Jed's Surgery

Jed has had issues with his tear ducts since he was born..basically, they don't drain and whenever he get sick, his eyes are just full of greenish discharge and crap...after talking with Dan, we both decided that it would be best to go ahead and operate now rather than later. This morning was surgery day. I had a hard time sleeping last night..something about knowing that your son is going to be intubated even for the smallest procedure or even with the best doctor.

Our morning started at 5:30am with Dan taking Isaac to daycare. Isaac surprisingly was already up and was ready for school. Then I had to wake up Jed and went down to surgical check-in. There is one thing cool about being a doctor's wife, son..boy, did we get the royal treatment. Dan's boss came out, his co-worker went over the surgery with me again (no, I am not a snotty doctors wife). It was nice to know that Jed was in good hands. The surgery was literally 40 minutes from the time he was taken from my arms to me seeing him waking up. He was one mad boy when he got up. He must of thrashed around for at least 10 min. before the nurse came over and gave him some juice. Dan then came by with his case and was able to see Jed post-op. I am very thankful that God was present throughout the procedure. Jed is now happy, well-fed, and playful as if his day wasn't full already. Here is the picture after he woke up from his nap--notice that gash on his face, he gave that to himself when the oxygen mask was still on him, he freaked out.

Its still sunny!

Its at the end of October here in the supposed cold and rainy northwest. Yet, we had at least a full week of sunshine and warm weather to the 60s! This weekend, Dan dropped me off in Gig Harbor, just at the end of the Narrows bridge and I ran home from there as part of my training for the marathon. For the first couple miles, I felt like I was a runner---run Jo, run..but by like the 9th mile I was thinking of what I was going to gorge on for lunch. Unfortunately, my stomach didn't agree with my brain, I had to stop eating because I ate too fast!

Kiddie update...Jed is officially walking. He is walking all over the place today. You can tell the little man is just so much happier being free.

On another note...It seems like everyone around me is pregnant. Within my blog stalk, I know at least 7 people that are pregnant! The babies are coming! Congrats ladies!

Our cute kids

Portland AGAIN

Yes, we love Portland, OR. Since we found this cool town, we've been back three times since July. This time we went with our friends, Kristin, Michael, and Enya. They use to live there..so it was nice to go to the local joint and hang out. We went to this little pub that had a children's play area, it was so nice to let the kids play and allow us to catch up. Jed had the most fun when we went swimming at our hotel. He kept putting his face in the water without any fear. Isaac had a lot of fun at the Portland Zoo. It was like walking through a forest.

Its been awhile....

I can't believe we haven't even blogged for almost a month now...well, time sure has gone and pass...We celebrated Jed's birthday at least three times, once with our small get together, one on his actual birthday (Dan, Isaac, and I ate the cake), and again in Chicago with the Solve's as Grandma and Grandpa got some serious cupcakes. At one year
Jed has:
6 teeth
21# 4 oz
29.5 inches (moved him up to closer to 50th%)
bedtime from 7pm to about 5 am with an 8 oz bottle and then will go back to bed till 7am
enjoys feeding himself
can walk freely about 5 steps (this just happened this week)
hate stuff that are weird in texture
oh, he likes to grab whatever Isaac's got..
Yesterday, I had to leave work because Jed had a low grade fever..as we were home together just the two of us, he was cuddling and smiling..we went grocery shopping, he was delight. I sometimes feel back that I don't have enough of me to go around my kids, I pray and hope that in the midst of busy life..that our kids will still feel loved and treasured.

Isaac is one happy, energetic boy..sometimes I think he is misunderstood for being happy and excited..instead people may view him as hyper or misbehaving, he is a toddler!. He is such a sweet boy and always looking out for others. We were at the mall the other day and Dan had accidentally ran the stroller into my leg. I said "ouch" and moved on, but Isaac ran up to me and said "mom, let me look at it" he examined me and lifted up my foot and make sure it was all okay and then looked up at Dan and goes "dan, you need to say sorry."

Two weekends ago, we took a short trip home for "brother from another mother's" wedding. Lester and Jen Pineda got married in their romantic backyard 10/4th. It was one short weekend, I"m glad we got to see my parents, hang out at my sister and brother in laws pad in Chicago and chill with the Solve's. Kat was so great, she treated me to high tea at the Ritz in Chicago for my 30th birthday..it was yummy!

So, what else is going on? It is official...Dan and I are running the Honolulu Marathon for my girlfriend, Joy, who has rheumatoid arthritis. She is a mom, teacher, and a great friend. We are running with her husband, Chris this Dec. 14, 2008. We are raising fund for the arthritis foundation, please pray that my legs don't fall of..and if you would like to donate for this cause...http://2008jointsinmotionchicago.kintera.org/disney/