op

We had Kadin's pre-op appt with the doctor today. He says he still has fluid on his ear drum & surgery is still set for March 19th. Wish us luck. Also Kadin had his very first haircut! He looks soooo different. But still adorable. I'll post pics soon. Party is tomorrow! Hope it goes smooth!

Kadin's 1!!!!

Today our little man turned 1! Meemaw & Pawpaw (Angie & Gerald) came up to stay the nite & visit with the boys since Pawpaw won't be able to come up next weekend for the birthday party. We all went out to eat at Colton's restaurant & then birthday gift shopping. Kadin was treated to cheetos, baked potatoe with cheese, rolls, potato soup & sweet tea! What a birthday dinner for a 1 year old!
Also Ahren recently decided that he doesn't like the Wii at all so Jeremy & I bought it from him & purchased a PSP for him instead. Now, of course, Jeremy wants a PSP too because it rocks! Complete internet access & downloadable games from the PS3. So now we have a house full of gamers with an X-Box 360, PS3, Nintendo Wii & the newest member of our house, the PSP. Well I'm on vacation next week!!!! Yeh!!!!! Got a lot of preparing to do indoors & out for the big double birthday party next weekend. Hope to see everyone!

It's surgery for Kadin

Today we had our apptmt @ the ear, nose & throat doctor here in town. Kadin scored a 30 on his hearing test which indicated that he has a mild hearing loss due to the fluid on his ear drums. So we have a pre-op appt March 14 & surgery the 19th. Tubes should fix the hearing loss the doctors reassured me. So wish us luck.

Good Grief

Tonight we went up to Heath & Jeanie's house for a cookout & to watch video's of their cruise to Cazamel. They brought back a shot glass for Jeremy & a little bottle of water with sand for me. But as soon as i picked it up i broke it! I'm such a cluts! That was upsetting. Also Kadin is feeling better so he actually ate dinner tonite. He ate mac & cheese & pork chops for the first time. Maybe we'll have him off the bottle soon. He's only had 3 today. Breakfast, lunch & dinner. :)