March 2011

Here are some pictures from our overnight trip to Nashville, Ethan's new duck tub, and some other randoms pictures from this month. He is so cute!

No don't eat that!

Bathtime is very serious

I'm so tired but I still love my baths!

Never too old to fall asleep on Mommy!

He moves so fast!

We went out to eat as a family and Ethan was mad because Jeremy had fish and chips, I had a blue cheese and sundried tomato pizza, and Ethan had mashed green beans. Yum!

He loves his new car seat and I love that Jeremy did his research and picked out the best one!

Ethan is so sweet and offered to pay for the meal but we told him that he should save his money for college.
Naked time!

Yay for my great camera work! Ethan is ready to go out to eat in Nashville! Check out the new shoes.

Find the baby

Hotel lobby

Down time

Nashville Skyline

Probably the best picture ever taken!

Hospital Visit

Ok, here is the whole scoop. Tuesday, I picked up Ethan from daycare and he had a fever of 101.8. I thought, "Great! He's getting a cold! Poor baby just got over the flu." The rest of the evening went as planned and he went to sleep around 8pm. Around midnight, he woke up and was breathing really heavily so I stayed up with him, hoping that if I held him upright then he would breathe easier. His breathing got worse as the hours progressed and his chest started to retract. Jeremy and I both decided it was time to go to the hospital.

We went to the ER at LeBonheur Children's Hospital and found out that he was the 8th baby they had seen with this 'croupy' like breathing (come to find out that he was the winner had the worst case out of the bunch). I actually asked the triage nurse if we would be out in time for me to go to work at 7:15. She looked at me and said, "no way".

Anyways, when the doctor finally got to us, he looked at Ethan and said, "oh yea, we need to keep you." While we were watiting for a room, Ethan had another episode of stridor so they did what they call a soft tissue neck and found out that his throat was swollen and the doctor said that Ethan had to go to the ICU. He was offically diagnosed with croup/stridor.

We ended up staying in the ICU for about a day and a half and then as he got better we moved to another room that was less intensive care and more observation.

Long story short, Ethan is more than ok. It is like nothing even happened. I am so glad that he won't remember it and I wish that Jeremy and I could forget it too.

This Summer

Hello Friends and Family,

Jeremy and I have come to a harsh reality and that is that we probably can't afford to come to Maine this summer. We were hoping to be home for Ethan's first birthday (June 28th) but with the way gas prices are rising, we are looking at $800 just in plane tickets. Also, we would have to board the dogs and pay for a rental vehicle for the week. Yikes!
We are bummed but we really need to use that money for a moving fund or keep it in our savings. (savings.......haha.......)

Anyways, just wanted to let people know ahead of time that our plans to come up this summer aren't looking too good BUT there is always this blog and skype! Kinda the same, right?

Love everyone,

Jeremy, Emily, and Ethan.

Just a couple of new pics!

2/28/2011

Sitting up on 8 month birthday

Pics From New Camera

Cheryl and Norm gave us a new camera for Christmas (which takes amazing pictures) and I have been lazy and haven't taken any pictures off the camera yet! Enjoy the many random shots!

Memphis Botanic Gardens

We had such an awesome day today! There is a section of the Memphis Botanic Garden that is new and totally devoted to kids. It is called "My Big Backyard" and it is so pretty, clean, neat, and fun. Krisha and I went there together and we met another friend of mine, Leigh. Leigh's son Isaac looked at Krisha's daughter Reagan and asked if she was real. I guess because she is so little! I'm not posting the pic of Reagan because it was not flattering and she is way cuter than that. Mom, before you even say it, I know that Ethan has his pacifier a lot in pics lately but it really helped him when he was sick! I try and remember to pull it out for pics though. :)

Messy Baby

Friday 2/18/2011

This morning Ethan had yet another doctor appointment and it went very well! I am so sick of going to the office and I hope that we don't have to go again for a long long long time. Our pediatrician said Ethan was still wheezing and had a lot of mucus in his lungs but he sounded much better. His fever appears to be gone for good so it seems like we are in the clear when it comes to the flu. He is acting like he feels so much better and Jeremy and I couldn't be happier. At the moment, he is sleeping soundly in his crib and it feels so good to know that he is almost back to normal. I was really concerned when the ER doctor came back from viewing his chest x-ray, and told us that he almost certainly had a type of pneumonia. At that point, we had already been dealing with a a baby with a raging fever for days so to add pneumonia on top of that was quite a morale killer.
We had an awesome day today! After the appointment, we went driving around as a family and looked at all kinds of houses (this is a hobby of mine, I love driving around looking at real estate), ate lunch together, napped, went for a walk as a family (we let Zoey and Parker run around off leash in the field behind our development and they had sooooooooo much fun), and then when Krisha got home from work, Ethan and I went on another walk to the park with her and Reagan! Did I mention it was 73 degrees?
My Dad and Patty has started their annual road trip and are in upstate New York right now. They have a few more stops to make before they make it to our house so they should be here by Thursday or Friday. I can't wait to show them all the new things that Ethan does now! He takes a bath in the big boy tub, eats solids, laughs all the time now, and sits up on his own pretty regularly. It is gonna be fun!
Here is a quick pic from our walk today, sorry is it so small....don't feel like messing with computer stuff right now....

Feeling better

Ethan is doing better today. Poor little guy has no voice left at all so he's even more pathetic when he cries. I can't wait until he is 100%! He is so much fun when he's healthy!
I hate missing work, especially since my sub today just called me and said that two 6th grade boys got into a fight. My 6th graders NEVER cause trouble and it really bothers me that 1. the sub called to tell me (like I want to know that when I'm home with my sick
baby!) and 2. it cements the idea that I have that when I am not at work, things come unglued. Yes I worry about my son's health and know that I am meant to be home with him but I also worry about my 120 band students that I have at school. I worry that my room will be damaged, that they will fight, that they are losing precious learning time, that I am letting them down, etc. Tomorrow I am worried because every Friday I have advanced band after school and I worry that a student will use that hour after school to say they are with me in advanced band when they are really off causing trouble or getting pregnant (it happened last year to another teacher). I want to be the best mom and teacher but it is impossible to be the best at both and obviously I choose being a mom over my career. Sigh.

Sick Baby

Ethan has viral pneumonia and it sucks. I don't have time to give you all the details but lots of hugs and silliness makes him feel better! I know that he's not the first baby to get pneumonia but he's the first of MY babies to get it and that is all that matters.

Family Walk

Yay I posted a movie! Fun afternoon with the whole crew.

Let it Snow

Monday we had a half day, Wednesday was a half day, and Thursday was a snow day. People are predicting that tomorrow will be a snow day as well! My goodness!! Jeremy said the roads were really bad today. Like, the worst he's ever driven in because there was no sand or salt laid down. We got about 4 inches of snow, which is a TON for Memphis. In total we have had 4 snow days and 2 half days, which is fun but also means that the school year will go on forever. Oh well! Not gonna stress about stuff I can't change.
Thanks Gram and Gramp Lapointe for Ethan's Valentine's present :). Super cute outfit!
So I got my computer back, only to find out that $270 and a month had been completely wasted. I get FURIOUS when someone wastes my time and my money and these guys got the wrath of Emily. So, my computer is back there now and I am going to make their lives miserable until I get it back and get a refund for the terrible work they have done. Don't mess with me!
I've been slacking with the videos lately because of all the computer issues. Frustrating.
Ethan is doing well as usual! He is sitting up more and more often and for longer periods of time. Still no teeth or crawling, and I am not worried in the least because he will when he is ready :).
Happy Valentine's Day to everyone if I don't post before then!

Happy Weekend*

*Weekend includes doctors visits and baby with pinkeye. Additional charges may apply. The term 'weekend' does not include sleeping in and a leisurely morning.