Soccer Star

Dylan is playing soccer this season. This is his first time playing any type of sport - individual or team. He is so excited and is loving it so far.

Dylan is the youngest boy on the team (he barely made the cutoff). He is not the fastest and not the strongest, but he seems to have a good instinct for the game. His footwork is pretty good and he is getting better with each practice. He can dribble the ball better than some of the kids that played last year.

He gets a little discouraged that the other kids are faster than him and when they can kick the ball harder than him (he always wants to be the best at everything he does and will often just quit if he isn't). We are just so proud of him that he is listening to the coach and that he just keeps trying even when he doesn't get something exactly right the first time.

Dylan's first game is this Saturday and I am so excited to see him play. The games for his age group are 3 on 3 and the coaches are the referees. The whole purpose of this age group is to learn the rules of the game and to enjoy playing.

Hopefully, we will be able to yell "GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAL!!" a lot on Saturday.

Pictures from yesterday (Brady's ear tube surgery)

In the waiting room . . .


In the exam room before surgery . . . (no, he didn't have to wear the hair net - I did)

After surgery . . .

Exhale . . .

Brady's surgery was today. I took him back to the operating room and stayed with him while they administered the anesthesia. Once he was "asleep", I left and within 5-10 minutes the doctor was telling us that everything went great. Just a couple of minutes after he left us, a nurse came and told us that Brady was waking up and we could go see him.

We went back to the recovery room and I was able to nurse Brady through most of the waking up experience. His eyes were a little "druggy" so we had to hang around until he was a little more alert.

From start of the surgery to in our car on the way home, it only took about 45 minutes. Within an hour or so of the surgery, Brady was back to his normal happy self. Right now, he is crawling around the house and enjoying himself.

So far, the only strange thing I have noticed is that he occasionally jerks like he has lost his balance. I assume that this is because he is having to learn how to balance without the everpresent fluid in his ears.

I'll post some pictures a little later. Thanks to everyone who thought about us today. I appreciate it.

UGH!!!

Back to the pediatrician with Brady again this weekend. Ear infection is better, but now he has Fifth Disease. I was afraid it was another allergic reaction to his antibiotic. Can't this kid catch a break.

On a good note, however, Dylan is still doing well and is getting excited about starting soccer soon.

Jeep Boys

It was so nice outside today. The boys wanted to go cruisin'.