Fun news!

It's a little hard to read but it says "This little monkey is going to be a big brother!"


Yes, you read that right :) I found out about a week and a half ago that I am pregnant! We couldn't be more excited. I am about 6 weeks. Due the beginning of March. I have been feeling tired and nauseous but that is good! I have taken 4 pregnancy tests over the last week and a half. haha. I HAD to take a digital one that reads "Pregnant". I've been trying to wait to tell people, but ha, who am I kidding! Richie has been super excited to tell people. Like he says, we exchange our Christmas gifts in November, so....we aren't very good at keeping surprises :) We are SUPER excited!

Much better

Phili is doing much better. As soon as his attitude came back I knew we were back in business :)

Thank you all for caring & loving on him! He took 3-5 hour naps all week. I bring him back in next week to make sure he's healed from everything.

I've been reading The Happiest Toddler on the Block. It has a little quiz to see what temperament your child is. Turns out Phili is "Spirited"....ha...big surprise!

Some of you may remember the post I had in November about our car accident. I sort of feel like life has been a bit like that lately. Riding along joyfully than boom...out of nowhere your world is turned inside out.

Actually, it's not that dramatic but I'm not sure when Phili went from being so sweet and innocent to, well I guess so spirited. Don't get me wrong, he is a good natured, loving boy and my mom is probably mad reading this about her Phili right now :) But, he's just been a lot more challenging lately. I like to think of him as my polite little bully.

On one hand he is excellent with his manners. I am so proud of him because that is one thing I have tried really hard to instill in him the way my mom did in us. He has his "peeeeas & dank yous" down pat and uses them frequently without being asked. I love that.

On the other hand, get him around other kids and he will show them who's boss....even if they are twice his size. He starts to puff out his chest and follow them around and literally bully them. It is so embarrassing! I honestly don't know how to handle it. Nothing I've tried seems to work.

I have been checking out books like a mad woman reading up on toddlers but I've got nothing. The latest book I'm reading actually suggests that kids his age are like little cavemen and you need to talk to them like that when they are throwing a tantrum. I tried it tonight and he just immediately stopped crying and gave me a really dirty look. haha.... oh boy!

Poor Phili

Philip has had a cough the last week or two but it's only been at night and he hasn't showed any other symptoms so we've just been waiting to see if it gets better. It hasn't. Late yesterday afternoon he felt really warm after his nap so I took his temp. It was 100 so I gave him some ibuprofen. We waited to see if it brought his body temp down but it didn't, it got worse.

Last night we took it again and it was 105. We rushed him out the door to the ER. They checked his heart rate and the alarm started going off showing a cause for concern. I guess it's common for the heart rate to be up when there is a fever but I didn't know that so I sat in complete fear & worry.

It turns out he has Pneumonia & an ear infection. He wasn't dehydrated so he was able to come home with a really strong antibiotic. He was such a little trooper. He's been really lethargic all day & just wants to cuddle. He's taking a nap right now. Really hoping he gets better soon.

Summer

It's been a fun & busy summer. We've been busy unpacking and settling in since returning from Mexico. We've had a lot of company & a lot of help (especially from my mom). It's been really fun. We are so blessed!

Richie continues to enjoy his job. He is still in training at Xcel & he loves the challenges of learning new things.

I have been wanting to work PT for a while now so I starting applying for jobs last week. A few different factors played into this decision. The main reasons are that I would really like Philip to go to a daycare to have a chance to interact with others & I would really like to get out of the house & have a little of my own income.

I've been hired at a Medical Spa in the St. James Hotel. I started training this week. I'll mainly be doing front desk, consultations & setting up payment plans. I will only work a couple days a week and some weekends which I think is perfect. We'll see! Philip will be going to a Church Daycare those two days. I am really hoping it will be a good fit for all involved. I will keep you posted!

I hope you're all enjoying your summer. We had my brother's wedding reception last night. It was such a wonderful night. I'm sure you all know that my 3 brothers all married cousins. Last night was a really special night to have both sides of the family come together again. It was a great bunch of people!

The Toddler's Creed

This is so perfectly fitting for this stage in Phili's life!

If I want it, it's mine.
If I give it to you and change my mind later, it's mine.
If I can take it away from you, it's mine.
If I had it a little while ago, it's mine.
If it's mine, it will never belong to anybody else, no matter what.
If we are building something together, all the pieces are mine.
If it looks just like mine, it is mine.

Composed by T. Berry Brazelton

The gorgeous couple!

Busy

We're settling into our new home & had a great time in Mexico. What a busy couple of weeks, but all fun so I can't complain! I will post pictures soon. I am not going to say I lost my camera attachment. It is just...ahem....missing. I will find it in some random place like I always do.

The wedding was absolutely beautiful. It was such a blessing to have all of our family down there together. Phili loved the ocean, not so much the plane. I have zero desire to ever take him on a plane again! He turned into that kid on the plane & screamed his head off for about half an hour. It was my worst nightmare leading up to the trip. I have so much more sympathy for mom's of screaming kids than I did before. Especially before I had kids, I could never figure out how a mom couldn't get her kid to stop screaming, I get it now!

Phili continues to be fun & crazy. Some days I laugh at him all day while other days he just makes me want to cry or scream or both. He has quite the personality in that little body of his. Everyone says that he's just a boy or that he's just a one year old but that doesn't satisfy me. I need him to be calm & patient, is that too much to ask!? :) Kidding.

I'll post pictures of Mexico soon. Putter & Lindsey looked absoultely stunning!