It is now the beginning of May and I have just now realized
that I haven’t posted anything on here since January. Boy, do we have so much catching up to
do. Where do we begin? I guess the best place to start is where we
left off in January. So, here we go!
February:
This was a very eventful month for all of us. We start the month off in our normal routine
and we rode through the middle of the month with lots of bumps along the way
but we came out on the other side. The
week of Valentine’s Day, Jackson got sick with a cold and a sore throat. He ran fever and just really felt
terrible. We ended up taking him to the
doctor on a Wednesday morning and they ran several tests to try to determine
what was causing him to be sick in order to treat him properly. All of the tests came back negative but he
was severely dehydrated because he refused to eat or drink due to his sore
throat. We went home from the doctor’s
office and were asked to return the next day.
The next morning was Valentine’s Day and Jackson was off to the doctor’s
office first thing the next morning.
After a long morning and lots of arguing with doctors, he ended up in
the hospital for dehydration. We spent
the night there receiving fluids and Tylenol and antibiotics. By morning, he was on his way to be his
normal self and we were able to return home.
We checked out on that Friday afternoon and Saturday we had a very nice
day playing and trying to rest from all of the events of the previous week. Sunday morning, Jackson woke up with a stomach
virus that appeared to be a 12 hour bug and by evening he was feeling
better. So, at this point we think we
are on the mends and headed into the week back in our normal routine. Boy, were we wrong! Monday, Jackson didn’t return to school in
order to prevent him from relapsing. We
all went back to work. That afternoon, I
had a doctor’s appointment after work so that is where I spent my
afternoon/evening. By the end of the
doctor’s appointment (and in the doctor’s office) the stomach virus had hit me
and little did I know at that point that Ray was heading to his mom’s sick as
well. I finally made it back home from
the doctor’s office (let me just say that being sick in the car while you are
the one driving is no cake walk). I was
sick all through the night and into the next morning. Sometime during the middle of the night, Pa
and Nana got sick as well as MiMi and Aunt Katie. Everyone finally recovered and spent the rest
of the month of February thankful to be well.
March:
March was a fun month.
We received and accepted an offer on our house and started making
preparations to begin the process of moving and looking for another place to
purchase. We spent the entire week of
spring break at our house working to finish packing up things. In the midst of that week, we endured
freezing temperatures (yes, it is weather in the South) and then had really
nice pleasant weather within a day or two.
We shopped and bought Jackson some clothes and shoes for spring/summer. He had his first trip to the zoo and got to
spend time with Toot Toot, David, and Company!
We enjoyed the time of getting to visit with friends and get some work
done at the same time. We had another
doctor’s visit and found out that we are having another boy!! So, we will start preparing for his arrival.
April:
Sometime during this month we decided on a name for our new
bundle of joy. He will be called Myles
Levi. Myles is the name of my great
uncle and Levi is the name of my great-grandfather. As we did with Jackson, we wanted him to have
a name that was strong and be after men who were hard-working and considered
men of character. We continued to work
towards the closing on our house and the start of the process on purchasing
another one. We finally agreed on
purchasing the house that Ray’s grandfather built and only his family has owned
since the day it was built. It is a
house that needs lots of updating to get it where we want it but we are excited
about the challenge. We were scheduled
to close on the sale of our house at the end of the month so we spent an entire
weekend moving all of our belongings from all the places we had everything
stored. It was a challenging weekend and
very tiring (especially for a pregnant woman).
The closing of our house got delayed to over into May but it didn’t stop
us from continuing the moving in process on the new house. I often wonder if the pile of boxes just
keeps growing and growing even though we appear to be unpacking. Somewhere in the midst of all this moving
stuff, we had time to get a photo session in for the spring. Jackson was not really interested in having
his picture taken so we struggled to get him to smile. He was more interested in the dog, horses,
and everything else in the area than doing what the photographer wanted. But I think the pictures turned out very nice
and of course I think my little one is most handsome, smile or no smile!!
May:
The end of school is upon us and the month of May usually
flies by faster than any other in the year.
We have Jackson’s birthday, Mother’s Day, my birthday, hopefully the
closing of both houses and getting ready for the arrival of Myles. The first weekend of the month called for us
to celebrate Jackson’s 3rd birthday.
We decided to celebrate in our new house (which is not quite ours yet
but we are close). We had mostly family
over to celebrate and a few friends (that are basically considered
family). Jackson had so much fun and we
enjoyed hosting the party there. The
kids had plenty of room to run and play.
Queenie even got in on the action and played as well. I think she had has much fun as everyone else
did. Jackson had so much fun opening his
gifts. His eyes would get big and then
he would want to open the package and start playing immediately. He didn’t quite understand that there were
other gifts to open as well. This year’s
party theme was Thomas the Train. We had
a Thomas cake, balloons, table cloth, plates, and juice boxes. That sweet boy loves trains and big
trucks! We were most appreciative and
thankful for our family and friends that came together and celebrated with
us. They really made the day special for
Jackson. Toot Toot came and spent the
weekend. Jackson never let her out of
his sight the whole time she was there.
He had so much fun playing and spending time with her.
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