Saturday

Went to work from 9-1
Dropped some things off at the DI
Picked up some needed items at Costco
Returned some pants at Kohl's
Ate lunch
Cleaned out the garage
Cleaned the car
Made dinner
Ate dinner
Gave kiddos baths
Got church bags ready for tomorrow
Blogged a little
Watched a movie
Went to bed

Got lots done-love those days!

Learning about spring

Last week Kay did the cutest thing at pre-school. They learned all about spring and about birds. She brought home a birds nest she got to make. It was made out of a doughnut, chocolate frosting, those La Choy noodles and jelly beans. As Kayleigh explained to me, "Mom, we pretended that the icing was dirt and those other things were sticks."

I just thought it was so creative and cute. I can't believe Kayleigh's pre-school year will be done here in a couple months. I feel like she just started. Where does the time go? I think it has been really fun for her to go and learn about different things and have interaction with other kids her age.

Park

Some days it acts like spring here and on those days we try to get out. Kayleigh loves going to the park and Landon is quickly learning to enjoy it, too. He loves going down slides and swinging! This year Kayleigh is a little more daring than last. She likes to try the monkey bars and the fire pole. She's pretty brave and slowly getting the hang of it.

Landon isn't really scared of anything at the park. He crawls thru the sand and all over the big toy. When Kay was his age she never did that. I am sure part of it is that he's a boy, but he is really in to everything. Maybe one day we'll have a swing set, but for now I am glad we have parks to go to.

Skiing

Michael was able to make it up to the slopes one time this skiing season. He went with his friend Lance and they had a great time! They went to Park City. For the past couple of years Michael and his friends go to the Warren Miller movie where they get a free day ski pass for viewing the video. It seems to be a great deal since the movie ticket is only $17.

This year Lance told Michael he would buy his to "pay him back" for all those times in high school that Michael footed the bill. (If you know Michael, he is a great host and loves to help people out and share. I need to learn from him.) Thanks, Lance, that was super nice of you! Michael had a lot of fun not having to go to work and going skiing. I wish he could do more skiing, maybe in the next lifetime...

Clothes from Nana

Usually every year my mom heads down to St. George with her sisters. One of the fun things they do while down there is hit the outlets. The Children's Place down there always seems to have great clearance stuff and my mom always finds stuff for all the grandkids. The things she found this trip she had planned to give all the kids for Easter, but she decided they better wear them now before everyone grows too much to fit in them. Not like my kids grow fast or anything...

Kayleigh got a cute dress and Landon a very cute shirt. I liked his shirt so much I went and got him the same exact one in a size bigger so he can keep on wearing it! Thanks, Mom, for thinking of my kids. They love their new stuff!

15 month check-up

Yesterday I took Landon in to the doctor for his 15 month check-up. All I can say is this kid is growing right up! He is 27 lbs. (81st%tile) and 33 inch long (94th%tile). I guess that would explain why he is in 24mo./2T clothes. His head circumference is in the 95th%tile.

His doctor was a little surprised that he's not walking yet, but he said enjoy it while it lasts. I agree. The doctor asked what words he is saying, I said not really any. I guess by now he should have three distinct sounds/words. He does say Dadda, but I don't think he knows he's saying it. By the time he's 18 mo. he's supposed to have 12-18 words, so I guess we'd better get this kid talking.

With the whole UTI thing we've dealt with this last month I asked the doctor if this would be something he is going to be prone to now. Dr. Doug said he was really glad I brought this subject up because he kind of forgot about it since he wasn't the original doctor to treat it. (The instacare was.) He went on to say that when little boys get one then they need to have some tests done to check and see if their anatomy is built correctly inside. Boys really shouldn't get them at all.

So, in a few weeks when RSV season is over, we'll head down to Primary Children's and have a VCU (voiding cystourethrogram) and renal ultrasound done. What that means is that they will cath him again and inject a dye into his bladder. Then with the ultrasound they can watch and see where that dye goes as the bladder empties. The urine should only go down, if it goes up into his kidneys then something is wrong and will possibly need surgery to correct.

Dr. Doug said that since Landon's fever was so high that day (105 degrees) that he's positive it was up in his kidneys. My poor little baby, I feel so bad for him. I know this is not going to be fun for him. After his traumatic experience at the instacare being cathed, he really hates doctor offices now. Yesterday during his check-up he cried the entire time and wouldn't even look at Dr. Doug. Once he got a sucker after his shots then he finally calmed down. Thank goodness for sugar! It really does help that medicine go down.

Okay, now we are done

Got word from the doctor today and Landon got the "all clear", hooray!