I heart mommy

This photo was taken last month sometime, but was a draft and darn Blogger's new auto date published it with today's date. I can't remember the original date so today it is.

Note to self:

Always check the washing machine before putting laundry in.

Counting down the days

Eight more days until graduation!

My handsome soon-to-be preschool graduate trying on his graduation outfit. 

(This is the nicest, most relaxed looking photo smile I've ever seen on this guy!)

Windowsill

Found on the windowsill

Natto!

Someone loves natto!! He woke up from his nap and I gave him some of my natto. He finished it so I made him a package of his own in my big bowl. He wanted my bowl and spoon and natto was the only thing that made him stop crying at lunch (besides sweet bread). He even used the spoon to scoop every single bean, he didn't even try to pick it up with his hands.

After polishing off that bowl, I gave him his bowl of cereal/pureed food and milk and he finished it all!

Food tour

 

Our afternoon food tour stops:

- Hong Kong Bakery for manapuas, har gow, shumai, char siu and rice cakes

- Get Shaved! for a shave ice treat (Austin picked blue hawaii and I picked Lilikoi. Oh, and vanilla ice cream inside, of course)

- Mitsuwa for various Japanese goodies, including mochi cream (not mochi ice cream, just cream inside mochi. Many different flavors. Oh yummm!)

Stitches

Austin went to urgent care for the first time tonight and got his first stitches. After some anesthesia from a big needle, some tears, blood, screams and five stitches later, we have my big brave boy who got a Superman sticker, four Cars stickers and a lollipop from the doc and got to eat the candy he picked out last Sunday on the ride home.

This was all a result of running in the classroom to get his stuffed animal. Sounds like he tripped on the step in the room and flew into the cubbie shelf. There was apparently a good amount of bleeding but it stopped pretty quickly and he only cried for a few minutes before getting back to playing. And this all happened at 5:05pm, just as I was leaving work to pick him up.

We stopped at home to grab some dinner for the kids and headed to a nearby Urgent Care.

Once in the urgent care room, his cut was prepped then he was strapped like a burrito onto a board and his face was covered with a paper to keep things clean (although it got soaked with tears and moved around when Austin moved his head). It was pretty scary for him, especially when seeing the big needle to numb his face and being poked repeatedly when the doc was stitching his cut. He kept saying, "Can I be done?" "Can I get out now?" and "I wanna get out!" Near the end he said, "I want my mama to carry me!"

Even Jackson couldn't handle big brother's pain. He started crying when he heard Austin cry and had to leave the room.

Once back in the waiting room he was back to his 'ol self. His lollipop was a Mystery flavor. I asked him to taste it and tell me what it tastes like. He said, "I think it tastes like mystery flavor."

The doctor mostly emphasized that he stay out of the sun for the next 6 months. And, other than no swimming for five days, can pretty much go back to normal. But, he will have to go the doctor to have the stitches removed in five days.

This is now the second person I have had to go with to get emergency stitches. Willis had to get a gash stitched from getting an elbow to the eye years ago while playing basketball. This was almost like de ja vu (except there was less screaming the first time and less waiting this time).

My brave little man

Hugs from brother

Austin had a pretty bad sounding cough on Monday night and with all the viruses going around I thought it would be better if he stayed home from school the next day. We took advantage of my Mom being in town and asked her to watch him for the day. She suggested keeping him at her house over night so he went over on Tuesday morning and returned home Wednesday night just before bedtime. Jackson must have missed Austin because when Austin came out of his room this morning and walked over to us, Jackson held his arms out and gave his big brother a big hug. :)

End of the season party

Austin's T-ball season is officially over. The last game was last weekend and the Threshers team end of the season celebration was yesterday at Round Table Pizza. It was a fun season and I think Austin really enjoyed playing - using his glove, throwing the ball, swinging the bat, running the bases, making new friends and experiencing a little independence out on the field.

 

Austin is so silly, he hopped on one foot all the way up to the coaches, not nervous at all. And, he looked so proud when he got his trophy.

 

Austin with Coach Mauricio and Asst Coach Jon

Fever

Another something going around at Beach Babies. Another early pickup. Another day home from school.
Kids have been sent home with fevers Monday, yesterday and already this morning. Jackson was doing fine for most of the day yesterday until after outside play when the teachers thought he felt warm. His temperature turned out to be 101.3 

(Side note: When Ms. Lisa had him in her lap to take his temp, she gave him markers to draw. She said he's the first kid his age that she's seen who can open the marker on his own. Yep, smarty pants with strong and nimble fingers, just like his brother. I found out about the markers when he demonstrated how he could open a Sharpie cover a while back).
One Angel Fish was diagnosed with Croup on Monday, but thankfully Jackson doesn't have the barking cough. His doctor's office mentioned that his MMR shot could have a reaction up to two weeks after (it's been 12 days), but with all the other kids getting fevers I don't think it's that. It must just be a virus going around and luckily he's in the group that's just fever, no Croup cough. His doctor's office also mentioned ear infection, I'm hoping it's not.
When I picked him up yesterday he felt warm, but we couldn't tell he was sick by his demeanor. He ate and played as normal all evening then knocked out at 9pm and slept all the way until 6:20am. He woke up a little warm this morning and Ms. Lisa took his temp when Willis dropped off Austin. He was 99.1. Looks to be on the rebound. We'll pray for a fast, full recovery!

An evening walk/ride

Austin's getting much better at pedaling his bike now

And again...

Aaaand he fell asleep on the floor again this morning..

Someone loves cottage cheese!