THE HANSEN FAMILY: April 2010

Tuesday, April 27, 2010

Fun with some water and oh yes those rain boots.

Loving the sun shades so Cole can get a little outdoor play too.

I love my brother!

Hi Cutie!!!

AMEN!!!

Wednesday, April 14, 2010

We have tears!!!!

Yes, you read it right, we are excited about tears. Cole had eye surgery on Friday (4-9) for clogged tear ducts. His left was so bad that it created a bulge within 3-5 hours of "squishing" it out. We had it done in Wilmington and for any of you around here, Dr. (David) Johnson is FANTASTIC! Cole was first on his list that morning as he was the youngest. He could have no food past midnight which is tricky as Cole goes in 5-6 hour stretches at night. Well he woke at 5am but with a few tricks up mom and dad's sleeves we all survived. Gigi and Poppy stayed with Parker while we stayed the night in Wilmington which made it a lot easier. Surgery was about 1 hour and 15 minutes from IV, intubation (yes he had to be intubated :( because he has reflux. Better safe than sorry), surgery and then recovery. They prepared us that he would be cranky after anesthesia and boy were they right. Add hungry (no food for 9 hours) and reflux and you have an irritated baby. He was so disoriented and I'm sure sore. Once home and Motrin kicked in though he was able to sleep soundly and then Cole came back. That is, our baby who despite how crappy he feels he always tries to toss in a few smiles and tries to be pleasant. He looked different to us an hour after being home and we finally realized it was that he had tears in his eyes. We weren't used to seeing him with tears much less having glossy eyes. He actually has more of a bridge to his nose now too. Guess he was stretched out. We are so thankful everything went well. And man hats off to you families who have had to endure your babies having more serious surgeries than this. That is one tough thing to prepare for.

What do you mean I can't eat?

(Cole in the hotel awake at 5am. We didn't have to be there until 6:30am. Luckily T.V. is so novel that it took his mind off things til he calmed. Than he went right to some toys.

What a trooper!)

Our sweet baby right before going into surgery

Cole that afternoon interested in playing a little with daddy after a good nap and some Motrin.

Back to their silliness. Cole enjoying some Parker snuggles. Parker wanted to share his bed, pillow and blankies with Cole after he got back. Isn't he great!

"How do you like my spikey hair?"

Monday, April 5, 2010

The boy loves tractors!

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OK! Get ready!!! Parker said when we were at the Easter Egg hunt at Mike's Farm this weekend that he wanted to ride this tractor and sing a song. What happened when he got on was priceless. So glad we got it on video. Enjoy!!!

HAPPY EASTER!!!

We have been quite busy these past few weeks and this fun Easter week was no different. The boys had a lot of fun with all the fun Easter activities and well lets be honest Wally and I had just as much fun. We had fun decorating eggs, having so many Easter egg hunts it isn't even funny, and enjoying the goodies from the Easter bunny. We hope everyone had a wonderful Easter as well. Enjoy the pictures!!!

Daddy and Cole decorating Easter eggs

Parker had a lot of fun decorating eggs this year. He wanted each egg a different color and each one to have one sticker. Most had bumblebee stickers.

He did do a few wraps which he thought were quite cool.

Parker having fun collecting Easter Eggs at one of the two hunts we did on Saturday.

Peyton (our neighbor in the pink dress) had fun collecting them too and even shared one with him. Funny thing is that at each egg hunt we went to (3 total) Parker found exactly 18 eggs each time. We didn't count and more would've fit in his basket if he wanted them too.

Funny! Must have been his magic number this year.

Hunting for Easter eggs at Mike's Farm!

The boys chillin on the hayride coming back from the Easter egg hunt and enjoying a cool drink.

Don't they all look cool in their shades?

Hey, there is candy in these Easter eggs. How cool!!!

Parker loved the Easter bunny this year. He typically is not a fan of Santa or large characters. He is fine at a distance but not typically interested in going up to meet them. The Easter bunny this year however, a different story. He wanted to walk up to the Easter bunny anytime we saw him, whether at the hunts or at the mall. It was great to see this.

This one at Mike's Farm even gave out candy, how cool!