Hospital

This morning Micah woke up with a fever and was sleeping on me all morning. I gave him Advil around 10 am and an hour later he woke up screaming crying..uncomfortable. I panicked and called the doctor again. She wanted me to feel at ease so we went to the hospital and got his blood taken. What a traumatic experience for him. I am going to feel horrible after it all comes back normal, but I still need the peace of mind. Craig tolerated me and went along with it all. I secretly think he felt the same way. Here's the one moment that made me laugh.
Signing him in at the front the guy asked me what the diagnosis was since he didn't see one. My response was,"Crazy mom syndrome." He laughed and said there's no such thing when it comes to your kids. 

So again I'm asking for prayers. This little boy got three tubes of blood drawn and was a trooper! Cried a ton and is now sleeping in the car while Craig is in Costco. I thought I would let Craig do something he loves after all this crap. Sidenote: neither of us brushed our teeth or got ready. We do have clothes on though....except for M. He only has his on shirt on. We ran out the door so fast we barely look presentable...but who cares??? Not me! Not today.

Also, it's gorgeous outside!! Hoping after all this Micah will want to take a stroll.
Have a better weekend than us😇

Update

It was a long exhausting day. Micah's fever finally broke around 11am and we took off early for our doctors visit bc I knew he would fall asleep. He slept for about an hour before I had to wake him to go inside. It was so sad. He needed to sleep so bad that he was miserable at the office. It didn't help that it took forever to see the doctor and then they did a few tests. Our doctor found a few red bumps in his throat which could be the cause of his fever but tested negative for strep and the flu.  I'm so thankful he seems to be doing better. I'm a little nervous he might spike again so I don't wAnt to be too confident.

I'm just laying here in bed remembering last night. Thinking of all the moms who have to see their kids suffer much more than I did. It was so hard for me to deal with it but at the same time he needed me to be strong. Stronger than I knew I could be. That's what happens when you become a mom. You love harder and become stronger than you ever knew was possible. It was a full 24 hour day of care. I'm pooped. He was a clinger too. I wasn't able to walk away from him for longer than a minute before he would cry for me. Sheesh. I'm hoping he's back to his independent playful self tomorrow.

We have to keep an eye on him if his fever returns and see how his throat looks in a few days. Whatever this was, was a hard lesson for both of us. Glad my baby is ok and I survived one of many sleepless nights over the well-being of my child.

Love you all

Pray!

Pray for M today. Up all night with a fever ...burning up. He slept with me on the couch then on my bed now back to the couch. He's sleeping and I'm praying this fever finally broke. I've never had it last this long.

I was about to go to bed last night when I had a really bad feeling. I went to Ms room and he started crying out in pain. When I picked him up he was on fire. Talk about mommy panic mode. I started the bath and thought it might help take the fever down. He wouldn't let go of me so in the bath I went with most of my clothes on. It was in that moment I realized I would practically do anything for this child. Sitting in the bath holding him tightly and praying that he will be ok. I know it happens to everyone, but when it happens to you everything feels like the worst possible situation.

Somehow we made it through the night. I felt like it was the longest night of my life. Now I'm counting down the hours till we go to the doctor. 1:30pm. Is the time. I will try to update you all ...but for now prayer is powerful and I need it.

Love you all

It's only...

It's only 6:45pm and my baby is fast asleep. Please keep him in your prayers. He spiked a fever around 101 degrees at 2 o'clock today. He laid on the couch and kept shivering and crying like he was in pain. Yikes. This hasn't happened to me yet. Colds..coughs..yes but not this. I don't think he's had a fever for a long long time. Makes me so sad. Thinking I might be up all night with this sluggger. Thankful for my neighbor that dropped off some zarbees and a mist humidifier. She was so sweet.

Now my husband isn't even home yet and I ate all the tacos and now contemplating going to bed myself since I may be up all night. Sometimes I realize how thankful I am to have just Micah. He's a handful!

At least I had my workout class today and feel good about that! Micah did seem off today. Not very smiley or happy. I was concerned. It makes sense now if he was feeling bad. I'm also hoping this is why he didn't tAke a nap today or yesterday. I can't believe it. YesterdAy he seemed so tired and I put him down and he talked in his bed for an hour. I finally went in there for him and told him we were going for a walk. My plan worked and he fell sleep for about 40 mins And I walked about 4 miles!!! Needless to say I made my step goal. Haha

Also, since M was laying around we watched Anastasia. One of my favorites when I was young. I still know all the songs and sang them to Micah. He tried to sing too and it was so sweet!

Here's a pic of him laying on the couch trying to recover:(

Lion King

Micah's new favorite movie is Lion King. He says it all the time. I was so surprised when he sat down and watched the whole movie without moving. Tonight we watched Aladdin and he wasn't into it at much as Lion King. He roars at people all the time. I love it. He also likes to say, "no...mom...no" when he doesn't like something. It's cute but I try to say back to him YES Mom!

We are back to our regular schedule this week. Excited to get back to our routine and church time.

I am still walking in the mornings and hopeful to keep it up.

I have some funny pics of Micah trying to take off his pants and not succeeding. Also we hang out a lot on the driveway lately. He put on his hat backwards and was chilling eating some pirate's booty. He's so cute:)

Hope you all had a good weekend!
I didn't snap any pics this weekend but we had fun with the boys over here. They stayed with me while Craig was in St. Louis partying it up with his friends for the bachelor party. April is going to fly by so fast.
The end of April we are taking a trip to Florida since Craig has a conference there. We decided to let Micah meet Mickey mouse before his birthday 😁😁

Chuck E. Cheese

I know most of you think it's a germ fest, but I love Chuck E Cheese. I mean is it for me or M? I guess we'll never know! Lol. We got our game down with skii ball. He passes me the ball and I roll it. Its working out pretty good. He saw Chuck e cheese and kept saying, "bye bye chee." So cute:)

Last night I found out some sad but confusing news from friends I made in Chicago the last time we moved there. I always like to check in every so often with all the friends I've made through out the years and these two particular were amazing friends in Chicago. I found out that they are no longer "friends" and I have no idea why. I told Craig this morning and we were both surprised. I have no idea what happened but I always like to think if we go back everything would be the same. The same church...friends...and lifestyle. Its sad to realize how much people and things can change in a few years.
I don't know why it bothers me so much. I just really care for all my friends and never want to see them hurt.

Got up again this am for a walk. It's nice to get in all my steps but then in the afternoon I've been needing a nap. So I'm getting less house work/cleaning/planning/paying bills sort of stuff done. Might need to step up my caffeine game. Haha

Also, did you know that wine at Aldi is as low as 2.89 per bottle. It's the cheap wine (winking owl) but I like it better than the expensive ones. I'm just throwing it out there. I bought 4 bottles for the price of 1. And don't worry I only have 2 glasses a day😉

One more thing. Micah is starting to sit on the potty if he has to go poop during a bath or shower. He will usually only have gas but it's a start!

Love you all

Zoo Atl

Spring break means kids everywhere!!! It was so busy at the zoo yesterday with the mixture of 75 degrees and spring break it was a recipe for chaos. We survived though. So glad we went. Got to see the animals and Micah had such a good time he fell asleep on me waiting to go on the train ...there's a first for everything. Poor guy had a cold on Sunday and I still took him to the zoo on Monday. He did fine but was exhausted. He seems to be recovering quickly.

He loves being with Caleb and Liam. I love that he knows who they are and talks about them. We are praying with him at night and try to go through each family member. I love that he can say everyone's name. He even says Zeke.

My pregnant neighbor is kicking my butt lately in exercise. She asked me this week to go for walks with her in the morning. I'm talking 6am!!! So I decided to do my best and get up. She needs to get 10,000 steps a day and she can get a discount on her insurance plans. Yesterday I was at 15 thousand steps! I felt really good. This morning we walked up a few big hills. It's hard to wake up early but really nice to talk with her and hang out before I start my day. She is a healthy pregnant woman for sure. I don't remember ever wanting to get up at the crack of dawn to walk...burn more power to her. Also if she can do it I should be able to too:)
I'm hoping this jump-starts my  fitness routine.

Craig is leaving for st. Louis this weekend for a bachelor party. Sad I will be alone, but excited for him to get out And have fun! Maybe I'll need to go shopping or something to make myself feel better.

Micah helped his daddy wash his car on Sunday. It turned out to be a nice day. We stayed in for most of it since M was feeling sickly. I feel so lucky that I'm in this community with friends nextdoor. I love my neighborhood. Wish I could take them with me where ever we go next:)

Hope you are having a great week!!