Happy Birthday to my mom!

I want to wish my mom a very happy 48th birthday! She is adjusting well down in Iowa, and officially starts her new job tomorrow!

That means we are 3 months and 3 days from my birthday, and 3 months and 12 days til Christmas!!

Stop back later I will have a post about our weekend and other happenings!

Take a moment today....

9 years ago at this moment I was in the shower getting ready for a doctors appt....9 years ago these Towers which I had been to the top of back in 1995 were being destroyed....9 years ago almost 3,000 people lost theirs lives...families and friends have been forever changed, and so have we. Take a moment today and remember. Where were you? What were you doing? How did you feel? Please read on.....

Please also remember the other victims from The Pentagon(one of which was a daughter to my Grandmas good friend from high school) and Flight 93.

God Bless these men and women. Take a moment for them.

18 month appt!

I can't believe my little girl is over 18 months old. She is just such a pure joy to be around. I love her so much. We had her 18 month appointment today. It went very very well. She is growing and developing so well. The doctor was just astounded by her measurements and words/sentences.

Claire is:
Length: 35 1/4 in. (I'm betting on a basketball player for the Iowa Hawkeyes!!) (99.7%)
Weight: 26 lbs (73%, yay! the dr was very happy being we were sitting right on 50% last time)

We counted her words she is up to about 25 words that we can understand(with me saying them and her repeating them back), her sentences are "I did it", and "Gonna getcha". She also sings part of "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star". Then, we showed that we know body parts and she knows what shoes, shirt, pants and diaper are. We also have 3 animal sounds that we can do(lion, monkey and pig). She is very ahead the doctor said, and to keep up the good work. She is excited to see her back for her 2 year visit!!

They moved the 2 shots from age to 2 to age 18 months, so we had those plus I requested the flu shot. We should be set then til February as long as the major sickies stay away!!

An update on the reaction to amoxicillan is more so welts, and she had some swelling that the doctor noticed and I didn't so she will have to stay away from the "cillan" family.

I'm so proud of Claire, and its nice to know we are doing a great job!

We discovered.......

That Claire is allergic to Amoxicillan!! She started getting hives on Tuesday night. We called the Dr. on Wednesday, and stopped them. When the nurse said they'd get worse before it was better she was not KIDDING!!! I feel so bad for my lil' peanut. We gave her a dose of her Zyrtec on advisement of the doctor to see if it'd help but no such luck. Here is one picture...these spots where the size of peas yesterday!

I just feel so bad! I'm glad though however that she doesn't get the reaction I get to "cillans" which is swelling of the face, lips, and throat. I mean the allergy runs strong in my side of the family but she had taken it one other time when she had ear infection, and no reaction.

I'm wishing my little bear a speedy recovery. Have I mentioned I just feel so bad for her??

We already had her 18 month appointment (yes, I am a little behind) scheduled for tomorrow, so the doctor said she'd take a look to see if there is anymore they can do! I'm excited to see how much my lil' girl has grown since her 15 month check!

Moving on...

Tomorrow is the day...my mom is moving back to Iowa, and my brother will be following in a couple weeks with all the furniture. I am so excited for her. She accepted a better paying postion with a hospital down there. She will be closer to my grandparents to help them out more so my grandma since my grandpa is in a great facility being very well taken care of.
I'm not going to lie...I am going to miss her even though she will only be 5 hours away its still going to be hard not having her right here. We plan on getting our Skype set up, and like always we will be talking at least 2 x's a day.
I will post pictures of the picture we made her and some other things we did for her farwell. More than anything we love her very much and wish her the best!

Now...I'm off to get this kink out of my neck! I hate sleeping wrong!

Graduation, Fall projects and a break!

Hello! I hope everyone is having a great holiday weekend, and had a good week! We had a pretty busy week here! We kicked it off on Wednesday with my husbands graduation from his Pharmacy Tech program. He graduated with a 4.o GPA, and he was a Student ambassador. I am so very proud of him for his accomplishment. Now, we just do the wait game and hope he gets a job very very soon! (Please say some prayers!)

Here is Claire waiting for Daddy! (Love her face!)

Here we are after graduation, Claire was doing great seeing that it was almost 2 hours past bedtime! I was so proud of them both! These are my two favorite people! I love them both so much.
Then, we started some more fall projects. We've already accomplished the garage, our hutch, and front closet. This weeks agenda is our hallway closet, and bedroom! Its just amazing how much "stuff" you can collect over the years.
We took a break today and went to Minnehaha Falls. We hope we can get back there before the weather gets to cold. Speaking of weather...it has been amazingly beautiful! I love this kind of weather, and would wish for it year round! I'm so ready for fall! It is my favorite time of the year. I am looking forward to the pumpkin patch/apple orchard and all the beautiful colors. We will also be celebrating our 5 year wedding anniversary! (Once again crazy how time flies!)

Speaking of breaks...I am making some changes in my life I realized that I spend way to much time on the computer. No, its not time away from my family because when Claire is up I am not on but its just that I need a break. I know way to much about others people lives then even my own life it seems.(kind of like losing yourself in cyberspace) I am taking a Facebook break mainly. I am going to lessen the amount of time I check emails, and just read blogs once or twice a week. I'm going to focus on reading, crocheting, start potty training(more on that in future posts!) and just enjoy my time. I will still be blogging about our month. It is going to be a busy month! My mom is moving to Iowa next week, and then we take her stuff done at the end of the month plus the fall projects I want to get done just won't have much time to be on!

On a side note...I am so very very proud of my Hawkeyes! I'm looking forward to a good season!

18 months!!!!

This cutie turned 18 months today!!!

I really don't know where the time is going! I love this girl with everything in my heart. She makes my mornings beautiful because there is nothing better than going in and finding her dancing around in her crib shouting "ma ma" "da da" "UP" "ma ma" "da da" "UP UP". We were at a housewarming party for a friend this weekend, and everyone kept commenting about how smiley and happy she is. Its very true this girl always has a smile (for the most part, more on that later! hehe!!).

Claire you are mommy and daddys joy. Thank you so much for being you. We love you so much! You are the biggest blessing in our lives, and we are so thankful for you!

You weigh: Approx 26 lbs.

Height: Approx 33 ins.

You have a very good vocabulary which includes: "nanas"(banana), "hot", "up", "borilla"(gorilla), "mama", "dada", "I did it", "getcha", ball, bot(sippy cup),"ook" (book), "appa"(cat), "ove u"(love you), and so much more.

Your favorite things: Your stuffed gorilla and books.

Your favorite foods: yogurt, french toast sticks, mac and cheese, peas, carrots, tofu, eggs, and anything else that does NOT include meat. I'm beginning to think you might end up being a vegan but thats okay.

We hope that you all had a wonderful Tuesday! We have a fun Wednesday planned!