And here they are fighting over it. Naturally.
We did get our 54 boxes out of storage and it was fun seeing what I thought was worth saving four years ago. Let's just say that I should have parted with ALL the winter clothes I packed away! It was exciting but also pretty emotional for me to go through everything from a time in my life that is gone, even though where we are now is so much better. Even running the vacuum and smelling the familiar scent of our old house brought tears to my eyes. Our lives have changed SO much since then! Anyway, now we have a twin bed, one old TV, lots of old books and vases, a vacuum, a loveseat, and a fridge in the garage. Not enough to live on just yet. While the movers were unpacking I fed the kids in the only seating area in the house - the bench in the mud room between the garage and kitchen. How much do I love this room already?!
We did go out to meet some of our new neighbors at an ice cream party at the neighborhood pool, even though we're not residents just yet. It's a fairly new development so no one has lived there more than four years, which makes it nice for people like us who are looking to make new friends. After ice cream sundaes, the kids got their arms painted and each got a balloon animal.
Alex is still asking to get another Elmo.
Ben settled on a red guitar.
They each got balloon puppies to take home, only Ben's didn't make it too far inside the door. I forgot the trauma of popping a balloon as a kid!
Alex is such a character...he always keeps us laughing. He decided to drink apple juice and milk at the same time at dinner. Sounds gross to me but he loved it, or at least loved the attention it drew to him.
And in our latest drama - Ben took a fall in the bathroom on Sunday and got a big goose egg on his forehead. It looked bad but didn't seem out of the ordinary until he threw up an hour later, then fell asleep on the couch for the first time ever (not counting jetlag or fever). I woke him up for dinner and he ate a little then threw up several more times. By that time Matt and I knew it was more serious than a bump, so I took him to an urgent care clinic and was immediately sent to the ER.
Thank goodness there is a new Texas Children's campus on the west side of Houston because we trust them completely and we had a great experience, as far as after-hours weekend emergencies go. The doctor ordered a CT scan on Ben before he even examined him because of the head injury/vomiting combination. It took a while for the radiologist to look at the results so we hung out in a room and lucky Ben got to watch TV and play on my iphone (again - how did I live without that??) for a couple of hours while we waited to see the doctor. He perked up with all the excitement and attention at the hospital and I think really enjoyed the whole thing, except for the throwing up and headache.
Our prayers were answered and we were so glad to find out it was just a mild concussion and nothing more serious internally. Ben managed to survive his traumatic birth and four months in the hospital without damaging his brain so we would sure hate to see a simple fall harm him! Praise God for keeping him safe yet again. But let's not make any more unplanned visits to Texas Children's or my hair may go completely gray.
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