the calm before the storm...

central missouri is hunkering down for a big storm... while we wait today, charly got in some play time with her dad (she loves to "jump" high with him) and some extra special reading time with meemaw. so glad meemaw is still here. now we hunker down and wait.

sunday funday....

what a perfect sunday! we woke up and i got to watch charly play horsey with her dad. she loves this. we then spent the morning watching her dance around the living room and entertain us. i soak it all in. she is so smart....she found some empty cracker boxes before we headed out to the mall to play and put them on her feet and said "i'm a robot". hillarious. my kid cracks me up. we went to the mall and i got to get out of the house and watch her play. at first she was in a daze... i think it was because she failed to nap today. we had some amazing friends drop us off some dinner and while they were here we got her out of the crib... well, needless to say, she never ended up back in the crib. she is like her mom these days... she doesn't want to miss a thing. she is soaking it all in too! so, while we were at the mall she finally got her second wind and away she went... she loves it there. she stopped long enough for a snack with me and a photo and then right back to playing. we hurried home from playing to put dinner in the oven (thanks to our wonderful friends sharon and shelly). Charly and Andrew LOVE ribs (I do too) and we all enjoyed a wonderful dinner. It is amazing how much the little things now make me so happy. I am so blessed to have such a wonderful life. I have an amazing husband and a beautiful daughter and a wonderful family. This day was perfect and I got to end it reading to my sweet pea!

taking the time...

to smell the flowers...

i've missed her... have you???

i've missed my baby, have you? it has been a rough rough week for me. diagnosed with cancer 3 days ago. had a hellatious surgery that has left me feeling like i was beat up and run over by a truck... but now i am definitely on the mend and waiting for the next round of "medical" stuff to do. Next week will be full every day with appointments and procedures. i'm back to blogging on my pride and joy! i missed her more than i could ever describe and it still breaks my heart that i can't play with her and pick her up and dance with her and all the things i did before...but....i am still with her and alive and things will get better and we will get through this.

fun day...1/20/11

after 6-9 inches of snow... we play!

1/19/11...

still not ready...

1/18/11...

charly loves this book... i wonder why? :)

old friends...

january birthdays...

what has been going on this week...

i have been miserable... and these are the best i could do...


charly still loves bear (thursday)


charly still has to be bathed (wednesday)


charly still loves to talk and play on my phone (tuesday)

my challenge...

i will let you know how it turns out.

sunday pedicure...

she asked for her toes to be "pretty" just like her mommy!

special presents

we got a special delivery from charly's birth parents. they brought christmas presents.

friday's are for dancing...

funny sounds

she finds it funny when water (or her fingers) are in her ears and i say something. it must be the muffled sound she hears that just cracks her up!

just a side note: she absolutely loves laying in the bath now. it is hillarious. not sure why, but for the past week she has been getting up the courage to do it herself, and tonight she laid down in the bath on her back by herself. sometimes the little things are big accomplishments to her! :)

also... does this look like a sick kid to you? she acts fine, but her bodily functions are all jacked up! hopefully tonight and tomorrow are much better!

funny how the day goes...

wednesday started out great... in fact i dressed charly in a really cute outfit and we had a great morning. everything went well until i got home. i walked in the door to find charly and her daddy playing with stickers, which isn't the problem, in fact i thought it was pretty cute, so i took a couple pictures right away. the problem was, that when i saw charly, i immediately noticed she was in the spare outfit i pack in her bag for daycare. now, this can only mean one thing... DIAPER BLOWOUT! i say that it can only mean one thing because i have been taking charly to daycare and she NEVER comes home with food on her clothes (which i have asked her babysitter before how she keeps her so clean, that for another story maybe)... so after seeing her and noticing that she had some tummy trauma blow out at the babysitters, my first question to her daddy was, "how did things go at daycare", and i cringed when he said "3 big nasty poops". Well, i thought to myself, thank goodness i didn't have to deal with them, and hoped tomorrow would be a better day for her little hiney.



fast forward to about 630pm and approximately 2 minutes before we put her in the bath. i mean, the bath water was already running. andrew smelled something, went to take a peak, and yelled for me to come help him. i being the hero when it comes to poop or puke in the house, told andrew i would handle it. i told him to grab a towel (which is weird because i have never done that and i had no idea what i was about to experience) and bring it into her room. i laid it down, she laid on top of it and a gush (seriously) a GUSH of poopy water comes pouring out the top as she lid down... ok, i will spare you the details, but seriously... when andrew and i have to tag team a diaper change, it is actually quite comical!

ok, now fast forward a few more hours to 1030, when i am getting cozy in bed and all of a sudden i hear "momma...momma..." along with crying sounds. normally i ignore them for a few minutes to see if she will settle back down and go back to sleep, but something told me to go immediately. i walked out of my room and into her room, where i was hit with the smell! THE SMELL!!! i didn't even have to turn the lights on, as i knew by the smell AND the wetness that i felt on my bare foot when i stood beside her crib. OH MY GOODNESS!!!! (i will spare you those details too, just know it was bad, and... yes... BEAR had a horrible night)

this is going to be a long night...

how is it, that my child can be sick... and i am talking pukey, poopy, pale faced sick, but mere hours before running around the house having a great time! i wish i saw the warning signs, i wish i knew what was coming...

i would at least take a nap to prepare myself for the long nights ahead!

keeping her busy...

what i learned tonight:
when i am trying to cook dinner without a 20 month old on my leg (and I don't have help), I reach for an empty egg carton! This kept her busy for a good 30 minutes. The only problem (and I can deal with it), is the mess that it creates!

Sunday Jan. 2nd appropriately titled...window licker

this seems to be lots of fun to her right now.... but a big pain for me! i hate cleaning windows!!!

happy 2011...

charly has been under the weather today... but still wants to wish everyone a happy 2011. her new years resolution this year is to master the art of potty training! we're hoping for a successful summer of 2011. :) oh... and to stay healthy... because this sick stuff stinks! :(

new years eve and it is 60 degrees...

so we enjoyed it. we spent time playing at the mall while it rained in the morning and then spent time outside in the afternoon while it was BEAUTIFUL! then we made dinner and headed to Laurie, MO to see the light park and back home to bring in the new year.