Walking through the back woods
B had fun getting a shoulder ride from Papa but I still had thoughts of him somehow falling....oh well, once a mom, always a worrier!
Our house is in the middle on the hill - itty bitty!
This is Bennett's smile face - Papa was mimicking him! Before Mimi and Papa came down, we placed their photos with their names on the entertainment cabinet where B would see them. Hew quickly learned who was who and by the middle of the first day was saying "Pa-pa." When asked where Mimi and Papa were, B would run for the living room and point to their pictures!
Mimi tried all weekend to get B to say "Mimi" but he was stuck on his Papa.
We walked around Rockford and the Rogue River dam.
Kathy and Phill came over on Saturday - we always have so much fun! Here we are playing the "cow race" game on the Wii
We played team-bowling -- Phill and I rallied for the win! (It helped that I had a champ on my team!)
We thought we were losing our Ellie on Sat night - she somehow was in A-fib (for those of you who don't know that's when the atrium of the heart begins to flutter instead of pumping effectively). We could feel her heart racing and hear it using a stethoscope, (having two nurses in the house probably made things worse as we speculated and described what could possibly be happening and why), it was beating/fluttering between 240-300 bpm - way too fast to be perfusing her body - her breathing increased, her ears and gums were cold and pale. We gave her all the love we could. Sometime around 5am - my Dad stayed up with her most of the night- she went outside (he thought to die) and after "doing her business" and barking into the night she came inside. Shortly after that, dad noticed her breathing was slow and regular and her heart rate had slowed to normal. What a miracle! We still don't know what had caused her heart to beat out of control but we are beyond grateful that she is her old self and still with us!
B wearing his new hat
One of my favorite pictures of the weekend
We went to the GR museum on Sunday. Bennett was mostly interested in the floor and lights. Here he is pointing to the "sta" (star)
Another "sta"
All folded up in a theater chair
Behind the bar wasn't a close enough view -- note his little "leash" hanging out under his jacket: I put a harness on him so I could enjoy the museum and not keep my eye on him every second. He didn't particularly enjoy it when he got to the end of the rope but it was quite helpful for us.
First carousel ride - we had to get on the lion!
Everyone went for a ride
My parents are awesomely young at heart and love to have fun! "Hold on!!! You can make it!"
We took a walk across the foot bridge - I took a picture of the museum - notice how high the river is?? The ramp is under water!
Officially hit 60degrees!
Bedtime stories - we sometimes forget to put him down on time because it is so light outside!
Mimi and Papa left on Monday morning after dropping B off at daycare (Mimi went too to see where he plays during the day). We love it when they visit - they are so easy-go-with-the-flow type people and they always offer to get up early with B, giving us a rare chance to sleep in (to 8am-ish). We always look forward to future visits. Kisses to Mimi and Papa!!!
Side note: Bennett has had a cold for the last few days and is sleeping poorly which means we are not sleeping well either. His little nose is all stuffed up and he has a cough, both which wake him up through the night. Poor little man. Sometimes I go in and rock him back to sleep. I tend to rock him beyond falling asleep because I love to snuggle him close to me and watch him sleep. Hopefully he gets over this soon!!!
