Another one

Well Hayden and I stayed home again due to another ear infection. Yesterday his eyes were getting crusty and his nose was running. I thought it was just allergies because we haven't been giving him some Singular. Well it didn't work. He had a low grade fever so I gave him some medicine. I took him to the doctor this morning just to make sure everything was okay. Well it wasn't. His left ear was pussy and red. He finally is taking a long nap. Last night David was up with him for 4 hours trying to get him to sleep in his bed. It has been a rough weekend. David has been a huge help. We have had a doctor appointment a least once a week since we moved here. We have been trying to keep Hayden out of our bed. We have gone one week. Since he has been sick we have been laying with him on the couch until he falls asleep. We went to a great church on Sunday. It kind of reminded me of Stonegate. I loved the Praise and Worship team. The pastor is a little old but had funny jokes.

100th post

I can't believe that this is my 100th post. It is so crazy. I guess I have been blogging a lot. I actually enjoy it. Yesturday, Hayden and I went to the ear, nose, and throat doctor. We had to follow up because we were seeing one in Midland. Hayden has been on antibiotic for a month and he still has a little bit of fluid in his left ear. The doctor Barry said that since he still has fluid in his ear after a month of treatment he needed to put in tubes. He said if we didn't the fluid would come right back after a month. We are planning to do the surgery at the end of October. We are trying to work the surgery around David's schedule. I am glad that the surgery will help. He won't be pulling on his ears and in pain. We are also going to get his skin tags removed since he will be under. They will put in tiny stitches and remove the cartilage under his ears. We also spent 2 hours at the ATT and store. David got an I-phone that he loves. Since he got it he hasn't put it down. I don't have school today, due to the hurricane. We have gotten some rain but nothing to bad. The winds have picked up a bit too.

Going

We have been pretty busy. Hayden has been grinding his teeth. I have no idea why, but it drives me nuts. We have a dentist appointment in a week, which he needs. We have been not putting Hayden in bed with us. Sometimes we would let him fall asleep in our bed and move him to his bed. Now we hold him until he falls asleep then move put him into his crib. He is getting way to big to keep that up. The last few nights have been rough but hopefully it will get better. We are thinking about making his crib a bed or buying him a bigger bed. For some reason he will sleep on the couch, floor, or our bed but not the crib. David and I have been taking turns getting up with him. Hayden has been going to sleep around 7:30, which means he gets up at 5 or 5:30. David has gotten up with him lately. I have been sleeping in which is nice. Hayden and I have been playing Hide-n-Seek, which he loves. He has gotten really good. It used to take him a while to find me but now he knows where to look. He is starting to show his personality and laugh at stuff that is actually funny. He is also starting to figure stuff out. He knows how to close the doors, open and close the dryer, open the toilet seat lid, and picks up everything and carries it. I had groceries in a sack and he carried it all around the house.

Movie Theater

Today we went to church in a movie theater. David thought it was so strange. He told me after church that he kept thinking how dirty the floor was that Hayden was playing on. They had mats down on top of the carpet. I guess it wasn't good enough for him. His perspective in life has changed since we had Hayden. This one of them. He is always wanting to make sure Hayden is living in a safe and clean environment. Needless to say I don't think we will be going back there. We are going to try a Baptist church here. From the website it seems a little more upbeat then a First Baptist Church. I hope that we can find a church that we can get connected with. We loved our old church in Midland. After today David said I wish we could go back to Stonegate. I loved it there. It is back to work and school for Hayden and I. I am ready to go back. I was reviewing my lesson plans and I am excited about this weeks lesson. We are going to have a fun week. At Hayden's daycare he makes different Art projects. I am going to frame them and hang them in his room. There are really cute! Karen gave Hayden a family picture with Micah and Joe. It is a magnet and he love to look at it. When he pulls it down I tell him who it is. I am going to make a list of whose pictures that I have so we can add other family members to our fridge.

The numbers

Here is a cute picture of David and Hayden.



Yesterday Hayden had a doctors appointment. We missed his nine month check up so we played catch up. I love his new doctor she must have spent an hour with us just watching Hayden and listening to him talk. She was really checked him out. Hayden weighs 23.5 pounds and is 30 1/2 inches long. He is in the 90th percentile. That didn't surprise me! She said he is looking fine and growing good. She was surprised that he was walking so well. She looked in his ears and said that there wasn't any fluid in his ears so that is good. We have a follow up with an ENT in two weeks to make sure the fluid hasn't returned. I am glad because I didn't want to have tubes put in Hayden's ears. Since I have been home with Hayden he has been crying when David leaves. He will follow David around the house when he is getting ready for work. He will wait by the bathroom door for him. He even sticks his fingers under the door! Hayden gets so excited when David comes home. He runs to him with his arms up. It is so neat to see how much Hayden loves his Dad.

Safe

We got home early this morning, around 2. The drive was okay. There was some traffic. It rained the whole way home. When we arrived there were a lot of trees and branches down. Today there was a lot of tornado and thunderstorm warnings. We were glued to the the TV. Some places here are flooding. They are now opening up stores and gas stations. We didn't know that there was a curfew here, but it was lifted today. There will be no school until Monday. Hayden and I get to hang out some more. Hayden was so glad to be home. He missed his bed. He slept really well once he got out of his car seat. He was a pretty good traveler; he cried a bit on the way home. We are going to try to go to the doctor tomorrow. He has a check up. I am not 100% sure if they will be seeing patients, so we will see. We have done so rearranging and packing up a few boxes. Mimi and Pop gave us a table and chairs for our dining room so we sat down as a family in our own home for the first time. Thanks Mimi and Pop! We are glad to be home and to see that nothing isn't damaged and that we are safe. I have been researching different college funds for Hayden; since we are living in a new state I am not sure it we can use Texas's fund or switch to Louisiana. So we are trying to find the best plan for Hayden. We want to make a good investment for his future. One thing that I was reading about Louisiana's plan was they would match your investment based on your income. We can't decide what to do or which route to go.

Hurricane

We are in Houston. We will be leaving tonight. We are hoping that the weather isn't to bad. We left Saturday at 4 in the morning. The traffic wasn't bad. It took us four hours to get here. We are hoping that traffic won't be to bad when we leave. We are worried about our apartment. From the weather reports it seems like we are just getting a lot of rain. They canceled school today and tomorrow. David hasn't heard anything about his work. We have enjoyed our time here. Everyone is glad that we are closer. We get to come home more. Hayden is doing good. He is talking a lot more. Saying a lot more sounds and syllables then before. I am not sure if it is because there is so much going on here or that he is just getting older who knows. He is beginning to know his family and starting to recognized their faces. Hayden is not used to the humidity here. When we go outside he gets so hot. It didn't dawn on me that he has never lived in this kind of weather. We are going to try to take Hayden to the park and get some pictures of him playing.