Glad that's over

Last Wednesday Easton was not feeling well. He didn't want to eat, and he just laid around all day watching TV, so NOT like him. He hadn't really been sick until that day, a little cough and a runny nose. It wasn't until Cort got home from school on Wednesday and Easton had waken up from his nap that we knew we needed to take him in. It seemed like he was working a little to hard to breath. I stayed with the other kids while Cort ran Easton over to the doctor's office. I tried calling Cort a little later to see what the doctor had said, my heart dropped when he said they were putting him in an ambulance and sending him to the Children's Hospital in Phoenix. I immediately ran to my wonderful neighbors house, dropped my other 3 kids off there and rushed to the hospital, where I found Easty and Cort in a hospital room being examined. Poor Easton. Cort said when they tried to give him his IV he just made a little whimper. Turns out Easton had RSV, and an pneumonia. His oxygen levels were really low. When they first got to the doctors they checked his oxygen levels and they were in the 60s and they aren't suppose to drop below 90 and that is why they sent him to the hospital. My sweet Aunt came to the rescue and got our 3 kids from my neighbors and stayed with them for a couple hours while we tried to figure out what was going on with Easton. She then brought me a bag of stuff on her way home since the doctor told us on his way out, after telling us the results of all the tests they had run, that Easton would DEFINITELY be spending the night in the hospital. That first night they didn't have any rooms open in the actual hospital so we stayed in one of the rooms in the ER. They brought in a crib for Easton, since there was only a bed in that room. At around 2:00 in the morning that first night, Eastons oxygen level dropped again and the nurses rushed in and sucked him out and then decided that they needed to hook him to a oxygen mask permanently so that his levels wouldn't do that again. The Respiratory therapist came in and decided he needed to be on high flow oxygen as well. Needless to say, it was all kind of scary. Watching his levels go so low and seeing him just laying there so lethargic so not like him, really got to me. Me and Cort thought for sure we would only be there for that night but that one night stay turned into a four day four night stay. Me and Cort switched off nights and days staying with Easton. By Saturday he was doing awesome, but they needed him to stay until he had been off oxygen for 24 hours. Hospital policy. That first night Easton and me ended up sleeping in the same bed cause he kept pulling off his oxygen mask whenever I put him in the crib. But it turned out okay because we just cuddled, which in the moment was all I wanted to do. Then once they got us up in the room the next day, they said we could have a crib or a bed, we choose the bed and just had sleepovers every night. On the second night when I came home it felt so strange knowing that Easton wasn't up in his room in his bed. I didn't sleep well those nights. The whole thing feels so surreal now and you would never know that he's been sick. He got well just as fast as he got sick it seems. Although I think he is going to be under quarantine for a week or two. I don't want to spread germs nor risk him getting sick again while he's trying to heal. So grateful he's home now and getting back to normal. The whole experience was very scary and left me feeling drained. Through it all I knew he was going to be okay, but watching him go through it was really hard. The kids missed him so much while he was gone too. Talan hated leaving him in the hospital room and cried when we got home "I miss my Peasty!" He would say. The third day Easton was there we took the boys up to see him and for Cort and me to trade while walking out to the car, Talan stopped dead in his tracks, folded his arms and declared "I'm not going! I'm not leaving my Peasty!" I had to pick him up and carry him to the car. If you know Talan you know that once he sets his mind to something good luck trying to talk him out of it. Plus, it was pretty sweet to see how much he loves his brother. Talan has always been so protective of Easton. So grateful we are ALL home now and that Easton is feeling so much better and for all of our loved ones prayers and concerns and for those who helped us out during this craziness when our lives were put on hold.

a great night

Going to Jazz games is definitely a tradition for the Peterson side of my family. I remember going to a gazillion of them as a kid with my dad. For Christmas this year, my dad gave all my siblings each a pair of his season tickets for one of the games this year. Teasingly I said to him, "hey where are our Suns tickets?" I felt kind of bad when he said get online and get some! I told him I was just kidding, but he insisted and got us four tickets to the next Jazz/Suns game. We had a hard time deciding who to root for???? HA! Just kidding. GO JAZZ! Thanks so much dad! We had a blast! We left Easton home with a sitter and wondered if we should leave Talan too, but he REALLY wanted to go and I'm glad we took him because he LOVED it! Chase was hiliarious everytime the JAzz scored he would jump up and cheer and do the "YES!" With his arm thing. Taylor loved it too! And kept asking things like "do you think we are the only here cheering for the Jazz?" And "can we get some popcorn, a preztel? A drink?" She is definitely my daughter because that's what I remember most from all those games that I went to with my dad when I was a kid....the TREATS! Sadly the Jazz lost but we still had a great time. And I think we will definitely being doing it again.

valentines 2011

Since Valentines was on a Monday this year, we decided to celebrate it as a family for our family night. Plus, me and Cort put the kids to bed earlier than usual on Saturday night and had a little time to ourselves then. After both of us had finished some very long runs earlier that day we enjoyed some takeout from Outback Steakhouse and watched Twlight and New Moon. Cort is such a good sport! He only made fun of the movies a couple of times.

Talan right before going into his little preschool classes Valentine Party. Isn't he so handsome! I just love his little face. The shirt he's wearing was Chase's. I absolutely LOVE it and think it is so fitting for our Tally boy.

Chase came home from school last week wearing this. I love it! Cutest Valentine I have ever gotten.

We got the kids some pillow pets for Valentines this year, although I swore we would never get them, to me stuffed animals are a waste of space! But I am so glad we did get them, because they haven't put them down since they got them. In fact, for the last two days Talan has been walking around while carrying his saying "it's a pillow! It's a pet! It's a pillow pet!" Nothing cuter than that. When they first opened them up though Chase burst into tears! We were like what?!? I got him the frog cause his favorite color was green, so I thought perfect, right?? Well, wrong he then through ihs tears proceeded to tell us he wanted the dog, not the frog so Easton being the great kid that he is traded Chase. Then, Talan started crying and telling us he wanted the dog too! I was at a loss. But, without anyone saying anything to Chase, Chase walked over to Talan and gave him the dog and took the monkey. It was the sweetest little gesture and we made sure to make a big deal out of it for sure. You could tell Chase felt pretty proud of himself as were me and Cort.


The morning of Valentines Day Me and Chase went to dollar store while Tay and Tal were at school and got some lovey dovey decor to decorate the table up with that night for our big Valentines feast. Also, I had Taylor ask cort the night before what his favorite thing was that I made, surprisingly he said chicken fajitas. So that's what we had that night to eat by candle light.



The week before Valentines we talked about love for FHE and everyone wrote down one thing that they loved about each member of our family. We did this last year too. I think this is definitely going to be a tradtion for us. The kids love it and smile from ear to ear whenever someone says something nice about them. As do mom and dad. :)


Then last night after our big Valentine feast, I did a quick lesson on the two greatest commandments we have been given. The first to love the Lord and the second to love our neighbor as we do ourselves. We talked about what both of these things mean and I love how they are both so all encompassing of everything the gospel teaches. We show the Lord we love Him by following His commandments and teachings and by loving each other. The kids were really into it, which is always nice. Hope you all spend the day surrounded by those you love the most!

out of commission

Today was a sad day. Our poor Easton was so sick. So sick that he couldn't even move. When he tried he would stiffen up and you just knew he was in pain. This is the complete opposite of what he is usually like. (See previous post) However, there was one good thing that came out of this, he wanted to snuggle and I let him all he wanted too. I rocked him to sleep, we cuddled on the couch. There was lots of good lovin' going on. Hopefully tomorrow he will be back to normal and making messes wherever he goes.

Trouble

We have all decided that tRoUbLe is Easton's new nickname these days and appropriately so.

He still loves climbing the stairs and is quite the little daredevil on them.

You always know when he has been in a room.

He loves to empty out anything and everything.

He has now figured out how to open the dishwasher door, if it's not locked. After he has it opened he then proceeds to sit on the door while pulling everything out.



The other day he almost got the bathroom door opened. Which we now have to leave shut because he now knows how to lift up the toilet lid. AWESOMENESS.

He loves to be a part of anything. If we are laughing at something he joins in, if someone is talking about something he gives his two cents, (this includes during Relief Society and Sunday School lessons. 4 months til nursery!) if Chase and Talan are wrestling he jumps in on it, if someone is crying he cries too. If you leave your purse accessible he will get into it. If you have food, you are his best friend, even if he has never met you before in his life! Tonight at my aunts Cort gave him his phone to play with, well Easton decided he was done with it and tried to give it back to Cort, Cort didn't realize he was trying to give it back to him and walked away so Easton threw it down on the ground and then walked away himself. Probably had to be there for that one, but it was pretty funny. He definitely keeps me on my toes. And I am trying very hard to soak up all his baby goodness since he won't be a "baby" much longer. He already thinks he is bigger then he actually is. Or maybe I'm the one who is actually in denial. I couldn't love him more than I do!! He is the cutest little troublemaker you will ever meet. And I am not bias or anything like that! :)

After our bike ride to the park today, Talan got out of the stroller and left the DS behind, Easton picked it right up and started pushing buttons like he knew exactly what he was doing. He is just too cute for his own good.

Girls trip

One of Taylor's sweetest little friends got baptized a couple weekends ago, which gave me and Tay a good reason to have some girl time. Just the two of us flew up to Utah for the weekend. We had a great time.

Taylor hadn't flown on a plane since she was about 3 or 4 and so this was all pretty much new to her. She asked so many questions about the plane, how does it fly, What is that for, What is this for? etc. etc. and was so excited that they brought us drinks and a snack. Why can't we all be more excited about the simple things in life? She ordered hot chocolate on the way there and on the way back. She loved when the plane took off and had to have a window seat both ways.

So glad to have this little one in my life. Our first night in Utah. Just the two of us. Hanging out at my dads and getting settled.

These 3 sweet girls have know each other since they were about a year old. I remember the first time we all met. It was at Tay's friend, Paige's house to make valentines for our dads. It was 4 moms and 4 baby girls. We were all first time moms and we have all shared many firsts over the years. I still can't believe these girls are old enough to be baptized! Before we know it we will be planning their weddings. Did I really just say that?? Ahhh!

Girlfriends. I remembered to get a picture of me with some friends. So much fun!

It really was a wonderful weekend filled with good times, laughs, food, family, and fun. We went to church at our old ward that Sunday and felt right at home. It was so wonderful to see so many people who I haven't seen in what felt like forever and love dearly. In Relief Society the closing song that day was "Til We Meet Again." Got me all emotional. Yes, for those of you who don't know I am a sentimental fool!

On our last night there at my dad's we watched Despicable me. My brother B, sisters Whitney and Kasey and my dad and Maryan were there. William and Abby too. We stayed up talking and playing pool. It was a great finale to our fabulous girls weekend. I look forward to many more just like this one. So good to spend one on one time with Tay. She really is so beautiful inside and out. She is always thinking of others, and goes out of her to make sure everyone feels loved and welcomed. She loves to help and without being asked to will help when she sees a need. Her school teacher this year has noticed this about her too and has said many times what a joy she is to have around. Our sweet little Taylor makes me want to be a better person and mom, because she totally deserves the best! (Obviously B and Taylor were more into the movie than this picture.)

Day at the park & the zoo

Today me and the boys decided to hit up our favorite park in these neck of the woods. 60 degrees in January! Wa-hoo! We had a great time.

Brotherly LOVE. How much do I love this picture! How could I not??

What a little daredevil. This kid thinks he's so big!

Chase and Talan took their baseball bats that we had brought and "turned" them into swords and played Indiana Jones with them. Pretty much anything in our house can be made into a weapon. In fact, come to think of it later on that same day the jump rope was turned in to a whip. Luckily no one got hurt. Chase and Talan have become great buddies lately. Talan is going to be so lost when Chase goes to school all day next year. Thank goodness we have a Easty. :)

And here we are at the zoo a couple days later. We left early that morning, just the 4 of us. It wasn't very busy at all, which made my job of chasing 3 VERY active boys around much easier. Next year Chase starts ALL DAY kindergarten. He is so ready. And I know he is going to do great. But, I would be lying if I said I wasn't going to miss him BIG TIME! We were getting ready to leave the zoo, when we walked by the carousel. Chase and Talan wanted to ride it so bad. I paid for them too and helped them on, thinking me and Easton would watch from the sidelines. However, Easton was not having that. He kept pointing at it and screaming. So we all got on. Easton was so excited! He really is changing right before my eyes. As they all are. So glad I get to spend my days with them. Especially when we have wonderful days like these.