Grossed out Blessed

I have been puked on and pooped on more times this week that I really feel is acceptable. Kennedy was super sick on Tuesday and we spent several hours in the ER, just so they could tell me that they really couldn't do anything and I just needed to watch her for dehydration. (While we were at the ER Degan puked on me- and I mean projectile puking, not just a little spit up- twice and then did it again Tuesday night, all over my pants. It was awesome.) The vomiting finally stopped, and then she had diarrhea. Now she's started vomiting again. And so has Devin. And so has his mom. And so has my mom. I have not. Yet- if God lets me clean up all this puke and poop AND lets me get sick and have to clean up my own, I will be very sad with him. ;-) I am leaving work a little early this afternoon to take K to the doctor. I believe this will be my 4th or 5th visit to her in about 1.5 months. Mimi was awesome enough to help out by taking Deagan for a few hours this afternoon since both K & Devin are sick....but I have the car seat base in my car at work and our extra one is in Devin's mom's car!!! Will the madness never cease?!?!?!?!

With all the pooping and puking going on at home and work being AWFUL, Wednesday night I thought I would indulge in a glass of wine. Red wine. (Yes, you know where this is going) I needed it. No, I just wanted it. Well, guess what. It spilled. On the carpet. Wine. Red wine. I was super excited about that.

However, with all of the stinky stuff that has been going on this week, I still realize that I am extremely blessed. Even though they are sick now, it is a sickness that will pass soon. There are many parents who have children with horrible diseases that haunt them everyday. There are parents who have lost children or who will lose their children in the near future. As I read the blogs about children and families who are suffering, watch the news footage about the elementary child killed by the bus, and listen to the Riley Radio-athon, I do realize that I am very lucky....but I still complain sometimes. (I never said I was perfect.) :-)

My Blog Stalking Has Risen to a Whole New Level

I have been in the middle of the night for several nights now. This has unlocked a whole new world of blog stalking! It's amazing how just clicking on a few links can introduce you to millions of new people! Some are hilarious, some are thought provoking, some are heartbreaking. Being a relatively new mother, who is already emotionally unstable AND up late at night, is not a good thing when you are reading about tragic losses and struggles. It makes more aware of how blessed a really am. Even when it seems like everything sucks, I have two snotty-nosed beautiful children who I love more than anything in the world. If you feel the need for a good cry, or would like to send some prayers up, feel free to check out the following:

Heartbreaking story of Cynthia and her little boy Aiden, who was taken before she got to know him.

This tragic story of a beautiful life cut short by cancer. I will be participating in the virtual wagon parade this weekend. You can learn more by clicking on the button below.



And then when you need to laugh, you can check out:

Big Momma- she cracks me up! I know I would want her to be my friend if I knew her in real life.

MckMama is pretty funny as well, plus her kids are adorable. I'm still trying to figure out how she gets Small Fry to let her put her hair up.

I also had an experience last night that made me giggle with delight when I was in a pretty yucky mood. If aliens landed and said "Take me to your mothership!" they would be directed to this sight. Hello, it's like they created the site just for me! I really think I need to look for a local chapter of B.A. (bloggers anonymous) to help me with my B.V.D. Time really does fly when you are blog stalking in the middle of the night.

Alright, back to makin' copies.

Not Me Monday

Two posts in a day! Sweet.

Welcome to Not Me! Monday! This blog carnival was created by MckMama. You can head over to her blog to read what she and everyone else have not been doing this week.

I do NOT have a child who freaks out when I try to change her diaper by yelling and screaming and trying to flip away from me (think about pulling a fish out of the water and trying to hold on to it.) And I definitely did NOT let her play with a dog bone this weekend while I changed her diaper because it was the only thing that would make her stay still long enough.

I did NOT become super proud of myself because I figured out how to "edit HTML" and turn my previously two column blog into a three column blog. I'm NOT nerd like that.

I did NOT consume my entire daily calorie limit in one meal of pizza hut pizza this weekend and proceed to still eat the rest of the day.

I definitely did NOT pretend like I was on So You Think You Can Dance while I was at my hip hop/workout class on Sunday.

I did NOT put Kenna's hair into a faux hawk last night after her bath because it was funny and I needed to amuse myself, and then forget to fix it before bed, so I did NOT find her hair looking like the infamous scene from Something About Mary.

I did NOT get very disappointed the The Boss didn't sing Born in the U.S.A last night because I did NOT want to relive my toddler days of running around, throwing my fist in the air and shouting, "Boooorrrn in the U.S.A.!"

I did NOT laugh so hard last night at The Office, ("The fire is shooting at us!!!") that I woke Deagan up.

Finally, I did NOT let Kennedy play with the CD-ROM drive on the computer yesterday, opening and closing it over and over and over, so that I could finish my paper that was due (because I definitely would NOT wait til the last minute to finish the paper.)

Bad Day for Heart Gone Walking??

**Warning to Katie @ Heart Gone Walking.... this image in this post might be disturbing.**

As I clicked on a link about Punxsutawney Phil to hear his "verdict" on the season, I saw this picture

and my heart went out to Katie M. She has had some unfortunate incidents with rodent-like animals. And while they are hilarious to read about (you can do so here and here and here...and kinda here too) I have to admit that I pause for a moment each time I get in my oven. :-) Anyway, as I was thinking about Groundhogs Day and looking at this picture that I found distrubing, I thought it must be Katie's least favorite day of the year. Seriously. A National Holiday honoring an immortal rodent (he is immortal because he sips the "elixr of life" at the summer ground hog pinic. The magical elixr adds another seven years of his life.) who speaks with the Groundhog Club President, in "Groundhogese" no less, to give his seasonal predicitions. I just don't think that sounds like her cup of tea. Especially since the internet and news stations are cluttered with images like the one above, which probably give her horrible flashbacks to the Matilda incident! So, today, Katie M., my thoughts and prayers go out to you as you get through this difficult day, especially since this is coming after your first trip away from your darling daughter.

**I do not actually posses a vast knowledge of Groundhog's Day trivia. My reference source was The Offical Site of the Punxsutawney Groundhog Club. It was quite informative, but I question their date since they claim to have a 120 year old groundhog, who speaks Groundhogese & has a 100% success rate. **

If Kennedy were a Sumo Wrestler...

She might look like this

Yup, I spent 15 minutes bundling K up so we could go outside for 2 minutes :-) She was miserable, and I laughed so hard at her I almost peed my pants. I don't think I'll be winning Mom of the Year. ;-)

I'm not sure what she is doing with the fork and my cell phone, but she's concentrating very hard.

How cute is he when he sleeps??

Extreme Makeover: Blog Addition

I need a blog makeover. I'm trying to finding a title that is clever and meaningful (I might steal Katie's strategy and pull from a favorite quote.) I also would like to have a cute blog. The problem is, I don't know how to do this!!! It would be more financially sound to do it myself, but I do not have the knowledge. Maybe I could write to Ty and he and his team could show up at my place to help me out. Ya think it would work? Even if they don't fix my blog, he would be some nice eye candy :-)

*** I do realize that I don't really need to make over a blog that, literally has less than 7 readers, but it's kinda like having matching underwear- nobody sees it, but it makes you feel good. (BTW, I don't think I've actually had matching undergarments since I was like 3 yrs old and refused to wear undies that didn't match my dress.)

On the baby front...no pics because I keep forgetting to download new ones. At the doctor's appointments both babies were way under weight!!! Neither one of them is on the growth chart! How did two totally NOT small people create such little babies? She said she can come to terms with Kennedy just being small as long as she continues to grow. She is more concerned about Deagan. I have to take him in this week to be weighed and Kenna in 2 more weeks.

K was 31 inches tall and 18 lbs 2 oz
D was 24.75 inches long and 11 lbs 4 oz

Additionally, K doesn't want me to work out apparently because she has now started SCREAMING whenever I leave her at the Kids Club at the gym. I feel awful and if I try to leave her to see if she calms down, they come and get me after 10 minutes. She has become very clingy and is into the separation anxiety thing. It's nice to know that she loves me, but it's frustrating feeling like a Koala with my baby around my neck all the time :-)

4 months old!

Saturday was Deagan's 4 month birthday! I can't believe he is 4 months already!! Bright and early Monday morning I have doctors appointments for both kiddos, so I will up date all the vital stats at that time. Thought I would post some 4 months pics of the cutie-pie :-)

P.S.- If you haven't check this blog in awhile, you might go into shock that I have done three posts this weekend!!!!

Here is Kennedy at 4 months old. I thought about putting D is the same outfit, just to compare, ya know? But I figured Devin & my dad wouldn't find it too funny :-)

Kennedy is sick & tired in this pic, hence the odd look of her eyes. I had fun doing her hair so that she looked like a citizen of Whoville. Also, please note the cream leg attire...yes these are the same Babylegs sorted in these pics and these. My how she has grown!

Finally, these are two videos of the kiddos trying to bust a move (Deagan has the help of Aunt Megan).