Andy's head

I think this is a record for how often I've been blogging. Especially with how much I still have to do for Christmas. This post is in regard to Andy's rather large head (see Santa picture from two posts ago for confirmation). Andy falls a lot and always seems to faceplant on the floor. He has what we call a "permabruise" on his forehead. Yesterday evening Andy fell off of the chair and bumped his head again. This time was the worst. We waited, the swelling went down and we felt he was going to be OK. But the swelling went up again late last night...to twice the size of the original bump. We almost took him to the ER but opted against it after consulting with two nurses (are we bad parents for worrying about the cost of an Emergency Room visit?) This morning he is doing much better. His head is still big, of course, and the falls will keep happening. But at least for this Christmas season we might not have to visit the ER (we were there on Christmas Eve last year for Noah's allergic reaction to cashews).

Christmas Cookies

I made plates of cookies for all of the guys at Ephraim's work. We started out with 20 plates of cookies. Now we're down to 19.

Santa's Pajama Party

We had a great time tonight for Family Home Evening. We went to a local photo studio for a very fun Santa PJ Party. We got to listen to Mrs. Clause tell stories and sing songs about Santa.


We ate delicious treats we made ourselves.


We wrote letters to Santa Clause.


And we had a classic Santa Picture taken that we will treasure forever (well, most of us will treasure, anyway).



On another note, Noah was walking around today with a pad of paper and a pencil in his hand. He was making his Christmas list. He asked me what I wanted for Christmas (pencil and paper in hand, ready to write...what, I'm not sure...he's only 3). I told him I wanted a back massage. He informed me that Santa didn't have enough money for a back massage this year. "I want curtains for my Family Room," I said. "That's a good one, mom. Santa has enough money for curtains this year." Thanks, son.

Noah's surgery

So Noah was diagnosed with sleep apnea about 3 months ago. It's not so much a life and death situation but he does hold his breath in his sleep and his oxygen levels dip way down. He has been on oxygen at night for the last little while and we've been waiting to have his tonsils and adenoids taken out to prevent any extra blockage in his airways. This all goes along with the muscle condition that he has had since birth.

Yesterday Noah had his surgery. It went slendidly...so far. We were in and out of the hospital in about 3 1/2 hours and Noah's doing great. He's been enjoying the plethora of popsicles and sugary drinks to keep up his calorie intake...not that calorie intake has ever been a problem with Noah, as many of you know. The doctors and nurses were heroes and took such great care of him. He came out of the anesthesia well. When he got to us, he was in and out of sleep. At one point, he must have been dreaming, because he opened his eyes and said "If Santa doesn't come, then I'm going to have to go to the North Pole and get him."

I'm glad to have my son back to his old self this morning. He has been running around playing with and tackling Anderson. I'm grateful for the health of my family.