I Love Mondays

Monday night we always have dinner with the Brownriggs. Tonight they hosted the dinner and Tiff made breakfast tacos.

Brax, Maddie, and Ty have their own table.

After dinner, the kids stocked the fridge with water.

Then it was time to play before baths. After baths, we headed home, read a few books, and hit the sack.

Fresh Air

Sunday after naps, I had to force Maddie and Ty to go outside and play. For some reason they wanted to stay inside. Maddie wanted to stay in bed, and Ty wanted to stay near Maddie. However, once I got them outside, they enjoyed the sunshine.

We got out our box of chalk and drew some pretty pictures.

Yep, he's a lefty!

Ty and the Red Chair

Ty was in a great mood today!! He was too cute laying in the red chair. I had to capture it on film.

Super Scary

Friday night Tri-Valley played their second tournament game in Columbus. I decided to go and the Sprankle Family babysat Maddie and Ty. Just as I walked into the game (and while they were doing player introductions), I got a message from Maya that Maddie was choking and had to be rushed to the hospital. I grabbed Chris and we jumped into the car (that he borrowed from another assistant coach) to head to Zanesville. At this point, we didn't know any details and couldn't reach anyone but Maya, who was watching Ty and Emma. To make a really long story short.....Maddie had a febrile seizure (a fever-induced seizure). Her temp spiked to 103.5 and as Aunt Angie was giving her ibuprofen Maddie went into a seizure and choked on the medicine. Uncle Brian and Aunt Angie threw Maddie in their car and went to the ER which is like 2 minutes from our house. When Chris and I got to the ER Maddie was sleeping and doing fine. They had done a chest x-ray and thought Maddie might have a touch of pneumonia. They gave her two shots of antibiotics in her thighs. Maddie is doing really well now. We had to watch her closely for 24 hours to make sure her temp stayed down so we didn't have a repeat performance. She played most of the day and was happy.
When I first got the call about Maddie, I wanted to kick myself for leaving her and Ty. I decided to go to the game at the very last minute. Then once I calmed down, I realized that if I had stayed home, it would have still happened and I would have been home alone. I would have not handled it nearly as well as Angie and Brian. Chris and I cannot put in words how thankful we are for Angie and Brian for basically saving Maddie's life. I doubt they will ever realize how much we appreciate them! To be honest, Chris's entire family helped out in some way, shape, or form that night. Maya and Emma watched Ty until Maya called Uncle Adam to come over. Mimi went to the hospital and then to our house to be with Ty. Aunt Carol (visiting from Connecticut) stayed at the hospital until we were discharged. I think you get the picture! And then there was our Tri-Valley family who, while very concerned, kept texting and calling Chris with score updates. Remember, Chris and I left the game during player introductions. (TV almost upset Walnut Ridge in double overtime. That's another story for another day) They also prayed for us, and called us to check on Maddie after the game. Like my mom said, "Thank goodness for family!" Amen to that!




On a lighter note, we spent Saturday at home. We did nothing but spend every minute with Maddie and Ty. I didn't try to get one thing accomplished. The house is still dirty and my school work still needs to be done. Mimi and Papa came over in the morning and fixed us breakfast burritos.

This is Maddie walking on her crutches like Tanner.

Ty enjoying his tent.

Maddie and Daddy got in there with him too.

Daddy getting Ty.

Maddie wearing my sneakers on the wrong feet.

Maddie giving Daddy a hug. Let's just say there were quite a few hugs given today!

Maddie showing Ty some love.

I even let Maddie watch some nursery rhymes on the computer since she tired easily.

Ty took care of Maddie's babies today for her. He was checking to see if the baby pooped.

Daddy and his boy

Preparations

On our 469 snow day, we braved the cold and ice, and went to Nashport's Gym. This is the location for the kids 3rd birthday party.

Chris needed to map out how the gym will be set up and what supplies he will need to bring from his PE closet.

Maddie and Ty got out all the balls to kick and throw.

Chris was showing off his juggling skills while trying to convince me he could juggle bowling balls!

Ty and Maddie's dream toy closet.

We had a big game of noodle tag. I think I won!

Of course, the water fountain was a huge hit!

A Bowling Birthday

Emma celebrated her 6th birthday at the bowling alley.

Maddie enjoyed bowling with Daddy's help.

This was the only moment that Ty had a smile on his face. He liked Emma's gift bag. Ty and I ended up leaving the party early due to his bad mood!

It looks like Maddie just licked the icing off the cupcake again!

Egg Shells

This past week was a rough one. Due to illnesses and who knows what else, it was like walking on "egg shells" around here. You never knew who or what you were going to tick off at any point in time. Ty has been sick off and on throughout February. We are not quite sure why he has been unhappy lately. Saying "unhappy" is putting it nicely. Aunt Kim says he is just "strong willed" which is the reason he has been able to get where he is today. Maddie started running a low fever last Sunday and ended up with a cold. She has been whiny, clingy, and not sleeping through the night. Thankfully, Ma changed her weeks and came to help out. Friday morning I heard Maddie talking to someone. I asked Chris who she was talking to and told me it was Ma. I said I didn't know Ma was up already. Chris laughed and said she probably couldn't sleep because she was so excited to go home!

Maddie doing her "dryer" dance. Recently, we got a new washer (thanks Ma and Pa) and dryer. The dryer plays a song when it is done, so we dance when the song plays.

Maddie giving Ty some love.

Ty and Maddie playing with left over candy hearts. They are fun to stack, flick, and eat!

Ty eating a chunk of cheese....great, for a child who is lactose intolerant!

Other news...

*Maddie isn't talking....everything is a cheer. You ask her a question and she answers with some yelling, clapping, and a "Go Scotties!"

*Ty and Maddie started gymnastics this week. Maddie was the only girl in the class this time. I was pleasantly surprised at how much she remembered since our fall session. It took Ty awhile to warm up (remember the "unhappy" stuff) but when he decided to participate he did well!

*I think I could write a book about things that happen during church. This week, Ty did not last long in the pew (remember the "unhappy" stuff) so I took him to the cry room which is just a little sound proof room in the back corner of the sanctuary. While sitting in there, Ty saw and heard a baby crying so he said, "baby crying." Then he saw the baby get carried out of the sanctuary by his daddy. Then Ty said, "He bad!" I found this really funny since minutes early Ty threw a huge fit to land him in the cry room!

Since the sun was shinning, we decided to venture outside. The deck still had some snow on it so I thought it would be fun to play there.

Ty disagreed majorly!!! He was still running a fever today and wasn't always his happy-go-lucky self.

Maddie thought it was a great idea to go outside!

She even threw some snow balls.

While I was doing the dishes, Maddie yelled, "Look Mama, Ty and I are playing!" They were playing ball in the kitchen, passing it back and forth.

Then when the throws got a little wild, and the ball almost knocked over my burning candle, I suggested they roll it. They sat down and rolled the ball. I had to document the moment, because it seems if I try to get something done, they need me every second!

Black and Gold...Go Scotties!

Saturday night was finally Maddie's cheerleading debut! Maddie had quite a crowd there to support her....Ma, Pa, Mimi, Papa, Aunt Kim, Emma and Maya. During the reserve half time, Maddie had to work out the nerves. She didn't do anything more than clap, make a two for her Shout, Shout, Shout for 2 cheer, and watch the Scottie Dog.

Sometimes she was a little late on the correct move!

At the varsity half time, Maddie got into it. She did some of the dance and all the cheers (at her own pace, of course!).

Thank Goodness for Brooke! She is Maddie's favorite cheerleader (those are Maddie's exact words) and took Maddie under her wing.

"Go, go, go Scotties, go, beat Philo!" This is Maddie's favorite cheer because you jump and clap over your head. Notice she is even doing it at the same time as Brooke!

"Scotties are number 1!"

I thought this was funny, because Brooke actually had to pick Maddie up and carry out of the gym! Maddie wanted to stay and cheer some more!

This was a great experience for Maddie. She is constantly cheering....on the potty, while playing, in the car, etc. She knows quite a few cheers and then even makes up her own. She has even taught Ty some of her new moves. His favorite is broken T. I am not ignoring Ty in this post, but he did not get to go the the event. He was running a high fever and had to stay home for 24 hours. Luckily, Pam, a good family friend, volunteered to watch him so I could go. Thanks Pam! However, if Ty went, I wasn't sure how I was going to keep him from cheering. When we talked about Maddie cheering at the game, he kept saying, "Me too!" Now that might just give Chris a heart attack for sure!!