Today was another day at home with the kids for me. During the day I capture this moment of Violet and Jacob sharing an apple. I really do enjoy my days with the kids, but sometimes it’s hard to get everything you want done. I can’t help but feel I had a better system when I used to stay home with Jacob. Now is that because I had got into routine with him or is it just wishful thinking. I’m hoping after a couple more weeks the 3 of us will find a way to make these days work better.

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Today I was lucky enough to walk Jacob to pre-school. It was a beautiful day to walk down to the lake, and Jacobs excitement about going to school makes it a special time. It don’t usually walk him, his class starts at 9:15 which means when I walk him I don’t get to work till close to 10 and that’s not something I can do every week. But today it worked out that I could and I was glad for it.

Some more Pictures from our walk to school:

This morning while Violet napped Jacob was playing in his room. I found him drawing on his Doodle Pad. He was really getting into it. So maybe the Pre-school is paying off.

Our bonus picture is of Jacob drawing a Rollercoaster. At least that’s what he called it.

Today is a very special day for Melissa and I. It’s Annaversy of our first date. So we had big plans for the day. Breakfast out with the kids, then heading out to for a day of family fun. Finally we planned on dropping the kids off with Nana and Papa and heading out to a movie. Well every thing seemed to go wrong at breakfast, with Jacob having a massive tantrum as we were leaving the restaurant. It looked like our family day was going to be ruined. But naps heal all things, and after an early nap he was his cheerful self and went headed out for our day.

Our picture is from the outing. Jacob is ‘hiding’ behind the pole. So we thought it was strange to see a pole with arms.

Bonus Pictures from our outing:

Another day and another food picture. I think I’ve got to move away from taking snapshots of what I’m eating. It’ll be nice when the weather is nicer again and we spend more time out and about as a family.  For now here is what Melissa had waiting for me when I got home.

One perk of my job is that I can work from home one day a week. I helps our child car and allows me to send time with the kids.  During the day today it seemed like such a nice day that I bundled the kids up and headed out for a short trip to some of the local parks.  Jacob really enjoyed running around outside. It will be nice when the weather is warmer and it’s not such a production to get the kids ready. 

Bonus Pictures from around the playground:

I’ve been wanting to write about that night ever since it happened. I started to the night I spent at the hospital with Jacob. First with the few paragraphs I scribbled out that Melissa posted for me, Followed by a few more thoughts that I tried to scribble but were never clear enough to even type up. Looking at the mask tonight though it brought back some of the thoughts and feelings I had that night. Sitting in the Ambulance riding to the hospital. Jacob was screaming. He didn’t want to go to the hospital. The seatbelt on the stretch bothered him and he spent most of the riding crying, All I could do is it next to him and try to comfort him. It was a hard ride, the hardest part was feeling helpless. It’s a feeling that I felt the second time Jacob went to the NICU when he was just a couple of days old, and not one I wanted to relive. But there I was riding in the back of an ambulance feeling it again. It didn’t really leave the entire time he was in the hospital.  Once we knew the treatment was working it was easier, but it took so long. Today Jacob seems almost 100%, he’s still on his puffers, but we’ve had no more real incidents and he seems to have his usual energy levels back. Here’s hoping that we can catch any future incidents before they need a stay in the hospital.

After a morning meeting at a clients downtown I found myself at the Wheat Sheaf Tavern for lunch, and when at the Wheat Sheaf there is really only one thing I can order. The Texas Hoagie.