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Weekend Update {Fall Ready}

August 27, 2012

1. This post title reminds me of Saturday Night Live.

2. We didn’t do much this weekend but live like bears in a cave. Connor’s fever finally FINALLY went down and I’m able to be back at work today! Thank you Jesus!

3. Having a sick kid at home is so draining. The whining and crying and just seeing your child sick is awful. It’s emotionally draining and tiring…cuddly….but tiring.

4. I was able to at least go to Target and get some groceries and do some laundry.

5. We watched Despicable Me at least 5 times….such a cute movie.

6. I put out some of our fall decor. I am so ready! I lit some pumpkin spice candles and I just felt better all of a sudden??? Bath and Body Works has the best candles evah!

7. HomeGoods just opened up around the corner….this is probably not a good thing for my wallet.

Connor is so excited about FALL can you tell???

Pumpkin table thingy from Pier One last year

Wrote a fall message on our chalkboard….I know I don’t have the best handwriting, but I try!

My little owls are back 🙂

Yummy fall tea

I need to change this up a little: A fall printable, and a fall saying instead of the LOVE one.

I love bling bling candles

Sicky face…so glad he is on the up and up!

Thank you all for the prayers we felt them!

Hope everyone has a great Monday!!!!

xoxo Becky

Diagnosis

August 25, 2012

We finally have a diagnosis for Connor boy: Strep throat.

Ugh.

I’m so glad it’s not west nile….I have to admit I’ve kind of been freaking out about that. It’s all over the news here and listening to that can be scary.

He was feeling better for a few hours yesterday, but then his fever spiked last night. Terence took him to the pediatrician today and now he’s on antibiotics.

I took some photos yesterday while I was home with him 🙂

For the few hours he was feeling good….my sweet boy you are growing up way too fast!

We love you!

Sickheads

August 24, 2012

Woke up this morning and this dude had a very high fever.

What the heck?

Of course the only time I get to be a stay at home mom is when my kid is cranky and whiny and sick! I just didn’t plan for this today. Terence started a new job so of course he can’t stay home because he doesn’t have sick leave. I do enjoy the snuggles though.

We’ve all been dumpy lately. I’ve had a cough and sinus congestion that just won’t go away. Terence started hacking up a lung this week too. (I really can’t stand people who carry spit cups around the house….just saying) It’s been awful. I’m on my second round of antibiotics and nothing seems to be helping this biz???

All we want is to be a normal functioning family again. Going through 3 boxes of tissues and crazy amounts of cough syrup a week….I’ve had enough.

Please get better soon. I’m ready to join the land of the living.

Vacationing with a Two Year Old

August 19, 2012

We had so much fun at Shrek Fest this past weekend, but let me tell you vacationing with a two year old is crazy town! Anytime you are away from home and in a new place your child is going to get excited and over stimulated. That’s just the way it is.

I would suggest bringing lots of snacks. Hotels are expensive and I’m not buying Connor a $4 beverage everywhere we go. Also, I know this sounds silly, but a child “leash” is good as well. Connor tends to run off. It scares me because there people everywhere! It makes me feel better knowing I can hang onto him.

If we are going to be in the car for a significant amount of time we bring the DVD player. That thing is a life saver! Lots of books and toys are always on hand as well. We keep a stash of extra diapers and wipes in our car for emergencies. Don’t forget your child’s favorite lovey or blanket, because they’ll be away from home these items can be comforting to them.

We had such a great trip and I loved seeing the excitement in Connor’s eyes. It made it all worthwhile. While some things didn’t go how I had expected, we had a blast! I am a major planner and our dinner lasted longer than expected so we missed the meet and greet with Shrek. While you can’t prepare for everything you can try and make life a little easier. I know we aren’t going to be eating our best while on vacation. We brought along some Culturelle Kids! Packets. They help reduce digestive upset, support natural defenses, and provide a solution for digestive discomfort and poor health.

I take probiotics and I was excited to learn that Culturelle Kids! Had one for Connor too! Probiotics are a great thing to take daily. Probiotics are good for you microorganisms. They help your body with certain functions especially in the digestive area. I mix one packet with Connor’s drink and he doesn’t even know it’s in there! I know I’m giving him something beneficial to his health and that makes me happy.

I hope you all have great summer vacations and enjoy the time with your family and friends because school is right around the corner!

“I was given Culturelle Kids! To try for this post. All opinions expressed are my own.”

Potty Training: HELP!

August 16, 2012

Yes, that is yours truly in the potty training chair. I don’t know where this was taken but obviously somebody wasn’t too happy about it! Judging from the shag carpet and the rock wall behind me it was a looooooong time ago and now I feel old.

So the time has come and we’ve been talking about the issue of “potty training”. Honestly I think this scares me more than Connor. First time parent nerves I guess. He has used the potty several times. It’s just not consistent.

Do ya’ll have any potty training tips or advice you would like to give this Mama that helped you out?

I know everyone says it will happen when they are ready, but he seems genuinely interesting in using the potty right now so we thought why not? He also spends all day with his cousin Ellie who is already potty trained. He sees her using the potty and knows she doesn’t wear diapers, so he’s already exposed to “this is what you do when you use the potty” type things.

I would never push him….that is not my goal here. I’m just saying if he’s taken interest then why not try? And lets face it…..not buying diapers anymore would be awesome too 🙂

Insta-Weekend Wrap Up

August 6, 2012

This weekend was our anniversary, but we had family in town and other things going on so we are going to celebrate next weekend with a date night 🙂

I love the man….he is my everything!

We ate lunch at Jersey Mike’s

Cheeto Face

Mama got her crack and I was good for the day!

Connor is loving some Braums this summer. His Poppy loves Braums so we ate some for him.

Friday night after work we went to eat at Chick-fil-a at the mall until the gymnastics place opened for play night. Connor was going crazy in the gymnastics place and when it was time to go he threw a tantrum….we may not be going back for awhile after that show out! He even tore my necklace off my neck while I was trying to carry him out! UGH! He went all limp noodle one me….. He embarrassed the poo out of me and wasn’t following the rules on the trampoline so we’ll just wait until we have classes 😉