Hospital Stay

What a crazy last few days! I picked up Addi from daycare on Wednesday night only to find out that the bug bite that she had on her leg had grown since that morning and she was slightly limping. Within a couple hours of being home, she had a fever, was crying constantly because of the pain and would not eat. We called her doctor and long story short, brought her into the doctor's office as early as we could on Thursday. The doctor took one look at it and said we had to check her into the hospital as she was going to need to have the abscess surgically removed. Friday morning she had the surgery and she is now almost 100% back to her old self. I am hoping tomorrow that we will get a clear bill of health and we can resume life as normal (not that we really know what that is around here). :) I must say, my girl was a complete trooper throughout the whole process. Everyone was commenting on how adorable and sweet she was. She melted one nurse's heart by saying she was a nice lady and another nurse's heart by just being an overall jewell of a patient. She was a complete rockstar (which she likes to call herself now). :) We were so proud of her!!! I sure did miss my amazing little boy while I stayed overnight at the hospital with Addi. He missed me, too. When I finally did see him on Friday, he pressed his face to my face and just left it there for a few minutes. I love that boy to pieces. He is a rockstar, too! :) Oh, and I am so incredibly thankful for my family. My sweet sister, who is expecting her first baby, postponed her baby shower (which I know was a huge letdown) so that my mom could come help us during the whole ordeal. Thank you, Brandy and thank you, Mom for coming!!

Decisions

So Jared and I have a decision to make. We could use some prayers. I know to leave it like this is vague, but it's late, I'm tired and I am REALLY tired of thinking about this decision. Funny things Addi has done recently: She walks around saying, "I'm a goof!" Truer words have never been spoken...she is a goofball! The other night at dinner, she stuck the end of her banana in her cup of water and said, "Ewww...'nana pee-peed." Like I said, complete goofball! Yesterday when we got home after work / daycare, she said, "Daddy!" I asked her if she wanted to go see my daddy. She looked at me very seriously and said, "No. I want to see Addi's daddy!" :) In other news: She loves to help me cook dinner. I'm creating a cooking monster. Brogan is going to be a walker very soon. He has taken a couple steps by himself!! :) He loves to sing. Anytime I start to sing, he smiles and starts singing, "la, la, la!" The other day he told me he was "all done" after lunch. He is growing too fast! That's it for now. Have a great rest of the week!! :)

Where did the last month go?

I can't believe it's been a month since my last post. Crazy how time flies!!! Life is great! The kids are growing and learning every day. They are both so smart!

Addi's vocabulary, which was already great, has really developed in the last month. She is saying 5 word sentences quite a bit. Tonight she looked at Jared and me and said, "Jesus saves!" We then asked her where Jesus lives and she pointed to her heart. :) Such a sweet girl...and paying attention in Sunday School. She does still have a listening issue (as in she rarely wants to do as she tolds). I was in tears the other night because I just don't know what to do about her behavior. I know she's only two, but still, I wish she'd listen a little more. I know that she will eventually, but one thing is for sure, Jared and I totally don't have this parenting thing by the tail...but I guess that's common and we probably never will. :)

Brogan has added to his vocabulary and, in addition to mama and dada, now says, "Dat" (that), "Bye-Bye" and "No." He stands on his own quite a bit and will use the furniture to cruise around. I'm sure he will be walking before we know it. He has started hitting a little bit and we are hoping it's just a phase that he will soon outgrow. Surprisingly, when he hits his sister, she doesn't hit back. Maybe we should let her deck him one time so he'll learn his lesson. ;) Kidding. :)

We are all enjoying the beautiful weather and being able to spend lots of time outdoors!! It's so nice! We love our family time and just wish we had more of it together.

Anyway, after a WONDERFUL three day weekend, it's back to the grind tomorrow. Unfortunately, my outlook on my job still hasn't changed. It's a job and I'm blessed to have it, but I REALLY want to be at home with my children. Sometimes I completely feel out of God's will, but Jared and I both don't feel like it's God's will for me to quit or cut my hours right now either (thanks to the stupid health insurance aspect). So, we wait and pray that we are hearing God correctly and I am just praying and hoping that my babies aren't completely grown-up before I can spend more time with them. Enough of the woe is me, though.

We are looking forward to the rest of April...including attending a shower for my sweet nephew that is due in a few weeks! :) Can't wait to celebrate!!! :)

Have a blessed week!!