Updates & Appreciation

Well....Nathan's Valentine's party went well.  A great time was had by all!  He & Daddy even made me a placemat.  Noah made me a Valentine at daycare.  That night I was met by all 3 guys at the daycare.  Chris brought over my swimsuit and we got to lounge in the Bullard hottub for a while.  Nice!  I gotta get me one of those!  Then my guys wisked me off to Red Robin for dinner.  The only problem was that there was an hour wait for dinner and I had hungry babies.  (Did I mention that my sweetie also brought me a dress to wear?  Where did I find him?!?!?! )  We ended up at Big Boy's and loved every minute of it.  My little carnivores ate every bite of their dinner.  I'd say my Valentine's day was awesome!  I got to spend it with a 3 of my special guys. :o)
We have also experience our first parent/teacher conference with Nathan.  I think Chris was really worried, but I have helped conduct a conference so I wasn't too worried.  Nathan is doing great.  He has a few things we are working on to get ready for Kindergarten.  I have to say that I admire our homeschooling moms in our church.  They are awesome!  I will NOT be following in their footsteps.  Nathan learns better when Mama is not teaching class.  We've tried it....he just responds better to a classroom setting.  I think he needs that discipline for now.  We have been very lucky that his first teacher is wonderful!  She is so willing to work with him and any ideas I can give her are always welcome.  He prays for her every night so I know she has made a wonderful impression on him.  His problem is that he doesn't like to share very well. (What 4 yr old does?)  We are working on those social skills at home.  We'll see how it goes....
Finally, I saved the best for last.  I know I've mentioned that my hubby helps quite a bit.  I don't know if I said how much I appreciate him.  He loves me and our boys without reservation.  (It still freaks him out when my family tells him they love him, but he'll get used to it in 30 yrs or so :o))  He is leading our children in a Godly manner that I adore.  My 2yr old even tries to pray at the dinner table.  You can see Chris' influence on them and God's influence on Chris.  I've seen many types of relationships and I am so thankful that God put this man in my path.  We are coming up on 7 yrs of marriage and 8 yrs together this summer.   It's gone so fast!  I excited to see what God has in store for this family in the years to come.  I am one lucky girl!

Sick coughing babies

It's been a loooong weekend.  Noah came home Friday with a temp of 101.  We took him to urgent care on Saturday morning.  He had an ear infection in one ear and drainage in the other.  His lungs are also full of gunk.  He's now on steroids and antibiotics along with breathing treatments.  YUCK!  He's been very clingy this weekend, understandably.  He hung out with mom while daddy and brother headed to church Sunday morning.  He was NOT happy about being left at home.  He's really been a trooper with all the medicines he has to take.  We thought it was getting better, but Monday morning about 2:30am he spiked a fever of 104.  Talk about a frantic mom!  We had a bath and alternated Motrin and Tylenol and finally got it down to 100.  I told Chris I never thought I'd be glad to see a 100 on the thermometer.  He seems better today with no fever.  He is just really congested and hates the breathing treatments.  Nathan is taking it all in stride.  When we went to urgent care he kept asking "Is my brother gonna be alright?"   They are both ornery but they do love each other.  Needless to say, I got about 10 hours sleep in 3 days.  It was not all together, but broken up in 1 to 2 hour segments.  I know all the moms out there know what I'm talking about.  You just keep waking up to see if they are alright.  It's not really restful.  I can report that he slept most of the night last night and I actually got a little rest.  Whew! 
Through all of this, Chris has really been great.  He's cooked and helped with medications.  He and Nathan are becoming best buds.  Nathan got to choose one person to invite to a Valentine's Day Tea at preschool.  When we asked him who he was taking, he looked at Chris and said "I'm taking you Dad...you're my best friend."  Have you ever seen someone's chest actually puff up.  He was so honored not only that he got to go to the party, but he was his son's best friend.  I think there are not many dad's that wouldn't be touched by that.  I just about teared up at the dinner table. 
My mom lives in NE Oklahoma.  They are at the center of this blizzard.  I've been sitting here watching the snow because I love it.  I'm a little worried that they are going to be buried before this is finished.  I told my family to get in and stay in.  Of course they do everything I tell them....right. :o)
I can't believe it, but our trash guys actually came today.  They are awesome!  I have a great appreciation for anyone working outside in this weather.  So to all the wonderful mailmen, police officers, and road crews, along with the santitation people, I say thanks with all my heart.  You rock!