Jump Rope For Heart

Today Nolan's school had "jump rope for heart" day.  We went and cheered Nolan on.  He did a great job! Near the end, he fell and I thought to myself, uh oh, is he going to faint? His teacher went to check on him and once again he had a delayed little fainting spell.  I saw him start to collapse in his teacher's arms and Adam ran up to help.  Luckily he didn't lose control of his bladder this time, but if so we were prepared to whisk him away before any kids saw so it wouldn't embarrass him.  I'm really glad we came.  Not sure what the teacher would have done if she didn't know what was going on.  It only lasted for a few seconds again.  For this reason, it would scare me to death to put Nolan in any sort of sport, other than gymnastics.  It seems to be happening most any time he gets hurt. 

Easter

The day before Easter, our primary had an Easter egg hunt/party at Sister Abel's property. It was beautiful weather and such a fun place to have an Easter egg hunt.













There were plenty of eggs for everyone to enjoy. The only rule was nobody was allowed to cry. :) Pretty sure there were no tears.





Candy!



This picture below is kinda funny. Do you see the green jellybean being dropped in midair?











They had face painting.



When the girl asked if Nolan wanted a Easter Bunny painted on him, he said no, he wanted a tiger!



Annika loved climbing these bars on the playground.



Nolan had fun going for a ride in the paddleboat.



We also had a little Easter egg hunt at home.



The grass hadn't been mowed yet and was perfect for hiding Easter eggs!



Annika was content playing in her car.



The next day, Easter Sunday. Happy Easter! Love, Nolan and Annika

Sharing Time

Today was Nolan's sharing day in class. He hadn't brought anything...for some reason I haven't heard of when his are. Anyways, he shared his 4 toed foot. He even showed them his disappearing toe trick, how he can make the 2nd toe disappear, since it kind of rests behind another toe so it makes it look like he has only 3 toes. I wish I could have been a fly on a wall! When I came to pick Nolan up, his teacher came to tell me about it. I think Nolan became the coolest kid in the class. It was a very positive experience! All the kids were amazed and were asking lots of questions. I'm glad he's not embarrassed about it, we've been working on having it this way his whole life! He didn't need that 5th toe. It doesn't keep him from being able to do anything that someone with 5 toes can. He's unique! I just love this kid! He is a good example to me!

On a less cool note, Nolan had another little miniature seizure/blackout today. This time he hadn't hit his head, but he fell down hard on his bottom because he missed the curb. Anyways, he was a little upset that he had fallen, but he got up to get in the car. I was standing right behind him, luckily when he collapsed down. It all happened so fast, but I was able to cushion his head with my hand before it hit the sidewalk while juggling Annika in my other arm. Then, he lost control of his bladder and wet himself. Also, did a little twitching around, eyes rolled back, and mouth was doing something a little strange. All of this only lasted about 5 seconds. When he came out of it, he was very upset that he wet himself and didn't remember how it all happened. Taking him to the doctor last time did absolutely no good! It is frustrating!

Anyways, I have some pictures to post, but I will have to do it another day. Watching another kid 2 days a week is fun, but wipes me out. It makes me appreciate my children so much more!
Monday I meet with an administrator of an elderly care place. They need someone to come do hair for the seniors in their facility. I guess they are pretty much wheelchair bound and don't get out. The one they have now has only 6-8 seniors, but they'll be opening another facility in May that will house 16. Should be interesting to see if I can balance this in my schedule as well.