The Tale of Two Preemies: Christmas Recap

Saturday, January 5, 2013

Christmas Recap

Huh, it's January already.

We had a good Christmas. My parents came out on the 23rd and stayed until Christmas Day. The boys had their Sunday School Program on Christmas Eve. Yes, we still do that. We are a small country church that doesn't like change :). I'm glad they haven't changed that. We had 38 kids participate this year. Four years ago we barely had 20.

Christmas Eve

The kids claimed to have gotten everything they wanted. I try not to go overboard with the kids. They have grandparents and aunts, so they get tons of gifts. This year Cole got a Lego remote control train, extra tracks, books, and pjs. Tate got a Playmobil knights castle and a couple of smaller sets to go with it, a book, and pjs. Then, of course, little things in their stockings, wind up toys, splat balls, hexbugs, and candy. Cole also got his very own notebook, stapler, and tape dispenser!

Pat and I decided to buy a new TV for Christmas/anniversary and not buy anything else. Then we found this right before Christmas:

We have one snowmobile, but with the boys old enough to ride along, 2 would be nice. I've wanted a ski-doo since high school, but they aren't easy to find. I'm not sure if that is because no one is selling them or they don't run anymore, but we finally found one close by. So I got a new snowmobile for Christmas! We took the boys for a ride last week. We met Pat's parents for lunch and by that time, Tate was done. So on the way home, I got to ride, sans kid. I flew over a drift, then another and managed to crack and take a chunk out of my windshield. I'm fine, but mad. I can't believe I broke my pretty new sled!

On a side note, Cole's next surgery is scheduled for the 25th. The CT scan showed that his ear bones are in tact, which is wonderful news.

1 comment:

Kristi said...: A tape dispenser goes in Joanna's stocking every year. I actually gave her two of them this year.; 1/06/2013 3:25 PM

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Cole's Story

Cole was born at 30 weeks 3 days, much to our surprise, in 2006. I went in to the hospital because I wasn't feeling well and was afraid I'd get dehydrated. I ended up being air lifted to a larger hospital where Cole was born 24 hours later. He weighed in at 4 lbs. 2 oz. and was 17" long. He had some developmental delays, mostly due to acid reflux. He also had positional plagiocephaly and was in a remolding helmet for 6 weeks. At 14 months he underwent a cardiac catheter procedure to close his PDA. At 25 months he tripped getting out of his kiddie pool and broke his femur. He was in a cast from his hips to his toes for 4 long weeks. He also broke his shoulder at age 5 1/2. His latest medical drama has been a cyst in his left ear. He's had his adenoids removed and another surgery to remove the cyst. He'll have a second surgery in August. He's been through the ringer, but you'd never know it. He just rolls with the punches. He's 100% farm boy. He wants to know how everything works and why. He loves the farm. Farming is definitely in his blood.

Tate's Story

Tate was born at 34 weeks 2 days in 2008. Since I had a previous premature delivery, I was on high alert for another one. It didn't help. We had ultrasound after ultrasound and everything looked great. Tate, however, was not patient. I was admitted to the hospital with preterm labor. He held off for a couple of days, but was still born early. He weighed 5 and a half pounds and was 19" long. Fortunately he had no problems and was released from the hospital 3 days after he was born. He was born the middle child. He desperately wants to do what his big brother does, but has his own interests and wants Cole do to those with him. He's my trouble-maker, fit-thrower, and snuggle bug.