Well, we have about six more weeks before our new addition arrives. I am getting into panic mode because I procrastinated (which I never do) and now have a ton of things to get done before Chase's little brother gets here! I decided to also take on the task of redecorating Chase's room into a sports theme which was a lot more work than I anticipated and I still have a long way to go. Hopefully, I can get it all done before the new year! Also, I am having such a hard time at this point in my pregnancy. It is so hard with all the exhaustion I am experiencing to keep up with my VERY active two year old. I seriously feel like I move at a snail's pace lately which is frustrating! By 3 pm I tend to hit a wall and get into zombie mode. I am starting to drink coffee only because I cannot even keep up with my usual daily activities! I cannot wait to be my normal self at my normal energy level in a couple of months!!
In Chase news, a lot of exciting and not so exciting stuff has gone on. First off, he now LOVES school which is awesome! He is progressing at a rapid rate and is turning into a little parrot. Of course, this means, Cory and I now have to watch what we say. In a not so happy light, we have had some pretty traumatic things happen in the past three or so months. First off, we had an instance at Chipotle where Chase was choking. It was so scary! I do not ever want to re-live that day. He was choking so bad that he stopped coughing and was turning blue. He was making no sounds and Cory and I were freaking out. Luckily, a stranger at a table nearby jumped up to help and turned Chase upside down. He proceeded to pat his back until the food came out. The whole restaurant was concerned and everyone seemed to be trying to help after that. Before Chase was born, Cory and I took baby CPR but in the heat of the moment, anything we learned was definitely forgotten. I will tell you this, I will never forget now!!!! Another scary instance we had was that Chase got his second case of Croup (croup can be pretty common in kids and consists of a virus or several viruses that cause a distinctive cough). This time he had stridor along with it. Stridor is when your child's airway is closing. Chase woke up with the barky cough that croup brings on in the night but this time sounded like he was having an asthma attack even as I was holding him. I had no idea what was happening to my little boy. We called the nurse and after going thru Chase's symptoms she said, without hesitation, for us to go directly to the ER. Now, I was not prepared for those words to come out of her mouth. I was in shock and of course got worried immediately! Cory and I jumped in the car after running circles around each other and drove up to Children's Hospital in Plano at 1:30 am. Upon arrival they checked Chase right in because they could tell his symptoms were pretty bad. The nurses gave him a steroid medicine orally and put a breathing apparatus around his mouth which of course he protested the entire time. They kept us there for two hours to monitor him and finally sent us home at 4 am. Again, that was very scary! Cory and I looked at each other after both these events and confirmed that we can only handle two kids after those instances. Being a parent can be really scary at times!! Now, to lighten things up.....Chase turned two on November 10th! We took a cookie cake up to his school and celebrated with his friends there and had a birthday party that Saturday at Pump it Up in Frisco with all his other friends! Needless to say he had a blast and definitely seemed to understand it was his birthday!!
Well, that's all for now and I will try to update before the new baby is here if I have a chance, so STAY TUNED!!
