Sleep

I have been fighting a strange battle with Noah. He's been sleeping in his big boy bed for a few weeks now. The first couple of weeks, we would leave the door cracked so that he could get out when he woke up. It started out great, except he then started getting up at 5am and would get up repeatedly even after I put him back down. The other side to this, is he is now quiet when he wakes up...he quietly walks into our room and just stares at us until I get a creepy feeling I am being watched, and wake up. This was beginning to disturb my sleep since I thought every noise was him coming into our room. I was sleeping very badly and waking up to EVERYTHING. Then we started shutting his door all the way. With the monitor on, I can still hear him when he wakes up or is playing with toys rather than sleeping so I can still go in there and resituate him as needed.


Last night, we had Abby and Rocky over for dinner. Noah, first of all fell out of the bathtub and has a nice shiner over his right eye (his left eye is already a little black from heaven's knows what he banged into). He looks like a boxer who was on the bad end of a fight. He is so much faster than I am these days in getting into trouble, I just feel like the clean-up crew...and he is CLIMBING everything.

We put him to bed and turned on the monitor, but didn't hear anything. Well, when Abby and Rocky left, I went into check on him as usual. I couldn't get the door open because there was something blocking it...yep, that would be my son, who was sleeping soundly at the base of the door. He didn't even stir as I transferred him up to his own bed. Silly kid.

What's more is that at 5am this morning, I swore I heard him tapping on the door. So I got up, went in there to see and he was still laying in bed. He of course woke up when I went in there though. I tucked him in, covered him and left. A few minutes later, I swore again that he was now awake because I had just been in there. I go BACK in...and again...he is sound asleep. I have become a paranoid freak...and one that is not getting enough sleep.

Dave thinks we should shut the door all the way, and also turn off the monitor (my downfall because I wake up to the slightest stirring). Noah is good enough that he will play with toys or cry out if he really wants out of his room. I am so tired after doing this for a few weeks, I am ready to say yes to about anything. I can't blame anyone but myself, but something has to give.

Bestfriends

Noah has a new best friend. Our friend's from church, Ryan and Becky, have a son named River who is 2 weeks older than Noah. We watched River on Saturday night for a few hours. The boys had so much fun together. They also get to see each other on Tuesday nights for lifegroup. They are both just starting to interact a little bit more with one another. It's really cute to watch. Here are some pics of their fun together.

Manic Monday

Monday started off with Noah's cough getting worse. I called the doctor and she said she wanted to see him (we are at a month and a half of this). His appointment was set for 3. We met my neighbor, Kandi, and her girls at Chik-fil-A for lunch. Noah loved hanging out with the girls. Afterwards, we both took naps. At 3, we headed out for his appointment. Apparently, he has a swollen lymph gland, some fluid behind his left ear, and of course the crusty's around his nose. The doctor proclaimed it was allergies gone bad. She has him on 3 different meds though to clear him up. I am just hoping this will help his poor little cough. We then went to pick up his prescription and do some shopping at Walmart (Noah started crying mid-way). When we got home and I was unloading groceries, the phone was ringing. I answered that, unloaded groceries and turned around to see that Noah had grabbed the syrup out of the cupboard...brought it into the living room...opened it and dumped it on him, the table, and all over my carpet. YUCK!!!!!! Thank goodness we have a steam cleaner that was able to get it most of the way up so I didn't have a completely sticky mess. That thing has come in handy more times than I can count and was completely worth the money.
In the evening, Dave headed back off to work and I had some ladies from my lifegroup come over and hang out. Sheena, Kelsey, and Jonell and I watched a movie and chatted. They also entertained my son (who I'm sure gets bored with me on a day-in-day-out basis). He was a little ham when they were here...giving kisses and playing with them. It was really low-key, but nice.

Birthday Fun

Yesterday marked the beginning of my 25th year. I am now one quarter of a century old. :-) The day started with Dave getting up with Noah and making me breakfast. I wasn't exactly able to sleep in since we had to leave for Curtis Orchard, but it was still nice to not have to let the dog out and get the kid settled. It was also really cute when Noah came into our room carrying my present(s). He even helped me open it. Noah and Dave got me a thinline NLT bible with my married name engraved on it (almost 4 years of marriage and I still was carrying around the one with "Kerr" on it). They also got me a pink Colt's sweatshirt so that I could join the Colt's club. :-)

We then headed to Summer's and all caravaned over to Champaign to go to Curtis Orchard, which is a really neat pumpkin patch. It was nice to chat with Summer on the way there and back...we don't often get a lot of time to really chat without reprimanding kids or having to hang up due to a kid crisis...so it was nice. Curtis Orchard was a lot of fun, albeit hotter than we anticipated. Summer, Becky, Haley Shurr, and Sarah R. all went (with children of course). We met up with Melinda for a (brief) minute, but I at least got to see her and hug her...although that almost made it worse since we haven't seen each other in 2 months and a few crazy minutes seemed to mock us...but oh well.


We drove back and all took a little nap, then Dave took us to the Olive Garden for dinner and we came home to a cookie cake (my favorite). It was, all in all, a very nice day.

Thanks to all who sent birthday cards and called to wish Happy Birthday...it honestly meant a lot to me. I have not had real mail in a long time (bills, credit card offers, and magazines...yes, fun mail...no) So, it was a lot of fun to get birthday mail. :-) They are all displayed with honor on my mantel.

So, here's to another year. Cheers!

Baby Update

I had my second appointment this afternoon. I am measuring on track and got to hear the heartbeat again. Things are looking good. By far, Dave was the most memorable of this appointment. Mind you, he worked overnight last night and went straight into Thorntown, came home, then we left for the appointment. He hasn't had much sleep and was getting a little silly. I won't tell the first story because it will make Dave blush, but lets suffice it to say that we came out of the elevators with me crying I was laughing so hard. It took me a minute to get my bearings and give the receptionist the right information. While sitting in the room, waiting for the doctor, Dave starts noticing different things. He pulled the curtain to see where it went...then noticed a light switch with a red switch. He sat and pondered what it might do for a minute, then on a sudden impulse, flicked the switch...ding! He had just summoned our doctor who (fortunately) happened to be walking in right after that. Again, I am embarassed, but can't stop laughing at his antics. He apologizes to the doctor for his child-like curiosity and we move on. At the end of our visit, we get ushered into a partioned area to talk about how much our insurance is not going to cover. Dave sat in the chair, leaned back, and fell backwards hitting his head on the back wall. Seriously, I almost peed my pants. He's fine by the way. He has the Yenerich noggin. During the meeting, he leaned back again and almost fell back AGAIN. Afterwards, he made a point of lifting up the chair and showing the technician lady that it clearly was broken. I just had to laugh and we left. He's so funny when he's tired.

Our ultrasound is scheduled for Oct. 31...so hopefully we will find out if its a little girl or boy on that day. I'm really excited! If nothing else, it will be great to see the baby moving around in there. It is undoubtedly one of my favorite moments of being pregnant.

So that's what's new on our end.

Early morning crabbies

I am a little cranky this morning. Noah woke up too early and since he can now get out and wake ME up, I can't let him cry it out in his crib any longer. I went back in to lay him down in hopes that he might at least try to fall back asleep. I then leap for my bed in the last precious minutes I know that I will get there when I hear the cat meowling outside the window...Noah's window. The cat got out last night (3 different times) and apparently didn't want to come in before I went to bed...oh, but he wanted to come in this morning, and told Noah all about it. Of course, Noah, who loves his cat, is sitting up in bed WIDE awake looking for his kitty. I run, open the big door and let the cat in. By the time I get back, Noah is out of bed again and ready to start the day...NOOOOOOO! I don't love mornings right now. I have morning sickness pretty bad and mornings seem to be the worst. Getting up, taking care of the dog, the kid, getting breakfast for everyone, letting the stupid cat in, and trying not to throw up all in a 5 minute period generally makes a rough start to my day...mostly because I can rarely avoid the last item. Tomorrow, is my birthday, and I am debating asking Dave to forgo a gift and just let me get up on my own in the morning without the breakfast posse looking over at me in bed. Just to get up slowly, maybe eat some crackers, and ease myself into the day. That...would be a wonderful present!

Lifegroup

I know. I know. I say this every week...but I love my lifegroup. Each week I am honored to be a part of a group where people are real and open...God works in that setting...and I am watching it happen. We are still going through life-temonies...its powerful to listen to people's stories and get a deeper glimpse into who they are and how they got here. My group has been really open and I love watching the holy spirit work through that. As the leader, I am often just taking a back seat to what the Holy Spirit is doing and just watching it unfold. God is so much better at knowing what a person needs than I am. We also have really fun dynamics...single, married, dating, college, graduate students, professionals, parents, shy, extroverted...together it brings a really great roundness to the group...allowing us all to be stretched by others within. I leave every Tuesday, thankful to be a part of it.

Thank you God for what you are doing. Keep letting lives be changed. Let us all grow deeper with you as we build relationships with one another. You are amazing Lord and I love you.