Everyone needs a little TLC

Isn't she so ADORABLE!!!!!


At the park before my little man got sick


My breath of fresh air!!!


Carter sick and sleeping!!!

Our little princess through and through!!!

Well it has been a crazy 2 weeks!!! We woke up Valentine's Day morning to a scary e-mail from Sonia and Ryan informing us that they had to take Maddux to the ER....he had croup and was in the hospital. So the first thing to our minds was that they probably needed help, I don't work and Carter would love to venture out on a little get away. We booked a plane ticket for that afternoon and I was gone before I could even think twice. I was able to get Brent his little gift and let him know how much he ment to me (you know since it was Valentine's Day) before I left and so I didn't feel too bad leaving him all alone for 2 weeks. Well it was nice to get to Vegas to some warmer weather and things were going pretty well. I managed to help Sonia clean her house and I was able to go through all the kids' toys and bleach lysol the heck out of everything. We had a nice day on Saturday getting out and enjoying the park a bit. Monday I woke up to Carter throwing up mainly just water so it wasn't too bad of a clean up job. He seemed to act just fine and by afternoon I laid him down for a nap to him waking up throwing up again and this time he had some diarrhea to go with it. Sonia had to take Jurnee with her to Maddux's dr.'s appt. since I was cleaning up puke. For the whole afternoon he was just pooping in the tub and I'd wash it out fill it back up and repeat. Next day seemed to be way better only one yucky diaper and he seemed to get a little cough that when he would cough a little he'd cough mucus and then puke. So we were down to one puke a day and one disgusting diaper a day and one heck of a fussy little boy. Not to mention he is trying to get 5 teeth. Needless to say once he stopped throwing up mucus his cough got way worse and so I had to cut my visit short with my sister April and I flew out on Saturday. We weren't good company anyway since Carter was hacking up a lung and was very very fussy, except he did smile and laugh and talk when their dog Daisy came around. He learned Daisy's name so quick and would say "hi dayi" he also would bark at her and have little barking contests with her.
Today I took him to the Dr. and once she heard his cough and heard that he'd been in a house highly exposed to croup and RSV she said that he for sure had both. RSV is the virus that can cause croup. So she gave him a sterroid and if he's not doing better by tomorrow then to take him back in for evaluation and then we may start breathing treatments. She thought that him throwing up was probably the start of a virus and so she thought he was towards the end tail of this nasty stuff. I sure hope so. I couldn't imagine if Carter had this at 2 months....my heart breaks for Jurnee. And I'm so thankful that he doesn't have it as severe as Maddux. Hopefully the next time we travel we will be better company and I guess even though I wanted to help so badly and I tried my best it probably wasn't the smartest thing to do because once Carter got sick we were just more "SICK" company adding to the stress. Sonia, Ryan and April and Chris next time we visit we'll try and make it more of a pleasant memorable trip.
Anyway, when we came home I came home to some beautiful roses and can I just say that I know we've been married for almost 5 years and sometimes I think that roses can be a waste of money ( I did really just say that, WOW how my perspective has changed) But sometimes seriously for me they are so beautiful and a breath of fresh air. I look at them and feel happy. So no matter if you're a flower person or not sometimes it really is nice to enjoy some of the beauties that surround us. Carter also came home to a little Elmo chair that he loves it shakes and it's perfect for him. He'll really enjoy it once he starts feeling better. I better get going dishes are piling and so is laundry and I might have a long night ahead of me. SO love to all and sonia and Ryan our prayers are with you and hope that soon all will be well. Ryan HAPPY BIRTHDAY. I hope you guys can get out sometime soon to celebrate you're anniversary and your b-day ( I was going to babysit and let you guys do that....next time) Hopefully my next post will be more positive and I'm sorry that everytime you read about what is going on it's that we all are sick. Can I just say these sick days are on their way OUT!!!!

Well not much has been going on here in our world. I managed to catch the 24 hour flu again last Tuesday. Seriously how does someone catch the flu twice???? Brent had to take the day off to take care of Carter and thanks to my doctor he called in some medicine that I was able to finally take and keep fluids down. On Wednesday we went to the doctor for an ultrasound and saw the little one and everything looks great. The baby was kicking around, it's so amazing everything that we'll be going through in the next 6 months. Last Wednesday Carter started waking up in the night and by Thursday night everything got worse so Friday I took him to the doctor to be completely embarrassed! Taking him in and he was so happy flirting with the receptionist and saying hello to everyone in the room, smiling and laughing.....ummmmm he really was screaming mad in the night. Then we go into see the dr. and he again is so happy and friendly and acting so big the dr. totally didn't think he was sick. But thankfully we found the culprit to his night wakings....ear infection. Of course. And he's getting tons of teeth. Top and bottom gums are swollen. So this week is off to a way better start with Carter once again sleeping through the night and getting back onto his schedule of naps and bedtime. He is so much happier and is back to playing like crazy. Right now he is loving to take out the garbage!!! He throws his diapers away throws anything he finds in the garbage and if we throw something away without letting him do it he gets very upset. He keeps me laughing and chasing after him when I find his little cars or my pan lids in the garbage. Brent is working hard at work and at school! He's got lots of projects getting close to being due so he's pretty much busy every spare moment. I hate seeing him so much stretched to the max, he handles it all so well. I know he'll be so ready for a break in March. We are so dang excited to go to Vegas and before we go there we are going to Rascall Flatts. Now all I am working on is trying to find a sitter (a good one) to start watching Carter before that big night. Because he really does scream bloody murder the whole time if we leave him. So we've got to start this process of him getting use to us leaving for a little while and coming back. Anwyay that is pretty much all that is going on. I hope you all are doing great and have a wonderful sweet Valentines Day.