Relaxing... but yet, not.

We've had a pretty relaxing week. It got colder, and that was a good excuse to hibernate. Plus, I was just tired. Either Lee or myself had something to do most nights, but those were the only times I left the house.

Monday night I cut a bunch of vinyl for a church craft night on Tues. Tues night I went to the craft night and made these.

The colors are better in better light.
Someone else came up with the neat idea, I just cut the vinyl.
No creativity from me this time around- it was all her. :) 

Lee officially got a calling (a non-paid "job") at church last week. He's the membership clerk, so on Weds night, he went for some training.

Will loves to do anything Amy is doing.
Including brushing his teeth.

Thurs night I had a visiting teaching appointment scheduled (ladies I visit with each month), and I decided to stop by all 4 in one night. Whew- I was really exhausted that night!

Four Month me.
Yes, I'm aware that by the end of this I'm going to be a house!!

So the week was pretty low-key... I should have known something was brewing! Friday night, Will woke up around 9:30 and Lee put him in bed with us. (yes, we were in bed by 9:30, and I was sound asleep) Around 10:30, Lee jumped out of bed as little Will was having another seizure. He had a slight (99.6) fever and we gave him a little ibuprofen that we had. Then he had another at 4am. His fever was 100.3 this time. So Lee went to 24 hour Walgreens to get some tylenol and ibuprofen. Will was already stripped of all clothing, but that wasn't helping and we just needed to get his fever down. While he was gone, Will had yet another. Yes, another. This time it lasted over 3 minutes, so I had to give him some medicine we had on hand (I was very grateful at that point that we had it!) That stopped the seizure, although by this point I was freaking out. I was all by myself, I wasn't sure what to do, oh it was awful. (and ironic that earlier that day I had talked to Grandma and Aunt Lynn and said that Will was completely fine!)


THREE seizures in one night!! So, needless to say, we didn't sleep at all. Poor Will. We debated about taking him into the ER, but we knew that by the time we got there, he'd be ok and the doctor had told us what to do if it happened again. So we didn't go. And once we starting rotating tylenol and ibuprofen, his fever went down and he's been ok all day. Thankfully, his EEG is this Thursday and since there was a fever, each time, we knew they were fibral. His little body must be so sensitive to even small temperature changes. Anyways, that was our night, how was yours??

Amy had a birthday party this morning, and although I had been up all night, it was good to get showered and out of the house. She had fun and I'm sure she needed it too. When I got back, Lee let me take a long nap and that was nice (I had let Lee sleep in late this morning. This kids still got up early. They didn't get the "mom and dad didn't sleep last night" memo). Now we all can't wait for bedtime!

So that's our update. I hope someone, somewhere has managed to do something fun!

Time with MeMe

Friday night, Lee and I had tickets to see Wicked in Nashville. I've been dying to see it for years! 

It did not disappoint. We loved it and I can't wait to see it again. If you've never seen it, and it comes to a theatre nearby, I urge you to splurge and go see it. It was truly incredible. I never thought I'd see the moment where I actually teared up when the Wicked Witch died! That's how powerful the play was. Anyhow- I could go on and on, but I won't. :) 

I also should mention that the tickets I got were the very last row of the entire theatre. Lee made fun of me all night long. I told him I was trying to save money... and well folks, you heard it here first... he told me to spend more money next time. hahaha. 

Mom (MeMe) was gracious enough to visit us this weekend and in turn, watch the kids while we went to the play. While I'm sure there are lots of able bodied people here, it was nice to have her here- and a great excuse for a visit! She declared that the drive here was 1000 times better than the drive to Mississippi, so I'm sure she'll make it again.  

We got home pretty late, and were pretty tired Saturday morning. So after breakfast- we all took a nap! haha. After our nap, we decided to go to a waterfall that we've been wanting to visit. Some friends told us it was only an hour away, but our GPS told us it was 2 hours. After about an hour of driving, we got tired and decided to stop at some caverns instead. We opted not to walk in them though. It was pretty expensive, plus caves freak me out. Then, it turns out, there was a huge sign saying it wasn't recommended for pregnant women. There was a mile and a half walk into it, plus over 350 stairs down. And then we decided that even if we wanted to, we could never do it with the kids. 

So everyone played around instead. It was a nice day out. 

There was a maze thing that Amy had fun crawling around. 

You could pan for gems. We didn't, but Amy liked playing in the water. I think Mom found a few small stones in the bottom for her. 

Took a family photo.... 

and one with MeMe...

Will enjoyed wandering.... 

and Amy caught a grasshopper. We actually got to take this home. This morning, as we got in the van for church, Amy declared, "You can throw it out now, he's dead." Poor grasshopper... he didn't stand a chance once Amy caught him. 

So even tough we didn't "see" anything specific, we had fun driving all through mountain roads and being together. 

Stats

No new pictures (sorry), just wanted to post the kids stats, otherwise I'll never remember them. The kids finally had check-ups at the pediatrician's today. I don't think Amy's been since we left GA 3 1/2 yrs ago. Oops!

Anyway- both kids are small- that surprised me. I guess I've always compared them to Jackson, Maddox and Adeline (who are all small) and mine always seemed big. But on the grand scale- they are small as well.

Amy weighs 38 lbs and is 41 in tall. She's about 30% for both.
Will weighs 23 lbs and is 32 in tall. He's 60% for height and 20% for weight.

The doctor wasn't concerned about either. Amy is proportional, which is what is most important. Will is just tall and skinny, with a big head (like his daddy). And it's normal for kids to be smaller (weight wise) at this age because they never stop moving. Something we are familiar with! So they are both healthy kids!

In other news- Amy started her shots today. (sniff, sniff.) I've been holding out, but in order for her to be ready for school in the fall, we needed to start them now. She got her first round of DTAP and Polio. She was a trooper and really brave. Afterwards we got a "magical milkshake" and the pain just disappeared. Imagine that! Lee was off this afternoon and thankfully he was able to go with me. He said, "I don't know how you do this by yourself!" I think my stock just went up. :)

I also had an appointment this morning. I took the kids because I thought it would be quick and figured Amy would have fun hearing the heartbeat. And she did! We took a little video for Lee (who couldn't be there). I'll try and figure out if I can upload it as it's on my camera phone. What I didn't expect was all the questions with just the exam room. Upon seeing the stir-ups, "Mom! What are those for??" Upon seeing a picture of the inside of the female part, "What is that, Mom?"  The answers were "Look! I can put my feet in them." Amy said, "that's so silly!" And to the picture, "That's just something the doctor uses." Both answers satisfied her. Sorry- wasn't ready to go there yet!

Next month we have our ultrasound and just to warn everyone now- We are not finding out what this baby is. That's right, as of right now, we are NOT finding out. We have one of each, and plenty of stuff for either gender- so we are letting this one be a surprise. Sorry Charlie, you'll have to find out in April, just like us. :)

So, that's our stats updates for now.

Oh- quick story.... the Dr prescribed some medicine for Will. It's just to have on-hand to stop a possible prolonged seizure. So I went to pick it up. They couldn't find it, couldn't find it. While looking, the lady said, "You know it's $400, right?" I said, "Four HUNDRED dollars??" She was like, "Yeah...." At this point I'm thinking that I am not getting it. I mean, really, $400?? For something to just have on hand? So she says, "Do you have insurance?" "Yes." "Let me run it though and see if it took." Well, the computers were slow, she calls the insurance place and then says, "Nevermind, it'll be $5." I said, "FIVE dollars?" "Yep, $5." Wow- that was a HUGE price difference!! Yay for insurance!! I'm sooooo thankful we have it now!!!

Will is a Menace

Truly, he is. Of course I love the kid to death, but that little smile is what keeps him from getting stuck in his crib all day. He's into everything. And he's such a boy! Trust me, from having one of each- these kids are born a certain gender. And that gender is exactly like everyone says it is. Right now, everything is a sword. I gave Will a dry spaghetti noodle (to eat, while I was making spaghetti) and instead he said, "hiya!" and tried to slice me with it.

Today, it was project day. Actually, freezer project day. I had bought some freezer meals from someone at church, and they were so nice to have. But we didn't love them. And my sweet husband said he loved my cooking better... so I decided to take one day and make them all. And I did!

What you see pictured is 36 bean/rice burritos, 2 lasagnas, 1 alfredo, 1 baked spaghetti, 2 loaves of cooked bread- but 3 more in dough stage, 2 batches of cooked cookies- but a bowlful of dough needing to be frozen, and 3 batches of cinnamon rolls. Whew!!

But while I was busy doing all that.... Will was doing all of this....

Every single thing on the floor was put there by him. Amy just came in the room to exclaim, "Will! You made a big mess!"

The real kicker was when I cleaned room out of the freezer (we have a stupid, tiny side by side fridge/freezer. Seriously- the maker of those was an idiot- you can't get anything in the freezer!). I took an old loaf of bread and decided to disguard it to make room for all the above pictured stuff.  Well, Will saw it and had fun squealing and throwing it around.

Sigh. It's just more crumbs right? Soggy, melted freezer burn crumbs.

Anyways, I finally got so tired of him creating a disaster, that I stuck him on the stovetop (no, it wasn't hot or even warm, for that matter). Luckily he had a spoonful of cookie dough to keep him occupied.

And Amy enjoyed her's too. I tried to take them outside for awhile, to tire them out. But Will likes to run away, and I get tired of chasing him.

Oh look- he found the empty salt box and decided to shake it around... this was after I swept, in preparation to have the Elder's over for dinner.

And, wonder what the red mark is on his face? It's a lipstick mark. Amy found some lipstick in the church bag on Sunday, then happened to give Will a kiss. She then realized it made a mark. Now she thinks it's the greatest thing in the world. And I'm constantly hiding lipsticks.

Anyhow- that was my day. A very exhausting one. Bedtime is probably my most favorite time of the day. And I'm happy to say they are both in bed. YeeHAW!!

(I'm saving the mopping and rest of the kitchen clean-up for tomorrow)

Happy Halloween!!

We had a busy day yesterday! It started off with an animal show.

Object in the picture is closer than it appears..... 

So Amy notices what she called a hawk in the tree (the one pictured). She gets all excited and calls me to look at it. Well, I notice the huge dead possum on the road. All I could think of was "ugh!" and I knew I wanted it gone before trick or treating, but what the heck do you do with it?? (Not that I'd be brave enough to move it with a shovel.... but if I was....) Then I notice the "hawk." Only, it isn't a hawk- its a vulture!! It kept trying to fly down and pick at the possum carcass, but the street was really busy, so it wasn't having much luck. Finally, it got down, grabbed the possum with it's beak and dragged it over to the side. I thought it was just going to eat it over there, but no... we looked and the possum is gone. No signs anywhere. So.... did the vulture pick it up and take it somewhere? Although the possum was pretty huge, and I have no idea how much a vulture can carry. Or did it it eat it all?? We never saw other birds- so where are the bones?? Anyhow- it's a mystery. Amy said it took the meat home to it's babies- ah- Amy is so sweet. I, on the other hand, was creeped out by a dead possum and a vulture, in front of our house, on Halloween. Oh well- just made the day more exciting!

Lee loves this picture. I think he looks weird. 

Will has his appointment with the neurologist, who basically just wants him to have an EEG (to test his brain waves). If the results are normal, then most likely Will has fibril seizures and he'll outgrow them. If the test is negative, that would mean he has epilepsy and is prone to seizures and he would put him on medication. My poor guy is too little to be on meds all the time- so we are praying for a normal result!!

This killed me.... so they want him to be sleep deprived for the test. The nurse said we put him to bed at midnight and wake him up at 4am, and then keep him up until his appointment. THEN she kept trying to give me a 1:30pm appointment. I said, "How in the world do you keep a 16 month old awake until 1:30pm??" And that after he's been awake until midnight??? She was annoyed at me, but really..... has she ever been around a 16 month old?? Anyways, we finally found a date with a 7:30am appointment, and that will be better. Although- if we all have 4 hours of sleep- that day could be interesting in our house. His appointment is Nov 17.

I guess Will was hungry because he pulled the empty spinach container from the trash and ate the remaining leaf.

That evening we had the Stout's over for pizza and trick or treating. Our neighborhood turned out to be quite good for it too. Our neighborhood is huge, but we only did one loop and the kids got plenty of loot.

Our entourage, the Stout's dressed up like pirates. We didn't dress up at all- we were slackers. Didn't even put Will in his costume! Oh well. I was freezing! It was much different than trick or treating in t-shirts and Mississippi weather!

So that was our Halloween, hope your's was fun too!