Peeping Tom or Curious George - Hah...

On a much happier note, I witnessed Cole peeping through our fence into the neighbors yard. I was laughing so hard because he stood there long enough to get Annie interested and looking through the holes. DJ's summer project is to replace this fence; it's in rough shape. (I will help you DJ I promise. I am a pro at staining - just ask my mom and dad.)

Anyway, I am glad I got these photos since it most likely won't happen again. :) Too cute....especially his little butt sticking out. Man I love him...

ER Update...

Cole is doing much better today. Grumpy I am told by school but that is kind of a good sign considering he laid around all weekend. His follow up appointment went well. He seemed to be doing fine but doctor cautioned us that symptoms could appear up to a week after the fall. GREAT!!!! As if I wasn't already paranoid enough to let him do anything! With that said...our weekend was very low key.

Yesterday was the worst because he was very lethargic, was teething and had a tummy ache...so it was hard to say if he wasn't feeling well in general or if he wasn't feeling well due to the fall. We just keep a watch for the "major" symptoms the doctors cautioned us on and hope for the best. Cole is a trooper so we know he will be okay.I am still so surprised that such a "small" fall caused such trauma. He has fallen much hard but apparently it isn't just the height they fall but the momentum when they fall.

DJ picked Cole up from school today and all seems well! He was running around and banging on the fence with a plastic hammer.

On another important note, he still loves Annie. They continue to squabble like brother and sister. And his teeth aren't loose. Thank goodness!!!

Emergency Room Visit...:(

Last night we took Cole to the ER due to a minor concussion. Around 6pm last night Cole and Annie were excitedly watching a bunny out the sunroom window. Annie may have been a bit too excited so close to Cole and knocked him over. Cole landed face first on the tile floor - and of course all of this happened two feet away from me! I scooped Cole up and managed to get a wet rag for his bloody nose without getting blood on my white shirt or anywhere in the house! Way to go Mom!!!

Anyway, we returned to the sunroom to sit and watch the bunny and nurse the poor babies nose- I really didn't think too much of the fall given it didn't seem hard or wasn't from a high distance. It appeared to me that he hit straight on his nose. I didn't see him hit his head at all.  About 30 minutes later Cole and I went to read a book on the couch and he started vomiting. Luckily DJ got home just in time to help clean up - :) although it made Daddy gag. So, I had to finsh the clean up and  Cole snuggled with Daddy; seconds later  second round of vomiting came. We started getting a little nervous considering his fall but came to the conclusion it must be from him swallowing some blood. Daddy went to change his clothes and Cole and I went to "chill out" in the bathroom. We weren't going to risk dirtying anymore blankies or clothes. It wasn't 10 minutes later and Cole started vomiting again. We immediately called the doctor on call to see what we should do - while we were waiting for a return call, Cole vomited again and there was a small amount of blood in it. We decided it was best to load up and get to the ER.

After a few hours at the ER the conclusion was Minor Concussion w/o Loss of Consciousness. We gathered our discharge papers and headed home for a long evening. I was too worried to let Cole sleep and we were both exhausted. I had him under tight watch and was just too scared to sleep. We started in our bed, went to the couch, tried the rocking chair and ended up back on the couch. Don't know how much we actually slept but he is taking an early nap...

Cole seems to be doing okay today. He's been playing with his cars watching all the activity in the front yard and played a bit outside. He doesn't have an appetite and is still a bit pale but is able to keep fluids down. We have a follow up visit today at 2pm -

Enjoying Auntie B and Uncle James

Cole's Great Auntie B and Uncle James came to NM last weekend for a wedding. We were so excited to have them and their "Sophie Girl" stay with us. We all had SO much fun talking, laughing and catching up. Highlights included: the book Uncle James is encouraging DJ to write...they will have to fill you in but it sounds quite interesting; the Contraction (grammar) Game; Tesuque Village Flea Market; Santa Fe Plaza; and of course the evening Cole decided to share items out of Uncle James' suitcase. :)

I will add more photos later - I have been so lazy with the camera and will be relying on Auntie B to send some of hers. 


We wish we could spend more time with you both! You are so refreshing to be around and we love your stories!!!

Sweet Moments

Cole's new favorite spot to sit and hang out is the chair in the office. When you sit in the chair you get a full view of the office, the hallway and Annie laying on the bed in our bedroom. I asked Cole last night if I could join him in the chair and he patted the chair and said, "Mamma". We sat and rocked for several minutes in silence then I told him we should blow kisses to Annie. So we blew several kisses to Annie then he looked up at me and puckered his lips so tight to give Mamma kisses. What a sweet boy...we stayed in the chair for a long time just rocking, blowing kisses and giving smooches. 

Graduation, Graduation, Family...

The month of May has come and is almost gone! A trip to Atlanta to watch DJ graduate and a celebration party the weekend after we got back - WOW...but lots of fun. DJ is very lucky to have such wonderful family and friends who have been so supportive of him during this journey. He had an awesome cheering squad from the Georgia Tech stands (MINUS HIS WIFE AND SON!). For those of you who have not heard the story...Cole decided to throw a tantrum right as the graduates names were starting to be called. I was furious and very flustered as this was a big moment for me so the tricks up my sleeves were hard to pull out! After a very long tantrum, two time outs and trying to keep a good mood, I finally realized Cole's pants were wet. Of course! Perfect timing...I was way at the top of the stadium, platform shoes, and a screaming child with diarrhea and no diaper bag or cell phone! I was able to convince a very reluctant security guard to gather my diaper bag by writing a note to my mother-in-law. "Valerie - I need diaper!". By the time I got the bag, changed Cole (very bad diaper rash) - DJ had already walked the stage. You can imagine how upset I was...anyway, it was  great weekend and one we will never forget!

And my sister, brother-in-law and their two children were able to come and celebrate with us in Los Alamos this last weekend for a party with friends. We had an awesome weekend and it was very sad to see family leave. Jake, Clara and Cole got along so well. We spent lots of time hanging out at home, went to the kite festival, bowled in the drive way, read books and ate WAY TOO much cake!

Easter...

Easter is my favorite holiday of the (and the 4th of July) so of course it was even more fun to celebrate with Cole this year. The Easter Bunny visited in the front and back yard!!! The first two eggs Cole wasn't sure what to do with until Daddy showed him what was inside. Then the race was on! "More, More, More" was all Cole could say. We tried giving him his Easter basket to gather the eggs but he had other ideas. You'll notice that the dump truck was his basket.

It was very very hard for Annie to stay away from the eggs. And so we had to be very careful she didn't get any chocolate eggs. In the past, the Easter Bunny only had to hide eggs for her. So, of course you can understand her confusion.  The Easter Bunny was on top of things though and knew to hide Annie's eggs in a different location. As soon as Cole found his last egg we headed to the front yard and let Annie find her eggs. This then led to confusion for Cole. Certainly the Easter Bunny left those eggs for him too! In the end both kids were happy with their findings...