Ryan & Dad before surgery
It's been busy around here this past week! Grandmom & Pop arrived last Wednesday from MA and we were so grateful that they were here with so much going on. On Thursday, I took JP to get his retainer on. I felt so much better about it once I talked to the orthodontist again and saw that JP was in no pain because of it. It looks like a clear piece of plastic, similar to a hockey mouth guard, that is permanently placed on his lower teeth. As his jaw grows, it will prevent his under bite from getting worse. I took him to school afterwards and his teacher had him do show & tell about it. She emailed me later and said he explained it to everyone & that was that.
On Friday, Joe & I took Ryan to Children's Hospital to have his skin tag removed. We had to be there at 5:30am for the 7:30am surgery. Ryan was such a good boy, especially considering he hadn't eaten since 6:30pm the night before. He went under and came out of the anesthesia like a pro. In true Ryan form he downed a bottle of pedialyte and then followed it up with 8oz. of formula almost immediately after waking up. He hopefully will not have much of a scar and we hope we will not have to visit Children's anytime in the near future.
On Saturday we headed up to Breckenridge for 4 days. It's about a 2 hour drive for us and the munchkins slept the whole way. We met Grandmom & Pop, Carolyn & Paul, Eloise, her friend Angie & little Willa up there. This was the first trip for the babies and they all did great. I didn't have batteries in my camera until the last day, so I couldn't take a picture, but it was quite amazing that our family of 6 fit into one room! They let us have the master bedroom and it actually fit the 3 pack & plays, a roll out bed plus the king sized bed very nicely. They seemed to like the change of scenery as much as we did!
It was so nice to be away for a few days. Grandmom watched the babies so I could take JP sledding, to the pool and the game room. I loved being able to do extra things with him. Joe took him skiing too, so I think he had a really fun time! Joe's birthday is the 20th, and we had a little early party for him on Sunday night complete with his favorite Dairy Queen ice cream cake.
We think Ryan will always remember Grandmom, because she found the key to his happiness- more food! Normally, with jars of food I just go right down the line with everyone getting basically the same amounts. Now that they can eat pretty much whatever, Grandmom sat Ryan up at the table each morning and he ate & ate & ate. He had the biggest smile on his face each time she put more food on is tray. I think once our current supply of baby food runs out, we are done. The babies now can eat pasta, meats, fruits, veggies- just about everything we eat. This makes me so happy!
Today, Grandmom & Pop had to leave- we will be missing them!! Joe also left this morning for a 2 day business trip, JP went back to school & I took the babies for their February RSV shots. It didn't take long for life to get back to normal around here!
Such a big procedure to get rid of the tiny skin tag next to his ear.
What a hambone!
Mom & Ryan after surgey, he was such a trooper!
We thought Caitlin had gotten most of the peas in her mouth. We were wrong!
Celebrating Daddy's birthday a little early.
Willa having fun at the party.
JP & Mom sledding.
Getting ready for a run.
You can kind of see JP's retainer sticking out his bottom lip.
Grandpop & JP
The babies loved the mountains!
Grandmom, Pop &
the girls
JP discovered a new favorite game!
Our attempt at a group shot!
1 comment:
Those are great pictures, Kelly, I'm glad all went well with Ryan's surgery. I'm so impressed with your vacationing skills, it makes me nervous to just do it with George! Sean and I both think you look so young in these pictures (not that you normally look old :) Very cute!
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