Week of March 15, 2015

Sunday - Liam came down with another fever Saturday night into Sunday.  It ended up breaking by the time he got up that morning but we still stayed home from church.  I couldn't get him to eat hardly anything all day which made him very crabby.  He also wouldn't nap very well.  I tried FaceTiming with my sister in hopes that maybe Piper would cheer up Liam.  That worked for about a minute and then he went back to fussing.  I was just talking to Amy and then looked down and Liam had fallen asleep sort of on me and sort of hanging off of the couch.  I eventually got really uncomfortable and had to move which woke him up.  He was screaming at me and I just cried along with him.  I didn't know what else I could possibly do for him because I had tried everything I could think of and he didn't want snuggles either.  He didn't want me touching him at all.  Even though it wasn't even 6 PM I got him ready for bed and was going to sit and rock him in hopes that he would fall asleep.  I put him in his crib while I went to the bathroom and moved the glider out to the living room, but before I was even done going to the bathroom, he had fallen asleep in his crib.  He ended up sleeping for the rest of the night!

Monday - since Sunday was so rough, I called the doctor Monday morning and got him an appointment.  There were so many sick kids in the waiting room!  The doctor checked him out and said that everything on him looked great.  No signs of infection anywhere, just a virus that would need to run its course.

Liam finally ate some animal crackers!  (I realize he doesn't have pants on again, but it makes him happy.  We are striving for happy during these rough days)

 Liam trying to get into everything at the doctor's office.  Those silly child safety locks!

 So he rearranged furniture instead.

 Caleb got Liam to eat a really good lunch and that seemed to really help him.  Part of that lunch consisted of eating a banana...but then Liam needed his sunglasses...and of course he can't stay inside with sunglasses.  (Whatever it takes, right?)

  I also went to Sonic to get us some happy hour drinks to try to get Liam to drink more.  The doctor said to give him something caloric to drink, so what better solution than a slush?  Sonic is like a mile away from our house and Liam zonked out while we were gone.  Usually whenever the van stops moving he wakes up immediately, but not today.  The van was a little warm so I opened up all of the doors and hung a blanket to keep the sun off of him.

Meanwhile, I got Liam's diapers off of the clothesline and sat in the van and stuffed them while he napped.  I'm pretty excited about this clothesline.  I've always wanted one.  Our old house had the poles for it but there were several trees in the backyard and I knew my stuff would get pooped on all the time by birds so I never had Caleb put a line out there.  At this house we only have one line but I'm thinking we'll need another!  Liam clapped for me when I got the diapers hung.

After Liam woke up we went to the backyard for him to drink his slush.  Caleb was working out in the shed so of course Liam had to be right by his side.  Caleb was hammering some hook things and Liam wanted a hammer to help.  I wish I would have gotten a video because they were adorable sitting there hammering right next to each other.  He's such a daddy's boy.

Tuesday - Liam woke up around 6:30 coughing.  I went and gave him a drink and tried to get him to go back to sleep.  Around 7:30 he was crying for me to come get him.  I went in there and changed his diaper, like normal....except this time when I pulled his pants off to change his diaper, there was no diaper.  I was kind of freaking out because I didn't put him to bed the night before and was really hoping he went to bed with a diaper.  His pants were completely dry so I got to looking around and found his very full diaper under one of his blankets.  I guess it must have fallen off and he pulled it out of a pant leg.  I can't think of any other explanation.

Other than having a cough, Liam seemed to be feeling great!  I told him if he took a good nap and ate a good lunch that we would go visit Daddy and the baby chicks at work.  He held up his end of the bargain so we went to visit Orscheln.  He actually like the bunnies better than the chicks.  He tried picking up a chick but I feared for that chick's life so I intercepted.

After we left there we went to Target because I needed to get Liam some more cold tablets since he went through a whole bottle the week before.  After Target we went to the grocery store back in Centralia.  When I put him in the cart I noticed he only had one shoe.  We went back out to the van looking for it and I couldn't find it anywhere.  I called Target and sure enough someone had turned in his shoe.  I didn't really feel like driving the 30 minutes back to Target, and my husband is awesome and went and got it for me after he got off from work.

We went outside to play Wednesday afternoon.  I love love love love love having a fenced in backyard.  I feel like we can go outside without being a spectacle to all of the cars driving by, and I don't have to worry about Liam running out into the street.  I think we have probably spent more time outside in the past few weeks than we ever did the whole time we lived at the old house.

 Talking to the next door neighbor's dog, Tiger.

 Liam has a new fascination with pulling bark off of the trees and carrying it around and/or trying to eat it.

Thursday - I stalked the DHL delivery guy all morning.  He brought me diapers!  I was too excited about ordering the baby some new diapers so I went ahead and did it.  When I ordered Liam's I only ordered solid colors because it was cheaper.  This time around I thought it was worth the extra $12 to get the 20 diapers in prints instead of solids.  I want so badly to start using these now but I want to keep them un-stretched out for the baby's tiny butt.

Liam also napped for 2 1/2 hours.  I decided to be productive the whole time and got a lot of work done around the house.  I pretty much have everything unpacked, there's just a little organizing I need to do here and there to make things fit better and some pictures need hung on the walls.  When we moved in we threw anything we didn't know what to do with in the baby's room.  I finally found places for everything so I could start putting a nursery together.  There's no crib because Liam is still using it and the baby will sleep in the pack n play in our room for awhile anyway and the changing table is also still in Liam's room because we still use that for him (this fat girl doesn't like changing diapers on the floor).  Eventually those things will go in the baby's room, at least until he starts sleeping through the night and then we plan on moving the two boys into the same room. 

 Liam did of course have to help me swiffer the floor. 

After Liam got up we met a lady from church at the church to clean for the week.  Note to self: when you are this pregnant, don't work for 2 1/2 hours at home then go clean at church.  You will be in pain.  I parked myself on the couch for the rest of the day.  Mostly because it hurt too much to walk.  This baby number two ligament pain is no joke.

Friday - We went to Hannibal to get our taxes done.  My tax accounting teacher from college has done them for us the past two years.  With Caleb being a pastor I have been concerned about whether or not I was capable of doing them correctly myself.  I did them in Turbo Tax ahead of time last year and we got the same federal amounts...the states were tricky because we both worked in Kentucky, lived in Indiana, then moved to Missouri.  Then this year I did them on Turbo Tax mostly because I was afraid that we were going to owe a lot and wanted to be prepared.  It turns out that we got really close to the same amount again (and it was a refund!).  Looks like I'll be doing our taxes from now on.  Meanwhile, we left Liam at his friend Ellie's house to play while we did the tax thing.  They both snotted everywhere and played with their Curious Georges. What a pair! Lydia also babysits another baby who is 4 months old and Liam liked watching her and waving at her.   Lydia also made me a ring sling!  One of the things I want for this next baby is a new baby carrier.  I had a couple with Liam but he hated them.  I asked Lydia last week if she had a good tutorial on how to make one and suggestions of fabric to use and she told me she would have one ready for me when we came this week!  She's such a blessing to me.  :-)  Caleb tried it on when we got home and Liam hung out there for a little bit before he got too wiggly.  I'm not sure that it was on exactly right up at the shoulder but Caleb said he wasn't uncomfortable.

Saturday - My very first best friend, Nikki, came to visit!  She and I were best friends through elementary school and have stayed friends ever since.  The last time I got to see her was when I was pregnant with Liam, so it's been awhile!  We always seem to be able to pick up where we left off. 

We went outside with Liam for a little bit.  Caleb had filled in a big hole in our backyard that looks like it is where a tree used to be.  He had covered the area with grass seed and needed to water it.  Liam was so excited about the hose.  Our old house didn't have any outdoor water access.

Some other stuff from this week:

Liam's "so big" has gotten much bigger.  I guess that means my baby is growing up.  :-(

I love this smile.

 Sometimes he has a rough life.

 Sometimes he tries to suck out his own snot.

One last thing before I go, I just wanted to say hi to my sister's boyfriend, Jim, just in case he reads this.

Weeks of March 1 and March 8

Week of March 1

Sunday - We woke up to about 6 inches of snow and cancelled church.  We took Liam outside for a little bit to enjoy the snow.  It was too deep for him to walk in it, but he had fun sledding and eating it.  :-)

Monday - We went to a Young Leader's Encounter in Arnold, MO.  We went last year and this was just as refreshing of a time.  They fed us incredibly well and they took the ladies shopping again and gave us $100 and told us we can only spend it on ourselves.  My mom had given me some JCPenney shoe coupons so I got myself a new pair of shoes along with a new watch.  Later that evening I finished up spending the rest of the spending money they gave me on a new Bible from Amazon.We really enjoyed our time there, possibly even more so than last year.  We feel like we were able to meet more people and build more friendships. 

Here's the watch I got.  :-)

 And a picture Amy sent me of this little cutie eating mnms Tuesday morning.

Liam had a great time staying with my parents and getting to play with "Pah Pah", also known as Piper.  He also now calls every dog Pah Pah.

Tuesday - We spent a little bit of time hanging around Fenton and then headed back to Centralia.  Amy and I went shopping at Target then went to Starbucks.  :-)

Thursday - I texted Christa that morning to see if they wanted to come over to visit.  She also picked up Aunt Rachel on her way.  The boys had a great time running in circles around the living room and going down Liam's slide. 

Saturday - Caleb had office hours in the morning and then had a nursing home service at one of the local nursing homes.  After he got home from that we went to Mexico for a family shindig to celebrate Caleb's dad's birthday.  We went out to a BBQ place there in Mexico.  On the way home I started getting really congested and was hoping it was just allergies.  I had been battling a sore throat off and on all week, but pretty much for the past month anytime I get over a cold then I get a sore throat again the next day.

Other pictures from this week:

I have been trying to find things that we don't need anymore that we can sell.  No need to hang on to stuff that we don't use, right?  We had talked about selling our big bean bag chair, but it looks like a tiny human has decided otherwise.

 Liam has moved into using a booster seat at the kitchen table.  He still uses his high chair occasionally, but he loves to sit at the table with us now.  :-)

 Sometimes Liam drops some not-so-subtle hints. 

 We are working on the definition of "daily bread".

 Caleb wanted to close the vent under Liam's bed.  We couldn't just pull the bed away from the wall because Liam's movement monitor is hooked up and the wires are in the way.  When I went in there I saw little feet that decided they needed to help.

 Eventually Caleb hollered for me and asked me if I could pull Liam out, so I had to quit taking pictures.

 He was soooo proud of himself when I went and got him up from his nap because he had his George and blankets sitting on the side of his crib.

 He loves to watch out the window for his "dadna".

 "Liam, smile for Daddy!"

Week of March 8

Sunday - I was definitely sick with a cold.  I went to church that morning but as the day went on I kept feeling worse and worse.  We also started working on Liam sitting quietly through church.  I feel like every time we go to church I end up just sitting in the nursery the whole time.  I have read that it is possible for kids this age to learn how to sit still, and I want to work towards that!  With the new baby coming too, I want to get a move on so hopefully he can have this down by then.  Sunday School did not go so well.  Once he wouldn't sit quietly anymore then I took him to the sanctuary and just fought with him to stay sitting on my lap.  During church he did much better and I only had to leave with him one time when there was about 10 minutes left of the service and we were only gone for a few minutes.   We didn't get to practice again that night because I wasn't feeling very well so Liam and I stayed home.

Monday - Liam also woke up with a cold.  Christa mentioned to me that they had also started off with colds and it turned into a fever.  Once Liam got up from his nap, he had a fever and of course only wanted his "dadna".  By the end of the day he had a 104 degree fever.

Tuesday - Liam still had a fever all day.  I was still feeling pretty bad with a cold too.  Liam wasn't napping well with his cold and then also with the fever.  He kept crying in his sleep, which would keep me from being able to sleep off my sickies.  Caleb so graciously came home with bags of soup mix that he bought from work for us to eat for dinner.

Wednesday - I was feeling slightly better but Liam kept his fever until sometime in the middle of the night Wednesday night.  I had an appointment in Columbia that morning and it just so happened that so did Caleb's sister, aunt, and dad.  We were all going to meet up for lunch or something but Christa's kids were still sick and those plans just kind of fell through.

Thursday - Liam seemed to be feeling better since his fever was gone, but he was still really whiny.  We thought it might be teething, but we weren't sure.   Looking back, I think he probably had a sore throat because we also couldn't get him to eat, which was making him hungry but he refused food since his throat hurt. 

Caleb did decide to cut Liam's hair.  It was the happiest few minutes of Liam's day.  He loves getting his hair cut.

 Dad's turn!

 "What are those neighbors looking at?"

Friday - Same story as the day before with the whineys.  I did have my 24 week doctor's appointment though.  It's crazy to think that my next appointment is my last monthly appointment!  After that I go to biweekly appointments!  I also got a free box of stuff in the mail from Amazon.  If you are an Amazon Mom member and create a baby registry, they will send you a code for a free mom box.  I got all sorts of fun stuff like a pacifier, a bottle, lotions, baby cereal, etc.

 There was also a food pouch with some blueberry apple spinach (or something gross sounding like that) concoction and Liam wanted it.  After he ate that he seemed to be much more pleasant.  He was upset when it was empty, so I found a  collapsible water bottle thing with Batman on it that Caleb's mom had gotten for Liam and I funneled apple sauce into it.  That's pretty much all he ate for the next two days.  He wouldn't eat applesauce off of a spoon either.  It had to be out of his batman water bottle.

 He loves him some Batman!

Saturday - Liam woke up crying around 3ish.  Caleb got up with him but I still have a hard time sleeping anytime Liam is making noise.  Caleb had given Liam a drink and tried using his snot sucker to clean out Liam's nose and Liam still just cried with Caleb laid him back down to go to sleep.  After a little while of hearing Liam cry I got up and Caleb said he was trying to let him cry it out to go back to sleep because he didn't know what else to do and Liam didn't want to be rocked.  I asked if he changed Liam's diaper and he said he hadn't, so I thought I would give that a try and told Caleb to go back to bed.  I went in there and Liam was sitting up in his crib crying and holding on to the foot of his jammies.  He said "Dadna!"  I said "Oh, daddy did that to you??"  I picked him up and changed his diaper and made sure his feet were both in the foot holes of his jammies and he went right back to sleep!  I told Caleb about it the next morning and he said that when he laid Liam down that he was stretching his leg out kind of funny but Caleb thought he was just trying to get comfortable or something.  It never occurred to him that his foot wasn't in the foot hole.  Ha!  Oh toddlers.

Later that morning, my parents came to visit!  My mom helped us out and cleaned our stove for us.  Liam was back to not feeling very well again.  He took 3 naps that day.  My parents didnt get to spend the night this time because we are still very slowly unpacking.  We didn't have good sleeping arrangements yet.  Hopefully next time they can stay with us.  Most of my week consisted of cuddling with Liam when he was awake and sleeping whenever he was sleeping so I could get over my sickies too.  Unpacking kind of got shoved to the end of my to-do list.

Napping with grandma!

 Some other pictures from this week:

When I'm getting dinner ready, I can usually tell when it's feeding time at the zoo.  These faces appear in the doorway.   This time there was a mysterious person in sunglasses!

 "It's just me, mom!"

 

Liam threw his new sports balls into his turtle, and then he dove in after them.