Who's Missing an Appendix?

Not me! But, Jason is. Last Wednesday he had to have his appendix taken out. He started having really bad stomach pain that went from mild discomfort to blinding pain within a matter of a few hours. Thankfully, our doctor happens to be a close friend of ours and so Jason just called his cell phone and he met him at the hospital. After a very quick exam he admitted him for surgery. I was home with the kids and did not want to take them up to the hospital, so he was there by himself for a good while. Once we realized what all was going on I let a few people know and it was kind of late so I didn't expect to get up to the hospital that night. Our pastor had gone up to the hospital to see Jason and then called me and said he'd come stay with the kids so I could go before the surgery. I think he expected them to both be asleep, but Andrew was wide awake! He had a great time playing and showing him everything. I am very appreciative of him coming to keep the kids after a full day of working and Wednesday evening service. It means a lot to us that he truly cares for our family. He doesn't even complain when the kids have to come to our Wednesday staff meetings! I was able to see Jason before the surgery and ask the doctor any questions that I had. My main question was what exactly does his appendix do. The doctor's response was that it buys his daughter a new pair of shoes! I thought that was funny! As they were taking him back to surgery I went home. Our doctor had a good friend of his that is a surgeon do the appendectomy, but came back for the surgery and to be there while Jason was in recovery. He is truly a wonderful friend to us. I took the kids up to the hospital Thursday, because he had to stay another night, and we had a fun time actually! Andrew wondered the halls and asked a million questions to any nurse, doctor, or other hospital worker. We finally had to leave when he started taking apart Jason's IV. We picked Jason up on Friday and he had to stay home from work this week. He wasn't able to lift anything over 20 pounds or drive, and was just supposed to take it easy. I, on the other hand, had a school to get ready! As awful as it was for him, it really happened at a difficult time for me, but it ended up working out well, because he could stay home with Madelyn and I could take Andrew to work with me. It was nice to spend some time with just Andrew and Jason had a great time with Madelyn. So, that is what's been going on around our house.

Here are some pictures from the last couple of weeks.

Madelyn's wild bathtime hair!
Andrew wanted to clean his ears! Don't worry, they are the safety q-tips!

Andrew loves to pile everything in the center of his bedroom.

Madelyn finally outgrew the infant car seat and got a new big girl seat! Andrew thinks that he needs a new carseat too, because Madelyn got one.

We went swimming (the night before the appendectomy) with some friends. Andrew didn't want me to take his picture.

Andrew has started putting his hands on his hips- I think he gets that from me!

The pool was just perfect, it had a wading area that was excellent for him to play in and he loved it! Our neighborhood pool is supposed to be just like this pool. I'm looking forward to that for next summer with both kids. It should be a much easier summer since I did so much work to get things ready for the start of school this summer that I shouldn't have near the prep work next summer.

Andrew wanted to show Madelyn how to use her tea set.

She enjoyed her tea party!

Madelyn's new favorite place to play is her pack-n-play. I think that she feels safe in it, because Andrew can't tackle her or take her toys!

A potty time success!

He wanted to wear his houseshoes the other day. Just the houseshoes.

Madelyn has started following Gracey and wants to pet her. Gracey is such a good dog when it comes to the kids. She'll let them climb all over her and is never too rough with them.

Andrew wanted Gracey to lay with him the other night. He kept coming to me and telling me that Gracey was not being very still!

Andrew likes to pretend to shave with his toy razor. He also likes the crayola fingerpaint soap. Tonight he was using both and it looked really funny, because it was bright red soap and he had his razor...it looked like a shaving disaster!

Well, that's pretty much all we've been up to lately. I had inservice the last two days and we start school on Monday! I am anxious to get that going. I feel confident that it is going to be a great year!