Just Ducky

There are some ducks that frequently visit our lawn. We don't know who they belong to, but they are rather pesky. They come running at us in hopes of getting fed every time we are outside. Cody is a little afraid of them, but he is brave enough to yell at them to "GO AWAY DUCKS" if they are properly separtated by a railing and a flight of stairs. We had just pulled up into the driveway and he so daringly ran at them to yell "go away," but he was the one who ended up running away screaming. I tried to get my camera out faster, but was unable to capture the full hilarity of the situation.

He regained his bravery at the top of the porch. Here was able to yell and scold. They look terribly frightened and intimidated don't they??
He is so proud of himself for getting a safe distance between them. I must admit they are freakishly large ducks, and when you are 2, I'm sure they are quite frightening as a flock of them is charging you ready to steal the french fry right out of your hand. I did get a pretty good laugh out of it though, it was one of those moments that just made my day.

Tonsils... who needs 'em anyways??

Poor Cody had to get his tonsils and adenoids taken out yesterday. They were so swollen they were touching. He didn't get a lot of sore throats or anything, but he was snoring and becoming apneic at night. He also wasn't swallowing his food well at all. He would chew chew chew, and then spit it all out because there just wasn't any room for it to go down.

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The good news is, he is doing AMAZING!! We can hardly tell that anything even happened. He was a whiney baby for about one hour after the surgery and then he was running all over McKay Dee pediatrics unit. We couldn't contain him. Thankfully they let us come home last night. Spending a night in the hospital with him would have been pure torture for all of us.

This was the surgery prep room. They gave him the cute blanky, but he didn't really care about it, he just wanted his own blanky. They knocked him out with gas before placing the IV and starting the general anesthesia, which was way nice.

This was about an hour after surgery. They had me get in the bed with him and cuddle for the first hour, then it was daddy's turn. Poor kid threw up a couple of times, but after that first hour he was a champ. He was so stoned it was hilarious. He hated being hooked up to the BP cuff, sat probe, and IV, but luckily that only lasted about 3 hours. The one thing he hated that we couldn't get rid of was the hospital gown. But he loved the hospital sockies.

He ate lots of popcicles and drank root beer. He even ate Mac and Cheese by 4 pm.

The pictures are out of order, but we had him tell us AWWW one more time before he got rid of his tonsils.
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Both of his Grandma's and Grandpa's came to see him after he got home. They were also shocked at how well he was doing. He was up and playing, just running around like his usual self, except maybe a little crooked due to the effects of narcotics. My mom and dad brought him a quillow (a blanket that folds into a pillow) with tractors and trucks on it and a toy dump truck, which he loves. Our good family friend, Gail, sent him a tonka truck that he still hasn't stopped playing with. I don't have any pictures of it because right now he is taking a nap with all of his new loot.
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By today he was going stir crazy!! He was coming up with every excuse as to why we needed to leave the house. He needed to go to Grandpa's, the store, for a ride in daddy's truck, outside to play with cars.... you name it, he came up with it. So we finally decided to take him to the Air Force Museum, that way he could just ride around in the stroller and look at airplanes. YA RIGHT, by the end he was pushing the stroller and running all over.
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He is such a tough little cowboy. We are so proud of him and are so glad that he is doing so well.

Baby Update

Everything is going very well. Wyatt is growing as expected, his estimated weight as of last Friday was 4 lbs 11 oz. My midwife predicted that he will be somewhere in the mid 7 lb range when he is born. This is also where Cody was predicted to be, but was actually in the mid 6's. We shall see.

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I am still set to deliver this baby on Dec 17th. It is really nice to have an induction date set. Yes, I do realize that I could go into labor before that, but I really just don't see that happening. Wyatt is a constant mover, he especially loves meal time and apples. His little legs are all over the place, including in my ribs. I love this part of being pregnant. People can actually tell that I am pregnant, not just fat, and I love feeling the baby move.

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I have a little less than 6 weeks to go. This is exciting and scary all at the same time. I have never been one to wish my pregnancy to be over, I love being pregnant. Don't get me wrong I am excited to have my baby here when it is time, but it seems like time is flying by so fast. I still have lots to do.

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I will be graduating December 3rd, the day before my Birthday (well, at least that is when the last assignement is due). This will seriously be the best Birthday ever. I have told Russ that he really doesn't need to get me a thing because no gift could ever top never having to return to Weber State again!! On top of all that, I get a baby for Christmas. What could be better??

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Cody is starting to maybe grasp the idea of a baby in Mommy's tummy a little bit. He likes to point to my belly and say, "Mommy's baby" and he lifts up my shirt and kisses my tummy. He doesn't think its so great when he is trying to sit on my lap and read stories. He just can't get comfortable and tries to push and jab the baby out of his way.

SeaWorld

After 2 days at Disneyland, we headed down to San Diego and spend a day at Seaworld. We saw the whales or "big fish", dolphins or "dolpins", and enjoyed a day in the sun.

Cody of course had to go on the rides.
He loved petting the Sting Ray's. They like him too, they would flock to him five at a time.

The Dolphins were very curious, and Cody had a fun time watching them because they would come right up to the glass.

Seaworld was way fun, but I think that Disneyland was our families favorite.

Disneyland

We had so much fun on our vacation. We spent the first 2 days in Disneyland, I wish we could have spent one more. Cody loved going on the rides. He had a hard time waiting in line, so thankfully there weren't 5 million people there. It was funny though, because he would start getting inpatient but then he would say "wait your turn." Then when we would get on the rides he would say, "hold on tight." He loved all of the rides, and went on everyone that he was big enough for, roller coasters included.

The end of October is the best time ever to be in Disneyland. There are less people, the weather is perfect, and it is decorated so cute.

This is the whole gang. We went with our friends Chris and Candice and their girls Reese and Tatum. It was so much fun vacationing with them. Chris is mine and Russ' boss, and Candice is also a nurse. They were awesome company.

Cody loved to ride the train. We had to do it a couple of times so that he could see the Grand Canyon and the Dinosaurs. The whole time we were riding he would yell "Choo Choo" as many times and as loud as he could.


Cody was Woody for Halloween, so we had to get pictures of the big Woody in the street parade.

Cody and Russ in the Teacups. We got it spinning pretty good, and Cody just giggled the entire time. I was worried that he might be afraid of the rides and we would have wasted our money, but he is a tough kid and just giggled on every one of them and just wanted to do more.