Next One...

Well, I did it. I sat Addison down in front of the TV, put on a movie, and played with her hair. I found another Website that had some cute 'Do's. If you go here: http://ww.girlydohairstyles.blogspot.com/ you can find some really cute ones! Anyways, here is the one I tried, and I put my own little spin on it...

I absolutely love the top, because it looks like a basket weave. I am going to keep working on this one to make it look better...I want it a little different...maybe not so big?? What do you think?

Link

Well, I don't have time to blog alot right now, I am just here to post the link to the little girls hair-do's.

http://www.hair4myprincess.blogspot.com

Enjoy!

Hair??

Well, this has been an interesting weekend. JD was in Las Vegas for the ACMA's. Lucky Duck! I will write more about that when I hear more about it. Today, I was thinking...I need to find a cute way to fix Addison's hair for Easter. Usually for church, I straighten it and pull part of it back, and she looks oh, so cute. Well, for Christmas, I pulled part of it back and curled it in tiny ringlets. I went to Yahoo and typed in a few different phrases to search for. I ended up at a blog...which I will post the link later when I am on my other computer. Well, I looked at different pictures of this little girls hair, and chose a few styles to try out. For those of you out there who have little girls and want som fun, even funky ways of fixing their hair, this is the place to look at. She (I really don't know who she is, but she is the writer of the blog) gives detailed descriptions along with pictures of every single step. Well, I tried the first one, and since Addison has some bangs that are growing out (stupid lady that cut her hair last) we weren't able to do that one, so I tried a second one. Although I won't fix her hair this way for church, it is cute for just everyday, or playing outside, or even gymnastics. We will probably try this out tomorrow for gymnastics and see how it goes. Anyways...here are the pics.

This is the back view...

View from the side.

Tomorrow, hopefully we can find a hair-do that works for Easter!

Stress, Anyone??

OH MY GOODNESS!!! What a crazy week it has been. I can hardly believe that it is already Friday. I don't even know where to begin. Well, Sunday, Kamryn was in Urgent Care, she was okay, except she hadn't been eating much. She had only 3 bottles total on Sunday. She is a pretty good eater, and usually has 6 bottles + 3 meals. Well, Monday, was a bit different. Kamryn didn't eat AT ALL. This concerned me. She woke up late which is unusual for her, and had a wet and dirty diaper. Then, she wouldn't take a bottle, or eat food. This concerned me. I know a person needs to eat and drink to be healthy. I knew she needed to stay hydrated, but how do you get a 9 month old to drink something...YOU CAN'T. Well, I called the dr's office a few times and around 3 they called back and said that I needed to bring her in. JD met me at the dr's office and the dr said that she had lost weight. 1 lb or so. He said to try to get her to drink ANYTHING. We got home, I tried to get her to drink, she wouldn't, finally, JD tried some pedialyte in a sippy cup and she drank about an ounce. Well, Tuesday morning, I woke up and checked on Kamryn, she hadn't moved all night. I checked her diaper. DRY, which meant she hadn't peed since Monday morning. I spoke with the dr at around 7ish Tuesday morning. He said to bring her in at 8. I rush around to get dressed and get a diaper bag ready to leave. My mother in law came over to watch the big kids, and I drove in the morning traffic to get to the office. Have I mentioned that I hate driving?? Well, it sucked. We got to the dr, immediately got back to the room, and Kamryn had lost another 1/2 a pound. Well, she was barely moving. She would just sit on my lap and rest her chest on mine. She was puney. Well, the dr walked in and looked at her and said "I already called St John's this morning, let me write down some orders and you can head over there." Luckily the office is right across the street. I don't think I could have managed to drive a longer distance. I was in a panic. Well, I bundled Kamryn up and headed to the hospital. I got lost trying to get up to Peds. Well, we got up there and I had to strip her down to get a weight. She screamed. HArdly any tears coming out. She was one dehydrated baby. She had lost a total of 1 1/2 lbs in 2 days. I got her diaper back on her and just held her in her room until daddy got there. He went down to admitting and filled out all the paperwork. Then, the nurse came in to take her to the treatment room to get an IV started. That was terrible. They stuck her 3 times and couldn't get it in because she was so dehydrated, then they finally got it in. When the went to hook up the IV, the fluid wouldn't go in, so they had to try sticking her some more. Well, they got the IV fixed and she started getting fluids in her. She FINALLY drank some pedialyte and slept. She started peeing. You could tell she started feeling better. All Tuesday, she could have clear liquids. Wednesday, she got to start formula and solids. Well, everytime she ate, she would spit up, we ended up having to stay Wednesday night too. Well, Tuesday night, I slept in the crib with Kamryn. Where else was I supposed to sleep? They brought a pull out bed in there Wednesday night for me. She was slowly getting better Thursday and she finally started keeping stuff down. We got to go home last night. We got home between 8:30 and 9. It was so nice to be at home, in my own shower, and my own bed! Today, Kamryn is doing good. She has kept everything down. Addison and Logan stayed with Mimi and Papa all week and they finally came home today. It is nice to have my family back! Now, I just have to get back in the groove of things. I have laundry to do before tomorrow because JD leaves for Las Vegas tomorrow. Anyways, the timer just went off on the washer, so I need to get to it! Here is a picture of pitiful Kamryn in her hospital bed.

The white towel on her arm is to keep her from bending her arm and pulling out the IV.

Pictures????

Well, this weekend has been a bit, well, different. There is no other way to describe it. Friday, I took Kamryn to the Dr, and picked up her prescription and started her on it. Addison went to spend the night with Mimi and Papa. It was just The babe and The Bub. We had a decent time. Addison and Logan are so close in age, that they play well together, and fight with each other. It was nice to have a break from the fighting. Well, Kamryn decided she didn't want to sleep AT ALL. So, at 7am, I put her in bed and shut the door (not to be mean, but just so I could get a little nap) went in my bedroom and shut the door and turned off the baby monitor. I got about 2 hours of sleep. Then, I looked out the window and see the massive snowflakes. That is pretty much how we spent Saturday. After JD got home from working, he took Logan to get a hair cut. We just spent time relaxing. Then, comes Sunday. Sunday School was cancelled, so we ended up not going to church. JD had to work, so he left around noonish. Well, Kamryn still wasn't feeling or sounding good. So I called our insurance nurse line. I didn't want to bother our pediatrician, although he is always as pleasant as can be after hours. Well, I told the nurse everything that was going on. She gave me a few symptoms to look for and said if these happen, to call 911. Well, some of those were happening, but Kamryn was still being pretty pleasant, especially for only eating once all day and not sleeping. She ate about 3 oz around 10, and this was around 1. Well, the nurse said to call the pediatrician. I call the answering service and they paged him. He called back in about 10 minutes and I told him what was going on and he said "Ok, well, you need to take her in. If the antibiotic (which is one of the strongest ones you can get) isn't working, she probably needs to be hospitalized." I asked if Urgent care was fine, he said yes. Well, I am upset by this point, and I get off the phone with him. I rush around to get a little makeup on my face and get all 3 kiddos dressed and ready to go. I had to go pick up JD and drop the kids off. Well, to make a long story short. We took her to BA Urgent care. They did an RSV test and a chest xray. If your baby has never had a chest xray, consider yourself lucky. It was very traumatizing, for me and Kamryn. Well, the tests came back, RSV was negative and the chest xray showed fluid in her right lung. He changed her prescription and sent us on our way. Well, I am still concerned today as Kamryn slept until after 9 this morning. I had to go wake her up, and it is 10:42 and she hasn't eaten anything. She hasn't eaten in over 15 hours. Her chest sinks in when she breathes and she is salivating excessively. I have a call in to the dr, so we will see how that goes. I realize now, that my title doesn't quite fit the description of this blog, so I guess I will put plenty of pictures of the kids up. Here ya go!!!

The kids after church.

Watching a 3-D movie with Papa

At the new house riding her stick horse.

Kamryn before she got so sick.

Kamryn swinging at the new house.

Barbies, Lungs, and Rain. Oh My!

Well, this week has been nonstop chaos. So, I dug out my old Barbies and let the kids play with them. Yes, Logan too. He did dress one Skipper doll, and then he found Todd, Ken's little brother and would not put him down. It was pretty funny to listen to Logan try to disguise his voice to sound...like a boy. He would speak in a "deep" voice and say, "I'm a Yiwwol boy." Yiwwol= Little. He has a little baby voice still. It is absolutely adorable. Anyways, Addison and Logan have had a blast. I also played, probably a little too much, but it was fun playing Barbies with my little girl.

Onto the lungs: Not mine, Kamryns. For the last week and a half or so, since Kamryn has had this nasty cough, I could swear that it was in her lungs. After numerous rants, JD would listen to her with his stethoscope, and say she sounded fine. Well, I woke up the other morning with her coughing stuff up. I called the Dr's office yesterday and they never called me back. So, this morning at 8:30 I called them back and they called me at 9:15 and said I needed to bring her in. I rushed around and got all the kids dressed and piled them in the car. Well, about that time, it starts pouring down. Have I mentioned I HATE driving? Well, Me + Driving + Rain = PANIC ATTACK. Yes, I am praying constantly "Just let us get there safely and in one piece." Well, the rain slacked up and my panicing eased. So, I get off the BA at Utica and there are 3 lanes, a left turn lane, a left turn/go straight lane, and a right turn lane. I am in the left turn/go straight lane so I could turn on Utica and go up to the drs office. Well, there is a car next to me, no big deal. My light turns green, I start going and then start turning, and what do I see? The HUGE SUV next to me (In the left turn only lane) trying to go straight. So, I put on my brakes and they look at me and pass like it is no big deal. I had a minor heart attack. (This was my driving experience today) Well, back to Kamryn's lungs. We go to the dr and he said she had fluid in her right ear, but it was nothing compared to her lungs. He gave us a prescription and said she should start getting better.

Well, last night I was reading Addison her bible and then we were working on her memory verse and she said it perfectly, So, I asked her where it was found (Matthew 17:20) was the answer I was looking for, and she said "I don't know" Then I said, "What book is it in?" Her answer "Mom, it's in the Bible." I guess I should have expected no less from her. I laughed for a while. And then we went in the bedroom to go to bed and I was praying with Addison and her prayer:

"Dear God, Help us to remember you, and everything that you did and everything that you do. And God, help us to remember Jesus and everything he did. And God, Help us to be good.....AND GOD, help us to be able to play with Barbies all of the days. Amen"

Oh it was so cute. Anyways, Mom is here, I have to run errands. This is it for now. Enjoy..Oh, no picture right now, I don't have time =) I will post one later.

Complete Randomness....

Well, the title says it all! That is what this will be about. Anything, and Everything.

Sunday, we had Logan's little birthday party. It was just Mimi, Papa, Aunt Becca, and us. It was nice. Logan ran in the house and immediately wanted cake. We made him eat first. He did great blowing out his candles. Only half of the cake got splattered with spit! I don't mind eating something after my child has gotten a bit of spit on it. Sounds gross? Well, he lived off of my nutrients for 9 months and then "expelled" himself from me in a very inconvenient way. (I saw inconvenient, because, who REALLY wants to be laying down on a hard bed, feet in stirrups and exposed for the world to see? If he can have an entry into the world like that, I think I can eat a little bit of "spit" cake. It was cookie cake. It was GREAT. He opened presents and loved every one of them. His 2 favorites are his robot from Aunt Becca and Uncle Derek, and his farm set from Mimi and Papa.

I thought back on it, and we have had someone sick for the past 6 weeks in our house. Crazy, huh? Well, Kamryn and Logan had their routine checkups this week. They are both growing. Logan, little by little, Kamryn ALOT. She is in the 50th percentile for everything. She is our biggest child...by FAR. Logan, is in the 5th percentile. He has only grown 1 inch in height and 2 lbs in weight in the past YEAR. Kamryn, has slowed down a bit. She is 17 almost 18 lbs at 9 months. Logan is 24 lbs at 3 years. Ridiculous.

I had one of those "What was I thinking" moments the other night. I was in bed, my husband was reading, and I wasn't in a reading mood, and he wouldn't let me watch TV because I am hooked on "Beverly Hills 90210" right now. The OLD SCHOOL episodes from 1990. So, I got out my senior book and started looking through it. Most of the memories made me laugh and smile. I had a great time in high school...despite the bickering. Then, I got to this picture...of an ex-boyfriend. I'm not going to name names...a small bit to protect this persons identity, and a HUGE part because I'm completely mortified I ever dated this person. We dated my Junior year in high school. I actually didn't like him the first few times I was around him, but then he kinda grew on me. He was definitely not a "looker" but he had a decent (?) personality. We dated for 5 months. I looked at this picture of this guy, and immediately shoved it back into the book, which made my husband grab it. He laughed at me. I understood why. "What was I thinking?" I have changed sooo much since my high school days. It has been 8 years since I graduated. Those were some fun times. I really enjoyed some of the comments left in my book, and then realized that some of those people have changed alot, and some are no different than they were 8 years ago. Some...are in jail.

Well, onto Wednesday night. Church was awesome. Addison's teacher bragged on her and how well behaved she was and how great she was doing with her memory work. It made Mama proud. Our class is still "The Truth Project" dvd series. Last night, was pretty much about governmet. I learned ALOT that I didn't know. I kinda knew that the basis of the government back in the day was God. He was the foundation on which the government was built. The don't teach that in school. Just to see how much the government has strayed from its original position is remarkable. I also learned that the study of law was based on God and faith in God. Then. Charles Eliot was appointed the President of Harvard University and he appointed Christopher Columbus Langdell as the Head of Law and Law was changed forever. It was no longer based on faith in God and God, but was now based on Charles Darwin and Evolution. Langdell said that law evolves as people do, and WE (the people) have the right to say what is right and wrong. It is baffling to think our country was so stable and grounded way back in the day. Now, our country is falling apart and people have lost sight of their faith. It was said in our discussion that if it took only 1 man to change the history of law, then can it take only 1 man to change the direction of our country and get our foundation on faith back? Interesting, huh? The original charters and constitutions state an Acknowledgement of God's authority and recognition that the state was subject to and accountable to God. WOW!!! I personally think that our current leaders and others who have contributed to the country's downfall, should be held accountable for straying from the original statements written down way back in the day. Just my little rant and rave for the day.

Well, to go back to the beginning of this post, I thought we were all well. Kamryn has had a little cough since she had her throat infection. Well, I have come to realize that my kids always get a cough after they have an infection. I got Kamryn out of bed today to see her face covered in green snot. Then, she coughed...and out of her mouth came green mucus...YUM! I have a call in to the dr, but haven't heard anything yet. So, since I am still WAY behind on housework, I have to get off of here and do my chores. Anyways...gotta find a good picture to put on here.