Monday, June 27, 2016

Tyler's Tubes

Tyler got his first ear infection in December 2015 and has had six more since then. He finally got a set of tubes today! I hate sending my babies back for any sort of surgical procedure, but this was definitely one I was so ready for. Tyler has such a hard time with ear infections, and I hope we're done with them now. 

Tyler and I arrived at the hospital at 6:45 this morning for his 8:15am procedure. He did so well while the nurse checked his vitals and while we visited with the ENT and anesthesiologist. When the time came for Tyler to go to the OR, he willingly went to the nurse. He refused to let go of his precious Zebra, though, so they went back to the OR together. The procedure only took a few minutes, and the ENT said it went well. By the time I got called back into recovery, Tyler was awake and sitting up in bed. He drank some apple juice and then we snuggled while the recovery room nurses went on and on about how adorable he was. We were able to leave after about an hour in recovery and were at the hospital for a total time of about three hours. It was so easy, and Tyler was a perfect patient!

One final note... that Integris bear in the photo? We have four of them now... a collection of cheap plush animals to remind me of the thousands of dollars we've spent there. I sure hope that collections stops at four, but I won't be surprised if we add a few more.




Friday, June 10, 2016

We Moved!

After years of dreaming, months of planning, and more months of construction, we finished our new house! We moved in mid-May and are still getting settled. I was so excited about having a new house and no "home projects", but that's a joke! We're constantly busy hanging artwork, organizing cabinets and closets, shopping for a few key pieces of furniture, and making way too many trips to Lowe's for all sorts of random little things. I'm also adjusting to having a little further drive to work and Caleb's therapies, shopping at different stores, picking up the occasional takeout at different restaurants, etc. It's crazy how moving just a few miles changes so much! 

I plan to blog much more about our whole home building experience, but for now I'll leave you with some photos that our builder had taken. They're from a photoshoot that they did a couple days before we moved in.













More info and photos can be found on Houzz: http://www.houzz.com/projects/1755973/steepleview
Photo credit: QProPhoto