Remi, my problem child

This past month we found ourselves back in the ER with Remi again. This time she decided to swallow a screw she had found in the backyard. When I saw she had it in her mouth I went to pull it out right away. She thought it was hilarious and tilted her head back and out of my reach and the screw went right down. I threw her over my knee and smacked the heck out of her until she stopped choking which was awful. She smiled and ran off to play and I realized that there was no sign of a screw on the floor anywhere and I hadn't heard one drop. After talking with her doctor we decided we needed to go in because the screw had a sharp point.

Remi had no idea what she had done and took a little cat nap on the way to Children's hospital. She was quiet and shy as usual and I enjoyed some snuggles. They got us in really quick for an x-ray to see where the screw was at. She was very brave while she had her picture taken and didn't even cry when we had to take away the binki and "goggy" (her doggy).

They told us that the screw was nestled nicely in her stomach and that it was small enough that she would probably be able to pass it on her own.

They told us to watch for fever etc. and had us wait an hour while she had a snack and some juice to make sure it wouldn't upset her stomach. She drank the whole gatorade in minutes and was jabbering on and keeping us entertained. It was clear she was feeling totally fine. I felt better having had it checked out though...especially since we had met our deductible with her way back in JANUARY. She was given the same hospital gown that she wore last time around and I made sure we took it home with us this time.

I was supposed to take her back in 4 days later if she hadn't passed the screw (even though they said it might take up to 2 weeks). She's never been the most regular girl so we decided to wait a couple more days. After about a week of searching I started to get concerned and made an appointment for another x-ray. Going in for the 2nd time was really quick and easy. They informed me that the screw was gone...hooray! I feel like I searched pretty thoroughly for it and was annoyed that I made the extra trip, but I was glad to know that it was over.

no screw!

First Day of Preschool!

Time has really flown by the last 6 months. I can't believe we have already started school. I plan on catching up on the blog very soon. Everything is changing all the time and I just want to document every little moment.

Weslie was really excited to start school this week! She is doing Tues/Thurs 9-12 at an in-home preschool that is run by a lady in our stake. I could tell she was nervous about going the first day, but luckily I had pumped her up about it enough all week that she was pretty excited to take her backpack and go! I caved and got her a kitty shirt as part of her new "first day" outfit and that really made it feel like a special day right from the start. Kevin went with us to drop her off and we were both surprised at how anti-climactic the whole thing was. Mrs. Roper showed Wes where to put her back pack and where to go next and just like that she was off.

She has been so excited to tell me all about everything and show me the things she's made. I'm tempted to stay so that I can watch the fun but I know that this is such an important and good change for us. Wes has been exhausted both days after I have picked her up and her behavior has been so good! I can tell already that this is such a great outlet for her.

I always thought that when this day came that I would have some big lunch date plans or something to celebrate a little bit of freedom. However, I ended up deep cleaning their bathroom and catching up on some other things the first day. I was probably 20 minutes early to pick her up that day.
Today was much better. I took Soph and Remi to Firewheel to pick up a few things and then realized that none of the stores open until 10. So I played with the girls at the park for a while first. Remi cried when we dropped Wes off today but I think she really enjoyed being out and having more attention. I think having time to spend more focused on them and even have individual time is going to be awesome for them and probably help with their super shyness. I know I'm going to make the most of this time. They are learning new things and growing every day and it's so bittersweet.