Whatever you do, DO NOT FORGET THE MOOSE!!

We had our bags packed for the hospital the night before, with the exception of Trevor's favorite moose and blanket. When we woke Trev up yesterday morning we grabbed his blanket and him and headed out the door. We were about 20 minutes away and realized WE FORGOT THE MOOSE!! We decided not to say anything to Trevor as we didn't have time to go back home, or so we thought. We ended up at Children's 40 minutes early as there was no traffic. Hard to believe, I know :) We drove around for awhile before heading into Childrens. We finally decided to head in early as our nerves couldn't take it anymore. Trevor was so excited to spend the night in the hospital! (Trev woke up at 3:30 asking if it was time to leave for the hospital :) We told him no and to go back to sleep and we would wake him when it was time to go.)

We got to check in and the nurse asked us lots of questions and had us sign lots of release forms. Then she looks at Trevor and smiles and asks him if he has a favorite stuffed animal or blanket he is taking with him. He is smiling ear to ear when he looks at me and says "yes". I then had to look him in the eyes and explain that we forgot the moose and mommy and daddy made a mistake and his moose would be waiting at home for him when he was home from the hospital. Instantly he went from happy and excited for his hospital stay to crying and not wanting to listen. The nurse tried to give him another stuffed animal but it was not his moose! He declined all other toys. I took him away from everyone and told him not to worry that either mommy or daddy would go home and get his moose and it would be there when he woke up. He was happy with that idea. So at 7am Scott decided he would go home and get the moose. Trevor's surgery was at 8:30. Scott made it back to the hospital around 9:30. We got the id band on the moose ran him back to the pre op room and told the nurses he needed to get to surgery with Trevor. How did we ever forget his most precious moose?

"This is fun."

Trevor announced the above quote while enjoying popcorn, his ninth popsicle and watching his favorite movie, Toy Story 2. From his perspective, this must seem like having a sleepover. We took a couple wheelchair rides last night and he was feeling great. No pain. He didn't even want help getting down off his bed. "I can do it, Daddy!" He fell asleep around 11pm, so we'll let him sleep as long as he wants.

On deck this morning is rounds, breakfast, ultrasound and an EKG.

Amazing...

Trevor is laying down, watching a movie and enjoying a "super big" red popsicle as I type this. The surgery was successful and no complications. He has to remain flat and still for 4 hours. If all heals well, he should be able to sit up and go for a wheelchair ride or two this evening. When I ask him how he feels, he says, "good." He is an amazing little dude. He was so ready for this surgery that he walked back with the surgeon all on his own. We actually had to call out to him to get him to come back and give us a hug.

Get this...his cardiac surgeon's name is Dr. Tom Jones. Trevor doesn't find that as funny as I do. Maybe some day.

eee-eye-oooh

Trevor has been listening to his school play CD for some time now. Every time it is playing and the girls here Old McDonald Had a Farm, they start singing eee-eye-oooh. It is so cute to listen to them. There is a part in one of the songs where it says this is the way we pet the cat, so the girls follow Trevor's hand motion and pet their arm like they are petting a cat. It is so cute to watch them! They love to mimic their big brother! They also say all the animal noises at almost the right time.

Trevor has been teaching them many new words! Some of them are good, some not so much. He has been teaching them their ABC's, shapes and how to count to 10. They know some of them, but I doubt they have any idea what they are really saying. Trevor is such a great big brother teaching the girls everything he knows!

Hospital Tour

Today was the day Trevor and I went to the hospital for a tour and to find out why he gets to spend the night at the hospital. I have been dreading this day. So afraid that he may get anxious after finding out everything. He handled everything so well! He was AWESOME through the whole thing!

We started out the day by meeting with a child life specialist. We took pictures of the fish tank, then followed the purple circles back to the preop room. Trevor got to weigh himself and see how tall he was! He also got to check out the gown and socks he will be wearing. He thought that was pretty neat. The best part was the TV in the room!

He is excited to have strawberry flavor when the sleepy Dr. has him go to sleep. Also, he gets to ride on a bed with wheels! What is more fun than that? He has informed us that he will be eating 100 popsicles, along with lots and lots of pudding on his sliding tray he gets to put over his bed. He thought that was great he gets to eat in bed :)

All day he has been telling everyone what he gets to do in the hospital. Trevor also knows that the Dr needs him to be asleep so they can look inside his heart. He keeps asking when he gets to go. I told him it is still a ways out and we will let him know when it is closer. We still need to tell him that he will wake up with an IV. But that particular detail can wait until later. I hope he continues to be brave and continues to do wonderfully through this whole process.

Graduation Day

Trevor has officially graduated from preschool! He had is graduation performance last night. They sang some farm songs and each had a line to read. Trevor's was "Y is for the yarn that is made from fleece". At the end they showed a slide show of all the kids, then passed out their certificates. Once the child's name was called they were suppose to go sit with their families. They called Trevor's name he got his certificate then proceeded to go sit back down with the rest of his friends on stage. Trevor didn't disappoint and once again started picking his nose during the performance :)

We invited a friend along to help us out with the girls as Scott was doing video of the event. She actually got to enjoy the whole performance as the girls sat on Grandpa's lap the whole time. They were mesmerized by everything going on. They did wonderful!

How Comedies are Made

This morning started as innocently as any other. Once I heard the girls talking in their room, I went in so I could change them and get them ready for the day. Once I picked them up I realized they were soak and wet. Even the sheets were wet. I knew this would be trouble. Once I got the clothes off I noticed there was white gel all over them. The diapers had exploded as they were so wet! I couldn't get the gel off of them by washing them with a towel, so I took both girls put them in the tub and hosed them off. They were not impressed to say the least. Of course the towels are in the other bathroom and I had nothing to dry them off with. I quickly went across the hall to their bedroom and got the fleece blankets they had slept with. Which of course were soaked too... I wrapped them up and dried them off.

Finally I gave the girls their sippy cups only to discover later that I forgot to put the plastic valve cover on the lids. Milk was everywhere! The hardwoods, them (of course they were just bathed minutes ago), the rug and couch. This was all before 9:00 a.m.

A little later I was getting ready for our play date. As I was in the bedroom changing the sheets I hear lots of laughter and what sounds like toys being dumped on the floor. I knew it was trouble just from the sounds. I finished with the beds as that had to be done. Once I got into the playroom Kara and Allie dumped every bin of toys onto the floor. The gate was also left open to the other hallway and they got into the toy closet and dumped all those toys too. There were cars, little people, stackable toys, etc all over the floor! I kept the mess on the floor as I knew 4 little boys were coming over soon to play with Trevor. The house would get messy anyway.

Since it was sunny and warm we played outside. I was sitting on the deck talking with my friend watching our kids play in the backyard. I noticed Allie squatting intently playing with something. I couldn't see what it was so I went over to look. It was poop! Why did it have to be Poop! I know if Scott was home he would have grabbed the video camera before cleaning her up, but not me. I quickly took her in the house to wash her up. This is crazy, we don't even have dogs! This should not be a problem for us as we have cats! But, of course, our cats weren't given that memo so they use the grass for their catbox.

The kids had a picnic lunch outside and then frozen yogurt for dessert. They were filthy form head to toe! I had to get Trevor to preschool. The first time all year that he had been late. That just went along with the rest of my morning :)

I went back home, cleaned the girls up, got them in bed and relaxed. They fell asleep right away as they were exhausted. They woke up right before we had to pick Trevor up from preschool which is something they don't do very often. Most of the time I have to wake them from their nap and they are not happy about that! The girls were in a great mood, so we decided to go to Costco. It went very smoothly! We came home, played in the backyard, had a picnic dinner on the deck, then went to the park and played some more when Daddy came home. It is amazing how different the last half of the day was compared to the first! I swear I can't make these things up even if I tried :) This is life with a preschooler and twin toddlers...