Show and Tell

Yes, we had show and tell at home school. It was hilarious. To add a little spice to the mix, Jay decided that he and I needed to participate. It was funny because we all went our own ways to pick the items we were going to talk about. Jay and the boys all came in with their Bibles. Like father like son. I love it. I, of course, came in with baby pictures of the boys. :)

Josiah's Bible is "berry thpecial" to him because it has "wordths to sthongs in it." This is actually not a Bible. It's a devotional book that my dad contributed to. He calls it his Bible and puts it on the piano and plays music while "reading" his Bible/song book.

Isaac acted a bit shy when he got up to tell us about his Bible. He said that it's special to him because Mommy bought it for him.

Don't you like the missing tooth?

Josiah got BACK UP to tell more about his Bible. Here he is saying, "God loves a cheerful giver. Say it with me." So we repeated and had a good laugh.

Hey Good Lookin'

I had a crazy morning on Tuesday and ended up in the doctor's office with Olivia and the boys without fixing the boys hair. I really don't "fix" their hair everyday, but on Tuesday, it really needed some help! I guess that I had fussed with their hair in the waiting room and Olivia even had her turn trying to fix their hair with her little comb. Well, Isaac thought he'd be helpful when we got home and fix his own hair. This is what he looked like.

I love it! He is so proud of his hard work. He's really gotten into combing his own hair lately and doesn't want us messing with it when he is finished. So cute and innocent.

Josiah gave it a try, too.

I followed him to watch him in action.

Yes, I love you!

God Cares About The Little Things

I never get tired of watching how God works. After writing the last blog, Jay came home for lunch and my stress felt like it lessened. It was nice just to have him home for a bit so that I could talk to him about what to do about Olivia. After lunch, Jay got the mail and the sweetest card was in the mail from a lady in my church. She was just telling me that she was glad to get to know me and she hopes that she can be someone that I can count on. She is such a neat lady and reminds me so much of Janette Goodwin, for those of you from Dalhart. So, Cauly and Janette, if you are reading this, I am complimenting both of you.
Anyway, I was still stressed about Olivia's ears but the note really made my day. In the note, Cauly (the lady who wrote the note) asked to read my blog. I love it when people ask to read my blog. :) I sent her an email with my blog address and after I did, I remembered that she works for an ENT!!! As I was reading advice from all of you, Cauly wrote and told me to call the ENT that she works for. I called and made an appointment and can't tell you the peace that I feel now. I know that ear infections seem like such a small deal compared to so many other things in this world, but it is a big deal to us. I just have a good feeling now and can't wait to tell Jay the story. :) I decided to blog before calling Jay. Ha ha!
Before I go, I want to tell you the very first line in Cauly's note to me: "Don't you just love the way God sends new people into our lives!" I do!!! And thank you, Cauly, for letting God use you. You could have waited a few days to send the note and we would have missed out on all of this "God stuff". Plus, I probably wouldn't have written a blog with you as one of the main subjects. Ha ha!
Thank you, Lord, for caring about things that we care about. The economy might not be great, there are people who are starving, there are wars going on, and you still care about Olivia's ears. You have got the whole world in your hands!

I need some advice!!

I took Olivia to the doctor about two weeks ago for her 1 year check-up. The doctor looked in her ears and found that both were infected. She had ear infections when she was a little younger and it took awhile to get rid of them. She was on lots of different antibiotics for about 2 months until I just asked my pediatrician if we could give her a decongestant and see if she could fight it off on her own. It worked and she stayed ear infection free for about 3-4 months (at least we think she was...having found out about this latest ear infection makes me wonder if she has had them and we didn't know about them). All that to say that she still has both ears infected.
Anyway, I have been very hesitant about getting tubes in her ears. I have heard lots of different opinions on tubes and how it worked/didn't work for different people. But I also worry about her hearing. In fact, I had made an appointment (before all of this happened) to take Josiah in to have his hearing tested. Sometimes I wonder if he can hear me and sometimes I wonder if he doesn't want to hear me. :) He also had ear infections as a baby. I STILL get ear infections and have lost some of my hearing due to both ear drums rupturing twice.
Also, I just have this UGH feeling about trying out another antibiotic on Olivia. We went through this before and it did not help. All it did was make her HATE to take medicine and draw out the whole process. And I wish that I just had my old pediatrician. She was great and really talked through things with me and made me feel comfortable with all of the decisions. I guess that if she (Dr. Walsh) was telling me to give her another antibiotic, I would do it. It's all an issue of trust with me.
Oh, and I wasn't really supposed to take Olivia in today. Her follow-up appointment wasn't until Friday. But yesterday, she woke up with a rash on her forehead and on her neck. By the evening, it had spread to her scalp and all down her back and stomach. I called the nurse and she told me what to do for her yesterday. Today it was better but she was itching so badly that I decided to take her in. So today we saw a different doctor (I guess they are in a group and we see the doctor that is available) and she said that Olivia still has both ears infected and thought that rash was caused from whatever is going on in her body with the ear infections.
So here are my questions, after all of my ramblings!!!
Would you put her back on an antibiotic? Would you consider tubes? Would you be concerned about the rash? Would you tell me to suck it up and trust my new doctor? Would you tell me to give the old pediatrician a call? Have you already called me crazy and given up on reading this??

Curiosity Killed The Cat

I must know, is there someone from Pompano Beach, FL that reads my blog? Who is my neighbor?

Field Trip With Daddy

Jay took the boys to a nature preserve park on Friday. They walked around and looked at butterflies, played at the playground and went to a presentation about an owl. They had lots of fun while Olivia and I stayed home and climbed the stairs. :)
Also, this weekend, I went to a children's workshop with some other ladies (and one man) from our church. We went to Orlando on Friday afternoon and came back Saturday evening. It was nice to get to know some more people from the church. Jay did great with the kids, and the kids did great with Jay.
Then, Saturday night after I got home, Jay and I went to dinner with some young couples from the church. We had so much fun and wished that we would have told our babysitter we'd be home a little later. It was nice to get away and enjoy ourselves. We are really starting to settle in and make ourselves at home.

The boys had fun but were a bit nervous after seeing spiders...hmmm...wonder where they get that. And no, I will not post pictures of the spiders. ~CHILLS~

What a guy!

Isaac was very impressed with all of the butterflies.

I'm glad that they had a fun time! Jay and I stayed up a little later with the boys tonight and just had fun playing games, watching the boys do somersaults, headstands, skip, laugh and we just talked. We are blessed.

Play Dough

I have never made play dough before. I buy it but always wanted to make it because the homemade stuff is so much better. Well, Isaac's home school curriculum had the recipe in it so we gave it a shot. Of course, it is very simple to make and good grief, there is a lot of salt in it. No wonder I thought it was salty when I licked it (...as a young child).

I have no clue what this was about. They do their own thing.

I love when he concentrates. Isaac looks so much like my oldest brother, Matt, in this picture.

Isaac's creation. I like it in black and white. :)

Look at Josiah's eyes. He was leaning over the table to steal Isaac's play dough while Isaac was in the bathroom. He knows how to push the buttons. Hee hee!