Jenna and Her New Smile

I am realizing lately that my kids have dirty faces in a lot of my pictures I post lately. I promise sometimes that they are clean! :)

These are Jenna's "new" teeth. She is still getting used to how they feel in her mouth.

Her older cousin Isabelle was a little bit jealous that Jenna lost teeth before she did! And Isabelle is 5! I think that made Jenna feel a little bit proud. I was a little bit worried about what she would think about missing two teeth, but she has taken it lots better than I thought. We left our diaper bag at the camp when we were up there two weeks ago, and the teeth that got pulled are in a little treasure box so they didn't get put under the pillow for the tooth fairy to come for yet.

I don't think Jenna even knows who the tooth fairy is. We'll have to enlighten her. While we are up there, I should try to remember my tooth pillow that I have from when I lost my teeth. My grandma T**v* made it for me when I began loosing my teeth. It's in my box of "things" from my childhood that I deemed worth saving. I'm glad that's one of them. It was special to me then, and I am glad I will be able to pass it on to my own daughter. I am realizing more and more every day how lucky I am to have so many special memories of my grandma, and that she is still healthy and that Jenna is able to get to know her as well. Some day I'll have to do a post on her alone. :) She's wonderful.

His Grandpa's Coat

This is his Grandpa T's baby jacket 50 years ago

There is a story behind this jacket. I was visiting my Grandma before Logan was born (my Dad's mom) and she mentioned she had a jacket that used to be my dad's when he was a little boy. At the time she intended for Travis to wear it, but it was WAY to small. Well the last time I was there with Logan I asked her if I could still have it for Logan and she went and got it out. It is just starting to fit Logan, just in time for fall. And I love it and the fact that it was my dad's. I get tht sentimental streak from my Grandma. I'm glad she saved this little jacket. Now 50 years later, it's being used again.

4 Months and 2 Days

Logan's four month stats:

• 15 pounds 8 ounces
• 26 and a half inches
• gets the hiccups when he laughs
• has gotten good at blowing spit bubbles
• can hold his head up without wobbling
• has lost most of the hair on his head :)
• is very much loved more and more every day!
  

P.S. I really hope I win one of these cute bags from http://www.envirosax.com/

School Pictures

Loretta, Alanna and I used to call these three the "little girls" as we were the older girls of the famiy. Now Emma is one year away from high school and is turning 13 in a month. Annie is ten, and Lia is eight. Not so little anymore. :) I was babysitting for them one week last month while my parents went on a motorcycle ride around Lake Huron and they asked if I'd take their school pictures. So we did, and I think I had more fun than they did!

Lia-8

Annie-10

Levi-6 ( All of his smiles were like this. I couldn't get him to give a natural smile for anything. He thought this one was great. :) )

Emma-13

Jenna's Teeth

We sure have had alot going on with our kids teeth this year. Jenna had surgery to fix all of her dental problems this morning. The pediatric dentist that practices down here is wonderful. She is all about making it a positive experience for kids so they aren't scared for life ( like me... I hate the dentist).

Well this morning we had to report to the hospital for nine a.m. By the time they checked her vitals and put a hospital gown on her, it was close to ten by the time they took her down. They had to give her a muscle relaxer because her airway was so small that the tube didn't fit real well down it, so she had minor breathing issues, but did fine with the general anethesia, thank goodness. Dr.Erika ended up pulling two teeth, capping her two top front teeth, giving her four crowns and a few fillings. Poor girl had lots of work done. But her teeth look good, and she isn't complaining of any pain. As we speak she is up north at the camp with Aaron and Travis. She was/is a trooper. She was pretty sad and crabby when she was waking up in the hospital, but was content to cozy with me. She didn't want the O2 blowing at her and didn't like the O2 reader on her toe for some reason. Jenna also wasn't too pumped off the IV in her hand, but they didn't want to take that out til she drank something. She had jello and applejuice and half of a popsicle before we left.

She charmed the nurses and ended up with Tazmanian Devil bandaids, and about ten stickers. They all thought she was pretty cute. I recognized one of the nurses that took Jenna to surgery, as I'd gone to nursing school with her for a semester. It helped to know she was in good hands.

So, that's done and over with and we just thave to make sure she takes good care of her fixed teeth. She goes back in about three weeks for a checkup to see how the teeth look. Dr. Erika told us if we have ANY questions or concerns to call her. She gave us her cell phone number and told us even if it's two thirty in the morning, call her before we run to the E.R. She told us that she'd rather try to answer any questions, and then if we still would need to go to the E.R. she would meet us there. I was VERY impressed with her. She was super when Travis knocked his teeth as well. Even if we move back up north, I think I'm going to continue to bring my kids down here to see her as their dentist. It's worth it.

pictures of summer

Finally!!!!!!

I finally got a gadget to upload pictures! Never did find mine, but got a cheap one for about nine dollars at Walmart tonight. I'm going to be doing alot of catch up on pics. But for now, I'm just gonna post my favorite one I've taken all summer. This is of Logan from when we were booted out of the house for a day last week and we hung out at the lake all day. He didn't have a hat, so he borrowed Travis'. It was a bit big, but did the trick and provided for a good picture!

Tomorrow Jenna has surgery to get all of her cavities filled. Wish her luck!