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February 21, 2007
The weather!!!
AHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! This weather!!!!!!!!!!!! It is absolutely the most wonderful thing ever!!!!!!!!!!!!! Ok, I suppose I should apologize for all or at least most of those exclamation points. I just can't help it. All of my windows and doors are open. My kids are outside. They keep running in to check with me and smell like little puppy dogs.
It smells like spring. I want to plant things. I want to plan things. I want to shop. I have Easter in my head and in my blood. I bought a few lil sussies that I will stick in Stephen's easter basket on ebay yesterday. And this morning I have been shopping several websites looking at Easter outfits. I think I really like what I see (and the price!) at The Children's Place for Stephen. And their are several cute dresses at Target that I like for Lexie. I am trying to decide how much they need to match or not. Part of me says they don't really. But then think of pictures... A little matching might not be too bad. Hmmm...I think a trip to Funroe might be in order.
Posted by adrienne at 03:44 PM | Comments (7)
February 20, 2007
Kidspeak
On the way home from this family reunion thing Sunday afternoon I wasn't feeling very good. I mostly tried to doze away the trip. Stephen napped the first half, but then felt quite chatty once he woke up. I don't know if anybody else's kids do this, but Stephen can be quite chatty and literally not have anything to say. He'll sit down in front of me and say, "Mommy let's talk. Whatcha wanta talk about?"
Most of the conversation that was directed at me was answered by monosyllabic type grunts. (If I'm 'gaggy' I generally clench my teeth and greatly prefer not to talk) This was not satisfying Stephen. He kept saying Mommy. And I would grunt with a questioning sound back. No response. Over and over again.
Finally he got exasperated (I was too at this point because if he really had something to say then just say it already.) And this is what he told me, "Mommy, sometimes God gives us voices."
Posted by adrienne at 10:21 PM | Comments (3)
February 19, 2007
An updation
Hey everybody, knock on wood and please God, I think we are finally all well here. Stephen has been fever free since friday. And nobody else has any symtoms. Hallelujah!
In pregger news I do indeed finally feel pregnant. I began throwing up early friday morning. Like 4:00 in the morning. Got up to pee and ended up throwing up. Even woke Brad up. Not fun. Friday was a bad day. A very bad day. I couldn't keep anything down at all on friday.
My in-laws came in town this weekend for a family reunion in Lake Providence. We went with them. I actually traveled ok. (a small miracle considering I get carsick even when not pregnant!) Didn't feel my best, but didn't do much upchucking either. Mrs. Kimi brought me some preggie pop drops and they seem to help some. I was really glad for them because the Ginger Beer that I relied on with Lexie was not appetizing.
I know they say every pregnancy is different. Bad nausea with Stephen, worse nausea with Lexie, ? with this pregnancy. It is hard to not be discouraged and depressed thinking about what the next few weeks could hold. I need to keep up my mental fortitude. Today has actually so far not been a bad day. (good thing considering I have 2 extra kids today) I have only thrown up once. I tried nibbling something in bed before I got up and sucking on one of those preggie drops to get me through the shower (the worst part of my day). And every 20-30 minutes or so as I start to feel queasy I just nibble a little bit of something and I seem to be doing ok. I am terrifed and slightly hopeful that the next few weeks could be like today. That would be better. certainly better than Friday was.
Posted by adrienne at 12:30 PM | Comments (4)
February 15, 2007
Whoa...
We've pretty much weaned ourselves to only one TV show a week - it's on ABC, and it just went off 5 minutes ago, at 10/9-Central.
Those of you who caught this show - chances are high, since it's like The Show...what did you think???
I don't want to spoil anything, but good grief - I've never seen such cheesy suspense! The writers found a really creative way to bring back everyone's favorite late characters - even though one of them only had all of 2 minutes' air time, if that....but supposedly that character is one about whom Shonda Rhymes, the creator, gets asked about a lot.
So it's a night time soap - officially. We have "resurrection" going on.
Posted by brad at 09:09 PM | Comments (4)
I'm not quite dead yet
This is what has been keeping me busy. Actually, last week it started with Lexie. She and I stayed home from church b/c she was running high fever. That lasted for a few days. Brad even took her to the pediatrician but he said it was just a cold. She was better by that weekend.
During the course of that week I started feeling pretty bad. Really achey, hot/cold chills, and a pretty swollen throat. I went to the doctor last thursday and was diagnosed with acute pharyngitis. (sp?) I have finished my antibiotic and now feel much better, from the sickness that can be healed anyways. The pregger symptoms are beginning to kick in. Pretty tired when I get the chance to sit down. Can sleep as soon as I close my eyes. And the nausea is only just beginning. Whoo-hoo.
And now Stephen has the flu. We marveled that he seemed ok all last week, other than some sniffles and a cough. He threw up twice some time in the night Saturday night. So we kept him home from church to watch him but wondered if it was just a fluke. Monday morning he started acting like he didn't feel good and by the time he woke up from his nap that afternoon was running 103 temps. He has rotated from chair to couch but how he looks in the picture has been him for the last few days. Pretty much just laying there and moaning. Watching lots of movies. Trying to stay hydrated. I took him to the doctor yesterday morning and it's the flu. Still 103 temps yesterday afternoon and evening. No fever this morning. But he still doesn't feel good. So that makes him fussy and cranky. The fever sedates him. Without the fever he just feels crappy and there is not a lot I can do for him. And the fever could easily be back this afternoon.
We are on day #4 of this and this thing could last 7-10. It could also quite easily be caught by Brad, Lexie and myself. (they really don't like pregger peoples to get the flu) Oh, yeah, and tuesday morning I woke to the sound of crying, choking and vomiting. It wasn't Stephen. It was Lexie. She was supposed to be all better. What's with the throwing up. It was so sad. She isn't old enough to understand. She was fighting it and trying to swallow and cry. It was so pitiful. It was also all her already nauseated mommy could do to just whisk her straight to the bathtub. Washing her hair twice still didn't quite eradicate the smell for her super smelling pregnant mommy. I am not sure how I got her bed stripped but I did. Even the bumper pads. Anyways, her bed is all clean again. And she has no other symptoms. She seems fine. But the pediatrician said her throwing up could mean she is/will come down with what Stephen has.
To sum up- this is why I have disappeared from the world of the living for the last almost 2 weeks. Lots of blankets, lots of soup, lots of crackers, lots of Sprite, lots of Tylenol/Ibuprofin/Dimetapp, lots of library movies and lots of Lysol. (If I weren't so tired I would be beginning to go crazy!)
Posted by adrienne at 10:19 AM | Comments (5)
February 03, 2007
you gotta watch out for those girls
This morning there was a battle of the wills. Parents v. Lexie. It started with Brad and Lexie first thing this morning. She likes to have a cup of juice and a banana. We have been trying to get her to say something that we at least know means banana. But she points and she pleases and because she knows we know what she wants she refuses to say anything else. A few times this past week we have gotten her to say something like 'nana' and been happy with that. But this morning she refused. Over an hour before she said 'nana' and got her banana.
Before she ever gave in and said banana though she was into sharing my cup of coffee. I asked Stephen to go get her sippy cup off the counter for her and he gladly did and handed it to her ever so sweetly. I asked her to say 'ta-ta' (means thank you in our world) which she does all the time no problem. She wouldn't say it. I ended up popping her on the thigh twice and still she just stood there with her lips tightly closed. You could almost see the lines drawn. She understood what was going on. I think more than obeying me she just didn't want to say thank you to her brother. Brad took her to the back and applied some loving discipline. She came back out and finally said 'ta-ta' but to Brad. She refused to look at her brother and say it to him. We coached her on, but no go. She just looked at all of us and kept her mouth tightly pursed. Brad took her back there again. This time she was ready to obey. She looked her brother in the eye, said 'ta-ta' and gave him a hug. And we could tell her spirit was different.
As parents we knew a moment of panic because she really seemed like she had no intention of giving in. We don't enjoy disciplining our children. I definitely had no idea that sending Stephen for her cup would turn into a battle of the wills. But I also know that it is very important for her to understand that when Mommy and Daddy ask her to do something she needs to obey, whether she feels like it or not.
As she is getting older and beginning to show off her personality we are learning how truly different each of your kids can be. And those second kids are a special case unto themselves. Even at younger ages you can expect more from them than you did the older ones. Because they are watching. They are watching everything those older ones do and get disciplined for. I can see her working these things out.
She has finally learned to say something like Stephen and now she squeals all the time running down the hallway to find me. Then she will point and emphatically say her version of Stephen. I am learning to investigate these incidents. A few months ago any time she squealed I pretty much automatically would holler for Stephen to leave her alone. It was a pretty safe assumption that he was sitting on her or some such aggravation. But she has watched all of this and learned. Now she thinks she can squeal and I will just holler at him. But not anymore. I am finally on to her. I am trying to teach her to say "Stephen please stop." Not much luck yet.
She may be the cutest thing since sliced bread but she has her own sin nature just like the rest of us. Lord, please grant us the grace and wisdom to help shape her into the woman you want her to be. Amen and amen.
Posted by adrienne at 12:15 PM | Comments (5)
February 02, 2007
July 21!
Whoo-hooo! pre-ordered from Amazon.com. Aren't we pathetic?!
Posted by adrienne at 10:52 AM | Comments (3)
P. Phil says early spring
I hope this little guy was right. I am ready for spring. Ready for warmer weather and living outside with my kids. Having doors and windows open and planting flowers. Not having to wash everybody's footie pajamas, thick socks, and sweatsuits every other day! It seems colder this year than usual. I'm just saying I would not complain if Spring is coming early! (would make potty training Lexie easier too)
Posted by adrienne at 10:07 AM | Comments (0)