Ear tubes!

Okay, I hope we are done. I mean I really like the ENT we use, but I really just don't want to spend any more time with him. And hopefully with Friday's events, pending one follow up appointment, we will have wrapped it all up. Alex got tubes in both her little ears yesterday. It went well (for the most part, we had a little issue with the nursing staff and Alex's red dye allergy) and she has bounced back to her good old self. She puked like a 2-headed monster in the car, all over herself and her carseat on the way home, but we made it in one piece. I am so excited to be hopefully be done with ear infections and a miserable child. Lex has had 6 double ear infections in the past year, and the last one was a doozie. She was miserable for days, and I felt so bad for her. You know if she stops moving and wants to cuddle up to you, then there is something wrong, because Iswear, She NEVER stops moving. And she gave up cuddleing at like 10 months old, as soon as she learned to walk. So, despite my affection for Dr. Child (the greatest ENT ever!! he also did Nate's tonsils and adnoid removal in May) I really hope that we can retire your telephone number for a good long time. We will be more than happy to refer you to him though, if you need a great ENT.

Smokey the kitten

Nathan and his Kitten

Alex and Smokey

Smokey the kitten (only you can prevent forest fires!)

So we got adopted by a kitten. We opened the garage last Sunday and it came running in and has hardly left since. As with all things, he came with a long story, so I will give you the cliffnotes version. He was a neighbors, but they had too may cats, so they gave him to our other neighbors who have ties to the humane society, so they could turn him in for adoption. We, by this point were ready to claim him, and Janette (our sweet neighbor) was able to make it so he was ours. Smokey is the sweetest kitten. He loves to lay ON you. He loves the kids. He even lets Lex pick him up. He uses a litter box like a pro, and has in 2 days not given us any grief. So not what I expected from a kitten. I thought we would be having poop issues and scratching issues, but we have not had any (yet!). I am so excited. Smokey even tolerates his moring baby wipe rub down, with out complaining. (they told us if you wipe them down daily with an unscented baby wipe it will keep their dander down and have less problems for people with allergies, such as my sweet hubby, who though to this point has shown no symptoms what so ever. It is awesome. I never expected it to be this easy. And I am so happy that my kids have a pet that they can love and be responsible for, I think it is good for them. So, only time will tell, but all the neighbors love him. Courtney, Nate's 18 year old girlfriend next door, would probably steal him if she could. But we will loan him for the loving. I swear he climbs on your chest settles in and purrs like a motorboat. So cute!