Things medical in nature...kind of. :)

Jax and Rod are super healthy. We are SO grateful for our healthy kids. So this post is about as "medical" as it gets around here.

Jax even eats sometimes. :)  

But I had to post this funny story about Jax so I can remember for long. 

Jax hit his face/teeth/gum on something at my mom's house.  He was bleeding pretty bad and freaking out--he HATES anything that has to do with doctors or hurting or anything in that general category--like MAJOR phobia. He used to HATE band aides and would do anything avoid them. BUT, he has now grown to the polar opposite.  Everything needs a band aid. yada yada...

 So, he hurts himself in his mouth at my mom's and NEEDS a band aid...you can't put a band aid on your teeth or your gums. But how do you explain that to a 2 year old?  He was just hysterical and wanted that band aid SOOOO bad. So, we obliged; but he didn't just want a band aid, he wanted "big" band aid, over his entire mouth. Only then was he appeased and able to stop crying. Would that be claustrophobic or what? He literally kept that band aid over his mouth the rest of the night until he feel asleep on my mom. WHICH, he has almost never done. And then Rod feel asleep on Great Aunt Lisa....it was a weird night.

Damage the next morning, you can kind of tell, swelling scraped gum up his little front tooth. Purple-ness.

It has been really sore, poor guy can't bite into anything, even a banana.  We have to cut everything up so he doesn't have to bite into it. Oddly, it seems to have perked his almost non-existent appetite. 

He thought he was sooo funny in my camera phone. Cutie. Yes, lots of drool--I think his banged mouth has made it even worse.

Other "medical" news: Rod had surgery on his left clogged eye duct this morning.

 It was kind of (totally and completely) a crazy night b/c Rod was basically screaming for 3 hours last night, (teething induced, I believe) about every half hour for an hour until 1am. This is NOT normal. Jax got up about 4 times too at different times throughout the night.  He does this "Mom!", "Mom!", "Mom!" thing, like an alarm clock. So you HAVE to go in there and get him to stop and settle and such....The last time he got up was at 5 am. This again is not normal.Then I got up at 5:45am to take Rod to the surgery place by 6:15. I don't do well on no sleep. I think I might die. uhg.

 And then when you get to the "waiting" room, ALL you do for an hour is wait. Seriously. They didn't do the surgery until 7:20. Gag. He did it like a charm. 60 seconds of being put under and they are good to go. He was ultra cute and floppy after the anesthesia wore off. It was kind of nutty because his clogged duct appeared to be suddenly healed 3 days before surgery; we and the doctor decided to do it anyway just in case. So, NO MORE GOOPY EYE!! YAY!!!

Ps. Justin started his new job last week. He is really enjoying it. I can't even tell you the big "Huraaaah!!" that is happening inside us. Good job babe. We love you.

Now lets just see if I can stay awake today....