Brian's 2nd Birthday Party!!!

I survived the party, but barely and that is no joke. It started Friday. I had to work and then go pick up Brian. I left from work and headed to Haslet to pick him up. I got there around 6:30 and Brian was eating dinner. I was extremely frustrated, but will spare details since Im still frustrated. Needless to say his dad know I was in a hurry and it took him 30+ minutes to get him ready to leave. We left from there and ran and picked up Ashley and Abbi whom went with us to Sprint to get my new phone. My other one over heated while it was on the charger and burned me on top of frying the system. I was without text messaging for about a week and a half and couldn't upload pictures to facebook via mobile. It took them a little over an hour and a half to 2 hours before they got me the phone. I was livid by the time I left. The lady was very rude, even locking a child out of the store that had went to get something for her mom. I filed a complaint with the store since this is not the first time this lady has done this. We left from sprint and ran to the grocery store so I could get the rest of the food I needed and drop it off with my sister in law. I worked on Saturday so I couldn't get a lot achomplished, but I rested up and got my room clean. We got up early Sunday morning and got ready to go. They delivered the bounce house Sunday morning and we picked up the cake and balloons. Needless to say with the wind being like it was most all the balloons popped before the party even started. We cooked out and the kids played in the bounce house. Brian was ready for a nap before we even did gifts or cake so he had a few bites of my cake and opened gifts then wanted to go "jumpy jumpy" again. We left my brother and sister in laws around 6pm and Brian conked out in the car. He slept for a long enough for me to get everything opened and programed. I started feeling bad around 9pm that evening. Come to find out I had the stomach bug that has been going around. It's crazy how those things come from no where because throughout the whole party I was completely fine. I will be posting pictures later on.

This is it!

Invites have gone out for Brian's birthday party and I FINALLY found a bakery that will do Brian's cake!!! This is it. Ready or not in 3 weeks and 3 days he will be 2! Easter will be coming early at my house too. Travis will have Brian this year for Easter, so if I decide to even celebrate Easter this year we will be doing it like the 19th or 20th. I haven't decided yet if Im going to. I may just try and find like a small egg hunt or something to take him to since it's a waste for me to buy all these eggs and candy to go in them and hide them, when no one eats the candy and it ends up getting thrown out. That reminds me, someone remind me to throw away the candy from the Christmas stockings when I get home LOL!

23 Months

WOW. Can you believe it's been almost 2 years since I brought Brian into the world? It's amazing how much things have changed in these last 2 years. He has brought so much joy and happiness to me. We haven't had any real big things happen lately. Scratch that, yes we have. Brian has been really sick the last 2 weeks. I trusted my mommy instinct and it's a good thing too because what he had/has is NOT something to mess around with at all. I picked Bri up from his dads and he said that he had been running fever and tossed and turned all night. Brian just didn't feel good. Well I decided to wait it out and see what happened. I've learned to not rush to the ER for everything because 9 times out of 10 when we get there all of a sudden Bri is better. Well I was supposed to work that Monday, but Brian tossed and turned all night. I woke up at 5am and took his temp and it was 102.1 and I decided to stay home with him and see how he felt later that day. Well Brian slept until 11am. Anyone that knows Brian knows that is not normal at all. He got up had a few bites of food and climbed into my bed and went back to sleep. I decided to take him into the ER because A) it's not normal for him to sleep until 11am and B) the kid does not take naps at all. In fact I have to fight him to get him to sleep at night. I took him to Cooks and they did chest x-rays and came back saying he had fluid in his lungs, but that he had asthma. They sent us home on a steriod and neb treatments every 4 hours. Well after 28 hours of neb treatments he wasn't any better. He was actually worse. I called his pedi and they said to take him back in. We saw another Dr and I explained what was going on and they did another set of chest x-rays and an RSV test. The RSV test came back negitive, but the x-rays showed fluid in the lungs and the Dr said he had pneumonia. They sent us home on some antibiotics. The next day I woke up coughing and just feeling like crap so I went into the ER and got seen. Conviently I had the gunk too. I texted Travis, who hadn't been feeling good and told him that I had pneumonia too and he may want to get checked out for it. He got seen and he had it too. Im pleased to say that we are all doing better now (thank goodness). Im in the middle of trying to plan Brian's birthday party and a very small get together at the zoo for Brian and his friends. So far I have everything planned except where I am doing the party at. Im thinking I may end up doing it at the park again since I have no clue where else to do it at. Other than that everything has been super boring lol.

22 Months

Sorry I've kinda neglected the blog here for a little bit. I have had so much going on that I just haven't had time to be on here, plus there isn't a lot going on right now. Brian turned 22 months yesterday! He is becoming such a big man so quick. He has discovered his voice and likes to sing. His favorite songs are by The Blackeyed Peas. Honestly I don't know the name of them, but he likes that one about tonight's gonna be a good night and the boom boom boom song. He also has learned how to head bang (courtesy of his dad) and it's so funny. I've been listening to a lot of alternative stuff recently and Brian head bangs in the back seat when it's on. He is still at 26 pounds and 34.5 inches. We went and did a photo session Monday, but I have been so busy I still haven't been able to edit the pictures and get them up. One day I will though. Brian has picked up on some not so pretty language recently so life has been fun. Not. This morning I went to drop him off with the sitter and Brian was telling me to shut up, so as you can tell we are having a blast trying to break him of the language. I started a new job yesterday and I love, love, love it! It allows for me to be home with Brian at night and spend time with him, but allows for me to have my away time from him as well. School isn't going so great though and I'm actually thinking about calling it quits until the fall. Class interferes with being a mom WAY too much. When I'm only seeing my child an hour or two a day then we have problems. School is going to be a great reward in the end, but it's going to take me 3 years to get there and right now I don't have 3 years where I can just focus on school. Plus Brian comes before anything including school. If school is taking so much time away from him then it isn't going to be pleasant and I'm not going to be happy. I'm still thinking about it, but a final decision will be made in April. Speaking of April, I can't believe Brian will be 2 in 2 months. Time to start party planning :)

Therapy

Brian had his intake visit with ECI (Early Childhood Intervention) on Wednesday. It was mainly paperwork, but he did throw his tantrums while she was there although they weren't as bad as he normally does.My grandma kept distracting him so she asked me for the next visit for it to just be me and Brian at the house so she can see how he interacts with me with no one else around. He failed the nutrition part of the exam since all he mainly eats when he is with me is hot dogs, lunch meat, and string cheese. We go for allergy testing March 1st so after we get the results from that I will meet with a dietitian and see where we need to go to get him to eat more food when he is with me. Brian is still at 26 pounds and 34.5 inches. The whole visit though was mainly paperwork so I don't have anything to report right now.

21 Months!

This is a little bit early, but better early than late. Brian turned 21 months on January 18th. 3 more months and he will be 2. Wow, were did the time go? This month has been kinda dull for us. I started school back on the 18th and so I have been trying to adjust to being in school again as well as everything else thats going on. Brian has became a hand full. He refuses to do anything I ask him to and has been having really violent outbursts towards me. I took him to the doctor and explained everything thats going on and the doctor thinks that he needs some therapy. I am beyond happy. I feel like a horrible mom sometimes because all my friends and family's children are like well behaved and don't act out like Brian. The last month or so I have taken into hiding because I can't take Brian in public without an outburst. I know Im not the one causing it, but I can't control it so sometimes it's better to stay at home rather than go out. Due to all the snow and ice I haven't been able to get ahold of the office that we were referred to for therapy. Hopefully I will be able to get ahold of the office tomorrow so that I can get the appointment scheduled. I have started the countdown to spring break! I believe for spring break Brian and I, possibly my mom too, will be going to San Antonio for 3 or 4 days. I am hoping to go to Sea World one day, the zoo, Kiddie Park and do the river walk while we are there. I also want to try and go to the beach one of the days we are down there too. Hopefully the weather will be good and I will have enough money to take this trip. This will be my first vacation since October of 2009 and my first one to take with Brian. I am super excited about and can't wait! Im sure the closer it gets to March the more you will hear me talk about the vacation!

A Giveaway for all you that have kiddos in car seats!!!

I came across this giveaway that Minnesota Mama's Must Haves is hosting and I fell in LOVE! This car seat is the highest rated seat and the safest. It rear faces from 5 pounds to 45 pounds and forward faces from 20 pounds to 80 pounds. That's right I said 80 pounds. This seat is the only seat that forward faces and harnesses to 80 pounds! It comes in 7 different patterns and they are sure to have one you will love! Here are just some of the features that I love and I'm sure you will too:

• Steel alloy frame and aluminum reinforced sides
• SuperLATCH™ installation up to 80 lbs - no seat belt required
• Easy-Tite™ adjuster for quick and easy tightening, installs in 1 minute
• Safestop® energy-absorbing harness system
• Rubber bottom grips for no-slip installation
• Fits 3-across in a mid-size vehicle and offers more shoulder space
• 3-in-1 infant/toddler full body support cushions
• Memory foam padding for superior comfort
• Folds flat for travel and storage, includes convenient carry strap

I have been looking at these seats for a few months now. I decided to turn Brian back around rear facing and as much as I love the seat we have now, it is a pain rear facing. Either the harness is too loose or too tight and I'm having to consistently readjust the LATCH because it comes loose. Trying to get the seat we have now in rear facing takes about an hour and by the time you get it in you are broke out in a sweat and frustrated. I love that the Sunshine Kids Radian XT has the Easy-Tite adjuster! It seems super easy to install and from those I have talked with that have the seat it is a lot easier to install than most car seats and their kids LOVE them. They are super comfy and the kids never complain about being in them. This seat is sure to hit home with your kids! You can buy the Sunshine Kids Radian XT HERE for USD $299.99 or you can visit Minnesota Mama's Must haves HERE to enter the giveaway!  Good Luck!!!