Mother's Day

So, Mother's Day is just two days away and I find myself reflecting. It still amazes me that I am a mommy. I am so blessed to have this little creature wake up every morning and call me mommy. It is by FAR the greatest gift in the world.

Sometimes I wonder, Would I appreciate it as much if it had come easy to me? I don't know the answer to that question, but I do know this: Changing a diaper, waking up at 2 am, potty training, two year old temper tantrums... all of those things don't bother me. I don't hate any of them. I'm very grateful to have them!


Mother's Day represents more to me than most, I think...

It represents the precious gift that was given to me the day my son was laid in my arms. Each morning I get to see his beautiful smile, I get to brush his hair, I get to feel his touch. I get to kiss him goodnight and repeat the same thing my mom said to me each night before I fell asleep.


It represents the loss of my own mother at age three and how I long to touch her face, or see her smile. I want her to see this beautiful little boy God gave us. Oh how she would love him. How my heart aches for her everyday.


It represents the WONDERFUL Mother God gave me to fill the loss and void of death. The beautiful, unselfish person who loved me unconditionally, took the best care of me and ALWAYS put me first. The person who gave me the courage, strength and ability to go out into the world, follow my dreams and KNOW without a doubt that i was loved and always had a place to call home. The woman who taught me what it means to truly LOVE.

It represents the young woman who gave birth to my son. She did not have to do so. She chose to give him life and made the best decision for him. Each Mother's Day I think of her. I am forever grateful to her for the greatest gift imaginable. I don't think I understood what my mom sees when she looks at me on Mother's Day until I laid eyes on my son.

Happy Mother's Day~

My Day Off

So, today I closed the Bakery and spent the day with my little man. We played and cooked all day. I cooked for 5 1/2 hours today. The menu: Roast, Potatos, Carrots... hamburger steak & gravy...pork chops with Shane's "red sauce"...hamburgers...mac n cheese, green beans, lima beans, corn, mashed potatos, and rice. I portioned it into dinners and put it in the freezer for dinners throughout the week. I hope it takes away the stress of deciding what's for dinner and who's responsible for it. I am pleased. I forgot how much I enjoy cooking dinner.

My little man and I had a wonderful day. i miss him so much working, but i know that putting in the hard work now will pay off for him in the future.

Now I'm sitting in the chair, playing on the computer and watching "Dating in the Dark". Interesting Show! Shane had a meeting tonight so he's been gone since 6:30 this morning. Figures, I'm off all day and he works all day. Cycle never ends!!

Night,
J

Shawn's Hospital Visit

Well, the rock still didn't pass. He had some issues today that made the pediatrician say take him to get xrays just in case. So off to Children's we headed.

A previous trip to children's with our previous children (previous children: that sounds really weird) told us we were in for a really long wait. On a previous trip we'd heard someone say that you could leave and go to St. vincents and get in sooner and if the trouble warranted the specialties of Children's Hospital, they would transfer them in.

Shane and I talked about it and I decided to call Children's ER. They had 33 children waiting and had just accepted a trauma, which meant they were virtually on hold. So Shane and I chose to take him to St. Vincents down town. That way if there was a blockage, they would find it sooner and we would only be blocks from Children's hospital.

SMART move!!!I would reccomend them to anyone! We arrived in the ER of St. Vincents hospital and were checked in immediately. 7 people were ahead of us!!! 7 !!! not 33! the staff was outstanding!!! They checked us in, took Shawn's vitals, weighed and measured him (22.4 lbs and 33" tall). He's almost 3 ft tall!!!

Now, don't get me wrong, we had to wait. but we only spent about 20 minutes in the waiting room and then were taken back to a clean room with a bed and tv for shawn. The lady came to get him for his x-ray and he held his arms up to her and let her carry him to the room. Got lots of ooos and ahhhhs from the staff. She laid him on the table and he laid PERFECTLY still!!

Dr. read the x-rays and came in to examine him, he laid PERFECTLY STILL!!! The Dr. left the room and he was still laying there, he just giggled really loud, flipped over and the was ready to go again! They discharged us and we were out of there.

St. Vincent's ER Visit = 3.5 hrs

Children't Hospital ER previous visit = 7.5 hrs

Healthy Precious little boy = PRICELESS!
Thank you Lord for our Blessings! Thanks guys for your prayers and concern.

My Pami

A year ago this morning , I was putting a Pami into a small car in my drive way and watching her wave bye to me as the car was pulling away. It was the last time i saw her.


I love you my sweet Pami.
Mommy

You did what???

I called Angie yesterday to see if shawn had pooped yet. Angie is the daycare owner/director and was also my maid of honor.
... several phone calls and still no poop. I was getting worried. I told Angie to call me when he pooped. (never thought that would bea request I made about someone's poop!) LOL

Angie calls me back yesterday afternoon with news..."he pooped!" "but there's no rock." she said. "Oh, OK, well maybe we can't see it," I said. LOL
Angie said "NO... there is no rock. I took a spoon and thoroughly dug through it. then i smushed it all flat to see if there were any lumps"....LOL I said, "You did WHAT???"

Dad's question was "what did she do with the spoon?"


J

Rocks

And so it begins....

Shawn decided to swallow a rock this morning. Yes, a rock. The Dr. says it should pass....


As I look at the date today, to make sure I know what day he ate the rock, I realize that 17 wonderful months ago I was bringing a beautiful baby boy home from the hospital. I was completely overjoyed and scared to lose him at the same time. I've had the wonderful experience of enjoying every part of his life. I am so blessed. I always thought I would prefer a girl...but let me tell you... I am so in love with this little boy and enjoying every minute of it...
rocks included!

J

Working ?

Why is it that I am so scatterbrained?? I have 100 things I want to do and can't focus long enough to finish one of them...could also be that I am blogging....LOL

We're (Jonica and Kim) at the Bakery working on projects! Kim's creating characters for the Madagascar Cake and I'm working on new accounts. (No, actually I'm blogging) :) LOL



J