2017 :: 19/52

Tuesday morning, after breakfast, I cleaned up a bunch and Al helped me get the donation stuff into the car. so once Al was getting ready for work, Trevor and I ran it over and dropped it off. then we went to Jodi's to play and as we were leaving T had his biggest meltdown in the car. he had already had a morning of not listening and being mean, and then the meltdown was a lot. after lunch he took a 3 hour and 15 minute nap. after nap, we were outside or in the porch until 7pm. we had snack and supper in the porch, played mostly in the backyard, and watered our plants. then in for a movie so I could put laundry away, clean up, and get ready for the next morning/day.

Wednesday morning was Trevor's eye appointment in Marshfield at 930am. we got up early, had breakfast in the car, and drove to Marshfield. we got in right away and trevor was finally old enough to do the color blindness test and the 3d vision test and he passed both. after the doctor came in and did the usual tests, he explained to us that trevor's vision/cross eyes had stabilized and he felt more comfortable doing the surgery now. he also told us he was retiring in December and he'd like to be able to do trevor's surgery and post-op appointments so would like to get the surgery in this summer. we decided on august, so once we check on Al's work schedule to make sure he can get time off, we'll schedule the surgery. it will be out patient, lasts an hour 15 minutes, and trevor should have no pain and no limited activities other than not swimming for a week.

after the appointment, we went to our usual animal park and walked around. we then drove to Wausau, grabbed lunch, and met grandpa peter & auntie althea at Jeremy's house. we grabbed 7 bucket-fulls of rocks for our front garden bed from his house since he wants to get rid of the rock anyway. and then gpa peter and auntie althea got to see trevor. after a nature trail walk at Jeremy's house, we hit the road home. trevor did not sleep on the ride home, so we put him down for nap once we were home.

Thursday was my usual garage saling day and Al had off so he played with trevor all morning. then Al had his eye appointment (his vision got worse :(. then we went to the neighb's house for yummy tacos for supper.

this weekend it got hot out!! up into or close to the 80s! Al worked at 7pm on Friday so in the morning, T and I walked over to Jodi's house after stopping at 2 garage sales. we played outside there until lunch time then home to see Al and for nap. After nap, T and I drove up to the cities where we stopped at mom's quick to drop our stuff off, then went over to papa's house to see papa, grandpa neil, uncle munk and unc-o. we played outside with them for an hour then my dad had to leave, so T, unc-o and I grabbed supper and ate/played at mom's house until bed time.

Saturday morning, T, mom and I drove down to maren's house where I got to hold baby etta! then mom took Tula and Trevor to the park in their backyard while maren and I dug up some flowers for me to take home. we left about 11ish back to mom's house for a picnic lunch and nap time. after naptime, I went over to shane and Jodi's house for a little get together for Jodi's masters degree graduation. we had a grill out and bonfire, and I got to hold my baby Henrik! it was a good time and the first time in a long time that Jodi and I got to have real, full conversations since we didn't have toddlers running around. :) I ended up staying until midnight.

sunday was mother's day. after breakfast we went out in mom's backyard and got some things done. we planted her garden and played. then Trevor, Tyler and I drove over to woodbury to drop the flowers we'd planted off at my grama's grave and then stopped at papa's house to see him and auntie lynne after church. T and unc-o played Frisbee while we waited, and great uncle barry and great aunt Brenda stopped by on their way from church too. then back to mom's for homemade pizza for lunch. after nap, was softball time. we had lots of subs and our only left handed player forgot his softball stuff so we did not have high hopes for the game. after the first 2 innings we were down 7 runs but we ended up winning by 3 runs! I hit awesome and got on every time, I also had some great stretching catches at first for double plays!! then back to mom's for a little bike ride/walk down to the neighb's to meet their new weiner dog puppy, Charlie!

Monday morning, T and I headed home after a stop at the big, fun park in woodbury. once home, we unpacked, watered/checked on our plants/garden, played, got T's shorts out to be washed, and had lunch. then during nap time I planted the plants from maren quick before it rained.

 porch life

 wildwood park & zoo in marshfield

 at Jeremy's house

 blowing dandalions

 we've been smelling ALL the lilacs on our walks; they smell so good!

 helpers: tula and trevor

 flowers for my grama

 we have a nest and eggs on my tulip wreath right outside our front door!!

walking little charlie

2016 :: 45/52

funny T story: he's been really into his stuffies this week and has even been sleeping with his mini dino pillow, so they're usually strewn about his room. one day this week when he was in his crib for nap, he started crying kinda hard. I thought his foot was stuck in the crib slats so I went in there. when he saw me he said, "momma, the giraffe looking at me. me no like it." I looked over and sure enough the giraffe he'd gotten from grandpa neil and papa's house was standing up beside his chair staring right at him. I chuckled to myself, agreed with him, then moved the giraffe. once I was out of his room I cracked up; the giraffe's eyes were kinda creepy! also, then end of the week was a rough one with T between the tantrums and hitting/kicking/pulling hair, and then not napping and refusing to sit on the potty, I had to keep my patience in check.

Al was off Tuesday through Thursday this week.

Tuesday morning we met up with Jodi and chloe, Easton, and baby Evrett after they dropped cam off for school. we went on a walk, stopped at a little park we've not been to yet, then walked over to Jodi's house. we played there until lunch time then went home for lunch and nap. after nap we played outside until it was dark and then went to cancun with the neighb's.

Wednesday morning we got up early, ate breakfast, then drove to Marshfield for Trevor's eye appointment. I have been seeing his eye crossing more often then it was so we were happy to be getting in to see the doctor. he came in, did the usual tests, and then used some glass prisms that he'd not used before. we then had to wait for Trevor's eyes to dilate before some more tests. then the doctor discussed with us what he saw. for the first time since we've been going to him, Trevor's eyes weren't getting better, they had actually gotten worse (the crossing). and it's not just when he's tired now, it's when he's looking at anything detailed and up close. his vision is good, just the muscles never developed correctly to keep them from crossing. so he's going to need surgery on both eyes within the next couple years. we'll see dr Anderson again in 6 months and he's pretty confident Trevor's eyes will have got worse by then, possibly significantly worse. it sounded to me like he's expecting to schedule the surgery at our next appointment in may. it'll be an out patient surgery and dr. Anderson does the surgery but still scary for us! there's really no recovery time, T will be able to see right after and other than swelling and redness, it won't affect him. he said it's possible that it's hereditary since Peter, Al and now Trevor having crossing eyes, but there's no data on whether it's a fact.

after the eye appointment, we went to the Marshfield wildwood zoo as usual and it was so nice out! the sun was harsh on little boy's dilated eyes tho! we walked the loop of animals twice and the bears were finally there and active; they were so friendly! we had lunch, then drove home, of course T didn't nap on the ride home.

Wednesday night, we raked leaves until it was dark (T didn't nap so we were outside by 4) and took 2 more 10 bag loads to the compost and 5 paper bags on the curb for the garbage to collect. then after bath, one of Trevor's bath toys went down the tub drain (there was no grate over it) and was backing up the water. we tried some simple things to get it out with no luck. after T was in bed, we googled it and got some ideas to try the next day. Al tried them all and couldn't get it out, and ended up not being able to get the pipes apart and breaking a bolt on one part (it was so old it just crumbled), so we had to call a plumber.

Thursday morning, T and I went to Irvine park with Jodi, chloe, kade and Easton (we had chloe in our car with us). it was beautiful out and we had a great time looking at the animals, playing at the parks, and having a picnic lunch. after nap, we walked up to the park until it was dark, had tacos for supper, got some things done around the house, then watched finding dory for a movie night.

Friday morning, T and I did crafts after breakfast, ran some errands, then walked to Jodi's house for a little bit before heading back for lunch with Al. T didn't nap even though he was very crabby before nap.

Saturday morning mom came down, then we dropped Trevor off with matt and the kids, and picked up Jodi and Kassie. we had a girls morning where we went to a craft show at an elementary school and then went to our favorite store, the shed. we all got some cute things and had a good time. meanwhile, the plumber came to our house to fix the bathtub piping/toy issue. we got his name nad number from matt and he was awesome! he was here for 1.5 hours plus parts and it was only $100; it could have been so expensive, so thankful! we picked trevor up about 130, went home for lunch and then T didn't nap again. mom and I crafted during Trevor's trying to nap time and then we went back over to matt and Jodi's for supper and more crafting with Jodi.

sunday morning mom left about 10ish and T and I just relaxed until Al got up for lunch, football and nap for Trevor. after nap we just hung out at home.

Monday morning after breakfast, T and I ran to target and then walked over to Jodi's house. we were home from lunch and nap, and then hung out at home all night. we have been pretty tired and not feeling great; must be the weather.

cement truck pouring right in front of our house

 he was quiet, went to check on him and found this. he read like this for at least 10 minutes!

 Marshfield wildwood zoo

lynx

 there bears were finally there and active!

they were so friendly!

 foxes

 bear hug

 T and Easton

 foxes at Irvine

he still loves to cut and asks to do it daily

 gluing his cut pieces

 hammering crafty stuff with nana

 supermoon out our living room window.

Trevor likes the moon, we have been spotting it a lot lately so it's cool that this week had the supermoon and we can see it out our window

2015 :: 20/52

trevor: we have weaned down to 2 nursing sessions a day: one before bed & one first thing in the morning (this one is mostly just to tide him over until we get to manda's so he can have breakfast), he's down to one nap now too which is awesome but he falls asleep in the car a lot and on the weekends sometimes he'll still take 2 (still adjusting), his third molar (top) poked through still just has half/partial molars, another eye appointment, started sort of playing with the girls and chasing them around, learned to step down the stairs at the park on his own using the railing

Tuesday was chilly outside and we nannied as usual. then Tuesday night about 7ish we headed for eau Claire; Trevor slept half the way. once home he got into his jama's, nursed and went to bed.

Wednesday we had his eye appointment in Marshfield again so we had to hit the road by 9 am with Al for his 11 am appointment. T napped most of the way there (still adjusting to the one nap & it's hard to stay awake in the car :]). we had another 5 minute appointment (long way to drive for such a short appointment) but the doctor said it's still improving so no glasses, patching or surgery for now (still could have those in the future, just not needed now). we'll go back again in 6 months (at least it's not every 3 months again).

after his appointment we grabbed lunch and went to find a small zoo that Al remembered was there. we had a picnic lunch at a playground and then drove a little further to the zoo. it was a great little zoo with a bald eagle, hawks, owls, lynx, timberwolf, mountain lions, cranes, buffalo, elk, deer, fox, prairie dogs, etc. Al and I loved it and Trevor seemed to like the animals he could see, mostly the ducks and geese around the ponds. we chatted with an old guy who walks there often and he would call out to the animals and some would react/come to him, especially the foxes. it was so fun! we'll definitely be going there every time we're there. we drove around to see the buffalo, elk and deer, and then headed for home.

Al had track practice (almost done with track!!) and Trevor and I played outside with the neighb's. we then headed back to mom's at about 7 pm (so much in the car time!) so that we could nanny again on Thursday and Friday.

Thursday was a beautiful day!! I was super tired and couldn't find my patience but we got through it. we went to the park in the morning and Trevor learned to step down the stairs on his own using the railing. we also played in their backyard after naps/school. Friday was nice out too! and mom came down to visit us at manda's (and brought us diapers...) so we went to the park again.

Al came up Saturday morning about 1230 (after working until 630am) because we had a wedding to go to. mom watched trevor while we went to the wedding near my high school and the reception at the union depot I downtown st paul. it was my high school friend Amy (who plays softball with us now) marrying a guy from our high school as well. it was a beautiful wedding and reception, and we had a good time. it was great to see some of the girls I went to school with and played sports with; it had been a while since I had seen them. we were at a table with mona and matt; mona was a year younger than us but played sports with us too and now plays softball with us. her husband matt also subs with us. we ate, drank, laughed and danced. we were home by 11.

sunday we went back to eau Claire (Al had to work and ended up not getting home until 7am) and then came back up to mom's on Monday (memorial day). mom, trevor, and I ran some errands and had lunch out. we stopped to see maren, nick, uncle jimmy, tula, and kai quick too.

with the 1 nap, he finally sleeps hard enough that i can take pictures of him :) he loves his blankies!

 dr. ole

 he thinks it's so cool that he can climb onto manda's couch and chairs

 throwing all the puzzle pieces over the baby gate

 we made bugs out of egg cartons

(love that the girls are old enough & willing to craft with me)

 having a snack in the car before his eye appointment

 picnic lunch

 he loves pinecones!

 he walked ALL the way down this sidewalk after lunch

 wildwood zoo

bald eagle

 hawks

 owls

 prairie dogs

 checking out the pond with dada.

he wanted to walk down there

 down the steps by himself

 you're a little long to be sleeping sideways in there, bud :)

 carrying handfuls of sand to the picnic table;

he's supposed to keep the sand in the sandbox but that doesn't happen

 picnic outside at grama's house for dinner

new shoes; I found 3 pair for him at once upon a child including these converse!

 wedding selfies

 photo booth fun at the wedding

 grama's glasses

pulled out the tunnel I found at a garage sale and he loved crawling back and forth in it!