A and C updates

This happened last night..

• We finally broke down and ordered Madison a toddler bed. She woke up screaming the other night and Alan went in to get her and she had her leg over the rail. She's been on the very bottom position for probably a year now. We had been looking around trying to find a dark wood bed that had the wood rails on it, but have had zero luck!  Her crib does transform to a daybed and then converts into a Full size bed later but we figured we would pass down the crib to Riley and just buy a toddler bed for Madison. We were actually going to buy the same crib for Riley anyway so it just made sense.  I am very nervous about this process as Madison is a wiggle worm and she does not like to sit still. We should have the bed Wednesday. I will be making a trip to Target to see if I can find a cute bedding set and a pillow. I am really liking this one since it matches her room with the owls and trees.

• We started our Welcome Class at church last Sunday. I had no idea what to expect since I'd never even heard of such a thing. It's an 8 week class to get you familiar with the Presbyterian Church. Being raised Baptist, it has helped me. The pastor leads the class which is nice because we get to know him a bit better than just listening to him preach every Sunday.

•  Wilma had a knot that popped up on her ear last week. We watched it a couple of days and then took her to the vet. He said it was a hematoma(collection of blood outside the vessels) and it needed to be drained. 30 minutes later, she was done and ready to go. She has also had an eye allergy that hasn't cleared up so they gave us some cream for that. They suggested we keep an E-collar on her for 3 weeks until they take the drain tube out of her ear. Madison thinks Wilma's "hat" is funny.. Poor Wilma.

Madison calls the drain tube her "earring" 

• Sunday after our Welcome class, I went to the restroom and noticed I passed some blood. I called the hospital and they told me to come in to be checked. I told them I had this same issue with Madison at right around the same time in my pregnancy. Alan's mom met Alan to get Madison because the last time we were in there at least 4 hours. They got me in and took a sample. I think I was able to take a 30 minute nap and they were coming back saying it was a bladder infection, which I figured it was. The Dr also said I am on the verge of getting kidney stones. She gave me a prescription and we were on our way. I am not in any pain, thankfully. I'm trying to drink more water and basically staying in the restroom all day from doing so. :)'

Meet Wilma

Wilma was originally our neighbor's dog and her and their other dog free roamed the neighborhood. Anytime we were outside, they were over here. Sadly, their other dog was very territorial and kept attacking Wilma. We witnessed 2 fights and I don't wish that on anyone. One day they had enough and was going to get rid of Wilma. We weren't looking to get another dog but we had grown so attached to her that we decided to make her ours. We didn't want to mess Micki and Toby's relationship up by throwing Wilma in the mix and putting her in the fence, so we decided to make her a house dog.

That's Wilma smiling. It's so funny. You can leave the room for a few minutes and return and she smiles like she hasn't seen you all day. Wilma has had a pretty rough life too. She was outside in August 2011 and a truck pulling a trailer went down the road. Something struck and she decided to chase it, clipping the trailer and breaking her leg. You can read the whole story here, with updates here and here. We are happy to say that she's fully healed and you'd never know she had a rod in her leg for 14 weeks!

She loves Alan. I mean, if she was a human, she'd want to marry him. She follows him around and if he's in the house and she can't find him, she goes nuts running from room to room. This dog loves to play and swim. She loves to ride and loves hiking! She is a nature dog and loves rolling around and wandering around sniffing every blade of grass.

She's had to get some battle wounds from fighting removed and she has this stupid eye allergy that she gets every year(which we just treated again). Here lately, she's wore her E-collar more than not and her hair is falling out of her leg-hopefully due to the medicine for her eye. 

Snow Day!

We had a beautiful snow on Saturday. They were calling for it and all of my friends on Facebook were talking about how it was snowing all around us, but not at our house. Then around 3:00, it started pouring! I never remember it snowing that hard before. It made it hard to get pictures because flakes kept hitting my lens and it kept fogging up but this is what I got. Madison loved it!

Living in the South means shorts in the snow...

Wilma

See those huge flakes?

"Gla"

Why does she look 4 years old here?

Thirty Days of Thanksgiving-Part 2

This is a continuation of my Thirty Days of Thanksgiving post.
These are in random order as well as the first part

Day 15-Heat and a/c
Something we take for granted and complain about the bill but lots of people aren't as fortunate to have power, much less heat and a/c to stay comfortable.

Day 16-Food
Other than the obvious, I also enjoy it :) (and so does M)

Day 17

Thankful for our home. If we hadn't moved here, we wouldn't have Madison, Wilma, Toby or Sierra. Our house is big enough for our family and we've made good friends and feel safe here.

Day 18

Thankful that Micki has been alive for 10 years today! I got her when she was 9 months and she's been through more than a dog should. She's been there through my happy and sad times and I can't imagine her not being around. Happy Birthday Micki!!

 Day 19

Thankful for our other 4 crazy animals, Wilma, Toby, Sierra and Cameron. Given the chance Toby would eat Madison but he is Micki's best friend and I'm so glad they loved each other from the second they saw each other. He's so loving and sweet, except to Madison :) . Sierra runs when M gets within 10 feet but she is Cameron's girlfriend. Wilma and Cameron have also been through a lot more than any animal should, right along with Micki. Madison still loves all of these animals regardless and laughs at them constantly!

 

Day 20

 Thankful my Dad isn't in pain on his 62nd birthday today. Also that we had a relationship for a few years after not speaking for 10 years. His death last year was the hardest thing I've ever went through. 

Day 21

 Thankful for medicine, Allergy eye drops, a Pedi that worked us in and an understanding photographer who rescheduled our pictures for the second time :/ Hopefully Madison feels better very soon! 

Day 22

 Thankful I stood in line over an hour to get most of Madison's Christmas! I saved as much as I spent so it was well worth it! It also gave me a chance to talk to my BFF on the phone for a bit while standing in line

 

Day 23

 Thankful for a best friend like no other. We've been best friends for years and every year it seems like we get closer and closer. She's trusted me with her son if anything ever happened. We don't see each other or talk often enough but when we do, we talk until Amanda's phone gives her the "battery too hot" warning. Ha! I know more about her than I probably should and no conversation is complete with a "tmi" or "What did Dr Google say?" Involved. I wouldn't know what to do without her!

 

Day 24 

 Thankful we found a cabin to go to the mountains. Thankful we are able to go.

Day 25

 thankful that M loves music as much as I do! 

Day 26

 Thankful for gorgeous mountains and that we live close enough to go see them

 Day 27

My phone and the internet

Day 28

 Thankful the cashier gave me a $4 off coupon today. I needed it :/ 

Day 29

 Thankful for Mommy time which means I can finally get decorated!

Day 30

Thankful for good smelling stuff

Wednesday life

I may make this a new weekly series, posting pictures of daily life one day out of the week. I will vary up the days.

I declared yesterday PJ day for Madison.

This is her new favorite activity. Sitting on the couch and playing with the monitor.

Or getting into the paper towel cabinet.

Aren't these pjs so cute?

What Wilma does 90% of the day.

Afternoon snack.

Playtime.

There's something so innocent and sweet about a messy haired , chubby cheeked wearing pjs, sitting on the couch watching Sesame Street and holding her water.

Knocked out!