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Wednesday, October 31, 2012
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
Finally!
It only took me 3 times! I tried twice to go with the girls, and the line was too long. I think there should be a special line for people with small children. I mean, what kids can wait 45 minutes in line??
I'm still slightly bitter about the fact that I had to use babysitter time to vote, but at least I finally got to vote, and I don't have to go next Tuesday!
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Monday, October 29, 2012
Fallapalooza 2012
Our church puts on a super fun event for kids the week or so before halloween. There are things there for all ages and most of the kids wear their costumes. It was SO warm so we didn't put Emery in her apple costume, but Meyers dressed up as Snow White.
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| She had lots of fun bouncing (on her booty) in the bounce house. |
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| I have made her costumes the past two years and was sad not to this year, but I really loved her Snow White costume! |
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| all of us |
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| Meyers even made the paper:) There was an article in the local section about the event. |
Friday, October 26, 2012
Nine Months
Emery - You are 9 months old!!!
You weigh 22.1 pounds = 95%
You are 27 3/4 inches long = 50%
Your head measures 18 inches around = 95%
So......apparently we (by we, I mean me) have been letting you eat too much. I guess I was in toddler mindset like with your sister. If Meyers is eating, we don't stop her because that girl hardly eats. You, on the other hand, are a baby and won't necessarily feel full even when you are. Although, you do stop eating, so I was just thinking you were really hungry. Dr. Catherine wasn't concerned about your weight in numbers, but that you jumped two percentiles. You were in the 75th percentile for weight. So we are working on portion control - that sounds funny when I say it and when I type it - for you:) I love a chunky baby, though! But we thought Meyers was a chunky baby, and she weighed about 21.5 pounds at her ONE YEAR check up.
Your size 3 diapers are too little, and we are about to move you to size 4.
You are a good eater (as stated above!). You will eat just about anything we put in front of you. We are not used to that.
You are on the same bottle schedule, but I'm thinking that might change soon. You are not wanting to finish your bottles. It's like you think you are a big girl, and you don't want it anymore:)
You cruise everywhere and usually you only use one finger for balance! You are standing up by yourself, and will stand for 20 or 30 seconds until you realize it.
We usually still rock you to sleep, but the last couple of weeks, you just want to play while we rock. So I've started putting you in the bed awake. You cry for a minute, and then you fall asleep on your own. Big girl!
You now have 4 teeth on the top and 3 on the bottom.
I can not even remember if I've blogged about you getting a cold and having to do breathing treatments. That was about a month ago. So at your 9 month appointment, you had another little cold, and I thought you were wheezing a little. You were - so Dr. Catherine put you on an everyday preventative medicine through the nebulizer. Just for the record, I am SO not enjoying wrestling with you for each of your treatments. You are not a fan. You'll sit still for a minute, but then you start wiggling around like a wild bear! I'm not sure what I'm going do do with these asthma genes your daddy passed onto you and your sister:)
You say da-da all the time, but you are just babbling:)
You are so sweet and giggly when you want to be. You have a big personality!
You are into everything!!!!!
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| Checking out some toys. |
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| You climbed on in and stood up in this basket. |
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| You love the toy kitchen as much as Meyers does!! |
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| You love pulling up on this table and playing with the tea set. |
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| The apple to your sister's Snow White costume...... |
Emery - you are at such a fun age right now! It is so fun watching you explore and attempt to be independent. You are so very precious (even when you are throwing a fit!), and I just want to eat your chubby cheeks all day. We ALL love you so very much!
Wednesday, October 24, 2012
Tuesday, October 23, 2012
Two Cuties on a Tuesday
Meyers had her harvest party at school today. Although I begrudgingly signed up to be the room mom - after no one else signed up - I enjoyed planning and organizing her party. It turned out super cute, and the kids had fun, and it all went smoothly! I had several parents that helped it all go so well, which I appreciated so much.
Having snack before game time:)
Our babysitter (who I love so much and am going to be terribly sad if she can't watch Emery one day a week in the spring), texted me this picture from today. Siblings are not allowed at parties, so she had to stay at home.
But it looks like she had a good time, so she wasn't too sad about missing the party:)
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| I LOVE, LOVE Meyers's teachers! |
Having snack before game time:)
Our babysitter (who I love so much and am going to be terribly sad if she can't watch Emery one day a week in the spring), texted me this picture from today. Siblings are not allowed at parties, so she had to stay at home.
But it looks like she had a good time, so she wasn't too sad about missing the party:)
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Monday, October 22, 2012
Fall Decorations......by John
Because our house is for sale, I didn't want to go overboard on fall decor around the house. You don't ever know what might turn people off of your house. And most of my craft supplies are put away, so it's an ordeal to get them out to make anything to decorate. So our house was not very festive this fall.
This is what JOHN did with all the pumpkins we got last weekend. I was very impressed! He said he got the idea for the stacked pumpkins from Southern Living. Ha! I think he might be the only husband that reads Southern Living more than his wife:)
I'm thankful for a husband that cares if our house is decorated and will do it himself if I don't:)
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This is what JOHN did with all the pumpkins we got last weekend. I was very impressed! He said he got the idea for the stacked pumpkins from Southern Living. Ha! I think he might be the only husband that reads Southern Living more than his wife:)
I'm thankful for a husband that cares if our house is decorated and will do it himself if I don't:)
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Saturday, October 20, 2012
Pumpkin Patch (ish)
While John was voting yesterday, he stopped by this place at the farmer's market to get some pumpkins and mums for outside decor (I've got to get some pictures of what my Martha Stewart husband did to our front porch on here!). When he got home from work, he said we should take the girls up there to let them (Meyers) pick out a pumpkin. I got SO excited about this because truth be told, I am not a fan of pumpkin patches. I know. I'm a terrible person:) We go so that I can get my "pumpkin pictures" of Meyers and now both girls. I know Meyers will really get into the hoopla of pumpkin patches one of these days, but she really doesn't right now. And this little store by the farmer's market was all she needed for a good time. So now I can check "pumpkin pictures" off of my list! And I didn't have to go and get all dirty and have my kids breathe in hay for several hours which may or may not lead to an asthma attack!
Perfect!
Friday, October 19, 2012
Wednesday, October 17, 2012
Tuesday, October 16, 2012
Friday, October 12, 2012
Anniversary Dinner
Ten years ago......we were probably taking a zillion pictures after our wedding. Now we are eating dinner at a restaurant on the water at the beach. John wouldn't cooperate and smile for a picture. Geez!
And yes, apparently I wear this dress every time John and I are out of town on a date:)
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And yes, apparently I wear this dress every time John and I are out of town on a date:)
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Flashback Friday
October 2007 - Jessica's wedding
Jessica and Bert got married the day after us, five years after us, so their rehearsal dinner was on our anniversary. Jessica wanted me to spend the night with her at The Peabody the night before the wedding as long as it was okay with John that I wouldn't be with him on our anniversary. We had no problem with that - especially me. I loved that their wedding was right near our anniversary. I think weddings are so romantic and special - they all remind me of the day I married John. So I loved celebrating our anniversary the same weekend as their wedding. We had a blast at their wedding, and we celebrated by staying at The Peabody the night of their wedding - the day after our anniversary. It was a super fun weekend that I will always remember!
Happy Anniversary (tomorrow), Jessica and Bert!
Ten
I remember thinking ten years of marriage sounded like a really long time. And now, I've blinked my eyes, and here we are - ten years of marriage.
I looked back on what I wrote last year on our anniversary, and I feel the exact same way. Ten years of marriage has brought many joys and challenges. Some days are good, some are great, and some days are bad. But there is no one I'd rather have the good, great, and bad days with except for John. I chose him 11 (when we got engaged) or so years ago to "do life with" for the rest of my life, and I chose right. I think he feels the same way, too:)
Happy Ten Year Anniversary, John! We made it ten years - not that I thought we wouldn't:) It just feels good to say I've been married to you for TEN years! I look forward to the next ten years (and more after that) with you! I love you with all my heart!
Thursday, October 11, 2012
Tuesday, October 9, 2012
Yesterday
Emery woke up with Meyers's snotty nose yesterday. They were both acting like they felt fine, so we went ahead with our plans to go to the zoo. Stacy and her girls were in town, and we had plans to meet up with them.
Emery didn't nap there because she will only nap in her bed, but she was so sweet. She didn't go down for a nap until 1:30, and was so pleasant! Well she woke up after only an hour or so. I couldn't get her back down, so we played. I noticed her breathing fast and checked her chest for retracting. I didn't hear any wheeze, but she was definitely retracting. I called the doctor and they told us to come right in. Poor Meyers. She hardly ever naps, but she was sound asleep, and I had to yank her out of bed.
Like I still do with Meyers's breathing/asthma issues, I was totally second guessing myself. But I'm SO glad I called. She was wheezing like crazy by the time we got to the doctor and still retracting. They did a breathing treatment there and sent us home with a nebulizer. We don't have one for Meyers because our allergist thinks that an inhaler with a mask and spacer is just as effective (and more convenient). After doing the treatments on Emery a few times now, I can say that is is most definitely easier to hold her down and use the mask and spacer than to use the nebulizer. We actually have a mask and spacer her size that we never used for Meyers, so we just used that and Meyers's inhaler.
Emery is still wheezing and breathing fast today. The doctor told me I could give her some of Meyers's steroid if I thought she needed it. I hate that they left that up to me, and I was hoping not to use it. I hate giving either of them medicine like that, but if it helps them breathe, than that is obviously the right and only choice. I gave her the steroid about an hour ago and she sounds much better. Not back to normal, but better. I am determined not to take her to the emergency room (they would only give her a steroid and breathing treatments there, too), so I will give her the steroid at home if that keeps my 8 month old out of the ER! Since the steroid helped, it makes me feel like I did the right thing, and that maybe we can nip this before it gets too escalated.
I just hope and pray that we are not going down the same asthma path with Emery that we have with Meyers. I KNOW that there could be worse things for sure, but I'm hoping this is an isolated incident. I guess if it's not, the good thing is we know what to do. One positive thing......
Here is this pitiful monkey getting her breathing treatment last night...
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Emery didn't nap there because she will only nap in her bed, but she was so sweet. She didn't go down for a nap until 1:30, and was so pleasant! Well she woke up after only an hour or so. I couldn't get her back down, so we played. I noticed her breathing fast and checked her chest for retracting. I didn't hear any wheeze, but she was definitely retracting. I called the doctor and they told us to come right in. Poor Meyers. She hardly ever naps, but she was sound asleep, and I had to yank her out of bed.
Like I still do with Meyers's breathing/asthma issues, I was totally second guessing myself. But I'm SO glad I called. She was wheezing like crazy by the time we got to the doctor and still retracting. They did a breathing treatment there and sent us home with a nebulizer. We don't have one for Meyers because our allergist thinks that an inhaler with a mask and spacer is just as effective (and more convenient). After doing the treatments on Emery a few times now, I can say that is is most definitely easier to hold her down and use the mask and spacer than to use the nebulizer. We actually have a mask and spacer her size that we never used for Meyers, so we just used that and Meyers's inhaler.
Emery is still wheezing and breathing fast today. The doctor told me I could give her some of Meyers's steroid if I thought she needed it. I hate that they left that up to me, and I was hoping not to use it. I hate giving either of them medicine like that, but if it helps them breathe, than that is obviously the right and only choice. I gave her the steroid about an hour ago and she sounds much better. Not back to normal, but better. I am determined not to take her to the emergency room (they would only give her a steroid and breathing treatments there, too), so I will give her the steroid at home if that keeps my 8 month old out of the ER! Since the steroid helped, it makes me feel like I did the right thing, and that maybe we can nip this before it gets too escalated.
I just hope and pray that we are not going down the same asthma path with Emery that we have with Meyers. I KNOW that there could be worse things for sure, but I'm hoping this is an isolated incident. I guess if it's not, the good thing is we know what to do. One positive thing......
Here is this pitiful monkey getting her breathing treatment last night...
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