Monday, November 24, 2008

Birthing Class and Swollen Doggie

We had a fun, short visit with Auntie Alane last weekend. She helped us put plastic on our windows and came to watch my hockey game. During the week Heather and I worked on the baby room. Finally finished moving the office downstairs into the sunroom.

On Saturday we went to an all-day birthing class at the hospital. It was very informative and nice to work on all the breathing techniques, etc. It was crazy, but we were easily the oldest couple in there...it looked like half of them were still in HS. Insane.

On Sunday I skipped the last cross race of the season. I had been neglecting my riding since it got cold, and I wasn't in the mood to bust out the bike again. So I called it a season. I see that I still finished up 3rd in the Cat 3 standings despite missing the last two races though, so that's pretty cool. :)

We are going to the Josef house in MI for a combo T-Day celebration and baby shower this weekend. Should be fun, we just have to hope for nice driving weather on the way there and back...unlike last year!

We had a bit of a scare from Vontoux tonight. This morning he had to get his distemper shot since we are kenneling Willa and Vontoux during our trip to MI. He was fine all day, but around 9pm he started vomiting and his face started swelling up. His right eyelid was so swollen he could barely see, and his lips were all huge and hard. Vet-tech Heather gave him some Benadryl and iced his face down. He appears to be doing better now, so hopefully he's back to normal in the morning.

I'll leave you with a picture of cute pregnant Heather, 8 months along.
Hope everyone has a good Thanksgiving!

7 comments:

Anonymous said...

Great that you finished 3rd for the cycle-cross season despite missing the last 2 races. :) Congrats.
Poor Vontoux. We don't like it when our "babies" get sick. Has he had a reaction to that shot before??
Have a fun turkey holiday. Drive safely.

Brian said...

Thanks Auntie Alane!

Vontoux has had issues with other vaccinations before, where he gets some hives on his face/body. He seemed to be doing much better this morning, so that's good.

Anonymous said...

Happy Turkey Day Brian. Tell Heather and the kids I say hi!

Hasta Luego

Cycling Scribe said...

That sucks that little Vontoux got ill. Hope he keeps recovering.
Hope you have good driving to MI. I know Tonia and I never had good luck going or coming from WI.

Brian said...

Thanks Nathan. Hope you have a happy Thanksgiving as well! Doing anything fun?

Trent, that's just because WI wanted you to stay here.

Anonymous said...

Probably just going over to friends house for dinner and some beers, then Friday I am going to drvice to Tesuque and ride part of the way up the Windsor, we'll have to the river crossings are. Hopefully not too high.

Simmons said...

Have you been drinking Squez? :
) If not maybe you should go get your bumps on the head checked out.

Happy Thanksgiving everybody!