{"id":11089,"date":"2013-09-09T22:19:13","date_gmt":"2013-09-10T05:19:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/projectbat.com\/minibat\/?p=11089"},"modified":"2013-09-09T22:19:13","modified_gmt":"2013-09-10T05:19:13","slug":"year-2-week-46-day-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/projectbat.com\/minibat\/2013\/09\/09\/year-2-week-46-day-5\/","title":{"rendered":"Year 2 &#8211; Week 46 &#8211; Day 5"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I am happy to report that we all survived this Monday! It was actually a long, unusual, fun, exhausting day. It started out with the never-ending storm that caused flooding everywhere, even in my own backyard.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/projectbat.com\/minibat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/24601.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-19\" title=\"Week 46 - 24601.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/projectbat.com\/minibat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/24601.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This is the first time I have ever seen several inches of water on my patio, all the way up to the house. It even had its own current.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/projectbat.com\/minibat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/24602.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-19\" title=\"Week 46 - 24602.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/projectbat.com\/minibat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/24602.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I took the boys out because Trevor wanted to splash in it, but we had to come in because the play mats were floating away!<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7TrtmcWDVdk?rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>It rained and rained and rained all morning. I had the boys busy playing with no TV on for hours. They were in good moods and laughing with each other, it was nice to see. I had to stay very active and keep them going. When crabbiness set in for the pre-lunch tired and hungry time, I had to resort to using Yo-Gabba-Gabba. I love my little dancer, he has some cute moves!<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PmnZMgaNHGE?rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>After it stopped raining, the temperature was 75 degrees! We had to take advantage of that and go outside! I got the bin of sand out for Trevor to play.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/projectbat.com\/minibat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/246bt09.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-19\" title=\"Week 46 - 246bt09.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/projectbat.com\/minibat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/246bt09.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/projectbat.com\/minibat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/246t16.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-19\" title=\"Week 46 - 246t16.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/projectbat.com\/minibat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/246t16.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/projectbat.com\/minibat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/246t17.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-19\" title=\"Week 46 - 246t17.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/projectbat.com\/minibat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/246t17.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Brendan just wanted to ring the doorbell!<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/projectbat.com\/minibat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/246b13.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-19\" title=\"Week 46 - 246b13.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/projectbat.com\/minibat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/246b13.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Brendan started to warm up to the idea of playing in the sand, slowly. They were outside for two hours!<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/projectbat.com\/minibat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/246bt10.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-19\" title=\"Week 46 - 246bt10.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/projectbat.com\/minibat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/246bt10.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/projectbat.com\/minibat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/246bt11.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-19\" title=\"Week 46 - 246bt11.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/projectbat.com\/minibat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/246bt11.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/projectbat.com\/minibat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/246bt12.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-19\" title=\"Week 46 - 246bt12.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/projectbat.com\/minibat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/246bt12.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I kept trying to move it closer to him, but he kept using his foot to slide it away!<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/projectbat.com\/minibat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/246b14.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-19\" title=\"Week 46 - 246b14.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/projectbat.com\/minibat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/246b14.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The look<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/projectbat.com\/minibat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/246b15.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-19\" title=\"Week 46 - 246b15.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/projectbat.com\/minibat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/246b15.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>He likes to rub things on his lips and he makes the cutest little face with it!!<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/projectbat.com\/minibat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/246b16.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-19\" title=\"Week 46 - 246b16.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/projectbat.com\/minibat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/246b16.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/projectbat.com\/minibat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/246b17.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-19\" title=\"Week 46 - 246b17.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/projectbat.com\/minibat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/246b17.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Trevor loved the sand&#8230;<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/projectbat.com\/minibat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/246t18.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-19\" title=\"Week 46 - 246t18.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/projectbat.com\/minibat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/246t18.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>But Brendan got more dirty!<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/projectbat.com\/minibat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/246b18.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-19\" title=\"Week 46 - 246b18.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/projectbat.com\/minibat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/246b18.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The naughty monkey baby saga continues&#8230;<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/projectbat.com\/minibat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/246b19.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-19\" title=\"Week 46 - 246b19.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/projectbat.com\/minibat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/246b19.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/projectbat.com\/minibat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/246b20.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-19\" title=\"Week 46 - 246b20.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/projectbat.com\/minibat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/246b20.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Let&#8217;s see how this &#8220;dinner&#8221; is going to go down<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/projectbat.com\/minibat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/246b21.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-19\" title=\"Week 46 - 246b21.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/projectbat.com\/minibat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/246b21.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>If I ask Brendan to touch the food, he will &#8211; with one finger for a half of a second. Then he smiles and wants you to clap for him.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/projectbat.com\/minibat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/246b22.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-19\" title=\"Week 46 - 246b22.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/projectbat.com\/minibat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/246b22.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Then if I don&#8217;t move it fast enough, he will touch it long enough to throw it<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/projectbat.com\/minibat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/246b23.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-19\" title=\"Week 46 - 246b23.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/projectbat.com\/minibat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/246b23.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I got him to handle the bologna more by having him break pieces so he could give them to Eins. (no complaints out of Eins, the only thing falling from Trevor&#8217;s tray tonight was peas)<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/projectbat.com\/minibat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/246b24.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-19\" title=\"Week 46 - 246b24.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/projectbat.com\/minibat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/246b24.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Brendan&#8217;s night nurse came in a few hours early tonight, which was good because I would have really struggled to get through bath and trach care time alone!<br \/>\nI am glad for days that are positive, even though my feet and back are killing me! <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I am happy to report that we all survived this Monday! It was actually a long, unusual, fun, exhausting day. It started out with the never-ending storm that caused flooding everywhere, even in my own backyard. 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