Dance Performance/Toddler Bed

So Mady had her 2nd dance performance. It was at the boys Jr. High Basketball game. I was really worried because she kept telling me that she wasn't going to dance. But this time the older girls went first which kind of excited Mady after everyone clapped and yelled for them. But it still started out much the same as the last one...

She did the circle with everyone and then came back and just stood there again. Adam was in front of her and told her to dance and she started shaking her little hips and then all of a sudden she got into it. She was so cute. I wish I could figure out how to load the dumb videos on here. Anyhow it was adorable.


Mady with her Jada

Afterwards we went and bought Mady a stamp and she loved it. Hopefully it will work next Saturday too. Other then this, Mady is doing good. I just keep wandering if she's always going to cry as much as she does. She's so inpatient and everything is drama. If Noah so much as touches her, she will scream bloody murder and come to me and tell me to "get him". She's so dramatic. But she's the best cuddler ever. I guess she is just all girl...cliche girl. She can be crying one minute, and just needing a big hug the next. Lately at night she falls asleep on me in the recliner and I love holding her. She's so sweet. - She finally got to go to school this week after being sick, which she loves. She's been watching the Olympics with us and true to herself, she loves the ice skating. She tries to do what they do all over the living room. She's a goof ball.

Noah is doing good. We gave up on the crib after we turned it around backwards so the high part was out and he just fell to the floor. We had no choice, he's in a toddler bed now and doing surprisingly well. The first couple nights were a joke, we woke up to him and Mady in the hall at like 3 a.m. I'm not sure who woke who up, but they were naughty. Now he seems to wake up at least once every night and the only way we know is because we hear rustling on the monitor, which is on his changing table. When we go in there, he is on the changing table. It's like he wakes up, rolls over and thinks, 'Gee I want to climb that' weird child. As soon as we walk in he says "Mommy I'm wet" and lays down. We change him and then he'll go right back down. I don't know what his deal is, but he does this EVERY time when he wakes up. He loves the song 'Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star', and he can almost sing all the words. He starts to sing it as soon as we lay him down. The funniest thing that he does lately is that he will ask questions and then answer them. "Mommy, where daddy go?" and I'll say, "where is he?" ..."Daddy go to work" then we'll repeat this with "Mady at school".."Grandma at home" and so on. He's such a funny kid. Usually he will tell us when he poops, but yesterday I thought I smelled something and I went over and asked him and he said," No mommy. I just fart" I laughed so hard. I don't know where he got that. (ADAM!) But tonight at dinner as the waitress is taking our order, he kept saying it, "Daddy I fart!" over and over until Adam acknowledged it. LOL. serves him right. He makes us laugh every day. I can't believe the things he comes up with. Anyhow... this is getting long, and the post below is new too; just trying to catch up!

A date with the kids

So today we were going to shampoo the carpets, but instead we were all lazy most of the day and then took a nap. We felt like crap that we didn't do anything fun with the kids today, so we took them on a date. :) We went to dinner at Gringos, then we went and saw the new Alvin and the Chipmunks movie. It was fun, the kids were good overrall, of course treats and popcorn always help.
The kids at dinner. Our kids are weird, but they LOVE salsa.

But I think Mady took it a little too far...it kind of made me sick. So we poured most of it into mine...YUCK! I'm surpised she's not sick tonight.

But nope! She definitely wasn't sick, she could still cram the popcorn down at the movies. They were so cute and really liked the movie.


We got home and gave the kids a bath, then Adam played with them and got them all wound up before bed, while I cleaned the kitchen. :) But they loved it

Emergency Room - Part 2

What is it with my kids and not getting sick during the day when the Dr's office is open??? oh well. So Mady is doing better. She still has a horrible, deep cough but we are making progress. Well Sunday we skipped church due to sick kids, we had Adam's sister's and families over for the super bowl. Well Noah started coughing but it wasn't too bad. Everyone left around 8:30 and all of a sudden he sounded horrible, just like Mady did. He had that barking cough, no voice, couldn't cry. I called some of the nurses I worked with to get a 2nd opinion and they thought I should bring him in. So we debated...but he just seemed to get worse. I was also afraid that I wouldn't hear him on the monitor because he couldn't cry. Plus, when Mady was sick she could come running in our room saying she couldn't breathe. Noah can't. So off to the E.R. again! They did a chest x-ray and gave him the steroids just like Mady. They didn't do the breathing treatment with him, they said that was more emergency situations which made me realize how bad Mady was. I told the Dr I felt like maybe we jumped the gun out of fear, but he said he had a lot of respect for croup and how it can get so bad so fast. So he said we did the right thing, and we felt better. So we had a REALLY bad night with Noah, Adam stayed home from work Monday and we were all lazy. It's been a rough week for us, but I'm keeping my hopes up that this is coming to an end.
Well...enough talk about being sick. A funny story about Noah...so Sunday we were all sitting in the kitchen eating super bowl junk, while the kids played and Noah slept. All of a sudden I hear this bang from down the hall. I thought one of the cats was in Noah's room so I walked quietly back there and opened his door just to see two little feet under his door. I looked around the door and Noah says, "Hi mom" I laughed. How the heck? So we put him back in to see how he got out. Sure enough, he hooked his little ankle over the top and shimmied his way down the rail. I couldn't believe it. So we lowered it down the last 2 notches. No luck! he did it again during the night. So we turned his crib around so that the really high part in the back was in the front.

This seemed like a good solution...but NOPE! This is what I found this morning...

He must have thrown everything out, his pillow, blankets, his stuffed puppy....and made himself a bed. So here's my question...Now what?? I'm not ready for him to be in a toddler bed. He's barely a year and a half. But I don't want him to fall and hurt himself. At least he wouldn't sleep on the floor, he could crawl in bed. But ohhh....getting Mady to sleep in a big girl bed was such a process. I'm so not ready. Plus he can't open his door, and we can't leave it open because of the cats. He's such a good sleeper and I don't want to ruin that. So I guess we'll give it a couple days. It's crazy. This kid is nuts. No fear. Well...other then trying to get these kids better... I work the next 2 nights and I'm wishing Adam luck. :) If anyone has advice on kids climbing out of their crib...help! Mady never did. Anyhow... wish us luck!

Emergency Room

So Mady made her 2nd appearance of her life in the Emergency Room. (First time was like 1 1/2 yrs ago when she drank some of Noah's reflux medicine) Dang kids. Well I worked on Thursday night and Adam called me the first time around 1:00 a.m. and told me that Mady was really sick. She wasn't breathing really well. He had her in the shower just to breathe, she was sitting on a little seat because she wouldn't even stand up. She said everything hurt. It sounds bad, but I wasn't sure if Adam was exaggerating. He said she was running a fever and was all red. So I debated, and they told me I could go home and check on her, but Adam said she fell asleep. Well like an 1 1/2 hours later he called again and said she was really scaring him. I told him to give her Motrin, an Albuterol breathing treatment and call me back. He called me back and she was sleeping again. AHHHH! Then about 5:15 he called and said that I had to get home. She couldn't breathe. Her whole chest was caving in just trying to breathe. So I told the Charge nurse and she said to get home to her. I wasn't home for 5 min before I was in the car with her. I listened with my stethoscope and her lungs were clear. She was struggling so much to breathe and still had a fever. She started choking on the mucus in her throat and then started throwing it up and was choking on it. I grabbed her and we left. There is no point in messing around with this and I didn't know what else to do for her. So we got to the E.R. and they said she was definitely in respiratory distress. So they gave her some breathing treatment to break everything up and a steroid shot to decrease the inflammation in her throat and lungs. They did a chest x-ray and that was clear. They just called it Respiratory Distress, Acute Croup and possible Bronchitis. So we went home with 2 prescriptions, put Mady in bed with me and we slept until like 10:30. She still had kind of a rough day yesterday and last night she was really wheezy and sounded crappy, but I think we are making progress. She was really good at the hospital, everyone said she was completely adorable. She kept saying, "I'm sick, so I have to go to the doctor." she was NOT happy about the shot, but couldn't even scream or cry because of her throat and stuff. They did give her Dora stickers which helped. :) I have to admit, there is something EXTREMELY scary about watching your child struggle to breathe. There was that moment driving home where I thought it would be so much cheaper to wait for the dr's office to open. But in the moment I saw her that went out the window and nothing else mattered. The thought never crossed my mind again. I love her so much and just want my healthy little girl back. Other then that, we are all doing good. Just hanging out at home for awhile to get her better! There's lots of crap going around, so I hope everyone else is well!

Getting a breating Treatment while watching cartoons in Mom & Dads bed.

I told her to smile for me today and this is what I got. I guess it says it all. :)


She fell asleep on Adam tonight getting her treatment. She's so worn out.

Happy, Happy Birthday To Me!

I can't believe I am 26. I know it sounds weird, but I feel like I'm on the down hill to 30. crazy, crazy! I don't feel different then when I was 16. But I am happy where I'm at in life. Of course there are lots of things I still want to happen in my life, lots of dreams. But when I went and got Noah out of bed this morning, he grabbed my cheeks, kissed me and then threw his little arms around my neck, gave me a squeeze and said "Hi mommy!"; it sure melts my heart and makes me see whats important. It makes me so greatful for my wonderful, healthy kids. I have a great husband who is willing to do almost anything for our family and loves all of us. What more can I ask for?
So we all had a good day. This morning my friend JaLayn stopped by and brought me this cute sign and a Cocoa Bean Cupcake; MMMmmmmm!!!! so good.

Then Adam took a 1/2 day off and took us all out to lunch. The kids got me a new plant that I wanted. We took Mady to pre-school and then we drove to Rigby to Traditions and picked out my black shelf I wanted. Yea! I've wanted one forever. We came home and had dinner with my mom and Josh. We had steak and shrimp and I made a double layer chocolate peanut butter cake. YUM! I did accidently push the first 2 round cakes off the counter on the floor and wanted to say a lot of potty words. Instead, I nixed the homeade cake and sent Adam for a Devils Food cake. Still worked. Anyhow... we had an awesome night. Thanks to everyone who sent cards or wished me a Happy Birthday!
Mady loving her steak and cauliflower!

Mmmmm! This cake was amazing, even with all the candles! :)

The kids getting ready to help me blow out my candles.

Before I even sat down to eat my cake, this was Noah. He was the first one served, but man he chowed it down. I guess it's like a big Reese's peanut butter cup :)

The after math. So good, but we have tons of cake left. People did not eat enough! Guess I'll have to help out....

Mady's 1st Dance Performance

So Mady looked completely adorable, however......the dance...didn't go so well. She was super excited to get her costume on, I put her hair in a pony tail and did it in ringlets. Their first performance was at an Assisted Living to kind of warm the kids up to the whole thing. Mady was happy to see all the girls, she sat right on the floor with them, but the more people that kept piling in the more she seemed to get quiet. As we were getting the video camera ready I looked at Mady and she was kind of looking around for us, she had HUGE alligator tears in her eyes. So I motioned for her to come over and she just started bawling. Huge scared eyes and tears. I bribed her with ice cream and a stamp and she went to stand out with all the girls, but...she wouldn't move. The music started and all the girls danced around her and she stood there with her hands linked in front of her with this glare on her face. After the other groups danced, she ran to the middle of the floor and said, "My turn!" Figures. We'll see how the next one goes I guess. They sure are cute :)
Trying to muster a smile through her tears :(

This is looking at the back of Mady, with Jada facing me. This is how she stood the entire time.

Mady with her friends!


Other then that I will post a couple of random pictures of the cute kids. Mady started pre-school again and loves it. This was her 1st day of school.

After church, Mady kept complaining of an "owee" under her nose and wouldn't rest until she had a sponge bob bandaid.

When Adam started vaccuuming the other day, we look over and Noah was dragging his toy vaccuum out of the toy room to help. It was so cute. That kid is quick and he has such a fun personality.

Daddy's lil' homie (Noah wants his jacket and shoes on every morning! In fact, he puts them on so often he's learned to put them on all by himself; sometimes anyways.)

Some of my favorite pictures are of my sleeping babies. They are so peaceful. This is Mady waiting for dinner after church. That's what 1:30-4:30 church will do to ya.

This is both of my kids today. After taking Mady to pre-school I set Noah on the couch to get stuff out of the car and found this...awww...so cute.

Mady fell asleep on me rocking in the recliner tonight, hugging her kitty. She's so sweet when she sleeps...and when she's awake. I think. :) Just kidding. She's fun. Me and Adam just had a conversation tonight that one of the best words for her personality is "diva". that's just Mady. We sure love them both!