Jackson adds new meaning to the Terrible Twos on a regular basis. He has been exceptionally difficult the last week or so as they made some changes to his classroom at school (new teachers, different kids) and he's not taking it very well. Each day last week he would scream at the top of his lungs about one issue or another after pick-up. I can't even remember what upset him on this day, but he was having such a fit that I had to capture it. I guess he doesn't like the paparazzi:
Tuesday, September 13, 2011
Tuesday, September 6, 2011
Potty Time
Over the weekend we helped encourage Jackson to use the potty. I'm not ready for an intensive potty training boot camp, and neither is Jackson. But I was ready to encourage him to realize the purpose of the potty. So for a couple hours each day over the weekend we put Jackson into big boy underwear and let him run around outside. Day 1 was very upsetting for him. He had two accidents and he was horrified at both. Day 2 was much better. At the offer of an M&M if he peed in the potty, he happily obliged. The only problem was one M&M wasn't enough of a reward, I think he probably ended up eating an entire fun size bag for his potty success. Then he wanted to call Mimi and tell her what he did. So cute. We didn't push him at all yesterday, but he did tell me as soon as he went and was more interested in staying dry than he was before this weekend.
I tried to document to experience, but he repeated "no pictures" and really wanted his privacy. Here he is trying to push me and my camera away:
I tried to document to experience, but he repeated "no pictures" and really wanted his privacy. Here he is trying to push me and my camera away:
Thursday, August 18, 2011
New Monkey
Jackson received a special gift from his friend Olivia yesterday...a brand new monkey! We gave a similar monkey to Olivia when she was born, and when Jackson met Olivia a couple months ago he took a strong liking to her monkey. Now he has one of his own! Here is Jackson cuddling with his new friend while he watched Mickey Mouse last night: 
Wednesday, August 17, 2011
Stonebriar Carousel
On Sunday we had to run a few errands at the mall, so we had lunch and then let Jackson ride the carousel. He had a hard time focusing on lunch, knowing that a horsie ride was in his future. So we ate quickly and got in line. Here is a picture of him before we got started:
He was having a blast while we waited for all the kids to find their favorite horse and get ready. But once the ride started, he reacted exactly as I expected. He wanted off the horse, shouting "hold you mommy" until I unbuckled him and took him off. Thankfully there was a bench nearby and we sat together on that until the ride ended. It probably took him about 30 minutes to recover from the experience, then he was begging to ride the horsies again. Maybe next time.
He was having a blast while we waited for all the kids to find their favorite horse and get ready. But once the ride started, he reacted exactly as I expected. He wanted off the horse, shouting "hold you mommy" until I unbuckled him and took him off. Thankfully there was a bench nearby and we sat together on that until the ride ended. It probably took him about 30 minutes to recover from the experience, then he was begging to ride the horsies again. Maybe next time.
Monday, July 25, 2011
Jackson's Surgery
As most of you know, Jackson had his adenoids removed and tubes put in his ears on Friday. We had a very difficult time making the decision to undergo the surgery. He never gets ear infections, he has only had 2 or 3 his whole life. And I didn't feel like I was getting any definitive information about whether or not his hearing was being impacted. We finally decided that surgery would probably be best, we didn't want to risk his speech development at such a critical age. At his pre-op doctor appointment last week, they did a hearing test that measures the vibration on the eardrum. He basically failed the test, hardly any vibrations were able to get through the thick fluid on his ears. The results said he needed medical attention. I do wonder why they didn't do that test earlier, it would have saved us a lot of time and worry about whether or not we were making the right decision.
On Friday morning we arrived at Centennial Medical Center at 8AM for his 9:35 surgery appointment. He wasn't allowed to have anything to eat or drink, so he was a total disaster. He screamed for milk for the entire drive to the hospital. He did okay in the waiting room, but was pretty pissed once we were moved into the pre-op room. He was so upset that the anesthesiologist decided to give him something to help calm him down. Within 10 minutes, he was flying as high as a kite. At 9:30 they carried him back to the operating room (he was scared of the rolling bed, so the anesthesiologist carried him instead).
Just a little before 10, his ENT came out to tell us he was done and was being moved to recovery. Within 10 minutes, a nurse came to tell me he was starting to wake up and walked me into recovery. The next 45 minutes were horrible. He was extremely upset and inconsolable. I laid on the bed with him and held him while he screamed and hit and kicked. The nurse gave him a couple doses of some pain meds as he woke up, that seemed to help somewhat.
Friday was a pretty tough day for everyone involved. He was heavily medicated but still pretty uncomfortable. He was exhausted, but didn't want to go to sleep. We were all extremely exhausted by the end of the day.
Saturday was much better and Sunday he was pretty much back to normal. He has told me that everything is much louder now and certain sounds have frightened him (the Mustang, water running in the bathtub, etc) but I think he will adjust to that over time. We have to use special earplugs anytime he is in the water. He wouldn't wear them at all in Saturday night's bath, but he was much better on Sunday night. Maybe his ears were still very sensitive on Saturday.
The bad news is that we will likely be back in surgery in the spring. His tonsils are extremely large and are impacting his sleep. Our ENT won't do a tonsillectomy on a child under 3, she says it is too risky. So unless his tonsils quickly start shrinking, we will be back. And I know that recovery is longer and more difficult. Can't wait.
We go back to the ENT in a couple weeks for a checkup and a hearing test. I will let you know how it goes.
Waiting in the pre-op room, he was a very unhappy camper:
Friday evening, starting to feel better:
The "train" he created with all of his vehicles:
On Friday morning we arrived at Centennial Medical Center at 8AM for his 9:35 surgery appointment. He wasn't allowed to have anything to eat or drink, so he was a total disaster. He screamed for milk for the entire drive to the hospital. He did okay in the waiting room, but was pretty pissed once we were moved into the pre-op room. He was so upset that the anesthesiologist decided to give him something to help calm him down. Within 10 minutes, he was flying as high as a kite. At 9:30 they carried him back to the operating room (he was scared of the rolling bed, so the anesthesiologist carried him instead).
Just a little before 10, his ENT came out to tell us he was done and was being moved to recovery. Within 10 minutes, a nurse came to tell me he was starting to wake up and walked me into recovery. The next 45 minutes were horrible. He was extremely upset and inconsolable. I laid on the bed with him and held him while he screamed and hit and kicked. The nurse gave him a couple doses of some pain meds as he woke up, that seemed to help somewhat.
Friday was a pretty tough day for everyone involved. He was heavily medicated but still pretty uncomfortable. He was exhausted, but didn't want to go to sleep. We were all extremely exhausted by the end of the day.
Saturday was much better and Sunday he was pretty much back to normal. He has told me that everything is much louder now and certain sounds have frightened him (the Mustang, water running in the bathtub, etc) but I think he will adjust to that over time. We have to use special earplugs anytime he is in the water. He wouldn't wear them at all in Saturday night's bath, but he was much better on Sunday night. Maybe his ears were still very sensitive on Saturday.
The bad news is that we will likely be back in surgery in the spring. His tonsils are extremely large and are impacting his sleep. Our ENT won't do a tonsillectomy on a child under 3, she says it is too risky. So unless his tonsils quickly start shrinking, we will be back. And I know that recovery is longer and more difficult. Can't wait.
We go back to the ENT in a couple weeks for a checkup and a hearing test. I will let you know how it goes.
Waiting in the pre-op room, he was a very unhappy camper:
Friday evening, starting to feel better:
The "train" he created with all of his vehicles:
Thursday, July 21, 2011
Happy Birthday Drew!
Just a quick photo of Jackson from last Saturday as he celebrated a friend's birthday:
It was Jackson's first experience with a bounce house and he was quite frightened of them. That was somewhat surprising, but he is typically a little hesitant when first placed in a new situation. He was all smiles when it was time for pizza and cake though! He ate two full pieces of pizza and a cupcake. Then when we got home he asked me what was for dinner. He must be going through a growth spurt, this kid is an eating machine right now!
It was Jackson's first experience with a bounce house and he was quite frightened of them. That was somewhat surprising, but he is typically a little hesitant when first placed in a new situation. He was all smiles when it was time for pizza and cake though! He ate two full pieces of pizza and a cupcake. Then when we got home he asked me what was for dinner. He must be going through a growth spurt, this kid is an eating machine right now!Sunday, July 10, 2011
Chicago Trip to Visit Amy
I had a quick weekend trip to Chicago this past weekend to visit my dear friend Amy. We had such a great time, but it definitely went by too fast. On Saturday we took the train into downtown Chicago and spent the day checking out the sights, we had so much fun. Here is a photo of us on the water taxi:
Hopefully it will be less than two years before our next opportunity to get together! :)
Hopefully it will be less than two years before our next opportunity to get together! :)
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