this, that, and big news

Oh I feel like I have So much exciting news to "talk" about today. I had planned on blogging every single night last week but I think it just got pushed to the side. Give me a break though, The Voice was on three nights last week. A girl has to have some priorities. haha

The BIGGEST and most exciting news for you that don't know is that Ryan started a new job yesterday. His last day at Armstrong was last Friday. The best part?! His new hours is 7-4 Monday thru Friday! I can't begin to tell you how awesome this is! And even though it's great for us I do have to say the past two mornings of Ryan not being here has been challenging. I actually felt bad yesterday because I never gave him enough credit for all he did every single morning with Lynlee. She is a handful and I have always got off very easy when he is around. I keep telling myself it's an adjustment and it will get better. I'm praying it's true!

The weekend was amazing! I went wedding dress shopping with my BFF. She got her dress and we ordered our bridesmaid dresses :)

Lynlee had labs on Friday. They are lower (for the most part) and we get repeats in one month.

Lynlee has less than 3 weeks left at her school. Our biggest obstacle right now is finding a part time baby sitter on the mornings and some afternoons that I'm working. I have to say I'm nervous with this part, but its all about change.

I think that's all the exciting news. Here's a few pictures that I thought I'd share. 

Oh how she loves her Bubbles!

Sleepy head ;)

Have Faith

Every now and then I go back and read some of my older blogs. I mainly do it when I need to verify the date of something or I just want to see what we were doing this time last year. My mind is always blown when I do go back. Lynlee has grown so much in one year let alone 3 1/2. Time flies and some memories fade.

I've been blogging for 3 years, have over 300 post and over 30,000 views. On day one I never thought it would go this far. I was doing it and still am for Lynlee. So she can read her story and so not one part is forgotten. But I believe other things have came out of this too. I've met some amazing people from this and hopefully given some hope for the future.

When I go back and read the words I wrote I'm in awe of it all. Sometimes I wonder if I really wrote that, or how we made it through that. Those first few years of Lynlee life was so scary. I read my words and I'm sad that I was like that. Sad that I was so so scared every. single. day. Not one day went by that I wasn't afraid for Lynlee. I was extremely over protective and never at ease. The worry was beyond describable.  I feel like we missed out on the "normal" baby stuff because I was waiting for something bad to happen.

The saying "if I only knew then what I knew now" was written about us.

There are many things I would say to myself but number one would be. It's all going to be okay, have faith.

And that's the truth. Everything has been okay. Some days were definitely scary, challenging, and unpredictable, but in the end it was all okay. And in the days to come it will all be okay, so have faith.

 

Saturday Morning post.

While Ryan is sleeping after a late late night at work and Lynlee is watching Doc McStuffins I thought I'd do a quick blog about the week.

I can't complain much. I only had a few appointments all week and a lot of down time which is why I'm not doing the usual Saturday morning cleaning.  On the few occasions I was in my office working Lynlee seemed to be in there too.

Lynlee went to school all three days. She is obsessed with wearing dresses and skirts to school. I'm not sure why? Maybe it's easier for her to use the potty or they are comfortable or because everyone makes the biggest deal when she walks in. Haha. So two out of the three days she wore them. Thursday was SO cold I wouldn't let her and she was not happy with me.

 

She also got NEW shoes this week. She loves them. Only wants to wear them!

 

She had an awesome couple of days with the potty. When we ask her what she wanted for doing so good she responded with ice cream with sprinkles and m&ms. So that's what she got.

 

 

We did have labs yesterday and they did come back high. Again. Sigh. She does have a runny nose. Again... So I think she's just fighting off a cold.. Again... See the pattern? It's so frustrating. She has repeats next week. Hopefully they are lower.

Sunday Funday with water guns

After 3 1/2 years I'm still in awe of the way one little girl has so many people wrapped around her little finger. That two that really make me smile the most are her daddy and her papaw. Her bond with these two are ones like no other.

This just wouldn't have happened 3 years ago. Only one little girl could chase them around the house to the porch in 60 degree weather and spray them until they were both laughing hysterically and soaking wet.

Our week in pictures..

Last week was nice. The weather was amazing. I worked just enough to get out of the house but was home enough to be with Lynlee outside. I realized it's been a while since I dumped a bunch of pictures on you, and I think all of them were taken last week.

Last Sunday Lynlee begged to go for a bike ride. I'm not brave enough to put her on my bike so she always rides with Ryan.

 

 



Lynlee is getting a play house at her Vava and Papas. She LOVES it.  There is still a few things that needs to be done but she loves it.

 

Lynlee picked out her own outfit this week and actually let me do her hair! She doesn't like getting her picture taken at all :)

She drove Papas 4-wheeler

 

Had some snacks

 

And today she's been potty training No-no I guess. Yes she's even putting panties on him

 

 

I'm pretty sure that sums up our entire week. Until next time. 

 

 

 

potty update

It's been over a week since I blogged and since we've started potty training. Lynlee has done SO good. She got her Doc Mcstuffins kit on Tuesday :) She wore her big girl panties to school all three days and only had 2 accidents total. I'm so excited and so proud of her. She goes day with only one accident if that. We haven't really ventured out of the house a whole lot other than her going to school and her speech. I'm not sure how she will do in public and with a big toilet but I'm sure I'll get brave enough soon to try.

HA!

 



It's been a busy week here. I worked a lot and Ryan has worked even more. Last Sunday while we were all here I was panting my toe nails and Lynlee wanted hers painted. She wouldn't let me do it only daddy.

I love the fact that he does this..

 

On Thursday Lynlee had to dress up for school as what she wanted to be when she grew up. I had went out and bought her a coat and figured she would take her Dr kit and be a doctor. I asked her while we were sitting at the dinner table what she wanted to be and she said a guitar player. I loved the answer.. But when she got ready to go to school we gave her the option of which one and she picked the doctor. Ryan said when he dropped her off there was 4 other doctors.. I'm hoping she doesn't forget the fact she's made me gray before 30 and momma needs a new house.. haha..

 

As an award for being good in school all week Lynlee got some water color.. Let me just say whoever evented these papers are amazing.. An absolute genius!!

 

 

 



Progess!

I really feel like a slacker. Sunday was Easter and I have NO pictures from it. Lynlee was home all last week on spring break and they only thing we managed to do with color eggs. It snowed some, it was cold and our whole house was sick. Yesterday and today was the first day I've felt human for a while. Ugh, but we are hanging in there and getting better.

Fingers crossed that it's really spring!

Here's Lynlee and her Vava coloring eggs...

I don't post a lot about Lynlee and her potting. She is still in diapers. I feel like we are beyond behind on this for 3 1/2. We've tried to train her a few random times and she just didn't get it or would have a huge melt down when we even tried to put her big girl panties on. She still isn't drinking what she needs to so we have to supplement through her G-tube with water on most days. Some days she does awesome and some she doesn't even drink 2oz. How we range from 2 to 24 oz in a day is nuts and we have to track a lot. But anyways, the past week or two she has been telling us she needs her diaper changed. Since I'm off until Monday and it's warmer here this weekend I thought I'd give it a try.

She is going to kill me one day. God I love her!

We made a deal once she feels up the whole chart with stickers she can get a Doc Mcstuffins doctor kit. She's really excited..

And after one day!

I'm excited too!! 9 stickers on the chart

We did many accidents, but she's NEVER done this good. EVER. There is no turning back. We won't be putting diapers back on. We will get there.. And then we will get this drinking thing down.

I'm also open to taking suggestions to getting her to drink more?!?!