No more Doctors please!

Yes that is what my poor baby Jet would say I'm sure. Yesterday we went to have his staples and stitches removed from the shunt surgery. After 2 weeks the areas around his incisions were starting to get irritated by the staples/stitches so I was very ready for them to be GONE! Jet did great but (poor baby) it was NOT fun and lots of tears were involved. :( However - those tears were short-lived compared to today's 6 month check up. Yes it's a little late but we had to reschedule because of the shunt surgery 2 weeks ago. So today Jet went in and got 4 shots (including both flu shots) and 1 oral vaccine. I was expecting this and I think we would have done fine with only that to deal with - but we were thrown off by an unexpected and unpleasant experience. So this may sound weird but apparently 2 weeks of sponge bathing wasn't keeping Jet's ears clean enough - that and maybe he's just one of those babies who produces an odd amount of earwax - but his ears were to mucked up to see inside - do you see where this is going - so that had to clean them. And not just a little q-tip or something - there was scraping, some solution sprayed in there, then some sort of water-pick spray thing, then more rubbing with some tool, and lots and lots and lots of SCREAMING. :( From what I can tell it wasn't really hurting him - he's just still edgy from yesterday's staple-pulling where the doctor had to hold his head down by force and now today was a little of the same forceful - pinning of the baby and he DID NOT LIKE IT one bit. He was so red and sweaty and just as soon as I'd think we were done and I'd pick him up to comfort him they'd have me lay him down again and do the whole thing again! This was all BEFORE the shots! So you can imagine that after 30min or so of complete baby freak-out Mommy was starting to loose it too. The tears were just about to spill over (me) when they finally stopped. Phew. Deep sigh. But we still had to get him dressed (cry again) and into the carseat (cry again) before Michelle (thank you so much for going with me Michelle and Katie!) could feed him a nice bottle on the way home. Mommy was a mess. Baby was a mess. Now it's time for a calm afternoon (baby is asleep) and hopefully the vaccines won't bother him too much over the next week or so. I feel so awful putting him through two days of doctor drama but it's over now! And hopefully we won't have to go back for a month or so (when his neuro check-up is). So pray my little boy sleeps well today and tonight and that he won't develop a complex about the doctor's office....if it's not already too late. :) To end with - here are some pics of my sweet boy when he was happy with me 2 days ago.

Are you a foot?

Are you a hand?

Do you know me?

ALRIGHT!!!!

Sorry...inside joke with Aunt Kayleigh. :)

Bunny is my Home Boy

This is what I get to play with all day! He's like my own rainbow-bright doll. lol.

This is Jet's impression of the very hungry caterpillar. :)

My sunshine.

Trying to hide from mommy!

I don't think so silly boy!

Hey Jet! Whatcha doin?
Just hanging out in my crib with bunny. We're pals.

He lets me bite him. And I like his fluffiness.

Speaking of fluffiness. Who is that silly baby in a blanket?
Jet! It's you!

Oooh..my quilt. It's new every time I see it! lol.
Yes - after a week of staying at home Jet is getting restless. Okay so Mommy is getting restless too. :) We went on a little walk yesterday but it was pretty chilly even wrapped up in blankets so we didn't stay out long.

Jet tried to get ready by putting his paci in by himself....

"mommy is it supposed to squish my nose up like this?"

Bundled up my blue-eyed boy. :)

Today is really nice out so we went on another walk and it was much better - although Prince Jet didn't like the sun in his royal eyes so Mommy had to pull him backwards through the sunny parts. Can you say high-maintenance? lol. I guess he comes by it honestly. ;) Jet is continuing to recover nicely - I'm wishing we were getting those staples out sooner so I could get the "all is ok" from the doc and feel like Jet was totally recovered. He seems to feel good most of the time - and when he's fussy I still know we have teething to blame so it's hard to separate the ailments. He is taking more frequent and successful naps in his crib now and sleeping through the night again! :) Who knows how long it will last but his "fussy-night" streak that started back at just under 4 months old seems to have lifted finally at 6 months! It's spoiling us all over again I'm sure...but for now I'm enjoying the extra sleep. :) Well - that's all for now! I'll leave you with some more pics from our week at home.

At night Daddy reads me stories....we really get into "The Very Hungry Caterpillar." Daddy tries to compete with my impression.

I've been in jammies all day! Mommy what is going on!?

Do you see these things on my feet?

They look just like my stuffed animal!

but I can't get them in my mouth!

sometimes is frustrating...sometimes it's funny.

Sometimes I really have to think about it...

But in the end I like them. :)

The End

Holiday Laughs

The day after Thanksgiving we braved the mall for Black Friday shopping with the family. Jet was in his pjs and we were set for a crowded (hopefully short) shopping experience. And it was PACKED as I expected....oddly enough Santa's Workshop was very quiet and there was basically NO LINE at all to see the jolly man! We were not expecting to introduce Jet to Santa or have his picture taken but seeing as he was so available we were persuaded (by Jet's Aunt Kelly and Michelle) to make a memory. :) Jet was not scared at all - but he did give us this priceless (and total Jet) face when they snapped the picture. All I can say is Jet better watch out when he brings his first girlfriend home. lol. Mommy loves this picture!

The of course Daddy was inspired to showcase even more funny Jet faces and created the classic elf-yourself video of our unsuspecting 6month old. It's pretty funny too. :) Babies are so stinkin' hilarious!

Click here to watch

Santa Baby

Okay - my little boy is sleeping so I wanted to post some cute pics we took LAST weekend for some Christmas card options. We've never done a Christmas card so I hope I can begin that tradition starting with showing off our sweetest gift of all. :) Plus - the holidays are going to fly by I'm sure so why not get some holiday pics in NOW! :)

Here's some pics of our little elf:

Knock Knock!

Who's there?

Santa Baby!

lol. He looks surprised.

Sleigh Bells. Jingle Bells. Silver Bells. Whatever they are I like them!

And I like this tree!

And I like these berries!

And I LOVE my reindeer!

This is great!

Jingley things!

Shiney things!

Bright colored things!

Snuggly things!

Christmas is AWESOME!

This Shunt can't Stop me from Smiling

Little by little our boy seems to be adjusting to his new device. He is eating better (granted he did throw up dinner last night...but he was way more active yesterday) and moving around more to see everything and hear every sound like he used to. He is even smiling. :) He smiled a lot yesterday and it made us so happy to feel like he is okay.

Check out my leg-warmers! Mommy says they have robots on them so it's okay for boys.

Really pants are not an option cause of my tummy incision so this is a way to keep those chubbies warm!

Happy and Playing.

Here I'm watching a little bit of Robin Hood on the computer with Uncle Nate.

Here's a video.

I even took a pif his poor little head (I do this mostly for any expectant SB parents who will find this blog and take comfort from real experiences and real babies who have gone through this - the unknown is so scary and I think shedding light can help you go "oh... I can handle that."

The staples come out on the 15th. They don't seem to bother him too much so I'm thankful for that. So we are doing good. Slowly but surely getting things back to normal. :)