We're so excited to see the leaves changing, the temps becoming a bit cooler, but the sun still being warm. I love these months before it gets really cold. The change of seasons are always so nice (except for winter).
And with the change of season...comes illnesses. We have already had our first cold of the season which took down both kids...pretty hard. Aiden had wrapped up his first week of preschool and on Saturday the cold struck, but with it also came croup. This is typical for Aiden, but his croup symptoms were so bad that when we took him to the Pediatrician office, they had us go across the street to the hospital for nebulizer treatments because his blood pulse ox was so low. 7 hours in an ER with a 3 yr old is not fun....and then when you put them on steroids it's just crazy. They decided to admit him overnight for observation because of his reaction to the steroids and some questions regarding his blood work....we were not ready for that! To top it off, Jonathan was also sick and Keith had to take him to the Pediatrician for a nebulizer treatment too! Luckily his blood pulse ox was much better than Aiden's so no hospital for him. Both kids had to have inhaler treatments for their croup for over a week. Keith and I were wiped to say the least.
For almost the last year (since finding out about JP's condition), I have been trying to prepare myself that my baby would be in the hospital hooked up to monitors and getting IVs.....I just didn't think it would come this quickly or be my oldest baby!! But Aiden was so brave! Never did he once cry or get upset with any procedures, X-rays, or IVs they did. It was amazing (and I'm hoping his brother will be just as strong when his time comes)! In the end, he's back to being healthy, all is blood work was perfect, and I don't think he wanted to leave the hospital- LOL.
Also Jonathan has been going through some changes this fall. He now sits up on his own, but not only that, he army crawls too! He's getting so fast with it. I can't turn my back for one second without him being halfway across the room...like the one day he crawled into the bathroom. We also catch him on his hands and knees a lot. Typically when he’s on them he just rocks back and forth, but we have seen him take a few paces crawling. It's very scary...Aiden never really crawled, he just pulled himself up on things and walked around furniture and initially he wasn't fast or daring! Jonathan is definitely going to be our troublemaker!!
Lastly, we just had a few road trips. We went up to the PA Ren Faire a couple weeks ago with our friends The Grahams and Nicole & Frank. It was a gorgeous day and a great time! The kids got some fresh air after being sick and Ava, Aiden & Colin had a chance to run around. Here's a few of my favorite pics from that day..
We went to the Jersey Shore this past weekend too. We are very fortunate that a close friend and their family offers us the opportunity to stay at their house occasionally. The house is located in the Villas near the back bay and only moments away from Wildwood. We always have a great time down there and love their house.
The weekend started out a bit chilly, but that didn't stop Aiden from wanting to go the beach. We walked over to the bay and let him play in the sand for a little bit. JP also loved the beach this time (a bit different then OBX, but it might be because it wasn't blazing hot). He decided he wanted to "walk" on the beach and just smiled ear to ear.
Race Car Driver Aiden
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