Messy-Essy

Messy-Essy...that's what my Papaw used to call me...and I have been told I got so mad every time he said that. I must have passed on the tradition because my little Bailee is SOOOOO messy all the time! She likes to be independent and feed herself now...resulting in a huge mess!  I think its so cute {David doesn't like it to much hehe}! Its really not to bad cleaning her up after either, and of course, Teddy takes care of the mess on the floor for me!

lasagna face

Carlee got in big time trouble yesterday {surprise surprise right?!} This time, she decided it would be a brilliant idea to squirt a whole bottle of lotion down our hardwood hallways so she could slide on it. We were all watching the movie We Bought A Zoo {great movie by the way} and I heard her laughing and playing in the hall. I thought to myself, "aww she is being so sweet and having so much fun!" Thats when I heard the lotion bottle make that sound when its almost empty. As I slowly turned around I saw the floors covered in Tempting Berry lotion from Victoria's Secret. OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I just kinda stared at her, not really knowing what to say.

After the initial shock was over, I made her go to her bedroom after a spanking {yes I firmly believe in spankings}. David cleaned the lotion covered floors for me {such a wonderful husband I have}, while I had a long talk with Carlee. I guess the plus side is my whole house still smells good from the lotion treatment. Hopefully, that little episode won't ever happen again!

The girls

Carlee and Bailee are growing up so fast!! Carlee took her kindergarten test yesterday and SMOKED it..YAY CARLEE!! Bailee is pulling up on everything she can get her little hands on, and crawls SO FAST! I have to sweep my hardwood 3 times a day or she will eat any itty bitty little speck she finds!! Her new favorite thing is to pour Teddy's water bowl all over the floor and splash around in it! I can't believe she will be 1 in just a few short weeks {I NEED TO PLAN HER PARTY ASAP}!! Have a wonderful Tuesday everyone!

Carlee 5 years old

Bailee 11 months old

Backyard Madness!!!

In my back yard there are ALWAYS kids and toys everywhere! I LOVE IT!!! It always cracks me up listening to what they talk {or yell} about.

With Bailee feeling much much better, we had a play date with our best friends! There were slugs {eww}, mud, sprinklers, tents, pools and lots of laughs!! The kids had a blast, and me and Justina got a little sun in the process! 

slug

blowy things stuck all over Reese's face

typical 

muddddd

adorable!

"I am a bear"

"I will squish you!"

me and my girls!

{by the way, I do have stretch marks...lets just get it out there in the open...but Bailee's leg is covering them up}

What's wrong with my baby?

After our visit to Doctor Wiley Monday I thought my baby girl would be getting better in just a few shorts day. The opposite has happened, she has been getting worse. 

Her fever has been up to 102.9

She coughs so hard so throws up

She has no voice anymore

Her nose is still running

She isn't sleeping at night

She cries screams 24/7

I took her back to the doctor yesterday, not knowing what in the world was wrong with her. When her doctor saw how sick she was, he immediately checked her ears again. Strangely...they were clear. The antibiotics she was on must have worked, but why was she still so sick??

Puzzled, he said he needs a few drops of blood from her finger just to check things out a little further. The finger prick wasn't to bad, and a few short minuets later he came back to tell me her white blood count was up. Knowing how much my precious little baby hated being at the doctor {she screams from the moment they call us back} he said he was about to make her very unhappy. He needed to get a blood and urine sample. With her being only 10 months old, the only was to get a urine sample was to use a catheter. The blood draw is just like a blood draw for adults with a needle in the bend of your arm. 

When the nurses came in to do the dirty work, I had to help hold her arms down during the catheter...that's when I started loosing it. I couldn't handle the pain she was in! When they were done with the catheter and ready for the blood draw I just stood in the corner of her room crying. One nurse practically had to lay on top of her to get her to be still while they got her blood sample. 

{The nurses were wonderful and did things so quickly and smoothly, it was just so hard to watch that as a mother}

With all of those traumatic events over, she had to get a shot of antibiotics. Then we were sent for a chest x-ray.  Her x-ray results came back later that afternoon, and luckily they were clear...that means no pneumonia. Now we are just waiting on her blood and urine results to come back, which will hopefully be Monday morning.

My little angel needs lots of thoughts and prayers!!    

Sick Baby Bailee...again!

Bailee is sick..again! We found out yesterday that she is in the middle of her 3rd ear infection, in just 30 short days. My heart breaks for her, because she is always in so much pain.

I knew she had another ear infection starting on her this past Friday. She never gets a high fever at first, but any time I lay her down...well let's just say that's not an ok thing to do. SHE SCREAMS due to all the pressure in her baby ears. Saturday night, we got ZERO sleep, and I felt so helpless. PM Pediatrics was already closed that evening, but we agreed we would take her Sunday night.

Sunday night rolled around, we packed the girls up and headed to PM Pediatrics. I'm not going to say anything else about that doctor, but he said she did not have an ear infection....that she was just teething. I told him that was wrong and she had to have an infection but he said no, and walked out of the room.

I know when something is wrong with my children, and I knew something was wrong with Bailee.

I called her normal doctors office first thing the next morning, luckily, they could see her at 10am. Have I stressed enough on here about how much I LOVE Doctor Wiley?!?! He is the best doctor ever! He knew instantly why we were back with Bailee, and was very concerned.

A thorough exam later {with Bell screaming the whole time...she is anti-anyone except mommy and daddy} he said her right ear was infected. He saw green and yellow puss in there. Of course, knowing something wasn't right with my baby, I instantly got mad at the PM Pediatrics doctor. If it was this infected only 14 hours after seeing him, then it had to have been infected at his office!!!!! Thankfully, we have an amazing pediatrician who is never in a hurry, and listens to our concerns as parents. He gave her a much stronger antibiotic that I had never even heard of. 

Everyone say a little prayer for my babies ears to heal this time. It breaks my heart knowing there is nothing I can do to ease her pain. I would take it away in a split second if I could.

Thankfully, she napped on my chest all day yesterday, and she got a little rest last night as well. I hope this new medicine will help her and keep those mean ear infections away for good!

Soccer!!!

My baby BIG girl is doing so good in soccer still!!!! She is finally getting warmed up to the game, and has realized she wont hurt her team-mates by kicking the ball when its close to them {thanks to the shin guards}! I am so proud of her!!

The Yellow team: Ethan, Carlee, Natasha, Braden, Emma, Katelyn, and Grayson

she loves her coach, Miss Cynthia

paint paint paint!!!

My house has been a complete mess for the last 2 months!!!! The TV has been off the wall, and most of all...there is not a normal wall color anywhere in my kitchen or living room. I have been trying so SO hard to pick out a paint color, and its a lot harder than I thought! The colors looks so different on all the walls and the different lighting!

I have been through 6 different paint colors...BLAH!

So very long story short, I FINALLY FOUND ONE I LOVE!!!! 

The winner is Urban Putty by Sherwin-Williams. It looks amazing in all the lighting, and on every wall!! Now I just get to find time to actually paint everything! 

this is what ALL my walls look like

{oh and by the way, I am painting the laundry room, pantry, and inside of my coat closets Mayflower Red by Benjamin Moore}

My baby girls have been so cute playing together lately too!!!! They really do get along great! Bailee is always crawling into Carlee's room to be with her...MELTS MY HEART!! Goodness I just love them so much!! 

umm...see all the paint colors in the background

kiss face

Carlee is cracking me up in the background