Saturday, March 5, 2011
Eyes in the Back of My Head
He thinks he's being sneaky but I'm just happy that he's entertaining himself...
Monday, February 28, 2011
Conflicted
Miles is like his daddy in so many ways. He eats fast, he's tall, he's social, he gets fixated on the TV, he's affectionate, he falls asleep in less than 2 minutes, he's an early bird, he loves life... However, as we start to see more of his personality, it's becoming clear that he's a lot like me. I'm conflicted about whether I think this is a good or bad thing.
I have always been a perfectionist. I had the onset of ulcers at age 16 and suffered with stress headaches all through high school & college b/c I put so much pressure on myself. There is good that comes with this type of personality but most days it's exhausting. Thankfully Darrin came into my life and lightened me up a lot. And I don't say that jokingly, I thank God for him. I know he is the one for me...opposites do attract. I am able to let stuff go a little more now & not everything has to be perfect anymore, although Darrin might disagree.
The other day when I picked Miles up from daycare, he had a play spoon & fork in his hands. Instead of dropping them and coming to me, he acted excited to see me, and then walked over to the play stove, opened the door, and put the fork & soon inside. I took my shoes off in his playroom a couple weeks ago...he grunted, picked up my shoes, and took them to my room. I later found them perfectly aligned by my bed. He likes to watch TV in his red chair now. He drags it over in front of the TV to watch Handy Manny. Tonight when I gave him his milk, he held the sippy cup under his arm and proceeded to push the chair back to where we typically keep it. After the chair was in it's place, he walked over to the couch to sit in my lap and drink his milk.
What a funny kid. It's so fun to watch his personality develop. We may have to work on this aspect though, I'm not sure Darrin can survive two of us.
I have always been a perfectionist. I had the onset of ulcers at age 16 and suffered with stress headaches all through high school & college b/c I put so much pressure on myself. There is good that comes with this type of personality but most days it's exhausting. Thankfully Darrin came into my life and lightened me up a lot. And I don't say that jokingly, I thank God for him. I know he is the one for me...opposites do attract. I am able to let stuff go a little more now & not everything has to be perfect anymore, although Darrin might disagree.
The other day when I picked Miles up from daycare, he had a play spoon & fork in his hands. Instead of dropping them and coming to me, he acted excited to see me, and then walked over to the play stove, opened the door, and put the fork & soon inside. I took my shoes off in his playroom a couple weeks ago...he grunted, picked up my shoes, and took them to my room. I later found them perfectly aligned by my bed. He likes to watch TV in his red chair now. He drags it over in front of the TV to watch Handy Manny. Tonight when I gave him his milk, he held the sippy cup under his arm and proceeded to push the chair back to where we typically keep it. After the chair was in it's place, he walked over to the couch to sit in my lap and drink his milk.
What a funny kid. It's so fun to watch his personality develop. We may have to work on this aspect though, I'm not sure Darrin can survive two of us.
Sunday, February 27, 2011
So So Weekend
I can't really say it was a good weekend b/c Darrin was out of town, but it wasn't bad either. Miles & I made it fine. We played on Friday night and both went to bed early. Saturday we played around the house & went to Hunt's birthday party in the afternoon. Today we made it to church on time, both took naps, had a visit from Granny & Pa and then went back to church. Besides the fun things we did, it was kind of uneventful, which is the sort of weekend I hope for when Darrin is out of town. It's nice when Miles just follows his normal schedule and we go with the flow.
Miles was very excited about Granny & Pa stopping by. I mentioned it way too early, which caused a lot of whining and pointing towards the door until they actually arrived. Next time I'll just let them surprise him.
I thought I'd offer an update on the Lyme treatment. I can't remember exactly what I have shared (and I'm too lazy to go back and look) so forgive me if I repeat a little. I went through 30 days of homeopathic treatment for Lyme disease that caused a predicted onset of all my symptoms....headaches, neck stiffness, joint pain & body aches. By the end of it I was begging for antibiotics b/c I thought the treatment wasn't working and wanted to go with a different option.
According to my doctor the medicine was working & had stirred my body up. We now needed to let it rest for a couple weeks. We did, and he was right. After resting my body, I was better. After talking through it with Dr. Bernui, it was obvious we had made some progress treating the Lyme disease but still had some work to do.
Dr. Bernui believes that by the time patients get to him, they have layers of issues to treat. In my case, he thinks the active mono is also causing some problems. So, I am currently undergoing 30 days of homeopathic treatment for mono. I am half way through and am experiencing a lot of the same issues as I did when I took the Lyme treatment. The homeopathic treatment works by killing off the virus in my system and then I have to get rid of it by drinking 80+ ounces of water a day. I'm trying to drink lots of water and just make it through.
After I finish with this treatment, we are going to let my body rest for a couple of weeks and then probably treat the Lyme disease with 30 days of homeopathic treatment again. As Dr. Bernui says, I didn't get sick overnight & I won't get better overnight either. I feel like we are on the right track. It is definitely a longer & harder process than I thought. This whole experience has been quite a journey. It's been so long since I felt good that I don't really remember what that feels like. If & when I feel that way again, I will never take my health for granted again.
Miles was very excited about Granny & Pa stopping by. I mentioned it way too early, which caused a lot of whining and pointing towards the door until they actually arrived. Next time I'll just let them surprise him.
I thought I'd offer an update on the Lyme treatment. I can't remember exactly what I have shared (and I'm too lazy to go back and look) so forgive me if I repeat a little. I went through 30 days of homeopathic treatment for Lyme disease that caused a predicted onset of all my symptoms....headaches, neck stiffness, joint pain & body aches. By the end of it I was begging for antibiotics b/c I thought the treatment wasn't working and wanted to go with a different option.
According to my doctor the medicine was working & had stirred my body up. We now needed to let it rest for a couple weeks. We did, and he was right. After resting my body, I was better. After talking through it with Dr. Bernui, it was obvious we had made some progress treating the Lyme disease but still had some work to do.
Dr. Bernui believes that by the time patients get to him, they have layers of issues to treat. In my case, he thinks the active mono is also causing some problems. So, I am currently undergoing 30 days of homeopathic treatment for mono. I am half way through and am experiencing a lot of the same issues as I did when I took the Lyme treatment. The homeopathic treatment works by killing off the virus in my system and then I have to get rid of it by drinking 80+ ounces of water a day. I'm trying to drink lots of water and just make it through.
After I finish with this treatment, we are going to let my body rest for a couple of weeks and then probably treat the Lyme disease with 30 days of homeopathic treatment again. As Dr. Bernui says, I didn't get sick overnight & I won't get better overnight either. I feel like we are on the right track. It is definitely a longer & harder process than I thought. This whole experience has been quite a journey. It's been so long since I felt good that I don't really remember what that feels like. If & when I feel that way again, I will never take my health for granted again.
Saturday, February 26, 2011
Happy, Happy Birthday
This afternoon Miles and I went to a birthday party for his friend, Hunt. It was at a gymnastics place in Jackson. Miles had a blast. He played hard for two hours and then crashed on the way home.
Miles & the birthday boy...
It was a Mickey Mouse theme...
He liked the trampoline but really struggled with coordination on it. Yes, it is time to move up a size in pants. Poor kid.
I kept pushing him off backwards into this and also throwing him into it. He loved it.
The cupcakes were a hit with him....big surprise. This...
...lead to this...
Thankfully the sugar was given at the beginning of the party so there was plenty of time to run it off. Fun day. Happy Birthday Hunt!
Miles & the birthday boy...
It was a Mickey Mouse theme...
He liked the trampoline but really struggled with coordination on it. Yes, it is time to move up a size in pants. Poor kid.
I kept pushing him off backwards into this and also throwing him into it. He loved it.
The cupcakes were a hit with him....big surprise. This...
...lead to this...
Thankfully the sugar was given at the beginning of the party so there was plenty of time to run it off. Fun day. Happy Birthday Hunt!
Thursday, February 24, 2011
The Zoo
We woke up Monday morning. All along the plan was to do something together on the Monday of Presidents weekend. We knew Darrin would be home on Sunday night & since we'd be in Nashville there would be something fun to do. But...I never planned anything and then I didn't feel great all weekend b/c I'm in the middle of some medicine/treatment for my Lyme/mono issues so we just decided on Sunday to go home on Monday morning. We even contemplated driving home on Sunday night, but quickly changed our minds....just too tired.
In typical me fashion, I woke up on Monday and told Darrin I wanted to do something together. I change my mind a lot. The options were the Nashville zoo, go home through Kentucky and go to Ya Ya's Island, or go home through Jackson and go to Casey Jones' Village. We both easily landed with the zoo. My mom went with us. We drove separately and then just came home from there.
Going to the zoo...yippie...
You have to crawl into this thing. It's in the middle of the meerkat exhibit. Meerkats are a family favorite for sure. It got hot and claustrophobic in there in a hurry. We didn't linger.
For those of you that know me well, you know I like to have the perfect outfit for every occasion. This is NOT the perfect outfit. The weatherman lied and I did a terrible job of packing. Once again, another awkward family photo b/c of the height difference...we love our awkward family though...
Obviously very interested in the goats. I think he liked it b/c they were so close and there wasn't really anything between them.
He loves the "tour-tells"...
He loved the pizza and animals equally.
They have an amazing play area for kids, which is one reason I would almost lean towards the Nashville zoo over Memphis even though they don't seem to have as many animals. You can climb all over this and there are random slides and bridges. Very cute.
His new favorite expression...
Who can resist this face...
Not Daddy...
In typical me fashion, I woke up on Monday and told Darrin I wanted to do something together. I change my mind a lot. The options were the Nashville zoo, go home through Kentucky and go to Ya Ya's Island, or go home through Jackson and go to Casey Jones' Village. We both easily landed with the zoo. My mom went with us. We drove separately and then just came home from there.
Going to the zoo...yippie...
You have to crawl into this thing. It's in the middle of the meerkat exhibit. Meerkats are a family favorite for sure. It got hot and claustrophobic in there in a hurry. We didn't linger.
For those of you that know me well, you know I like to have the perfect outfit for every occasion. This is NOT the perfect outfit. The weatherman lied and I did a terrible job of packing. Once again, another awkward family photo b/c of the height difference...we love our awkward family though...
Obviously very interested in the goats. I think he liked it b/c they were so close and there wasn't really anything between them.
He loves the "tour-tells"...
He loved the pizza and animals equally.
They have an amazing play area for kids, which is one reason I would almost lean towards the Nashville zoo over Memphis even though they don't seem to have as many animals. You can climb all over this and there are random slides and bridges. Very cute.
His new favorite expression...
Who can resist this face...
Not Daddy...
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
The Park
I bet you wonder where in the world I come up with these catchy titles? Sometimes (most times) creativity escapes me.
Last weekend, Darrin was flying out of Nashville to recruit. So I took off work a little early on Friday and we all drove to the airport. Miles and I dropped Darrin off and went to stay with my mom for the weekend. Saturday was filled with shopping....new shoes for Miles since he's now a size 6.5 and we were still cramming him into a 5.
Sunday we went to church and then to the park to play. It felt great outside...just a little on the windy side as you'll notice from our hair. My niece, Sarah, went with us, but we failed to get any pictures of her with Miles. Sarah - this must not happen again.
Two & a half haircuts and in need of another. I can't keep up.
How hilarious is this??? My mom was a nervous wreck but he loved it. He was smiling from ear to ear when he got to the bottom.
This is his new "cheese" face. He's learned how to pose for a picture....kind of...
We had to leave the park to go get Darrin at the airport. I thought Miles would have a come apart when we left but we started chanting "Daddy, Daddy" and telling him that we were going to get Daddy. It must have worked b/c he seemed ok with leaving. I'll post the zoo pictures tomorrow. Now, I'm going to chill on the couch. Goodnight.
Last weekend, Darrin was flying out of Nashville to recruit. So I took off work a little early on Friday and we all drove to the airport. Miles and I dropped Darrin off and went to stay with my mom for the weekend. Saturday was filled with shopping....new shoes for Miles since he's now a size 6.5 and we were still cramming him into a 5.
Sunday we went to church and then to the park to play. It felt great outside...just a little on the windy side as you'll notice from our hair. My niece, Sarah, went with us, but we failed to get any pictures of her with Miles. Sarah - this must not happen again.
Two & a half haircuts and in need of another. I can't keep up.
How hilarious is this??? My mom was a nervous wreck but he loved it. He was smiling from ear to ear when he got to the bottom. 
This is his new "cheese" face. He's learned how to pose for a picture....kind of...
We had to leave the park to go get Darrin at the airport. I thought Miles would have a come apart when we left but we started chanting "Daddy, Daddy" and telling him that we were going to get Daddy. It must have worked b/c he seemed ok with leaving. I'll post the zoo pictures tomorrow. Now, I'm going to chill on the couch. Goodnight.
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