Hard Knocks!

This morning I heard a terrible scream. I knew it was BA, and I knew he was in my room. When I walked in the bedroom, it was obvious what had happened. He was holding his Dad's cologne in one hand, and he was screaming while rubbing his eye with his other hand. Of course we called the poison control center to determine the plan of action. They recommended a ten minute shower. My heart sank. BA hates water in his eyes. He hates it so much he wears goggles in the bathtub. So, for the next ten minutes we heard him scream at the top of his lungs- not because of the cologne, but because Dad was keeping him in the shower. After he calmed down, we were thankful that he reported, "I probably won't bother that cologne again."

He's had an obsession with the cologne for probably a good six months now. We will give him a squirt occasionally. Anyway, we usually keep it in a drawer with a safety lock on it. Somehow it was left out of the drawer, and our dear son found it. As Ben summed it up, today he learned from the school of hard knocks!

News Flash

There are two things I have been meaning to blog about:

1. CJ has finally started crawling, and he is going everywhere! He has also learned how to pull up and cruise along furniture in the house. We had to have another round of baby-proofing. This is getting quite difficult, because some of BA's toys could be easily swallowed by CJ, but we can't take all of his toys away because his brother might swallow them.

2. BA has some fears associated with riding in the car. We have no idea where he got them, because he has only ridden with us. There are two things does: 1) If we get on a ramp to the interstate, an overpass, or bridge, he starts repeating, "I don't want to go on the ramp!" 2) He randomly says, "I don't want to ride on the road." Of course we tell him that there is no way to get home besides riding on the road, but that doesn't make him feel any better.

Wordless Wednesday

Conversations

This weekend, this was one of BA's prayers at bedtime.
"God please help Grandpa to have his surgery quickly...(pause)...help Grandma to seek you...(pause)...and help Grandma to play hide-n-go seek with me in Florida...in Jesus name, Amen!

Back to Normal

(Can you tell that little brother isn't happy he is having to share his Mommy?)

I am glad to report that we are just about back to normal around here. BA's surgery went really well. Praise God! The hardest part of everything has been trying to keep him from running around the house! He has gone to the potty many times since the surgery, and he is so proud of himself for being able to get the pee pee in the potty now (and of course Mom and Dad are super happy about that too)! He told Grandma, "Surgery is kind of like sickness...I'm fine now though."

The last picture is of BA on the way home. The nurses suggested that he should have clear liquids, and if he handled that okay he could move on to other liquids, and eventually have dinner. He wanted a hamburger...and he handled it fine.

Pray Please :)

BA will be having a surgical procedure tomorrow morning. Please pray for him! In short, he is having difficulty getting pee pee out. The doctor will cut a small slit across him to help the urine flow out a little better. It should also relieve the pressure and help him do a better job at getting his pee pee in the potty (instead of on the wall, trash can, tub, etc.). Though it sounds pretty painful, the doctor says that he should be up and running around by tomorrow evening. We hope that is the case! Thanks in advance for your prayers.

Wow!

Okay, I must admit that I was impressed the first time CJ pee peed in the potty. I thought it was just coincidence, but three times later, I am wondering if this kiddo knows what he is doing! For four nights we have let him "try" before getting his bath. You guessed it! Three of those nights he did pee pee! Now, I am impressed with this little guy! Can you believe that? Of course I would love to take the credit for this, but I must admit that if anyone has taught him this, it was BA! He has watched BA go to the potty for most of his life. I would sit CJ by the potty while I helped BA get his pee pee in the potty. Maybe he is imitating his brother, maybe it is a whole lot of coincidence, but either way, I am overjoyed!