Today's original plan:8:15 : Wake up Jackson, feed him breakfast, get him dressed for school
9:00: Drop him off at school
9:30: Take Tyson to the vet
10 - 2: Workout, run errands, eat lunch, basically enjoy my few hours of freedom!
2:30: Playdate with Hunter and Carole
What actually happened:8:15: Go in to wake up Jackson and find throw-up in his bed. I asked him what it was and he told me "poopy." I'm pretty sure he just said that, though, because he had a poopy diaper. I strip him down, change his diaper and take the sheets off the bed. I then see that some vomit is actually in his hair, so off we go to the bath.
8:30: After refusing to eat any of his pancakes, he takes two bites of a banana and drinks half a glass of milk. Appoximately 1 minute later, it all comes back up. Yikes!
8:40: I call the school to let them know that he won't be there and then call Jackson's Memaw to see if she can watch him for a few minutes while I take our dog to the vet.
9:30: At the vet with Tyson. I had to leave the little guy so that they could run some tests. Just heard back and there are all sorts of things wrong with him. I seriously feel like we have been the worst dog parents now b/c we don't really pay too much attention to them anymore.
11:30: Called Carole to cancel our playdate
12:00: Gave Jackson a piece of toast, sprite and some pedialyte spiked with cherry kool aid (otherwise, Pedialyte gets a big fat "no thank you.")
12:30: Changed another super poopy diaper
3:30: Just heard back from the vet. Tyson has high cholesterol, low thyroid (which has made him gain weight), and an infection in both eyes, with possible glacoma in one of them. She said that we may need to take him to an eye doctor. Oh my! Who even knew there were doggie eye doctors? Hopefully some antibiotics and eyedrops will be able to cure all of this and he'll be feeling better very soon.
Just one of those days, I guess. Surely tomorrow will be better and less poopy, I hope! Hope the little guy feels MUCH better after his nap today:)
I was a little nervous that he was so close to the cake!
Let's get this party started, Judah!
Jackson climbing up the wall and sliding down the front--a big, big hit!
Taking a ride on the parachute as we all sing happy birthday to him
Having fun with Uncle Scott who came in from Lubbock for Jackson's big day:)
Bouncing on the air track with all the other kiddos
Riding on the donut. Side note: we had donuts for breakfast, so when the instructors asked if anyone wanted to ride the donut, Jackson started hollering "yummy!"
Miss Madison patiently waiting for some cake:)
Happy Birthday, Jackson! He was so intrigued that they turned out the lights for this part.
Enjoying some yummy, yummy cake--always one of my favorite parts.
The birthday boy with all his friends. Thanks for celebrating with us today!
We didn't have time to open presents at the gym, so we let him dig in right when we got home. He had such a blast opening all the presents...what a difference a year makes! Last year I was the one opening everything and just trying to convince him to sit somewhere near me.
One of the big hits of the night was the piano that Gigi and Boom got him. Miss Madison thought it was just as cool as Jackson did--what a great smile.
Another big hit of the night were the bowling pins from Uncle Scott. He looks like such a pro in this pic...gearing up for his next strike!
This is way cool!
Elton John playing us a song:) The piano also has a microphone, so we got to hear Jackson sing (mostly just "la la la") and play. So fun.
Madison and Jackson with their presents from Gigi and Boompaw.
After he'd made a lap or two around the living room, he decided it was time to go outside. Not so much an option since it was raining, but it was a good idea.
