Big Boy Bed

We realized that transitioning Sam to a big bed would be difficult when he is willing and able to climb back into his crib. The three of us took his crib apart last night. He had his plastic drill and pliers out and was a big help.

Kate has been prepping him for the "big boy bed" move for a number of days as well as what to do when he wakes up in the morning. He taught himself how to move a chair to the fridge and open it to get milk and food out. We didn't want him to wake up, go downstairs, and try to make breakfast while we slept.

Sam slept in the twin bed and only woke up once around 2:30am. We told a few stories, he fell back asleep, and slept until 7am. I woke up to "Mommy, Daddy, I'm awake...." Not too bad for a first overnight try.

Merry Christmas

All is well. Sam loves to help shovel the snow.

Yesterday and today Sam is sleeping in his pack-and-play to get him ready for sleeping at Grandma's tomorrow night. We set it up next to his crib last night and he slept great. I put him down for his afternoon nap today in the pack-and-play. After I went downstairs he started crying and complaining that he wanted to sleep in his crib. Ten minutes later he was asleep.

I went up to check on him and he was not in the pack-and-play. He was in his crib. He had climbed out of the pack-and-play and up the side of the crib to lay down for a nap.

No Medicine!

Sam's cardiologist visit was as  good as it could possibly be.... No SVT issues with the 24 hour halter monitor!  No propranolol!  

There is still a 30+% chance the SVT could come back.  The next likely window for a reoccurrence is at 4-5 yrs old.  For now Kate and I are enjoying the moment and not having to worry about falling asleep before his ten pm dose.  Sam hasn't noticed any change at all.  He was getting used to putting on a stethoscope and checking the baby's heart rate by putting the other end on Katie's tummy and saying "boom boom... boom boom".  Thank you for the prayers for Sam's heart.  Since he was about a month old this outcome was the best case scenerio.

We went to Steve and Lisa's for Halloween.  There were reports of a crazed monkey throwing leaves and terrorizing the neighborhood.  I got a picture.

Pumpkin Patch visits

We've visited two farms in the last two weeks and Sam had a great time at both.

October

Here are a few recent pictures.  One is Sam having a snack at Devil's Lake and keeping a close eye on the rest of the room.  There is a shot from Middleton Good Neighbor Fest.  We visited the Meyers this week and Wonder Woman Claire pushed Sam around in a shopping cart.  Grandpa Rick visited later in the week and Sam wanted to be flipped upside down a bunch of times before he could leave.

Message From Sam

Family Safety Day

To temporarily appease Sam's insatiable need for all things fire truck, we walked down to Family Safety Day at the Middleton Fire Department.  They had an obstacle course, toys, McGruff the crime dog, and, of course, fire trucks.

Concerts, Park, Cabin, Parfrey's, Cabin, Park, Museum

The Great Circus Parade

Christmas presents for Betsy included a Milwaukee weekend with the Circus Parade.  We got a hotel on the parade route and set two chairs up on a corner (note the circles on two pictures).  We got into town Saturday night and ate.  Sam did not want to go to sleep, but once he did he slept great.  On Sunday all four of us went to the pool.  Betsy raced me.  Sam jumped from Katie on the edge to me in the pool over and over yelling "jump" each time.  We tried some swimming.  He said "kick, kick, kick" while he kicked, but never really got his arms into it.

The hotel location on the corner was great as Sam's nap time coincided with the parade.  Kate and Betsy watched the first half from the street while Sam slept and I watched from the "sniper's nest" up above.  Then Kate and I switched for the second half.  The weather was beautiful, the wild animals were well behaved, and everyone had a great time.

Mr. Sam deserved a fun weekend as this last week he was healing.  He had a couple spots that turned out to be impetigo (skin staph) a week and a half ago.  The next day he fell trying to kick a ball and cut his chin open (ten total stitches).  He was a champ getting the stitches.  He didn't make a move until the last three stitches and then just started pointing at the door saying "go".   He's had over a week to heal and it certainly hasn't slowed him down.

The pictures are in no particular order.