Recovery

After about 4 days of misery, I am finally feeling better! Last week was a rough one for me. Tuesday afternoon I got a scratchy throat, but thought nothing of it. Weds morning when I woke up my throat was horribly sore and I felt awful, so I decided to go to Patient First. They sent me home with a prescription even though I tested negative for Strep and had no other symptoms, just to be on the safe side I suppose. That night, I spiked a fever of 102.9!!!

Thursday morning when I got up (after calling out of work) I still had a slight fever and just felt sick to my stomach. I ate some scrambled eggs and about 10 minutes later, started throwing up. After about the 8th time at the toilet, I couldn’t take it anymore and called CJ. I couldn’t hold down any fluids or my meds, so I was going to the hospital! All in all, I think I threw up almost 20-something times before I got anti-nausea and pain meds administered. Thank GOD for that stuff though, it was such a relief!!

Once I was feeling a little better, they checked me out and determined that I just had a really bad throat infection. The doctor gave me an IV with some antibiotics in it and also sent me home with the Z-Pack instead of the Amoxicillin I originally got from Patient First.

So, that’s why I’ve been MIA the last week. Glad to be back though :)

I finally started feeling like myself on Saturday so we went to lunch at Red Robbin with Olivia and Aunt Amanda…

I have alot more pictures to post, but for tonight, these will have to do! I want to get to bed because Carter put up a good fight to go to sleep tonight. Not sure what’s gotten into him, but hopefully this doesn’t turn into a habit…. so until tomorrow :)

About that time

Sitting here tonight, I was thinking…”its been a good while since I’ve posted a good update!” So that is what this post will be all about :) There have been so many new things going on with Carter, I will try my best to gather everything up and write it all down!

First things first, I will go way back to a few weeks ago when we said good bye to binki. Everything started out great, but all of a sudden going into the second week, Carter started waking up in the middle of the night. I think he was having nightmares, but it could have just been sleep talking, I’m not sure. He would wake up sometimes screaming, other times calling for me, and even kicking and crying.

One time he was yelling and when I went in his room and asked “What’s wrong baby?” He said “Oh no, my boot! My boot!” over and over, crying like he had just lost his best friend. After a few minutes of patting his back, he calmed down and went back to sleep. There we’re many more nights like that one and I still don’t think he was even awake most of the times it happened. One morning after another night of waking up about 3 times, I asked him if he had a bad dream and he said yes. I guess children, even at his young age can have nightmares, but lately everything has been great again, so I pray it stays that way!

Let’s see, what else is new? Well, he has some new shows to add to his list of favorites. He really likes Diego and Caillou now. They come on Sprout and we TiVo them alot :) Tonight we were watching Diego and it was about Dinosaurs (another thing he is getting into!) and he turned to me and said “Mommy, what’s gonna happen?” I just said “We have to watch to find out buddy!” I thought that was so cute though :)

Another new thing… Last week I took Carter to the doctor for what I thought was pink eye. Turns out it was an eye infection, but not pink eye like I originally thought. Anyway, while we were there I asked if we could get the flu shot and Dr. Mena said yes. Usually Carter does very bad when it comes to shots, but what kid doesn’t really? Well, this time, he did amazing! He hardly fought the nurse and only cried for maybe 3 seconds, literally! I was so proud of him and he even said “I’m not scared, mommy!” :) I don’t even think he’s had any reaction thus far from it and I hope it stays that way! We plan to get ours next week.

Finally, the last thing that comes to mind that is not really new, but definitely worse-temper tantrums! He is at the age where he challenges our authority ALOT! Needless to say, ‘Time Out’ has become almost a daily requirement. But, I guess its all part of growing up and learning so we just have to do our best to teach him what’s right.

Okay, that’s all I can come up with at the moment. I’m sure there’s alot more that I’m forgetting so expect another update soon! Here are some stat’s before I go though:

Weight: 26.8 lbs

Height: (This is me trying to measure a toddler, so I’m probably off!) 35-ish inches tall ;)

Shoe Size: 8

Clothes size: Pants are 2 T and so are his shirts, some 3 T’s depending on the brand.

Eater: PICKY

Smile: Perfect :)

Redskins Game

Last week  CJ and I got invited by our good friends Tara & Blake to the Redskins vs. Colts game! Tara’s uncle was so kind to give them the tickets for free and she was also SO kind to invite us :)

We hadn’t been to a game in probably 5 years, so we were both really excited to be able to go! It was alot of fun, even though they lost, but thanks again you guys for taking us :) It was a blast!

For Grandad

 

For all of you that know Carl, you know that he will be going into George Washington Hospital in D.C on Tuesday, the 19th for his transplant. He will be gone for about a month, maybe a little less. Anyway, Denise thought it would be nice for us to get some photo’s of the farm and family to put in an album for him to look at while he’s away.

 

 

The mind is a powerful thing! We think that looking at these pictures will help keep him in a positive mindset, knowing what he will be coming home to :)      

Unfortunately, this little guy won’t be able to visit, but there will be big hugs waiting for Grandad when he gets home!        Now this picture cracks me up! Jimmy and his kissy face lol

Karen’s Housewarming Party & More

Let me start with the ‘More’ part of this post, first! I have the habit of saving my posts as drafts and then forgetting about them-what can I say! I have posted everything that I’ve drafted, just not right on time ;)

Well, this is another one of those times except instead of posting and setting the date for the day these pictures taken, I decided just to post them all together!

A couple Sunday’s ago, when it was raining, Carter and I made a ‘fort’ together! We do this alot, but I’ve never thought twice about taking pictures of it. After I took these I thought, “what the heck is wrong with you? why haven’t you taken a picture of this yet!!?!”

 Hiding :)

And here are some pictures of my boy in front of the pumpkin in our yard!!! These were taken last week.

 Okay, now we are finally caught up! Saturday afternoon was Karen’s housewarming party. We got there about 30 minutes late because we got caught up searching for a Halloween Costume, but stayed for a good bit before heading home. Carter and I decorated a pumpkin from Karen’s garden…

He chatted up a storm with Gracie and everyone else at the party! He even sang “American The Beautiful” THREE times in front of everyone :) I was SO proud of him for doing that. He tends to get shy and clam up in front of others when put on the spot like that, but not today!!! Everyone was very impressed and he couldn’t get enough of the clapping and cheering. Here is the video….

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Random pictures…

 

This is one of those “Oops, I forgot!” moments! I think us mom’s have plenty of those though ;)

I just realized last night while I was going through some photo’s that I never posted these! They’re just some outdoor pictures from a couple weekends ago, but I still wanted to post them. Plus, its not everyday that me and my boy get pictures together. I’m usually the one behind the lens so its nice when its the other way around :)

 This is a “blooper” but CJ told me I had to put it up, he thinks my face is hilarious!!

I guess it is pretty funny :)

Today, we are going to look for Halloween costumes and then head over to Karen’s housewarming party! Carter and I looked in Target last night and couldn’t find any costumes we liked. I have a few other places in mind, so I’m hoping to have better luck today!

Mommy date night!

 

Another lovely dinner with some of my favorite people :) We missed you momma’s that couldn’t make it this time! Had so much fun with you ladies tonight….hope to do it again soon!

(from left to right, Nicki, Jen, Lindsay, Brandy, Jelena, Me, and Patti)

PS. I told you all i would get this picture up tonight ;)

Bye-Bye Binki

We will miss you because even though this is a positive change, SO many memories of my sweet baby are with you!

This Binki was my savior during Carter’s Colic stage and it also helped me through countless nights of 2am lullaby’s…

It helped us in the car rides and doctor visits! It helped us during Carter’s first time being put to sleep…during two blizzard’s and sick days….  and SO much more! But, now its time to say good bye to my blue friend!  My baby isn’t a baby anymore! He’s growing everyday, turning into a bright young man before our very eyes :)  

I know that probably sounded a little sappy…saying “Good Bye” to a material thing like that! I actually think it was alot harder for me to let go of this Binki than it was for Carter. I mean, its been a part of our lives for the last two years…so I thought this was a big deal ;)

Okay, let me get on with the update, ha! Last weekend while CJ and I were in NC, Carter spent 1 whole day and night with out his Binki. He did great, but of course as soon as we got home and he saw me, he asked for it! He associates me with it because I have always given it to him. Well, after I realized that he could go with out it for so long, I decided it was time to finally go for it. Monday afternoon before Carter got home from daycare, I cut the tip off of it. I left it in his crib so that we could “stumble” upon it and see that some how it “broke”!

Well, when Carter got home that day he immediately asked me for it. Once we got downstairs, he went in his room to find it. When we found it in his crib and saw it, he looked shocked, poor thing! I just said “Oh no, Binki must have broke!” and he said “now you have to get me a new binki!” LOL! Little Stinker! I just explained to him that sometimes when things get old, they brake and that he could still have it, just not suck on it. He tried to keep it in his mouth that first day, but it just kept falling out and eventually he got frustrated and stopped trying.

Since that day, he has not attempted to put Binki in his mouth, he keeps it in his bed, but does not ask for it hardly ever! I felt so bad cutting it when I did, but after alot of thinking I realized that these are just growing pains….and that I better toughen up because this is easy compared to what I am facing as he gets older, LOL! 

Now, just for fun….lets go back in time and remember the good ole’ days with Binki….. Gone but never forgotten, ha!

The first Binki….right from the hospital…. it was peach..

The new blue Binki :)

 

I will hold these memories forever in my heart