Wonderful Week.. and it is only half over!

The kids went to the eye doctor yesterday and we received a great report. Not much has changed with Zak, but we are going to up his glasses script since it is not at full strength yet. Callie's vision seems to be good and right on target with other children her age. No glasses for her... and she likes to watch her TV.

Today Callie went to the allergist. Of all things she can be allergic to we found out she has a Mouse allergy! I was shocked. That was the only thing that came back. Since she is already positive for something they will retest if any symptoms get worse or in 4-5 years. She was put on allergy meds for now since we did have some little friends in the basement this past winter. Hopefully when we move that will make all the difference.

Zak then followed up with ENT which was great. His ears look good. He goes back in 6  months, unless we think he has an infection before then!

A busy few weeks

Once again where does time go?  Life seems to always get away from me these days.

Zak had his ear tubes taken out. He has been battling mersa inside his right ear for a while now... constant drainage and ear infections. The doctor took them out along with some nasty gunk in his ear that once again tested positive for mersa. Surprisingly it did not become infected and drain after surgery. He goes in this week for a recheck to see how they are doing. So far they seem to be doing well.

Zak also finished up Kindergarten and has started summer school which is 4 half days a week for 6 weeks. He has been enjoying swimming each day while he is there.

And Zak's most exciting news of the month...

Look closely at Zak's Smile!

He really is laughing here.. 

He has a loose tooth for about two weeks. He was super fussy this past week on Wednesday night. We could not seem to do anything to make him happy. I started to wiggle his tooth more and he laughed at me so I pulled it.. he continued to laugh at me. He looks so cute!

As for Callie she continues to sit up more often each day. She is so full of it all over the house. I swear her and Zak had a fight this morning, probably over toys. They were both making so much noise and playing together. I just had to sit back and watch. Callie sure loves her brother. She has also been standing more (with help of course). She really likes to be on her feet or rolling all over. And her very best friend after Zak.. is her reflection!

This past week I turned another year older. Chris took me out for dinner which was so nice just to catch up with each other. We have both been so busy so it is nice just to talk.

Last night we were able to help in Celebrating the Marriage of Jessica and Chad Will.. our close friends. Congrats and Best wishes!!

The house continues to progress.. the trim has started, doors are on, tile is done. Flooring will start the week of July 5th hopefully. It is hard to believe we are almost done. So Exciting!!!



Support for CMN

Children's Miracle Network just had there big fundraiser this past weekend. The stories are always touching. I still remember when Callie was just born and I sat up at 2am watching it on TV for hours. Every year I am amazed at what they pay for to give children and their families what they need along with the support for the Hospital and medical Equipment to help the every day cares. Today we went to Marshfield clinic for Callie to get an equipment fitting for a chair that has the support she needs and a stander. When we got there they had the cutest tiny little chair that she could sit in and would support her. Come to find out Children's Miracle Network purchased the chair and they were going to loan it to Callie if it worked, which it did. It is part of the Hospital Physical Therapy department.. Callie now has the cutest little chair. She is still getting use to it, hopefully tomorrow we can get some cute pictures. Also, she needs a stander that insurance will not pay for. CMN is also purchasing this for us. They are simply amazing. This could not be done with out all the amazing donations they receive each day. The next time you are asked for $1 to put towards CMN or you have some extra change at McDonald's I encourage you to drop it in the bucket and keep in mind the many families you are helping. THANK YOU!

Then Callie was off to Audiology, we hopefully will have some more answers by the end of the week.

Zak finished up his last day of Kindergarten today! What a big boy! He will be in the same class next year, but will interact with the first graders as well. He has a new student joining next year. He will no longer be the youngest. Also, Zak has his first loose tooth... this is happening way to soon! Ok, so he is 6 after all, so it is completely normal, however I just cannot believe my baby boy is growing up! It was exiting to see. Now we just need to watch it and see when it falls out.

Callie sits up on her own

Callie sat up yesterday on her own!! Way to go Callie. It has been so much fun watching her try to figure out how to do things. She definitely wants to be like Big Brother. She has been getting up on all fours a lot lately. She still likes to flip her hand the wrong way, but she is figuring it out. Then yesterday she got up on all fours by the couch and before I knew it she was sitting. I was in shock! About a half hour she did it again! By the time I got the camera she was just about done showing off

We had both kids into the clinic this week. Zak went to see ENT about his tubes since they were bleeding 2 weeks ago and he has had continuous ear infections. They decided to remove his tubes. He will have Surgery on June 10th to have them taken out. We will see how he does with out them. He went in the following day for his pre-opp and is looking good. Callie was also in for her ears to see how they are doing. We decided to have her see audiology this week to see if she does have fluid in her ears. Depending on what the test comes back like will help us determine what the next step is.

Also, Zak will graduate from Kindergarten this week! June 7th is his last day of school. He will be in the same classroom next year, so not to big of a change for him. He will start summer school on June 13th for 6 weeks. Other than that, not big plans for the summer for Zak.

Zak giving Callie a BIG kiss!

So Much Going on

There has been so much going on I just have not sat down and blogged. WOW where does the time go?

Well all of the illness is out of the home. Both kids are Healthy! Now we just need to get through allergy season :) They have been having some ear issues. They both see the doctors this week to see if we can get some answers.

Zak is finishing up Kindergarten. His last day is June 7th. It is hard to believe he will be in first grade next year.

The house has been moving along. I LOVE the cabinets. I like to sit in the living room and look at the kitchen. We are getting excited to see everything coming together. The mason work should be finishing up soon on the fireplace. The trim will start and then the flooring. We are very grateful for all the wonderful people helping to make this happen.

Kitchen

Kitchen

Fireplace..in the works

Kids Bathroom

Community Room - Play area

Kitchen - Stove

Kitchen - Sink

Community Room - Kitchette

Zak and Grandpa in the living room

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A special Thank you to Gene with Creative Design resources (Our Cabinet Company) for taking the pictures
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Last week we had a fundraiser at the Local Speedway "State Park Speedway". $1 of every ticket was donated to the community room as we are still trying to raise $100,000!! We also did a 50/50 raffle! To top it all off Zak's name was drawn from the kids raffle and he was able to pick a car off the board. He choose the brightest Car of course (the pink one) and he won $1!

What else is going on in the Teeters house? Well, I was able to get away for a night and went to Minocqua for a bachelorette party for Jessica B.. one of my close friends. She is tying the knot in June.
This weekend we had our Best Friends from MN in town. Chris and Tay the oldest boy were able to get out for a day and go to the shooting range. We are still hearing stories who shot better. In the end they both had a blast and that is all that matters!
Today was spent running errands, planting the gardern, yard work and starting to pack.

Pajama Time!

You name it we had it

YUCK! A week of germs, you name it we had it.Both kids woke up on Monday with colds. They both had a fever. Tuesday I woke up, going on two weeks of being sick with a cold and felt terrible. Thinking I was going to work the day from home and would feel better. By 10 I felt terrible and decided a trip to walk in was much needed. Also, Callie woke that morning with one cheek HOT, red and puffy. I knew it was time for us both to get checked out. I also had a nasty cough that I could not get rid of. On of the kids nurses told me to drink hot water with 1 Tablespoon  Honey and 1 Table spoon Lemon. It was my miracle drug. I lived off of it! Wednesday I was even worse and spent the day at home. Chris also woke up with a cold that morning. Friday was the first day Zak went to school! Friday night we tried a new formula for Callie and needless to say it ended with diarrhea.. which still has not stopped, yet slowed it has. Zak woke up this morning snot nose everywhere and a fever again. UGH, are we going to get a break. Nope... Chris now has the flu!

So in a nut shell, what a week. We have had every germ possible in our house.

Cabinets at the House

The Cabinets are in at the house! We worked with Creative Design Resources in Weston and have ordered Crystal Cabinets. They have been amazing to work with! They started the installation this weekend. The counter tops are coming in this weekend, we cannot wait to see them.

Also, don't forget about the Fundraiser this Sunday at the Water Park! Ticket are $10 and $5 goes to Build from the Heart! 

Kitchen

Upstairs Kitchen

Laundry Room

Top of the steps