Dentist and baby kitty!

Payton had his first trip to the dentist this past week!  He did great!  We are so proud of him!  We found a wonderful pediatric dentist that really does a wonderful job at making the dentist fun for kids.  They even get ice cream and a balloon when they are done!

 

Payton also got a baby kitty this week!  We already have a cat that Payton loves to try and play with.  But he is 7 years old and is pretty content at just laying around.   So we thought it was time to get him his very own kitten.  He just adores her!  She is just over 3 months old, so just the right size for Payton to pick up and carry around the house!  She is a great kitty and pretty mellow.  She doesn't even mind Payton constantly picking her up or trying to hand feed her!  

Rough week...

This was a rough week...   Monday night Payton was admited to the hospital for his asthma.  He is doing much better now though.  Monday he started breathing pretty fast and looked like he was working pretty hard at it.   I was going to start a breathing treatment, but he just wasn't acting right, so I just brought him into Urgent Care at Childrens Mercy instead.  As soon as we got there they led us straight back to a room and saw a doctor right away.  (Pretty unusual, usually you have to wait for a couple of hours.)  They did numerous breathing treatments back to back and gave him a dose of steroids.  They then did chest X-rays to make sure there was no other infection. 

We were admitted up to the floor about 1:30 in the morning and spent the night getting breathing treatments.  When he fell asleep his oxygen levels dropped so he was put on oxygen.  He only needed it for a short time.  He was much better on Tuesday, so they sent us home Tuesday evening.  He is doing much better now, except that the steriods that he is on have him completely wired and hyper.  The first two nights we were home he didn't go to sleep until 4 am!  Last night it was midnight, so I guess that is better!  He is off of the steriods now, so I hope we can get back to a normal routine.

He is now on a more aggressive Asthma action plan, so hopefully the higher doses of preventive medicine will keep us from having to go to the hospital again. 

Here is a picture I took on my cell phone of my little guy on oxygen while he was sleeping.

Finally!

Things have finally started to get back to normal for us.  We have spent the last month or so working like crazy, getting lots of house projects done and helping get Lindsey and Kellen settled in Kansas City. 

 

Work is finally slowing down a little bit for both Justin and myself.  July are very busy months for us anyways and we are down a person at my job. 

We also tackled a few house things.  Justin said I am not allowed to say, "Lets redo (fill in the blank)" for at least two months.  (We will just have to see about that though!)  You will have to check out the new pictures I added to the albums.  It is Justin replacing a leaky/broken faucet with Payton 'assisting'.  It is no wonder that things seem to take along time to get done around here!

Lindsey and Kellen found an apartment and moved about 1-2 weeks ago.  It is in a good location and really close to her work.  So they are both settled in and have started their jobs.

 

Justin has been on vacation this week.  It has been so nice to have him home and Payton is getting some much needed Daddy bonding time.  Now that we are back to normal, things have been going good.  Uncle Jeremy and Mandi came down to visit on Saturday.  Payton was very excited to see them.  I don't think he left Jeremy alone the entire time he was here.  My grandma from Florida came to KC this past week also.  When Payton heard that his Great Grandma was coming he kept saying, "My Happy Birthday!"  He remembered her coming for his birthday last year and thought since she was coming again that it must be his birthday!  So I had to break it to him that it was not his birthday, but it would be in few months.  Payton went to the airport with Grandma and Great Grandma on Sunday to watch Great Grandma leave.  He loved watching the airplanes.  When they got back he told me all about it and talked about it for days! 

 

Payton has been doing great.  It seems like all of a sudden he became such a big boy!  He is now potty trained, which is a huge relief.  He also loves to 'read' his books.  He will actually stay awake in his bed for up to 2 hours and go through all of his books.  I would like him to go to sleep, but I guess if he is going to stay awake, I am happy it is with books.   He is also really into singing and dancing!  He learns lots of new songs at school.  Usually we can figure them out, but every once in a while we have to call Aunt Kristin to help us figure them out.  (She works at a day care).   The most noticiable thing about Payton right now is that he NEVER stops talking!!  His vocabulary has just exploded in the last few months.  My little guy is becoming a big boy! 

 

Now that things have slowed down, hopefully I will be able to add updates more often.  I hope everyone is having a great summer!

Funny Payton story

I don't have a lot of time tonight, but I had to share this funny story!   

First you will need a little backgound info---Payton is pretty much potty trained.  He only wears a pull-up while he sleeps because he sleeps so soundly.   He hasn't had an accident in months, so I pretty much consider him potty trained.   But, when he says he needs to go, you need to find a potty pretty quick. 

 

Tonight Payton and I ran to Lowe's to pick up a few things.  We were in the sink aisle, when he told me he needed to go potty.  So, I said, okay, lets go.  He started walking the other way... to the toilets that were for sale!!   I told him that we needed to go to the back of the store instead.   He said, "NO MOMMY!  That one!"  Then he started to pull his shorts down!  I literally had to drag him to the bathrooms while he was saying, "That potty mommy, that potty." 

 

It was so funny!   There were a few people around giving us a little chuckle.   He didn't think it was to funny though, he just didn't  understand why he couldn't go in the 30 potties that were lined up in a row!  I'm just glad I was paying attention!  Otherwise we might have had to buy one of them!

July

I have been REALLY busy with work lately, so not much new to report.  Things are slowing down now, so hopefully in the next couple of days I should be able to have more of an update.  Until then, I have posted a couple of pictures in the photo album. 

2 more Iowans make the move....

We just found out my sister and Kellen are going to be moving to Kansas City!  They don't know a lot of details yet, it all happened pretty sudden.   They had talked about moving down here someday, but didn't have any specific plans.  Then, late last week, Lindsey was offered a job at Red Robin in Kansas.  (She currently works at Red Robin in Iowa).  So she accepted and is coming down in a few weeks.  They are a little overwhelmed because it is all going a little faster than planned, but they are both very excited.   They still have to get Kellen transferred with UPS and sell the house, but it sounds like Lindsey has to start her new job in a few weeks, so she will be down here soon and staying with us while she looks for an apartment.

Happy Fathers Day!!

I hope everyone had a wonderful Fathers Day!  Justins birthday was on Sunday as well, so he had two reasons to celebrate!  I think he had a great day.  We started out the day by going to a yummy Fathers Day brunch.  Then, after we filled our bellies we all three took naps!  And we ended up the day by going out to dinner at Texas Roadhouse (one of our favorites!) with my mom and Kristin.  Justin loved the fact that he got to go out to eat twice in one day and take a nap!  I think that is his idea of a perfect day!    While we were at dinner we were reminded of how much of a flirt Payton is!!  We could not get him to eat his hamburger, he was just not interested.  Then the waitress came up to our table and got him to take a bite.  He would only take a bite when she was there.  Everytime she walked away he would ask where she went and he would look for her and when she would come back if would give her this huge grin!  It  was so funny!  She earned her tip from us that night!

The weather has gotten quite a bit warmer, so Payton and I played outside in the water for 4 hours on Saturday!  I literally had to pry him out of the inflatable pool to get him in the house at 7 pm!!   He also helped me wash the van.  He was actually a big help!  He was in charge of the hose, so I soaped it up and he rinsed!  I really think he is clean obsessed!  He is always cleaning his toys in the sink.  It usually results in soap all over the bathroom, but at least he is trying!  I will try and post some pictures tonight.