Where have I been?

Where have I been? Let's see.....

Brenley just finished up 1st grade. She is off to 2nd grade. I CANNOT believe my little baby girl is going to 2nd grade! I went with her class on a field trip to the zoo. We had a blast! She got to have a friend walk with us and Brant went too. All of them behaved so well. (that's almost impossible for Brant to do) I was so proud and exhausted at the same time. We all took a nap when we got home.

We have spent TOO much time at the dentist with Bren. She started complaining about her tooth hurting and it was time for a cleaning anyways so off to the dentist we went. They cleaned her teeth then proceeded to tell Jonathan that she needed so much work done that she would have to go to a pediatric dentist. We took her to Snodgrass and King. They are amazing!!!! She had an abscess tooth, 2 cavities and needed 2 caps. They did it all in one day and she wasn't scared AT ALL!!!! I was so freaked out I spent a lot of time in the waiting room. I was freaking out in the back and didn't want to scare her so Jonathan sent me to sit out there. She just got her spacer in Monday and we are done for the moment with the dentist. (until I schedule Brant's cleaning) Poor little girl doesn't stand a chance. Her mom and dad have terrible teeth:(

Brant turned 2!!!! We had an Elmo party and he wore himself out. He fell asleep before the party was even over. I am so happy I have a heathly and happy 2 year old but it makes me a little sad my baby is growing up.

Brant has an eye appointment on the 10th. He failed the eye test he took at daycare. I hope his eyes are fine because he will not keep glasses on unless I glue them to his head.

He is finally talking and making sense! With his history of ear problems the Dr was concerned he might have lost some hearing. He was behind with talking and really scared us. Then one day he started saying his alphabet! The WHOLE alphabet minus like 5 letters! The sneaky little thing was tricking us! He now sings, talks and counts. He can count to 12 although he doesn't like the number 6. He sings the wheels on the bus, itsy bitsy spider, if you're happy and you know it, abc's and the turtle song. That's major seeing as 2 months ago he was mute!!!!

Jonathan has been busy mowing the lawn, washing cars and getting out on the lake. He could do all 3 of those everyday! I have been working out, laying out and enjoying my family!!! We love summertime!

I am actually going to blog today! YAY!! I have been so busy with work and home life in general. I had a birthday and became a little older and a lot more wiser. We are hopefully going to celebrate our birthdays (Jonathan's being Feb 26) this weekend. We actually get a kid free weekend (thanks to my amazing sister-in-law)! The sad part is we used to celebrate by going out and having drinks. Now we don't drink much at ALL so what is there to do? I thought about bowling or maybe a romantic dinner. My fav thing is just to sit at home, watch a movie and enjoy each others company. Such hard decisions!

It must be the Weather?

I guess it's just the time of year for viruses and bacteria to grow and flourish. Brant had a stomach virus about a week ago. I didn't know it was a stomach virus because he was on antibiotics from ANOTHER ear infection. Obviously, antibiotics cause stomach upset. Especially strong antibiotics. Yesterday, I caught the dreaded stomach flu. I slept all day and still feel weak today. I hope and pray the rest of the family doesn't catch the nasty bug.

Brant, being my sick baby, has to get another tube in his right ear and his adenoids taken out. It is a 10 minute procedure and very safe but me being the paranoid parent, I'm a basketcase! My baby is being put to sleep with a tube down his little baby throat! It reminds me of when he was born and he had the breathing tube down his throat for 2 days. There is nothing worse in the world than to have your baby enter this world and then you cannot touch him. Then I look at it another way. We are SO blessed to have a baby who is healthy now. There are so many other parents out there that do not know if their baby will live to see another day. I must always give thanks to the good Lord and praise His name!!! Wow! I just turned this blog right around! GO ME! GO ME!!

Gloomy, Rainy Day

WoW! It has been such a disappointing day. I woke up late and didn't get to finish my laundry. I didn't have time to feed the kids at home so I had to take them to work with me (obviously Brant always goes) and feed them there. Then had to get Brenley off to her "after school" program (don't know why they are STILL out of school) and forgot to drop off payment. I get back to work and out of no where I remember I FORGOT TO REGISTER FOR SCHOOL!!! I had been working on it and I received my financial aid for the class I was going to take but I forgot the rest of my paperwork. It's due Thursday!!! AND my assistant has tomorrow off!! All in all, I will not be attending Motlow for the spring semester. I am very disappointed in myself for procrastinating. Oh well, there's a reason for EVERYTHING and maybe God has another plan for me. I will continue to pray and see what happens.

Hope every one's day was a lil brighter than mine