Big day for the Erickson's

So today turned out to be a big day in the Erickson household. We had Hadley's two month appointment, she tipped the scales at 10 lbs 2 oz and was 23 inches long. The put her in the 45% for weight and 75% for height. She also got three shots, which she was not a fan of at all. Everything checked out fine and she got a clean bill of health. Of course her Nana had to take her around and show her off to everyone in the office and naturally she was dressed for the occasion. After that Hadley and Steph went over to Steph's work so that she could put her two weeks notice in as she has taken a new position with Wesley Life in Johnston. She will be the health services director and oversee 8 marketing departments, needless to say she is excited for the new challenge. If all of that was not enough for a day, Carter came home from school with the announcement that he had lost his first tooth that had been loose for several weeks now. He was super excited as he gets to put his name on the poster at school for lost teeth and his teacher gave him a treasure chest to put his tooth in. On the way home from school I asked him how much money he thought the tooth fairy brought. He thought about it for a minute and said that he thought she brought $100! He is his mother's child. I remember the days when I was excited to get a quarter from the tooth fairy.

Renovation update: We have about 60% of the drywall hung and everything that is hung has been spackled and taped. We are hoping to have all the drywall hung by the end of the weekend and my goal is still to have a Christmas tree down there, even it happens on December 24th!

October Events

October had several significant events for the Erickson household. Carter spent a night in the hospital for dehydration. He came home from school on a Tuesday complaining that he didn't feel well and stayed home from school on Wednesday. He acted fine, but wasn't eating very much and wasn't going to the bathroom. Wednesday afternoon Steph took him to the doctor and I began to mentally prepare for him being admitted to the hospital. He was admitted, but only on an observatory 24 hour period. Thankfully he was discharged after his 24 hours of being in their. Of course by the weekend he was fine and attended the Iowa Hawkeye game with Todd and I. It was kind of a different game as instead of going early and tailgating, we left later and parked and took the Hawkeye Express to Kinnick Stadium. It was kind of fun, not something that I would want to do every weekend, but I know that Carter enjoyed it, so it was well worth it. Carter has started basketball, something that he has been talking about non-stop. His games are on Saturday's and he has practices on Sunday and Friday nights. He enjoys it so far, so hopefully he sticks with it and has fun. This month has seen Hadley grow like a weed. She is really starting to smile now and is staying awake more than she had been in the previous weeks. Carter is still a great big brother, he even has a big brother voice. He still helps out as much as possible, aside from changing diapers. Steph is still on maternity leave, and we are still married with her being home with me all day every day. Tomorrow is Hadley's 2 month appointment, so I will update again after that.