The Youngest Youngs: December 2010

Thursday, December 30, 2010

LOL

Tracy accidentally buckled Elmo into the seat with Addie and she thought it was hilarious.

Now Addison wants her toys buckled in with her... she still thinks it's hilarious.

Christmas 2010 was a fun and very busy time. We took Addie and Jack to see Christmas lights a few nights before Christmas and they loved them! We loved them so much that we went back to see them again with Addie's friend, Rissa. (Plus, the first time we went Addie accidentally touched a very hot light and burned her finger a little... so we wanted to go again without the burn part.) Addison kept saying to Rissa "Don't touch the lights, Rissa!" and Rissa would respond, "You might get burned!" Here are some pictures from the trip.

We made a special request for Santa to come early to the Young house so we could do Christmas day in San Antonio with Paul's family. Santa was a very nice guy this year... he left Addie and Jack lots of new toys! Kelly and Tracy came over early in the morning to watch all the action and we got some pictures... mostly of Addie and Jack opening presents. The kids got a train/city table which was set up in the living room. Addie's new "passion" right now is "Yo Gabba Gabba" and she was SO excited to get a Brobee doll. She also loved her little toys and candy in her stocking. Addison was an excellent big sister and opened Jack's presents for him!

Addie opened the gift she wrapped and gave to Jack... a Vuli Giraffe! He loves it. He especially loves the squeaker it has and laughs when Addie squeaks it for him.

Kelly and Tracy smile for the camera... they want to be as enthusiastic as Addie is in her pictures now.

On Christmas day, we drove down to San Antonio to spend time with Paul's family.
Unfortunately, I didn't have my camera out and ready ... so I didn't get many pictures. Fortunately for us, Cyndi had her camera out and got some great shots! I will post the ones I got from her. I will post more when I can!

The one picture I got on my iPhone in San Antonio!

The day after Christmas we drove up to Liberty Hill to see my parents. Nick and Jana were in town from Seattle too! It was great to see everyone. Again... I didn't have my camera out... so I only got a few shots. It's getting harder and harder to manage two kids and the camera.
Here is Addison, Kelly and I trying to see the donkeys on the land behind my parents house.

My mom got this shot of Jack and me right after we had dinner.

Wednesday, December 15, 2010

Big Hospital Scare

On Monday, Jack's school called me to let me know he had a fever of 101.8. Luckily, I was on my way there when they called.... Unluckily, it was late in the day and when I called the doctor they said there were no more spots open for that day. Jack was congested for a few days before all of this and had a horse voice. He was also having trouble breathing and just sounded and looked horrible. The doctor's office told me that if Jack's temperature was over 101 by the time I got him home then to go ahead and take him to the ER.

When I got home, his temperature was 101.6. Thank goodness Paul was home! He took Jack to the ER while I got Addie ready for bed. At the ER near our house, Jack was tested for RSV and it was negative (YAY!). Addison caught RSV when she was about Jack's age and it was very scary! However, the ER wanted to send him by ambulance over to Dell Children's Hospital so they could observe him that night due to his fever and breathing. Poor Jack, he couldn't even cry... he just sounded like an old man coughing with no breath. Before Jack could be transferred over to Dell Children's he was suppose to get an IV. They stuck him 5 times!! And they still couldn't get an IV in him (probably because he was dehydrated). They finally just transferred him over by ambulance without the IV. I called Kelly, and she immediately volunteered to come over to the house and stay with Addie so Paul and I could both go to the hospital. I love my family.

When Paul and I got there, they finally let us feed Jack. They had given him a few nebulizer treatments and he got some sleep. By the next morning, Jack was doing very well. He was smiling, eating, but still sounded pretty bad. After several doctors came in to check on him and asked lots of questions they let us go home. The doctors said that Jack probably had a virus and bronchitis, but at such a young age they had to be extra careful. I'm SO thankful that the scare is over! He is doing great now and even slept 10 hours last night!!!

I am very happy and thankful that we have family that live close by, Paul was home, and Jack is feeling much better. I am OVER JOYED that he slept 10 hours last night. I really hope he does it again, and again... oh and again!