Catch a Goldfish

Here in town 6 parks have wadding pools for the kids. Lifeguard, 1ft deep, fenced in, and free! Wonderful right? Well, they closed the pools and had an event one night for the kids. The kids could bring something to catch one of the 400 goldfish they put in the pool. We had one fish, why not get him a friend (since he last friend died) Neacel was able to catch a fish, and we then had 2 goldfish named Nemo. (Since then, all the fish died, the first one that died was from Petsmart and I swear it had something because it died, then new cought goldfish died, then our original Nemo died.) Neacel thought it was so cool to catch a goldfish in the same pool he goes swimming in. Im glad that something that simple was so exciting for him. Broden and I enjoyed from the sidelines.

Lake Erie Date Day

Lake Erie, where do I begin? You really shouldn't get in the water, you can see yucky water spilling right into it, but its the closest thing we have to a beach right now. So Nick and I took Neacel one day. Luckily, Neacel wasn't a fan of the water, but loved the sand. It might have helped that we bought some sand toys. By the end of the trip Neacel was

covered from head to toe. Nick and I just relaxed. Broden got to nap and spend time with Nana and Pops. All in all, a nice relaxing day for everyone

Brody's First Haircut

I am really behind on posts. Over the next 2 weeks Im going to be posting a lot, it probably won't all end up in the right order but thats ok, right?

(June 3rd 2011)

Brody was mistaken for a girl a little too much. I guess the sports outfits and boy shoes didn't help. People were constantly saying how cute "she" is and giving Neacel an extra treat for his "sister" (which only confused him). Then one day I was brushing Brody's hair and realized how long it had gotten. I decided that even though he was only 7 months that I had to get his hair cut. We had a coupon and got it done. I'm glad that we did though, it looks so much better!

As of today he needs another cut. 2 months later, his hair is getting longer and might be ready for a trim. We are going with the longer look for him though to help the curl.

Surgery, What Surgery?

Broden is a champ! Friday was his surgery and oh man was I stressed. Who wants their little (fat) baby to get surgery? We got to Akron Children's hospital at 8:30am, and Brody was starving. He hadn't had formula since about 1am and had pedialyte around 7:30am. He wasn't allowed to eat till after surgery which was scheduled for 10:30 and would take about 2 hours (or thats what they had scheduled). But he ended up taking a binki, good thing I thought to bring one, and going to sleep. He didn't cry when they pricked his finger for blood, and didn't wake up during all the pre op stuff. He woke up minutes before they took him, and smiled, such a happy little smile of course. They took him and we were told to go to the waiting room and that we would be paged once he was in the first recovery. Well, Nick was starting to feel yucky and needed to eat. I was fasting but holy cow, I felt like I could eat a cow. So we went and walked around the cafeteria, I opted not to eat till surgery was done, but Nick got himself some yummy things. By the time Nick was done eating it was minutes later that they paged us and Dr. Clark came out to tell us they were done. Thank you Nick for passing time and eating! They did find a hernia which is common and took care of that along with bringing "it" down. Very little bleeding and everything. Our boy is a champ! So we went to the first recovery and all the nurses kept saying is that they just "love love love him" I don't blame them. He woke up groggy but a bottle of apple juice was a welcome. He cuddled with nick and slept. He had an epidural too to help numb things even after so that the pain was easier to handle. We left the hospital around 1pm that day. By 3pm, Broden didn't have any meds and was army crawling across the floor!!! Since surgery Broden has been fine. We have the tylenol with codine that they perscribed for pain but he hasn't taken any. Just a dose of our tylenol later that night because he got really fussy. Come to find out...3rd tooth cut through! Broden did great, and Im so glad its over with. And for the record, he comes out of surgery like his momma! We don't need pain meds, we just keep going!

Broden's Surgery :-(

We went to Broden's urology appointment this morning to find out what we are going to do about his little problem. After the doctor looked at everything he said that either we can wait for surgery, but there is only a slim chance that "it" could drop on its own and some people want to wait or we can go ahead and proceed with surgery. Nick and I both agreed that if it hasn't dropped by now that it probably won't so we agreed on surgery. Broden is scheduled on the 17th to have his surgery :-( I hate that my baby has to have a surgery. Its about an hour long but the worse part right now....no formula 6 hours before surgery! Which means anything after 4am is a no no. Broden usually wakes up between then and 5 for a bottle. I guess we will be crying it out that night. I'm not nervous yet but I know that time will fly and that when I have to hand him over to the doctors that I will loose it. A good friend went through this with her son and said that was the hardest part for her. I pray that everything will go perfect and that the doctor will do his job to the best of his ability and that I don't go insane sitting in the waiting room!

Also we found out a few days ago that Broden weighs 21lbs....bigger then Neacel was at 7 months. Neacel was 22lbs at 10 months, Im scared to see what Broden will be at that point. But he has one mean army crawl, pulling that chubby body across the floor, its too cute!
We had a great time in Utah and I have 300+ pictures to prove it. So once I narrow things down Ill get a post up about all that fun stuff!

Utah Bound

We are heading to Utah for the month of May! How awesome is that? We are leaving bright and early tomorrow morning and will get there later Wednesday night. Im spending the day packing and cleaning...and stressing but thats normal when your me! We are so excited to spend time with Nick's family and let them spend time with the boys. Nicks parents say Broden at 2 weeks old but haven't seen him since then. He is now 6 months old!!!!

Quickly, Broden had his check up this morning. He is 18 lbs 15 oz and 26 inches long. He is growing like a weed and such a happy boy with tons of hair. We have his first urologist appointment June 7th and we will go from there with his little "issue". The dr was impressed with how he is trying to crawl and the fact that he can sit for a few seconds on his own without support. Yay Broden. Well, the clothing needs folded, the house needs cleaned and we need to run a few errands! Ill try to update while in Utah but Ill be honest....it probably won't happen!

Royal Wedding

Aren't they just adorable? They are so perfect for each other and such a cute couple. I'm so happy for them. I am so excited to have the opportunity to watch the Royal Wedding! I was debating on getting up early and watching it or just watching the news all day and seeing it then. Well, my little Brody bear must have known about this debate going on in my head, because he was up at 3:30am this morning. People are filling the church, the bridesmaids are adorable and the bells just bring chills to me. I wish that I could be there, to see every second and to be apart of all the people there to support Prince William and Kate. I can't imagine all this for a wedding. Mine was simple and just the way I wanted it. No frills! I can't wait to see her dress, she is such a beautiful woman and the fact that everything has been so secretive with the dress it just kills me to not even have an idea. We all know its just beautiful though. They showed clips for Princess Diana's wedding to Prince Charles and it was so special. William and Kate are doing many things that was done in his parents wedding....

The Queen just arrived to the church in her "daffodil" yellow dress as they keep mentioning. Prince William and his brother have been there for about 30 minutes now. This truly is just amazing to me. They just showed Kate in her dress and its breath taking...oh it just brings tears to my eyes. Small bouquet, lace, full veil, tiara, and the train is said to be about half of what Princess Diana's was. This all just brings tears to my eyes, I'm such a sap when it comes to weddings. She looks just amazing, I can't imagine what she is feeling right now. I was just a stress bucket before my wedding. But the day was perfect and I hope that everything is picture perfect for William and Kate. May they have all the happiness in the world, they deserve it!

HELP!

I hate teething! It's that simple. Brody is having the hardest time sleeping, eating, and just being himself. He doesn't sleep unless he is being held. I can feel myself going insane. I can see those little pearly whites but they are causing him a ton of discomfort and not cutting through.
Neacel was great when it came to teething so I need advice moms! We are giving him tylenol and it helps but we need a miracle. Teething tablets aren't helping, and neither is teething gel.

All in all, Im getting more gray hair, less sleep and Im feeling like I might need a padded room.
I HATE TEETHING!!!!

The End!

First Time Crafter

So I have always wanted to be crafty, but always have gotten the impression that's its super time consuming and expensive. Silly me! It's not if you use discount stores. I want to put my own touch on our home, I want homemade things that I look at and smile because I love the work I put into something small that makes such a difference in the house. First I needed to get some ideas from others. A friend shared an amazing site that has everything you could think of.(Click here for site) I check this site daily and get so many ideas. First thing first....what craft to do?I chose a simple, cheap wreath idea. Wreaths can go anywhere right? I had the perfect spot to put it in my head. Thanks to Born Again Crafter I knew what project I wanted to take on, the Book Wreath. I bought the wreath at Salvation Army for .45 and an old book for .50! Of course because I wasn't a crafter before this I needed to get a glue gun. I know that it looks kind of by its own right now, but I have a picture that is going to go almost next to it that hasn't been hung yet.

The craft bug then had hit! What things could I do next? Well, I'm going to make a magnet board (still looking for the perfect frame) and homemade magnets. A cork board because I am tired of all the appointment cards and what not on my fridge. Then I realized I had some letters that were boring and still packed up. How to fix them? Mod Podge and scrapbook paper silly goose! They were a dark cranberry color before and since my living room is no longer dark colors (its now yellow's greens and brown) it needed a new look....Tada! It's on top of the tv right now, but its going in our room. At first glance I thought it looked a little hippy-ish, which isn't a bad thing, just not me. But now I love it and the fact that it was SO easy to makeAny one have ideas how to clean up the top of a tv and hide every thing on it? We have the dvd player, Wii, xbox, and a few other random things. I hate the look but have no idea what to do about it. My only thought....time to buy a flat screen and a nice entertainment center :-) Nick says no...

Watch Out Picasso!

So one night Neacel and I sat at the kitchen table and colored pictures. Neacel of course colored pictures for Grandma and Grandpa, Nana and Pops, and Uncle Josh (who is serving his mission) Well, the crayons spilled and so I cleaned them up and sent Neacel to bed. (not because he was in trouble, it was just bedtime) Well, the next day I was sitting with Broden and playing with him while Neacel was in his room playing. All the sudden he comes down and in his toy corner starts coloring on the wall! Where did he get the crayon? Who knows, I must of missed it the night before or he grabbed it and hid it before I could find it. So I quickly grab the crayon and told him no....then I go on a search to see if there was more....bad idea! It was all the way up the stairs, the landing at the top of the stairs and his bedroom. Nick had just left for school so I put Brody down for a nap and started to think of ways to clean it. Alcohol (cleans everything including nail polish on carpet!) it was taking paint off, so I tried a blow dryer to heat the crayon and then soapy water to wash it away....paint coming ff again. SO I had Nick buy magic erasers before he came home....those took the paint off too! So I thought I was stuck with "Baby blue" (which is a lot darker then you would imagine!) crayon on my walls. Then we remembered that there was paint in the basement...wonder if any of it matches whats on the walls? Why yes, yes it did! So we painted over the crayon. I still need to get his room done but I figured I should wait till I know he is done ruining the walls in there...
Enjoy some pictures from our little Picasso. They didn't turn out great but you get the picture!