Weekend birthday

So happy we got to spend time with Hannah and Rachel at a really nice park in Sandy Springs on Saturday. The kids had a blast at the park and then we got to walk a bit and then feed some ducks. Craig got all the kids on the big swing and it was so cute how they all laughed and giggled together. I will post it later. Its on my YouTube page.

Sunday we went to church and then a festival in Smyrna. It was so much fun. Micah went in the bounce houses and we thought he would be too small to climb them and go down the slide and he surprised us all. He went through a bunch of times while I got to shop around some of the tents with my neighbor and friend Lindsay. I bought this awesome cursive letter H and I'm going to spray paint it and put it in our living room. I hope it turns out good.

Lately our bedtime routine has changed and Craig and I are loving it. M has been loving this new show called Lion Guard. It's a spin-off of Lion King and he also found a love for popcorn. After bath we go downstairs and watch lion guard and have popcorn and he loves it. Then we go upstairs read a book and he goes to bed right away. Some nights it's a little later but it's been so fun to snuggle with him and see him get so excited to be with us and eat popcorn.

I'm getting excited for our trip this weekend. I bought some pool toys and pumped to get Micah swimming. I hope the hotel we go to has a kid friendly pool. 

Love you all and hope you are having a blessed week.

It's time to fly

Micah is back to his sweet, loving, running around self. I'm so happy to have him back to normal. He has been such a joy to be around and I'm loving every minute. Today he woke up and decided to talk in sentences. It's like he knows he's about to turn 2 and he is certainly acting like it. At the park today I was chasing him and when I would stop he would look and me and say, "Get me, Mom." How could I resist? We ran around so much I thought he was going to fall right on his face because he was breathing so heavily. I am thinking he may take a long nap. He also likes to say, "Hold you, Mom," since I always ask him if I can hold him (you). It's so cute the things he says now. Also repeats practically everything Craig and I say so we really need to be careful now.

He's getting better at naps, but since we have so much coming up this next month I'm nervous about our routine changing and him not sleeping as well. Here it goes. April 30th we leave for Orlando and stay till that Wednesday around May 4th. Then M and I are going to Dallas on the 7th and staying with my friend Ashley until Craig comes into town on that Monday. I told my friends in Dallas if Craig went there for work I would go for sure. And all the sudden he has to go there and it's right before M's birthday. So I can't resist. I won't be able to fly with him after he turns 2! So I'm pushing us to do as much as possible. I also got a flight round trip for $160 so it was meant to be. We will get back Wednesday night that next week and then leave for Kansas City on Friday morning! Ahhhh. I hope M survives all this. I almost don't want to take him anywhere next week to preserve him incase another virus goes around. He usually doesn't get sick, but goodness gracious ya'll we are going to need all the health we can get.  Pray we can do all this and still have a good time. I hope he gets used to napping in the stroller at Disney and maybe he will other places too. I need to forget about being nervous and just get excited. He's a great age to do things with and he understands what I say and he can communicate back. So I might be pushing his birthday party till Memorial weekend. I haven't decided for sure, but it just seems like way too much. The pool doesn't even open till that weekend, so I'm thinking that's what we will do.

So.. That's May and then comes June in Tennessee and July in Tennessee. Micah will be such a good age to take on vacation! I am so excited for all the adventures coming up. ((I'm not sleeping that well at night because of it either)) but I'm trying to be laid back about everything. Deep breaths!!

M and I went to the outlet mall on Tuesday and had a fun day shopping. We had to get daddy something for the wedding he is in on May 15th. I took a pic of him riding the ride at the outlet...but other than that I've been trying to keep my phone in the car when we play at the park. It's to hard to hold in since yoga pants don't have pockets. Ugh. I wish they did!!

Hope you are having an awesome week!!

Oh yes... and this picture is the best. We went to the park on Monday and met some moms. Micah was spying on some girls underneath and was loving it. He kept "roaring" at them because he is a lion now...all the time. One little girl actually starting crying. haha (whoops)

Park and play

Phew!!!!! I don't know how much more I could take of this sickness. Micah cried almost all day on Saturday and Craig and I almost went insane. I had to leave for a bit and take a walk before I snapped. Oh but today...today was a new day my friends. My sweet, kind, loving, happy little boy came back to me. I thought I had lost him for a little bit. I was so happy when he wanted a hug and not just to be held all day and cry. Oh my! Thank you all for your prayers. I'm really not sure who needed it more.

Micah didn't eat anything except for applesauce Saturday. Tonight he finally had a ton of Mac and cheese a popsicle and of course a cookie. I was all about giving him as much food as possible since he was starting to look too skinny.

Today we went to the park and took a walk. I got to go to church and see my friend's baby dedication while Craig watched M for me. It was a great day. So much love I felt today and actually a lot of emotions. (surprise) I'm telling you this turning 30 thing has got me all crazy emo.

I am excited to get back to normal. Just sad we missed such a beautiful weekend with this sickness. Hoping we all feel good for the next one!! Also...2 weeks till Florida. Looking forward to that.

Love you all

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:(