What a month April has been! With this winter being pretty uneventful April made up for that! Starting in the beginning of the month my back started hurting and I just figured I tweeked it or just did too much. The pain wasn't getting any better and I ended up in the ER not once, but twice! Had to get pain meds both times along with a CT & MRI. Turns out I had 2 herniated disks on L4 L5 S1. Not fun at all. In the meantime I had called my mom and she drove here and stayed with us for a week to help out with the kids and stuff around the house since Jim was working a ton of hours and wasn't going to be home much. I think I'm on the mend adn is happy I can start moving around more.
The kids were so good during this time! Samantha was such a huge help during this time. She is such a good girl and loves to help me! She is turing into quite the young little lady. She still has her sense of humor, sass, and an overall awesome personality! School has been good for her this month, but she told me that she is bored and ready to move to a harder class. She is doing very well writing all of her letters and writing her full name! We have been working on her knowing her phone number and address as well. This spring has proved again that Samantha LOVES being outside! She loves playing in her sand & dirt. She has learned how to pump her legs on the swings and can get herself pretty high!
Nicholas is doing well too. He is such a boy! He loves his trucks, cars and a little princess here and there thanks to Samantha! He LOVES being outside and hates when we have to come in for lunch or nap. He loves going down the slides at the park and loves the swing! He is still eating like a champ!
Jim has been busy this month in the ER, but is still loving every second of it!
I've just been keeping up with my mom duties! Ready for summer to be here so we don't have to rush every morning to get ready for school! I'm ready for the pool & ice cream truck & summer night fires!
Sunday, April 28, 2013
Monday, April 8, 2013
It's Been Awhile
It's been 4 months since last updated...not much new is really going on. Just been very busy with the kids and Jim has had a busy schedule as well.
November - Nicholas turned 1! He was just starting to walk and now he is a seasoned pro and is running around like crazy! The kids and I drove to Chicago for Thanksgiving because Jim worked that entire weekend. We had a great time with both families and enjoyed Thanksgiving dinner at my parents house with Jim's family. We headed out to Julie's house and did all of our shopping out by her! It was so much fun! Samantha continued with school and continued to do very well. Jim and I went to Las Vegas for a quick trip. Jim had an EM conference so he flew out from Detroit and a few days later I flew out of Chicago. We had a great time enjoying some alone time.
December - This was a rough month. It seemed like the kids were sick the entire month. Samantha ended up with croup and then Nicholas got it really bad! We spent Christmas in Michigan. It was very different. This was the first time we woke up on Christmas morning with just our family. It was nice to have the kids open up their presents and play with them all day. The Wagners', our neighbors, had invited us to spend Christmas dinner with them, but Nicholas was still sick and had a low grade fever. As the day went on Nicholas had gotten worse. The 26 was Jim's birthday. It was the first time ever that he had to work on his birthday! He got an unexpected visit from Nicholas and I that night. Nicholas ended up in the ER with a 104 fever. Poor little guy was so sick. Luckily they just had to give him a breathing treatment. We ended up the next day at the peditrican's office for another breathing treatment and was sent home with a nebulizer. A couple days later we went to Chicago to celebrate Christmas with both families. The kids and I ended up staying longer so we could have some extra family time while Jim started his ICU shifts.
January - January was a crazy, busy month! Jim started in the ICU and most of his shifts were night shifts, so it was the kids & I all day everyday. We had a lot of snow and spent time playing in the snow, building snowmen and building forts.
February - Was much of the same as January although Jim was home more and he played out in the snow alot with Samantha while Nicholas and I watched from the warm house!
March - March was a fun month. The kids and I drove to Chicago and they stayed at my parents while I went to Panama City Beach with my girlfriends for our annual roadtrip! The kids had a ton of fun with family and I was able to get a bit of a "mommy" break and refresh myself. I always think this is good. I need to be rested to be able to have a good relationship with my kids. We also were back in Chicago for Easter. It was great to see extended family and see all of the cousin play together and hunt for Easter eggs together.
Thankfully it has all been pretty uneventful, but we have had a great winter. Ready for spring and warmer weather to be able to be outside and play, go for walks, water & chalk!
November - Nicholas turned 1! He was just starting to walk and now he is a seasoned pro and is running around like crazy! The kids and I drove to Chicago for Thanksgiving because Jim worked that entire weekend. We had a great time with both families and enjoyed Thanksgiving dinner at my parents house with Jim's family. We headed out to Julie's house and did all of our shopping out by her! It was so much fun! Samantha continued with school and continued to do very well. Jim and I went to Las Vegas for a quick trip. Jim had an EM conference so he flew out from Detroit and a few days later I flew out of Chicago. We had a great time enjoying some alone time.
December - This was a rough month. It seemed like the kids were sick the entire month. Samantha ended up with croup and then Nicholas got it really bad! We spent Christmas in Michigan. It was very different. This was the first time we woke up on Christmas morning with just our family. It was nice to have the kids open up their presents and play with them all day. The Wagners', our neighbors, had invited us to spend Christmas dinner with them, but Nicholas was still sick and had a low grade fever. As the day went on Nicholas had gotten worse. The 26 was Jim's birthday. It was the first time ever that he had to work on his birthday! He got an unexpected visit from Nicholas and I that night. Nicholas ended up in the ER with a 104 fever. Poor little guy was so sick. Luckily they just had to give him a breathing treatment. We ended up the next day at the peditrican's office for another breathing treatment and was sent home with a nebulizer. A couple days later we went to Chicago to celebrate Christmas with both families. The kids and I ended up staying longer so we could have some extra family time while Jim started his ICU shifts.
January - January was a crazy, busy month! Jim started in the ICU and most of his shifts were night shifts, so it was the kids & I all day everyday. We had a lot of snow and spent time playing in the snow, building snowmen and building forts.
February - Was much of the same as January although Jim was home more and he played out in the snow alot with Samantha while Nicholas and I watched from the warm house!
March - March was a fun month. The kids and I drove to Chicago and they stayed at my parents while I went to Panama City Beach with my girlfriends for our annual roadtrip! The kids had a ton of fun with family and I was able to get a bit of a "mommy" break and refresh myself. I always think this is good. I need to be rested to be able to have a good relationship with my kids. We also were back in Chicago for Easter. It was great to see extended family and see all of the cousin play together and hunt for Easter eggs together.
Thankfully it has all been pretty uneventful, but we have had a great winter. Ready for spring and warmer weather to be able to be outside and play, go for walks, water & chalk!
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