What Makes Aidan Act Like a Crazy Man???

Answer: Albuterol Breathing Treatments. At first they didn't seem to bother him, but here lately he has been acting like one wound for sound little boy after he has had one. I was working on school stuff last night in the living room and all of a sudden I here this really loud bang coming from our bedroom. I walk in and Aidan is taking a running start towards our door and banging into it with his hands. James said he was having such a good time that he didn't want to make him stop. Every time he would hit he would just cackle at himself. Oh, and yesterday he got upset with me over something and proceeded to hit, scratch, and kick at me. I'm not saying Aidan is an angel, but he has never acted like that before. Needless to say he got into big trouble. I know he needs the treatments to help his cough, but they are really starting to wear me out. It is like someone flips the light switch as soon as he takes one.




He is such a big boy and can hold it for himself. This is a big improvement over the first treatment we gave him.

Nothing better than being covered in Spaghettios and taking a breathing treatment.

Baby It's Cold Outside

Pictures from the wonderful ice storm of '09.

No big loss. It was already dead from the last ice storm.

Our house.

That is one sad looking OU flag.

Another tree in out back yard that is partially dead from the last ice storm.

Doesn't that just make you want to jump right in?

Looks like we have a lot of tree cleaning up to do. YUCK!

Choo! Choo!

On Sunday we went to Sallisaw to celebrate Bodie's 2nd birthday. His birthday was a train theme and everything looked so cute. I just love birthday parties. He had the cutest cake that the talented Brenda Dortch made. I think that woman could make anything look good. Aidan even got a birthday present on Bodie's birthday. Please tell me how that works? His Grandma Rosa bought him some books and a cute OU shirt. He's just a little bit spoiled. Aidan had lots of fun at the party as well as the other kids. Sunday evening James' Mom watched Aidan at our house. Bodie was with her because he was staying the night with them. They had a great time playing together. I wish we lived closer so they could see eachother more often. It is strange to think that they will be in the same grade in school and might even play football against each other someday. They are both such sweet little boys. Most of the time anyway!

Family Photo


Bodie the birthday boy!


Aidan playing with Bodie's train.


He loves birthday cake.


Bodie's cute little train cake!

Mom's Smothered Steak and the Miss America Pageant

Tonight we went to my parent's house to have a birthday dinner for my sister Sandra. My Mom fixed our favorite, smothered steak. As you know I haven't been feeling well and there is really nothing better than your Mom's cooking to make you feel better. There isn't much that my Mom fixes that I don't absolutely love. I just love my Mom so much. I can't really describe in words how special she is to me and my family. She is always doing nice things for us. Every once in awhile she will buy Aidan a king size chocolate bar just because she knows how much he loves chocolate. Sometimes on her way home from work she and my Dad will stop by just to see their baby eventhough they know they will get to see him in just a few hours while James and I clean the bank. They are absolutely crazy about him, and likewise he his crazy about them. I think he knows that he has them wrapped around his little finger. It's just the simple things that they do for us that mean the most. After we had dinner I went home and watched the 88th annual Miss America pageant. I am so silly and I hate to admit this, but I still love to watch this. When I was little it was the highlight of my year. We would even have Miss America pageants at our slumber parties. I have some great pictures of the swimsuit competition stuck away somewhere. I think my best friend Jill's parents might even have videos. Oh, the blackmail they have on us. I didn't tonight, but I have been know to write down my top 15. Pathetic, I know!!! Too bad Miss Oklahoma didn't win, but I really was pulling for the girl who won. She was very pretty, smart, and talented. Maybe next year Miss Oklahoma will bring home the crown for us. That pretty much sums up our Saturday night. I don't think it gets much better than smothered steak and the Miss America pageant.

Would Someone Please Call the Fumigator!!!

This must be our year to be sick. I feel like we have caught about everything that has been going around. Aidan started coughing on Monday and just continued to get worse. We took him to the doctor on Wednesday and they checked his blood count, which was normal. He didn't do to well with the whole finger stick process. Once they stuck him, they then had to milk his finger to get enough blood for the test. Needless to say it took James and I both to hold him so the nurse could do the test and he still managed to get a hand free to hit at her. I was so embarrassed. I think he even tried to kick her a couple of times. Like I've said before he has his daddy's ornery ways. Since the blood test was normal they thought it was just "viral." I have grown to hate that word. Yes, I know hate is a strong word, but it is so aggravating when everything is viral. I just want them to fix him, and fast. They sent us home with breathing treatments to give him every four hours. He hated it at first, but is getting better. I will try and post some pictures later. It is the worst thing to watch your baby when they are sick. Then to top it off I woke up Thursday morning very nauseous and achy. Really no other symptoms besides a low grade fever. Just basically felt terrible. Aidan and I snuggled in bed the last two days and watched cartoons and slept. It was great to spend the day with him just being lazy. They also ended up calling him in an antibiotic because he was still running a high fever this morning. So hopefully he will be better soon. I just keep telling myself, this too shall pass.

Prayer for Harper

Aidan climbing on his kitchen. He is such a little monkey, but a healthy monkey.



Aidan on the way home from the hospital. One of the happiest days of my life.



Aidan as James would say suntanning. This is a photo of Aidan in the NICU. He had already improved so much in this picture!


I was reading blogs yesterday and stumbled upon a blog called Kelley's Korner. Not really sure of their whole situation, but I do know that there newborn baby girl is in the NICU at St. Francis and is in stable but critical condition. I guess she developed some sort of infection in her lungs. If you want to know her full story you can check out her blog. Her story touched my heart and I find myself checking her blog often to see if there is any updated information on Baby Harper. I so feel for her family because we went through some of the same things with Aidan. I found some old pictures and videos of Aidan while he was in the NICU. I still can't watch the video nor will I ever be able to without crying a little. Aidan was very sick, and as a mother it was just so hard for me to take. I hate to see him hurt. Sometimes James and I will just look at each other when Aidan is playing and discuss how far he has come from that little baby in the hospital. We are so blessed to have such a healthy, beautiful, child. God is so good. Please remember Baby Harper in your prayers and all of the other babies that are in the NICU. Pray for their parents to have strength, courage, and peace. Most of all remember to thank God for the healthy children in your life.



Behold, children are a gift of the Lord, the fruit of the womb is a reward. How blessed is the man whose quiver is full of them. Psalm 127: 3,5

Happy 1/2 Birthday to Aidan!

After a cupcake and ravioli it was straight to the bathtub. He touched several things on the way, and thought it was hilarious.


Yum! Yum!


He loves icing!

So Aidan turned 18 months old on Tuesday and we decided to celebrate this big milestone in his life. Actually, I got the idea of celebrating "1/2 birthdays" from reading someone else's blog and thought it was really neat. James and I went to Tulsa for date night and I picked him up a cupcake for his big celebration. We also got him an Elmo balloon. Too bad he bit it and all of the helium went out of it. He was not very happy about it, but maybe next time he won't do that. We let him have his cupcake after lunch and we sang "Happy 1/2 Birthday to Aidan." Yes, I know we are completely ridiculous and I'm sure some of you are thinking that we so need to have another child. We just love him so much, and enjoy doing fun things for him. I think this is a tradition that we will try and do every year. It wasn't much, but it was a lot of fun. Aidan really enjoyed his cupcake and all of the attention. Maybe even James and I can start celebrating ours.