It's a sad sad day.

I have been trying to get caught up with things. I have been seriously slacking lately. Last week I uploaded all 2000 pictures I had of James onto my computer and deleted them from my camera. I then neatly organized them in folders according to month and age. All I had left to do was to burn them onto CD's.

My computer crashed today. I lost everything. I went from having an obsessive amount of pictures of my kid, to having none. I do still have the pictures of him from the hospital, but that is it.

I am so sad I think I could actually cry.

On the bright side... At least I have these.

10 Months!

My baby is getting so close to becoming 1 year old. It is really sad. It is amamazing how much he is learning and all of the things he can do now. Except eat food that is. Yes, I have a 10 month old child that refused to eat. Everytime we try he spits it out or throws it up. It is super fun. We still try though, twice a day everyday, to incorporate food into his diet. He still resists though. Any tricks that you guys know would really be appriciated. We try vegtables, fruits, cheese, crackers... he equally hates all of them!

Anyways.. Happy 10 Months to my little man!

Cool Mom

I see all these kids growing up, graduating high school, and leaving the nest. They can't wait to leave their parents homes and move into the dorm or their own apartments.

Some people see these as happy times..... Me, I get sad. I think of my baby leaving me someday. Then I realize my son will never leave me. I am a cool mom. He will want to live at home forever. When he wants to go have fun, his mom is the first person he will ask.
By the way... Is cool mom spelled L-O-S-E-R???

James and Emily

Just thought I would post some fun pictures from Valentine's weekend.

James' first time at the park.

It was so warm and gorgeous the other day I just had to take him out to play. He absolutely loved it! He was laughing the entire time we were at the park. I hope we have alot more nice days so that we can go again!

I am not too fond of doctors.

James had been seeing a family doctor since birth. I thouught she was a fine doctor for me, but when it came to the care of James I never thought she did a good job. She seemed against me breastfeeding, James would occasionally shrink a few inches a month, she would constantly not show up, and she would mis-dose his medicine. For example, around thanksgiving time James broke out in a horrible rash because of his very sensitive skin ( he gets that from his mommy:( ). So she wanted me to give him what equated out to 7 tsp. of benedryl a day. For a 6 month old! I said absolutely not. She called back later and told me she miscalculated and it was supposed to be 1/2 a tsp. a day. Because of all of this I decided to find him a pediatrician, which I should have done in the first place. I took him to the new doctor yesterday because I suspected an ear infection ( which the old doctor said was not an ear infection, he was just teething). Turns out he does have an ear infection and she prescribed 2tsp twice a day of amoxicilian. Again I thought this was excessive. 4tsp a day !! I talked to my brother -in - law today and he confirmed that with James age, weight, height that he should only be given 2 tsp a day.

I was just wondering. How often do doctors mis-dose patients?? Is this normal? Or just the price I pay for living in a tiny town? Do other parents double check dosage? Do they always take the doctors word for it? Am I just a paranoid first time mom? That last one might just be it.

Family Life

James is our first child. Of course as a first time parent I have every right and obligation to say that he is perfect in every way ;) I will start this by telling a little about us. William and I met while working at Lowe's in college. He a lumber associate, me a lumber cashier. Worked out well huh? As of December 8th we have been married for five years. Almost immediately after getting married we moved from Dekalb, IL to Colorado Springs, CO. William was in the National Guard and was called up to active duty. Thankfully he was stationed in Colorado, and not overseas. We spent almost 2 years there. We then found our first house in Rockford, IL where we both got jobs at Home Depot, William going to New Orleans for Katrina and me starting a new job and a new home by myself... ahh the life. We knew these were temporary jobs as we were both STILL in college. William for elementary education and myself for accounting. Then it all changed when my husband found a great job with the electrical company. We sold our house and moved to a tiny town. While in the transition stage we found out we were pregnant! Now we have a beautiful 9 month old son and are getting ready for our next move as William is almost done with his training and will be permently placed in June.