Wiggly

Logan is always squirming and wiggling all around. He can't crawl yet however he spins 360 on his belly, rolls and scoots all over. Today he was sitting up with the Boppy behind him and the photos are how he finished up.

Sitting Up!

Logan is working very hard at sitting up. He still uses his hands for balance but is quickly increasing his duration of sitting!! It's so strange to see such a small guy being able to sit up! We're so proud!!

The Boys at Breakfast

Andrew is leaving for Connecticut today. We had to get a few shots of the boys before he leaves us for a few days. We will be dropping Andrew off at RDU this evening.

Wonder Pets!!

The Boys love the Wonder Pets on Nick Jr. The show comes on when I am starting/fixing dinner before Andrew gets home. They both get pretty captivated with their singing. The boys love music!! Here are a few shots I got of them tonight.

Logan and the Sippy Cup

Today at the Public Safety Day event Logan had his first sippy cup! It was a hot day so we made sure we all had water to drink! Logan had a grand time! He caught on really well! Here are a few shots from his experience!

Public Saftey Day

We were hoping to be able to go to Public Saftey Day at the LRHS parking lot. Luckily everyone is recovering well from the past week and we got to go! Aidan like normal is timid at first. He has to get the lay of the land before he feels comfortable. Today we saw all sorts of Fire Trucks from several local Fire Departments, tons of police/sheriff vehicles, Sparky the Fire Dog, Kasey the bomb sniffing dog at RDU Airport, the Jaws of Life in action, and so much more!! Andrew and Carrie can't wait for next year! (We hope the boys will feel the same way!) We got snow cones, popcorn and hot dogs to eat. They had games and face painting too! A dream for a kid! The best part it was a free function! An entire day of fun for nothing out of pocket!! We left before they had the helicopters land!! We hope you enjoy our slide show of a little bit of what we saw!

Jumping Boys!!

Aidan loves to jump. Logan loves to jump. Today they decided, Why not jump together?? Here a few still shots of the boys, Aidan climbed onto the Bumbo and would tell Logan to jump and they would jump together. We got a short clip of them doing it too.

Flash Dancer

Aidan doesn't sit still much at all. It's very hard to change diapers or dress him. Today he got away during a diaper change. He proceeded to turn on his radio, pick up a hat, run around upstairs and dance. There is a video to go with it. I emailed it out a while ago for those I may have missed I hope you enjoy it too. (Logan was taking his morning nap during all of this.) The picture of Aidan getting into a door is Logan's room.

Circles!

Aidan's favorite shape is a circle! He LOVES to draw circles. He draws them very well. He will ask everyone to draw circles with him. Aidan LOVES crayons. Crayons draw on paper, walls, kitchen floors, carpet, rugs, glass doors, windows and now TVs!

The boys after dinner

The boys were hanging out with Veggie Tales tonight after dinner. Carrie is still in a lot of pain and pretty much out of commission. Andrew has spent his vacation Mothering everyone. We thought the boys looked pretty cute side by side.

A high chair with a tray!

Today we decided to put the big tray on Logan's chair so he can play with toys in his high chair while we all eat our meals. He looks so tiny!!

A Diagnosis!!

Our vacation just kept getting better. On Wednesday we took the boys and headed to Urgent Care when the pain came back something fierce. The wait felt like it was an eternity. Nothing like being in pain in a waiting room and being sick! They did all the same tests as the ER. They ruled out a cyst rupture via an exam. And saw on the x-rays possible kidney stones. They gave Carrie some drugs that work well for stone pain and set her up for a helical CT-Scan the next day. Today we got the call, Carrie is passing two kidney stones and has four more inside her kidneys. So, we went to a urologist. They pretty much said let them pass, it can take up to a month! OH JOY! At least we have a reason for this pain.

A Beach Vacation??!

Saturday we left for the beach...three hours later than intended. Our trip there went well, couldn't really complain. We got to the house and Aidan took to it just fine. Logan enjoyed laying on a blanket. Aidan claimed all five beds in the house. Sunday morning Carrie's parents were coming down to spend the night and two days at the beach. Grandpa and Grandma arrived 9am Sunday morning with donuts! Aidan was thrilled! We spent the gray day on the deck enjoying the ocean and trying to coax Aidan to the sand. Each time he stood on it he asked to go back on the deck. We finally took a nice long walk. There were lots of people out. Aidan and Logan enjoyed the ride in the jog stroller. Then they both wanted carried! We got Aidan to let the water hit his feet and showed him that he could write with his fingers in the sand. He was not a fan of the sandy hands though! Monday the weather was even worse! Logan was 5 months old too! We took the entire two pictures for the trip on this day! Logan stayed on the deck out of the drizzle while we took Aidan to the beach to play with the numerous sand toys he has! We had to come in because it started to rain pretty hard. Grandpa and Grandma decided that they would take us out to lunch in Morehead! We went to the Ruddy Duck and had lunch on the water. It was very nice and sheltered from the rain. Aidan had a grand time. We headed back to the rental and Carrie's parents packed up their car to head back to Raleigh. Right before they left Carrie started to feel a pain on her left side and mentioned it. Her Mom asked her if she would be fine and of course Carrie said, "I'll be fine, head on home!" Ten minutes later she felt the need to lie down and let the pain pass. Twenty minutes later it was pretty intense. Twenty minutes after that it was darn right unbearable. Aidan kept joining her on the bed to see how she was doing. An hour after her parents left she was incapacitated with pain and sick from it! (No nausea just sick) She asked Andrew to call her parents, Andrew asked, 'And tell them what?", "Come back", Carrie said. Andrew was pretty uneasy at this point. Carrie's parents quickly turned around and Andrew began calling to see if they had an Urgent Care open on the island. They all were out of business or not answering. So he called Emerald Isle EMS and asked them. The closest Urgent Care was near Fayetteville (90 Miles away). Andrew said, "OK what do we do? Call 911 or go to the ER." Neither choice was ideal but we were out options. So, he got directions and we headed to Carteret Community Hospital in the pouring rain with our two kids and Carrie in pain. After a LONG ride to the ER, Carrie was bumped ahead of everyone else there. They took her vitals and brought her back out to the waiting room. Andrew went to set Aidan down and realized his diaper had leaked. Where's the diaper bag? At the rental house. Then Carrie's parents arrived. They were going to take the boys back to the house. Where are the keys to the rental house you may ask?? Locked in the rental house! Andrew made a call to the Reality and they were going to meet Carrie's parents there and waive the lock out fee. (Whew!) Carrie went through blood draws and Xrays. She was given IV meds and not given a confident diagnosis. They said it was food poisoning and tried to discharge her without the Doctor speaking to her. Andrew insisted the Doctor come in to the answer the questions that the nurse seemed incapable of. The Doctor avoided eye contact and beat around the bush. Carrie had a slight pain relief and asked ,"What about my xrays?" The Doctor said, "They were pretty clear." Carrie asked, 'What do you mean pretty clear?" The Doctor said, "Well, um..they were clear." And said I should be fine and if the pain comes back just come back to them! Carrie was discharged and hobbled to the car in the torrential downpour and said, "I want to go home, I DO NOT want to go back to there or any ER." We've heard you only go to an ER if you KNOW you are dying, other wise wait to see your doctor. We had no choice. We headed back to the house and Carrie's parents helped Andrew pack up the truck. Carrie's parents then at 10:30 at night drove back to Raleigh. We left the next day after the pharmacy opened. On the way home Carrie called her OB because she thought it might be related. After meeting with them, the said via Ultrasound they found a lot of fluid in her "cul-de-sac" and it might have been a cyst rupture. However, with no ultrasound done at the ER they wouldn't be able to confirm it. Carrie's abdomen was pretty sore from being sick and she still had twinges of pain but not anywhere was severe as the night before. So, we THOROUGHLY ENJOYED our "vacation."