The other night, Caleb decided he didn't want to sleep without his beloved football. He highly enjoys playing with it, and he decided he wanted it to be with him in his crib. Here's to hoping he's an NFL star that can keep us in the lifestyle of the 'other half.' Haaa!!!!
His favorite thing to do with it, though, besides toss it back and forth with me or preferably Daddy (and Caleb can catch it as it's moving, so long as it's somewhat slow and toward the ground), is to sit on it and then roll backwards off it. You can see the demonstration from the picture above and below.
This sweet little guy always makes us laugh. I also chose these pictures because he's wearing his Christmas 'Lightning McQueen' jammies. When we went to our friend Julie's house on Thursday morning, Jude answered the door in his Christmas 'Car' movie PJs, too. I can't believe her kids stay in bed until 10 am! How crazy is that!
Even though I had taken my camera to their house, I didn't remember to get it out and snap some pictures. Here's a picture of Jude & Kate that I took off Julie's blog. This was the first time we got to see their new home, and it was lovely. The kids enjoyed playing in the basement they finished themselves, and Joshua especially loved Jude's room. He has his own TV & VCR, and the boys watched a dinosaur movie (one of the "Land Before Time" movies) together in there while they played with toys and Jude's very cool tent. That got me thinking, and Daddy finally agreed to try out our old TV and VCR (which he found - I didn't even know where it was or if we still had one) in Joshua's room. We had some old Elmo VCR tapes, along with Veggie Tales and even a Thomas one that we were going to give away or throw away. But, this way we can let him watch a movie in his room from time to time. Shawn feared that he would get up in the middle of the night to watch TV, but so far he doesn't know how to operate it and we can always remove them if this trial doesn't work out. For now, it's a special occasion if we put one on for him in his own room.
I enjoyed catching up with Julie as usual, and she made us chicken corn noodle soup for lunch while the boys enjoyed PB&J sandwiches, carrots and apple slices. Thanks for a fun morning out, friend!
Friday morning we were off again to a MOPS play date at Margie's house. She has two boys, each a year or so younger than mine (Henry is two and a half and Peter is six months old). There were nine children altogether in the group that morning, including six boys and three girls.
The day before, Joshua helped me bake a coffee cake to take along. Both boys got their stools and after we all washed our hands thoroughly, I let Joshua help dump the ingredients. He LOVED it! We also made strawberry shortcakes for dinner that night, along with our salads. Joshua was thrilled to be able to help 'cook.'
Margie was very thoughtful to have a little Easter egg hunt in her house for the kiddos. She asked if I could bring along some plastic eggs with me, so I swung by Jen's house who has a stockpile and grabbed a dozen to take along. We filled them with jelly beans and Margie hid them in her family room while the kids enjoyed a snack of grapes in her kitchen. (It was too chilly and wet that day to hide them outside). The children thoroughly enjoyed looking for eggs and putting them in their bags. Even Caleb grasped the concept - this was his first attempt!
The kids had fun playing and us moms enjoyed catching up. Soon it was time to come home for lunch and naps.
While the boys slept, I called the pediatrician to tell them that Joshua hadn't had a bowel movement in eight days. They said we needed to come in that night for him to be seen, and they prescribed an enema, which we did for three days. We had a follow-up today and the doctor told me to do a fourth. They also are putting him on Miralax daily (which is a laxative) and Benefiber (which is just extra fiber) and told me to talk to Dr. Devenyi at our next appointment. Joshua sees him already for his reflux, and he is the expert in children's digestive issues. So, we'll be talking to him on April 8. She said not to push where Joshua goes but just get him going. That said, each time he's gone with the enema, he's gone on the potty and been thrilled about it. He told me his belly and back are starting to feel better. I'm glad that he's feeling okay, but I'm terrified about his issues. He's not eating or drinking and he's really struggling with digestion all around. Please pray for him when you remember!
Friday night since we had the doctor's appointment anyway coming up, Daddy suggested we skip cooking and take Joshua to his favorite restaurant since he hadn't eaten in days. We went to Infinito's Pizza Buffet for salad, "pizza, bread and noodles" (as Joshua says). We invited friends to go at the last minute, but we never heard back from them. So I'm assuming they were busy or not interested. The restaurant was busy, but the food was good and the kids enjoyed it. Then I took the Bean to the doctor's afterward and Daddy & Caleb enjoyed playing at home until we got back. Thus started our busy weekend!
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