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July 31, 2008
Yes, he is snuggling with a dinosaur. No, this is not staged.
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July 30, 2008
Crazy 24 hours: birthday, pseudomembranous colitis returned (on meds again) and Eli decided TODAY was the day to potty train (only one accident). I'm drinking tonight.
Crazy 24 hours: birthday, pseudomembranous colitis returned (on meds again) and Eli decided TODAY was the day to potty train (only one accident). I'm drinking tonight., originally uploaded by jannacybill.
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Happy birthday, Papa!
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How do I break it to Gus and Eli that they won't always be able to jump into the 'bed ocean'?
How do I break it to Gus and Eli that they won't always be able to jump into the 'bed ocean'?, originally uploaded by jannacybill.
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July 29, 2008
Keeping busy
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July 28, 2008
Of course we fed the gators
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Celebratory dinner: we moved in and also closed on our Oak Park house today! Whoohooo!
Celebratory dinner: we moved in and also closed on our Oak Park house today! Whoohooo!, originally uploaded by jannacybill.
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Clam "soup" chowder
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Now the fun begins. How long will it take us to unpack??
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Leapin' salamanders. Add that to the ants, spiders, and cockroach we have seen today. We are not in Chicago anymore, friends.
Leapin' salamanders. Add that to the ants, spiders, and cockroach we have seen today. We are not in Chicago anymore, friends., originally uploaded by jannacybill.
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Truck is here, unpacking commences
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Home
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Good morning, waiting for the truck
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July 27, 2008
Already feel at home
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Master bathroom!
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Squatting in the master bedroom tonight!
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The playroom
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Dining room / empty out the van
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Welcome home!
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In savannah now! Driving HOME!
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In South Carolina
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Shannon and John
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Morning swim
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Dinner in Charlotte last night
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July 26, 2008
And on the other side... We have driven 266 miles today, only 145 left.
And on the other side... We have driven 266 miles today, only 145 left., originally uploaded by jannacybill.
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Superhero sticker time in Asheville, NC
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Highway hills, weird.
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Good morning from Richmond, KY! 400 miles exactly, arrived at 1 am local time (which is now our time)
Good morning from Richmond, KY! 400 miles exactly, arrived at 1 am local time (which is now our time), originally uploaded by jannacybill.
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July 25, 2008
Zeppo is asleep on our Sunday night empty house sleeping gear
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Kentucky here we come!
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Bye house. Getting Eli then hitting the road. Seven hour drive ahead. Oy!
Bye house. Getting Eli then hitting the road. Seven hour drive ahead. Oy!, originally uploaded by jannacybill.
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Thinning out
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Dropped Eli off. Pulled up and saw it has begun. Crying in car. Must pull it together.
Dropped Eli off. Pulled up and saw it has begun. Crying in car. Must pull it together., originally uploaded by jannacybill.
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July 24, 2008
Our whole house will fit in here??
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Truck is here, but not loading til morning
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July 17, 2008
Olympiad
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July 14, 2008
Mama, by Gus (on the back of the Papa pic)
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Papa's got a mustache, by Gus
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July 12, 2008
Wheeeeeeeeeeee
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July 10, 2008
Two weeks
Tomorrow marks two weeks until the moving truck arrives.
I shouldn't even be sitting here typing this. I need to get up and keep packing, but it's one of those times where I just want to curl up in the corner and rock back and forth and ignore the big MOVING gorilla in the room.
Today we signed the papers to close our house in Savannah. The official closing is on Tuesday, so now the sellers just need to sign and we will be on our way to Savannah-style home ownership!
Make all the enormous life events stop, we just want to live!
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You know it's time to potty train when...
I ran a bath for the boys tonight, one of Eli's favorite things.
As Eli is taking his diaper off to get into the bath, he says, "I pee pee bath!"
"Oh, no," I said. "You should pee pee in the toilet."
He ignores me. He then climbs in, remains standing with legs apart, looks down and proceeds to pee in a toy bowl that floats by at the most unfortunate (or fortunate, depending) time.
I secretly accuse him of being able to control this, and this whole diaper business is just a ruse.
But honestly? I know I should take this opportunity to go full blast with potty training but I can't. I seriously cannot add another life event.
Sorry, Eli. You'll have to wait until you become Georgian.
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Signed on the dotted line. Closing on our house in Savannah. By mail.
Signed on the dotted line. Closing on our house in Savannah. By mail., originally uploaded by jannacybill.
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July 04, 2008
Supporting role
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Watching through the moon roof
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July 03, 2008
Can you say 'pseudomembranous colitis' five times fast?
We have a diagnosis and have brought Gus home!
Gus has been on a crazy journey. First he had strep throat last week, and was on antibiotics. Little did we know that the antibiotics were causing the perfect storm in his intestines for some bad bacteria to grow. The bad bacteria caused inflammation and irritation, causing extreme intestinal pain and bloody stool. The worst part was that he had blood in his stool for several days and we didn't realize. We thought the color change was due to the medicine and never imagined he was bleeding. Everything came to a head on Tuesday, when after picking him up from school for the second day in a row a fever came on and spiked to 102.7, despite the Motrin he was on. It had gone even higher by the time I took him to the ER.
While at the ER, we confirmed that he was bleeding, but then we needed to figure out what was causing it. Had we travelled lately? (only to Schaumburg, I said) Have we had bad food? Any other kids sick? Eaten any tomatoes? Since cultures would need time to grow in order to confirm what was going on, we had to get him started on a broad treatment plan right away, and the doctors were not comfortable letting him go home until we knew for certain. I was glad to stay, as the pain Gus was experiencing was excruciating and something needed to be done.
You should see the Gus of today, though. Disconnecting his IV boosted his spirit by ten. He's eating now, even asking for food. He is making jokes and running around. I kind of want him to rest, but then I remember the past three days and realize that if he needs to rest, his body makes him. He is so happy to be out. When I realized he could leave, I just hugged him and welled up. I'm so grateful that we could go in and figure out what was wrong and do something about it. He system is still not working normally, but at least he can be home healing.
Now I have the luxury of reflection:
--Don't try to self-diagnose.
--Always listen to your intuition. Your intuitive self will take you to the ER, your rational self will try to convince your intuitive self that it is overreacting.
--Remind doctors to explain who they are and what their 'job' is. When you're at a teaching hospital, you see a cast of doctors.
--Your child's poop is a window into their health. Seriously! Who knew it would be important to describe so many bowel movements. Sheesh.
--Pretty nurses with pink shoes make the medicine go down faster than for Mama or Papa.
--Ask, ask, ask... So many things are being discussed outside of your room, that when a decision comes back to you, you have no back story. They have the data, make them share it with you.
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July 02, 2008
The waiting
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Father/son hospital time
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Just the two of us, missing John and Gus
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