Family Time

After we helped Ashley and Zach move a few things we headed down to the lake. It is sad that it is one of our last summer weekends at the lake. We had a good time Saturday just being lazy and going for boat rides. We took the boat to the marina to go get lunch and had a great time. We grilled out for dinner and spent some time down at my aunt's place just hanging out. It was great catching up with everyone.

Sunday we got up and took a quick boat ride and then got ready to head to Josh's grandparents house. We were really excited to see everyone again. We had not seen some of them since Christmas (way too long.) It was a little cooler Sunday which was nice so we mostly stayed outside and played. We all had a great lunch together and just hung out. It is so funny because three years ago there were no little one's around and now there are five. Its funny how things change. I love that Wade has cousins close to his same age. Josh's grandparents have a lot of land and Wade had a blast running around and playing. He was such a sweat ball when we left. We can't wait until we all get to get together again soon. We headed back to Josh's parents house and Peyton and Wade played with the toys there and we got to spend some time with the twins. Its hard to believe they are almost 5 months old. I picked up Rylan and got to hold him for a bit and he was just so sweet and sat with me for about 30 min. It was great to see everyone again. We got pizza for dinner and then we headed back home after supper. What a fun weekend!

 

 

I love these tractor pictures. Wade just had so much fun. I love the one with him and his cousin Peyton. I am so glad they are getting to the age where they can play together. They are too cute. I just love that both of their hair is soaking wet in this picture. They were playing so hard and were so sweaty.

 

 

Last Week

Last week we had a pretty laid back week. We must not have done too much because I can't remember what we did!! I know we spent one morning at the park and had a great time. Wade is getting fearless and will climb up on everything and will even slide down the slides by himself. He also loves to search for rocks. This is one of his new interest these days and loves to throw them. I am trying to teach him rocks are not balls and they will hurt if they hit anyone. He doesn't get it. The park near downtown Apex is great because it is mostly shaded so it feels much cooler. However Wade was still a sweat ball when we left. Here are a few park pictures.

Here he is making me a little nervous about to go down while I am taking the picture. I can't even imagine the things he will be doing 3 months from now.

This one makes me smile... I just see Josh when I look at this picture. This is so something I can see Josh doing. Like Father like son!! The next picture is also a "Josh" picture. Wade has learned to love the remote just like Daddy and loves to pretend or try to change the channel.

Friday we headed to Ashley and Zach's new house to help them move... we were not too much help because they had gotten most things done by the time we got there. Josh was able to help with some of the bigger furniture. Here are some cute pictures of moving time. Wade just loved to play in Zach's grandparents truck... he had a blast.

Here is Ashley taking a much needed break!! Actually I was impressed because she packed up most of her apartment and had everything all ready to move into her new house. We can't believe it is just 6 weeks until their wedding.

Last Weekend

 So I have been in a blogging rut but now I am back. I think it was just called being "lazy." Wade is wearing me out more and more each day (but I love it.) He is just so busy all the time. Last weekend was so much fun. Friday night we went and looked at houses. Our house in Greenville is on the market and we are just starting to look in Apex some. It was fun but we saw nothing we were dying to have. Mom and I got everything all set up Friday afternoon for Ashley's shower before the house hunting began. Ashley and Zach came into town Friday night and we saw them for a little bit before putting wild man to bed. Saturday morning mom and dad and Wade took an overnight trip to the lake. I was sad he was leaving but with Ashley's lingerie shower and girls night it was much easier not to have to worry about him. Plus Josh and Zach got to go to Josh's work and move him into his new office!!  Here are some cute pictures of my wild child trying on his new life jacket. We were talking about going to the lake and needless to say by the look on his face he was not too sad about leaving us!! In the first picture W is showing me how strong he is... he loves to "show his muscle's"

Here are a few pictures from the shower. I did not take my big camera out to dinner but Ashley's friend Maggie took hers and got some really cute one's. We had a little lingerie shower that my cousin Christy and I gave for Ashley. We did this around 4pm at my mom's house and then got ready and headed out to Raleigh. Ashley got some really cute things from her girlfriends. We went to Sullivan's for dinner and it was wonderful. I just love the food there. After dinner Josh and Zach came and picked us up and took us to Rum Runners and we had a blast. It is a piano bar and it is so much fun. We stayed there a couple of hours and then headed back to my parents house where all the girls spent the night. We got up and all had breakfast together and then everyone headed home. I am so glad everyone was able to come and everyone seemed to have a great time!!

Josh and I took advantage of tax free weekend and headed to Stride Rite to get Wade two new pairs of shoes for the fall. I think everyone else in Cary had the same idea because it was packed. We came home and just laid on the couch/chair and thought "Is this what we did before Wade?" I had to work that night but it sure was nice to just relax for a bit before work. We were ready to see our wild man when they got back that night. Luckily he took a late nap in the car so he was awake at 9pm so I got to see him when I got home!!

16 Months

Before I know it I am going to have a one and a half year old. Its hard to believe that Wade is 16 months today. July went by so very fast; it doesn't seem like it could already be August. I have to say I am ready for Fall to get here. It is my favorite. Wade is busy these days and climbing, stepping, or trying to jump on anything in sight. Usually he is trying to stand on his blocks or toys and will say "jump" and step off of them. He hasn't mastered jumping yet (his feet don't leave the ground) but bless his sweet heart he lifts his shoulders and body up and tries hard. He is such a boy and is wide open. Nothing seems to scare him and he is fast so he is keeping me on my toes. He will run full speed at my parents and right off their steps if you don't grab him. His new thing (thanks to my mom) is to make an "obstacle course" inside and climb and slide. She brought his outside slide inside and puts the ottomans around it and he will just climb up the slide onto the chair, jump to the ottomans and continue on down the slide. He also has learned to say "come on" and will grab our fingers and pull us into the kitchen to get a snack. The boy loves to eat. He would eat all day if I don't distract him.

His other new thing is that he has started to recognize places and things in the car. For instance tonight on the way to my parents house he started screaming "Mimi & Pops" when we turned into their neighborhood. He also knows when we go by the high school by there house he is going to see B-Bus (school buses) and says "more b-bus" when he sees the second parking lot full of buses. The one that surprised me the most was... we were driving on hwy 55 past Beaver Creek where Target is and he started screaming "big balls" it took me a minute to realize what he was screaming about and then it clicked... he LOVES the big red ball outside of target. Well what shocked me the most is when he stopped screaming that he said "hot." That is because I tell him they are too hot to touch that way we can get into the store without spending 10 minutes playing outside. It is amazing what kids remember! Here is what else he is up to:
-weighs 24.5lbs
-size 3-4 diapers
-12-18mo clothes
-sleeps 11-12 hours at night
-takes one good nap 2.5-3hrs a day after lunch
-has really started loving his "pappy" (paci) and would prefer having two at a time (he only gets them in the car or in bed)
-talking a mile a minute and can count to three
-knows his name (it is so cute how he says it "ade")
-will point to our entire family and name everyone
-can say "love you" and it melts our heart
-loves to try to sing and loves dancing
-still loves to hit things or people with his golf clubs
-going to Lowe's or Home Depot with Daddy is top on his list
-still in love with lawnmowers, golf carts, trucks etc
-really loves Charlie and Riley and loves to give them hugs
-loves to read and to play blocks with Daddy
-is obsessed with getting graham crackers at my parents house
-says "mine" and knows what he means, says "oh man" and it cracks me up
-now says "out" "up" and "down" when he wants something
-would rather drink out of a cup and straw like a big boy
- says "bite" when he wants something we have or some of our drink

I know I am forgetting things... he is just precious and we are so thankful he is healthy and growing. Some days he wears me out and goes to time out way too much but when he looks up and smiles with those big dimples it just makes everything ok. Except for today I said "give mommy a kiss" he looked right at me and hit me right in the face. I was not happy at all. I had to turn my head and laugh because after he did it he looked at me and smiled so big like he just gave me the biggest kiss ever. After I laughed we went back to time out for the 3rd or 4th time today! The other three times were for throwing dog food all over the floor!!

Two other funny things I forgot to mention: a couple of weeks ago we were having a conversation at my mom's house and I said "Wade do you want to go with Momma to the gym daycare?" Well I should have known the answer but he looked at me and said "No Momma" and then said "Mimi" Well I guess you know how that ended... he stayed with my mom! A day or two later we were at our house and I had a can of Almonds sitting on the couch. Well he picked them up to play with them and was carrying it around. A minute later he walked over to me and says "Mimi" I just figured he wanted to see her but he kept saying it over and over and pointing to the almonds. I just busted out laughing. If you know my mom she always eats a low carb diet and eats tons of nuts/almond all the time. There is always a can in her car or around her. I couldn't believe he put the two together. She got a kick out of that story!

Long Week!

So after an extremely long week of being sick we finally ventured out on Friday. I looked at Wade and looked at our house (which was destroyed) and said we need to go somewhere!!! I was about to go stir crazy in our little house. So we packed up and went to Chick-fil-a and met my cousin for lunch. We are finally feeling better. Wade still has a cough and I still have a lot of congestion and an occasional sore throat but overall we are good. So we had lunch and then did a little shopping. I took Wade to Old Navy, Home Goods and then we headed to Borders to play/look at books. Wade was so cute in Old Navy. I tried on 3 dresses and took him in his stroller in my dressing room. We don't do this much but I would ask him if he liked Mommy's dress each time I tried one on. Well the first one he said "no" and the second and third one he said yes. So I held out 2 & 3 and he picked out 3 so we went with that. I couldn't believe he told me "no" about the 1st one. I just had to agree and laugh at him! He loved Borders... he would grab books and toys and he just had a blast. We went home for a nap and to clean our house and we both felt much better after getting out.

Josh has worked so hard all week with hardly any sleep. He even had to fly to Atlanta for a big meeting (we are very proud of Josh he is doing so well at work!) and so that just added to him being exhausted. Anyways his boss realized how much he did last week and let him leave at 2pm on Friday. Talk about one happy mom. So we went to look at a couple of houses (we are in the process of house hunting since ours is on the market) while Wade took a nap. My dad came over to sit with him so we could actually take our time and really look. Once we got home I had to wake him up because it was 430pm and knew he would not sleep that night if he slept any later. Well of course he was grumpy once I woke him up so we decided to have a family fun night! We took Wade to Monkey Joe's; (note to self never go there again without Josh) it was so much easier with both of us there and Wade had a blast. He was a ball of sweat when we left. We only stayed for an hour but the hour we were there was great because it was not crowded at all. He was even braver this time and doing more on his own. He tends to scare me a little going down those huge slides.

1st ER visit

Sorry this is an extremely long post! So here is how the rest of the weekend went. Sunday we stayed home from church because Wade had a runny nose and cough. We did not sleep much Saturday night so we were all tired and cranky. We took lunch over to my parents house but Wade only lasted 15 min because he was so tired. So we came home for a nap. I had to work at 6pm and mom and dad had taken Wade over to my papaw's house for a visit while Josh got some stuff done around here. I didn't call Josh from work because I figured he was sleeping since we were all so tired. Actually Wade went to bed at 8pm and woke up crying at 930pm. I got home at 1130pm and poor Josh was worn out. I took Wade back to our room so Josh could go to sleep on the couch (again!) Once we were sitting on our bed I noticed he was breathing fast and loud. I quickly grabbed my stethoscope and counted his breathing. Well he had some lovely crackles in his lungs and was breathing 50-60 times a minute. (normal for his age is under 40) So I began to think we should take him in but decided to call the nurse line first. Sure enough they wanted to see him and said he would tire out breathing that fast. So at 12am we packed up and headed to the ER.

I forgot my camera but here is my sweet boy's ID band. Luckily the small stand-alone ER in Apex was dead and we got right in. Wade did have a fever and the doctor heard some Ronchi in his lungs as well. So Wade got a breathing treatment. Wade screamed the entire time we had to hold the mask to his face. Bless his heart he kept saying "out" and pointing to the door. Well the albuterol only made it worse; it made him jittery and upset. Not to mention they took his temperature rectally and she put that thermometer so far in his bottom it took everything I had to keep my mouth shut. There was no need for all that. He was pitiful. Well after the breathing treatment we went for a chest xray and Josh stayed with Wade. They had to put him in this contraption device to take the xray. Well long story short the sweet xray tech gave us a warm blanket and Wade laid on my chest and slept for a few minutes. The nurses called him "strong willed" because he literally cried almost the entire 2.5 hours we were there. We were in and out by 220am and he was diagnosed with pneumonia. I did not expect this... he had only been sick for one day? Plus not to mention it is summer time and you usually see this in the winter.

They loaded Wade down with motrin, a neb treatment, a dose of augmentin, and a zythromycin loading dose. So no surprise when 3-4 hours later he started vomiting. He has never had that much medicine at one time. He was so thirsty and kept asking for "wawa" (water) but every time we gave him some he got sick. We literally went through our entire linen closet. They also sent him home with an inhaler and two antibiotics. Meanwhile I have been getting over a sinus infection that I took a Z-pack for. Well Monday morning I felt like I was going to die- the Z pack did not work. My ears and throat hurt so bad and the lack of sleep was not helping. I called my doctor and luckily they were able to call in another antibiotic for me to try. Oh and now Josh has a sore throat. When it rains it pours! I ended up calling my mother in law for her advice (who should be a doctor because she knows so much about everything!) I hope after nursing as long as she has that I will be a wealth of knowledge as well. I thought he was given too much medicine in the ER and did not think he needed to be on two antibiotics and a inhaler. Well she agreed and had a great idea to take him in to see his doctor. So that is what we did. When our doctor walked in he says... "Are you here about the Pneumonia Wade does not have" I just knew it... bless the ER MD's heart. He was just too young but super nice! He miss diagnosed the xray. The radiologist confirmed it was not pneumonia. So we left the office with a diagnosis of bronchitis and he say only to keep Wade on the Z pack and not to use the inhaler or Augmentin. Boy am I glad I went back in. So now Wade has a horrible cough but feels better than Josh and I.

Thank you Thank you to my mom who has taken care of Wade yesterday and today so I could rest. She also took a lot of our laundry and I am so grateful!!! Poor Josh has been working even though he does not feel well. We have not slept much at all the last three nights but hopefully everyone is on their way to recovering. Wade took a 4 hr nap today which was great for both of us!

Weekend Recap

The first part of our weekend was great...Ashley was here on Friday so Mom, Ashley, Wade and I stayed busy running errands and doing wedding stuff. Ashley actually got a lot accomplished so it was a very productive day! Friday night Josh, Wade and I went out to eat at Ruby Tuesday's and had a great time. I have to say we are very lucky that Wade loves to eat because he is always so good at restuarants. Josh would say he has to be because his mom does not cook so that is all he knows! However last week we only ate out once!! Friday night Mom and Ashley came over at 9pm so Josh and I could go out with some friends for a little bit. We went over to one of our couple friends houses and all hung out. Wade woke up at 9pm right before we left and would not go back to sleep. Mom called at 11pm and of course he was still awake but was now getting fussy. I just thought he was teething. Finally we got him to lay down in our bed but he did not sleep great.

Saturday morning we got up early and dropped Wade off at my parents. Josh and I headed to Greenville to meet with our realtor and put the house on the market. Wade still had his lovely runny nose but again I thought it was from his teeth. Everything went well in Greenville and we were so thankful to get our house listed. We have had rentor in it and lets just say we are ready to sell! (and we will never rent again-not a good 1st time experience.) We had a great lunch with Carrie and Brandon and their boys and then stopped by to see Nickie and Brooks and sweet baby Cole before we headed back home. It was so hot and so nice not to have to drag Wade around for a short day trip. We got back and Josh did some yardwork and then we headed over to Andrea's parents house for a pool party with our friends. We cooked out and had so much fun. We even put all the boys down to bed and got to stay until 11pm. Wade woke up coughing so I knew he was probably coming down with something. Here are some pictures from the pool party.

Braden, Caleb and Wade- waiting patiently to go swiming. Little Braden was already on his way in!

Jenna, Erin and I. These are some of our sweet friends. We are so glad we got to know these guys and their husbands when we moved back. The next picture is what the guys did the entire time... relaxed in the pool. Josh, Wade and Britt hanging out.