I am far too lazy to upload all the Christmas pictures here. To see pictures from Christmas Eve at Grandma Laurie's, Christmas morning at home, Christmas morning at Grammy's, Christmas afternoon at GiGi's, Christmas evening at Grandma Doyle's, and the 2 day after Christmas gathering at the Christesen's in VA (yes, we were quite busy)...CLICK HERE!
I hope everyone had a fantastic Christmas!
Sunday, December 28, 2008
Saturday, December 27, 2008
Carsick...ick!
*WARNING: This post is not for those with weak stomachs!*
Have you ever tried googling "how to clean vomit off an Evenflo Triumph DLX"? If not, consider yourself lucky.
On the way to Aunt Karen and Uncle Rich's house in Northern VA, Cole got carsick. He was so quiet and well behaved on the way there, through the horrible traffic (stupid mixing bowl) and the long drive. About a mile away from our destination Brien and I started discussing the weird smell in the car. At first we thought it could be a dirty diaper, but then decided probably not. I had it pegged as an old napkin covered in milk that was sitting my cup holder. (It wasn't actually covered in milk, just an old napkin) While we were having this discussion, Cole was making his classic 'sniff, sniff' noise and we were giggling about his listening to our conversation.
As soon as we arrived, I went to get him from his car seat and discovered that he was covered, and I mean strip down naked, covered in vomit. His car seat was also covered (and so was his hat????). Also did I mention that I wore a cashmere sweater (dumb mommy move). Anyway, Cole was pretty easy to clean up. His car seat, which is an Evenflo Triumph DLX (if you were wondering), is another story entirely. The cover is micro suede and leather. The instruction booklet, says not to put it in the washer because of the leather...great. So we wiped it off with soapy water and left it outside for about 5 or so hours. It still smells HORRIBLE! I'm really at a loss for what to do. I've been googling for a few hours and have found pretty much nothing. This helpful blogger suggests that I throw away the car seat and buy a new one. Many others claim that the cover cleans so easily, but never actually tell me how they cleaned it. If you have any fantastic ideas please leave me a comment. Otherwise we will be disregarding the instructions, putting it in the washer, and buying a new cover if it gets ruined.
He did not get sick on the way home. I am crossing my fingers that it was a one time thing.
Sorry if you were hoping for a Merry Christmas post and got this lovely vomit filled post instead. Christmas pictures will be up in a few days.
Have you ever tried googling "how to clean vomit off an Evenflo Triumph DLX"? If not, consider yourself lucky.
On the way to Aunt Karen and Uncle Rich's house in Northern VA, Cole got carsick. He was so quiet and well behaved on the way there, through the horrible traffic (stupid mixing bowl) and the long drive. About a mile away from our destination Brien and I started discussing the weird smell in the car. At first we thought it could be a dirty diaper, but then decided probably not. I had it pegged as an old napkin covered in milk that was sitting my cup holder. (It wasn't actually covered in milk, just an old napkin) While we were having this discussion, Cole was making his classic 'sniff, sniff' noise and we were giggling about his listening to our conversation.
As soon as we arrived, I went to get him from his car seat and discovered that he was covered, and I mean strip down naked, covered in vomit. His car seat was also covered (and so was his hat????). Also did I mention that I wore a cashmere sweater (dumb mommy move). Anyway, Cole was pretty easy to clean up. His car seat, which is an Evenflo Triumph DLX (if you were wondering), is another story entirely. The cover is micro suede and leather. The instruction booklet, says not to put it in the washer because of the leather...great. So we wiped it off with soapy water and left it outside for about 5 or so hours. It still smells HORRIBLE! I'm really at a loss for what to do. I've been googling for a few hours and have found pretty much nothing. This helpful blogger suggests that I throw away the car seat and buy a new one. Many others claim that the cover cleans so easily, but never actually tell me how they cleaned it. If you have any fantastic ideas please leave me a comment. Otherwise we will be disregarding the instructions, putting it in the washer, and buying a new cover if it gets ruined.
He did not get sick on the way home. I am crossing my fingers that it was a one time thing.
Sorry if you were hoping for a Merry Christmas post and got this lovely vomit filled post instead. Christmas pictures will be up in a few days.
Friday, December 12, 2008
Not a fan of Santa
Well, that's not 100% true. If Santa is on TV or in a book, Cole loves him. He yells out "HO" and get very excited. Real life Santa is a whole different story.
I had my first inkling that Cole may not be a Santa fan at Stroller Strides. We had just arrived and we getting ready to start exercising when the mall Santa walked through the doors. He came over and was chatting with the kids. He put his hand out to shake Cole's hand. Cole turned a full 180 degrees and buried his face in my legs. Uh Oh!
A few days later the same Santa arrived as we were warming up. The Santa was exercising with us and all the kids were getting a kick out of it. Except Cole. He refused to even look at Santa. When Santa moved into his line of sight, he flung his head around, so he didn't have to see him. Poor Santa!
On Wednesday, we went to sit on Santa's lap. I tried to hype up the event and get him excited. It seemed to be working, and Cole walked right up to Santa when it was his turn. I lifted him onto Santa's lap and he lost it. We got a quick picture and got down right away.
Brien told Cole last night if he wasn't a good boy during dinner (we were at the mall) he would have to go see Santa again! :)
Just to show that he wasn't permanently traumatized, this picture was taken a few minutes later.
Tuesday, December 2, 2008
Happy Thanksgiving!
We had a very nice Thanksgiving with Brien's family in VA. Cole refused to try any of the food, but enjoyed a roll and a 2 glasses of milk for his Thanksgiving dinner. Here are some Thanksgiving pictures:
"Cheese!"
18 months old!
Today we had Cole's 18 month appointment. He is 30.4 pounds (90%), 34.5 inches tall (95%) and his head is 49.75 cm (95%). He's such a proportionate boy!
Cole was a bit afraid of the dr's. office today. He did just fine in the waiting area, but as soon as we went back to the exam room, he got very upset. He wouldn't let me put him down to undress him or let the nurse measure him. Our pediatrician is fantastic and got him feeling comfortable enough so she could examine him. She let him play with her stethoscope and gave him a special magic wand to hold. She said he looked great and was very impressed when we were discussing a flu shot and Cole said "I no want it!"
He did get a flu shot(despite his protests) and a hepatitis A vaccine. He cried from the moment the nurse walked in with the shot until she left the room and then he was fine.
Cole was a bit afraid of the dr's. office today. He did just fine in the waiting area, but as soon as we went back to the exam room, he got very upset. He wouldn't let me put him down to undress him or let the nurse measure him. Our pediatrician is fantastic and got him feeling comfortable enough so she could examine him. She let him play with her stethoscope and gave him a special magic wand to hold. She said he looked great and was very impressed when we were discussing a flu shot and Cole said "I no want it!"
He did get a flu shot(despite his protests) and a hepatitis A vaccine. He cried from the moment the nurse walked in with the shot until she left the room and then he was fine.
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