Time to catch-up on everything that's been going on this summer.
I know the last post was kind of a downer, so we are going to focus on positive still this week. The fact that I am even able to be writing this post right now is due to that fact that my children are taking naps AT THE SAME TIME! I am loving it! Regan goes down about a half an hour before and wakes up about a half hour before Rian does, but that still gives me at least a hour of bliss all to myself!
So two weeks ago, I decided that I was sick of all my hair and wanted to chop it off.
I got Kevin to measure it, and I had enough to donate to Pantene's "Beautiful Lengths" program, so I made an appointment. After asking me about a million times if I was sure I wanted to cut it so short, Erin took the plunge and cut off my entire ponytail! She had one of the other girls take action shots with my phone...
Nine inches lost! I feel like a new woman, and I love my haircut!
That week we also went over to Beth and Brandon's to celebrate Grandma Judy's birthday! We had fun playing outside in the pool with Derek, and had dinner and cake together.
The Birthday Girl, hanging out with her best guy!
Time for Cake!
One of the first days of sweltering heat around here, we took the kids and the Grandmas (Virginia & Flo) up to the beach house to cool off. Once again Regan loved playing at the beach, and Mommy and Grandma enjoyed the "fish pedicures" they were getting.
Regan found a really nice smooth piece of drift wood, and carried it around all day
Rian was either sleeping or eating the whole time we were there. I'm not even sure he knew he was at the beach!
Rian has been developing leaps and bounds over these past few weeks. He has since ditched the nickname of "Cryin' Rian", and is quite the happy boy now. We have started to get some smiles and giggles from him, and he enjoys playing in his bouncy chair and on his playmat.
Batting at the toys on his hair - his feet were kicking away too!
His head control is getting good enough to face forward in the Bijorn!
Visiting Great-Grandma Jackie!
Regan being silly with marker caps at Grandmas house
Grandma needed a new Facebook photo, and this was the perfect opportunity
Last Friday, me and the kids went to the inner harbor with Uncle Colin. Regan loved the new sand area, and she was just about the only kid playing in it. It was super hot, so our stay was short lived, but we did get some Ice Cream from the snack shop "Clinton's Dish" (get it?). It's nice to see some fun stuff going on downtown.
Cooling off in the sprinklers with Colin
Also just last week, Rian rolled over for the first time. He was doing tummy time on his mat, and I looked away for a split second, and when I looked back, he was off to the side on his back! He did this about 4 times, on both his right and his left side! I got one of them of video - but i have yet to load it onto the computer.
Rolled right off the mat!
On Saturday we went to the Kerl Family Picnic. Before we left, I put Rian down on our bed for a second so I could get changed, and he passed out on this belly - he looked too cute not to take a picture!
Regan playing on the playground with her cousin Logan
Regan and Cosmo checking out the new cat house
Who's enjoying it more?
Our new additions - Carnival Fish - Woody & Buzz
Checking out Woody & Buzz's new digs - they will be living at Grandmas house, since Cosmo's track record with fish is not very good.
Regan "napping" in her stuffed animal basket
Two Months Old!
Where does the time go that my baby is two months old already! He is also such a chunk! We go to the doctor on Friday for his appointment, so we will see just how much bigger than his sister he is. I have a feeling he will be taller than me by the time he's 12.
That's all for now! I'll try to update on Friday with his stats from the doctor, and the video of him rolling over! I'll leave you with footage of one of the first smiles!
This week started out with a fun day back up at the beach in Canada. Regan enjoyed playing in the water all day, and Great Grandma Flo came with us too.
When we got home from the beach, our neighborhood had been bombarded by police cars and news crews. Come to find out an elderly man up the street had been murdered by one of his former employees. Earlier in the day we had also found out that my mothers cousin's husband passed away after battling with Alzheimer's. I thought privately in my head, that bad things come in three's and wondered what else bad would happen.
Yesterday afternoon, I found out. I noticed that Pita was limping on her rear left leg, and picked her up with check it out. She didn't seem painful, and I could move her leg all around, so I called Mom and asked her to watch the kids so I could take her to the vet. Mom said it was probably a sprain, and to give it a day, and we would take her tomorrow if she was still limping. I agreed, because I always over react to these kinds of thinks because of all the bad stuff I've seen working at the vet.
So a few minutes later she jumped off the bed and tried to walk. She was walking in a circle, looking at her back leg like, "Why won't you work". I called my vet and they couldn't get me in until tomorrow morning, so I called Kevin, just to tell him what was going on. The minute I got on the phone with him I saw Pita walk into the hallway dragging her whole back leg. I immediately knew what that meant, swore out loud, and basically hung up on Kevin.
I called the vet back and said that she needed to be seen ASAP, and they could get me in at 3:45. I called my friend Val, a DVM, and told her that I thought Pita had a saddle thrombus, and asked her if she know if there was any way to treat it. The only instances I had ever seen of this (about 3 or 4) automatically result in euthanasia. Val confirmed my fear, that if I was right about my diagnosis, that the outlook was grim.
I called Mom and she watched the kids while I rushed Pita to the emergency clinic. By this time she had labored breathing, what howling, and turning blue. I thought I was going to loose her right there in the car.
The vet at the e-clinic confirmed my suspicion, and said her toes were cold and there was no pulse in her left rear leg. I shared with her that Pita's litter-mate Sydney had passed from cardiomyopothy, and that Pita likely had heart disease as well. She took and x-ray to look at her chest, and while her heart was not enlarged, she had lots of fluid in a around her lungs and heart. I had to make to make the inevitable decision to put her to sleep. Even if for some reason we could get this clot to dissolve after thousands of dollars of treatment, there was no telling when it would happen again...tomorrow, a week, a month; and in the meantime there would be the underlying risk of the heart disease.
All in all the whole ordeal lasted about 2 hours, so it was quick, and I was very glad to be home to respond to her right away. No one will ever know how much Kevin and I love her, and how painful it was to let her go at such a young age (5).
We got Pita on June 17, 2006; our 3 year dating anniversary. It took a little convincing to get Kevin to say it was ok, but after he held the little fuzz ball for the first time, it was love.
Pita lived with Kevin in our apartment for two months before we got married, and I moved in. They bonded instantly and she followed him everywhere. She was always Kevin's cat.
Pita will always be our "first born" and our baby girl. We had five wonderful years together, and we gave her the best life we could. It helps to know that we is not suffering, and she will always hold a special place in our hearts.
the day we brought home Cosmo
"helping" with the laundry
pissed off under the bed on the day we moved into the house
checking out the new neighborhood
wearing her Christmas elf outfit
most recent photo - hanging out with the whole family on the couch
