A LOVE Note To My TW

Dawson and I have missed you this week. Memphis has missed you too.

Dawson is waiting for you to rough house with him, the way only you can. And I am

waiting for a smooch!

We can't wait to see you!

I just wanted you to know that I am thankful for you. You are a great husband and a wonderful father. My best friend.

Just a few of the many reasons I love you:

The fact that I can't wait to tell you all the latest gossip and get your take on it.

I love the way you find me attractive no matter how I look.
Your ability to stay positive, even when things get tough.

You are great to me. So caring.

Your intelligent, quick mind.

You give GREAT foot rubs. (hint, hint)

You make me laugh.

Your outlook on life.

Your intensity.

You are you.

And the fact that you are just so darn cute!

Love you baby! We'll be waiting for you to get here soon.

You better be ready with my smooch!

Orange Balloon

Yesterday was my 26th birthday. I had the flu, have been away from TW since Sunday (he has presentations to do in Huntington) and it was coldish and super windy, yet it was a great birthday.

Because....

I got a birthday message from dad!

Mom stayed home from school with me because I was soooo sick Tuesday night

and weak. At 6 she went down to school to make up her lesson

plans for the sub. When she came home she noticed and orange balloon

floating at the end of the driveway. She thought about picking it up but left it.

Then she headed out to the barn to feed the horse. All the rain was causing water to back up into the barn so mom was working on that just outside the barn when

the orange balloon floated right up to her and on it it said

Happy Birthday!

all over this orange balloon.

Mom tied it up in the barn and came in to tell me about it. She said she felt like it was a

birthday message from dad.

Thank you dad! I love you!

The adorable Dawson

Meet Mr. Dawson.

Stats

Name: Dawson Mathias

Age: 7 months

Weight: 24 lbs

Eye Color: Beautiful blue

Nicknames: Giggle MOnkey, Little D, Munchkin, Chunky Monkey, Bud

Hobbies: laughing, giggling at my dad, charming all the ladies (they just can't resist my blue eyes and sweet cheeks), smiling at all the ladies and laughng at all the ladies.

Likes: Mommy's singing, playing with my dadda, nursing, tickling, pretty ladies, pinching people, pulling mommy's hair (it's the best when she squeals OUCH!), my bunny rabbit, my dog memphis, my grandma and my brothers and sister.

Dislikes: Mooing - don't moo at me it makes me cry! Loud people, being apart from my mommy, and strange men.

Favorite food: Milk or anything mommy and daddy are eating.

Favorite movie: Baby Einstein: World of colors

Catching up

Oh so much has happened since I last blogged...

...Terry and I celebrated ONE YEAR of marriage! Love you baby! We get better every day. We celebrated with a great dinner at Silver Creek in Urbana. He had a steak and I had a wonderful Mahi Mahi. So good! It was a great night.

...Dawson is 7 months. Happy 7 months sweet baby boy! He now has four teeth and the most adorable smile, the best laugh and the sweetest little baby rolls!

...I took Dawson to the pediatric gastrointologist in Indianapolis because he had the poos for 4 weeks. Found out he had cedif ( no idea how to spell that) and Meg he nurse pratitioner was so great to us. She gave me the recipe for Riley's Butt Balm, which is way better than the booty cream I used before. So my insurance wanted me to pay $38 for this and I was like no way I'll make it myself. So I bought some over the counter stuff and whipped up the butt balm. So in case anyone needs some awesome booty cream here's the recipie:

1. A & D ointment

2. Nystatin (this is prescription anti-fungal keeps the yeast infections at bay)

3. Dibucain (OTC hemoriod cream it numbs sore little booties, which really helps when it is sore)

Great stuff!

...We marked my dad's birthday, the second since his passing. I miss him so much!!! As his birthday approached I found myself thinking of several dad-isms. Here are a few of my favs that can still make me smile, maybe even a little giggle. Love ya dad!

1. The whole Fam Damily
2. Bas ackwards
3. Diaploopsie of the blow hole

...WE have gotten snow, snow, snow and more snow. Good thing Ryan and Caleb were here. They shoveled ALL day. Our driveway, our sidewalk, the neighbors sidewalk on the east side and the neighbors on the west side of us and then the neighbor's sidewalk across the street and THEN Terry took them up to the paper and they shoveled the walk outside the paper. That's some hard work! And they loved it.

3 am chocolate milk

TW had to go into the paper from midnight to 3am last night to deal with some circulation probs. Not a fan of being in the house by myself at night. I know that makes me a wienie. So I didn't sleep well plus I had a horrible case of restless leg!

When he came home at 3 I had the little guy in bed with me because he threw up all over himself and his crib. Dawson woke up when TW came in so I had TW rock him while I changed his sheet. Poor little guy!

Then TW and I were both so wide awake we headed to the kitchen for some chocolate milk...reminds me of my pregnancy but with company. It was nice sitting on the loveseat in our underwear sippin some good ole 3 am chocolate milk and sharing the details of our night.

This morning when Dawson woke up he had thrown up again oh plus he still has diahrea. Poor, poor little munchkin. Drs aren't too worried though.

Right now TW is rocking the munchkin back to sleep for the millionth time tonight. What a good husband! Thanks for saving my sanity baby!

Naked Days

Sometimes you just gotta have a nakie day! Today I let Mr. Dawson run around (well lay around actually) naked for a good part of the morning. His poor little bootie is so sore because he has had the runs for two weeks. So i though a little air might do it good.

His lovely Aunt Bridgie came to visit me so that I wouldn't have to stay by myself while Terry was in Kentucky. What a doll she drove two hours to spend the night and get woken up by mister D like 15 times just so that I wouldn't have to spend a night alone in our creaky at night house. Thanks Bridgie you are great! Oh and thanks for the new clothes for Mr. D he is going to look soooooo cute in them!

My poor baby! I think he sat in his diaper too long at daycare Tuesday because his bootie hasn't been the same since. We have been using this great little concoction that I got from my sister. Here is the recipe if you need it.

Awesome bootie cream
equal parts lotrimin(non creamy) and creamy desitin
a couple tsp. of Milk of Magnesia

Thanks Shauna really great stuff!

As you can imagine a 6 month old without a diaper is not always great. But I only got peed on once, that's about average.

He Loved being naked! He just laid around and kicked his legs and rolled all over on his play mat and in his crib.

Our dr is out today so I took him to see another dr and he was a funny dude. This tall, skinny man strolled in in his tweed high water pants pulled up to his armpits, suspenders, a funky pinkish tie, something white chillin under his nose, crazy wild white hair and big thick black-rimmed glasses and introduced himself. He then proceeded to make all kinds of funny noises while he examined Mr. Dawson. And I though little kids must love this walking cartoon character of a man. However Mr. Dawson just looked at him like "what planet did you come from?"

Now I get to collect a stool sample. Sweet, can't wait to scoop up some poo and carry it to the hospital! Oh the things we do for our kids - about 6 months ago I would have been totally grossed out by this. Now I don't even care just want the little man to get better.

The holidays

I have neglected my blog. But with five kids at my house and a sick baby I think anyone could understand that.

Here is a bit of my time in Illinois for the holidays.

TW and Brys with the look.

Christmas time in a nutshell:

Freezing rain, skating rink in my driveway, baby with a cold, husband with a cold, flooding, 60 degree weather, tornado warning...
......mom's damp dark basement with 9 kids, 4 dogs, 4 adults and one baby, one soupy poopy diaper and baby vomit down my leg. Could it really be December? How lovely!

Rita's diner. Patience made this on her new marker board. Love it!

canceled pizza night, pizza night resecheduled,

a ruptured ear drum, influenza b and nebulizer treatments -- my poor baby!

my poor baby didn't feel good. This was his First Christmas - more on that later. I plan to devote an entire entry to him later this week.

The case of the rubber flying cupcake that shoots flying icing....yum! Really Abby got this individual "cupcake" maker and she was sooooo excited. She arrived Christmas night and told everyone she was making desert. You mix a batter and put it in the microwave for about 30 seconds -- it came out looking like melted rubber cow patty. Then you put it on the "cupcake maker" which spins it around and adds icing through a tube at the top. In our case, Maria put the cupcake on the spinny deal and then it shot out and hit her in the chest and then the icing shot out at everybody too. So funny.

Aunt Rita with THE cupcake. Abby with THE rubber flying cupcake.

No one wanted to eat this scary cupcake. Not even Abby. But in good grandma fashion grandma Rita dug in.

Believe it or not it was actually a pretty enjoyable time. Hope everyone had a Great Holiday Season!