Finally!

Finally....Arianna slept in her crib in her own room last night! We tried on Friday night but she woke up after I put her in so we nixed it for that night. She fell asleep around 11:30 on my chest (I think it will be awhile before she breaks that habit) then I moved her into her crib. I only heard her twice but I didn't get up once! I moved the monitor so that I could see it from my bed. Gotta love the AngelCare Monitor!

Finally...Steve's very good friend Jayme will be heading home from Iraq on December 11. He is over there flying in his second tour. We're very excited for him to come home. Before he went over he was living in Virginia so we haven't seen him very much. We can't wait for him to meet Arianna and to see how much Cam has grown. He has been such a great "uncle" to the kids. He has sent them each birthday card and gifts from Iraq. Much more than their real uncles have done!

We're hoping he'll come home to Canton. But Steve thinks he'll go back to Virgina and finish out his last 3 years of service in the military down there. Please pray that he makes it home safely!

***I did have a picture of Jayme and Steve on our wedding day but I know Steve would KILL ME since the blog isn't private any more. So I deleted it. If you saw it, you aren't going crazy now that it's gone!***

Happy Thanksgiving!

What a day...

Well, my 33rd year started off just like any other day, hectic. My Mom and I brought the kids to have their pictures taken. What a disaster. Cameron would not sit still and it being Christmas time the place was a zoo. Two hours and $130 later I walked out of there with a migraine. I look at the pictures now and think, I could have done that! Oh well. My next item to obsess over is Christmas cards!

Cam's surgery

So, Cam's surgery is scheduled for Friday, December 5th at 6:30am. At first Steve and I were like holy crap! But it's better that it is so early since he cannot eat. We figure we will wake him up 10 minutes before we have to leave so we can change his diaper and then just put him in the car, pj's and all! I have a phone call with the Anesthesiologist the Wednesday before. Hopefully there will be no repeat of what happened the last time.

Please keep Cam in your thoughts and prayers! I cannot believe he's going to have another surgery.

Cam's appointment with the ENT

Today Cam went to the ENT for his chronic ear infections. We starting prepping him yesterday for the visit. He of course said "it hurts." The poor thing. He hates having his ears checked. We tried bribing him with Munchkins after. We pulled into the parking lot and he started to cry. We got him into the office and he was fine. He did great while the doctor looked in his ears. We only had to restrain him a little bit. The doctor said our two options were tubes or continue with the antibiotics and hope they work. Since Cam has adverse reactions to the meds (diaper rash, yeast infections) and has to continually take them he recommends tubes. He said his hearing may be decreased which could be causing his speech delay. So he ordered a hearing test. Steve went in with him. The audiologist took pictures of the insides of his ears, he was not a fan of that. She said that his right ear wasn't "moving" the way it should when air was blown into it. He passed the hearing test but she thinks one ear (most likely his left) is better than the other. Since they can't test each individual ear its hard to tell exactly.

The doctor called tonight and said that he does have some fluid in his ear but it is not infected. He passed the hearing test. We are going to go ahead with the tubes. The office will call with a date. Our little guy is going to have yet another surgery. Please keep him in your prayers. We don't think he'll have the same problem he did the last time with the anesthesia but you just never know.

Cam's 1st Train Ride!

Since Cam didn't have daycare today we decided it would be fun to take Cam on the train and visit Daddy at work. Why I was feeling so adventurous is beyond me. The morning began fairly well. Only one meltdown! Cameron was very excited to get on the train. I brought the double stroller, Cam in the front and Arianna laying down underneath. The thing is heavy! It was hard getting the stroller over the little hole between the platform and train but I did it. The conductor watched me, he never offered to help. Whatever.

Cam loved the train. He kept saying it was loud and he loved when the train "said choo choo." When we would go in a tunnel "mommy it's dark AGAIN (as he banged his hands down against his seat)." I guess he didn't like it! When we were getting off people let me go in front of them. The same conductor was on the platform and I tried to just push the stroller while I lifted it a little bit hoping it would clear the gap. Nope. The damn front wheel came completely off. Not only did it come off but it fell down the hole. I thought it was gone forever. The conductor got pissed, like I wanted the wheel to come off! Maybe if he had helped...So we had to wait for everyone to get off (while I held the front of the stroller up) then a guy climbed down and got it. The conductor "maybe you should lock the wheel." Wow, why didn't I think of that? Me, "It was locked." I don't know why it came off. Just another reason to not like the stroller!

Daddy met us there and walked us over to his building. We visited for a little bit then went back on the train. Cam cried when we got off. I promised him another train ride...

What I'm thankful for

My friend Helena is going to try and blog about 30 things she's thankful for this month. I don't think I can do it each day so I'm going to narrow it down to 5.

1. I'm thankful that even though Arianna has colic, she is healthy. That both my babies are healthy. It could be a lot worse.

2. I'm thankful that Steve still has a job! With the economy as bad as it is we are very lucky. I could be sticking both Ari and Cam in daycare and heading to work everyday.

3. I'm thankful that Steve is an amazing Dad. He was up with Ari until 2am this morning while I slept. Then he was up with Cam at 8.

4. I'm thankful that my Mom and stepdad are amazing Grandparents. I don't know what we would do without them. I do not tell them enough how much we appreciate their help. Cam absolutely loves his Nana and Papa. I think there's going to be lots of competition between Ari and Cam in the years to come. Luckily there's enough love to go around.

5. I'm thankful for Topamax. I cannot wait until the 3 month mark comes around and this extra baby weight will come off. Oh yeah, it does help with my migraines too!