So, with the new arrival date aproaching quickly, we have started giving Owen some more freedom in the house. The other day he wanted to be upstairs, so we opened the gate at the bottom of the stairs, locked all the doors upstairs except his room and then we stayed downstairs allowing him to busy himself upstairs. The next thing I know, I hear running water in the upstairs bathroom. Questioning whether Gavin actually locked the door, I sent him back up to check on Owen. Gavin ushered him out of the bathroom, shut the water off, locked the door (again), and then headed out the door to get the mail. Owen was still upstairs and I was resting on the couch, when once again, I heard running water in the bathroom upstairs.
I went upstairs to investigate. I walked around the corner and said, "Owen, how are you unlocking the bathroom door after we lock it?"
With a little twinkle in his eye and a smirk on his face, he walked over to a picture frame on the shelf, reached behind it and showed me the penny he used to unlock the door!! Which is exactly how we unlock the doors upstairs, but usually the pennies are about the door frame! I couldn't believe my eyes, that not only had he unlocked the door, but he put the penny back where he found it!!!
Oh, the fun we have in store for us in the future!
Sunday, February 15, 2009
Monday, January 26, 2009
Naked!
Owen decided he wanted to sleep naked Saturday night. And wouldn't you know that Saturday is the one night that we didn't check on him before we went to bed.....
Owen took a two hour nap on Saturday, which means he took forever to fall asleep on Saturday night. Gavin had been up early and worked some extra hours at a competition at his school, so he fell asleep on the couch waiting for Owen to fall asleep upstairs so we could go to bed. (If we go to bed when he is still awake, he throws a fit and wants to be in our bed). At 9:35 I woke Gavin up and we headed to bed, because Owen had finally fallen asleep. I told Gavin not to go in and check on him because he had only been asleep five minutes and I didn't want to risk waking him up.
The next morning, Gavin and I were up before Owen and already downstairs having breakfast. Gavin went upstairs to get him when he heard him wake up and yelled into the monitor "help." I assumed Owen had pooped out of his diaper. Nope, instead he had taken off his diaper and PJ's and slept naked, resulting in wetting the bed of course.
We had just gotten a brand new mattress the previous Monday and had not yet purchased a mattress cover because we thought, "well, he is still wearing a diaper, we can wait on getting hte mattress cover." Needless to say, we now have a mattress pad on the bed.
Of course this little situation doesn't really surprise me, since Owen is always up to something, but the one positive thing I can say is at least he did not poop like he usually does right before he wakes up!!!!!
Owen took a two hour nap on Saturday, which means he took forever to fall asleep on Saturday night. Gavin had been up early and worked some extra hours at a competition at his school, so he fell asleep on the couch waiting for Owen to fall asleep upstairs so we could go to bed. (If we go to bed when he is still awake, he throws a fit and wants to be in our bed). At 9:35 I woke Gavin up and we headed to bed, because Owen had finally fallen asleep. I told Gavin not to go in and check on him because he had only been asleep five minutes and I didn't want to risk waking him up.
The next morning, Gavin and I were up before Owen and already downstairs having breakfast. Gavin went upstairs to get him when he heard him wake up and yelled into the monitor "help." I assumed Owen had pooped out of his diaper. Nope, instead he had taken off his diaper and PJ's and slept naked, resulting in wetting the bed of course.
We had just gotten a brand new mattress the previous Monday and had not yet purchased a mattress cover because we thought, "well, he is still wearing a diaper, we can wait on getting hte mattress cover." Needless to say, we now have a mattress pad on the bed.
Of course this little situation doesn't really surprise me, since Owen is always up to something, but the one positive thing I can say is at least he did not poop like he usually does right before he wakes up!!!!!
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
Taken Literally
Saturday morning, Owen went to the sliding glass door and asked to go outside. I told him he couldn't go outside because he was still in his pajama's. What I did not explain, was not only was he in his pajama's, but the temperature was still in the 30's and therefore too early to go outside. But he took me literally and immediately stripped off his pajama's, as if wearing nothing but a diaper was better than going outside in his PJ's!!
Thursday, December 25, 2008
Thursday, December 18, 2008
Snow Day!!
Yes, you read that title correctly, we are having a snow day in Vegas today!! This is the first snow day since 1979. Our house hasn't seen any snow on the ground, but parts of the valley had a couple of inches. In the three years that I have been here I have never seen the snow on the mountains be this low. It is gorgeous!
The airport was closed last night and part of today and the strip had significant snowfall, lots of people were taking their picture at the famous Las Vegas sign last night in the snow (according to the news broadcast)!
I am sure this will not happen again in the next 27 years of my teaching career here, so I am enjoying the relaxation day!
The airport was closed last night and part of today and the strip had significant snowfall, lots of people were taking their picture at the famous Las Vegas sign last night in the snow (according to the news broadcast)!
I am sure this will not happen again in the next 27 years of my teaching career here, so I am enjoying the relaxation day!
Sunday, November 23, 2008
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!
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!
Sunday, November 16, 2008
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