It has been awhile since I have posted so I thought I would catch up. It has been a little crazy around here. Jimmy has been sick for almost a month now. It started out with an infection in his prostate that spread to his gallbladder and kidneys. this past Thursday he had his gallbladder and appendix taken out and has also been diagnosed with another bacteria infection called H.Pylori. The surgery was supposed to be out patient but they were having a hard time keeping his O2 levels up and managing his pain especially since it wasn't really the gallbladder causing the pain in the first place. Anyway, he finally came home after 2 nights stay in the hospital and has been resting at home. We are still not sure if he is getting better yet or not. I keep thinking he seems better and then there is a set back of some kind. I hope this ends soon and he gets feeling better so life can get back to normal. The kids and I were going to drive to California to see my family but with Jimmy being sick we cancelled the trip. I am a little bummed but I know we will have more opportunities when the time is right. I have been trying to take the kids out so Jimmy gets some rest and we have been learning some things since we have. We went on some different trails at the refuge and found that Em loves chasing ground squirrels, we also went to the Memorial Day Parade in Corvallis and they really enjoyed that. We are enjoying the warmer weather even if we have to share it with the rain.
I have decided to take courses online to get my teaching degree. Starting July 1 I start classes through Western Governors University and I am really excited but also a little scared. It should take me two years and then I will have my teaching degree for K-12 in special Education. Jimmy has been telling me to go back to school for awhile now and I wish I would have listened to him then instead of wasting a year. He is a little nervous about me doing it online but I have researched it and think it will be a great opportunity for me.
Ethan is growing so much. He is cruising along everything and right now is pushing his walker toy across the front room. He still doesn't have any teeth which is fine with me. He loves to chase his sister around and get into things that he is not supposed to. His favorites are the dogs dishes, Em's potty seat and her white board crayons. The other day he had drawn all over his face with the brown crayon. Luckily it all came off very easily.
Emilee is not quite so thrilled with Ethan being so mobile because he often goes after her toys or whatever she has at the moment. She is a great sister though. She is very much looking forward to starting school and her birthday. This past month she got her first hair cut and had her first visit to the dentist. She did great at both. Her hair cut was more of just a trim in back to even it up but she still has CRAZY hair. She has no cavities and has a beautiful smile but we need to start flossing because her teeth are close together.
I guess that is about it for now. I am sure I can go on but this is the most important happenings around here. I added just a few of my favorite pictures from the past month.
