Friday, December 25, 2009
Thursday, December 17, 2009
Wednesday, November 25, 2009
Friday, November 13, 2009
An apple a day...
...is supposed to keep the doctor away, right?
Apparently the boys need to eat more apples, because the doctor has definitely become our best friend over the past few months.
What we thought were high fevers associated with ear infections turned out to not be the case. The week the boys had their tubes put in, John came down with a 103+ fever 4 days after surgery. A few days later, Will contracted a high fever too. They both had a full blood work-up, only to reveal not a whole lot of information other than they were fighting viruses.
This past weekend, the boys started to have a nasty cough, so we took them to the doctor on Monday. What I thought was croup actually turned out to be pneumonia for both of them. Thankfully, we were able to treat it at home with Augmentin, and they were fever-free and almost back to normal within a couple of days.
After much deliberation and conversation with the pediatrician, we are taking the boys to see a Pediatric Infectious Diseases doctor. We all want to know why the boys get so sick, so frequently, so quickly. We are hoping and praying that we will get answers quickly, because we will have decisions to make regarding childcare if we determine that the boys' immune systems are too weak to be around other children and therefore in daycare. Ryan is student teaching in the spring, so we may need to find an in-home childcare option...one that's flexible and CHEAP.
Please pray for medical answers and for clarity of thought as we try to make future plans.
We'll keep everyone posted!
Apparently the boys need to eat more apples, because the doctor has definitely become our best friend over the past few months.
What we thought were high fevers associated with ear infections turned out to not be the case. The week the boys had their tubes put in, John came down with a 103+ fever 4 days after surgery. A few days later, Will contracted a high fever too. They both had a full blood work-up, only to reveal not a whole lot of information other than they were fighting viruses.
This past weekend, the boys started to have a nasty cough, so we took them to the doctor on Monday. What I thought was croup actually turned out to be pneumonia for both of them. Thankfully, we were able to treat it at home with Augmentin, and they were fever-free and almost back to normal within a couple of days.
After much deliberation and conversation with the pediatrician, we are taking the boys to see a Pediatric Infectious Diseases doctor. We all want to know why the boys get so sick, so frequently, so quickly. We are hoping and praying that we will get answers quickly, because we will have decisions to make regarding childcare if we determine that the boys' immune systems are too weak to be around other children and therefore in daycare. Ryan is student teaching in the spring, so we may need to find an in-home childcare option...one that's flexible and CHEAP.
Please pray for medical answers and for clarity of thought as we try to make future plans.
We'll keep everyone posted!
Monday, November 2, 2009
Tubes Day
Today started bright and early - 4:20AM for me, 5:00 for Ryan, 5:15 for the boys. We were at the hospital by 6AM, and then went through the normal pre-op paperwork, etc. The boys had fun playing in the children's waiting room.
Everything went well. Dr. Brown said that Will's left ear was full of gunk that was under a lot of pressure, so he cleaned that out before putting the tubes in. John's weren't as bad, interestingly (since he's had more ear infections than Will).
Will and Mommy post-op...about 20 minutes into recovery. Just about normal...
John and Daddy post-op...about 5 minutes into recovery. Not yet normal. John chugged two full sippies of diluted apple juice. Check out his awesome hospital-issue, no-slip toddler socks and hospital gown. You can't see it in this picture, but each boy had a big piece of tape across the front of his gown that had his name and either #1 (Will) or #2 (John) written on it. Pretty funny.
We were home by 8:30, complete with a fun Chick-Fil-A breakfast. They were back to their normal precocious selves by lunchtime. Naps today were a lot better than expected, especially with recovery on top of new big boy beds. So far tonight, not too many struggles!
Here's hoping and praying that our struggles with illnesses are ancient history!
Everything went well. Dr. Brown said that Will's left ear was full of gunk that was under a lot of pressure, so he cleaned that out before putting the tubes in. John's weren't as bad, interestingly (since he's had more ear infections than Will).
Will and Mommy post-op...about 20 minutes into recovery. Just about normal...
John and Daddy post-op...about 5 minutes into recovery. Not yet normal. John chugged two full sippies of diluted apple juice. Check out his awesome hospital-issue, no-slip toddler socks and hospital gown. You can't see it in this picture, but each boy had a big piece of tape across the front of his gown that had his name and either #1 (Will) or #2 (John) written on it. Pretty funny.
We were home by 8:30, complete with a fun Chick-Fil-A breakfast. They were back to their normal precocious selves by lunchtime. Naps today were a lot better than expected, especially with recovery on top of new big boy beds. So far tonight, not too many struggles!
Here's hoping and praying that our struggles with illnesses are ancient history!
Sunday, November 1, 2009
BIG changes afoot
This weekend has been ROUGH, to say the very least. John has had a difficult time sleeping for the past week or so, but this weekend has been the worst.
Last night we put the boys to bed as usual, expecting to be up a few times to help calm John. Eventually, nothing we did calmed him down, so we decided to let him cry it out. Our little Spidey figured out how to climb out of his crib...THREE times. After the third time, the 4 of us took a trip to Babies R Us to try and find a solution. None was found, so we decided to go home, put their mattresses on the floor and hope for the best.
To make a long story short (trust me, the full story is much longer...), we wound up having a camp-out/adventure/slumber party in the boys' room. Mommy and Daddy slept on the floor, while we tried to keep the boys on their mattresses and asleep. It was a LOOOOOONG night.
We took a trip to Wal-Mart bright and early this morning, and here's the end result:
BIG BOY BEDS!!!
Naptime didn't happen AT ALL today, and bedtime so far has been ok. I wish I could say the transition is going smoothly, but it's not. Hopefully we won't have too many disruptions tonight - we're all tired!
Tomorrow, we have more big things happening - the boys are both getting tubes! I never thought I'd be excited about putting my kids through a surgical procedure, but I'm tired of ear infections, sinus infections, and general illness. We really need this to be the solution. Hopefully things will go well!
Last night we put the boys to bed as usual, expecting to be up a few times to help calm John. Eventually, nothing we did calmed him down, so we decided to let him cry it out. Our little Spidey figured out how to climb out of his crib...THREE times. After the third time, the 4 of us took a trip to Babies R Us to try and find a solution. None was found, so we decided to go home, put their mattresses on the floor and hope for the best.
To make a long story short (trust me, the full story is much longer...), we wound up having a camp-out/adventure/slumber party in the boys' room. Mommy and Daddy slept on the floor, while we tried to keep the boys on their mattresses and asleep. It was a LOOOOOONG night.
We took a trip to Wal-Mart bright and early this morning, and here's the end result:
BIG BOY BEDS!!!
Naptime didn't happen AT ALL today, and bedtime so far has been ok. I wish I could say the transition is going smoothly, but it's not. Hopefully we won't have too many disruptions tonight - we're all tired!
Tomorrow, we have more big things happening - the boys are both getting tubes! I never thought I'd be excited about putting my kids through a surgical procedure, but I'm tired of ear infections, sinus infections, and general illness. We really need this to be the solution. Hopefully things will go well!
Happy Reformation Day!
We in the Stone family celebrate Reformation Day in lieu of Halloween - Reformation Day is when Martin Luther nailed the 95 Theses to the church door in Wittenberg, thus starting the Protestant Reformation. But, the boys' daycare had spirit week all week, which culminated with the kids wearing costumes. Here was our compromise:
Will is Thing 1, and John is Thing 2.
Happy Reformation Day, everyone!
Will is Thing 1, and John is Thing 2.
Happy Reformation Day, everyone!
Sunday, October 4, 2009
Apples!!!
Last year, we went apple picking with the Smiths, and we decided that we needed to make it a tradition. We love to go to Sky Top Orchard up in NC, and they are getting busier and busier each year. Yesterday, we got there in the morning around 10, and we spent a good hour or so gathering apples, drinking yummy juice, and eating amazing apple cider donuts. Here are some highlights:
Pretty Fuji apples
"We're ready for some apples...we think!"
"Hmmm...wonder if these are any good?"
Will seems to be enjoying his apple
John's not so sure....he wound up liking it, though!
Eating apples is serious business
"Mom, we didn't know Auntie Em was a monkey! Where's your helmet, Auntie Em??"
Yummy - apple cider donuts!
Will was a sleepy boy - picking apples is hard work!
John's sound asleep too
The boys did very well eating apples on their own - they even seemed to like them, too! We really love our fall traditions. More pix of recent events to come...
Pretty Fuji apples
"We're ready for some apples...we think!"
"Hmmm...wonder if these are any good?"
Will seems to be enjoying his apple
John's not so sure....he wound up liking it, though!
Eating apples is serious business
"Mom, we didn't know Auntie Em was a monkey! Where's your helmet, Auntie Em??"
Yummy - apple cider donuts!
Will was a sleepy boy - picking apples is hard work!
John's sound asleep too
The boys did very well eating apples on their own - they even seemed to like them, too! We really love our fall traditions. More pix of recent events to come...
Saturday, September 19, 2009
ear infections and Clemson football
We spent the day inside today, due to rain, glorious rain. This caused all kinds of occasions for mischief, as evidenced by Will's somewhere in the range of 10-15 timeouts. John still doesn't feel well from his ear infection, and chose to spend most of his playtime either sitting in mommy and daddy's laps or chilling on the couch watching Clemson beat BC (see below).
Sorry for the grainy image. It was taken on a camera-phone.
Sorry for the grainy image. It was taken on a camera-phone.
Sunday, August 23, 2009
Silly Saturday
Yesterday the boys spent most of the day in PJs. Hurray for PJ day!! Here are a few pix of our fun day:
Now THAT'S the look of a hungry, sleepy boy. No wonder - he took a 3-hour nap! Nice hair, Will!
John's ready for some serious fun!
John's channeling his inner Stevie Wonder. Ryan and I can't stop laughing at this one!
Now THAT'S the look of a hungry, sleepy boy. No wonder - he took a 3-hour nap! Nice hair, Will!
John's ready for some serious fun!
John's channeling his inner Stevie Wonder. Ryan and I can't stop laughing at this one!
Sunday, August 16, 2009
Sunday, July 19, 2009
We're still here.
It's been a busy summer, thus the recent absence from the blogging world. Ryan is taking 4 classes this summer, along with working at the 'bux. The boys are in daycare 3 days a week, which is a decision we made to help ease their transition to full-time daycare in August when Becky goes back to school. Becky is taking an online technology class along with a week-long seminar through Converse. We can't believe the summer is almost gone!
Here are some pix of our latest adventures:
The boys have decided they really like spaghetti...or is it the mess that they like???
Will's spaghetti face - if you look closely, you can see his handprint in the middle of his face!
John was going for the Two-Face look. But he's no villain!
We went garage saling yesterday, and we got some amazing finds! The church down the street had a TON of kids stuff, and we got a Lego table with Legos, two wooden kid chairs, a wooden kid rocker, and an old school toy - the cube that you drop the different-shaped blocks into. Grand total? $6.50!!!! We almost felt guilty for spending such a small amount of money.
The boys and the Lego table:
Will is REALLY excited!
John's pretty pumped too...it's just hard to get him to sit still long enough for a picture!
Here are some pix of our latest adventures:
The boys have decided they really like spaghetti...or is it the mess that they like???
Will's spaghetti face - if you look closely, you can see his handprint in the middle of his face!
John was going for the Two-Face look. But he's no villain!
We went garage saling yesterday, and we got some amazing finds! The church down the street had a TON of kids stuff, and we got a Lego table with Legos, two wooden kid chairs, a wooden kid rocker, and an old school toy - the cube that you drop the different-shaped blocks into. Grand total? $6.50!!!! We almost felt guilty for spending such a small amount of money.
The boys and the Lego table:
Will is REALLY excited!
John's pretty pumped too...it's just hard to get him to sit still long enough for a picture!
Monday, June 22, 2009
More firsts
Last night the boys had spaghetti for the (kinda) first time. John liked it better than Will, but that's not saying much:
John's all smiles...for now.
Will is NOT happy with trying new things.
Today, we tried coloring with crayons! Mommy helped us, but we were more interested in eating them. Thankfully, Crayola crayons are non-toxic!
John's perfecting his "look."
Will - a blooming Michelangelo? Don't let the picture deceive you...most of the markings are from Mommy!
John's all smiles...for now.
Will is NOT happy with trying new things.
Today, we tried coloring with crayons! Mommy helped us, but we were more interested in eating them. Thankfully, Crayola crayons are non-toxic!
John's perfecting his "look."
Will - a blooming Michelangelo? Don't let the picture deceive you...most of the markings are from Mommy!
Tuesday, June 16, 2009
First swim!
The weather was nice this past weekend at the lake, so we decided to put the boys in the water. They didn't like the lake too much:
Will
John
But they liked the nice, safe kiddie pool on Masie and Grampy's porch instead!
Will
John
Will
John
But they liked the nice, safe kiddie pool on Masie and Grampy's porch instead!
Will
John
Thursday, May 21, 2009
Thursday, April 2, 2009
Dinner time and ravioli head
Here are a couple of pictures from tonight's dinner time. The boys know how to say "oh no!" and they put both of their hands on their head. Hence, at dinner time, ravioli head! And Will's sad because we went to get more food and there wasn't anything on his tray.
Saturday, March 7, 2009
Swinging!
Here's a couple of pictures of the boys in their swing from Kev and Em and John for the first time!
Tuesday, March 3, 2009
SNOW DAY!
Yesterday we got to play in the snow for the first time. We didn't like it too much, but we LOVED spending the day with Mommy and Daddy!
Friday, February 13, 2009
Walking!
Both boys are walking! John more so, but Will's trying to catch up! They've been doing so for a while now. We just haven't had a chance to post a video. So here's one of John walking from daddy to mommy (with Will getting in on the action at the end, or at least trying to).
Happy Birthday!
We're one year old! Yay! Here's a few pictures of our fun day with mommy and daddy. We got to have a fun morning bath, breakfast, Chick-Fil-A with mom and dad, a trip to Lowe's, playtime at Furman, playtime at home with our baseball (and daddy's hat!), and watching cars drive past the house! Man... we're pooped! Growing up's hard work! (P.S. You can see what we looked like this time last year here.)
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