Caught!!!

Yesterday morning I was working on getting breakfast cooked when I went to get a fork out of the drawer and I saw it......mouse "presents". I knew we had a mouse somewhere in the kitchen.....we have a junk drawer that I had put one of those pot roast season bags with season packets in, and I went to get something out of the drawer and kept smelling the seasoning and when I found the package it had a small hole chewed into it. We had traps set but had not caught anything.....until yesterday. We decided to set two snap traps to catch the little bugger. After awhile I checked one of the drawers and one of the traps had been set off, but no mouse. So, when we went out yesterday afternoon we bought more sticky traps. When we got home, Z reset the snap trap, then put it in the corner then put two sticky traps around it. He did the same in the other drawer. This morning when I woke up I checked the drawer and at first i didn't see the traps anywhere!!! I pulled the drawer open all the way and there it was.......alive and stuck to one of the sticky traps. The snap trap had gone off, but it flipped over and stuck to the sticky! I put the sticky with the mouse in a grocery bag and threw it away outside, and when I checked the other drawer, there was no other mouse, but you could see where he had ate most of the peanut butter off the snap trap and didn't set it off. How he got around the sticky trap AND ate the peannut butter without setting the trap off is beyond me. I'm so glad we finally caught something, but now I need to leave the traps out as i'm sure there are more mice in the kitchen somewhere........BLECH!!!!!! I want my kitchen back!!!!!!!!!!!

Just too darn cute.....

Tyler loves to play pretend and monster....he puts a blanket over his head and starts to make "monster" sounds. Well, just a minute ago he came into the living room and was about to put a blanket over his head but stopped and said "Mom, i'm not a real moster ok? You don't have to be scared...." I just love this kid................

Company!!

At today's appointment we found out when they would be inducing (well, not the exact date but a rough idea...) so I called my sister that said she would be here and asked if she could possibly come the week before and she said she would be here! She also said if something should happen before then to call her and she would be on a plane right away. I also called my dad and asked if he could be up here the very end of May and he said it wouldn't be a problem at all! I feel so much more relief now that we have a rough idea of when company will be here. I'm still not sure what the in-laws are doing as far as being here. I'm just so thankful my sister and dad will be here when I need them. :)

35 years....

Wow, the last 35 years have gone by so fast!!! It seems like only yesterday I was a carefree kid riding my bike around the neighborhood, now i'm 35 and married with a family. Only 5 more years and i'll be 40......EEK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

A naughty indulgence

So this past weekend we went grocery shopping at Walmart and I was checking out the prices on biscuits when I saw the premade cookie dough stuff. Up on the top shelf sat the most yummy, insanely delicious cookies ever......Nestle Tollhouse Turtle cookies. O.M.G. These cookies are SO good....almost orgasmic good!!! The mix of pecan and caramel with a chocolate chip cookie is just heavenly............

Tyler's 5 year check-up

Well, Tyler had his 5 year check-up yesterday, and it went really well!! He now weighs 46.6lbs and is either 44 or 45 inches tall. (Z went with the nurse to check Ty's height, since I was working on some paperwork on Ty, and he said he thinks he saw Ty's height at 45 inches. I had checked his height a few weeks ago and it said he was 44 inches, so 45 may be right) he did great with the eye test and his pee test came out just fine. We thought he would get his 5 year shots yesterday since he starts kindergarten this August, but the doctor said the office didn't have one of the vaccines he needed (he said there was a shortage going around), but they should have what he needed before he starts school so we can hold off on the shots for now. I was a little disappointed, since I had been telling Ty yesterday he may be getting some shots at the doctor and he was pretty much prepared for them....he even asked the nurse "When do I get my shots?" hehehe...silly.

Z also had to see the doctor for a blood pressure check-up. He had a physical done at work awhile ago and they said his pressure was slightly elevated so he would need to see his doctor, but they passed him anyway. His pressure was just fine yesterday, but he did have to give a blood sample to have his A1C checked. (for his sugar) It was cute......I had taken Ty to do give his pee sample while the nurse took Z's blood. When we came back into the room the nurse was just getting started with Z and Tyler was watching really close........he sat back up onto the table and pulled up his sleeve and told the nurse "Ok, i'm next!!" LOL The poor kid wanted some kind of needle/shot yesterday!!!

All-in-all they both had good appointments yesterday. I loved being able to sit back and let someone else be poked and prodded for a change! LOL One thing we did forget to do was talk to the doctor about Z getting snipped after Chase is born.

Another digi layout

I still think I need to add some journaling to this layout.......it's one of my favorite pics, though. :)

The smell in this house....

Is heavenly!!! I put a turkey breast in the oven at 1:30pm and the smell is making my mouth water..... The last time I basted it, the smell was just amazing...........come on dinner time!!!!!

Warm weather has returned!

Last week we had some amazingly warm weather for a few days! It was such a tease! LOL Yesterday and today are supposed to be gorgeous once again......I can't wait for the weather to stay nice and warm!

So tomorrow Tyler has his 5 year check-up. I know he's late with getting it, but we've been so busy with baby doctor visits. I'm sure he'll get his shots needed to start kindergarten tomorrow......ugh. He's excited about getting his check-up though, and I even told him he may be getting some shots! He didn't seem too worried about them, since he knows he needs them to start school this August, and he's super excited about that! I SO hope the school excitement lasts...LOL! I didn't have a very good time in school, with being picked on throughout most of school, and I worry about Tyler going to school because of that......just thinking about him going to school brings back so many bad memories. :( I honestly think i'm the one who is scared about sending him to school! I know in my heart he will do just fine, though. He has Kindergarten Round-up on April 7th and that's when we'll get him all registered....

Not much else going on around here. Wow, we are super boring!!! LOL There are lots of things coming up, like Ty's kindy round-up and getting our tomoato plants in the ground the end of next month.....plus we're hoping things continue to go well with the pregnancy and family will be coming down the end of May/beginning of June! I'm hoping my dad and my sister can come a little early, mainly so we can have some time together before Chase comes. But I understand they have things to do at home and can't be here too long....I can hope though, right?!?!? LOL We're not really sure when the in-laws will be here, and i'm honestly hoping they will not get here too early. I know it sounds terrible, but I dread them being here. They argue and bicker back and forth with each other so much it gets on my nerves!! Even Tyler doesn't want to be around them when they start arguing.....and my mil spends so much time on the phone with Z's sister when here, it makes me feel like i'm not doing a very good job as a host and makes me uncomfortable.....with things that were said in the past, I already feel uneasy around them! And honestly, they don't seem too thrilled with us having another baby anyway.....ahhh, well. Not much you can do when in comes to in-laws.

Before I get off of here, I want to share a picture I took of Tyler the other day......

My little pickle

Is 100% back to his normal self!! He actually started feeling better by late Saturday morning, but was still not eating much. By yesterday he was back to eating like normal.......telling me he's hungry every 10 minutes! I'm so glad he's better....last week was just horrible for him. I felt so helpless that I couldn't make him feel better. Z did have a touch of it on Sunday, but he's thinking he got sick from eating a greasy burger Saturday night. Now I just need to keep it away from me!! LOL

Anniversary

Today would have been my parent's 51st wedding anniversary. I spoke with dad today and he said he was doing good.....he's been keeping busy in the yard and doing things around the house, and is excited about coming down this June for when Chase is born. He did thank me for calling him and said it really brought his spirits up to talk with me today.........

Super impressed!!

Zane and I were talking about all the things we would need to get done before Ty starts school this August. We knew he would at least need a check-up and to be up-to-date on shots. I figured that would be it and then it dawned on me.....we still need to get his birth certificate!! We have the little card thing that the hospital mailed to us, but we never got the actual certificate. We honestly had forgotten all about it! Anyhoo, I printed out the forms needed and filled them out, got a money order and a copy of my license and mailed it off last Saturday. I thought it would most likely take several weeks, if not longer, to get the certificate in the mail.......to my surprise, we got it yesterday!!!! I couldn't believe it!!! And it looks so funny.....I swear it looks just like a title to a vehicle!!!! LOL When I opened it up and saw what it looked like, I told Z..."Look!! We got the title to our son!"

My poor little pickle.....UPDATE

Tyler has been sick since last Sunday. He woke up early that morning saying his tummy hurt, but when he climbed up in bed with us he seemed ok. As the morning went on I could tell he wasn't feeling good. I brought his blanket and pillow out into the playroom and let him lay on the floor near the wood stove to stay warm and so he could look out the sliding glass door. I was hoping he would end up falling asleep and wake up feeling better, but no such luck. Zane decided to run to Walmart to get him some children's Pepto, hoping that would help. He had no fever, so I thought maybe he ate something he shouldn't have the night before. (although, I couldn't think of anything he ate out of the ordinary...) Well, before Z could get back home Ty got sick. He didn't make it to the bathroom and ended up getting sick on his pillow. He felt so bad, poor guy!! I took him into the bathroom to get him cleaned up and he asked me if I was upset with him for getting sick on his pillow.........I hugged him and told him I was very proud of him for not getting upset and freaking out like he did the first time he got sick. He seemed to feel somewhat better, and actually changed his clothes and put his shoes on. He did sit by the wood stove for awhile, but he did say he felt a little better. It wasn't too long after that that he got sick yet again. After that he wanted to lay in the recliner and watch a movie, so I got him set up in the chair and turned a movie on for him. He seemed to be doing better, and I asked him if his tummy was still hurting and he said no......well, he ended up getting sick one last time. After the third time he just layed around the rest of the day, sipping on a little Diet Sierra Mist and some Gatorade. I was really hoping by Monday he was going to be better, but early Monday morning he woke me up to go potty.....and he ended up going 10-12 times throughout the day on Monday. It's eased up somewhat, but he still isn't eating hardly anything and still has diarrhea, sometimes going anywhere from 5-12 times a day. I feel so bad, but since he doesn't have a fever and is staying good and hydrated I guess whatever it is just has to run it's course. It's been 5 days now, though.....I hope it's just about done, poor baby.

** Tyler has an appointment at 3pm. I'll update when we get back.........

** We're back. His appointment was at 3pm. I went into the shower at 1pm and when I went back into the living room Ty was passed out on the sofa. I let him sleep, and right before Z got home I had to wake him up and he looked so pitiful. He had a hard time getting up off the sofa, and walking from the living room to the bathroom he had to stop halfway and sit down.....he couldn't even get himself dressed. When Z got home we left, and Ty kept squirming in his seat, saying he couldn't get comfy and was about to cry. Before I knew he, he got sick. I grabbed a grocery bag just in time, but he still got some on his shirt and seatbealt. I wiped him up the best I could and when we got to the doctor's office I took him into the bathroom to clean him up while Z checked us in. He told the nurse that we had a little accident on the way over, and she said she would get us in a room right away. We had just sat down when the nurse called us back. they checked his weight (44lbs!) and we got into a room. He got up onto the table and layed down. He really looked bad. :( The doctor came in and asked us what was going on. We told him how he has been, and that he had gotten sick on the way to the office plus been potty 8-9 times just today. So, he checked his ears and throat and was going to check his pressure but he didn't have a small enough cuff for him. When he went to get it, Ty said he had to go potty. When we got back into the room, the doctor checked his pressure, which was fine. He did say since he doesn't have a fever and isn't dehydrated that there really isn't too much they can do. It can be either viral or bacterial, and he could give him something for it, but the anti-biotic may make him worse so he wanted to let it run it's course. He said he should be feeling much better by Monday. He also said we were doing all the right things and to just keep doing what we're doing. They did give us something to get a stool sample, but if he was feeling better by Monday they wouldn't need it and to just throw it out. He did eat a little dinner tonight, and is now laying on the sofa.....hopefully the worst is behind him!

We did get his 5 year check-up scheduled, and he'll aslo get his kindergarten shots at the same time.