My Sweet Sick Girl

Tammy Lee caught a nasty virus that lasted an entire month. It was pretty awful to say the least. It was really inconsistent and caused a lot of worry and stress trying to figure out what was going on. She would seem to be doing better for a couple days and then would revert back. She would throw up in the middle of the night and then the next day would be completely fine and happy. This went on for about a month on and off. 

The doctor had me take her to get some blood work done. She was amazing when she got pricked. I couldn't believe how still she was sitting. The nurses kept saying she was such an angel and so sweet. After they had got some blood samples and put a bandaid on she looked up at me and started to cry. The nurses were saying how funny it was that she was crying after it was all over instead of during. She is such a doll. Love my sweet brave girl!

This was my view on the days she wasn't feeling so well. She always wanted to be held and snuggled. It was exhausting at times but how can you not smile when you look down at that face.

 She also would wake up super early int he morning around 5 and request cereal. It finally caught up with her after the third morning of being up that early. 

 Another doctor appt. This place was like our second home last month.

 Still smiling and ready for the doctor to check her.

 Headed to get more blood work done because the 1st blood test showed some concerns.

The doctor said she had some cells called blast cells. Which can potentially be a sign of cancer. He said that blast cells can sometimes show up from a virus so he wanted us to wait a week and get more blood work done. Getting a call like that is a great way to completely stress a mom out. It was a hard week of worrying and lots of prayers hoping that her next blood test would be diff.

 Thankfully it was. Her blood test looked great and the doctor said the blast cells must have been from her virus. It has been about a week since she has thrown up so we are hoping whatever she had is passed.

Hives and Allergy Testing

We have had our fair share of doctor visits this winter. Savannah hasn't had any big virus but she broke out in hives one Sunday after eating a trail mix. I thought it was quite odd because she had eaten plenty of nuts in her days and never had any kind of reaction. I gave her some bendryl Sunday afternoon but the hives didn't clear up. I called the doctor the next morning and they said to try one more dose and if nothing happened to bring her in. 

I brought her in later that afternoon and they said I should probably get an allergy test done just to make sure she didn't have any nut allergies.

 The allergy test was not the most enjoyable experience. They pricked Savannah 18 times. Poor kid didn't know what was coming and neither did I. We had to wait 15 minutes to see if she had any reactions. In the picture you can see the top left was reddish. That was the testy and it is suppose to react on everyone. Luckily she had no allergies and was good to go. It is still a mystery as to what caused the hives but it is nice to know she doesn't have any sort of allergy.

 We celebrated and got some ice cream at chick fil a afterward. She was so brave!

Winter Fever

I have been finding lots of ways to entertain two busy girls inside when it is too cold to go out. These two are at such fun ages and I love that they play and interact so much. 

All ready for church! My sweet beautiful girls!

 When Tammy Lee learns how to smile I will kinda be sad. 

This is her smile when you tell her to say cheese! Its a classic.

 We do lots of fun play dates with cute friends in our neighborhood.

Savannah and Samida are in the same nursery class and are so cute. They love sitting by each other in Primary and always love to play with each others accessories.

 Painting is also a popular activity in our home. 

The girls know the drill... shirts off and then they can paint away!

 FHE was on Daniel in the Lion's Den. After we made some fun Lion crafts. 

The girls look forward to FHE every Monday and know it is always followed by a treat!

 I always have fun trying new things with the girls hair. 

Savannah requested I do Rapunzel hair and this is the best I could do. Lets pretend Rapunzel did her hair like this! ;)

Tammy Lee 2 1/2

I was having love flashes this morning about Tammy Lee. 

This little one sure can test my patience but I adore her light hearted, loving, quick to forgive, thoughtful, and determined personality. 

She has the best expressions, cutest sad face, and biggest heart. 

I love my Tammy Lee!

Goodbye Hair

I decided to chop my hair off the other day randomly. I was ready for a change so I went for it. My hair is really thick so when it is long it requires a lot of up keep. I found myself always wearing it in a ponytail because it would take so long to style and then when I did style it it was getting caught on my backpack straps or being pulled by Tammy Lee so I would end up pulling it back anyways. 

It is so fun to have a new hairstyle. It has been 8 years since I have gotten it cut this short. 

Before:

 After:

Also showing my 19 week belly!

A New Year! 2015

What a good start to a new year! 

Stephen started his final semester of law school. 

I love being a stay at home mom (most the time) to my two active girls and are so excited for baby #3 to come.

Savannah turns 4 this year and is so full of personality. She loves to color, help me cook, and is such a fun outgoing girl.

Tammy Lee is 2 1/2 and tests my patience everday. She is so caring and thoughtful and is such a snuggle bug.

It may look like these two never fight from the picture below but they have their moments. They can love each other one moment and the next be so upset with each other. We have started to say a little prayer when they are fighting to help teach them the importance of being kind and how praying can help us when we feel frustrated. The other morning I was laying in bed around 7:00 and I hear them arguing about who they love most. In my head I am thinking, "Seriously we haven't even gotten out of bed yet and you guys are already fighting?"

The next thing I know Savannah comes in my room and says, 

"Mom, we need to say a prayer... Tammy Lee is buggin' me!"

haha it made me laugh...

 We did some re-arranging and now the girls share a room. We added bunk beds and they think it is pretty awesome. Tammy Lee is on the bottom and Savannah is on the top. The transition has been so great. They love sleeping in the same room and Tammy Lee feels like such a big girl in her new bed! 

We also added another shelf in the closet so all their clothes can fit!

 "Ting" and "Fannah" are the cutest little friends. King is my good friend Lorie's son. Lorie and I grew up together in Georgia and now live 5 or so minutes away. It is so fun to do play dates with her little boys who are similar ages to Savannah and Tammy Lee. 

 Savannah and Stephen built this cute little snowman in our front yard. The snow was too soft to build on top of the snowman so they just made his head. ;) Savannah was so proud and loves spending time with Stephen. 

 We think this little ones love language is physical touch. 

She loves to be snuggled and loves for you to sit by her.

IT"S A BOY!!!

Holy Cow we are still in shock that a little boy will be joining our family this year! We can't wait for a new addition and are so excited for it to be a BOY! 

Stephen and I went to the appt and had no idea what to expect. We both thought it would prob be another girl and really would have been happy either way. His little legs were crossed during the ultrasound, so for a while the nurse couldn't tell if it was a boy or girl. Finally he kicked his leg, and she snapped a pic and said, "Oh... that is a boy!" Stephen and I looked at each other in shock with huge smiles on our faces we could hardly believe it. Stephen is so excited to have a little guy he can wrestle, watch football with, and go on father son camp outs. 

Savannah really really wanted a baby brother and as soon as we got home she said, "is it a boy...is it a boy?" After telling her yes she jumped up and down and kept saying, "I wanted a brother so so bad!" Tammy Lee was a happy little camper as well but I don't think she fully understood. She probably wont be too thrilled when baby brother is born and she is no longer the baby. haha

WE CAN"T WAIT TO MEET YOU BABY #3! :)