Don't SIT ON THE BABY!!!!!!!!

Abby has started turning over this week so I have started putting her on the floor so she can roll around. I have encountered a problem though. . . .Zoey wants to get on the blanket with her.  Zoey starts out simply saying, "way down Abby, Abby waay down." So I lay her down.  Zoey then lays down beside her and says, "hi, watcha doin'" and some gibberish.  It's really cute, really it is.  Then I get up or turn my head, and the next thing I know Zoey is ON Abby.  Today she was laying on her like she was a ball.  Then a little bit before bed time Abby was crying. I guess we weren't getting there fast enough because she came to tell us "Abby's cryin'" So Mike and I told her we knew just one second.  So Zoey goes into Abby's room, lays down beside her and tells her, "it's okay, it's okay Abby". Really cute right.  So yeah then Zoey shoves Abby's face into the carpet and tells her "it's okay, IT'S OKAY, STOP CRYING."  What can I say, you gotta love parenthood.

Zoey at Colorgard Tryouts

So last Saturday Mike took Zoey with him to colorguard tryouts.  It was hillarious.  She is now profecient at windmills and drop spins.

Why I buy what I buy:)

Okay so I went to the mail box today and Mike's sunglasses were in the mail. We both have Costa Del Mar's and this is why. Our over priced sunglasses have a life time replacement warrenty. So Mike just recieved his second pair of glasses. Did I mention they have all the tags on them, so not only did they "fix them" they sent him a new pair.




Eddie Bauer has always been a favorite of mine. They have great sales. I love buying ten dollar pants eight weeks after they hit the store. I also love that my klutzy husband who rips a pair of pants on the first day of school every year is able to take them into the store and recieve original price store credit (sometimes it's a little easier with the receipt). We haven't bought "new" pants in about three years. When his polos fade they just replace them.





Kalencom diaper bags are new to my list. My new diaper bag is on its way from New Orleans at the moment. The snap broke. Something I can have repaired for ten-fifteen dollars, is being totally replaced.



Otter Box is the one I get a kick out of. So Mike emails the nice lady and tells her there is a hole in my screen. A week later I get a replacement. No questions asked, no please return the product, just, "we will honor your warrenty".



So will I recommend these places to my friends, yes I will. So folks save up some money and shop at these places. It's worth it.

Oops

Well. . .I did it again.  What you may ask? I dropped my second child on her head tonight. 

When Zoey was four months old she fell off a bleacher at graduation.  Tonight, Abby lept out of her car seat on to the concrete drive way.  I still can't get the sound out of my head.  Zoey fell, maybe a six, seven inches.  Abby fell from the height of my SUVs bumper.   I was opening the tail gate and I guess she wasn't in there tight enough, because when I raised the tail gate up I felt the weight of the car seat shift and when I whipped around to see what happened she was falling. Some poor man was driving by and stopped because I couldn't stop screaming while I was trying to call my mother to come help ( she was down the street taking Zoey for a walk).  I don't know how it happened.  But, at the moment Abby is alert and sleeping like a, well, baby.  The doctor told us what to look for and we've been monitoring her. Mike and I plan on keeping a close watch throughout the night.

Mother's Day

I woke up to pancakes and presents:)  I had a wonderful day with my family.  We spent time at the house eating and playing, then we went to decoration at the cemetary and then we went to the zoo.

Abby enjoying herself.

It was great spending time with the girls and the really enjoyed the zoo. We bought season passes back in March and we are really have enjoyed the freedom of being able to go whenever we want.  So here are some pictures from the day.

I was reminded today that As Christians we believe in prayer, not luck. So thank you for all the prayers, it did make me more confident and relaxed as I sat through my interview.

Internet Issues

I've been having internet issues so my post are a little out of order.

I have my first interview for the 2010-2011 school year tomorrow. I am excited and terrified all at once. I can't believe that in two and half months it will be a year since I had to leave work for Zoey's health. It is amazing what can happen in a year.

I keep reminding myself that God has seen us through this last year and he rewards sacrifices.

Ready, Set, Go

I've been trying to get everything ready for my job interview Friday. I can't believe that it has been almost a year since I left Haleyville.  I have to say I do not regret the leaving, I regret not being able to find a job closer to home. 

Insomnia Returns

So Zoey suffers from periodic insomnia.  Well actually it's a terrible side affect of Prednisdone. Zoey has been sick for the last week and she can't sleep at all when she takes anthistamines (let me say that again Zoey can't sleep AT ALL). The last time she took an anthistamine she was up for seventeen hours. After that we talked to the doctor and we decided that she shouldn't take anthistamines.  However, the Prednisdone was another issue.  Since Zoey has esophilic esophogitis she was having to take a specially compounded Prednisdone (I had to drive to KidMeds Pharmacy once a month to get it because it cost a fortune to ship, what am I saying the medicine cost a fortune).

After about a month on the medication it started to be very difficult to get her to sleep. After two months it was nothing but a constant battle at the house.  Zoey just couldn't fall asleep. So we went to see Dr. Chad. After we all had a good laugh we talked about changing the time she took the medicine so it was long before bedtime.  I was a litte surprised when he asked me if I had given her Benadryl. I had to laugh, but then I got to thinking, when Zoey had her blood transfusion she had to take Bendadryl and she was knocked out cold.  So I went home with the weight appropriate dosage.  Unfortunately, it didn't go so well for us.  No matter what Zoey just couldn't fall asleep. Christmas Eve, well actually Christmas morning was the worst night of all.  It was around 2:00 am before she ever fell asleep and then she was back up at 7:00.  The last of January she was taken off her medicine because the nodules had disappeared, I was excited for so many reasons.

Now here we are four months later and we have had to take the Prednisdone for over a week. Mike is out now riding around town to see if the poor dear can fall asleep.  I can't imagine being two and not being able to sleep.  Mike and I have both suffered from insomnia at some point in time of our marriage.  We just never imagined that she would suffer like this. It will all be over with soon and that's all that matters.

Final Exam

Ah. So I was supposed to be taking my final exam.  Well that's not happening.  Apparently my remote proctor and my computer are having a fight. The IT guy, Adam, has been trying for the last hour to fix it. How was he fixing it you ask? Well he was able to take control of my computer and move around on it like he was sitting here with me.  It was really cool.  However, the problem is not resolved and now I have to find a real person to watch me take my exam.  Oh what fun.

Rain Rain Go Away

When Mike and I were first married we used to love rainy days. We would sit around in our pajamas and watch movies all day. The goal was to not leave the apartment at all.  Most of the time we were successful.  Then there were the rare times that we would go out in the rain and play like we were kids :)

Now we have children and rain has a totally different meaning.  Up until Zoey was about a year old she would sleep on rainy days and Mike and I could still watch movies, or nap.  The older she got the less she slept in general. Thus the problem of the day, rain.  Rain to a two year old means that you can't go outside.  Zoey hates rainy days now hat is warm because it takes away her outside time, the ability to be able to go for a ride, and Mike and I loose all patients in the tiny quarters we live in.  It's hard to entertain Zoey all day and when she can't play outside she wants our undivided attention and looses the ability to entertain herself. So we juggle our daughter and our best parenting skills are on display for the world to see (well our world).

At the end of the day we have a toddler not ready for sleep and a house that can be declared a natural disaster area.

Recital

We had our first dance recital today. It was wonderful.