Emme's Nose and Ears

Well, it is official, Emme is scheduled for an Adenoidectomy and Tubes in her ears on Monday morning at 7:30 am.
She of course has no idea what will be happening, but I still feel like I should do for her even more than before. So this afternoon we are going to have her toes painted red, white, and blue with stars! We are also going to go buy her a new nightgown she can wear to surgery. I think I will even let her pick it out!!
Keep us all in your prayers and even pray for her Doctor, Dr Theilen. He is a longtime family friend and has done this so many times before I am confident he will take special care of my precious baby girl.
Well, Emme is still playing in her bed and I know she is ready to get up, so until next time...

Poor Baby

Well, I had to make another entry because we received bad news late this evening....
Emme's ENT Dr called the house this evening and has decided that it is now necessary to take Emme's adnoids out. So my precious baby is going to have surgery probably next week.
My sister, Bridget, has been through this before with her son, Grant when he was four. She said it is so easy and life is much better after they are out. Although she has said this, it still does not make it any easier for me to think about my baby being put under and being cut on.
Please pray for our family that everything goes smoothly and pray for me to be calm and have a sense of peace through the entire ordeal.

Big Girl!

I can't beleive how fast it goes....People have always told me that when you have a baby it goes so fast. They get big before you know it! Well, it is totally true. I can remember nursing her to sleep like it was yesterday, now she is playing with babies like a little momma.

Within the last three days she has discovered her baby and can't go anywhere without it. Yesterday, she fed him some of her dinner, then she tried to put him in the potty when she was going to sit on it, and then put him in the shower and took him out and pretended to dry him off. She also, attempted to change his diaper or at least wipe his bottom with a wipe. It is truly amazing how fast they get big. It is bitter sweet. I am happy to see her grow up and be so happy and more self sufficient, but I also miss my sweet baby girl.

I posted a pic of Emme when she was 3 months and another from today at 21 months and 4 days!

"The Beatitudes" Matthew 5:1-12

Have you ever read or heard a sermon on "The Beatitudes"? We have recently had each one gone over in church the last couple of Sundays, and they are so insprirational to live differently.
"Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth." This one is one of the hardest for me, this has helped me to look at "ME". I always want to be right, or have the best or neatest. I have begun looking at these things, and really pointing these things out to myself . Example, when I am on eluxury.com looking at the newest Louis Vuitton, I know I don't need one of these things, because more is not better! It makes me ask myself the question "When is enough, enough?
My pastor showed a clip from a 60 Minutes interview of the happiest country, Denmark, and they said there advise to The Americans, which ranked 23rd on the list of happiest countries, was to maybe not live the American Dream. The American Dream has been turned into who can have the most money or who can have the best and the most of the nicest "Things". They said they were happiest not having the most well paying jobs, but they were afforded the time to spend with their families.
I agree 100% that friends and family are much more important than "Things". I just have to work on this now. I am sure so many others do too. So take it from the Danes, more is definately not better, because it leaves you only wanting more and more. I am trying to live simplier and meek so that I can "inherit the earth".

Hmmmm?

Hmmm...what to to talk about today?!!

It was not that eventful of a day today, we woke up and went to gymnastics. At gymnastics Emme was the only kiddo that showed up today, so she received special one-on-one time with her teacher, Coach Nick. She loved it, all she wanted to do was hang on the bars. She did finally get brave enough to go in the pit! After gymnastics we ventured to the park for a fun picnic and play at the playground. She loved it and thought she was so big.

This evening Me, Emme, and my brother, J.D went to Home Depot to get David his Father's Day gift, and then realized the grill I had bought was not going to fit in the back of my Tahoe, so J.D said he would run home to grab his truck. Since Emme was already buckled into her seat, she just went with her Uncle J.D. When he arrived at home to grab his truck, he realized he did not have a carseat in his truck, nor did he know how to secure a carseat into his truck. So he did what any man would do, he put my precious 20 month old in a seat belt in the backseat. So they arrived to my surprise to see my "baby" all buckled in and she was so proud and thought she was somethin'. To top it off, she was sitting on a rain jacket, so I asked why and J.D replied, "She took a dump and I did not want it to leak on my truck"!!!! He is such a great Uncle and thought he had done real good. I thought it was hilarious and told him to drive very careful on the way home. We made it home safe and sound!

Never Read Another Blog!!!

Okay, remind me to never read another blog again. I just finished reading one about a couple who lost their 3 months old baby girl just a couple of months ago and are trying to move on. It makes me realize how wonderful my life is right now.
I know I would be tempted to not even carry on my own life if I lost my Emme. She is my life, my love, my everything. I aplaud this couple for being able to have enough faith in the Lord to move on and live life and be thankful for the short time they got to be with their daughter.
Wow, I really can't stop crying!
Off to a happy note...
Today I decided I was going to live differently. I have been mopy and unpleasant to be with. Which that sucks for the people who I am always with, because I really try to be a fun, easy going person, which I am told that I am, but in the last couple of years I have been a bit of a buzz kill. So, I vow today to fix the problem that is causing me to be a "Debbie Downer" and start living.
I stuck to my new plan today and got up shortly after 7. This is early compared to the norm which has been set by Emme. Anyways, I poured myself a cup of coffe and crawled back into be and turned on a morning show and grabbed my latest book, Gorgeously Green. It was so nice to just wake up slowly by myself. It lasted for an entire hour before my precious started blabbering in her bed. So we ventured in to her room and snuggled for a bit, then got ready and headed off to the gym to meet my sister, Holly. I got in a great workout and headed to the grocery store and then back home for lunch on the patio and playing in the back yard and then it was already'nap time. After nap we headed to Aunt Holly's house to teach Emme not to get in the pool unless I am there with her.
I don't know about you all, but the pool in the backyard scares me so much with a 20 months old. She did really good, although she was tempted seeing her cousins and Uncle JD in the pool looked so fun.
Then after that lesson, we cooked dinner with my sister's family and ate and then ventured home for a well needed tata (shower) and bedtime.
Not an overly fun day, but we accomplished some and loved and played lots.
Oh yeah, on Saturday, we sent our beloved puppy Jorge to live with a friend. I have had Jorge for 8 years. He is a fragile little 7lbs Maltese. He has been spoiled rotten for 6 years, but has been put on the back burner as we had Emme and now that Emme is so mobile, we felt like he would be happier living with a young college student who loves animals and at one point was in Vet school. We get a full report on him daily and he is doing well. Although he is probably handling this move better than me. I walk in the door and I don't hear him, or I anticipate the UPS man knock on the door and Jorge would bark and wake Emme, but none of that happens. I am sad to lose my first and only puppy who used to be my world, but I guess when you have babies you can't make one love miserable to satisfy the other.
Well, I have blabbed on and on today. I leave you with a request to pray for me to succeed in my goal to be happy and content with what I am and what I have. Don't get me wrong, I have an amazing husban, daughter, family, and home, but of course I am only human and I am looking for more. Anyways, pray for me to take it day by day and acheive what I need to. Until next time....have a good one.

Sick

Today was not a good day. I am now sick and there is nothing worse than being a stay-at-home mom and being sick. No matter what you are not allowed to stay in bed and take naps throughout the day because someone is still counting on me. So, after our Chiropractic visit we came home and just played around the house. By 12:30 it was finally nap time.
It was really cute when I said lets go Nite Nite, Emme got her blanket and ran to her room ready to get in bed. She went right to sleep.
Then Daddy surprised us when he came home from work early to rescue mommy. I got to sleep to 4pm. It was great. We actually got to have a family dinner and then we layed around the living room and watched Emme play before bedtime.
We might not have felt very well, but at least we were all together.

Where Have The Days Gone?

Wow, where have all the days gone. My days get shorter and shorter everyday. That is sometimes good and sometimes bad. Today ?....it was a good thing.
To catch up, Saturday was a good day, we played by the pool all day.
Sunday, we set off for church and Emme got to be promoted to the Big Girl class at church. She is now an Explorer. She of course loved it. When we went to pick her up from class, she was rocking in the teachers chair and then of course snatching the stroller from another little girl because she does not feel anyone should have any fun or play with anything but her. Hmmmm, do ya think she is a little Rotten?! Then my parents came into town and we hung out at the pool all evening long. It was really nice outside.
Monday, by the looks of my sisters house you would think no one works around here. My family, my parents, and my sisters family hung out at the pool all day and really worked on our tans. Emme now loves the arm floaties and to swim by herself unassisted. Wow, she looks so bug when she jumps in and thinks she can do it all by herself. She swam back and fourth between me and Daddy. She took a great nap and then of course she finished the day off with a huge bowl of spaghetti and some yogurt. She had a great nights sleep.
Tuesday, well, we are showing signs of being sick again, so we headed over to her Dr, and he confirmed that yes she is getting sick and has two pretty good ear infections. She also took a hearing test and we found she has moderate temporary hearing loss in both ears. She is crazy because she does not complain, she just keeps on truckin just as happy as ever. So she is now on another antibiotic. If this all persists, we will be having surgery for tubes, tonsils, and adnoids. That should be fun.
Now here we are and it is Wednesday...Today we did nothing. We played at home all day and it was taxing. Lets see, Emme painted a picture, created a sticker picture, stirred the toilet water with a candle stick, gave me a bloody nose, annoyed Jorge (the family dog), played outside, tapped danced in her cousins tap shoes, and then off to bed finally. What an adventurous day. Wednesdays are normally gymnastics days, but with her getting sick we decided to forego the class and just stay home in our PJ's all day.