Week Long Bug...

We've had our fair share of colds, infections, and bugs.  But I have to say this week's bug has moved in to the top 2 of the worst that we've had to experience as parents. 

The "stomach bug" has been going around town with a vengeance.  I had a version of it a couple of weeks ago, and on Monday, Jared and Davis got their turn.  Jared was able to get over the virus pretty quickly, feeling much better on Tuesday.  But Davis, well, it's Friday and we're still not back to healthy.

After 48 hours of vomiting, we narrowly missed a hospital admission for the little man twice.  Praise the Lord for Zophran (an awesome medicine to control vomiting) and a syringe full of Pedialyte at a time (trivia, 6 tsp = 1 oz)!  From Monday morning to Wednesday night, Davis could/would not take a single step nor a single word.  While I knew we were on top of dehydration levels and nothing was life threatening, it was absolutely heartbreaking to see our active little boy want nothing else but be lifelessly curled in my arms for such a long time. 

We have his smile and chatter back and are working up to the normal "running" and should be able to go back into the world on Sunday.  Episodes like this week make me so thankful for the good health Davis does have and that we only have to experience these times in small intervals.  My heart goes to our friends that experience this on a regular basis.

So sad to miss tomorrow's festivities...  Miss you girls!!! 

Here's to next week being full of chasing around a little guy (and getting out of the house!)!

1.5 and -2/3

Our little 1.5 year old is growing like a weed (but still very much a peanut) and is such a light in our lives.  Davis has such a sweet, loving spirit and the past 18 months have been the absolute biggest blessing to Jared and me. 

Here are a few 1.5 stats for little D:
- Sleeps 11 to 12 hours, down to one nap a day of 2.5 to 3 hours.  Positively loves sleeping.  Gets a huge grin on his face and runs to the stairs when you ask him if he wants to go "night, night"
- Super attached to his blanket, only gets pacifier during nap time (and when he's teething...)
- Adores Mickey Mouse and would watch it all day, every day if you would let him.
- "Talks" constantly, saying about 15 words that the rest of the world could understand.  About 10 more that Mom & Dad have to translate on.  Each week gets more and more verbal.
- Very happy and loving.  Almost always has a smile on his face.
- Not such a great eater.  Got pickiness from his mama.  Eats a ton of what he likes, will pass on a whole meal if there is not anything he likes.  That's just called a determined mind, right :) ?
- Goes to "school" twice a week and loves it.  He starts clapping his hands when we pull up to the building and often says hi and keeps playing when I go to pick him up.
- Saves his best "loving" and "sweetness" for Daddy and meltdowns for Mama (sounds about right, huh :) )
- Favorite activities: being outside, coloring at his table, playing with his golf clubs, riding his rocking horse, reading books, playing hide and seek

Our prayer for little D is that he grows a heart for loving and following the Lord.  We pray that he grows to be a loving, respectful, and hard-working man.  While on one hand it makes us a little teary that 18 months have already passed, each day gets more and more fun, with more and more laughs.


Our second little one is now -2/3 (can't help it, I am such a math nerd) and cannot believe we will meet him/her in just 6 short months. 

I only thought I showed early with Davis, but boy this time around happened very quickly.  While the weight gain so far is actually less this go around, this tummy remembers the feeling of being nice and stretched out and is feeling nice and happy to return to its roomy existence.  This pregnancy has been much harder on me physically, but I am thankful for this miracle, and also thankful for the hardest part to have seemed to be over. 

We have decided to find out the gender of "The Sequel" and find myself so unbelievably curious.  I cannot believe that we were actually able to wait last time!  As amazing of an experience it was with Davis to not know until he was born, we are excited to experience the "reveal" before he/she is born.

My daily prayer is for a normal pregnancy, healthy baby, and a smooth transition for our family.  And Lord, please, oh please, a child that sleeps as well as Davis.  The Lord knows how very poorly I operate with little shut eye...  I pray for this child's heart to become full of the Lord, and like his/her older brother, to be loving, respectful, and hard-working. 


We are so thankful for every day, every moment, every fraction of time with these little miracles!

Round Top Rendezvous

Carroll and I headed off to Round Top this past weekend for a weekend of treasure hunting and lots of girl talk. 

So what is Round Top?  Let's just say, Round Top is Canton (the antique and treasures part) on steroids.  The town of Round Top (population 77) and all of the surrounding towns open up pastures and pavilions for thousands of antique and "junk" dealers for two weeks twice a year. 

Carroll and I met in Palestine on Friday afternoon, hopped in the car together, and pretty much talked nonstop until we pulled in to the town of Round Top.  Jared's mom is a Round Top regular (in fact she rents a house there year round) and started the touring of the thousands of booths and tents of antiques just about as quickly as we got out of the car.  Carroll and I quickly saw that we had a lot to see in a short amount of time.

We got up at our regular time (our Davis and Anna alarm clocks went off around 7) and got an early start to the day.  We trekked the grounds of Warrenton and found tons of really cool things, at surprisingly great prices.  This is the place to shop for sure!!  We made our way back up north, stopping at tents on either side of the highway. 

That evening we headed to one of the coolest shops I have ever been to called Leftovers.  Such amazingly beautiful treasures and the way they displayed them was just incredible.  Very much a treat!  After a couple of hours of browsing, we headed to the Fayetteville to see what the vendors had to offer at their "Open to Midnight" sale. 

Although the ending of our weekend did not go exactly as planned, it was such a wonderful weekend getaway for the two of us.  Thank you to our sweet hubbies for letting us get a nice getaway before the two of us add to our families in the spring!

The Contractor

Davis may have found his future career as a contractor. 

Our Curious George continues to keep us on our toes.  Picture frames that have been out since we have lived here have suddenly become very attractive.  Cabinets that used to be of no interest are now full of temptation.  Objects, processes, etc are all very interesting these days.  You get the idea, he is exploring his territory to a whole new level. 

So, when Jared was securing a cabinet in our laundry room (that we have should have done a long time ago), Curious George was right in the middle of it.  He had to be right in the middle of the action.  It seriously looked like he was the contractor on the job, checking to ensure that Dad was doing it just so.  His Paw Paw would be proud :)

So, explain to me what this project is Dad

Make sure you line that up just right....

It's hard to get good help these days.  Is it break time yet?

Drive-bys

One of the things I positively LOVE about living in Tyler is the opportunity for "drive-bys" from family.  I love getting a call from one of our family saying they are around the corner and want to stop by and say hi.  Monday night, Lovey (Jared's mom) came in town to do some quick shopping and stopped by to say hi.  Then, today, Gigi (my mom) and Fairy (my other mom) were in town for a day of fun and called with words I love to hear, "We're on Grande.  Mind if we stop by?"

And, yes, I know that they are not coming by to see Jared or I really, but to get a Davis fix instead.  But I love it for all three of us!  And Davis just eats it up!

Art time with Fairy & Gigi

Trace my hand again Gigi!!

Diapers or hats?

Jared actually called them George Washington wigs.  I can see it :)

Golf club or dental floss?