Happy Birthday, Noah!

Yesterday, my friend Nicole's son, Noah, had a birthday party. We drove to Bloomington to celebrate his 2nd birthday with them. Here are some photos of Noah enjoying the Chuck the Truck race track and cars. It was so cute because he opened our gift first, and then was completely distracted by the AWESOMENESS of it. Nicole tried to keep him focused on opening the other gifts, but the lure of Chuck was just too much for him! Happy Birthday, Noah!

Something Fishy Going On

At camp, there is a large fish tank with all sorts of pretty fish in it at the end of the "Big Room". When it's too hot outside, we take the kids in the "Big Room" to ride the various scooters and bikes around. One of the little girls rolled her scooter over to the fish tank, and all of a sudden, I heard, "Ahhh! A fish jumped out of the tank!" I looked over, and sure enough, there was a fish flopping around on the ground. I was so shocked, that rather than picking it up, I ran into the office and yelled, "A fish just jumped out of the tank!" The assistant director ran out, scooped it up, and plopped it back in the tank. The little girl told me that the fish had actually smacked her in the arm on the way down, and told me it was because he was trying to kiss her on the cheek and missed!!!

Tobi the Trickster

Tobi can...

shake right... shake left... jump for treats... lay down... and most importantly, look cute!

Quote of the Day

Today was my first day back at summer camp since my surgery. I don't think I've mentioned on here that I work with 3-year olds, three days a week this summer. I was snapped back into the world of toddlers when the following escaped from my mouth: "Are we playing or are we using the potty???" I'm not sure I would've wanted to hear the answer to that, and fortunately, just got some funny looks from the boys in the bathroom!

Surgery Update

It's the day after my gallbladder surgery and I'm doing well. Yesterday, Kevin and I met my parents at the surgery center and got checked in. Everyone was so nice and made me feel a lot more comfortable. I went back to the consultation room where the nurse asked me a ton of questions, and then I changed into my lovely gown, robe, and socks. She came back in and put my IV thingy in (not fun), and got my family. The surgeon and anesthesiologist game in and gave as a run down of what was going to happen during and after surgery, and then it was time for me to go. I walked into the operating room, and took my place on the table. I was only conscious for about 3 minutes while in there, which was great! The next thing I remember, I was waking up in Recovery Room #1, the nurses were reminding me where I was, and was quickly moved to Recovery Room #2. My family came to be with me and I was in and out of sleep. When I woke up again, the nurse asked me how I felt, to which I responded, "Nauseous." They gave me stuff in my IV and I felt better. The next step was to move from the bed to a recliner, and when I was ready, they helped me. I think I was in the recliner for 15 minutes, at which time I felt I was ready to go home. So, I got dressed (with help) and we were off, with a quick stop at the pharmacy for pain killers. I slept a lot at home, ate dinner (my appetite had fully returned), read my book, and watched some TV. I only had a little discomfort, but still took my pain killers because I didn't want to risk it. This morning, I'm a little worse for the wear. My abdominal muscles feel like they've had a really tough workout (which apparently, they did in the operating room), and the pain medicine the surgeon injected into the incision sites has apparently worn off. I will definitely be taking medicine today! I am hopeful that my recovery will be speedy, and I will be off this medicine and onto Ibuprofen by Monday! By the way, Kevin has been an EXCELLENT caretaker!