Friday, June 20, 2008
Rash conclusion
BTW: Never did have a relapse of the rash. Never did find out what it was either. Must have been some sort of reaction to a bug bite, or maybe it was left over salmonella.
The Vacation Season!
It is midnight and we just got to Hilton Head Island to visit the Spinner clan. I have heard ALL day..."I want see Jonah and Yibby." "I am ready to go now Mommy. I have my shoes on." "We go now?" My reply : "After dinner, then we take baths, brush our teeth, wait for Daddy, then get in the car." That just didn't seem to satisfy him. He was READY!!! Now we are here, and I can't wait for him to wait for him to wake up tomorrow morning to actually see Jonah and Libby!
I started Eli on rice cereal yesterday. HYSTERICAL. He doesn't do the typical lapping of the tongue and spitting it all out. He is wide open like a little bird. He grabs the bowl and puts IT in his mouth, and he grabs the spoon and puts it directly in his mouth. Ummm....I think he was ready for real food. What do you think? I was just being lazy. I didn't want to deal with it until we were in the new house, which is awesome by the way!!! I am actually sleeping. OMG, how I missed sleep! This is awful, but Eli's room is the farthest one from our room and has NO monitor hooked up yet. He could be crying and I don't hear it. Oh, sometimes I hear him, and I go in. But, there are many mornings he wakes up hoarse. But, I...I wake up refreshed and ready to go!!! He'll figure it out, right?
I promise, I will get pix on soon.
I started Eli on rice cereal yesterday. HYSTERICAL. He doesn't do the typical lapping of the tongue and spitting it all out. He is wide open like a little bird. He grabs the bowl and puts IT in his mouth, and he grabs the spoon and puts it directly in his mouth. Ummm....I think he was ready for real food. What do you think? I was just being lazy. I didn't want to deal with it until we were in the new house, which is awesome by the way!!! I am actually sleeping. OMG, how I missed sleep! This is awful, but Eli's room is the farthest one from our room and has NO monitor hooked up yet. He could be crying and I don't hear it. Oh, sometimes I hear him, and I go in. But, there are many mornings he wakes up hoarse. But, I...I wake up refreshed and ready to go!!! He'll figure it out, right?
I promise, I will get pix on soon.
Wednesday, June 11, 2008
I may need medical help!
OK, so last night, Nathan was out of town. So the remainder of the Headleys stayed at the condo with GhiGhi and Papaw. I was watching some TV, getting ready to take Eli upstairs when my shoulder started itching. No big deal. So I am laying in bed around 12:30 or so and my hands start to itch, the palms. Weird. Then the backs of my hands, then my shoulder, then my stomach. But, my hands were driving me insane. They itched like you wouldn't believe. It almost felt like I had not washed soap off of them. So, I got up around 1:00am to go wash my hands to see if that will help (I have no idea why I thought it would, but it made sense in my stupor). Then, for some reason, I pulled up my t-shirt and OMG!!!! I had huge blotchy rash spots all over my trunk, mostly on the right of midline, and some on my legs. What could it be? I thought maybe shingles. I didn't know. Luckily, I had some hydro-cortisone cream in my bag and rubbed it all of the effected areas. And what do you know?... It was gone by morning. Seriously, I am dying to know what it is/was. Nerves? Aftermath of my visit with Sam and Ella? Allergy to something? Maybe our detergent? It did seem to be mostly on the side I was sleeping on. But why would my hands itch? And why would it just go away? These are not rhetorical questions. Anyone got answers?
We have keys!!!!!
We are in, finally. We closed this afternoon and have keys to our new home!!!! A BIG thanks to Irena Shepherd with Morrison homes and Clare Berry, our realtor!!!
I will try to get a change of address card sent out via snail mail and email. And, I will get pix up asap.
I will try to get a change of address card sent out via snail mail and email. And, I will get pix up asap.
Tuesday, June 10, 2008
Have you met Sam and Ella?
OK, so I am not 100% sure, but I think I may have been stricken by salmonella via the tomato. I was in the shower yesterday when it hit me. I had a chicken sandwich with a tomato on it earlier in the day when I got sick. I looked up the symptoms, and I had ALL of them, and the timing was right. Headache, fever, nausea, etc.... After my initial attack, I felt well enough to go to the pool the next day. Well, the day after that was not so good. I think I am totally over it now, but I think the tomato may have been the culprit.
So, last night, our little family unit was walking into our apartment. Nathan, then Mac, then I was close behind with Eli. Then...it happened. A snake slithered right by Mac and me. It was so close to us, I don't know if it went in front or behind or through Mac's legs. He was so intrigued. Shocked but intrigued. I could see by his reaction and posture, he wanted to chase it. It was a little, black one, maybe a foot and a half long. But still....
So here is the tally so far: 2 snakes, 4 frogs, several dozen cockroaches and more lizards than I can count. That is more critters in 2 months than I EVER saw in Indiana. Mind you, we are getting ready to close on house that butts up to a horse farm. Think there are any slithery critters in there? Uh, yeah! Maybe even the poisonous kind. I had a realtor tell me last week, "Florida only has 5 poisonous types of snakes." Well whoop-ti-doo!!!! That is 5 too many for me. Creepy!
BTW, we close on the house TOMORROW, Wednesday. Movers come Thursday the 12th. I can NOT wait!.
So, last night, our little family unit was walking into our apartment. Nathan, then Mac, then I was close behind with Eli. Then...it happened. A snake slithered right by Mac and me. It was so close to us, I don't know if it went in front or behind or through Mac's legs. He was so intrigued. Shocked but intrigued. I could see by his reaction and posture, he wanted to chase it. It was a little, black one, maybe a foot and a half long. But still....
So here is the tally so far: 2 snakes, 4 frogs, several dozen cockroaches and more lizards than I can count. That is more critters in 2 months than I EVER saw in Indiana. Mind you, we are getting ready to close on house that butts up to a horse farm. Think there are any slithery critters in there? Uh, yeah! Maybe even the poisonous kind. I had a realtor tell me last week, "Florida only has 5 poisonous types of snakes." Well whoop-ti-doo!!!! That is 5 too many for me. Creepy!
BTW, we close on the house TOMORROW, Wednesday. Movers come Thursday the 12th. I can NOT wait!.
Saturday, June 7, 2008
Slobber and tales from the sand
Eli must really be feeling the teeth these days. He is really slobbery and biting everything he gets his hands on. It actually is kind of painful when he bites on my fingers. Mac didn't sprout teeth for a while. I think he was around 10 months or so. I will have to go back and look. Mac did slobber forever though. I had him wearing a bib starting around 2-3 months.
Mac spent the afternoon with his GhiGhi and Papaw at the beach. He was BEAT tonight. Putting him to bed was a breeze. Anyway, Nathan and I picked him up at the Beach Club where we found him bellied up to the bar (Gotta love Florida laws.) eating a cheeseburger and drinking a chocolate milkshake. I took a walk with him on the beach, and we saw little hammer-head shark that had either been caught and left on the beach or died and washed up on the beach. Either way, it was pretty cool. Of course, I took a peek in its mouth and the teeth were not huge and scary. This guy was only about a foot long and his teeth looked like spikey bumps that would be great to use for a pedicure! :) hahaha. ( I need one, that's why I thought of that.) Mac, the fearless, had no qualms reaching down and touching it on the dorsal fin. I love it that he is not afraid to explore a little bit.
Mac spent the afternoon with his GhiGhi and Papaw at the beach. He was BEAT tonight. Putting him to bed was a breeze. Anyway, Nathan and I picked him up at the Beach Club where we found him bellied up to the bar (Gotta love Florida laws.) eating a cheeseburger and drinking a chocolate milkshake. I took a walk with him on the beach, and we saw little hammer-head shark that had either been caught and left on the beach or died and washed up on the beach. Either way, it was pretty cool. Of course, I took a peek in its mouth and the teeth were not huge and scary. This guy was only about a foot long and his teeth looked like spikey bumps that would be great to use for a pedicure! :) hahaha. ( I need one, that's why I thought of that.) Mac, the fearless, had no qualms reaching down and touching it on the dorsal fin. I love it that he is not afraid to explore a little bit.
Mac, the comedian
On our way back to the apartment from the pool today, I stopped to get lunch at a really healthy restaurant, McDonalds. Heard of it? Well I handed Mac his happymeal toy which was the KungFu Panda that makes a funny noise when you shake it. Mac was shaking it and all of a sudden I heard Eli laughing behind me. Too freakin' cute. Mac was making Eli laugh.
Martyrdom or Motherhood?
Why is that a Mom can't be sick for more than 24 hours? What if after 24 hours, I still don't feel good? Who will take care of everything and everyone? Is it fair to ask someone to alter his schedule? (I am hearing a resounding "YES" in my mind as you read this.) Here is a better question...Why can't I ask for what I want? Do I feel like a "champion" if I am a martyr, or is it truly a quilty feeling for asking someone to change there plans to help me. ( I feel like Dr. Phil here.)
Well, here is what happened...Thursday night, Uncle Eric and Aunt Stacey were spending their last evening here in Jax. Larry and Cindy took us out to dinner at one of Nathan's and my favorite restaurant, Eleven South. On our way there, I wasn't feeling 100%. I had a head ache and was a little achy as the dinner started. Well, the yummy wine made all that go away! :) I love natural medicine. Then while in bed, around 1:00am, I started to feel it...that churning feeling everytime I rolled over. Even though I didn't feel so great, Eli still wanted fed. Ugh. I pulled myself out of bed and got him his late night snack, then crawled back into bed, only to feel a stronger churning in my belly. "I am not going to puke, I am not going to puke." I was willing myself to be a well-person. Finally, after getting up 3 times to soothe Eli, I had to ask Nathan to do it, because I was surely going to lose my lunch. By now, I am trembling with the chills. I finally convince myself that I will actually feel better if I just give in to the inevitable and go toss my cookies. And I did.
A few hours later, Nathan had to get up for work. What to do, what to do? Larry was taking Eric and Stacey to the airport, Cindy had 2 assignments to do for her Masters course, and Nathan had to work. I was in NO shape to be caring for 2 needy children. AAAAAAAAYYYYYYY! Then it happened...Nathan offered to take Mac to work with him. YES, I know, I couldn't believe it either. Not only did he have work to do at the office, but he also had to go out and look at a building, but was still willing to take Mac. What a relief. But, then there was the afternoon. Nathan had a golf tee time with Larry. All I wanted to do was sleep. But I also didn't want him to miss his time with his Dad, even though I felt as though Hell had opened up and I had entered. Instead of insisting he stay home, I was willing to gamble on the boys taking simultaneous naps for a few hours which would be tolerable. HAHAHAHAHA!!! I was DREAMING. How many times have they actually napped at the same time since we've been here? Maybe 4 times, and yesterday wasn't one of them.
So finally, Nathan gets home. "Please take them! I need to be horizontal." At 6:30pm I slipped into bed and promptly fell asleep until around 9:45, when the boys got home. Then at midnight, 3:00am, and 6:00am, Eli needed his snacks. And, last I checked, Nathan had not sprouted mammary glands, so once again, I was up. And this morning, Nathan had another tee time. "Ugh, my head aches. I am weak, and I am hungry." I am thinking "please don't go." He even asks me, "do you want me to stay?" And once again, "Emily the Martyr" says, "no, I don't want you to miss time with Larry." And off he went, but not before getting breakfast for us all. What a sweetie.
I actually mustered up the energy to go to the beach club pool to take Mac swimming, banking on the fact that Eli would sleep (and he did). Mac was such a big boy. He was swimming all by himself (with his floatie on), but I was still wearing out fast. I don't know if I was denying to myself that I had just had the stomach flu, or if I was just being a martyr again for my boys. After swimming with Mac and feeding Eli, I had to go home. I currently have a raging headache, but am waiting for Nathan to come home so we can go look at furniture. No, i am not sleeping like I should be. I am off to tackle the next thing on my list...Just like a Mom does. Is that martyrdom or motherhood. Wow, those words look similar.
BTW, the babysitter did not hurt or kidnap our kids and they were both asleep when we got home around 9:45pm. I don't think anything was stolen or broken, so maybe we'll hire her again. :)
Well, here is what happened...Thursday night, Uncle Eric and Aunt Stacey were spending their last evening here in Jax. Larry and Cindy took us out to dinner at one of Nathan's and my favorite restaurant, Eleven South. On our way there, I wasn't feeling 100%. I had a head ache and was a little achy as the dinner started. Well, the yummy wine made all that go away! :) I love natural medicine. Then while in bed, around 1:00am, I started to feel it...that churning feeling everytime I rolled over. Even though I didn't feel so great, Eli still wanted fed. Ugh. I pulled myself out of bed and got him his late night snack, then crawled back into bed, only to feel a stronger churning in my belly. "I am not going to puke, I am not going to puke." I was willing myself to be a well-person. Finally, after getting up 3 times to soothe Eli, I had to ask Nathan to do it, because I was surely going to lose my lunch. By now, I am trembling with the chills. I finally convince myself that I will actually feel better if I just give in to the inevitable and go toss my cookies. And I did.
A few hours later, Nathan had to get up for work. What to do, what to do? Larry was taking Eric and Stacey to the airport, Cindy had 2 assignments to do for her Masters course, and Nathan had to work. I was in NO shape to be caring for 2 needy children. AAAAAAAAYYYYYYY! Then it happened...Nathan offered to take Mac to work with him. YES, I know, I couldn't believe it either. Not only did he have work to do at the office, but he also had to go out and look at a building, but was still willing to take Mac. What a relief. But, then there was the afternoon. Nathan had a golf tee time with Larry. All I wanted to do was sleep. But I also didn't want him to miss his time with his Dad, even though I felt as though Hell had opened up and I had entered. Instead of insisting he stay home, I was willing to gamble on the boys taking simultaneous naps for a few hours which would be tolerable. HAHAHAHAHA!!! I was DREAMING. How many times have they actually napped at the same time since we've been here? Maybe 4 times, and yesterday wasn't one of them.
So finally, Nathan gets home. "Please take them! I need to be horizontal." At 6:30pm I slipped into bed and promptly fell asleep until around 9:45, when the boys got home. Then at midnight, 3:00am, and 6:00am, Eli needed his snacks. And, last I checked, Nathan had not sprouted mammary glands, so once again, I was up. And this morning, Nathan had another tee time. "Ugh, my head aches. I am weak, and I am hungry." I am thinking "please don't go." He even asks me, "do you want me to stay?" And once again, "Emily the Martyr" says, "no, I don't want you to miss time with Larry." And off he went, but not before getting breakfast for us all. What a sweetie.
I actually mustered up the energy to go to the beach club pool to take Mac swimming, banking on the fact that Eli would sleep (and he did). Mac was such a big boy. He was swimming all by himself (with his floatie on), but I was still wearing out fast. I don't know if I was denying to myself that I had just had the stomach flu, or if I was just being a martyr again for my boys. After swimming with Mac and feeding Eli, I had to go home. I currently have a raging headache, but am waiting for Nathan to come home so we can go look at furniture. No, i am not sleeping like I should be. I am off to tackle the next thing on my list...Just like a Mom does. Is that martyrdom or motherhood. Wow, those words look similar.
BTW, the babysitter did not hurt or kidnap our kids and they were both asleep when we got home around 9:45pm. I don't think anything was stolen or broken, so maybe we'll hire her again. :)
Wednesday, June 4, 2008
Counting to 10
I had to count to 10 twice today so that I wouldn't hurt my child. His grandparents, GhiGhi and Papaw are here, staying in a condo near the beach. He didn't want to nap there today, and he didn't want Eli to nap either. tick tock tick tock. My fuse was getting really short. Poor Eli has NO schedule whatsoever, and cries A LOT, and I know it is because he has NO schedule. So today, i thought, this will be great. Mac is tired from the heat of the beach, he is asleep already in the car (as was Eli). I will just take him in and tuck him in and have a few moments to myself (a rarity) But NNNOOOOOOOOOO. He woke up the minute we stepped foot in the condo. Cuddling didn't work, reading didn't work, no way to lock him in. Finally he said, "I want to go back to the apartment." "Fine." I say, "but we are not coming back here for dinner and that will make Papaw cry." knowing full well we probably were coming back. I was so mad at myself for saying that in the first place. Anyway, I was coming unglued. I hate loosing it like that.
We did leave, but we didn't stop at the apartment. I just drove. For 2 hours, I drove while the boys slept. Hey, it was a nap. I spent their inheritance in gas, but they rested. When we got back to the condo for dinner, Mac must have told Papaw that he didn't have to cry now, because he(Mac) was there for dinner. I think Papaw may have been a little confused by that. :) HE really does listen to what I say.
Aunt Stacey is so great with Eli. I mentioned he cries a lot. Well, Stacey had him fast asleep in her arms tonight after dinner and had to put him in his car seat. Of course he woke up, but she has discovered that he loves his face to be rubbed. (I never knew that, sadly) So, she held his pacifier in with one hand and ever so gently rubbed his temple with the other. Right back to sleep he fell. Way to go Stac.
So, Mac stayed the night with GhiGhi and Papaw last night. I got some good QT with Eli. We stayed in bed until after 8am. It was great. And...we slept in Mac's room so Daddy could sleep. The crying... That way Nate didn't have to hear it when it happened. (I think I have spoiled Nathan and Eli) I am the one suffering with no sleep while Eli gets a paci. on command and Nathan never hears his cries because I fly out of bed so fast so that Nathan won't be awakened.
I digress...So Mac slept IN BETWEEN his grandparents last night. HE is truly the spoiled one. He thought it was pretty funny when Papaw started snoring. He now can imitate Papaw's snore to a "T". It is hysterical.
OK, I am tired, not making much sense and am sticky from sweating all day. OH yeah, I almost forgot...I hired a babysitter for tomorrow night so the adults could go to dinner. I am guessing that I will be worrying the entire time about the stranger in my house with my kids and all of my stuff. But, nevertheless, I am going through with it. I keep telling myself, I will never truly know the people who sit for my kids while we are here. They aren't family or friends (yet). So, I am going to bite the bullit and just trust. I found her on the internet from Rent-a Nanny. I am not even kidding. OMG, the more I write about it and read it, the less sure I am about it. YIKES!!!!!!!!!!! I am sure she is a lovely girl.
We did leave, but we didn't stop at the apartment. I just drove. For 2 hours, I drove while the boys slept. Hey, it was a nap. I spent their inheritance in gas, but they rested. When we got back to the condo for dinner, Mac must have told Papaw that he didn't have to cry now, because he(Mac) was there for dinner. I think Papaw may have been a little confused by that. :) HE really does listen to what I say.
Aunt Stacey is so great with Eli. I mentioned he cries a lot. Well, Stacey had him fast asleep in her arms tonight after dinner and had to put him in his car seat. Of course he woke up, but she has discovered that he loves his face to be rubbed. (I never knew that, sadly) So, she held his pacifier in with one hand and ever so gently rubbed his temple with the other. Right back to sleep he fell. Way to go Stac.
So, Mac stayed the night with GhiGhi and Papaw last night. I got some good QT with Eli. We stayed in bed until after 8am. It was great. And...we slept in Mac's room so Daddy could sleep. The crying... That way Nate didn't have to hear it when it happened. (I think I have spoiled Nathan and Eli) I am the one suffering with no sleep while Eli gets a paci. on command and Nathan never hears his cries because I fly out of bed so fast so that Nathan won't be awakened.
I digress...So Mac slept IN BETWEEN his grandparents last night. HE is truly the spoiled one. He thought it was pretty funny when Papaw started snoring. He now can imitate Papaw's snore to a "T". It is hysterical.
OK, I am tired, not making much sense and am sticky from sweating all day. OH yeah, I almost forgot...I hired a babysitter for tomorrow night so the adults could go to dinner. I am guessing that I will be worrying the entire time about the stranger in my house with my kids and all of my stuff. But, nevertheless, I am going through with it. I keep telling myself, I will never truly know the people who sit for my kids while we are here. They aren't family or friends (yet). So, I am going to bite the bullit and just trust. I found her on the internet from Rent-a Nanny. I am not even kidding. OMG, the more I write about it and read it, the less sure I am about it. YIKES!!!!!!!!!!! I am sure she is a lovely girl.
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