New back ground..!

Felt like changing it up..:) Now, if only I could figure out how to get my followers widget back. arg.

Hemangiomas..

My child has a hemangioma..Its a benign tumour of cells(the cells that line the blood vessels). They aren't usually present at birth and grow during the first year, and usually go away by age 2. Olivia's started showing up around a few weeks old..her's was on her lip and in part of her cheek on the inside. We got asked soo many times if she had busted her lip! ..By age 2 you could barely even tell it was there and now you'd never have known she had one. (Olivia at age 3 months)



When Kate was born we noticed she had some weird spots on her stomach..didn't think much of them. At her one week visit with a ped we asked about them and she said they were hemangiomas. Fast forward another week and I notice the same red mark on her head...oh great. She's 2 months old now and its gotten bigger and way noticable. It doesn't bother me a bit, but it is kind of annoying to have to tell everyone what it is..and yet I think it kind of bothers me more if people just ignored it and thought my kid had some crazy weird birthmark.. I've done my research about it girls have a much higher rate of getting them then boys, which would probably explain why Noah never got one. We are just believing for God to keep its growth to a minimum and for it not to leave any kind of scarring type stuff.

Its funny cause she has hair there(which I am soo thankful for as I've read it can leave bald spots when they are on the head...we aren't receiving this for Kate one bit) and it sticks up higher then the rest of her hair..haha..so she kind of has a crooked little tiny mohawk. :)

Why is it..

That when you have lots to post about you don't? And when you don't have much to post on you do? Then by NOT blogging when there is stuff to blog about you get totally overwhelmed and don't end up blogging anything at all, which only compounds the situation.

We are here for 3 more days then we are headed back to our beloved home which I never thought I would be SOO excited to see. :) Our cat is going to be so unbelievably needy when we get back.

Today Kate was a whole 'nother child. She barely napped, and wanted to eat NONE STOP, and if she wasn't being fed she was cranky and crying for most of it. I think she may be going through a growth spurt and is trying to nurse a lot to make up for it. I'll be thankful to have my sweet baby back when this is over, despite the fact that she is definitely my more high needs baby compared to the other two. But it also doesn't help that we don't have a bouncy seat, or swing or anything really to entertain her while we are here. She's kind of at the age where she can enjoy those a bit more. Although she did do really well at Wal-mart today when I went. She rode in the cart the whole time.

Looking forward to seeing my sister and BIL this weekend! Its been like 6-7 weeks since I've seen them...

Sweet sleep..

My kids are all napping. We were gone most of the day to Tallahasse with Susan F(my mother in law) to get Kate some much needed clothes(the poor girl is in size 6 months of Target's clothing!). I threw away/gave away a lot of Olivia's stuff when she outgrew it, so we didn't have much for her to grow into...but now she's got some stuff..yay! Had lunch at Chili's and Susan saw some old friends there, and when we went to leave the waitress said that the two little old ladies had paid for our lunch!! We were both stunned and oh so thankful for such sweet generosity. Neither one of us had to pay..haha..so nice. May the Lord return the blessing on them.

Tried to go to what used to be the Once Upon a child there and they no longer carry any used clothing for kids! Ugh..it was like my favorite place to go and now its just new furniture and the such. Lame. So we went to Target, cause they have such reasonably priced clothing that actually lasts for a while. However, with all this driving and going, Kate never really slept the whole time we were gone, so she was soo cranky and sleepy when we got home. I have a feeling I won't hear from her for a couple hours.

Last night we ate dinner out with the Fletcher's. They treated us to Applebee's and had Jessica(my sister in law) watch the kids(minus Kate) for us. Came back and played Seven Up, Seven down. We had fun and we always end up laughing about something funny..

Soooo glad its the weekend!! I can't wait to have my hubby back and not working for the moment. :)

Random info..

-- This visit Noah had with our family friend Dr. was the first one he's had since he was 9 months. Olivia hasn't been since she was 3, Kate has only been once to get her PKU testing done. I just don't go to them unless they are needed.

-- I still haven't gotten my crown put back on since I lost it. I know, I know..its weird, but odds are I'm going to have to replace it, and we just don't have $600+ to get a new one right now.

-- While I'm in a slightly less then comfortable position, I really love nursing while laying down. Kate's all snuggled into me and we make lots of good eye contact..to me its why I love nursing.

-- I cannot wait to start walking/jogging/running when I get home. My tread mill will not believe how much I'm using it. :)

-- My body is literally ALWAYS hungry right now. I only need around 500 extra calories to sustain my milk supply, but apparently all my calorie consuming makes my milk fatty cause my kids are always chunky. haha..

--I'm still wearing my maternity pants because I don't want to buy pants in a bigger size when I'm headed towards weight loss. Its true what they say, with your first you can't wait to wear maternity clothes, with your second you wear your regular ones as long as you can, and with the 3rd maternity clothes ARE your regular clothes. :)

-- Cannot fall asleep before like 11:30...try as I may, my body won't let me. So I'm usually a tired mama the next morning, and yet still can't fall asleep till late..Its weird.

Liam..

My nephew Liam was born last night weighing 8 lbs. 15 oz..

Congrats Josh and Alison, we can't wait to meet him! Love you guys!

Hmm.

I realized yesterday that more of Kate's life has been spent at my parents home then in our own. We've been here over a month..! Dad and Luke are hoping to be finished this week, so we might be able to go home this weekend..! But we'll see. I'm trying not to hold my breath. I'm ready for my home again.

Spent Saturday at my grandparents house..they had a little get together for my cousin who just got married. It was fun and I'm glad I got to see my whole family on that side before going back. Not sure when we'll all be together again. Sunday we went swimming by ourselves at the Fletcher's pool. They weren't home, and Dad didn't come with us. It was nice having it just be us, but it also more fun with more people though. It was a bit chilly though cause the sun kept going behind clouds and due to all the rain we've had this past week the water was cooler then it has been. Had a lazy afternoon, ate spaghetti for dinner, the kids went to bed, Kate went to bed around 9:15, and Dad, Luke and I all played Hand and Foot(a card game). Luke beat us both...

Today its back to the work week and I'm alone again. I'm trying to get used to it again since I know one of these days Luke's going to have job again and I don't need to be quite so dependent on him so much. I'm constantly doing laundry with the way the guys are sweating through shirts and pants..I'll be glad to get back to just Luke and the kids laundry. haha..

My SIL is being induced today, so hopefully we'll get to meet my new little nephew Liam soon! :)