Mowing the Grass

Someone needs a hair cut

 

fun in the sun

Today was such a great day...

Vaughn + Me.

The sun. 

A baby pool. 

Goy

Laughter. 

Tears.

A whole lot of cuddling. 

Falling asleep together on the couch. 

We had such a great time in the backyard together today. We missed daddy who was working and who is now out of town, but we did take the time to really bond. We were going to the pool with friends, but it was closed for maintenance. It ended up being a great thing because Vaughn wasn't feeling 100% but was still wanting to play. He kept cracking up every time he would grab my glasses off my face. After our pool time, we laid on the couch together and ended up falling asleep together. When I took Vaughn to his room, he didn't move or make a peep.Today was just full of amazing moments.

Later tonight, he kept running from me, laughing hysterically when I found him, and then when I pick him up, he would wrap his arms around my neck so tightly it gave me goosebumps. He loves me so much as do I love him more than I thought I could love someone. 

Here are some pictures from Christine's Birthday party. It was great! We had breakfast in the morning then went to mini water park in her neighborhood. The sun was hot and the water was cold. Vaughn couldn't resist the water slide though especially with his Uncle J!

 

 

 

 

 

This last picture is so cute. Vaughn really bonded with Jason. When we were getting ready to leave he even chose his "Uncle J" over Dave.He is such a little cuddle monkey.

 

Giggles

good mom bad mom

While I was getting ready this morning, Vaughn left the room for a minute. He waddled back in the bathroom with his shoes and socks in his hands. He proceeded to sit on the floor while trying to put his shoes on. I told him, "Awe, Vaughn, you are such a good boy. Are you ready to go to school?" After saying those words, I thought about how good of a job Dave and I are doing in teaching Vaughn routines and how to be a good boy in the midst of his crazy toddler behaviors.

Not even ten minutes later, my thoughts went from thinking I was a good mom to thinking I was a terrible, terrible mom.

I set the alarm, grabbed my stuff, held Vaughn's hand, walked into the garage, opened the garage door and opened the door to the car. In the seconds it took to put my stuff down in the car, I turned around to see Vaughn running sprinting down the driveway. Arms flailing from side to side. I don't know if you've seen Vaughn run, but his belly is so big it makes it a very difficult task, AND he was going down hill.

Our street is typically very quiet especially in the morning, but of course, as Vaughn is sprinting towards the road, a car was passing by. Thankfully, they saw him and slowed down, and I was able to grab him just as he started to place a toe on the street. I snatched him up, told him now that was not a nice thing to do and that he could have gotten hurt in a little bit of a different tone then I used ten minutes prior.

I kissed his forehead, strapped him into his car seat, and we were off to school.

 I picked him up from school to find that his shoes were on the wrong feet. They had been that way, all day.

Busy Talker

Vaughn talks all the time. However, we can't always understand what he is trying to say. He has entire own language of words we do know and then just a lot of vowels and a few consonants scrambled that we can't figure out what is coming out of his mouth.

In attempts to capture some of the words on camera, I chased Vaughn around the kitchen and got a few out of him.

Words that he uses everyday and often that were not capture are:
- Da, Dada, Dad - daddy
- Mmum - mom
- Nye - blanket
- Goy - water (this one still baffles me! And I can't believe I didn't get this one on film!)
- Go - actually sounds like Go!
- Bow-ul - ball
- Do - Door
- God - I was so proud thinking he meant God, but instead he gets the g and d mixed up so really he means dog. We're getting there!
- Men - Amen
- Maw-we or Maw-le - Molly (He's OBSESSED with saying his cousin Molly's name)

He is getting to the point where he tries to repeat what we say. This morning he surprised me by saying shorts and shirt when I was getting him dressed. He still signs a lot and has random noises and sounds that go along with the signs such as "ha ha ha" while he signs the word, hot. We just love it!

He sure is our little communicator though. Made up words or not!

Angel pee

It doesn't rain in Arizona very often. I think that's why they call it a desert. I know, ha. ha.

Tonight, it rained and so we opened the door to see what Vaughn would do. At first he was very confused then he was overwhelmed with joy to go play in the goy...yes, he still calls water, goy. 

 Dave tried telling him that the rain was angels' pee. At first it was water from God's hose but then it somehow changed to angels' pee. Either way, Vaughn LOVED playing in it and we enjoyed watching him!

 

thermometers. stethoscopes. breathing machine. x-rays

I got a call from Radiant Kidz Zone (his preschool) at 4:00pm on Tuesday. Vaughn was running a 102.7 temperature and his breathing was shallow.

From the time I picked him up to the time we got home, he didn't say one word. It made me realize how chatty he typically is. I missed it! He laid on my chest while I was figuring out what to do. His breathing sounded like he just ran a mile. It was so short, deep and fast. I was nervous.

As soon as Dave came home, we went straight to Goodnight Pediatrics Urgent Care to find out he may have pneumonia. The doctor totally changed the way Vaughn views pediatricians and stethoscopes! He doesn't see it as a torture machine anymore! I was happy something positive came out of his Urgent Care visit. That and he got a prescription for antibiotics.

That night was a little rough. For the first time in his life, we let Vaughn sleep in our bed. I didn't sleep much as his breathing was so unsteady, I kept making sure he was okay. He only lasted in my bed until 12:30am because I had a migraine. Dave then took Vaughn in his room and slept next to him on the floor. Neither of us felt rested on Wednesday but it was worth it to make sure Vaughn was breathing!

On Wednesday, we went to his pediatrician appointment. The doctor didn't think he had pneumonia and was going to take him off the meds. She did a breathing treatment which did nothing but make him scream and cry for ten minutes. I sang, If You're Happy and You Know It, ABC's, Five Little Monkeys Twinkle Twinkle Little Star, AND The Wheels on the Bus. All of that singing and torture for no improvement in his lungs at all. She then decided to see what his breathing capacity was and since it was at 94% she gave us an order for xrays to confirm.

Vaughn was a CHAMPION with his chest x-rays. We had to wait almost an hour beforehand, but once we got to the x-ray room, he didn't cry at all. They put him in this crazy contraption that kept him in place. The technician was hoping he would cry so his chest would expand, but instead, he just looked around.

Three hours later, we made it home. Shortly after I put him down for a nap, I got a call from the doctor saying that it was confirmed as pneumonia...in both lungs and to continue his antibiotic.

He only acted like he was sick for the first two days. He still has a cough but the humidifier is making it so he can sleep. I think he'll return to preschool next week. Dave and I are starting to feel sick now. We are going to rest lots and get healthy so we can continue to take care of our baby Vaughn.

boys will be boys

It is so fun to think that Vaughn has had a friend since he was only three months old. Ryder is one of them. These boys (amongst his other friends he met around the same time) are growing up together. They are growing fast. I love that they are going through so many milestones together including how to "show your muscles" and how to carefully play with sticks without poking each others' eyes out!

 

 

oh. my. lashes.