So What! Wednesday

It's Wednesday (and Leap Day!) so it's time to link up with Shannon at L.A.I.D for So What! Wednesday...

This week I am saying SO WHAT if...

• it is February and I have already turned on our AC? Yep, this mama is already hot. 
• it totally stresses me out when me out when the doorbell rings because my dogs go absolutely crazy? I'm talking out of control barking and jumping crazy...and it is almost impossible for me to answer the door.
• I made buffalo chicken eggrolls last night for dinner but couldn't eat them because they were that spicy? Apparently I went a little crazy with the hot sauce. 
• I want to make a paper chain countdown for the actual BIRTH day of Baby Dos? I know, it's not until July...but did I mention that we SCHEDULED THE C-SECTION?!
• it is driving me batty that we don't have a boy name picked out? I loved going to our gender ultrasound last time and knowing what the name would be either way. This time? Girl name is ready. Boy name? not so much. Baby Dos can't be Baby Dos forever!

This week has been so crazy and I feel like my brain is mush. Hopefully next week will be more uneventful! Happy Hump Day!

a big blue cast

Grayson had a rough night of coughing, whimpering, being uncomfortable, yadda yadda the night before last. I swear he was surrounded by a sea of sickies at the pediatrician on Saturday, so I am kind of waiting to have a kid with a broken arm AND a virus. 

Yesterday he woke up at 5:40. in the morning. His bandage was undone and I knew his arm hurt. Poor baby. Luckily, the orthopedic office squeezed us in at 9:00 that morning. It worked out perfectly because I had an appointment at 10:15 for Baby Dos! 

G did great in the waiting room!  He looked out the window, ate goldfish, tried to steal a girl's crutches (seriously.), & was enamored with the empty wheelchairs. Then they led us to the back area where they do the casts. Not a great idea. G was a wild man surrounded by lots of expensive medical equipment...dangerous combination.

Thank the Lord for latex glove balloons. You know the kid loves to throw things!

The doctor finally came back and said the splint looked great...I disagreed.  I wanted a cast that the little houdini COULD NOT remove. So, he begins the process and then looks at me and says, "Is this shirt important?" .....

.....you mean his darling SheSheMade personalized birthday shirt?!?! YES. Important. {cue "mama feels like an idiot for letting G wear a cute shirt while getting a cast" moment} So, I did what every mama would do and I stripped down my child and he had to wear a youth medium tshirt from the doctor's office..haha! 

notice the change in wardrobe? :)

G did such a good job when they were putting his cast on! Seriously, I was impressed. The doctor loved that he kept yelling : "TOUCHDOWN!" every time he asked about football. Such a ham! 

The doctor said that since Grayson is so young his bones should heal really quickly. Silver lining? Sure, why not. We go back in 2 1/2 weeks to get another x-ray & hopefully it will be completely healed.

...and here he is: The brave little boy with a big blue cast!

So far, he has done great! He was able to take a really long nap yesterday & he's adjusted really well with playing. However? Still climbing. What in the world?! This boy is such a mess. I hope this isn't a glance into our future with many broken bones...ha!

internet friends and a broken arm

If you are on The Twitter, you most likely know that it was Blissdom weekend here in Nashville. What's Blissdom you ask? I still don't really know...but it is some sort of big social media conference. In other words, lots of my favorite bloggers were coming to town!

This was also the weekend I would finally get to meet Jen! It was kind of like a blind friend date/I feel like I've known you my whole life moment. She and Carsyn came to play at our house on Friday afternoon. Grayson & Carsyn had SO much fun together. It was so fun!

These 2 were born on the same exact day, 3 hours apart. Jen and I are due with #2 within a week of each other. Crazy!

We had plans on Saturday morning to attend a 1st birthday party and then spend the afternoon with Jen & Carsyn. Grayson had other plans apparently. While we were getting ready for the party, he decided to climb on the couch upstairs. Not only did he climb on to the couch, but he decided to stand on it. Then? He fell.

Grayson landed on his right shoulder and arm & was crying so hard. We thought he popped  his shoulder out of place. After about 20 minutes of crying, we decided to take him to our pediatrician to do an X-Ray. The doctor looked at his collar bone & shoulder...all fine. Then he said the dreaded words no mama to a 17 month old ever wants to hear: "I think he may have a fracture in his lower arm." After some X-Rays (which sweet G hated) it was confirmed that he did indeed fracture at least one bone in his lower right arm.

They splinted it & then bandaged it. The doctor also said to "reign him in a little bit so he doesn't fall on it." HA! Famous last words.

We go to an orthopedic doctor tomorrow to hopefully (fingers crossed) get a real cast. This whole velcro bandage thing isn't working out too well since G knows how to undo it. Our little stunt man was so brave & has been such a good sport with his bum hand. He is still even playing basketball! And trying to climb everything...oy.

So, after our 2 hour ordeal, we missed the party & had a VERY sleepy boy on our hands. I had originally planned to spend the night with Jen at the Opryland Hotel on Saturday & Ben promised he and the gimp child would be okay...so I went. First night away from the child & I survived! 

Ben sent me this picture on Saturday night before bed. I think it is safe to say that Grayson had a great night at home with his daddy!

Jen & I in the jungle at Opryland

We had a blogger brunch planned on Sunday with some local girls I had never met in person and some girls in town for Blissdom. We went to The Copper Kettle downtown and had such a great time. It was seriously like we had all been friends forever & we just talked for 2 hours! That is why blogging is so fun.

 Now if I can just figure out how to get these out of towners to move to Nashville, then it would be perfect!

left to right: Lauren (with sweet Claire), Annie, AP, yours truly (still get shocked when I see myself with dark hair), Elizabeth, Jen, & Amber (with sweet Abby)

It was such a fun weekend, broken arm & all!

Now? I need a weekend to recover from my weekend.

17 weeks with Baby Dos

Just because I like to compare, here is what 17 weeks looked like in 2010 & here is what 17 weeks left in 2012. I had not gained any weight yet at this point with Grayson AND this was right when I bought my first maternity jeans...and they were huge. Also? I miss my long, blonde hair when I look at this. 

*How far along?: 17 weeks

*Total weight gain?: up about 6-7 pounds

*How big is baby?: a turnip. About 5 1/2 inches long!
*Sex: We find out on March 9th!
*Maternity clothes: wearing all maternity pants and hating them.
*Stretch marks: Nope.
*Sleep: I am having the hardest time with waking up in the middle of the night and then not being able to fall back asleep. One little boy woke me up at 3am one night this week shouting "TOUCHDOWN! TOUCHDOWN!" I'm not kidding.
*Symptoms: nothing...feeling great!
*Best moment this week: meeting some great blog girls!! 

Can I include a worst moment? Okay, thanks. G broke his arm this weekend. More on that tomorrow.
*Movement: not yet but I keep waiting!
*Food cravings: spicy, spicy, spicy! 

 *Labor signs: hopefully not anytime soon!
*Belly button in or out: in
*What I miss: a mimosa would have been nice at brunch this morning!
*What I'm looking forward to: Finding out what this baby is next week. And? Hopefully getting The Toddler a real cast tomorrow.

The Great Debate

There is a debate currently going on in our house & it's one that deals with the sleep of EVERYONE (you heard that right, hubs) in our house:

To keep G in a crib or move him to a toddler bed before baby Dos arrives?

In my head, there is a simple answer. Keep the toddler caged for as long as possible! 

Our kids will be 22 months a part. This is kind of an awkward age gap. Some kids are ready for a big bed at the age of 2 & some kids stay in the crib until 3. Grayson has shown no signs of wanting to sleep anywhere but in his comfy crib with his froggy lovies, black out curtains, white noise, and soft classical music playing in the background. Really? He's got it made in the shade...his room sounds like a spa! He's never tried to climb out and he's never fought being in there. In my head I am thinking, why mess with a good thing?


Ben is not completely sold on this idea yet. He's not in total disagreement, but he also isn't gung-ho "let's buy another crib!" His thought process is different: Do we really need to spend the money on a second crib?


Here's what I am afraid of: If we move G to a toddler bed in early summer, what if he never gets used to it before the baby comes? What if we are up at night with a newborn AND a toddler? What if it totally messes up my child who has been such a great sleeper for the last 13 months of his life?! What if we never sleep again?! (Okay, now I'm being a bit dramatic.) 


It's funny how a big debate used to be where to go on vacation or where to go out to eat...now? Cribs and toddler beds. Well, that and boy names. Don't even get me started! 

Mamas of 2 or more, any advice??

So What! Wednesday

Is it already Wednesday?! Geez. I came this close to forgetting. I'm linking up with Shannon over at L.A.I.D (see, I am all about abbreviating these days) for SWW! (was that too much?) This week I am saying SO WHAT if...

• I made lots of yummy desserts for a jewelry party last night & I am totally not interested in eating them? Remember?! I want fruity candy and spicy pork rinds. 
• I was ECSTATIC last night with the new 16 & Pregnant preview? Holy cow. These trashy teen girls on MTV provide me with lots of entertainment. and maybe make me feel like Mother of the Year.
• I'm already feeling pregnant? I don't mean the "oh this is fun feeling pregnant" thing; I mean the "my bras are digging in to my ribs because my belly is pushing upwards" and "I get short of breath WAY too easily" thing. 160 more days.
• my new skinny leopard belt makes me feel sassy? I need some sass in my life. 
• I went to the store this week JUST to pick up more k cups...and then realized yesterday morning that I bought decaf? fail, fail, fail. 

Happy Hump Day! 

cookie monster

The day before Valentine's Day I thought it would be fun to make sugar cookies and let Grayson decorate them. He practically lives for the the free sugar cookie at Publix so I figured he would love this! I bought the icing that you can just squeeze on (yep, I'm lazy) and I was 100% positive I had an assortment of fun sprinkles in our cabinet. wrong. Just chocolate ones. But? They were a hit! 

 He had zero interest in the icing. I just had to quickly get it on the cookie before he stole all the sprinkles!

 The kid has a major sweet tooth! G was literally scraping the sprinkles off the cookies to inhale them. Ha!

How's this for a glimpse into the future? I have a feeling I will get this look a lot from about age 12-17. 

It was a fun little activity & I'm sure we will do it again...you know, with more festive decorations. I did learn something new about my child during the cookie decorating: he prefers sugar cookies with just sprinkles. NO ICING. He's a nut. I actually had to finally throw the bag of cookies away because I don't like sugar cookies and he wouldn't eat them!...well, unless you count picking all the tiny sprinkles off. Next up? Cookies with just green sprinkles.