Wrote this in March 2009, Nolan was only one month old. Ryan was 2 1/2 and Ian just turned 6.
A must share story about the neglect I had for my second born. Being a middle child myself I have always had a soft spot for other "middles" and plan to be very aware of my little Ryan's feelings through the upcoming years......This is not a good start!
After a long and busy weekend of partying for Ian's 6th b-day, we were finally home and settled. Ian was asleep upstairs for school tomorrow. Chris was holding a sleeping Nolan and Ryan was with me in the kitchen while I was making Ian's lunch for school. I popped a bag of popcorn for a bed time snack for Ryan. I was on the phone with my sister Sarah and Ryan was sitting next to me on the couch eating his popcorn. I hear him saying my name and something about his nose. After a few times of saying my name, I finally looked at him and realized he was trying to tell me that he had a popcorn kernel up his nose! Yikes, I fished it out pretty easily with my fingernail, and laughed with my sister about how he had to call me a few times while I was blabbing to her......... Get with it mom! Umm Yeah, it doesn't end there......
So my sister Brenda can be kind of a spaz about germs and worrying about stuff. Sorry Bren, but its true. We often joke about it and I in particular get great enjoyment out of picking on her about it. Her son Noah wants the toilet seat washed off before he pees. And uses toilet paper to flush the toilet so he doesn't have to touch the handle....even in his own house! And he just turned 4! Chris tells a hilarious story about taking Noah to the bathroom at a restaurant and how Noah wanted Chris to hold him up to pee into the toilet so that he didn't have to touch anything. Funny, right..... well Brenda this "note" is to officially apologize for ever making fun of your over spazziness!
Chris came home this morning to re-fill his coffee (huge plus of living on the grounds where he works!) Nolan had a Dr. appt. which I was getting ready for. He is doing great by the way, and now weighing in at 6.10oz! That is what Ian weighed when he was born, haha! He is our peanut and we love him so much! Anyway, Chris helped me out by changing Ryan's diaper and dressing him. While he had him layed down for the diaper change, he noticed something in his nose. Looking more closely he realized he had a popcorn kernel up his nose! Jeez, then he looked again and noticed he had another one in his other nostril too! Oh my gosh!! I cleaned up the popcorn last night so I know he didn't put it there this morning. And the most horrible thing is last night I noticed while he was sleeping that he sounded stuffy. I thought he was getting sick and even looked for the saline nasal gel to put on his nose. But I couldn't find it and gave up looking. It was 4 am and I was so tired from nursing Nolan I just wanted to go back to sleep. (Pulling the sympathy card here people!) So of course as we tried to get them out with tweezers we pushed them up more. Chris had a great idea took and took a bobby pin and opened it and curved the end with pliers. He was able to get behind the kernel and scoop it out. So finally after a long night of stuffy wheezing Ryan could breath again!
So Brenda Ann, you may be a spaz but I know your kid would never go to sleep, let alone sleep the WHOLE NIGHT THROUGH with popcorn kernels up his nose! You have my permission, anytime I start to pick on you, just say two words to me.......Popcorn Kernels
A must share story about the neglect I had for my second born. Being a middle child myself I have always had a soft spot for other "middles" and plan to be very aware of my little Ryan's feelings through the upcoming years......This is not a good start!
After a long and busy weekend of partying for Ian's 6th b-day, we were finally home and settled. Ian was asleep upstairs for school tomorrow. Chris was holding a sleeping Nolan and Ryan was with me in the kitchen while I was making Ian's lunch for school. I popped a bag of popcorn for a bed time snack for Ryan. I was on the phone with my sister Sarah and Ryan was sitting next to me on the couch eating his popcorn. I hear him saying my name and something about his nose. After a few times of saying my name, I finally looked at him and realized he was trying to tell me that he had a popcorn kernel up his nose! Yikes, I fished it out pretty easily with my fingernail, and laughed with my sister about how he had to call me a few times while I was blabbing to her......... Get with it mom! Umm Yeah, it doesn't end there......
So my sister Brenda can be kind of a spaz about germs and worrying about stuff. Sorry Bren, but its true. We often joke about it and I in particular get great enjoyment out of picking on her about it. Her son Noah wants the toilet seat washed off before he pees. And uses toilet paper to flush the toilet so he doesn't have to touch the handle....even in his own house! And he just turned 4! Chris tells a hilarious story about taking Noah to the bathroom at a restaurant and how Noah wanted Chris to hold him up to pee into the toilet so that he didn't have to touch anything. Funny, right..... well Brenda this "note" is to officially apologize for ever making fun of your over spazziness!
Chris came home this morning to re-fill his coffee (huge plus of living on the grounds where he works!) Nolan had a Dr. appt. which I was getting ready for. He is doing great by the way, and now weighing in at 6.10oz! That is what Ian weighed when he was born, haha! He is our peanut and we love him so much! Anyway, Chris helped me out by changing Ryan's diaper and dressing him. While he had him layed down for the diaper change, he noticed something in his nose. Looking more closely he realized he had a popcorn kernel up his nose! Jeez, then he looked again and noticed he had another one in his other nostril too! Oh my gosh!! I cleaned up the popcorn last night so I know he didn't put it there this morning. And the most horrible thing is last night I noticed while he was sleeping that he sounded stuffy. I thought he was getting sick and even looked for the saline nasal gel to put on his nose. But I couldn't find it and gave up looking. It was 4 am and I was so tired from nursing Nolan I just wanted to go back to sleep. (Pulling the sympathy card here people!) So of course as we tried to get them out with tweezers we pushed them up more. Chris had a great idea took and took a bobby pin and opened it and curved the end with pliers. He was able to get behind the kernel and scoop it out. So finally after a long night of stuffy wheezing Ryan could breath again!
So Brenda Ann, you may be a spaz but I know your kid would never go to sleep, let alone sleep the WHOLE NIGHT THROUGH with popcorn kernels up his nose! You have my permission, anytime I start to pick on you, just say two words to me.......Popcorn Kernels
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