I mean...SERIOUSLY?!?!

Ok, so today I went and met with my surgeon at 2:30. She informed me that although there was sludge in my gallbladder, it is the kind that will sluff off. Therefore, my gallbladder is fine! Are you kidding me? I was so anxious about my appointment today because I thought I would FINALLY be getting an answer. Heck NO!

After the tests that she did, and from all of my symptoms, she thinks that I have an intestinal disease of some sort. She is sending me to another specialist. I go see him on Monday at 2:30. I am sure he will have to run more tests. That means, in the mean time, I will still have PAIN, nausea, and the other very fun bodily function!

The surgeon said that she didn't want to give me anything for the pain. One, because it really didn't help me the first time she gave it to me; Two, because if it is intestinal disease, pain killers can upset it even more. Lovely!

I was so upset y'all! I just knew she was going to have the answer to my problems and this would all come to an end. I was almost in tears as I left her office.

On my way home, I had to stop by Target and pick up a birthday gift for Landon. As I am in line checking out, I get a call from my mom, who is at home with the kids. She is frantic! She proceeds to tell me, "Peyton is throwing up. I can't get her to stop. It is all over her. All over me. All over the house!" OH NO!!!!

Thank goodness I was checking out. I told her I'd be home in a few and called Adam to tell him to head on home. When I walked in the house, I was nearly knocked over by the smell! It was awful!! Luckily the house wasn't as bad as my mom made it sound on the phone. My mom and Peyton were both in need of baths, so I took Peyton and got her bathed, while my mom took care of herself.

Then it was cleaning time!!! I went CRAZY with the Lysol. Had a whole load of towels to do. Had to strip the cushion off the couch. Steam cleaned the carpet. Got out the Clorox wipes and went to town with them on EVERYTHING. I was a mad woman, but I am terrified of Parker getting it too!

Poor Peyton looked absolutely miserable. It nearly broke my heart. She had a low grade fever, so we gave her some Motrin. I fixed her a glass of Pedialyte, which she didn't care for too much. Adam brought home some clear Gatorade, so I mixed the two and she loved it! She drank like she hadn't had anything to drink in days! She drank 3 small glasses of it and was able to hold it down! Shortly after, it was bedtime, and she went down without a fight.

She has been sound asleep since I put her down. So far, so good! I have the monitor turned up HIGH, just in case she gets sick again in her sleep. I am going to check her before I go to bed to make sure her fever hasn't spiked. I'm hoping it was just a 24 hour bug. I don't think it was anything as bad as the Rota virus, because she was able to hold down her liquid, and didn't have any poo to go along with the vomit. Let's hope so anyway!

I really hope your day WASN'T as exciting as mine!!! Love you all!

I Don't Wanna Jump The Gun...

BUT, Parker went on the potty 3 times today!!! That may not seem like a lot to y'all, but to me it is FABULOUS!!! Let's hope he keeps it up!

Future Photographer

Parker and I both had our appointments today. I went in this morning for the HIDA scan. Unfortunately, I won't know anything until tomorrow. They weren't able to tell me anything at the testing center. I meet with the surgeon tomorrow at 2:30. Let's say some prayers that I will finally get some answers!

Parker's appointment with the ENT went awesome! He got 100% on his hearing test. After a long look in his ears, Dr.Vora discovered that his left tube was completely gone and his right tube was just floating around inside his ear canal. He was actually surprised that they had stayed in as long as they had. Most of the time, the tubes only stay in about a year; Parker's stayed in at least 18 months.

The cause for all the pain in his right ear is due to the tube floating around in the canal. While floating, it can hit the ear drum. When and if anything hits your ear drum, it causes a stabbing pain. Dr. Vora said that we no longer have to use ear plugs in his ears because the tubes are out, and the water will help to flush the floating tube out of the canal.

Of course, while we were there, I had to take out the camera to get some pics. Well, Parker decided that he needed the camera to keep him occupied while we waited for the doctor. I was able to get a couple of pics, and then Parker took over.

He's getting ready for his hearing test!

Lookin' cute in the "big boy" chair!

So handsome!
Here's where Parker takes over... He started snapping pics of Adam, so of course, Adam had to pose!
So weird!
Don't ask!Started snapping around the room
Here's the light
No idea
More randomness
Of course, he had to get one of Mama!

Dr. Vora was very surprised that Parker was ACTUALLY taking a picture!
Here's a foot shot!
Anybody need to know the anatomy of the ear?

Sorry for the random pics! It just cracks me up that he actually knew how to take pictures with the camera. He took a total of 75 pictures. Aren't you glad I didn't post all of them?!?!

Love you all!

Little Mama

Peyton loves her baby doll. Today she was feeding Baby, while rocking in her rocking chair. I thought it was so cute, I had to take some pictures!

What are you looking at?

Eat up Baby!

Giving Baby kisses!

Oh no! I think she has poopy!

Slide Show!

***UPDATE*** It's working! It's not exactly what I wanted. I can't get the Blogger Slide Show to work, but it will do until I can figure it out!

I am working on a slide show of a bunch of pictures that were taken pre-blog. Some of them are several years old, while others are only a few months old. If all goes well, it will be at the very bottom of the page. I am still learning how to use all of the features on the blog, so let's cross our fingers that it works! There are several pics of the kids, as well as pics of our friends and their babies. I hope you all enjoy!

Love you all!

Peanut's Growing Up!

Unfortunately I don't get to meet with the surgeon for my HIDA scan until Thursday morning. I have to fast from Wednesday night at midnight until the scan, so it is scheduled for the crack of dawn. That means no morning "D to the C" (Diet Coke) for me. For all of you coffee drinkers out there, imagine a morning with no coffee. That is a morning with no DC for me! Not a good thing.

I am hoping I will have a final answer regarding surgery on Thursday. I guess I will have to wait and see. I will let you all know as soon as I know.

The past few days have been very low key. Aunt May has been here to help me with the kids. She has been a God send! It has been very difficult for me to do certain things with the kids because of the pain, so she has helped me out tremendously! Thanks Aunt May! Aunt May goes back to work on Thursday and will surely be missed. My Mom starts her long awaited vacation on Thursday and is coming to take over for Aunt May. I am so lucky to have them in my life to help take care of me and my babies! Adam was unable to take any time off of work, so I was very blessed that their schedules were able to accommodate my circumstances.

ENOUGH ABOUT ME....LET'S GET TO THE GOOD NEWS!!!

Parker is going to start preschool on September 3! Adam and I are so excited! Parker is too! He will only be going 2 days a week for half days because that is all we can afford. I figure that is a good starting point anyway. We'll see how it goes this year, and hopefully if we are financially able, he can attend the 4 day class next year.

I am so excited that he will get to play with other kids! Parker gets so excited when we go to the playground because he gets to play with other kids. He is so sad when we leave; he begs me to be able to stay and play with his "friends". It absolutely breaks my heart every time!

I talked with the director today about his eating and potty training. She said that she is almost certain it will help with his pickiness towards food. Once they see other kids eating a variety of different foods, they will want to try them as well. I am crossing my fingers! She also said that most of the kids that aren't potty trained when they start the 3 year old class, are almost always fully trained by the end of the first month. They take them to the potty every 45 minutes. Parker will see his "friends" going on the potty, so hopefully he will want to go as well!

Well, that is my good news for the day. I hope all of you are doing well!

Love you all!

Nona is Home!

My mother-in-law, Robbin, has been out of town a lot for various reasons over the last couple of months. She has to travel A LOT for work, so it is common for her to be gone for at least a week out of every month, but she has been gone for almost ALL of June, July, and the beginning of August. That being said, we have really missed our Nona, especially the kids! They were SO excited to see her when she got to the house today. Peyton would not let her leave her sight!

Nona brought us some surprises from her trips, and I got the best one of all, which you will see in the very last picture! THANKS NONA!

Here is Nona and Parker...he's all ready for night night!

He's pretending to play games on her cell phone.

I couldn't decide which pic I liked the most, so here is another one of Robbin and Parker.

She bought Parker a bell for one of his favorite toys.

The bell makes a GREAT addition to his tricycle!

This is Parker's new tooth fairy pillow.

This is Peyton's new fairy doll.Isn't she pretty?
I LOVE this dress!!! I can't wait until Peyton can wear it!
This is the detailing on the smock of the dress.
AND THIS IS THE BEST GIFT OF ALL...FOR ME!!!! For anybody that knows me, they know I LOVE koozies. This is a koozie, with a handmade cover on it that has my initial! Pretty cool, huh? You know you all want one!!!

Prayer Please

First of all, let me give you all a quick update on my stinkin' gallbladder. At about 2 in the morning on Friday, I started throwing up and having other not so nice bodily functions. I was awake pretty much all night dealing with all that. I went to my PCP Friday morning and she referred me to a gallbladder surgeon/specialist. I went to see the specialist at 3:00 and she is almost certain it is gallbladder disease.

The sonogram that was done in the Waxahachie ER was not valid, so I then had to go to the ER in Rockwall to get another sonogram. Now that we have valid blood work and a valid sonogram, the surgeon will call me Monday morning to set up a HIDA scan. The scan will see where the gallbladder has a dysfunction, and determine whether or not I will need surgery. Depending on where there is a dysfunction, it may be able to be treated with medication.

So, that is where we stand on that. I will give y'all another update after I meet with the surgeon. Adam and Aunt May were awesome yesterday! Thank y'all!!! Aunt May stayed with the kids all day and Adam toted me around everywhere. I am feeling better now, other than the PAIN! I haven't thrown up since yesterday morning and I was given nausea and pain medicine yesterday. I was able to sleep 14 hours, which was AMAZING! Enough about me though...I have some special prayer requests!!

My BFF, Cassidy, from forever ago, is having some medical issues right now that have really freaked us all out! She went in for her normal annual and they found that she has Cervical Dysplasia. Although she cannot feel pain or symptoms from this illness, it is a precancerous condition. She will be going in on August 19th for further testing. Please pray for Cassidy that she will have good test results and that her disease can easily be healed. Please also pray that Cassidy can have reassurance and strength during this time. For all that know her, she is a very nervous person, so also pray that she can feel some calmness throughout all the craziness.

My second prayer request is for Shauna, her family, and her sister, Randi. Randi is going through a lot right now in her personal life, which you can read about on her blog. If you click on her name, that is highlighted above, it will take you to her website. Please pray for strength for Randi and Shauna to get through this difficult time. By visiting Randi's website, you can get information on how to send her something inspirational if you feel the need to do so.

Cassidy said something in an e-mail she sent out that I truly believe in 100%. She said, "I believe in the power of prayer." Prayer can make a difference in so many people's lives! So, please pray for Cassidy, Shauna, their families, and continue to pray for Jeff and his family! Thank you so much!

I love you all!

Who likes Granny Smith apples?!?!

Peyton does!!! She had a hard time taking the first bite, but once she did, she loved the apple. She really wanted to get to the inside of the apple, so I took it from her and took a big bite out of it. She was thrilled! She literally screamed, "Tank-eeeee Mama!" We were cracking up!

Attempting to take the first bite.

Can't take pics of her without "cheese" face!
Mmmmmm!
Cutie pie!
"You better not touch my apple Granna!"
Yippee!! Apples are the best!
She's blowing me a kiss as a "tank-ee"!

Puppy Love

After dinner tonight, a poodle showed up in my parent's garage. I immediately checked for tags, which he didn't have, and made sure he was friendly. When I found out he was one of the sweetest little dogs ever, I went and got the kids. They LOVE puppies!

They had such a good time playing with the puppy and giving it water. Parker was so concerned, that he followed it around with the water bowl, shoving it in his face. At one point, he looked at me and said, "Mama, the puppy is sad." Aww! Peyton was following the poor poodle around yelling, "PUPPY WA-WA!!!", over and over. It was really cute, but I think it might have been a bit frightening to the little dog.

The kids were very sad when the poodle decided to go visit some other houses. They didn't understand why it didn't want to stay with us! I attempted to get some pics, but NONE of them turned out. Everyone was moving all over the place. Here are two of the dog!



I hope the dog found it's way home! My dad drove around the neighborhood to see if anyone was out looking, but he didn't see anyone. The dog looked really well taken care of, so I'm sure his owners will go out in search for him!