Monday, January 19, 2009
WE HAVE A...
TOOTH. Brock and I were playing with Sophie yesterday when we noticed something in her mouth. Upon closer examination, it was her upper right tooth that is coming in. It also looks like she might be getting a lower tooth too but it is so hard to tell because she won't let us in there to really look!
Beginning to NOT like Fridays...
Well it has been a rough and busy couple of weeks for our family. And yes, you read the title correct. I'm beginning to NOT like Fridays.
It all started on January 9th(yes, a Friday). It was a normal Friday morning. Brock and I got up, started getting ready for work, Brock got Sophie up, Brock left to go to work while I finished getting ready, and then it all changed. Around 10 after 7, the phone rang and it was Brock calling from his cell phone which I knew could not be good. They say a woman's intuition is usually right on and this was no different. He said that his car was DEAD. He was driving to work when he saw a puff of smoke come from the defroster vent. Then the car filled up with smoke. He pulled it over to a parking lot. I went and dropped Sophie off at her sitter's house, went and picked up Brock, took him back home to change because he stunk to high heaven, and dropped him off at work. After work, we went and picked up the car which was now cold enough to at least drive home. And there it sat in the driveway. We figured it was a heater core and the car was just not worth the money to fix it. We have not renamed this car from the "Red
Rocket" to "Mobile Chernobyl".
So that weekend Brock, Sophie and I went out on Saturday and went to look for a new car for Brock. It turned out to be an all day event which ended with success. We are now the proud owners of a used 2008 Mercury Milan which we LOVE! That Sunday, Brock moved the plates over to the new car while "Mobile Chernobyl" sat in our driveway. We really weren't sure what we were going to do with it. But that Sunday night the doorbell rang and asked us about it. Long story short, he bought the car with cash! So it was gone.
This last week was going really good for us this again Friday came along. I was sitting at work getting stuff done. I suddenly had to sneeze which was followed by a sharp pain in my abdomen. I figured with the monster sneeze I just had that it was just a pulled muscle so I sat and worked on finishing up some stuff that I needed to do. Well, the pain just kept getting worse and worse and worse and then I was nauseated. It finally got so bad that I called Brock and asked if he could pick me up because I couldn't even walk. By the time he got to my office, I was in so much pain, I couldn't take it. I called my doctor's office who sent me to the ER. After SEVERAL hours in the ER, it was determined that I had an umbilical hernia that was "stuck" and part of my small intestine was also stuck. It was determined that I needed to have emergency surgery. Brock went and picked up Sophie was was still with Laura and Eric (Thanks again to you both for watching her, it was such a tremendous help and we can thank you enough!). Brock parents were on the way (about 1 1/2 hour drive) so that they could stay with Sophie for the night (Thanks to you both also for doing this, again it was a HUGE help and greatly appreciated). I was wheeled off to surgery about 9 p.m. and it was almost 11 p.m. when I got to my room. Fortunately, they got it in time before the small bowel died so I didn't need the bowel resection! (Thank goodness for miracles). I spent one night in the hospital and am now home for this week till I can see the surgeon on Monday the 26th.
Needless to say, Brock and I have decided that we don't really like Fridays right now and we are looking to getting back to some normality!
It all started on January 9th(yes, a Friday). It was a normal Friday morning. Brock and I got up, started getting ready for work, Brock got Sophie up, Brock left to go to work while I finished getting ready, and then it all changed. Around 10 after 7, the phone rang and it was Brock calling from his cell phone which I knew could not be good. They say a woman's intuition is usually right on and this was no different. He said that his car was DEAD. He was driving to work when he saw a puff of smoke come from the defroster vent. Then the car filled up with smoke. He pulled it over to a parking lot. I went and dropped Sophie off at her sitter's house, went and picked up Brock, took him back home to change because he stunk to high heaven, and dropped him off at work. After work, we went and picked up the car which was now cold enough to at least drive home. And there it sat in the driveway. We figured it was a heater core and the car was just not worth the money to fix it. We have not renamed this car from the "Red
Rocket" to "Mobile Chernobyl".
So that weekend Brock, Sophie and I went out on Saturday and went to look for a new car for Brock. It turned out to be an all day event which ended with success. We are now the proud owners of a used 2008 Mercury Milan which we LOVE! That Sunday, Brock moved the plates over to the new car while "Mobile Chernobyl" sat in our driveway. We really weren't sure what we were going to do with it. But that Sunday night the doorbell rang and asked us about it. Long story short, he bought the car with cash! So it was gone.
This last week was going really good for us this again Friday came along. I was sitting at work getting stuff done. I suddenly had to sneeze which was followed by a sharp pain in my abdomen. I figured with the monster sneeze I just had that it was just a pulled muscle so I sat and worked on finishing up some stuff that I needed to do. Well, the pain just kept getting worse and worse and worse and then I was nauseated. It finally got so bad that I called Brock and asked if he could pick me up because I couldn't even walk. By the time he got to my office, I was in so much pain, I couldn't take it. I called my doctor's office who sent me to the ER. After SEVERAL hours in the ER, it was determined that I had an umbilical hernia that was "stuck" and part of my small intestine was also stuck. It was determined that I needed to have emergency surgery. Brock went and picked up Sophie was was still with Laura and Eric (Thanks again to you both for watching her, it was such a tremendous help and we can thank you enough!). Brock parents were on the way (about 1 1/2 hour drive) so that they could stay with Sophie for the night (Thanks to you both also for doing this, again it was a HUGE help and greatly appreciated). I was wheeled off to surgery about 9 p.m. and it was almost 11 p.m. when I got to my room. Fortunately, they got it in time before the small bowel died so I didn't need the bowel resection! (Thank goodness for miracles). I spent one night in the hospital and am now home for this week till I can see the surgeon on Monday the 26th.
Needless to say, Brock and I have decided that we don't really like Fridays right now and we are looking to getting back to some normality!
Thursday, January 1, 2009
Christmas 2008 & Happy New Year!
Christmas was very special for this year for Brock and I. It is amazing how much one little soul can change Christmas for two people. Having Sophie in our lives this Christmas was just awesome.
This year, Christmas started early for Sophie. Laura (Sophie's babysitter) and her family gave Sophie a present for Christmas. Here is Sophie opening up her first Christmas present of the year.
They had gotten her Playschool Walk and Ride. Here is a picture of Sophie trying out her new ride. She loves sitting on it and having daddy/mommy push her across the floor and turning the gas tank cap. Thanks so much Laura for a great toy!
Every year on Christmas Eve since as long as I can remember we have made the trip to my Aunt Lou and Uncle Jim's house. Last October, my aunt and uncle made their move for retirement to a community called the Villages down in Florida. This year our family started a new tradition. Brock, Sophie and I made the trip to Chicago to my cousin, Pete's house. The family was there and we had a great time. Sophie has started her shy stage of life. She didn't want to go by anyone other then mommy and daddy. If anyone else came near to hold her, she would grab on for dear life and start screaming. But once the gifts started she calmed down and really got into the gifts. Here is some picture from our family on the Spicka (Vandagriff) side opening gifts.
Daddy are all these gifts for me??
As you can see from the pictures we had a great time on Christmas Eve. It was so great to see my side of the family. Even though we don't get to see them very often, we love spending time with them!
Sophie eating breakfast Chritmas Morning. YUMMMY
Opening her rain stick.
Playing with "Emily"
After lunch, we opened up our Christmas gifts from each other. Sophie took her time and had plenty to open. Here are some pictures:
Helping Grandpa hand out gifts.
Daddy and Sophie
Sophie in front of our tree
This year, Christmas started early for Sophie. Laura (Sophie's babysitter) and her family gave Sophie a present for Christmas. Here is Sophie opening up her first Christmas present of the year.
They had gotten her Playschool Walk and Ride. Here is a picture of Sophie trying out her new ride. She loves sitting on it and having daddy/mommy push her across the floor and turning the gas tank cap. Thanks so much Laura for a great toy!
Every year on Christmas Eve since as long as I can remember we have made the trip to my Aunt Lou and Uncle Jim's house. Last October, my aunt and uncle made their move for retirement to a community called the Villages down in Florida. This year our family started a new tradition. Brock, Sophie and I made the trip to Chicago to my cousin, Pete's house. The family was there and we had a great time. Sophie has started her shy stage of life. She didn't want to go by anyone other then mommy and daddy. If anyone else came near to hold her, she would grab on for dear life and start screaming. But once the gifts started she calmed down and really got into the gifts. Here is some picture from our family on the Spicka (Vandagriff) side opening gifts.
A group shot of the family
Sophie opening her Build A Bear from Aunt Bert
Daddy are all these gifts for me??
As you can see from the pictures we had a great time on Christmas Eve. It was so great to see my side of the family. Even though we don't get to see them very often, we love spending time with them!
That night we drove home so that we could be home for Santa's visit in Bloomington. Christmas morning started off as normal. Sophie woke up and we fed her some breakfast before we hit the gifts from Mommy, Daddy and Santa.
Sophie eating breakfast Chritmas Morning. YUMMMYAfter breakfast, we headed to the tree to see what Santa had brought for Sophie.
Opening her rain stick.
Playing with "Emily"After gifts were opened, put together, and played with for a little, we got dressed and headed to Danville to spend the day with the Boyd side of our family. We arrived around 1 p.m. and started with a having our traditional barley soup lunch together which was followed by a birthday celebration. My mother in law's birthday is on December 24th and Crystal's birthday is on December 30th. This year, we decided to celebrate both birthdays on Christmas day.
After lunch, we opened up our Christmas gifts from each other. Sophie took her time and had plenty to open. Here are some pictures:
Helping Grandpa hand out gifts.
Daddy and SophieAs I said at the beginning of this blog, this Christmas was very special for us. While we appreciate and love everything that we received, it was not because of the gifts but because of the time that we got to spend with family and the joy of having our little girl in our lives.
Sophie in front of our treeNew Years was very uneventful for us. We decided that it was best to just stay home. Brock and I ordered in hot wings from Wings, Etc. and watched the ball drop. Sophie didn't make it to midnight (hehe), she went to bed at her normal time. Brock and I stayed up way to late and enjoyed snacks, a glass of wine(for me) and a few beers(for Brock). Today we are just getting caught up on some little things around the house before we head back to work tomorrow.
We had such a great holiday season. We hope that all of our friends and family had a fabulous holiday and hope that each and every one of you have a even better 2009!
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