Guess Where I Didn't Sleep Last Night

About the time I would be thinking of going to bed last night we heard some coughing on the monitor. It sounded like Ryan, sort of. Jay went up to check it out. The next thing I hear on the monitor is Jay whispering, "Jen, I need your help!" So I run up and find Jay holding Ryan. Ryan is barking like a seal and crying. Jay wanted to get him out of his room because we had just changed rooms around and Lily was in the room with him for the first time. It would have been a huge disaster if Lily woke up crying too. Ryan couldn't stop coughing or crying. I brought Ryan to our room and snuggled with him in our bed while Jay ran around getting medicine and such. Nothing was helping. I turned on a movie which stopped the full out crying, and helped him relax a bit, but he was still coughing and his breathing was labored. Jay was concerned that he might be having an asthma attack. So we took him to the ER. We were given a room right away. They gave him a nebulizer(sp?) breathing treatment and some steroids. Then we had to wait there while the steroids kicked in to make sure he was comfortable enough to go home. It was a little iffy for a while if we were going to come home or if he would be admitted for observation. The good news is that is was croup and not a lifelong disease like asthma. At 3:30AM we were released with the understanding that if he had trouble breathing again we would be right back in the ER. I didn't have any idea that croup could be that bad. The room we were in had one bed and one chair that didn't seem all that comfortable when I really wanted to be stretched out on my nice soft mattress. Since Jay and I had both gone with Ryan (luckily my mom is here so she stayed with the other two) we took turns sitting on the bed with Ryan and in the chair. After a couple hours the sitting on the bed became lying on the bed. Don't think there was one bit of rest going on while we laid on that bed though, Ryan was practically bouncing off the walls after he could breath better. I guess it had something to do with side effects from the breathing treatment. He is still sleeping as is Jay.

How was your night?

Guess Where I Slept Last Night!

In our new room of course! It was a little strange, but wonderful, to go to sleep there last night. I think I woke up with a smile on my face for possibly the first time in my life (I'm not exactly a morning person). It was just so bright and beautiful I couldn't help but beam. I can't put in to words how much I love the new space, upstairs and down. The family room is just as great as our bedroom. Yesterday all three kids had their own things out on the floor and there was plenty of space for everyone. My mom was playing with Lily, Jay was on the computer right there with everyone and I was just soaking in the togetherness. I LUV it!!!

It's Getting Exciting People!!!

It's been a while since you've gotten a construction update. It's not because nothing is happening. It's mostly because I have not made time to post. Today is an exciting day. The inspector came yesterday and did the final inspection. Matt passed and that means we can move in to the area. That's all fine and good, but the carpet didn't go in until today. I think we'll be spending some time tonight moving stuff in to our new rooms! We still need bars in the closet and glass around our shower, so it's not a fully functional bedroom yet, but it's getting close. It's strange and wonderful all at the same time to have these new parts of our house that we can actually use now. I'm actually not sure I want to sleep in there tonight because we don't have window coverings yet and I do NOT want to wake up at the crack of dawn, but I might anyway just because I can;-)

Here is our contractor, Matt, putting the hardwoods in our closet. They are done now, but there is stuff on them so I can't really get a good picture.
Here is our sink. We need to get a new vanity because that one came damaged:-(

Working, if not enclosed, shower.

I think you can tell what this is. It works too.

Here is the family room and you can see the office area to the left.

This is our room all carpeted and ready to go!

She Asked!

Lily asked to use the potty this morning! She was in her chair at the table and she said something along the lines of "blah blah blah potty." I asked if she wanted to use the potty as I got her up. "Yes!" She exclaimed in the clearest way she has ever said it. She dashed off upstairs and she did. It make me wonder if I should try to train her. If we should use underwear instead of diapers. She seems a little young for that, but I don't want to lose this enthusiasm she has for it. Up until now I've just been of the opinion that every stinky in the potty is one more diaper I have to change...woo-hoo! Now I'm not sure if I should be trying to help this potty thing along.

NINE!

Lily just brought me a number book opened to the page with 9 strawberries, pointed and shouted, "NINE! NINE! NINE!" This brings the total number of numbers (did you follow that?) that she recognizes and says to 3. They are 2, 8 and 9.

She is so cute when she counts. If she has more than one of something she will move the items 1 at a time from one place to another saying "Two, three" over and over until she gets to the end. It's quite adorable.