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Monday, May 23, 2011

Healthy baby girl!

So last week Savannah Grace had to go for her 12month check up and shots. I always hate shots and I still tear up whenever the kids have to have them. It was also a sad day because this would be our last visit to Dr. Criscola. I stared looking for a pediatrician in my second trimester with Preston and once I found South GA Pediatrics I was so pleased. I'm pretty anal when it comes to stuff for the kids so the thought of having to find a new doctor makes me sad. He also entertains all my crazy mom questions no mater how silly they are and does it with a straight face! You would be surprised at the stuff that crosses my mind to ask. Well little baby girl is in perfect health! They were surprised how strong and loud she was to be so small. She does not like having the ears checked and threw a fit when he did that part. She had to get three shots which bought tears to my eyes. Since this was my last visit there, I asked for a copy of both of the kids immunization records. Well, Gracie was up to date, but Preeton needed one shot. Not sure why they didn't give it to him already, because we never miss appointments, but the nurse said it was a newer booster that may not have been required when we were there in September. I decided to take Gracie to the house and bring Preston back up there for his one shot, so I could be done with it. He threw a major fit and screamed no, no, no before she even gave him the shot! It was the saddest thing and I felt like the meanest mom ever! Atleast I know that both kids are nice and healthy and looking great on the growth curve. Savannah Grace is 16 pounds and 28 inches and Preston is 27 pounds and 35 inches. Although compared to most kids their age they are small but I'm small and they were small babies(both under 6 pounds), so based on their birth weight and size they are perfect! Now my search starts for the new doctor, I joked with Dr. C that I would fly back in September for Preston's 36 month check up!



A week already???

So this time last week, we were all at South GA Medical Center waiting on Rob's surgery to start. He has awful sinus issues and last year had his uvula trimmed. If you open your mouth really wide and that thing that kinda hangs at the back of your throat is you uvula. Anyways, that surgery didn't help with the snoring and sinus issues so as a last resort he had surgery to correct his deviated septum. It was a very long day to say the least, we did not expect to be there as long as we were. We had to be there at 7:30 and they took him back to pre-op about 7:45. The kids and I went to get breakfast while he was getting ready. Once we got back to the hospital I was allowed to go back to the pre-op room with him. Around 11:45 they took him back for surgery and the kids and I went to get lunch. Once we got back to the surgery center they took us to the post-op room to wait on Rob. He finally rolled in the room around 3:00. He was so out of it, it was kinda funny. He was saying the most random stuff, like "your teeth look really white", "you look good in certain colors" and "when can I have beer". Surgery went well he was just really sore. I loaded the kids in the Jeep and picked Rob up from the special patient exit. We filled the prescriptions and headed home. After a few hours home I had to change his nose bandages and good thing I am not grossed out by blood. It was a mess! He had to sleep and sit at a 45 degree angle for the first few nights. He has also had to have his nose stuffed to catch all the blood and stuff, pretty gross. Well today he will go to his doctor and they will take the splints out of his nose which should help him feel much better. I will glad when he feels better too. If anyone has ever been around a man when he does feel well it's so sad. It's like they are so pitiful and helpless. Good thing men aren't responsible for having kids, because we would be near extinction!



Friday, May 13, 2011

FRIDAY!!!

Wow, it seems like this week has be going in slow motion. No worries I'm sure the weekend will fly right by....Well, we have already had a busy day. The kids and I went to Publix to stock up. Normally I do not like going to the store with both of them but, it had to be done. Usually I carry Gracie on my back in the Ergo carrier and Preston rides in the cart, but today they both were asleep when we got to the store so I loaded them in the double and pulled the cart behind me. It's actually really easy, but you would be surprised at all the stares and comments people make. I normally hear stuff like, oh you have your hands full or iIbet you are busy. I usually give a half smile and move along. I really want to say, no shit my hands are full and I am very busy so move out of my way so I can shop! In a perfect world both kids would have stayed asleep like angels and my shopping trip would have been a breeze, but those kind of things just don't happen to me! About half way through, they both woke up and Preston had to pee and Gracie just wanted out. After a bathroom detour and a free cookie stop I was able to continue. Gracie was fine until we got in line and she really got loud. I even called Rob to see if he was anywhere near Publix so he could come help out. He had already finished at his doctor's appointment and was at work, so he was no help. I finally checked out and loaded the kids in the car. As soon as we came through the main gate, Preston started pointing at the pool and decided he needed to swim. I told him that we had to put up the stuff and nap first then we would go. He is currently napping right now, so I guess I will have to keep my word and take the little munchkins to the pool. I don't mind the heat or going to the pool I just enjoy it more when I have beer in my hands and not sippy cups! Well, off I go to prepare for our pool adventure! Have a fun weekend!!!!


Hopefully this post will stay up, Blogspot has been a bit weird the last couple of days!




Happy Birthday Savannah Grace

So I stole this idea from Emily's blog, I actually borrow a lot of ideas from her blog, she has been doing this for a bit longer than me, so it's nice to use some of her ideas to spruce up my blog.  Anywho, for her son's birthday she wrote a letter to him on her blog. I agree that years from now it will be much easier to read the blog books that I have made instead of a bunch of old cards. So here we go!

Gracie,


Oh my precious baby girl. God knows that before your presence was even known to your daddy and I you were making big and loud statements without any words! I remember thinking I had food poisoning the days before I realized I was pregnant, because I was so sick. Well, that sickness went through the entire pregnancy, up until labor!


You were a little fireball from the start. Even though the pregnancy was extremely difficult and labor long and frustrating, I would not change a thing. In just a year you have turned into a very independent, vocal and beautiful little girl. I look at you everyday in amazement!

 I love your laugh and your "precious moments eyes" as your daddy calls them. Watching you copy everything your big brother does, good and bad, is always entertaining. People always asked me if you were an accident because I was crazy to have children so close in age, well no you were not. You came into our lives exactly when we wanted you to! I have always loved the closeness that your daddy and Aunt Winnie have and I look forward to see you and Preston get to that stage, until then I will just have to deal with the pushing and hitting. 
I must admit, you are a big girl and you can hold your own when it comes to that big brother of yours.

I know little girls are always thought of as daddy's girls, but you are my baby cakes. You bring me so much joy every single day. I love painting your little toe nails, putting your hair in ponytails and shopping for great shoes and clothes.  You're like a little doll baby! Most of all I enjoy our nursing moments. 




 I didn't truly appreciate what a blessing it was to breast feed until you came along. I took it for granted with your brother and I could not wait until he tuned one so I could stop. I have grown to appreciate that special bond we are able to have during these times and I know that I am doing one of the healthiest things for you.


 I try to cherish every single moment I have with you even when you drive me nuts. I know how lucky we are to have a healthy daughter. I love waking up every morning to you. You are really chilled out the first few minutes and then you start laughing so loud! Everyone that meets you always asks me if you are always so happy. Yes you are, although you do have you diva moments! Today is bittersweet because it's your official last "first" holiday/party, but I am also a very proud mommy of the little lady that you are growing up to be. 



I fall more and more in love with you everyday. You keep me on my toes and God could not have created a more perfect fit. I see myself in you so much and I sometimes stare at you in amazement and awe. I don't know what I did to be blessed with such a healthy, happy, beautiful and funny little girl, but whatever the reason I am forever thankful. 


So today we celebrate the first of many more birthdays. I love you Savannah Grace Marks!

Wednesday, May 11, 2011

Birthday and Mother's Day

So Saturday we had a little I mean very small celebration for Savannah's birthday. Her actually birthday is May 11, but my parents came up so we did a little cook out on Saturday. We grilled out and she had fun with her cake and opened a couple of gifts and then took about a 2.5 hour nap on her granddad! Of course once she woke up from the nap and realized he was holding her she flipped out, but she was so content while sleeping on him. I have mentioned before that we don't do big birthday celebrations for the kids and we won't until they have real friends to invite. If I wanted to have a ton of adults over I would just throw a party, which if you know me it's not gonna happen. It's not that I don't like parties, I just don't like having a ton of people at my house and some people don't know when to go home!!!!! Anyways, for mother's day all I asked is that I get to sleep in....well that didn't happen so I ran away and spent the day at the pool. It was supposed to be for an hour or so, but it turned into almost 4. I guess all the other mom's had the same idea of a great mother's day would be to not have the kids around! We all laughed and had drinks and just relaxed. Rob stayed home watching basketball and movies with the kids, lucky him. Overall, it was a pretty good weekend nothing to extreme or exciting, but it was nice. here are some pictures of the day and her playing with some of her presents!













Thursday, May 5, 2011

PAINT....not where I wanted it

So Friday started off extremely chill. Rob had to play golf for work, such a hard life, and I was home with the kids. Well, once Rob got home Friday I decided that I wanted to cut my hair, like really short. I had been thinking about the idea for a while, but once Rob said he thought it would be cute, it was all i needed to hear. Well I started to google short hair cuts like crazy and found one that I loved. I decided that I would go flat iron my curls out first though and bobby pin my hair up so i could get an idea of how the short hair would really look. When I was pregnant with Preston I went through this same desire to have short hair, but mainly because I had him in September which had me dealing with the super hot south GA summers. I actually went in the bathroom one day and just cut my whole ponytail off. Kinda drastic, but I ended up really liking the look. I had never had hair so short, but I quickly realized short hair is a ton of work! I decided to grow my hair out after a few months of the short bob. It's didn't take too long to grow back and is currently pretty long, well to me it is, it covers my bra strap in the back. Anyways, while in the process of flat ironing my hair Rob ran out to get some food and Preston and Savannah were doing their own thing.   Well, Savannah started crying in the living room so I went to get her, in the meantime Preston had rolled and knocked over a can of paint that had been in the bathroom. He didn't get the entire lid off, but it leaked out more than enough bright pink paint all over the carpet, himself and his v-tech. I just froze for a second as a rush of panic hit my entire body. I million thoughts raced through my mind and a matter of seconds. I decided that I would save the v-tech. I figured the carpet was a lost cause and I could always scrub the kid down later. I grabbed some towels that are used for art time and hair coloring and got to work violently shaking the paint out of the speaker of the v-tech and wiping it down. I was always calling Rob non stop, but he was trying to suprise me with food from Creekside and figured if he answered the phone I would guess where he was at. Although I had already guessed it. He tries to surprise me a lot and 99% of the time I know what the surprise is, but it's the thought that counts. Well, he finally answers and I tell him the situation. He asks what he needs to pick up to help clean it up and I tell him, nothing, just get home and watch the kids who are fascinated by the paint on the carpet and are even using paint brushes to paint more of the carpet. I knew that I had to tackle the paint before it dried, so once I was satisfied with the v-tech I got to work on the carpet. I flushed the area with soap and cold water until most of the stain was gone, Rob did some google research and decided that an entire 2 liter bottle of soda water needed to be added to the mix. It didn't seem to do any more work that the soap and water was already doing, but he swore it was so I let him have it. I think he just wanted to pour it all of the floor. I did manage to snap a picture mid clean up because I figured I would look back and laugh about this....I haven't had that moment yet. For the most part most of the paint did come up, and there is no dried in paint on the carpet. I figure I cam run the steam cleaner over it a couple times and it be okay. Well after a ton of water and soap and towels I went back to my hair. After I saw how long it really was I decided not to cut it off. I keep my hair up in a curly bun most of the time and untangle it maybe once a week, so I never really see how long it is until I flat iron it out. I think I may grow it out for a while an try to keep it color free so that I can donate some inches to locks of love. 

short hair

current hair


PAINT!!!!




New RIDE!!!

So I downsized.....I let go of my super mommy car and got something a little smaller. When I found out that I was pregnant with Savannah, I knew a bigger car was a must. Rob and I had already decided that my 2 door Sebring was not car seat friendly. I never really had to deal with this issue because Rob deployed a few days after Preston was born and I drove his Mercedes which is 4 doors. Once he came home, his car continued to be the car that we took whenever we needed to go anywhere as a family. He usually drove my car if he went somewhere with out me and Preston, because I never liked being stuck without a car seat. Well, we started to look for a new car that would not only hold a double stroller, but also be able to fit Tre' when he would come for the summer. We ended up getting a 2003 Expedition XLT, which I LOVED. I am olny 4'11" so "the Bus" (that's what we named it), was so big to me. It was super great for road trips because not only could you pack everything, but you also had room to move around! I know one trip Rob was driving, his mom was up front, the younger kids and I in the 2nd row and Tre' in the 3rd row and our stuff was in the back, and we still had room! Well, once news of the cross country move came and the fact that we would be living somewhere that had a lot more incline and hills, I wondered about safety. We no longer would need a vehicle big enough for road trips to Knoxville, Miami, Savannah and Jacksonville anymore. The only way we would hit those places would be by plane! Well, after looking around and trying out some rides, we found the golden ticket!!! It is a 2006 Jeep Commander Limited, and it is super cool! It has every feature possible to have and it's fun to drive. I feel like I should go off-road in it. The kids love it too!!!! It still has a 3rd row but it has to be down to fit most stuff in the back. So, yes I do have to really pack the basics now, but it was well worth the trade. I do miss all the room in my bus, but I love the cool look of the Jeep! Here are a couple pics to check it out! 







Playing Catch UP

OKAY, I am gonna play a little catch up in this blog. I always think about a post when I'm in bed for the night or driving..... neither times are really good for blogging. So it has been a down couple of weeks as far as bad news. Within a week Rob and I experienced 3 deaths. It started with a friend of Rob's that he had grown up with and a friend of mine from high school, both lost their battles with cancer. The third death was a really close friend of mines, husband. Not to mention all the deaths from the storms it seemed like their was nothing but bad news going on. The only positives that came out of any of these deaths were the people I was able to see. We went to Tennessee for the funeral for Rob's friend which allowed his family to see the kids. Rob's dad and mom had not seem the kids since New Year's Eve and his step-mom had not seen them since the summer, so it was a good chance for everyone to see the kids. It also was Easter weekend, so we got yummy food. I was ready to get home after being in TN for 5 days. Not that I don't love Rob's family, but going out of town is always a ton of work, especially when you stay some where that is not baby/kid proof. When we are at home the kids can pretty much roam around to any room they want and I know that there is nothing that they will get into. Well, Nana and Papa Robert's house is not kid friendly AT ALL. It's more like Heaven for a kid, because of all the stuff you can touch and it's 3 levels, so lots of stairs! The only thing I hate, yes HATE about Tennessee is the drive. It takes about 7.5 hours to get to Knoxville with out kids, so factor in a potty training tot and a breast feeding baby that refuses to take a bottle, well you get a lot of stops. It was a sneak peak into the "fun" cross country trip we have this summer. Well, on the way back from TN I received a phone call from a really close friend telling me her husband had taken his own life. Death of a loved one is always hard, but when it's in that kind of way, it seems so much harder. It's also bad when it's a situation like that, because everyone wants someone to blame and the spouse is usually the scapegoat. Going to the funeral allowed me to see a couple of people that I had not seen in a while, so I guess that was a positive, but that was honestly about the only positive. It amazes me how mean and rude people can be when someone dies. To top off all of the deaths, all the storms in the south happened and so many people lost their lives because of that. I was so glad that all we got was some rain and the power went in an
out for a little bit. Sooooo I think that wraps things up until the start of this week, which I am going to get to next, PROMISE!!!!