A New Day

Thank you all for the prayers over the last few days.  They were much appreciated and greatly felt.  We have been sicker than sick and it’s been one of the toughest trials as a mom/wife I think I’ve experienced!  I’m feeling much better, my stomach is still a bit wishy washy…but doing a lot better considering.  The most important thing is Connor is doing better and that is what matters most to me.  You can cut off my right arm, but please do not put my baby through pain and suffering. 

I’ve lost a lot of my milk supply over the last 4-5 days.  I think it’s because I have been so dehydrated.  No matter how much water I drank it seems like I would just throw it up 🙁  I pray that it will come back so I can pump for these last few weeks.  I’ve almost made it a year and it just devistates me that it just went away that quickly when I have worked so hard to keep this up.  And note to self : NEVER FORGET FLU SHOT AGAIN!

I participated in a Valentine blog exchange.  My partner Diane outdid herself.  She sent me the most AWESOME and AMAZING package ever!  I am not such a good partner to her though 🙁  I have not gotten my stuff together and I am just praying it gets there by Valentines Day.  Diane you are the best and I hope you’ll forgive me for not being as organized and on the ball as you are….I aspire to be like you one day!

Starbucks card and the cutest owl earrings
Owl tissue holder 🙂 LOVE THIS!
Look at this owl magnant?  So cute!
I think we would be BFF in real life she knows me so well 🙂
Thank you so much Diane you made my week!
I have fallen so far off the wagon on the party planning and my house is a disaster.  I am going to have someone come over on Saturday (my co-worker Julie’s mom) cleans houses and she’s going to clean MINE!  That is what I told Terence I wanted for Valentines Day just a good thorough clean that I did not have to worry about doing, especially since we have all been sick.  There are not enough Clorox wipes in the world right now to make me feel good after this week.  I’m so ready to get things back to normal and have my life back!  I’ll never take my health for granted again!!!!  Hoping you all have a happy and healthy week!

It’s only getting worse…

I don’t know if I can take this anymore!!!!  Terence and I are about to lose it.  I can’t keep anything in my stomach today, not even water. You know it’s bad when Terence gets into bed and asks if you want to spoon because you both have the chills.  Connor seems to be doing just fine.  He’s also the only one in this house who had a flu shot.  We both did NOT get one and look at us now…we are literally vegetables.  Dear Lord please heal us.  We are hurting a lot right now.  Thank you all for the prayers they are greatly appreciated.  We both have not been this sick in….probably ever.  I really want my Mommy 🙁

Sick Sick Sick

Please pray for our family.  Connor and I have both been really REALLY sick the last few days.  We are both on antibiotics and hopefully we’ll start to feel better soon.  Every symptom of sickness you can imagine I think we’ve experienced.  Terence had to go back to work today and I am just barely surviving without him.  He started to feel sick yesterday afternoon too.  He’s got an appointment to see the doctor today so hopefully we can stop it before it’s full blown.  I don’t think I’ve been this sick in years……

I’m going to go try and lay down now if Connor will let me.  It’s really hard to get sleep when you are sick and so is your baby. These past few days have been really rough 🙁

Mr. Sickface

I’d like to introduce you to Mr. Sickface
He has not been doing too hot this week, but he seems to be doing better this morning….

Mr. Sickface was playing with his zoom zoom car racers last night.  I was trying to teach him to put the car on top so it would got through to the bottom……he just ended up throwing it in the air….

……okay Mom…..”I am so over this!”
Say “CHEESE!”
I can’t believe my baby boo will be 11 months tomorrow!
Where has the (almost) year gone???
*sniff* *sniff*

Slip Sliding Away…

Here is my lovely view on the way to work today.  It was icy on the roads this morning.  I ventured out without my chauffeur (Terence) this morning and I did pretty good.  There were a few times I slid, but thank the Lord for anti lock breaks!

 These always make the day better don’t they?
Poor Connor has not been feeling good.  He didn’t seem to keep anything in his little stomach yesterday.  He’s still feeling cruddy today, but hopefully he’s not throwing up everywhere still.  I get off work at 3:00 and I can’t wait to go get my baby and cuddle with him…it makes him and me feel better…..
I saw these owl pajamas at Target the other day.  They were clearance marked at $7.29!!!  The only thing was they were lined in PINK!  You know I would have been on up on that if I had a girl 😛

Also-Terence walked past this cake last night at the gym.  The GYM of all places to see a cake display???  Nothing like working your butt off for an hour to burn 400 calories and then walk past this! ha..ha..

I am going to call this bakery and get a quote for a cake for Connor’s party.  It’s called Hot Chocolates.
Isn’t that the cutest little cake you ever did see??? I LOVE IT!

Living Life

We have a lot going on these days it seems!  Terence and I worked the Stock Show again on Saturday morning while our friends Adam & Christa watched Connor.  We are so thankful for such sweet family and friends. We also had the pleasure of having Terence’s Uncle Royce & Aunt Susan stay with us.  We all had family dinner on Saturday night at Terence’s parents house and then they came over and stayed at our house.  The next morning we all had breakfast at Golden Corral, which has a massive smorgasbord of food by the way! 
Sunday we just spent family time together and did the usual….grocery shopping….laundry….the cycle never ends!  We had such beautiful weather this past weekend I can hardly believe the weather TODAY!  It sleeted and snowed over night and the roads were a sheet of ice this morning.  Terence took me to work thank goodness or I would have been very nervous, especially with Connor in the back seat.  I know lots of people have been getting crazy weather….but this is unusually cold for TX.  I think the high today and tomorrow is in the teens.  *Shiver*
Ter-Bear & I getting our Starbucks fix Saturday morning 🙂
Beautiful plant from Aunt Susan and Uncle Royce 🙂

These are some cupcake stands I bought for Connor’s party.  One of them was silver metal and the other was white plastic.  I bought some “oil rubbed bronze” spray paint and painted them to match.  I was thinking I could stick suckers or something through the one on the left??? 

I got my butt chewed by Terence for doing THIS to our back porch!
I guess I didn’t realize the wind was blowing….oops!
They turned out nice though!

Connor loves the “Little Einstein’s” cartoon theme song.  That is about all he likes right now so we rewind and let him watch it over and over.  He’s not much into TV.  I think he just likes the dancing and music part of the intro.

Dude also has a fascination with the dishwasher…….teaching him early!!! Woohoo!
That’s funny because Terence claims his Mom never taught him how to do the dishes and I KNOW she did!
Love this face 🙂
He also never goes anywhere these days without his “lovie” AKA his owl blankie
I love these!  My good friend Wendy sent these to me and they are so precious!
He got his first Valentine from Nannie (Great Grandma)
We love our Nannie and miss her so much!
I hope you all are having a good week!
I was cutting coupons last night and I think he may have eaten one because he has been throwing up all day.  It looked like it had paper in it.  I have no clue what to do?  He is in a good mood, but he can’t keep his food down???  I have to watch him like a hawk…I had no idea he had eaten that much paper 🙁