A Glimpse into the Freihaut World: Busy Times

Besides Adalyn's birthday party, we've had a lot of other things going on in the Freihaut household during the month of March. Here is a post to catch up on all that has been going on with our family...

Slumber Party
On Friday, February 25th, Addy had the opportunity to spend the night with our good friends, Kim and Nate. She came back very spoiled! It was like a 24 hour field trip for Addy and was jam-packed full of fun things including dinner at McDonald's, getting to see the real vehicles from the new movie, Cars 2, a trip to Target, getting to stay up late to watch Wall-E, and Krispy Kreme donuts for breakfast. Kim and Nate were also nice enough to watch Carter for a few hours so Derek and I could go to dinner to celebrate the end of Derek's busy season. To say that Addy needed a good detox on Saturday morning was an understatement. She threw an enourmous fit when we arrived to pick her up! It was kind of similar to the aftermath of a trip to visit grandparents! Kim dropped the ball in taking pictures during their party, but I did manage to snap a few when Addy was waiting for friends to come pick her up.

Waiting for her ride with her Pillow Pet and Cinderella in tow

Doctor Visits
The kids also had their check-ups with Dr. Boe during the first week of March. We had their appointments together, which is a big time saver. Carter had his nine month check-up and is doing great. He weighed in at 25 lbs. 7 oz. (97th percentile) and measured at 29 and 1/2 inches (90th percentile). The doctor was very happy with his development and he is right on track in regards to development. Carter has four teeth and is working on his fifth. The doctor gave the go ahead to feed him any table foods. Recently Carter has started pulling himself up and has been pulling up to reach things he previously couldn't reach.

Addy--The Puzzle Enthusiast

The finished products

Addy visited the doctor for her three year check-up and did very well at listening and following the the directions of the nurse and doctor. I was very proud of the way she did everything that was asked of her and answered the questions that Dr. Boe asked her. She is also developing right on track and measured in at 39 inches (90th percentile) and 36 lbs (90th percentile).

Besides the well check ups, we made several other trips to the doctor with the kids for illness. First, Carter was put on antibiotics for a minor ear infection at the end of February, but it had cleared up by the time we took him in for his 9 month appointment. However, about a week later he was pulling at his ears again and had a fever. Derek took him to the doctor and discovered that the ear infection had returned, but was stronger than before. Later in the week I headed to the doctor with Adalyn for similar symptoms and she was also put on antibiotics. Needless to say, by the end of the three week period the Meijer pharmacists knew our names and what we were coming for--antibiotics!

I also made several visits to the doctor this month. I finally gave in and went in for arthroscopic surgery on my right knee on March 8th. My knee began bothering me in march when we moved into our new house and started frequently giving out on me at the end of January. It started giving out when I was out and about with the kids and carrying Carter down the stairs of our home. Needless to say, I was finally convinced (and strongly "encouraged" by Derek) to see an orthopedic surgeon and after an MRI it was determined that I had a torn meniscus. Derek took me in for outpatient surgery and my doctor actually found that my meniscus was intact, but I had a lot of frayed cartilage that was was causing the problem and needed to be removed. Derek's mom stayed after Addy's birthday party to help with my recovery and take care of the kids. My recovery went very well and was surprisingly easier than I had anticipated. My follow up physical therapy and doctor appointments have gone well and I gaining back more of my mobility everyday.

Addy with my Get Well fruit bouquet from my family. I think she ate more of it than I did!

Yes, it is true that our insurance cards have certainly had a workout this month. Thank goodness for health insurance! All in all we have been very lucky with sickness this winter (I'm knocking on wood as we speak). Hopefully the first days of spring will bring an end to ear infections and fevers! I'm sure it will bring the onset of spring allergies, but I'll take that over my babies having achy ears!

Pajama Pals

A Mover and Shaker
During the past few weeks Carter has started to pull up on more and more things. Now, many of the things we had placed out his reach when he was a crawler are within his grasp as a stander. Adalyn isn't too happy with Carter's latest trick and has been irritated when Carter gets ahold of the toys she doesn't want him to come near. He loves Adalyn's crayons, legos, and babies and will stretch out on his tippy toes to get his fingers on them. It is very evident that he is quite proud of his newest accomplishment. Anytime Carter pulls up on something he makes noises and waves one of his arms in the air to get your attention as if he is saying "Hey, look at me." Last night (March 24th) he pulled himself up to his walker and took a few shuffled steps. Although we are so very happy that Carter is making so much progress, a part of me wants him to slow down! Just when I think that I am beginning to get things figured out, another challenge presents itself. I guess that's what parenthood is all about!