September House Construction

Once the framing was done it was time for the roof to go on.  I happened to be home the day they delivered the shingles and loaded them onto the roof.

They knocked out the electrical within a couple of days (once we figured out where to put all the outlets and fixtures).

Then after inspection it was time to wrap!!  Coming home and seeing the house enclosed like this amazing!!  Another big step that made it seem more real.

They took out the office door and moved it to be used as our new bedroom door.  They boarded up the old doorway.  The office seemed so much smaller and dark!

The basin and seat for the shower!

We were SO excited to see the awful (poorly constructed) back porch get demolished to make way for the new one.  We learned our lesson with hiring the lowest bidder on that fiasco. 

September 29th: Under-the-Sea party for Landen

John’s parents decided to throw an additional party for Landen’s birthday out at his Uncle Ben and Auntie Imee’s house in Chino Hills. They had an Under-the-Sea theme tying it in with Landen’s nursery décor.  Landen was feeling better after a dose of his croup meds but he was still not feeling well. Poor little guy.

Dig in!

Time for the cake!

September 28th: Croup

On Wednesday Landen woke up sick.  He was wheezing a little and definitely congested, but he seemed ok.  I assumed it was just a cold and we’d ride it out.  Then nighttime came around.  He was coughing really badly.  He’d get to the point where he was so choked up he couldn’t really breathe.  Several times over the next two nights he got so choked up he threw up – twice all over me!  During the day his voice was scratchy and he was really congested but he didn’t cough much.  He never really had much of a fever.  About half way through the day on Friday, I called my mom for an update and decided he needed to see the doctor before we headed into the weekend.  I was suspecting croup but I just didn’t know for sure.  The doctor was able to get us in that afternoon so we headed over.

After explaining his symptoms and listening to his chest, Landen was diagnosed with a classic case of croup.  We were told to elevate the end of his mattress, use a warm mist humidifier, and to start him on a steroid medication.  We only had a cool mist humidifier at home so I picked up a warm mist model and his prescription that afternoon.  He got his first dose of steroids at dinnertime and they worked like a charm!!  He still coughed and sputtered some while he slept but he didn’t get choked or throw up.  The difference between having the meds and not having them was HUGE.  Over the next few days he started getting better.  He was still sick and congested but not too bad.  The steroids only lasted 3 nights but it was enough to get him over the hump and allow his body to fight off the infection.  We survived the croup!!

September 24th – September 30th

Wednesday, September 26^th

We had such a good time with John the week before, I decided to take my Mom to Disneyland to see the Halloween décor and let Landen wander around.

Strolling down the street like a big boy with Mimi

Landen was so engrossed with watching the trains zoom by on Thunder Mountain

Surprisingly he had no interest in the goats

Pretty!

He loved splashing in the water

First trip on the Jungle Cruise

He kept reaching for the steering wheel … and got it one time!

Thursday, September 27^th

Who is it??

Crying a wandering around for no apparent reason.  He’s either tired or not feeling well.  Him crying just breaks my heart.

Friday, September 28^th

Putting a paper towel roll into a muffin tin pan.

Bath time!

Saturday, September 29^th

Catching some zzzz’s with Daddy

Sunday, September 30^th

What’s that??

Macaroni and cheese???? Sure, I’ll try it.

Yummy!!