Noodle up the Nose!

I started the day last Wednesday with the thought in mind that I would take Owen to the park a few miles away, let him play for a while to really wear him out. Then I would be able to get a lot of stuff done around the house when he took a nice long nap.

Everything was going according to my plan, until he decided to push a noodle up his nose at lunch time.

When I figured out what he had done I immediatedly began to panic. I had been predicting this would happen for weeks, as crayons and vegetables have been almost inserted into his nose many times. But on this day he finally went through with it. I called my husband at work to tell him what happened, but he had no real suggestions on what I should do either, other than call the non-urgent medical advice line through our pediatrician's office. So I called and left the detailed message with the nurse. But still, I wondered is this more urgent? There is no list describing situations other than the obvious that would classify an emergency.

Anyway, after I called I still wondered whether or not it was safe to lay him down for a nap. Could this noodle somehow clog his airway?! So, as I waited for the nurse to call back, which could take 2-3 hours, I called my sister, who agreed no nap. i also made an appointment with my doctor, while waiting for the nurse.

Finally, after about an hour the nurse called and confirmed that I should keep the appointment and that it was safe to lay him down for nap. So, off Owen went to bed, but he did not have a nap.

As if the noodle up his nose was bad enough, after about a half an hour of being upstairs, he was quiet and so I went to check on him. As I walked through the hallway, I could smell something, but couldn't quite place it. When I looked into his room, he was sitting in his (big boy) bed, completely covered in sunscreen!

To make a long story short, when we got to the doctor's office, the noodle could not be found so either:

A. It went all the way through and made it to his belly,
B. It fell out, or
C. It is stuck up there and we have to watch and see if the other nostril drains a lot, then we would have to go to a ear, nose, and throat doctor. But so far no sign of that thank goodness!

But the doctor did say, if this happened again, we could always try holding the opposite nostril shut and blowing in his mouth to remove whatever he decided to stick up there next!

So much for my prodcutive nap time that day!! I think I am ready to go back to work!

Make a Smilebox postcard

Big Mistake

I had to take Owen to the sitter yesterday, because I had a doctor's appointment. So, I was packing his lunch, but couldn't find the plastic container I put his sippy cups in. So, I slid over his little red chair, stood on it, and retrieved it from on top of the refridgerator. Not realizing that little eyes were watching my every move! Immediately after I put his chair back, Owen, with a twinkle in his eye, slid over his chair, stood on it and pushed the button that will unlock the fridge and allow him to get water out. Luckily, although he knows which button it is, cannot count to three in order to actually unlock it!

Big Boy Bed!

Owen is now officially sleeping in a big boy bed. I decided I was ready to try this on the first night of my track break. I figured I could afford to be tired for the next few weeks as he transitions into this new stage in his life. The first night went ok. I had to finally sleep in there to get him to fall asleep, I snuck out at 10:30, he got up again at 2:30, and I slept in there again until 4:30. Then he was up for the day when daddy got up at 5:30. So that was a short night

The following day I expected naptime to be a headache, but he cried for about a half an hour and then it was quiet. When I finally tiptoed upstairs I was pleased to find him fast asleep in his bed. That night, he again cried for about a half and hour and then fell asleep in his bed.

Last night was the 4th night in his bed and he cried once at 10:30, but only whimpered and went back to sleep. He then again cried at 1:00, which was more than a wimper, but he didn't run to his door. I went in his room, retucked him, sat with him, and was back in my bed within 9 minutes!! I am very proud of his progress! Hopefully by the time I got back to work in December he will be sleeping through the night with no problems!!

What are the odds?

Recently, we purchased a new couch. Gavin arranged for a friend to help him pick it up and for Salvation Army to come and pick up the old ones. However, that could not all be done on the same day. The new couch was picked up and the old couches were moved outside into the backyard until a few days later. We live in Las Vegas, where the weather is sunny 99.9 percent of the time. So the thought of rain never crossed our minds. What are the odds that on the night that we put couches outside it would down pour!?!?

A Teaching Perk!

Today my class and I, along with about 1,000 other Fourth and Fifth graders, were given the privelage of attending a free Blue Man Group Performance! It was great! A little chaotic, getting in and out of the theater, due to the number of children, but the show was fantastic! Just one little perk for teaching in Las Vegas!

What a Night!

Well, it finally happened, Owen successfully escaped his crib last night and it couldn't be worse timing. Gavin is in Michigan for his Grandma's funeral and Owen and I are here all by ourselves. Well, whether it was the 3 and a half hour nap yesterday or the teeth that are trying to come in, Owen was crabby at bedtime last night. At 8:00, I heard a loud thud from upstairs, I ran up the stairs, and found Owen standing in his doorway. So, we came downstairs and watched Baby Good Sport while putting ice on his forehead! (He's got a pretty good rugburn there)! Anyway, he went to bed pretty well then, and thankfully I called it a night early as well.

At 12:42 a.m. all the shinanigans started. Owen woke up screaming, nothing could console him, he was making no sense, he pointed for a book that was on the floor, I finally gave it to him and he laid down satisfied. But when I tried to leave the room he screamed. I finally was able to sneak out of the room and back into my bed, but then I was hungry. So, I came downstairs and got a snack. When I went back up I couldn't fall back asleep. I finally did drift off, and the screaming started again at 1:30, I laid on his floor again, but was paranoid that if I slept there I would oversleep, since Gavin wasn't home. I finally got back to bed and again at 2:30 he was up! Then again at 3:30. Finally at 3:30 I brought him into bed with me. He was screaming and pointing at the T.V.. When I asked him if he wanted to watch T.V. he stopped crying, shrugged, and looked at me as if to say, "well, if you'll let me." So I got Baby Good Sport and popped it into the DVD player.

Well, this did the trick and soon he was snoring next to me. At last I thought, let's get a good 3 hours of sleep in. I turned off the T.V. and he woke up, like a Dad or Grandpa napping on the couch watching a boring T.V. show, and when we go to change it they awake and say, "hey, I was watching that!"

Anyway, we slept on and off until 5:30, when he woke up and refused to stay in bed.

Needless to say he was asleep by 7:00 this evening and I am not far behind him. Hopefully, we get a good night sleep tonight.