Anyway, today on our walk we noticed that the gosling was missing...
Thursday, April 30, 2009
New Friends
Anyway, today on our walk we noticed that the gosling was missing...
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
BOYS!
My boys crack me up. Cannon is "ease dropping" on the little girls next door. Actually, he is watching them blow bubbles. Brett is hoping that this gets him out of blowing bubbles this evening.
Then, Cannon had a poopy diaper. Dad's solution?
I am sure I should NOT have posted this video but it is HILARIOUS!
Monday, April 27, 2009
"NoNoNoNoNo"
Parents, be careful what you ask for!
I think one of the things that I have really been looking forward to with Cannon was when he would be able to communicate well enough to tell me what he wants/needs. He has been progressing with his sign language which has really been helpful. He also is communicating much better verbally, as well. The kid said "aa-pool" for apple this morning! Sorry, I digress...
For months, Cannon has had no concept of the word, "No". Well, he has actually associated it with playing because of a little game that Brett started MANY months ago. Since he thought, "NO" meant to keep doing whatever he was doing (because of Dad's game) , I began to use the word "stop". It also fell on deaf ears! Regardless, I continued to say, "NoNoNoNo" and "stop" hoping one day my little boy would listen!
Alas, he did! BUT, he listened just long enough to learn how to say it AND shake his head no at the same time! So now, whenever I do anything he does not like or does not want me to do, he shakes his head NO and says, "NoNoNoNo".
Interstingly enough, he still has "deaf" ears when Mom says, "NoNoNoNo".
Be careful what you wish for...
I think one of the things that I have really been looking forward to with Cannon was when he would be able to communicate well enough to tell me what he wants/needs. He has been progressing with his sign language which has really been helpful. He also is communicating much better verbally, as well. The kid said "aa-pool" for apple this morning! Sorry, I digress...
For months, Cannon has had no concept of the word, "No". Well, he has actually associated it with playing because of a little game that Brett started MANY months ago. Since he thought, "NO" meant to keep doing whatever he was doing (because of Dad's game) , I began to use the word "stop". It also fell on deaf ears! Regardless, I continued to say, "NoNoNoNo" and "stop" hoping one day my little boy would listen!
Alas, he did! BUT, he listened just long enough to learn how to say it AND shake his head no at the same time! So now, whenever I do anything he does not like or does not want me to do, he shakes his head NO and says, "NoNoNoNo".
Interstingly enough, he still has "deaf" ears when Mom says, "NoNoNoNo".
Be careful what you wish for...
Sorry, Noggin
I owe the Noggin Network my humblest apologies. I have recently been quoted as saying, "how ridiculous it is that Noggin is actually on ALL NIGHT!" I was thinking it should go off air like those PBS stations. Perhaps if they did not air shows ALL DAY everyday they could afford to bring Jack's Big Music Show back to a reasonable hour!
Well, I have changed my mind! I think that one of the best things EVER about Noggin is that it airs 24/7! Yep, that's right!
Saturday night, Cannon and I sat up at 2am watching Noggin and eating asiago cheese dip with pita chips and grapes! We woke up starving, we ate and watched TV!
Well, I have changed my mind! I think that one of the best things EVER about Noggin is that it airs 24/7! Yep, that's right!
Saturday night, Cannon and I sat up at 2am watching Noggin and eating asiago cheese dip with pita chips and grapes! We woke up starving, we ate and watched TV!
Sunday, April 26, 2009
Saturday, April 25, 2009
Not Poison Ivy
I got a rash that I thought was poision ivy about a week ago. It has not improved and today I was in a lot of pain and went to the doctor. The doctor was concerned that is was not poison ivy because of the location of it on my leg. She said normally, poision ivy appears on hands and arms and not on one leg! She thinks I might have shingles!!!!! She gave me a cortizone shot in the office and prescribed prednisone and an anti-viral medication. She did a culture that we should have results in tomorrow.
What is shingles?? That was my question as well. Shingles is a reactivation of the varicella-zoster virus, a type of virus that causes chickenpox After you have had chickenpox, the virus lies inactive in your nerve roots and remains inactive until, in some people, it flares up again. When the virus becomes active again, you get shingles instead of chickenpox.
Anyone who has had even a mild case of chickenpox can get shingles. People who haven't had chickenpox also can catch it from someone with shingles, but they cannot catch shingles itself.
So...now I am wondering if the red rash on Cannon's back is REALLY a reaction to an antibotic that he has ALREADY had once before with no complications OR if he has chickenpox. He has been vaccinated but you can still contract it.
So now I am about to call the doctor for the second time today!
Stay tuned...
What is shingles?? That was my question as well. Shingles is a reactivation of the varicella-zoster virus, a type of virus that causes chickenpox After you have had chickenpox, the virus lies inactive in your nerve roots and remains inactive until, in some people, it flares up again. When the virus becomes active again, you get shingles instead of chickenpox.
Anyone who has had even a mild case of chickenpox can get shingles. People who haven't had chickenpox also can catch it from someone with shingles, but they cannot catch shingles itself.
So...now I am wondering if the red rash on Cannon's back is REALLY a reaction to an antibotic that he has ALREADY had once before with no complications OR if he has chickenpox. He has been vaccinated but you can still contract it.
So now I am about to call the doctor for the second time today!
Stay tuned...
Friday, April 24, 2009
POOL DAY!!!
Mimi and Poppy gave Cannon this pool for Easter and we played with it this week! When I was putting the air in it, Cannon was squealing with delight! He was so excited.
Thursday, April 23, 2009
Poor Baby
On April 13th I took Cannon to see an ENT. After five ear infections, Cannon's doctor thought it was time for a referral.
We went to see Dr. Hoy. He was very nice and Cannon actually "tolerated" him extremely well! He does not like men at all. I was worried about him having a man as a doctor but Dr. Hoy played with Verdi and he and Cannon became sort of friends.
Dr. Hoy examined Cannon's ears and said they looked good. He said that there were certain criteria that they used to determine whether or not a child needed to have surgery to have tubes placed. One deciding factor is the number of ear infections that they have had in a given amount of time (I forget the numbers but something like 4 in 6 months or 6 in a year).
So with that being said, Cannon is a candidate for the surgery and he would support that decision if we chose to do the surgery.
Then he said, he also supported us waiting to have the surgery because: 1) Cannon's ears were clear when he examined them, 2) Cannon has responded well to the antibiotic's and has had periods of time without sickness/ear infections and 3) that we were entering a favorable time of year for less sickness.
So, he said we could decide and he would support our decisions. With this in mind, we decided to wait hoping that he would outgrow the icky ears and not need surgery.
On Tuesday night, Cannon was really warm and we checked his temperature and it was 101.6. Gave Tylenol, called doctor, worried, slept, woke up, fever down, whiny all day on Wednesday, no fever, 10pm fever was 101.8, more Tylenol, more worrying, woke up Thursday and temp was 103.8, called Dr., saw Dr., another ear infection!
This time the ear infection was not a result of an icky cold because he is well. So, needless to say, called Dr. Hoy and Cannon is having tubes placed on May 12th.
We went to see Dr. Hoy. He was very nice and Cannon actually "tolerated" him extremely well! He does not like men at all. I was worried about him having a man as a doctor but Dr. Hoy played with Verdi and he and Cannon became sort of friends.
Dr. Hoy examined Cannon's ears and said they looked good. He said that there were certain criteria that they used to determine whether or not a child needed to have surgery to have tubes placed. One deciding factor is the number of ear infections that they have had in a given amount of time (I forget the numbers but something like 4 in 6 months or 6 in a year).
So with that being said, Cannon is a candidate for the surgery and he would support that decision if we chose to do the surgery.
Then he said, he also supported us waiting to have the surgery because: 1) Cannon's ears were clear when he examined them, 2) Cannon has responded well to the antibiotic's and has had periods of time without sickness/ear infections and 3) that we were entering a favorable time of year for less sickness.
So, he said we could decide and he would support our decisions. With this in mind, we decided to wait hoping that he would outgrow the icky ears and not need surgery.
On Tuesday night, Cannon was really warm and we checked his temperature and it was 101.6. Gave Tylenol, called doctor, worried, slept, woke up, fever down, whiny all day on Wednesday, no fever, 10pm fever was 101.8, more Tylenol, more worrying, woke up Thursday and temp was 103.8, called Dr., saw Dr., another ear infection!
This time the ear infection was not a result of an icky cold because he is well. So, needless to say, called Dr. Hoy and Cannon is having tubes placed on May 12th.
A Cute Story
I just read this on my friend Michelle's blog and I thought it was funny. Enjoy!
Candy - Give me some NOW!
by Michelle
Everyday at naptime, Davis and I have a routine. I place him in his crib and he asks for candy and pretzels. I go into the kitchen and retrieve a one cup measuring cup (he calls it a raisin cup). I place about three pretzels and one piece of chocolate into it, fill up the sippy cup and place it into his crib beside him. Then I turn on the adjoining bathroom light (another request) and walk out of the room. Usually, I don’t hear another peep. Everything is great as long as nothing interrupts this delicate procedure. However, a few days ago, Davis pooped after consuming his bedtime snack, so I was paged to come “change my poopy, Mommy.” Oh no, I thought, this is not good…now the routine is going to be off…we may be in danger of not taking a nap. So, after changing his diaper, new requests started to formulate - Read a book, Mommy. Hold you. I want to sit with you a minute. I did all these things, then resorted to giving him more candy - just one more piece. It wouldn’t hurt. I needed to get this whole nap thing back onto our regular program. He laid down in his crib and I added another small piece of candy to the “raisin cup” and walked out of the room. In seconds, I heard demands start streaming from the room. First it was the “raisin cup” being banged on the sides of the crib. “I want more candy.” I didn’t respond. Next came, “Give me some more candy NOW, Mommy.” After that, more of the same, only louder. When none of this worked, my child started counting, “ONE, TWO - Bring me MORE CANDY!” This went on for at least 15 minutes. I sat quietly in the living room, praying, literally. I needed him to have a nap. Finally, the demands suddenly ceased and sleep apparently outweighed the need for “more candy.”
Candy - Give me some NOW!
by Michelle
Everyday at naptime, Davis and I have a routine. I place him in his crib and he asks for candy and pretzels. I go into the kitchen and retrieve a one cup measuring cup (he calls it a raisin cup). I place about three pretzels and one piece of chocolate into it, fill up the sippy cup and place it into his crib beside him. Then I turn on the adjoining bathroom light (another request) and walk out of the room. Usually, I don’t hear another peep. Everything is great as long as nothing interrupts this delicate procedure. However, a few days ago, Davis pooped after consuming his bedtime snack, so I was paged to come “change my poopy, Mommy.” Oh no, I thought, this is not good…now the routine is going to be off…we may be in danger of not taking a nap. So, after changing his diaper, new requests started to formulate - Read a book, Mommy. Hold you. I want to sit with you a minute. I did all these things, then resorted to giving him more candy - just one more piece. It wouldn’t hurt. I needed to get this whole nap thing back onto our regular program. He laid down in his crib and I added another small piece of candy to the “raisin cup” and walked out of the room. In seconds, I heard demands start streaming from the room. First it was the “raisin cup” being banged on the sides of the crib. “I want more candy.” I didn’t respond. Next came, “Give me some more candy NOW, Mommy.” After that, more of the same, only louder. When none of this worked, my child started counting, “ONE, TWO - Bring me MORE CANDY!” This went on for at least 15 minutes. I sat quietly in the living room, praying, literally. I needed him to have a nap. Finally, the demands suddenly ceased and sleep apparently outweighed the need for “more candy.”
Tuesday, April 21, 2009
Earth Day
We were supposed to celebrate Earth Day with our moms group planting seeds. We decided to sleep in instead so after dinner we planted our seeds at home.
Oh and Cannon is wearing orange because it is the "color" for this little boy, Stellan, that we have been praying for. He had surgery today and we wore orange for him!
Strawberry Festival
Last Saturday we went to the Boone Hall Strawberry Festival. We did not get any strawberries because the lines were CRAZY! We did play a little and ate a yummy caramel apple.
In this picture Cannon is banging two rocks against Brett's head! Ha.
He loves his Dad.
This ride went much better than the one at the Flowertown Festival. NO MEN touched Cannon!
Brett climbed this and let Canon slide down. I would not climb it because they did not have a rope like Celebration Town. I was worried I would never make it up there.
In this picture Cannon is banging two rocks against Brett's head! Ha.
He loves his Dad.
This ride went much better than the one at the Flowertown Festival. NO MEN touched Cannon!
Brett climbed this and let Canon slide down. I would not climb it because they did not have a rope like Celebration Town. I was worried I would never make it up there.
Friday, April 17, 2009
My Best (Boy) Friend!
This is my best (boy) friend, Devric. I really like him.
I really LOVE his cup and he really LOVES mine.
We are taking a snack break!
He likes for me to push him on my four-wheeler.
Mom and Dad took us to Sr. Tequila. Yes, we were good! Mom and Dad were very proud of themselves for taking two 14 month olds out to dinner. My friend, Devric ate everything in sight. He weighs less than me but that boy can eat!
I really LOVE his cup and he really LOVES mine.
We are taking a snack break!
He likes for me to push him on my four-wheeler.
Mom and Dad took us to Sr. Tequila. Yes, we were good! Mom and Dad were very proud of themselves for taking two 14 month olds out to dinner. My friend, Devric ate everything in sight. He weighs less than me but that boy can eat!
Mom thinks this video is "adorable".
Snips, Snails and Puppy Dog Tails
We had a BOYS ONLY (plus Rylee) playgroup last week. We just did boy stuff like golf, etc. and we fingerpainted again too. This time Mom thought we were old enough for food coloring so we had many colors to choose from!
Children's Museum
Last week we went to the Children's Museum with Joy adn Devric.
This is the fountain at the parking garage and they loved it!
Cannon is crazy over birds! Everytime he sees or hears one he points into the air and says "Birr".
Shrimping Boat.
Exploring.
One of Cannon's favorite things was the grocery store. This place is so fun. They can shop for food courtesy of Publix and even check out with real cash registers/scanners.
His other favorite thing was painting with water! But he kept eating the paint brush, disgusting!
Racing the water boats.
Then we visited the castle and I dressed him up!
After the museum, we had a picnic and walked the Ravenel Bridge.
A great day.
Cannon is crazy over birds! Everytime he sees or hears one he points into the air and says "Birr".
Shrimping Boat.
Exploring.
One of Cannon's favorite things was the grocery store. This place is so fun. They can shop for food courtesy of Publix and even check out with real cash registers/scanners.
Cannon loves some chicken.
Gotta get those "sides" for my chicken dinner.
Oh yes! CARBS!
His other favorite thing was painting with water! But he kept eating the paint brush, disgusting!
Racing the water boats.
Then we visited the castle and I dressed him up!
A great day.
There was an Old Lady that Swallowed a Fly, I Don't Know Why She Swallowed that Fly. Perhaps, She'll Die!
I LOVE this book. Cannon now has an actual "Old Lady" to go with the story and he thinks she is great!
This old lady is hungry.
Lovin' the Old Lady.
She swallowed a horse to eat the cow...
...swallowed the cow to eat the goat.
This old lady is hungry.
Lovin' the Old Lady.
She swallowed a horse to eat the cow...
...swallowed the cow to eat the goat.
Good Mommies Do Not Let Good Daddies Dress Their Babies
This week I had an event to attend and Brett was in charge of Cannon. Normally, I lay out Cannon pajamas before I leave, but I ran out of time and was not able to do it.
So can you imagine what happened?
When Cannon woke up Thursday morning, he was wearing his red shorts from the night before and a pajama top (not sure where the bottoms disappeared to) and two different colored socks. I guess the shorts and the top do match.
So can you imagine what happened?
When Cannon woke up Thursday morning, he was wearing his red shorts from the night before and a pajama top (not sure where the bottoms disappeared to) and two different colored socks. I guess the shorts and the top do match.
CSA
We are so excited about our CSA!
Just look at this yummy stuff from a local farm at Johns Island. YUMMO!
We are so excited about this program, we pay a upfront "membership" fee and each week fresh produce is delivered to Summerville (to multiple families).
Collards. I have never eaten collards and never wanted too. But because of CSA I made them for the first time last week. I made creamed collards, which is not the traditional southern of making them, but they were awesome!
Radishes.
Escarole.
Strawberries.
What is CSA?
Community Supported Agriculture is a partnership of mutual commitment between a local farmer and the people who consume his/her fresh produce, creating a bond between the farm and the community supporting it. Members purchase a "share" of the farm's anticipated fresh, highest quality food grown the safest most organic method possible. This partnership offers the perfect win/win situation to Members and their families by giving them the best quality, freshest, widest variety of sustainably grown produce and ensures the survival of the local family farm's future by guarantying the farmer a fair economic return for his efforts.
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