Our Past Month- ABCD Style

A is for Appendix I really don't even know where to start with this. Super long story short, my husband has a very high tolerance for pain. I attribute it to him losing his arm at 15 years old and all the pain and surgeries he went through with that. So take the high tolerance for pain and an insanely crazy busy schedule, and you get a husband who can live with appendicitis for a week. He finally figured something wasn't right and went to urgent care, was diagnosed with acute appendicitis, we went to the emergency room, and he was admitted and scheduled for surgery the next morning. He had two CT scans (one with contrast, another without) and both showed it hadn't ruptured. It wasn't until the surgery went longer than scheduled and the surgeon telling me they took it out in two parts, scrapped it off his abdominal wall and had to do a lot of "scraping and cleaning" to get it all out because it had been ruptured for a WEEK did it all really hit me. It was at that point the surgeon told me Eric would be very sore for awhile. Thanks doc.

As they rolled Eric out of recovery, the first words out of my mouth were, "Don't be so dang tough next time!" We spent two days in the hospital getting IV antibiotics and making sure he didn't have any infection. To sum it all up perfectly, the day after his surgery, Eric was looking information on the internet about appendicitis and said to me, "I should be dead". We consider ourselves VERY lucky.

B is for Birthday Our baby girl turned 2 the end of March! I've said it before, and I'll say it again, she'll always be our baby, so it's hard to realize how quickly she's growing up.

She is such a little peanut, weighing in at only 22.2 pounds but has such spirit and spunk. She decided to potty train herself at 20 months and stays dry through the night. She has a mind of her own, she's very independent, and her favorite words are, "No, I do it". She loves Dora and Elmo and she and Logan play so nicely together--most of the time! She devours fruit of any kind, but also begs for her candy as she has a gigantic sweet tooth. She squeals with delight whenever Daddy comes home from work. She loves doing puzzles and is just another student in mom's preschool, which I love.

C is for Classes Yay me! Not only do I get to be a teacher of four different preschool classes, I am also experiencing what it's like to be a student again after 8 years. My Arizona teaching certificate is about to expire, and since I'm not teaching in a school district, I am required to take 12 credits of classes to get my license renewed. I started my first online class a couple of week ago, and although it's good for me to review some of the things I learned in college, I really don't like the homework/busy work it entails. Wish me luck...this is a 3 credit class, only 9 more to go!

D is for Disneyland In March over spring break Logan, Natalie and I were able to visit the happiest place on earth. What made it even happier is that we were also able to be there with my brother and sister and their families, and my mom. It was a great and fun vacation. Logan and Natalie LOVED every minute of it. Natalie could have ridden Small World again and again. Depending on when you talk to Logan he would say his favorite ride was the Ferris Wheel in California Adventure, Monsters Inc., the Haunted House, Toy Story, the Matterhorn or Pirates of the Caribbean. Heck, he even claims it's Star Tours and it was closed while we were there! :) He already has his list planned out for when he goes back, and personally I hope it's before he's 9 years old!