Medical Drama!

So it's been a few weeks now, but for those of you who don't know, we had our first real emergency room trip. The boys and I were playing at the Carl's Jr. playground, when Dawson tripped and fell head first into a metal chair leg splitting his forehead right open. As you can imagine, there was blood everywhere, and it took a lot of will power for me not to freak out. Luckily I was with a friend of mine who was able to help me stay calm and get the bleeding under control. Well Nazar met us at the emergency room (thank goodness!) and talked to Dawson the whole time while the doctor was stitching up his head and I cried and acted like a bigger baby than Dawson. Overall, I was way more traumatized by the event than Dawson was. The only thing that really upset him was that they strapped him down so he couldn't move. As soon as they let him go he was happy as can be!



The other new medical development in our family is actually mine! I've had a nasty unexplained cough for weeks now, that seems to be getting progressively worse. Well after dragging my feet for days (I didn't want to be told "it's just viral, there's nothing we can do about it") I finally went to see the doctor this morning and was told that it was asthma! I was floored by this! I thought only children had asthma, but apparently it can show up at any age. So after a breathing treatment and a nice cortizone shot (i'm not sure if that's what it was really called) they sent me home with half a dozen medications including 2 inhalers. So far everything seems to be helping, and hopefully I can get this under control soon so I won't have any more attacks!

Justin's Birthday

Justin's birthday was a 3 day event this year. On his birthday my mom came out and we got the kids pictures taken (note the photos in previous post!) and took them to Chuck E. Cheese. On Saturday was Justin's birthday party at Pump It Up. That is a place with giant inflatable bounce houses, slides, and obstacle courses. I think most everyone had a great time, especially Justin until the last few minutes when he threw up! I think it was from all the excitement because after a little while he was fine. Anyway, I highly recommend throwing parties there because it was so easy for me, and so much fun for the kids. His last birthday celebration was on Tuesday when we celebrated with Nazar's family. Justin loved his birthday this year and is already talking about next year!

Finally Posting!

So after a month long break, I'm ready to post again. It's not that I havn't had anything to post about, I just didn't feel like it! But after getting these pictures of the boys taken, I'm feeling inspired again. So for now I'll just post these, and hopefully I continue to be motivated and post all the wonderful pictures of Justin's birthday celebrations in a timely manner!



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Updates

So I havn't been feeling inspired as to what to post about lately, and I'm actually still not, but I figured I'd at least give the updates of what our family's been up to lately. A few weeks ago we took a 3 day trip to San Diego where we went to the Wild Animal Park and Sea World and spent plenty of time playing in the pool at our hotel (that was Justin's favorite part!) We all had a lot of fun, but boy, vacation wears me out! I always feel like I need recovery time from vacation! Since then we've been busy with Justin's school, swimming lessons, and hanging out with friends. Monday we had our big ultrasound and were able to see that the baby looks great and has all the parts he's supposed too, and yes, we confirmed that it is indeed a boy! I realize that this is the first time I have mentioned anything about this pregnancy on the blog, but I'm assuming that everyone who reads this has known that we're expecting for ages. If anyone is finding this out for the first time, I apologize for the late news, and chastise you for not keeping in better touch with me! Aside from all that we're just enjoying life. It seems that we keep getting busier, and I'm sure that will continue to be the case as we welcome another member to our family later this year!

The 1 Day Mohawk!

So Nazar has a habit of cutting the boy's hair without consulting me, and last week was no different. He decided Justin needed a haircut and starting cutting it with a number 2 (way too short if you ask me!) before I could say anything. Well I went upstairs to shower, and a little while later Justin comes running in to show me his new do! A perfect 2 inch mohawk sticking up from his now practically bald head! He was completely ecstatic about it, but it gave me flashes of his upcoming punk teenage years when he is no longer my sweet mommy loving little boy. Suffice it to say, I told Nazar to cut it off. Well apparently this was the meanest thing I could have said to Justin because he had a complete meltdown. He sobbed and screamed and begged to keep his mohawk. Well eventually we came to a compromise and decided that he could keep the mohawk for the day and that we would take lots of pictures so he could remember it. 2 hours later he was ready to cut it off, but he sure loved it while he had it!

Who needs napkins?!?

This picture is from a little while ago, but it is still a true representation of Dawson's immaculate grooming habits! Most kids I know wipe their messy hands on their pants or their shirts, but not Dawson! He prefers to use his hair. I guess I can't really blame him. He does have a nice soft full head of hair, and apparently it is more absorbant than the leading paper towel, because he does pretty well getting his hands all clean with only his hair to help him. This picture is of him at the beach removing the sand from his hands, but he also does it with pasta, peanut butter and jelly, really anything that gets on his hands. Now, while his hands are always clean these days, you can imagine that his hair is a different story! As I have mentioned in the past, I try to limit the amount of baths the boys take due to Justin's eczema. It is my theory that Dawson is trying to find a way around this since he loves his baths so much. To prove this theory I thought I'd add a picture of his triumph once he makes it to the tub!

Beach Day!

On Saturday Nazar took the day off and we packed up our gear and went to our favorite beach (a little cove in Laguna Beach). We all had an amazing day. When we got to the beach it was right around the time that Dawson normally naps, so I was expecting him to be a stinker and only allow us minimal beach time before he insisted on going home, but he was an angel! He had fun playing in the sand and the water and let us stay for about 3 hours! Justin was in heaven. He always loves the sand and had a blast playing in the big hole that daddy dug for him, plus some friends of ours and their 3 kids went too, so Justin had friends to share his adventures with. Our biggest break through was with the water. In the past both boys have been terrified of the water and won't even stick their toes in, but after a little convincing from dad, both boys warmed up to the idea and even had fun playing in the waves! Overall it was a great day, and one that I hope we can repeat throughout the summer.