caved...

Yeppers, I caved. I gave in... the pacie is back! I know I know... but the poor thing has been sick and well to be honest I just don't have the strengh right now to battle both him and his daddy about it... so when his DADDY is ready for him to give it up then his DADDY will take it away...
You know, those things really are more for the parent than the child... Funny how Athen can go all day at Mrs Carolyn's (encluding one to two nap times) and not phased by it one bit...
oh well...
side note: Athen now has some sort of rash on his tummy and legs. We are not real sure what it is but I had a nurse look at it and she doesn't seem to think its anything to worry about...
I am keeping a close eye on it though!

Check up...

Athen went for a follow up appointment today for the doctor to check his ears. They had thought they may be infected when he went for his bout with salmonella. Doctor said not to treat it until we knew what we were dealing with... with all that said: double ear infections... who knew?

I have said it before, and I'll say it again: That Athen is an overachiever... MOST kids don't start either "What's that" phase until they hit the the twoish year mark... not my buggie... everything "whatsdat" and points... yeppers... that kid, he's a smart one..

Oh he can read too... he gets his books out and sits down and just reads away... (Thanks aunt sherry - yours are his favorite!)

Athen can also get up the stairs right by himself... he can get up then go to the door and open the screen door.... he's such a big boy!

Oh and almost forgot... Athen has not had his pacie yet to go to sleep... he has however; had his daddy hold him until he went to sleep... not sure which is worse... I can take the pacie away but my 100lb self can't take his daddy away...

Introducing.... LARRY BOY!

For those who aren't "in the loop" Larry Boy is a character on Veggie Tales...


Here is Jett in his "Larry Boy" costume....



Yes, that would be: ATHEN's jacket, ATHEN's gloves, and ATHEN's PANTS!!!!

Jett is Larry Boy, hear him Roar!

Big Helper...

So I am NOT all about some "house work" so, I decided to enlist some help...

B-I-G News!!

How about Athen went to bed last night WITH OUT A PACIE!!!!
That is very Big news in our house!! Next mile stone... POTTY TRAINING (thankfully Mrs Carolyn - day care lady will handle most of that!) oh, and talking... we really have to work on that...
Oh wait and then there's the hitting thing... yeah, he's going to be a hitter! ("going to be" would be future tense) so I should say he IS a hitter... Pray for me (more so, pray for him!)

Same Kid...?

Ok really, how much can one child change in a years time...?

Confirmed

Well, test confirmed it. It was salmonella. Don't know where or how he got it. But since my man is such a good eater and is so healthy he really didn't even know he was sick... Athen is a STRONG baby. Teeth, don't bother him. Ear infections, don't bother him. A life threatening bacteria, don't bother him... lol - he's a trouper!
Love you bug, glad you are feeling better!

on a side note: please say a special prayer for the following babies... Baby Layla, Avey, and Ethen... God knows who these babies are and what their needs are.

MiniMoods

Is your kid "moody?" If so, and you want to express their many moods, please check out mine and Nikki's website... Here you can order tshirts, bibs, oneies, and other apparel to express their moods...
There are some really cute shirts for Valentines Day...
oh and feel free to buy something =)
http://www.cafepress.com/minimoods

Update...

Well we are on Day 4 1/2...? Of what should be our 5 day illness...
Athen seems to be doing fine. He had a bit of a ruff day today... I think we are still dealing with some teeth issues as well as this nasty bacteria... From talking with another mom (that is also a nurse) that little girl had this, we have reached all the milestones we should and we SHOULD be well on our way to recovery...
Thanks for the prayers, keep them coming... we are not done just yet...

ps... HAPPY BIRTHDAY UNCLE ERIC!!!!!

Sick Baby...

**Warning not for the weak of stomach**
Well as most of you know, Athen has been sick since Tuesday... When I say "sick" I mean bad diapers... So he had one at day care, no big deal... and then when we went to church for our Gospel Meeting he had another "blow out" so bad that we couldn't stay. I had to come straight home and straight to the bath tub... Well I just thought it was his teeth he has a PILE coming in... Still, no biggie....
Well then Wednesday rolls around... By 9:00am Day care called, Athen had gone again, two more times in an hours time.... Mrs. Carolyn (that's the lady that takes such great care of my little man) she was a bit worried cause by now it was "watery" and had a terrible smell to it (note the warning above...) so off the doctor we went... Just me and Athen, thus far I have not had to take him on my own... he really isn't a sick baby so... here we go... Well come to find out the Doctor isn't there and its a new PA (not happy) so... she thought it was a virus or just could be from an ear infection that he seem to have (she wasn't so sure cause she really couldn't look that well in his ear cause his "stranger anxiety" kicked and he DID NOT like that lady and screamed!) so.... wrote a Rx and off we go... I didn't take him back to day care. Came home and this diapers only got worse! Oh the smell... the only way I know to descrip it (cause I know ya want me to) is... DEATH it smelled like Death...
Well... as the day went on and Huggies Stock rose, I noticed a little bit of blood in his diaper... alarmed I called Dr Debbie (aka my mom) we came to the conclusion that is was probably just from him going so much and no real cause for alarm...
Thursday morning came, we got up and got dressed... off to daycare and work, Made it 9:30! Phone rings, its Mrs. Carolyn, again... More blood and TERRIBLE, HORRIBLE AWFUL smell... Off I go... Got Athen and armed with my mom this time we go to the doctor... (oh I left the best part out, when I called the doctor to see what to do, they told me to bring the diaper with me... yeah!) After waiting at the doctor's office for what seemed like forever with a sick, tired, one year old... Doctor came in, we talked... she went off to test his diaper... sure enough - blood and a bit of it... enough for it not to be "normal" for just an upset tummy. That along with the HORRIBLE smell, she told us it was either.... salmonella or shigella. Both are similar bacteria’s...
We won't know for sure until Tuesday (Monday being a "holiday") so... if its salmonella, no treatment - run its course. If its shigella - treatment, antibiotic. At this point I should be freaking out... but for some reason I am rather calm... Odd cause in my mine I usually go to "worse case sanario" but I'm ok. I think he is going to be just fine. He acts fine. He is for the most part his happy self... He isn't eating as good as he usually does, but other than that and seems to sleep a little more... all is well...
So, with all that said - Please Pray that Athen will have a full recovery... WE don't like staying home! =)
I will keep everyone posted on how he is doing...

Another First...

New Years Eve we (Me, kevin, Athen, Jett, Nikki & Eric) decided we would go to Wild Adventures. I have been wanting to go so Buggie (aka athen) could see all the "wonderful" lights... BIG LET DOWN!!! I am sure that Athen didn't know, but I sure did. I was so disappointed. Good thing I had free tickets... However: I would had paid anything to see Athen and Jett have as much fun as the did on the rides!! Athen LOVED them. I even let him on one BY HIMSELF!! There was one that they won't let him on so I had to be the "bad guy" and hold him. He was so bad he was shaking! Poor thing...

Anyhoo - here some pictures from Athen's FIRST Wild Adventures trip...

(side note: some of the pictures are blurry - oops!)

Athen on the "Winter Wonderland" train ride...

Another ride with daddy....

BIG BOY!!!!!

Priceless...