It's been quite the two weeks since the last post!
A week ago last Friday, Amy woke up in the middle of the night in a coughing fit, a familiar occurrence as we both continue to try to rid ourselves of a late-summer virus. Amy had been feeling a little tug in her back along a rib for a couple of weeks, but this bout of coughs was the straw that broke the camel's back (or, better said, "cracked Amy's rib"). We called Owen's Auntie Pam who came over at 12:50 am while we went to the ER. The doctor gave Amy a pain killer and took an x-ray to make sure the rib hadn't violated the lung, but basically said the recovery course was the same whether it was a crack or just a pulled muscle: REST, REST, REST.
Amy is feeling some better, and the baby is fine, but it's going to take at least six weeks for her to heal.
Amy's mom came down for the weekend and my mom was down from Sunday through Thursday to help around the house while Amy recovered. Their visits led to some very fun opportunities for little O. A trip to the Tanner Orchard (hands down his favorite place) was the highlight of last weekend. He also made several trips to the Discovery Museum, and scared many-a-person with his sneaky descent from upstairs and running shouts of "Surprise! Surprise!"
Amy's need for R&R also played into our plans for this past weekend. Owen and I had a wonderful adventure driving into Iowa City. All of the grandparents converged on the Ives and Owen had a great time while I went to the football game with my dad. We left Bloomington at 8:00 on Friday night after going to my work for the start of the Riders in the Sky "Gene Autry Centennial" concert. I had arranged to have the Sheriff of McLean County come and "deputize" the
audience. Owen and Amy came. Owen brought his cowboy hat, got his deputy star, and stayed for the first strains of Riders in the Sky music before we spirited him off to the Box Office to change him into his PJs and hit the road.
The weekend really was great. He had lots of fun playing and cheering on the Hawks (who snapped Illinois' 5-game win streak). We also visited his Auntie Meg at work and enjoyed a rainy Sunday morning playing in the play area at the mall.
A week ago last Friday, Amy woke up in the middle of the night in a coughing fit, a familiar occurrence as we both continue to try to rid ourselves of a late-summer virus. Amy had been feeling a little tug in her back along a rib for a couple of weeks, but this bout of coughs was the straw that broke the camel's back (or, better said, "cracked Amy's rib"). We called Owen's Auntie Pam who came over at 12:50 am while we went to the ER. The doctor gave Amy a pain killer and took an x-ray to make sure the rib hadn't violated the lung, but basically said the recovery course was the same whether it was a crack or just a pulled muscle: REST, REST, REST.
Amy is feeling some better, and the baby is fine, but it's going to take at least six weeks for her to heal.
Amy's mom came down for the weekend and my mom was down from Sunday through Thursday to help around the house while Amy recovered. Their visits led to some very fun opportunities for little O. A trip to the Tanner Orchard (hands down his favorite place) was the highlight of last weekend. He also made several trips to the Discovery Museum, and scared many-a-person with his sneaky descent from upstairs and running shouts of "Surprise! Surprise!"Amy's need for R&R also played into our plans for this past weekend. Owen and I had a wonderful adventure driving into Iowa City. All of the grandparents converged on the Ives and Owen had a great time while I went to the football game with my dad. We left Bloomington at 8:00 on Friday night after going to my work for the start of the Riders in the Sky "Gene Autry Centennial" concert. I had arranged to have the Sheriff of McLean County come and "deputize" the
audience. Owen and Amy came. Owen brought his cowboy hat, got his deputy star, and stayed for the first strains of Riders in the Sky music before we spirited him off to the Box Office to change him into his PJs and hit the road. The weekend really was great. He had lots of fun playing and cheering on the Hawks (who snapped Illinois' 5-game win streak). We also visited his Auntie Meg at work and enjoyed a rainy Sunday morning playing in the play area at the mall.
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