Playtime

Yesterday, Blessing & I met my friend Amy and her 2 boys at Jefferson Pointe in Ft. Wayne to play at the play area they have. They had a good time overall. Micah and Nathan were kind of overwhelming to Blessing as they like to hug her a lot and she likes her space. Something she'll have to get used to anyway when she has younger siblings and its great to be loved anyway. Amy and I had a good visit and it was great seeing them. This morning we had our Christmas Brunch for Bible Study. It was a great time of food, fellowship, and just connecting with other moms and enjoying each other and the support that we give each other. I have a big day planned today. I have a massage at 4:30 and the Biggest Loser Finale tonight at 8pm, so don't be surprised if I don't answer the phone. I will call you back during the commercials, though because you are important to me!!!!!!!!!!!! LOL... :-) Enjoy today and live intentionally!.!.!.!.!.!.!

Ride 'em Cowgirl

When I was a little girl, I had a horse. Yes, I had a real one, but I also had this one that my parents got me on springs in the house. Well, it has been passed on down to Blessing now, and she likes to ride it now. Here are a few pix of the little cowgirl!!!

Family Night Out

Saturday after Blessings nap, we headed to town to get out of the house and have some family time. We went to the mall where Daddy & Blessing played in the new play area for kids while Mommy went shopping (retail therapy) at JCPenney (after a trip to the tool department for Andy, of course). Mommy got a sweater and it looked great on her. After that we went to eat at Applebee's. It was yummy! Then it was time to head home for bathtime! Here are some family pix I took tonight after church. We attended the kids Christmas play and 3 of our neices were in it! They did great! Good job Taylor, Abby, and Sierra... you did a great job serving God tonight.

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Just another pic of the happy kiddo. I am so glad she is feeling better. And we all got a good nights rest last night. Yeah!!!!!!!

When it rains......

It has been an eventful and very exhausting week. We were at my (Joys) parents last week for Thanksgiving/Christmas. Blessing did get over the flu, but was fussy a lot. She is usually a pretty happy little girl, so we knew something was off. We finally decided to leave on Saturday. She coughed all the way home and cough medicine wouldn't touch it. On Sunday, she was just as bad and didn't feel good at all. I started giving her breathing treatments because her breathing was more labored and I thought she was starting to get RAD again. On Monday, I took her to Dr. J and she was admitted into the hospital with bilateral pneumonia. They treated her with steroids, antibiotics, and breathing treatments. She had a few rough days and nights. She didn't sleep much at all on Monday night, but had a much better night Tuesday. Dr. J released her on Wednesday and we continued medicine and breathing treatments at home. Let me just say the for exhausted parents: if your child is on steroids, a parent should be able to take them too. Blessing is feeling much better and has more energy than me and b/c of the steroids, she eats like 24/7. That should let up soon though. Ahhhh..... She has now been out of the hospital for 2 days and is well on the road to recovery. Thanks for all the prayers. I am looking forward to a good night's rest tonight. Hopefully, not middle of the night breathing treatments...