all the boys in their iguana shirts
and lastly a few phone pics.
It feels so nice to be away from home for a bit and just spending time with family!
Monday, July 1, 2013
Oregon Part 3
Our camping adventure will begin on Wednesday. For now we are hanging out at grandma and grandpa's. The boys are having so much fun exploring the backyard and watching the waterfall and birds. Here are some pictures from the past couple days!
Saturday evening when we arrived.
I think we are all in love with the backyard! So many flowers and birds and a garden to explore!
Sunday morning before and after church
Monday morning at the park
The park was beautiful. It was full of trees and right off the bike path. The boys were fascinated with the real train that they got to go inside and explore.
all the boys in their iguana shirts
and lastly a few phone pics.
lucas was so excited to be inside the train.
goodness how I love my sweet boys!
more trains ;)
all the boys in their iguana shirts
and lastly a few phone pics.
Oregon Part 2
Things started out so smoothly. Almost too smooth. I'd say at least every trip something really hard comes up. Whether it is sickness (last time) Sleep issues (last summer camping trip) Road Troubles (Christmas a couple years ago and a 3 hr delay) or whatnot it seems we can't have a trip without some sort of surprise. Our surprise happened yesterday (and I hope and pray it is our only surprise this trip)
Before I go on and post all our fun pics I'll start with our scary incident that happened our first day here. The boys slept great Saturday night and woke up in good spirits Sunday. After a beautiful mass (I really loved the homily and it is funny how it is exactly what I needed to hear for what was to come) We came home and the boys were snacking in the kitchen with D and gma. I was reading a book and the boys were testing out some trail mix. I heard something about "can lucas have nuts?" and in my head I had this thought maybe not since you just never know (choking...is what I was thinking) but I figured oh well, he will be fine and d said it was fine anyway. Something told me I should get up and join the kitchen and so I came over to join them and looked at Lucas. He just didn't look right. I thought at first he was choking so we tipped him upside down and he was getting fussy, he was acting as though something was caught in his throat. He kept swallowing. We tried to give him water and milk and get him to eat some ice cream since that is smooth but he didn't want anything. At that point I thought maybe a nut went down the wrong way. He seemed okay but just not 100% happy. Dave took him and was holding him when next thing we know he's throwing up. This was a good thing we thought; thinking it's out now. But then I noticed his chin was red. Looking back I know God was just guiding me through in what I needed to do because I don't remember thinking much just reacting as if everything was slow motion around me. I got the Benadryl since it seemed like now maybe it was more than just a nut choked on. I told d we needed to call the nurse line. D called while I tried to calm lucas down and then I took to the phone so I could talk to the nurse. After describing what had happened she recommended calling 911 since it sounded like an allergic reaction. I immediately hung up and dialed 911. The dispatcher said we could go to urgent care or they would send an ambulance. Thankfully urgent care was close so we headed over. At that point lucas was getting sleepy and thankfully the rash was only on his chin. Sweet caleb of course wanted to come so d and I and D's mom headed over with a sleepy lucas in the seat.
While there I was amazed by the sweet nurse who came right out to check on Lucas. He threw up all over himself and me and then that's when the rash got worse. By the time we left urgent care he had full blown hives all over his body. The dr. was great and really thorough. They checked his oxygen and his breathing was normal (thank goodness) we were prescribed an eip pen (for it happens again) and told to have him tested for tree nut allergies (we think it was the cashew he had eaten from the trail mix). The dr. told us how severe it can be if it happens again (if he happens to have a nut again and he's allergic more than likely his reaction will be much worse and his airway can close up; that's where the epi pen comes in and we would call 911 right away; though we are staying clear of nuts obviously and will be getting him tested as soon as we are home) It's funny how fast your world can come crashing down. Until we know what exactly his allergy is we are avoiding all nuts. (up until yesterday he had never had a cashew before but had tried an almond and walnuts) We went home after they gave him another dose of Benadryl and gave him topical Benadryl which helped with the hives. Today he is hive free and has been happy as a clam. I'm so thankful we reacted quickly; I know God kept me strong and quick in reacting to what could have been a much worse situation. I really feel like the angels were holding him close in their arms yesterday.. While my heart broke to see him so uncomfortable I'm just so thankful that his breathing remained normal and that urgent care was only minutes away.
here is our sweet boy, soundly sleeping in my arms at urgent care. Kissing my boys and holding them a little tighter.
Before I go on and post all our fun pics I'll start with our scary incident that happened our first day here. The boys slept great Saturday night and woke up in good spirits Sunday. After a beautiful mass (I really loved the homily and it is funny how it is exactly what I needed to hear for what was to come) We came home and the boys were snacking in the kitchen with D and gma. I was reading a book and the boys were testing out some trail mix. I heard something about "can lucas have nuts?" and in my head I had this thought maybe not since you just never know (choking...is what I was thinking) but I figured oh well, he will be fine and d said it was fine anyway. Something told me I should get up and join the kitchen and so I came over to join them and looked at Lucas. He just didn't look right. I thought at first he was choking so we tipped him upside down and he was getting fussy, he was acting as though something was caught in his throat. He kept swallowing. We tried to give him water and milk and get him to eat some ice cream since that is smooth but he didn't want anything. At that point I thought maybe a nut went down the wrong way. He seemed okay but just not 100% happy. Dave took him and was holding him when next thing we know he's throwing up. This was a good thing we thought; thinking it's out now. But then I noticed his chin was red. Looking back I know God was just guiding me through in what I needed to do because I don't remember thinking much just reacting as if everything was slow motion around me. I got the Benadryl since it seemed like now maybe it was more than just a nut choked on. I told d we needed to call the nurse line. D called while I tried to calm lucas down and then I took to the phone so I could talk to the nurse. After describing what had happened she recommended calling 911 since it sounded like an allergic reaction. I immediately hung up and dialed 911. The dispatcher said we could go to urgent care or they would send an ambulance. Thankfully urgent care was close so we headed over. At that point lucas was getting sleepy and thankfully the rash was only on his chin. Sweet caleb of course wanted to come so d and I and D's mom headed over with a sleepy lucas in the seat.
While there I was amazed by the sweet nurse who came right out to check on Lucas. He threw up all over himself and me and then that's when the rash got worse. By the time we left urgent care he had full blown hives all over his body. The dr. was great and really thorough. They checked his oxygen and his breathing was normal (thank goodness) we were prescribed an eip pen (for it happens again) and told to have him tested for tree nut allergies (we think it was the cashew he had eaten from the trail mix). The dr. told us how severe it can be if it happens again (if he happens to have a nut again and he's allergic more than likely his reaction will be much worse and his airway can close up; that's where the epi pen comes in and we would call 911 right away; though we are staying clear of nuts obviously and will be getting him tested as soon as we are home) It's funny how fast your world can come crashing down. Until we know what exactly his allergy is we are avoiding all nuts. (up until yesterday he had never had a cashew before but had tried an almond and walnuts) We went home after they gave him another dose of Benadryl and gave him topical Benadryl which helped with the hives. Today he is hive free and has been happy as a clam. I'm so thankful we reacted quickly; I know God kept me strong and quick in reacting to what could have been a much worse situation. I really feel like the angels were holding him close in their arms yesterday.. While my heart broke to see him so uncomfortable I'm just so thankful that his breathing remained normal and that urgent care was only minutes away.
Oregon Trip Part 1
The car ride.
Here's how we make a 12 hour (each way) car ride work for us (technology free)
we bring...
The car ride went really well. Caleb does great in the car now that he is older and while lucas usually doesn't like having to sit for so long, he did pretty good this time. I'm glad we can make it work without using DVDs or IPADs or phones for entertainment (although sometimes we do listen to music on my phone, we didn't this time around) I like to keep it simple in the car and I'm glad toys, books, coloring paper, crayons, music, and a special goody bag filled with special things (from the dollar store) can keep the boys happy and entertained in the car all day!
my sleeping angels.
*I picked up a slinky, silly puddy, squishy ball, coloring paper and crayons, and a few other things at the dollar store. It was such a steal and each boy got a bag filled with stuff to use for when they needed something that was distracting. I also just love the library and the selection of books on CD! A lot of the books have music and songs at the end. Having different books for the car ride make it fun. So if you're headed for a long drive with little ones these are just a few tricks that work for us!
We made it safe and in good spirits to Oregon!
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