Ryan went back to work last Monday and is slowly getting back into the routine of working. Last week was all about training, background checks, and drug testing to make sure he was not a terrorist! He along with 600 other workers started. The other 600 started this week! This is a huge job, but a short one. The goal for the project to be finished is April 21st. He should start his twelve hour days on Sunday and work every day until the final date. Then he will be laid off again. Hopefully the economy will be improving ever so slightly to have more jobs available through the union. If not, Ryan will play the waiting game again, but at least this time he can utilize the boat on the boring days!
Matthew is doing well too! He is finally starting to talk and is using some words on a regular basis such as momma, dada, nana, papa (for all grandparents), Ojala (sounds like Halwa), Norm, Deah, Sonja, hi, bye, ouchie, yeah, no, up, ummmm, and of course cheese (especially when I am taking photos of him...go figure!). If we ask him to try a word, he will give it his all, but usually won't get it all out or remember it for now. Anyway, we are thrilled with the words he is saying now.
We hope everyone had a great St. Patty's day! Enjoy the warmer weather!
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
Friday, March 6, 2009
Just teeth!
I took Matthew to the ENT today after calling about the recent changes in behavior. They wanted to see him just to be on the safe side. Luckily his tubes are still in place. The right tube is still fully in his eardrum and the left tube is hanging on by a thread in his eardrum and will most likely fall out in the next few months. He doesn't have any infection or irritation either, so that was good news. His nose and throat are good as are his lungs. The doctor thinks his two-year molars are pushing forward into place and that is what is causing such the drastic change of behavior. So, with that being said, we are using some Tylenol and Orajel when he seems to be upset. I will take him back in early July for another recheck of the tubes.
We enjoyed the beautiful weather today with a long walk around the neighborhood with Matthew and the dogs. He enjoyed seeing all the people out playing and walking and especially the honking geese. They were pretty funny to Matthew as he tried to imitate them. We are going to try to get in as much family time this weekend before Ryan goes back to work on Monday! He got a call yesterday asking him if he could start a week early. So for the next 30 days or so he will be working twelve hour days, seven days a week with an hour drive time each way. He might have the option of working nights (7pm-7am) instead of days (7am-7pm) and we are hoping that will work out. If he works nights he will get a chance to see Matthew for about an hour a day instead of nothing if he works days. On nights he will get home around 8:15 am and have a quiet house to sleep in while I am at work and Matthew is at daycare. He will be awake once we get home at 4:00 and not have to leave until 5:30. The next month will be a long one for all of us, but well worth it. We have been waiting 12 weeks to hear that phone ring! Once the shutdown is over, Ryan will once again be laid off until work picks up here, but hopefully by mid-April they will have more work. Only time will tell!
We enjoyed the beautiful weather today with a long walk around the neighborhood with Matthew and the dogs. He enjoyed seeing all the people out playing and walking and especially the honking geese. They were pretty funny to Matthew as he tried to imitate them. We are going to try to get in as much family time this weekend before Ryan goes back to work on Monday! He got a call yesterday asking him if he could start a week early. So for the next 30 days or so he will be working twelve hour days, seven days a week with an hour drive time each way. He might have the option of working nights (7pm-7am) instead of days (7am-7pm) and we are hoping that will work out. If he works nights he will get a chance to see Matthew for about an hour a day instead of nothing if he works days. On nights he will get home around 8:15 am and have a quiet house to sleep in while I am at work and Matthew is at daycare. He will be awake once we get home at 4:00 and not have to leave until 5:30. The next month will be a long one for all of us, but well worth it. We have been waiting 12 weeks to hear that phone ring! Once the shutdown is over, Ryan will once again be laid off until work picks up here, but hopefully by mid-April they will have more work. Only time will tell!
Wednesday, March 4, 2009
Twos or Tubes?
We have seen a drastic change in Matthew's sleep and eating patterns in the last week. He is hardly taking a nap, in fact last weekend from Wednesday to Sunday he never took one. He is getting up at 6:00 a.m. instead of 9:00 too. He has been a bit more fussy and crabby and will just randomly start crying for no reason. He will also start shaking his head and pulling on his ears. He eats when he feels like it too. This is not Matthew's normal behavior, so we thought he might be starting his next phase of life. However, after pulling it all together we tried looking in his ears tonight just to see. He wouldn't even let us touch his lobes without crying, which tells us that they are tender. It almost looks like I can see his tubes in both ears just exiting the ear canal. So, we are keeping a close eye on him and his behavior to see if his tubes are actually falling out and to see if he gets an infection. Hopefully it all will pass soon...who knows?
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