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So Johnathan’s first treat is a Reese’s Peanut Butter cup… We didn’t want to freak out and scare our neighbor, but it went from his bucket into Mom’s purse before we left the driveway.
The poor kid lost half of what he got, but we replaced it with safe stuff when we got home with no complaints. It’s fun to be in a neighborhood where the families roam again.
Johnathan has become quite entertaining during dinner. Here you can witness him making up stories and reading us some scary books (from his hands)…
Some kids like to make car sounds. Some like to make theme songs.
Last week we got back from a long trip to California to visit family that we haven’t seen collectively in years. We were supposed to leave on Monday and end up home that night (between a 15-18 hour drive, depending on stops)… unfortunately we were delayed by a day. Was it California’s fault? Not entirely. To be fair, it is mostly our fault (myself and Shae) for not being assertive enough about the dangers of his allergy. But during the process we were shown yet another reason why we will never live in the state again. I’ll try to keep this short for my sake more than anyone reading this. I’m tired (look at the time).
On Sunday night Djai got hold of a small amount of peanut butter from a cookie. We’re talking a corner of a 1″ by 1″ cookie… not too much. But, as anyone with a peanut allergy knows, it doesn’t take a great deal of the stuff for a reaction.
Shae noticed it by the small bit of chocolate around his mouth. She knew what it was. My Mom knew that the only cookie on the table that had melted chocolate was the ones with peanut butter. We were all saying good-byes so nobody saw him get it. I’ll be honest here that I was in complete denial and wanted to believe that he had gotten anything other than the cookie with the peanut butter. A brownie? Anything. But no. I didn’t want to believe it.
Then he started coughing.
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We aren’t even having a big party for Johnathan’s 2nd birthday, but I am still stressing over themed party favors and cake decoration. For birthday number one, I wanted to do Sesame Street- but held off, as it clearly was my choice and not something that he would have enjoyed. We went with bubbles theme. One year old Johnathan liked bubbles. Johnathan has acquired a liking for Elmo over the last year, which made me very happy as I finally got to buy Sesame Street favors guilt free. Guilt free that is, until now, as I realize he also knows Disney characters and veggie tales characters …and the list goes on. Maybe Elmo isn’t a very fair representation of him and his second year. I think I’m going to take back the Elmo party favors and look for dinosaur stuff. He likes dinosaurs. And it will be a way cute cake to decorate too. Plus- dinosaurs are simply, innocently, just dinosaurs. Elmo- well, Elmo has a trade mark. Something about that makes me feel a little uneasy. As much as I loved Sesame Street as a child and wanted our own to do the same, somehow it feels a little like putting a Nike symbol on his cake, or decorating his room with Coke products. I can’t sport the corporate American flag in one room and have corporation symbols in the next, now can I? Or maybe I’m just going to far with it.
I wanted to shrink in my seat at our Tuesday read and play group when a nice lady from ABC Dental program told us mommies that we should have our babies seen by a dentist by age one. Oops. Dropped the ball on that one. The info sheets she passed out said to have babies seen when the first tooth appears. Ha! Needless to say, at almost two years of age, I immediately scheduled Djai’s very first dentist visit.
He behaved beautifully. I was so impressed. Tooth brushing is a struggle for us about half the time- Cooperation after one meal, and screaming and squirming the next. (At least when he cries, his mouth opens wide enough for me to brush!) He was a little tight lipped in the chair, but he was so still and quiet the whole time. Dr. Eussen and Staff in Salmon Creek were friendly and worked quickly, and told me that we were doing a great job. The first visit was just to have his teeth cleaned and checked; No x-rays or anything electric that might scare him. (Although Johnathan did say he thought that big light over him looked like a dinosaur! Haha) Doc says he likes to have the little ones come in for the first visit just to get them used to going, and have an experience that doesn’t make them afraid to come back. Johnathan’s teeth look great according to our new pediatric dentist (thanks for the referral Merd!) and he said it shows that we brush after every meal. Johnathan got a toy. I got a parental boost of confidence.