The First Haircut

About a month ago, Adam got his first haircut. It was more like a trim than anything else (we had to get rid of the baby mullet, as Kevin-- Michelle's husband-- so thoughfully pointed out!) His big brother Matthew was there to show him how it's done. I think they both cleaned up pretty nicely! Here are the before and after shots:






Matthew didn't get his first haircut until he was 13 months old. But this picture really shows how much the two boys really do look alike at the same age!!!!

"The Adam Jiggle"

Who says jello is the only thing that jiggles? Adam has a new dance in town! It's the next best thing to Matthew's "booty" dance. Check it out:

Cedar Point Trip

Ok, so I'm a little behind. Last month, the NaylorNutHouse hit the road and returned to Cedar Point. It was Adam's first trip to the roller coaster capital of the world! We stayed at the Lighthouse Point cabins with Grandma and Grandpa Naylor. This made life easy for us, since both boys are still on a nap schedule (granted, Matthew missed a few, but we managed). This also allowed us to cook out each night too. This time around, we decided to go in June with the hope of avoiding the extreme heat. However, it was the exact opposite. It was on the cool side all week. Perfect for the park, not so perfect for Soak City. But we made it work.

This was also Matthew's first experience RIDING roller coasters. He only watched them on our last trip two years ago. Then, Auntie Kelly bought him a DVD on all the Cedar Point coasters, which we watched hundreds of times on TV! So he was pumped for this trip to actually ride one! This was his reaction when we got there:

The rest of the trip was a blast. Matthew indeed rode his first roller coaster. He loved the Jr. Gemini!! He also tried the Woodstock Express, but it was a little too scary for him. He managed to ride it a couple of times on our first day in the park. After that, he wouldn't go back on it. I think Adam had fun too, even though he was too little to ride the rides. I think he enjoyed walking around the park and taking it all in.

Mom, Dad, Grandma and Grandpa also had a great time. We all took turns going into the park to ride the big ones. Grandma overcame her fear of the Millennium Force (or "Forest" as Matthew calls it). Next time, we're going to get her on Top Thrill Dragster.

We also experienced our first mayfly infestation!! The insects come out of Lake Erie in June each year and cover everything!!! They are kinda creepy, but less annoying than cicadas.

You can see more pictures from our vacation by clicking on the photo album link on the right.

Here we go again....

Our mini-vacation weekend hit two major snags! Christie took Adam to the doctor today. He was showing all the signs of an ear infection, without a fever. He wasn't eating, very irritable, tugging on his ear, etc. It turned out to be Tonsillitis! No wonder he's been growling so much lately. The doc says that's actually a way to help massage the throat. He has a viral form, so it's a "wait 'til it goes away" form. Oh, and it's contagious too. Great, what fun!

While Adam and Christie were at the doctors, I took Matthew to the Polaris Fashion Place (our mall) to play in the play area. While he playing, he walked backwards a couple steps into the path of a running child about his same size. Matthew fell to the ground, but landed on his arm funny. He didn't cry at first. But as he started to get up, he screamed in pain! At first, I thought it was just a delayed reaction. No biggie, we sat together for a while, I comforted him. He eventually calmed down, we walked over and got a drink of water at the water fountain. He wanted to go play some more. But the second he put pressure on his arm, he screamed again.. this time, louder! OK, that's not good. We went home, put some ice on it, but Christie knew the second she saw it. It was broken.

The rest is history. We went to urgent care. An x-ray confirmed it. So, once again, Matthew is in a full arm cast. All this from a simple fall at the play area at the mall.

So, who knows if we'll make it to the family reunion this weekend in Marblehead. UGH! Our dumb-luck strikes again!

Day out with Thomas the Tank Engine

Back in May, the NaylorNutHouse joined Grandma, Grandbanjo, and counsin Ben on a trip to meet Thomas the Tank Engine in Peninsula. Here's a short video from the trip. You can also look at pictures on the Flickr page (look under "Photo Album" on the right for a link).

More to Come!

Still working on more updates... keep watching for more posts, including our trip to see Thomas the Tank Engine!! You can see pictures from that trip by clicking on the slideshow to the right. That will take you to my flickr page.

Final Days of Treatment

It has been almost a month since Adam's visit to the hospital. He finishes his last dose of antibiotic this week. On Thursday, He'll go back to urgent care for blood work and an x-ray. We won't get the results from the blood work until next week. But I assume we'll hear sooner about the x-ray. The doctors will use both tests to determine if the infection in his bone is completely gone. Since he learned how to crawl since the hospital visit, we think that's a great sign!