Wednesday, June 23, 2010
Recent layout
Ugh, I am so far behind in scrapbooking.......trying to find the time to scrap is tough!!! And most of the time, when I do get a chance to scrap I have no creative mojo. :( I worked on a digital layout yesterday and i'm not quite sure i'm happy with it. I still want to do a paper version of this layout but i'm not quite sure what I want to do with it. Anyhoo, here is what I came up with....
So bittersweet.....
Chase is officially off of formula! We used the last bit up yesterday and he is now on whole milk. The only downside is, he's had some super nasty diapers since he started getting whole milk bottles. I'm hoping today will be better but if not i'll give the doc a call to make sure it's ok.
Chase has also started chatting up a storm!! On his first birthday he started just chatting like crazy! He loves to "talk" to you. He has also started crawling backwards, which is hilarious!!! We have a big plastic play thing in the living room with a slide on it and he loves crawling up the slide, then scooting backwards to get down. Here is a pic of him going up.....
I need to get a pic of him coming back down....it's so cute!! He still only has 4 teeth completely in, but he has two more up top that just barely broke through and two more on the bottom that are just at the surface. Having only 4 teeth hasn't stopped him from eating, though!! He LOVES anything to do with potatoes, whether it be mashed potatoes or french fries! He also loves his veggies, like green beans and peas. His favorite snack by far is Pepperidge Farm Baby Goldfish. Although, just recently I gave him some Gerber Cheese Curls and you would have thought I gave him the best tasting thing in the world!! So I guess he has two favorite snacks. And it's soooo cute....whenever he is ready for another bite of something, he smacks his lips together and it almost sounds like a kiss. It's adorable!! He also likes graham crackers and Cheeto brand cheese curls. We still give him some baby food in a jar, but mainly if he doesn't eat much at meal times. He will easily eat a whole jar of Beechnut pears with rasberries (he LOVES pears of any kind!) and he also with eat close to a whole jar of the oatmeal cereal with pears and cinnamon. He can be such a good little eater for the most part, but there is a time or two where he won't eat hardly anything. I just can't get over how fast my baby is growing........with him being our last I am totally enjoying every little thing but I just wish that sometimes time would slow down.....just a little?!?!?
Chase has also started chatting up a storm!! On his first birthday he started just chatting like crazy! He loves to "talk" to you. He has also started crawling backwards, which is hilarious!!! We have a big plastic play thing in the living room with a slide on it and he loves crawling up the slide, then scooting backwards to get down. Here is a pic of him going up.....
I need to get a pic of him coming back down....it's so cute!! He still only has 4 teeth completely in, but he has two more up top that just barely broke through and two more on the bottom that are just at the surface. Having only 4 teeth hasn't stopped him from eating, though!! He LOVES anything to do with potatoes, whether it be mashed potatoes or french fries! He also loves his veggies, like green beans and peas. His favorite snack by far is Pepperidge Farm Baby Goldfish. Although, just recently I gave him some Gerber Cheese Curls and you would have thought I gave him the best tasting thing in the world!! So I guess he has two favorite snacks. And it's soooo cute....whenever he is ready for another bite of something, he smacks his lips together and it almost sounds like a kiss. It's adorable!! He also likes graham crackers and Cheeto brand cheese curls. We still give him some baby food in a jar, but mainly if he doesn't eat much at meal times. He will easily eat a whole jar of Beechnut pears with rasberries (he LOVES pears of any kind!) and he also with eat close to a whole jar of the oatmeal cereal with pears and cinnamon. He can be such a good little eater for the most part, but there is a time or two where he won't eat hardly anything. I just can't get over how fast my baby is growing........with him being our last I am totally enjoying every little thing but I just wish that sometimes time would slow down.....just a little?!?!?
So sick and tired.....
.....of being sick!!! Last Friday night/Saturday morning I woke up with yet another scratchy throat. That makes 4 in about 3 months!! 
I told Z I wanted to see the doctor because I was sick and tired of getting those nasty sore throats......my tonsils swell almost completely closed and it's so hard to eat or drink anything. And when it's super hot it's hard to breath. It's been in the 100's the past few days so i've been struggling to breath when i'm not in the a/c. (we have air conditioning in the living room, our bedroom and one of the upstairs bedrooms only, so it was miserable trying to breath when I had to go pee or be in the kitchen) We tried to get an appointment on Monday but the insurance company was giving us a hard time...they were supposed to call us back but didn't, so I told Z to just call the doctors office anyway for Tuesday. They had no open appointments, and I was really having a hard time breathing so we decided to head to the ER. Z left work to come and take us as I was way too weak to drive anywhere. We got checked in quickly and even got called back quick! After I was called back, Z and the boys had to wait in the waiting room because the ER was packed. I ended up having to sit on a gurney in the hallway! After 10 minutes a doctor came and checked me and said I have a very severe case of strep throat. I told him the last 3 times I had it I was on antibiotics and it did clear it up but it kept coming back......I also mentioned that if I had strep why hasn't anyone in my family caught it?!? (especially Ty since he is always drinking from my cup) He said it could also be a mean case of tonsillitis but I really needed a super strong antibiotic to help clear it up, and if it didn't clear it up I would most likely have to have my tonsils out. He did say I needed to follow up with my regular doctor and he may even recommend my tonsils come out anyway since they keep getting infected so bad. So i'm now on an antibiotic that I have to take two pills every 6 hours and i'm on an anti-inflammatory med to help with all the swelling. (my tonsils were swelled completely closed by the time I went to the ER) I'm so glad I was finally seen......and i'm not too worried about my tonsils coming out if need be, i'm more worried about how I will take care of the boys while trying to heal myself.
I told Z I wanted to see the doctor because I was sick and tired of getting those nasty sore throats......my tonsils swell almost completely closed and it's so hard to eat or drink anything. And when it's super hot it's hard to breath. It's been in the 100's the past few days so i've been struggling to breath when i'm not in the a/c. (we have air conditioning in the living room, our bedroom and one of the upstairs bedrooms only, so it was miserable trying to breath when I had to go pee or be in the kitchen) We tried to get an appointment on Monday but the insurance company was giving us a hard time...they were supposed to call us back but didn't, so I told Z to just call the doctors office anyway for Tuesday. They had no open appointments, and I was really having a hard time breathing so we decided to head to the ER. Z left work to come and take us as I was way too weak to drive anywhere. We got checked in quickly and even got called back quick! After I was called back, Z and the boys had to wait in the waiting room because the ER was packed. I ended up having to sit on a gurney in the hallway! After 10 minutes a doctor came and checked me and said I have a very severe case of strep throat. I told him the last 3 times I had it I was on antibiotics and it did clear it up but it kept coming back......I also mentioned that if I had strep why hasn't anyone in my family caught it?!? (especially Ty since he is always drinking from my cup) He said it could also be a mean case of tonsillitis but I really needed a super strong antibiotic to help clear it up, and if it didn't clear it up I would most likely have to have my tonsils out. He did say I needed to follow up with my regular doctor and he may even recommend my tonsils come out anyway since they keep getting infected so bad. So i'm now on an antibiotic that I have to take two pills every 6 hours and i'm on an anti-inflammatory med to help with all the swelling. (my tonsils were swelled completely closed by the time I went to the ER) I'm so glad I was finally seen......and i'm not too worried about my tonsils coming out if need be, i'm more worried about how I will take care of the boys while trying to heal myself.
Monday, June 14, 2010
Chase's 1 year check up
*First I want to apologize for being so late with posting updates.....we have company and I haven't had much time online.
Chase had his one year check up last Friday morning. My little doodle isn't so little anymore! His stats are:
Weight: 21 lbs
Length: 31 1/4 inches
He was impressed with all Chase is doing at this age and said we could continue to transition him to whole milk. I did mention that he doesn't eat hardly anything with protein and he gave us a prescription for vitamins. He also got two shots, which broke my heart......hearing him cry like that made me cry!
All in all things went good....he goes back in 3 months for more shots.
Chase had his one year check up last Friday morning. My little doodle isn't so little anymore! His stats are:
Weight: 21 lbs
Length: 31 1/4 inches
He was impressed with all Chase is doing at this age and said we could continue to transition him to whole milk. I did mention that he doesn't eat hardly anything with protein and he gave us a prescription for vitamins. He also got two shots, which broke my heart......hearing him cry like that made me cry!
All in all things went good....he goes back in 3 months for more shots.
Wednesday, June 9, 2010
A year ago today.....
We welcomed our second little blessing into our family. At 3:32pm Chase Robert entered the world! He has been such an amazing addition to our family, and he totally completes us.
Happy birthday, doodle!! Mama, daddy and big brother Tyler love you SO very much!!!
I'll update this post with pics later today.............
Happy birthday, doodle!! Mama, daddy and big brother Tyler love you SO very much!!!
I'll update this post with pics later today.............
Monday, June 7, 2010
My baby.......
Is about to turn a whole year old......how is that possible?!?!? I can't get over how fast the time went. It feels like just yesterday I was going to the doctor for my first pregnancy visit and now he is turning 1. And as strange as this sounds, it also feels as though he's been with us forever! I honestly don't remember what our lives were like before he came along........although, I do remember getting a little more sleep back then, but who needs sleep?!?!? It's so overrated, anyway.......
His party will be this coming Saturday and i'll be sure to get pics on his actually birth day plus at his party.
His party will be this coming Saturday and i'll be sure to get pics on his actually birth day plus at his party.
Thursday, June 3, 2010
Monday, May 24, 2010
SUPER late update
I'm sooooo sorry i'm so late with an update on Chase. He's 11.5 months old and i'm just now doing his 11 month update. I'm sorry.....:(
Chase is doing amazing!!! He is crawling everywhere, and SO close to walking! He loves to pull himself up to stand on everything and has actually taken a step here and there. He is also VERY vocal and loves to talk!!! His new thing to say now is "A baa baa", which I think is his bottle....I call it his baa-baa and I think he's picked up on that from me. He says it all the time now, though! He still only has 4 teeth, but you can see on either side of his top two teeth that a tooth is trying to come through........and I *think* i've seen on either side of his bottom teeth a tooth trying to come through......so that's a total of 4 new teeth trying to come in!! And you can tell it's bothering him, poor baby. He is constantly putting things in his mouth and chewing like crazy. Hopefully they will break in soon for him. He's also started playing ball with Licky!! He will take her ball into his hand, let it roll out and when she goes to get it he cracks up!! He is still a crappy sleeper, unfortunately.......he is still waking up at least once a night for a bottle and sometimes just wakes up crying for no reason.....and because he's still in our bed it makes it hard to just let him fuss himself back to sleep on his own. Plus, nap time has been difficult.......he fights naps something terrible!!! Hopefully this is just a phase and he'll get out of it soon. He's eating so many "table" foods now!! He loves mashed potatoes, green beans, carrots and just about whatever meat we're having. His favorite snack foods are gold fish and graham crackers. We're slowly working on getting him on whole milk, and so far he likes it. Hopefully by the time he's a year old he will be on all whole milk.
This past weekend we mailed out his birthday party invites. In the next few weeks we're going to start getting things together for his party....we can't wait!! We know the in-laws will be here for his party, and we're thinking several of our friends will be there as well so we should have a nice little get together! I'll of course take tons of pics and have lots to share. :) (well, at least I hope so......my camera is slowly crapping out on me and i'm just waiting to find out when I can get a new one.....hopefully before his birthday!!)
Here are some pics:
Chase is doing amazing!!! He is crawling everywhere, and SO close to walking! He loves to pull himself up to stand on everything and has actually taken a step here and there. He is also VERY vocal and loves to talk!!! His new thing to say now is "A baa baa", which I think is his bottle....I call it his baa-baa and I think he's picked up on that from me. He says it all the time now, though! He still only has 4 teeth, but you can see on either side of his top two teeth that a tooth is trying to come through........and I *think* i've seen on either side of his bottom teeth a tooth trying to come through......so that's a total of 4 new teeth trying to come in!! And you can tell it's bothering him, poor baby. He is constantly putting things in his mouth and chewing like crazy. Hopefully they will break in soon for him. He's also started playing ball with Licky!! He will take her ball into his hand, let it roll out and when she goes to get it he cracks up!! He is still a crappy sleeper, unfortunately.......he is still waking up at least once a night for a bottle and sometimes just wakes up crying for no reason.....and because he's still in our bed it makes it hard to just let him fuss himself back to sleep on his own. Plus, nap time has been difficult.......he fights naps something terrible!!! Hopefully this is just a phase and he'll get out of it soon. He's eating so many "table" foods now!! He loves mashed potatoes, green beans, carrots and just about whatever meat we're having. His favorite snack foods are gold fish and graham crackers. We're slowly working on getting him on whole milk, and so far he likes it. Hopefully by the time he's a year old he will be on all whole milk.
This past weekend we mailed out his birthday party invites. In the next few weeks we're going to start getting things together for his party....we can't wait!! We know the in-laws will be here for his party, and we're thinking several of our friends will be there as well so we should have a nice little get together! I'll of course take tons of pics and have lots to share. :) (well, at least I hope so......my camera is slowly crapping out on me and i'm just waiting to find out when I can get a new one.....hopefully before his birthday!!)
Here are some pics:
I am now officially....
The mom of a first grader!! Ty's last day of school was last Friday, and he brought his report card home......and on the back it said "Grade placement for the next school year...1st"! He did so well on his report card, too. It's just so strange to not have to get up early to take him to school and it will feel weird not having to leave this afternoon to pick him up! He has said he wants to ride the school bus next year, so we'll see how that goes. He's just growing up SO fast.........and we are so very proud of him!!!
Wednesday, May 19, 2010
Awards Day
Yesterday was awards day at Ty's school and it was SO nice!! Every kindergartner got an award, which was nice, and it emphasized something they were good at. For example, they had awards for best reader, best speller, most improved reader....etc. I can't remember what Ty's award said, and get this......they took the awards back from them after they gave them out!! I *think* they took them back because having 5-6 year olds sitting with a piece of paper in their hands would result in a huge mess of itty-bitty pieces of paper everywhere, but I thought they would have handed them back to them after the ceremony. Hopefully he'll get his award either today, tomorrow or Friday. I tried to get a few pics but my camera crapped out on me again.....the pics were so blurry and pixely. :( He had a total blast, though!!!
I still can't believe he only has 1.5 days left of school........ACK!!!!!
I still can't believe he only has 1.5 days left of school........ACK!!!!!
Friday, May 14, 2010
Kindergarten Fun Day was a success!!
Ty had a BLAST yesterday at KFD!!!! Z went with him and said Ty and his friends had so much fun. They had games to play like ball toss and hoops, and they played t-ball! They also had pools filled with bubble soap and with sand and he really liked that. They also bounced on huge bouncy balls, and Ty said that was his favorite!! Z got lots of pics, and video of the kids singing. I posted a few pics on Facebook (I didn't post pics that had his classmates in them, as I didn't want to show them without the parents permission) but i'll post a few here.....
Working on his morning job...
Hoola-hoop!!!
Big bouncy ball....
Playing in bubble soap....
After they played and had lunch they went inside the school for Popsicles. At that point they were telling the parents they could take their kids home, so Z got their things together and came home! I still can't believe there are only 4 whole days of school left. In fact, they got out a little early today! And next week is Spirit Week and each day they have something fun going on. Monday is "Beach Day", where they bring in a beach towel, sunglasses and their favorite book. Tuesday is "School Spirit Day" where they wear their school shirt.....it's also awards day! (I also found out that someone from Ty's class is going to make a copy of the video they took from the program they did last month!! I can't wait to see it!) Wednesday is "Wacky Day" where they dress wacky and Thursday is "Hat Day". Friday is the last day and they get out at 10:15. I can't believe I am almost the mother of a first grader.
Working on his morning job...
Hoola-hoop!!!
Big bouncy ball....
Playing in bubble soap....
After they played and had lunch they went inside the school for Popsicles. At that point they were telling the parents they could take their kids home, so Z got their things together and came home! I still can't believe there are only 4 whole days of school left. In fact, they got out a little early today! And next week is Spirit Week and each day they have something fun going on. Monday is "Beach Day", where they bring in a beach towel, sunglasses and their favorite book. Tuesday is "School Spirit Day" where they wear their school shirt.....it's also awards day! (I also found out that someone from Ty's class is going to make a copy of the video they took from the program they did last month!! I can't wait to see it!) Wednesday is "Wacky Day" where they dress wacky and Thursday is "Hat Day". Friday is the last day and they get out at 10:15. I can't believe I am almost the mother of a first grader.
Monday, May 10, 2010
Party time!!
Can you believe we're already planning Chase's first birthday?!?!? This first year has just flown by!!! We've decided to do a monkey theme, and i'm going to make cupcakes and decorate them like a monkey. (I found some super cute ideas online that I can't wait to try!!) It's basically just going to be a little cook-out. I also decided to just make his birthday invites, which I finished up this weekend!! (I must say they turned out better than I had hoped!) I'm going to get them printed soon and get them in the mail. We're only mailing out a few, as we're pretty sure the only people who will be coming from out of town are the in-laws. Some friends of ours will hopefully be able to make it, as well as a few people Z works with. It just seems so strange to be planning his first birthday party already.....and yet at the same time it truly feels like he has been a part of our family forever.
Kindergarten Fun Day
This Thursday Ty's school is having Kindergarten Fun Day!!! They're supposedly having things outside for the kids to play on, like the moon bounce among other things, and then going to watch a movie indoors with popcorn. They highly encourage parents/grandparents/friends to attend, but no siblings. Ugh, I am SO bummed about this!! I can understand why they can't come, but I still don't like it. Even on the letter he brought home about it, they say..."This is your child's most "Fun Day" in Kindergarten, so we hope you can spend this special day with them." Gee, thanks for making me feel like crap because I can't be there since we don't have anyone to watch Chase. Z is going to take the day off and spend the day at his school, which is nice since he doesn't get much Ty and daddy time....so at least one of us will be there. I'm going to make sure he takes my camera and gets lots of pics.
I can't believe there is less than 2 weeks left of school!!!
Ugh, I am SO bummed about this!! I can understand why they can't come, but I still don't like it. Even on the letter he brought home about it, they say..."This is your child's most "Fun Day" in Kindergarten, so we hope you can spend this special day with them." Gee, thanks for making me feel like crap because I can't be there since we don't have anyone to watch Chase. Z is going to take the day off and spend the day at his school, which is nice since he doesn't get much Ty and daddy time....so at least one of us will be there. I'm going to make sure he takes my camera and gets lots of pics.I can't believe there is less than 2 weeks left of school!!!
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