The nerve block that was keeping Kris relatively comfortable wore off today. He is in pretty bad pain but managing. He is looking forward to being able to finally remove the bandages tomorrow and get a good look at his battle scars (and take a shower).
I sat with Noah for most of the night making sure that he didn't have any symptoms of his head injury getting worse. It wasn't enough that I could hear him breathing on the monitor, I really needed to sit next to his crib and watch his chest go up and down. He seems to be just fine and the bump and mark on his head are already fading. In fact, he was doing so well, I felt comfortable taking him out to our new favorite place for the first time.
OMSI (Oregon Museum of Science and Innovation) is such a cool place. I'd wanted to take Noah for a long time, but it just never seemed to happen. Wow, if I had known what we were missing and how much fun Noah would have, I would have gone long, long ago. So this museum is full of hundreds of hands-on exhibits and learning areas. There is a dedicated section for kids 0-6 years old. This section is huge and full of things like a water table to splash in, a huge sand box, things to climb on, caves to crawl through, a ball pit, an air table, and tons of other things. And the area is HUGE! It totally didn't feel crowded even though there were lots of kids running around. I wouldn't be surprised if we started going once a week. Knowing this, I splurged and got the family a year-long membership. I'm sure we'll put it to good use! I took a ton of pictures and several videos, here are a few of my favorites:
Finally for tonight - a major milestone in my vegetable/herb growing endeavour. I was able to plant the pole beans, sugar snap peas, cucumbers, and melons outside. I'm so excited! Now we'll see if they keep growing!
I have never seen a penguin dressed in a yellow slicker, but that's what Noah made me think of when he went from one water table to the next.
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