::What A Day!::

Today started off beautifully. We got to school on time, in a good mood, a cute new shirt, and blowing kisses to mommy as she left the room...all in all good start!

I went and clocked into my classroom and within about 15 minutes I heard my name from the door. I turned to see Stephanie, our front desk administrator, holding Brant with blood on his forehead. I of course was in a little shock and wanted to know what happened. Apparently, he tripped somehow and fell directly onto a door hinge. OUCH! Not many tears coming from my tough guy though, I will say that much.

As I was headed out the door to take him to Scottish Rite, a mom from his classroom was coming in and noticed his head. She is a nurse practitioner and asked if she could look at it. I told her sure, I would love the opinion. She thought they would not put in stitches, so she offered to go and get something to fix it and do it before she left. I was all about not having ANOTHER trip to the ER so soon, so I complied. He was bandaged up before I knew it and ready to get back to his friends.

The rest of the morning went by without a fuss, until about lunch time. I heard Stephanie's voice again and knew it couldn't be good. She said Brant was bleeding out of his band aid and asked me what I wanted to do. So I called his doctor and they told me I should take him somewhere to get it looked at if it is still bleeding. I found out a little after that that he actually hit it again, and thats probably what caused the re-bleed.

Here is a picture of him on our way to Scottish Rite.

After we got there we were seen pretty quickly and he had numbing paste on it before I knew it. Let me tell you how NOT easy it is to keep a 17 month old from tearing off the tape that is on his forehead for 30 minutes...NOT EASY! After that settled in we were on our way back to the room so he could get patched up. The doctor was very nice and Brant was blowing kisses and waving until they put him in the papoose (no idea how you spell that). He was SO tough though and was just ready to get home and go to sleep...he got 3 stitches!

Here is a pic of him before bed time when I was putting a new band aid on it.

Tomorrow he is going to see MiMi so we can try and control his actions a little more. Hopefully no more bumbs to the wounded site! So thats our day...but I have learned that I am going to have to watch him like a hawk because of his pain tolerance. He could break a leg and I would never know...

::Sunday at Mimi and PawPaw's::

::The Weekend::

The weekend has come and gone and it feels like it was never here for the most part. It is Sunday afternoon, Brant is at my mom and dad's for the night because they haven't seen him in so long, and Brandon and I are getting ready to go out to eat.

Friday night was pretty quiet. Brant and I went over to April's to play with Porter while Brandon worked out at the gym. We went to bed fairly early only to rise early on Saturday. Saturday brought on Hadyn's 3rd Birthday party in Macon, so we headed down at 8am to get there on time. Brant had a blast and so did Hadyn, it looked like Christmas with all her presents!

After the party we went and watched the UGA/FLA game at Brandon's parents house. GO DAWGS! I can't believe we finally did it. It must have been Brant and I supporting UGA thru our sweatshirts on Friday. We drove back late on Saturday night only to realize how much we had to do today.

So - I am writing to you after laundry has started, oil in the cars has been changed, cars have been cleaned out, the house has been vacuumed, laundry folded, and I spent hours in different stores looking for some pants for me, only to walk out with clothes for Brant. So is the life of a Mom I suppose.

Hope you all have had a wonderful weekend...and here's to a safe and fun Halloween!

::School Time::

Here is a picture from Brant at school. We are having a great week. Good days, good dinners, and Brant seems to be doing well with his new antibiotic which makes for good nights!

Hope all is well with you. We are headed to Macon this weekend for Hadyn's 3rd birthday at Kangaroo Bob's...its a jumpy inside playground for those of you who don't know what that is! Brant is going to love it. He is growing up all too fast you guys...if you haven't seen him lately you need to!

Love you!

::Pics from Family Friday::

I know this is just a couple of pictures, and I will post and write more later but I wanted you to at least know we are alive! We had a great day at the Dr, Zoo, Varsity, and IKEA! It was a huge day and we are so thankful that we were able to spend it together! We don't get to do this often! Also, before I sign off here, HAPPY BIRTHDAY LALA! I hope your surprise was great!

::Sorry So Slack::

So, I have been WAY slack on posting here lately. Things have been a little rough around the house to say the least in every way imaginable. Brant had to go to the doctor three times last week for shots, plus a flu shot. I was so busy with work, as was Brandon, and everyone was just going through the motions. We all have weeks like that though on occasion don't we?

Anyways - I have some fun pictures to post from the fall festival at school on Saturday. Brant had a blast playing in the ball pit and tons of fun just running around getting into everything he possibly could!

This Friday Brandon has the day off for the Goldrush Days in Dalonegha, so we have decided to take a family trip to the Zoo! How fun is that going to be! I am so looking forward to it! Brant is going to LOVE it. Also - we get to keep Sammy this week again, always fun. And my friend Sarah is coming down for a visit this weekend! Dad is in Argentina and Mom is headed to Lynchburg for La's 23rd birthday (and Pat's too)! Its a crazy week this week! Hope all of you are doing well!

Enjoy!

::Getting Better?::

So apparently Brant's shots are not slowing him down. I will write more later, but I wanted to post this before I went to work. This is from bath time last night...he was being a wild man!

::Brant's First Car (Used)::

So, todays fun fact is that Brant is now the proud owner of his very own car. Yes, it is used...but hey, Brandon and I have never had a NEW car, so why should he? Our neighbor across the street, Tracy, who I just met this morning, and is a huge Auburn fan...YUCK (sorry Stacey), was having a garage sale. I noticed the car and thought I bet Brant would be SO into that. So, when I pulled back in the driveway from the store I went and asked Brandon if I could take Brant to look at it to see if he liked it. Of course, Brant did not want to get out. So, I had to drive him back to the backyard, shut the gate, and take my check book back over and pay her. He loves it! He didn't even get out of it for like an hour. So, thats our buy for this week! Love you all.

GO DAWGS!

::So I Lied::

I read a chapter in the new Nicholas Sparks' book and noticed the video was done...so here it is!

Enjoy...

::Am I Cute or What?::

Today was a good day! Brant wore his new Winnie the Pooh overalls that his Nana gave him and was busy, busy, busy at school! Wanted to show you the video to show you how good he is getting at his animal sounds...so cute, but it is taking forever to upload so I will put it up in the morning!

Hope everyone is well...halfway done with the week, ready to cheer on the Dawgs this Saturday!

We better beat them Vols!

Love you all!

::Pics from Macon::

As you all know, we spent the weekend in Macon with our family. Being gone for a weekend means so much now. It means laundry, shopping, and cleaning pile up. I have been playing catch up this week so far, and probably will continue to do so until next week! So, that is why there has been no blogging, but here are some pics from the weekend!

Love you all, will write more soon!

::Macon::

We are in Macon for the weekend. Now I will finally have some pictures of the Arnolds to post!

Pic of the Day

::This May Be a Long One::

So, I know I posted on Saturday and I haven't since...sorry! Busy me! However, I forgot to post some things from Thursday night. My mom kept Brant while Brandon and I went to the Brad Paisley concert with some friends. It was so much fun! Brad Paisley is my favorite! Here are some pictures from that:





Then, on Monday night Brant started showing me what I taught him on Saturday...Uncle Bryan, you will be so proud. Here is a video from that:




And today, we went to the doctor for our follow up appointment about our ear infections. Turns out they are not completely healed yet, so we are on our second round of antibiotics (third if you count the mis-diagnosis of strep). So, if this doesn't knock it out, which we will find out when we go for our NEXT follow up appointment, then we will resort to a round of three shots in three days. After that...well we haven't talked about that because we are hoping that will not be needed. Dr. Loventhal seems pretty confident that this should knock it out though. So, that has been our day. He is having a blast at school. Loving how he leaves me in the morning, no tears, just waves bye bye. And he has started to at least TRY lunch before he decides he doesn't want it! So, things are on the up, just pray we get rid of this ear thing!

Love to you all!

Super Saturday!

Today at the playground we had tons of fun! We went and played on the slides and drove our pretend car at the wheel. We also had tons of fun playing in the sand and laughing with Daddy! Here are some pictures from our outing. Right now we are napping and then we are all gonna watch some college football and grill some steaks!

GO DAWGS!
Here is me and mommy!

I like to slide all by myself too!

Look at me driving my car!

I love to laugh with Daddy!

I love to get sandy and dirty!

::New Video::

Not as long, but so cute! Had to put it up for you guys! He's such a talker now! Love you!

::What a Great Day!::

Today was a great day for many reasons! It was the first day I was able to eat anything with substance and keep it down. It was the first day Brant ate all of his lunch at school! It was the first day Brandon has felt better. And sadly enough...it was the first day that Brant has been bitten by another child! YIKES!

Lots happened today and it was such a full day. Brant played outside and showed me how he goes down the slide. He got to finger paint with his friends and played in the water to wash it off! I got to go in and play with him on my break and he was so lovey dovey! It was fun! Then when it was time to go home, he didn't even want to leave with me. That I must say was sad for me...but at least he is enjoying school!

They asked me to come in at 8 in the morning so that means it will be an early one for us. Have to wake Brant up before 7! Off to bed I go!

Love to you all!

::As the World Turns::

So as it turns out, apparently I have given whatever bug I had to my caring husband. Now, not only am I not fully well, but he is under the weather, and Brant is spending the night at Mimi and Pawpaw's to hopefully evade this bug.

Lord have mercy on us all. Between being exhausted due to not eating hardly anything in 4 days, I am retiring to bed after taking care of BA and then off to work again tomorrow.

Gatorade could be my new crash diet whenever I wanna look 10 lbs lighter.

Love you all!

::Sorry for the Delay::

So the reason I haven't posted in the past two days is because since 2:00pm on Friday afternoon my best friends have been my bed and the toilet...aside from my loving husband who has attended to my every beck and call. I don't know what I came down with but as soon as I got to work on Friday I began throwing up. After the third time I decided it wasn't going to pass and I scooped up Brant and headed home. Luckily, Brandon was home for the day because of a cancelled concrete pour, long story short they didn't tell him they cancelled it and he was at work at 3:00am on Friday all by himself and decided to take the day off since no one was courteous enough to give him a call. So, I was home, hugging the toilet and he took care of Brant. We carried on that way until my parents came over yesterday to pick up Sammy. They decided to take Brant home with them so Brandon could get some things done around the house and I could get better. 24 hours later and I still don't feel quite right, but I figure I better get up and try to do some stuff to see if I will be able to make it at work tomorrow.

Here are some more pics from the other day. I don't like posting without pictures! Then its just me, and me alone, without my adorable son, is boring! Oh yeah - I forgot to say GO DAWGS! Granted...it was W Carolina, but still its a W!

::On the Upside::

Well, today was our last day sick at home. He woke up with fever but it broke mid-morning and he hasn't had fever since, Praise Jesus! He still was very ornery and hasn't been sleeping very well, but other than that and the enormous amount of snot he is getting rid of he's great! We even got the chance to go outside and play in the water after it rained!

Here are some pictures from today! He looks better!

We are going back to school tomorrow...so many teachers are out they practically said I had to come back! So - we'll see how tomorrow goes.

Brandon has to go and pour concrete at 3:30 in the morning so I am going to get off here so he can go to sleep! The light really bothers him, he's a very particular sleeper!

Love to all!

::Today::

Today was a little bit better. Still has a pretty harsh fever, even with the Motrin round the clock. We ran to the school today to get our pictures taken. It was mandatory for me to get it done by the end of the week, and if I didn't get it today, it would have to be done at the photographer's studio on my own time. Being that I don't have a lot of that, I thought it was a good idea to go ahead and run there to get it done, and then Brant could have his done like he was supposed to anyways. So yay for looking tired and sick in our photos today!

I will make sure you all see them when we get them!

Brant and I will most likely be at home again tomorrow. Rather him get all the way well before we go back. With his fever anyways, we can't go back, but I still think without it we will stay at home!

Love you all - thanks for the prayers!

Quick Update

Not going to write much now because Brant is taking a nap, so I am not far behind him. Just wanted to let all of you know who were wondering, once again, sorry Lori that my phone is the WORST at my house. But Brant has a double ear infection, that means one in both ears. Long story short, they never should have treated him for strep, and now we have an ear infection. I love my Dr. though, I got to see Brant's this time, and he filled me in on everything which I will write later.

Love you all - he is okay, just fussy and still very very hot. Pray he gets in a good nap. Rest is the best medicine right now...and its the hardest for him to get!

::Sick Again or Still?::

That is the question. Are we sick AGAIN, or did we never really get over it in the first place, so we are sick still?

Anyways...Brant is in bed after a long day. He woke up last night with a high fever. This morning when he woke up it was not there. So he and I went to school as planned, it being Monday I knew that lots of teachers would be out and I would be needed. I let them know up front that Brant could quite possibly develop this fever again and that I wanted to be notified immediately should that occur. (yes I said that exact thing...ha!)

So, before nap time he was getting hot so I went and gave him some Tylenol, yet another advantage of being at the same place he is (thank you Jesus). He slept all of 45 minutes. I knew something was up. That was at about 12, at about 3 his teacher came and found me and let me know his temp was at 102 and the thermometer didn't even beep. So, needless to say our little guy had to go home. Brandon left work right then, being the caring and loving father and husband he is, for real, and came to pick him up. I had a meeting after work, so I have just arrived home after going to CVS to pick up some Pedialyte, a nose syringe, and some more Motrin.

I will be calling the doctor ASAP in the morning to try and get in. I just want to try and get this knocked out before it gets bad. I am not dealing with this sickness thing to well. Although, I am having to be a big girl about it since Mom is outta town and Brandon's mom is like more than 2 hours away. Sometimes its hard to believe that I am the Mom now!

Love to all! I will update you tomorrow!

::Weekend Fun::

This weekend has been lots of fun so far, except for the fact that my Dawgs just got beat, and beat bad. The score does not depict how awful that game was. We need to fix some things or our SEC season is going to be a bust.

Aside from that, Friday was a good day for Brant at school, as you can see from the pictures. He fell on the playground though, and that was the worst. He has a bump on his head, a bruise under his eye, and his nose is so scraped up. He took it like a man though, I am told, and didn't cry until someone ran over to him and babied him! Go Brant!

Brant is so funny when I go into his classroom to teach Body Basics. He doesn't understand why I am paying so much attention to the other kids too. He wants his mommy all to himself! But he usually gets better as time goes on.

I went out to dinner for Brant's teacher, Alyssa's, birthday on Friday night, so Daddy and Brant had boys' night in! They said it was so much fun. Brant was making Daddy laugh all night with his "Uh Ohs!" Also, Brant has started to say "ball" as well. Its so neat to see how school is teaching him so many cute things and how being with the other kids makes him want to do more things! Now if we can just get him to eat!

Love to all...Have a Blessed Sunday!