I can't believe it's been 18 months!

Almost 18 months ago today I was having my sweet baby boy. As a matter of fact this exact day 18 months ago was my due date! Of course my stubborn little boy just HAD to keep mommy and daddy waiting, but you know what they say, good things are worth the wait. He truly was worth every second I had to wait and every ounce of pain I had to go through. Wow! And to see how much he has grown, from being my little victory dancer (what I called him when we very first saw him at 9 weeks) to being my almost big boy, amazes me. I never imagined in a million years that he would grow that quick! After seeing him grow as quick as he did I tell every new mom I encounter now to cherish the baby days because soon enough you will be chasing them around playing tag. This month has been very hectic to say the least. I feel so sad that my little boy is growing up, but happy too. We went and had Brian's 18 month pictures done on the 5th and they turned out AWESOME! 

See how much he's grown just since 6 months!!!

We had Brian's follow up dentist appointment on the 8th as well. It didn't go as well as I'd hoped and I'm honestly regretting EVER allowing them to preform the surgery back in May. They are now saying that his teeth are chipping more and they need root canals and caps on them. I don't want to allow them do this because I really don't think it's needed. In my honest opinion I feel like the dentist is just trying to make money and he's using my son and God only knows who else's children to make it. We will for sure be getting second and this time a third opinion this time around as well as sitting down and having a very serious conversation about all this. I really don't want to have to go through this again and I have already said that I wouldn't put Brian back under. I feel like the risks outweigh the benefits. He has a cardiologist appointment on November 12th (a follow up from last year) and they have also mentioned if they couldn't get a good shot of his heart with an ultrasound putting him under as well. I feel like climbing the highest mountain and screaming as loud as I can to leave my child alone! The cardiologist said last time that all that was wrong was circulation and that he was fine. They are now saying that he may have a hole in his heart. They said that when I was pregnant with him and under further looking with the high risk OB, we found that there wasn't a hole. If there wasn't one there before why would there be one now? I just don't get it! And too people that I have talked to that have had holes in their hearts have said you can not only hear it, but feel it as well. His doctor, dad and I haven't heard or felt anything so it's really making me mad that they are treating my son like he is a guinea pig, or so it seems! I guess we will see what they say and I will update on that as soon as I know something. On to something more happy! I believe on the 22nd Travis and I are going to take Brian to Boo at the Zoo! I'm excited because I didn't get to take him last year and the last time I went I was like 6. I can't wait and I'm sure we will have a blast! Just a quick update on how I'm doing in school... I ended up dropping a class because the work load was just too much. I was taking 4 classes, taking care of Brian Sunday through Wednesday, trying to keep the house clean, take care of my aunt and grandma and basically preform the work of a stay at home mom and it had me stressed beyond belief. I felt like a horrible mom because I wasn't spending enough time with Brian (I have class everyday I have him) and it was really dragging me down and depressing me. I went and met with the counselor as well as my course advisor and we have decided that from now on I can take 2 full semester classes and 2 mini-mesters(one the first 8 weeks and one the second 8 weeks). I am passing all of my classes I'm taking now and hopefully will stay that way the rest of the semester. I started off strong now I just have to finish out with a bang so to say.