This is a 'public service announcement'...
Our subdivision, Northshore, is having our annual sub sale Thursday May 14 through Saturday, May 16. Time is 9am-4pm Thursday and Friday and 9am-12pm on Saturday.
Our Sub is located in Howell, off Crooked Lake Road, between Chilson Road (to the west) and Dorr Road (to the east).
There will be LOTS of great items for sale, including BABY ITEMS (clothes, toys, gear, strollers, etc.), kitchen items, household items, books, clothes, purses, bags, and furniture.
Please stop by and shop!
May 13, 2009
February 06, 2009
January 25, 2009
It's been too long...time for an update!
Well, it's been a week since I last posted so I should probably share what we've been up to.
Monday I decided to venture out to WalMart, which I haven't done in a while. Well, I can say WITHOUT a DOUBT that doing all that walking around the store wasn't a good idea. I had SO many contrx on Monday afternoon and evening. So I guess I'll have to make my trips to the stores VERY well planned/thought out.
Tuesday we went out to dinner at Leo's with Doug & Kathy B., whom we met through MOSAIC (through St. Pat's), and while there, we noticed that a hive appeared on Nicholas' hand. Then I noticed a couple on his face. Then, a couple popped up on his arm. That made me nervous! We immediately took him out of his seat, used a TON of wipes to wipe down his hands, his arms, and his face. Also, his high chair (we bring in our OWN seat, due to his allergy). I gave him some Benadryl and then slathered some on the hives themself.
We have NO idea what caused the reaction. We've eaten at Leo's dozens of times without having any problems, so I did contact them the next day to let them know what happened and they were SO great! They suggested that we tell them when we arrive that we've got a severe food allergy, so they can take EXTRA care to prepare our food.
After dinner, Nick brought Nicholas home and then I went to the MOSAIC meeting for the first time in a LONG time. MOSAIC was something that was critical to me and Nick being able to grieve in a healthy way. To be able to talk to other parents whom have also lost children; only THEY can really understand our pain.
Since it's been pretty chilly and I've got to stay off my feet a majority of the day, I decided it was time to try coloring with Nicholas again. The last time I tried it, he not only ate a tip of a crayon, but he also licked the Tadoodles markers. His entire mouth was brown and purple as a result!
This time, was a much better success. We started out with the Crayola ColorWonder Markers and paper. Since the markers ONLY create color on the special paper, it's less messy. The ONLY trouble was that my little boy is too smart for his mommy! He kept trying to color with the end of the marker that shows you what color will appear, as opposed to the end with the special ink. So, I thought, let's switch to regular paper and crayons. He did SO great! He colors with BOTH ends of the crayons, and likes to do lines/arcs back and forth. What I LOVE the best about his picture is that he wanted to use all the colors - red, blue, green, orange, yellow, and purple!
On Friday, I asked Nick if he would be up for a trip to the Ann Arbor Hands on Museum and he said we could try it and see if Nicholas would enjoy it. We decided to park on the street, just down the block from the Museum, and walk there. Funny aside: we parked RIGHT across the street from a lot that's permit parking M-F, but is open on the weekends and we didn't even notice. In our rush to get Nicholas out of the cold, I forgot to put money in the meter. So we got a $10 parking ticket while parked right across the street from a free lot! Silly!
Anyway...we spent MOST of our time in the Pre-School area of the museum. They had a water play area, a large indoor play structure, a small play structure, an area for babies, a place to read, and a Lego table. Nicholas' favorite thing *seemed* to be the water play area. We put a waterproof smock on him and he started playing right away. Of course, Nick is SUCH a good Dad and was right there with him! We thought later, that perhaps we should have put a smock on him too!
I'll upload more pictures of our trip to AAHOM soon and will post a link here.
While at the museum, we went to the 'snack' area to give Nicholas a little something to eat until we were able to get back home. While we were doing that, we noticed that he was getting hives, AGAIN.
We decided to come home, and then of course, we had a restless little boy on our hands. He didn't want to take his nap! He finally did, and then when he woke, we prepared his dinner.
While he was eating dinner (leftovers from Friday night) we noticed that his hands were becoming red and looked swollen, and then after he was finished, we noticed some hives on his left leg, and on the back of both legs. We decided to take some pictures b/c the ones on the back of his legs were SO big.
I also decided to call the on-call allergist, b/c he'd had the rxn on Tuesday, and it seems like he's getting hives a LOT lately. So...the allergist called me back and we spoke about what's been happening with him.
She didn't think that Saturday's rxn was necessarily food related, since the hives were not on his face and he didn't have his 'traditional' anaphylactic rxn.
We also discussed that he had an outbreak of hives following his viral infection right after Christmas. She did say that sometimes, those hives can continue for quite some time, as long as several weeks. So she did say that it *could* be that.
In the meantime, we're to start him on a daily dose of Zyrtec, and try to make sure we monitor him even MORE than normal. We did give him another dose of Benadryl last night before bed. The hives were gone by this AM, so that's a good sign.
I'm also going to call the allergist tomorrow; the on-call allergist said that she'd make a note that we were going to call and they'd try to get us in for an appointment as SOON as possible.
Today, so far, has seemed 'uneventful', which is a great thing! He's currently napping, so I should end this post and get dinner started. I'll try to get an update up this week!
November 28, 2008
November 25, 2008
Nicholas' first time in the snow!
Wowie! Yesterday, when we were at my appt at UM, it started snowing. And it didn't stop until after we got home. Then it started again. Then it stopped. Then it started overnight.
We have SO much snow here. Brighton even closed the schools for the day!
I thought I'd be brave and venture outside with Nicholas - kind of hard to do when you're pg, but...I can't deprive him, right? It only took us about 15min to get him dressed (not bad, I think, for the first time trying everything on together).
The coat and hat are from LL Bean and we LOVE them. The snow pants are from Target and I figured out how to make them 'fit' a little better by crossing the straps. The boots are also from Target that I got on sale a couple of weeks ago - thank goodness I got them when I saw them on sale! They were actually pretty easy to put on so I think those might be his shoes of choice (or mine to put on him) for the winter!
Here are a couple of pics:
Here is a video of Nicholas in the snow for the first time:
November 17, 2008
October 08, 2008
Sticky & Sweet...
No, I'm not referring to Nicholas' hands after he's done eating a meal.
It's the title of Madonna's latest tour, and I'm going to see her when she's in Detroit!
When the tickets went on sale, I mentioned to Nick that she was coming and so he said, "see if you can get tickets" and we did!
The best part is that the concert date falls on our 'anniversary' of when we started dating...13 years together as a couple!
The concert is at Ford Field, so the drive there and the drive home won't be much fun, but it WILL be fun to see her again and to see her while 6 months preggo too... should be interesting!
Here's a link to the official tour site, in case anyone is interested: Madonna - Sticky & Sweet Tour
October 07, 2008
October 06, 2008
Don't you LOVE fall?
This weekend was fun filled for us!
First, on Saturday, we had MSU's Homecoming to attend. The ride up to campus was an interesting one, to say the least. Once we arrived on campus, all was well. We parked in the new ramp by Olin & Morrill Hall. That's our favorite place to park (at least it was before the ramp was built) b/c it is close to Grand River (to be able to go to SBS) and only a 15 minute walk, or so, to the stadium. Plus, there's real bathrooms at the Human Ecology building!
Nicholas really enjoyed himself! He met Sparty for the first time, and he REALLY likes the Spartan Marching Band!
He fell asleep on the walk back to the car in daddy's arms. It was so cute!
Here's a pic from Saturday (more pics can be found in this album - follow the link - MSU Homecoming 2008 pics):
On Sunday, Nick and I decided
to take Nicholas out to get our
Halloween pumpkins. We had planned on
going to Spicer's, but there was so much
traffic, we quickly nixed that plan.
Instead, we followed the signs to
Dietrich's farm, a family farm off
Fausset Rd and Green Rd.
It was a beautiful day, a scenic drive
and we had a great time choosing a
pumpkin for each of us. We even picked
out 'baby boos' or mini-pumpkins for the
girls.
Nicholas LOVED riding in the wagon -
thank you very much, Grandma &
Grandpa D! Here is a pic (more pics can be found in this album - follow the link - Pumpkin Farm 2008):
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