Happy Birthday, Kayla!

Hello family and friends! I can't believe it's May already. That means summer "break" is nearly upon us (although when you're the family of a youth pastor, summer is NOT a break.) Here's an update on Micah. He's now 7 months old with plenty of blonde hair and two teeth (pictured above). He's crawling all over the place, and is especially drawn to shoestrings, cords or electronics of any kind, and the little springy doorstops that I've had to replace with rubber ones.

In the last couple of weeks we've enjoyed a visit from Josh's sister, Kayla, to celebrate her 21st birthday. Below is a picture of the Brown siblings in all their glory. We had a lazy weekend of bumming around and playing Mario Kart on the Wii.

While Kayla was here, we took a little time to go to the park. Micah liked having his aunt push him on the swings.

We tried to get a good picture of the five of us. This is the best we could do, with only Micah not looking...his dad and his uncle (purposely) ruined the other attempts. :)

Some of Micah's other tricks lately are "roaring" (stay tuned for a video), playing in his Jumperoo, and twirling his hair as he sucks his thumb (so cute!). By the way, wanna know what happens when you put a laundry basket over a 7-month-old? He tries to lick his way out.

Have a good week!

No Peas, Please!

E.R. and Easter

Long time no post...

A little over a week ago we had what I guess you could call our first scare as parents. Micah went to bed and at 12:30 or so, he woke up wheezing and kind of panicked. We got him calmed down, but his breathing was still kind of labored, so we called the pediatrician's nurse line and they told us to take him to the emergency room. We weren't too scared, because he wasn't turning blue or anything, and we could tell he was getting enough air, but we put him in the car and drove to Children's. It takes like 30 minutes to get there, although there's not much traffic at 1:00 on a Tuesday night!

Anyway, he weighed in (at 19 lbs!) and they took us back. The nurse immediately told us he wasn't wheezing, he had a "stridor" (like the airway is a little constricted) and that it was caused by croup. They gave him a steroid shot and a breathing treatment (see pic below). He liked the shot better than the breathing treatment--screamed the whole time. Then they gave us some info and let us go.

If Josh looks tired in this picture, it's because it's about 2:30 in the morning...

I think the steroids they gave him really nipped the croup in the bud, because he got over it very quickly and hasn't had any more trouble breathing. Not too terrible for an E.R. visit.

In other news, we had a nice Easter here at home. Matt came over and he and Josh went golfing on Saturday. They both had green polos on, so I had to dress Micah the same and take a pic. It's just too cute to not share.

And here's an Easter pic for your enjoyment. This ended up being a long post...thanks for sticking it out!

March pictures

Hello All! Click on the link to see pictures from March!

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Grandma and Grandpa Visit!

We just spent a wonderful (although far too short) weekend with Josh's parents. They made the 7.5 hour drive from Rapid City on Friday to spend a couple of days with their grandson. Unfortunately, they had to leave late Sunday morning so that they could get home before a blizzard hit. It was a quick trip, but we had lots of fun.

Uncle Matt came over, too, and the boys spent most of their time playing Tiger Woods Golf on the Wii. Loretta and I did a little shopping and a lot of playing with Micah (actually, she played, I took a break!). I really wish we lived closer together, but I know that 500 miles can't keep the Browns from being awesome grandparents. Here are a couple of pics:

Just chillin' with Grandma.

It was too cold for the real thing, but Wii golf is almost as fun.

Hanging out during church, listening to Josh preach.

And this is a video of Grandpa playing with Micah. He had a blast! Come again soon!

The other park video

Here's the other park video. This is supposed to be a teeter-totter thing on springs that you kind of bounce on, but Micah decided it was a stage for his groovin' moves. For some reason, he loves to do this little dance all the time. Enjoy!

A Day in the Park

For those of you who don't live in Nebraska, we have had a few really nice days lately. Monday was Josh's day off, and spring break so he didn't have to go to seminary. It also happened to be 73 degrees out. So we went to the park. Micah was pretty much out of it the whole time. There was a fairly strong breeze, and I don't think he knew what to do with the wind on his face.
And here are some other pics from the day:

I thought he'd really like the swing, but he was just kind of out of it. Isn't his hat cute?

Don't know what he was doing here, but it's a funny face!

Finally having some fun!

I had another video to share, but it doesn't want to load, so that's all for now. Stay tuned for more of Micah's exciting adventures in the future.