Scary Time!

Friday we stopped at a Wendy's to eat lunch. We had a side of yellow mustard, and thinking that the ingredients in mustard were all things Christopher could eat we let him dip a fry in it. Only a few seconds after he ate the pea sized amount of mustard, he began itching and his face turned red! His lips began to swell and then his eyes and cheeks! We had to use the epi-pen, and call 911. When the paramedics arrived we rode in the ambulance to the hospital. The doctors gave Christopher an oral dose of a steroid, and a few hours later sent us home. He had to take the steroid one more time 36 hours later.

The next day, Christopher looked perfectly fine and you never could have guessed what had happened the day before. Thank goodness I was prepared! That is something I never want to have to repeat; but I know that if I do, I will be ready.

Fun in The Kitchen

SNOW!

We had our first snow yesterday. It was so pretty. I got Christopher dressed very warmly and we headed out. Christopher was very surprised to see the white stuff falling from the sky. He didn't want to touch the snow....but he did enjoy walking in the snow. We stayed outside for a little while, then Christopher wanted to go in his stroller. We strolled to Elsa's house and back. Christopher still didn't want to come inside, so he walked on the back deck. He like the sound of the snow crunching beneath his shoes. After another minute or so we came back in.

("I don't know about this. Are you coming, daddy?")

(Look at all that snow!)

(What a fun walk.)

(Crunching in the snow.)

(Lots of white stuff.)

(What a cool snow print.)

With this being the first snow of the season, we thought this would be a perfect day to put up our Christmas tree. Christopher was confused about what mommy and daddy were doing, but once the tree was up, he was very excited. He had lots of fun pointing out all the ornaments....and then taking them off the tree. Don't worry they are shatterproof.

(Daddy takes the tree out of the box.)

(Putting on the tree topper.)

(What a pretty tree.)

(Look Evelyn...the package is still under the tree unopened.)

(Look at that tree!)

("Why is this ball on the tree?")

("Will this come off?")

Good News

Christopher went to the eye doctor today and we have good news. He now only has to wear his patch for one hour everyday. He doesn't need to go back to the eye doctor for three months.

First Tooth

Christopher is no longer toothless! He got his first tooth in October. He is still working on having it come all the way in. He is also working on his second tooth, right next to the one he had now.

When Words Are Not Enough

A Few Words From Christopher

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Christopher's MRI

Poor Christopher had his MRI yesterday. He had to have an IV placed, but since he hadn't been able to eat or drink anything it was really hard for the nurses to put it in. They ended up poking him 5 times! He was soo angry....but once they gave him the medicine to put him to sleep everything went really well. I felt so horrible as I watched them carry his small little body into the room where the MRI was. After he woke up the poor baby couldn't walk very well, because the medicine made him drunk. Everything went the way it was expected and we should have the results soon.

Christopher's New Chair

Christopher had been trying to climb onto the couch, but he is too short. Charlie and I bought him this really cool chair so he climb onto it by himself. He feels like a big boy sitting in his very own chair.

Happy Halloween!

Yea!! Halloween is here again! This year Christopher dressed up as a blue monster. He had a matching monster bucket as well. Charlie and I got Christopher ready to go out. We walked over to Elsa and Elva's first. After we showed off the cute little monster, we began walking from house to house on our street. Christopher didn't really enjoying walking up to all the strangers' houses. He would cry and tell us "no no no no" in sign language. Once we got the candy and left he was happy again. What a silly baby!

(Look at that cute monster! Safety first: We made sure he had a reflective light on.)

(Here is the back of his outfit.....but we hadn't zipped it all the way up.)

(Christopher is excited to go outside.)

(We are heading to Elsa and Elva's.)

(Christopher full monster bucket.)

(Look at that haul!)

When Words Are Not Enough

Eye Trouble

Last week we began to really notice Christopher's left eye going cross. I set up an appointment for him on Friday and his doctor sent us to an eye doctor.

Elsa and I took Christopher to the eye doctor today. He screamed, kicked, yelled, and tried to wiggle away. Once the doctor had examined Christopher, Elsa took him out of the room so the doctor and I could talk.

Christopher needs to wear a patch over his right eye 2-3 hours every day in order to help strengthen his left eye. However, the doctor gave him some pretty COOL patches to wear. He also had to get some blood work done, so that he can have a MRI next week. Hopefully, once we find out what's going on everything will work out.

(Christopher before his visit to the eye doctor.)

(One of his cool patches.)

Fun at Explora!

Christopher's Grandma and I took him to the Albuquerque Children's Museum.....also know as Explora! It's a really cool place which has lots of hands on experiments and exhibits for kids. Christopher really loved the water table they had. You could insert plastic boards which would change the flow of the water. They had balls which would float on the water so you could watch which way they would go. Christopher liked to throw the balls in the water and then watch where they would end up. The first time we tried to take him away from the table he cried. So we let him play there a little longer.

Then we went to an area which was designed for younger kids. The first thing Christopher decided to play with were some foam blocks. He would take them out of a small cabinet, close the door, and then open it to take out another one. Once the cabinet was empty he would open the door and start filling it up again. He had so much fun playing with that cabinet.

We then moved him to another part of the same area. There was a climbing structure. He would go up and down the steps. He then tried to crawl up the ramp on the other side. The silly baby would almost get to the top and then slide down. After a while he decided to try and walk up the ramp...but that didn't work out for him. He also had fun playing with the air table. You put little balls over the holes which had air blowing out and they would float. Christopher really liked that.

Before we left, we took a GIANT elevator up to see the bubble table. There were lots of little kids playing with really big bubbles and Christopher had lots of fun watching the bubbles.

By the time we got out of the parking lot Christopher was asleep. He had a really fun day.

(Checking out the water table.)

(Playing with the cabinet.)

(Playing on the structure and with the air table.)

(Christopher in the GIANT elevator.)

Cars, Cars, and More Cars!

Knowing how much Christopher loves cars, Charlie and I decided to take him to the freeway overpass. We thought he would like seeing all the different types of cars. We parked the car at the golf course and walked a little ways to get to the overpass. Once we got there I parked the stroller where Christopher could get a good of the cars coming towards him.

At first he was speechless. He just stared at all the cars going by. After a few minutes he finally shouted "CAR!". He couldn't believe how many cars there were! Once he realized that the cars where going in both directions he couldn't decided where to look. All we heard was "CAR! CAR! CAR!" Some of the cars and trucks did honk at us, and Christopher really liked that. We had lots of fun looking at all the cars.

(A couple views of the overpass we were on.)

(Christopher points out a "CAR!")

(Some of the cars we saw.)

(Christopher couldn't decide where to look.)

The State Fair

It's state fair time, and this year we got to take Christopher. Charlie and I packed LOTS of food for Christopher, (since he wouldn't be able to eat anything there), and we all hopped in the car. When we got there Christopher was very excited to see all the cars in the parking lot. I'm sure we could have left then and he would have been happy. The first thing we did was to "tag our tot". We left our names and phone number with the police just in case something happened to Christopher. Then we stopped to see some of the animals. Christopher got very excited to see all the "woof woof" s and "moo" s. Then we went to the McDonald Farm and got to harvest lots of different fruits and vegetables. Christopher liked watching all of the people going by. We ate some really good food. We had the best french fries and Christopher could eat them too! We also had an Indian Taco, some funnel cake, and roasted corn. All state fair musts.

We checked out the midway, but didn't ride anything, (Maybe next year when Christopher is bigger). Charlie played a dart game and won Christopher a bear. I played a little kiddie game and won Christopher a frog. Christopher enjoyed watching the model trains they had on display. When Christopher fell asleep, Charlie and I decided to check out the indoor exhibits. We saw some art work and got my ring cleaned for free. Yea! We all had a really great time. Christopher's favorite part was watching all the......yes that's right.......cars driving around.

(Christopher checks out the chicks.)

(Look at all the little chicks.)

(Christopher really liked these "moos".)

("Look at the chickens Daddy!")

(Christopher and Mommy stop for a quick photo in a silo.)

(Christopher sure did "harvest" a good looking potatoe and bell pepper.)

(Daddy and Christopher take a time out from the trains to smile for the camera.)

(What a tired baby!)