This past week we had two big snow storms. The two biggest of the year, in fact. There ended up being over a foot of accumulation which made for a lot of backyard fun-in-the-snow time. In between storms we've had 60+ degree weather which is great because cabin fever is never a good thing.
Today was a challenging day for our Mister. He was on a clear liquid diet almost the entire day (which was supposed to continue through tomorrow too) but it became clear around 6:00 pm that he could not make it any longer. These were doctors orders after we visited with the GI on Thursday. Blaine's encopresis has continued to be a real problem for him and the only solution was a 1-2 day clear liquid diet plus a GI flush to clear his system, followed by a strict regimen of Miralax and Exlax for the next six months. Phew! He had to get through 34 ounces of clear liquid that contained 6 capfuls of Miralax and then operate on a diet of broth, popsicles and lime Jello. Let's just say that Blaine wasn't having it after about noon today and when I say "he wasn't having it", I mean he literally wasn't having anything. He was so frustrated and hungry he wouldn't eat anything we offered. His blood sugar dropped and he was dehydrated and frankly he just wanted "hard food!" (And I can't blame him.) He did awesome getting through about 24 ounces of liquid (with the medicine) and then after a long hard day we all sat down for BBQ, which hit the spot for all of us. We didn't hit our goal of 2 days, but for a 5 year old, I think he did awesome! Hoping this helps us jump start his system just a little bit. (And I'm certain he will appreciate this post about his GI system when he's older. :)
Other than that, we've kept extremely busy doing this and that. Blaine is done with preschool in one month (WOW) and summer begins for us (unless it keeps snowing!) That means summer camps and our move into a new house at the end of June. Oh, how I look forward to that! (NOT.)
Here are some pictures from this week's adventures.
HG and her new mitt.
Mister testing out his new bat.
Ice skating for the first time. He did great!
"What are these on my feet?"
Happy about her ice skates.
Snow!
Dodge ball on trampolines. Awesome.
Blaine and Ms. Sara dodging it up.
Blaine = Hamster.
Something silly, I'm sure.
I might be driving in this picture. Ooops. But look at that view
that I get to enjoy every day!
Ponytails. A milestone at the Lyon home.
Blaine's summer camp had an open house on Friday. We had a
great time and Mister was excited to see where he'll spend
part of his summer. Right in that marsh :)
Face painting at the open house. A unicorn for HG...
And a lizard for Mister.
Up close and personal with a Madagascar Cockroach.
On the way to the marsh.
Using nets to catch all kinds of creepy, crawly things.
And here is a video of Blaine hitting the ball. Please notice the ball-girl, HG. She rocks.
