Jakkson You're 5mths Old!!!

Jakkson,
Oh where do I begin? You are special in sooo many ways. Your arrival was such a big surprise to everyone. God MUST have something incredible in store for you because he sent you to us so unexpectedly, but I would not have it any other way; you are simply AMAZING! You are the happiest baby I've ever met; all smiles all the time! You make it so easy to love you, and I am...head over heels! When they took you from me and rushed you to the NICU, I was crushed. Here you had only been in this world just a few minutes and already I was a nervous wreck over you! It's all worth it though. Like I said, you're simply amazing! You came to use 4weeks early, and on the night you decided to come, I thought to myself "I'm not ready. I need more time", but you little rebel, you said "tough! I'm ready, and I'm coming!" Oh and you came, and you were perfect. I wouldn't change a single thing about you! Your brother absolutely adores you, and I can tell you adore him too. You are a PERFECT addition to our family, Welcome!

Love Always,
Mommy

I wrote this for you when you were born and now five months have past and you've grown so much! You are truly a mommy's boy, and you LOVE to smile!
Just a glimps of how much you've changed

Ahhhh...

So yesterday i took this test, this awful test. You see I had to take this Nurse Aide test to become a CNA so I can stay in the Nursing program. Well...the written was a piece of cake. Then they pick 5 random skils for you to perform. Mine were:

1.Hand Washing...it was a joke..so easy
2.ROM exercises... I had the wrist and it was easy passed with flying colors
3.Mouth care of the Unconcious Resident...Easy as well
4. Male Perineal Care...Awkward but I flew through it
5. VITAL SIGNS...Ahhh I know I got the pulse right and the respirations, but...The blood pressure...I DONT KNOW!!! I wouldn't be so worried about it, but the girl I was partnered with had a really high BP and I had never practiced with her, and they don't tell you if you got it right!!!! Her BP was 140/92 from what I heard, and the instructer kinda acted like i knew but I just am so worried! You see if I got the wrong BP I fail the whole test! That's it one thing missed and I FAIL!!!!
I am so worried, and the results could take up to 30days!!!! What the Heck! They are trying to give me a stroke or something.
Well to think positively...if I passed this test starting in January I will be starting the Nursing program and will be set to graduate as a RN in December 2011! I can take the licensing exam in December 2010 to become a LPN and still continue on in the program and graduate with my degree and become a RN. So...I guess you could say that in one year I will finally have a professional title!!!! Yay!

Jackson's Orchard

So Sunday we went to Jackson's Orchard and I promised to post pictures...

The boys had a blast and we will be going back this Sunday to let Mado ride the slide and pet the animals and such. It was too dang crowded last week for that. We did though pick out two perfect pumpkins and will be decorating them tonight with our Mr. Potato Head pirate and skeleton!

Yesterday Maddox had to go to see the Allergist. We needed to find out why he keeps breaking out in hives. Well...the visit started out like this:

We get there and fill out the normal tons of paper work while Maddox plays with the toys in the waiting room. Then we get called back. The nurse grabs my dear rottweiler's Mado's wrist to check his pulse. Well, Maddox has never had his pulse taken the good ole fashion way so he freaked out and tried to get away. To him, she was trying to hurt him, he just didn't understand. Then just as she was finishing, I saw it. It was like slow motion and I tried to stop it but I couldn't in time....Mado bit that nurse and hard. I immediately pulled his head back before he could "latch" on. I was so embarrassed! Why immediately came to my mind was DaxFlame...my son could NOT be like DaxFlame, and THAT'S ALL! So Mado goes on and plays like nothing ever happened and the nurse ask all kinds of questions about Maddox. Then...the Dr. asks all kinds of questions and to sum it up these things from M's medical history are red flags for allergies and asthma: He had GERDS as a baby, eczema, ear infections (he's had plenty and tubes), random runny noses, congestion. So we pretty much already knew he had allergies, so hand me the Rx and lets go, right? No. They had to tourture test him first. They tell me to hold him in a hug and they whipped out these things that had 6 sharp things that had 5 individual sharp things on them. What did I get my baby into? Then not only did they stick those 30 things in his back to inject antigens in his body, they did it more times. So...that is 180 small needles stuck into my precious boys back. He was hysterical, I was hysterical, and he was hyperventilating! It only to took like 5minutes to see that he is allergic to:

• Tree, grass, and weed pollen
• Severly allergic to molds
• House dust
• Dust Mites
• Cat and dog dander
• Cockroach Antigen gross!

The good news is he doesn't have food allergies which are much harder to handle. He has to take Zyrtec and Nasonex everyday, but other than that he is doing good now!

PS...I promise Mado doesn't bite children, and untl now he has never bit a stranger! And before we left he gave the nurse a kiss to make up for it! ;)

Not Me Monday!

It's time for Not Me Monday, yall! Embarrassed about your child peeing on the seat at a restaurant? Ashamed of leaving a pile of dirty dishes in the sink for a solid week? Scootch over to MckMama's blog to read what she has not been doing this week!

So I most definitely did not let my 4.5mth old baby boy have a taste of a cookie and then I did not proceed to let him suck on the whole thing. I also did not let him have a taste of the chocolate chip cookies that Mado and I made. And then there is NO way I took a picture of this event to share with my bloggy friends!

So with that being said...I also did not let my oldest not really potty trained son run around naked after his bath. And he did not then pee and poop in my floor instead of the potty, but after he didn't do that I rushed him to the potty and he DID pee-pee in his potty for the first time!!!!!

Fall Time!!!

This is my favorite time of year! Pumpkins, piles of leaves, cool but not cold weather, haunted houses, and FALL BREAK!!! I love fall, but mostly because towards the end of fall is my Birthday!!! Anyway to kick off this fall weather, we are taking the boys to Jackson's Orchard tomorrow after church and letting them pick out pumpkins to pop! their Mr. Potato head pieces into; so excited! Also next weekend I am taking Jakk to get his 4mth pictures taken and he has the most adorable outfit to wear, and he is doing the most adorable things that are going to make awesome pictures!!!! I might have to reschedule though to Thursday night instead of Saturday because I might be going to visit my family with my parents in St. Louis!!! My baby cousin is expecting a baby boy in like January or February and I have all sorts of clothes to give her! (By baby cousin, I mean my 17yr old totally irresponsible cousin -- but hey it happens!) Plus my grandmother has not seen either of my children yet and it would be nice for them to meet their great-grandmother. Well I will most likely be posting pics tomorrow of our adventure to JO [Jackson's Orchard]



THE END!



Krista

30 day what???

So I have been doing this thing called the 30day shred and well yeah, it sucks! I mean it is horrific, but I am getting used to it. I made DDB [Darling Der Bear] start doing it with me and let me remind you that he works out all the time, well it killed him. That goes to show you this 30 day shred isn't to be taken lightly! In addition to this 30day shred, I have started a new diet. Ya know, trying to work off this baby weight! When your used to being like 105lbs and you add like 40lbs to that, you feel like a....um...BLIMP! So my new diet is a Special K diet. It consists of either Special K cereal [very yummy] for breakfast or a SK Meal bar and coffee[yuck!]. For a snack I have a meal bar [I know it says meal but hey I'm BFing and you get really hungry when your giving half of what you eat away]. For lunch I have SK cereal again, which is so delicious. And for dinner I eat what I make for Derek and Mado, I just dont eat breads. Like last night I made a pork roast and then after it was done [4.5hrs later] I pulled it from the fat and added BBQ sauce and a little bit of Ketchup adn made BBQ pork sandwiches for the boys and left the bread off for me. I also made my own recipe for these whole potatoes simmered in Creole seasoning...mmm...I am getting hungry...any way...this diet is going good so far!
So anyways...Yesterday me and the boys went to one of my favorite places...TARGET! While there I realized I am not done hving kids after all... I'll take a girl please! No really I was shopping for a friend whom just had a baby girl, Addison! I wanted to buy the whole store but instead I bought an adorable outfit...

Too cute! Also i got something for the boys to decorate their pumpkins this year with...

So that's all folks!
Love,
Kris

My so called day off...

Well...I finished up my nurse aide class with four days of clinicals at a nursing home in Glasgow. I wasn't sure if I would like it or not, but really it wasn't that bad. I just had to bathe , dress, and change old people....really, it wasn't that bad. So this week is supposed to start off easy since I don't have that class anymore, but it's already been hectic. It started with a 6 am wake up call and as been eventful all the way up until 2minutes ago when I got puked on by my darling Mado :). But... Other things that have gone on in the past week are...

We bought Mado a little kitchen of his own so he will stay out of mine because he loves to cook! Ps...The kitchen looked all good and organized after i spent 3hrs building it and decorating, but it only took him 3minutes to make it look like mommy's kitchen like this!

We Also... Can you guess what is about to happen???

His hair appears red here...have you guessed yet?

A shot of those curls! [pay NO attention to the woman on the left] Are you catching on to what's about to happen?

Yep! Mado got his first hair cut!!! I thought I was going to cry...poor Mado he didn't know what was going on...he just clung tight to his hairy sucker while I apparently squeezed his cheeks...

And the finished product...

Ok I know it wasn't a major hair cut...but...it was MAJOR for me!

And before I go...

Love it!
Typical brothers...
Jakk wearing daddy's favorite team!
My little blessing
And my big boy eating with a spoon!!!! even if it was just pudding :P


EDIT: I totally forgot to brag mention that Jakkopotamus is rolling and scooting like a pro!!! At only four months he can do all that and when on his belly he can push himself up with his forearms and hold his head way up like that...I am so PROUD!