What a week

it seems like this week went by so slow. i dont know if it was because all that went on or because i had nothing to do. i have stayed in my jammies for the majority of the day...is that a problem? i dont think so. today i had my normal day, but owen wanted to throw his tantrum and geez thats enough to make anyone crazy.

dont have a lot planned for the weekend. i am sure we are going to start looking for paint, carpet, tile, appliances, and other things for the house. it will be here before we know it and we will finally be in out house. it really hasnt hit me yet, but i am sure it will once i have the payment. :) thats to my lovely friend lori & her mother who is going to help with the tile in the bathrooms. i was really sweating that one.

tonight i imagine we will do our normal dinner...lp & then watch a movie. well, i am not sure if i will make it through a movie, i never do. poor today, always watching a movie alone. well, when do you do all i do, anyone would be tire. if you are wondering...NO owen didnt sleep through the night after his tubes and he doesnt seem like thats ever going to happen. :( tony says its all my fault he still wakes up...sorry, i cant let my sweet baby cry. not to mention he is still really attached to the boob. i guess i am going to be "that" mother who nurses her older child. he does great through the day, but come night all his wants is the boob. typical guy huh?

next week i have a lot going on. packing, lunch, doctor, and other things. owen is going to the daycare on wed., thurs., and fri. for a few hours while i get what i need done. then for the next 2.5 weeks i am working...yes, you heard me, working. its hard to turn down money and it will be something i am interested in. i will be at mtsu for 10 days and the other three at a local high school. after that, its all about the new house.

we are going to be settled in the house by july 12. tony is on vacation that week and we will take that week to finish up any last minute things and get moved in. it is going to be a lot of hard work, but well worth it.

well, i am going to rest my eyes while owen is asleep. i will leave you with a few pics for a session with angela. i love them...he is so darn cute!!

happy weekend,
swl

He just went right to him...

Thats right, when it was time for them to take Owen back to get his tubes put in, Owen went right to the anesthesiologist without blinking an eye. How sad! My baby will just go to anyone & have a smile on his face at that. As they were walking down the hall a little tear appeared. All I could think of was why and I sad? Owen has been on antibiotics for nearly 8 months with no relief in sight. He gets an ear infection every month, sometimes twice and month and I have a tear. Are you serious? All I knew was...they better take care of my munchkin or there will be hell to pay. :D However, everything went great we were in and out by 8:00 am. He came home, got sick, slept till 11, got up, nursed, played, took another nap, played some more, ate, and is back asleep. You would never know that he had anything done today. He does have a little drainage, but that is expected. The doctor said there was thick drainage from both ears & we needed to have this done. I am very thankful we are finished...lets just hope getting tubes helps him sleep through the night. Wishful thinking huh?

This pic was taken yesterday while we were at home playing. I wonder why my phone is a piece of crap...look....

So, I have going back to the "old" me...not eating animal product & I have taken a bigger step...eating all organics. I know, a little pricey these days, but all well worth it. I am totally a publix chick, but I have noticed that Krogers has a HUGE selection of organic products & they are their brand. Even cheaper!!! So, once we move I will start back to Krogers b/c there is one about 3 miles from our new house. Owen has been on all organic his whole life (13 months) :) I am plan on staying on that track.

Speaking of the house, we are closing on the 19th of this month. I am pretty happy, but not looking forward to doing the work that needs to be done (painting mainly). I guess there is not real way around that. It has to be done and I am not paying someone to do it for us. Yes, I would like some cheese with my wine!!! :

This pic was also taken yesterday & you can see Owen is saying "Hello"

Owen has taken about a total of 12 steps, but he is well on his way to walking. Here is one of his push toys...he will literally run you over while pushing it. Precious!!!

So, Owens next favorite toy is the laptop. He loves touching the buttons and turning it off an on. Thanks Metro for the computer. :)

As you can see I am really loving being home for the summer and so is Owen.
Giving Owen a bath is a blast! He loves playing with the balls (thanks Barbara) and as you can see we have all these *animals* that can be created on the walls. Well, I like putting the foam eyes on Owens head...he never knows they are there because they are so light. Is this wrong of me for doing this?
So, to wrap my day up with Owen, he decided that he wanted to play with my shades. As the wonderful Mother I am, I let him do what he wants...so, he is pimping my Guess sunglasses.

How could I forget to mention Owen and him holding his breath. Yes, thats right, he did it AGAIN. While we were playing yesterday, we were looking out the door like we often do. When all of a sudden "Dolly" a fluffy white dog runs by & she runs up to the door. What does Owen want to do? Go outside. So, once again, being the wonderful Mother I am we go outside. She licks and loves all over him. When it was time for her to continue on her journey to pooing, we go back in. As you can imagine Owen is NOT happy. Well, I am SORRY, but I have to use the restroom. I sat him on the rug in front of my door (see in pictures above) & run to the restroom. He begins to cry, but while I am peepeeing :) I hear nothing. I knew what was happening. Owen was holding his breath AGAIN. I hurry up & wipe...NO, I didnt wash my hands & run out only to find Owen on his side on the rug. I roll him over on his back & he is blue. I blow in his face & he comes around. Once he takes a breath, what does he do? Points to go back outside. No way Jose!

Oh well, I am off to get a water & some rest.

Thanks for all the prayers!

SWL

I feel off...

the blogging trend I was on...SORRY! What's new in my life?

Here is it, Owen is 13 months old, I am home for the summer, and life is grand!
Owen turned a year old last month & he is getting to be such a BIG boy! His party went great and he got a lot of great *stuff* It is not hard to make the little munchkin happy these days. Tomorrow he is getting tubes in his ears & we hope that stops all of the ear infections. Since October, Owen has had 7+ ear infections w/ two sets of double ear infections in May alone. I absolutely hate for him to be on antibiotics & he is in so much pain. Tomorrow is the *DAY* & I will let everyone know how it goes. So, please say a prayer for us.

I am home for the summer & I am glad this school year went fast. The kids were a little rough and I have some hard times, but for the most part it was a good year. My teaching partner is leaving & going back to Ohio...she will truly be missed at MMS. Since she is leaving, I thought there would be no better time than now for me to move up to 7th grade. I am going to teach ALL science classes & I am really excited about that. I think it will be a new chapter in my life. Change is good or at least that's what they say.

Tony and I are purchasing a house. We are scheduled to close on it this month. We are really excited and are glad that Owen will have a place to run around in. We have been in tight quarters here at the condo & now it's time to move up...I will post more about it when we close. We are going to do some minor repairs to it. So, if anyone is willing to help, please call me. :D

Owen has started something new...EATING his crib! Yes, you read that correctly...the wood on his bed has all these little scratches on it. I thought it was from Tonys buckle, but today I walked in and he was nawing the crib. Way to ruin the nice bed we spent so much money on. I guess eating a little wood never hurt anyone.

This past weekend we went to my parents house and it was so nice. Well, it's always nice to go home and see them. Not to mention they love seeing O more than anything. We get there and O doesnt stop until we make him slow down. He just takes everything in, from the pond, boat, motorcycle, birds, cats, dog, windows, and everything else. Totally precious. Here is a pic of O with his PawPaw.

Here is a smile for the road....

Until next time...

Stephanie

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Yikes, Owen is 9 months old and is growing up right before my eyes. He is on the go and it's so much fun!

He had his 9 month apt. yesterday and it didn't go as I had planned. We got there, they weighed him (17lbs. 7oz., 10th percentile), then came length. They did the measurement on the table (FUN) and she did it and it was 25" Ummmm No, @ his 6 month visit he was 27". Are you telling me my child has shrunk? She did it again...25". At this point I am freaking out! Well, it seems my child has grown an inch. He went from being in the 75 percentile to the 10 percentile for his length. The doctor said his head is growing and weight is fine. He wants to see us back in 6 weeks to make sure he is growing. I am a little worried about this. So, please say a prayer for my munchkin.

During our visit the doctor told us we needed to start giving him table food. He said we could even scramble him some eggs and give to him. Well, this morning I thought I would make him some eggs. He only took about 4-5 bites and was done. It was about his nap time and we went up stairs to sleep. I put him in the crib and I went to lie down. Owen woke up about an hour later and was BLOOD red! He had bumps all over his body and his entire body looked like it was on fire. Needless to say he was having an allergic reaction to eggs. Poor baby!
Other than that, life here at the Lankford's is wonderful. We are in the process of building a house. I think I am getting bronchitis :( Work SUCKS, but hey, I have OWEN and that's all that matters.

Oh well, I am off to get in the bed. I feel like crap, my head hurts, I am coughing my head off, freezing, and wishing my hubby was here. Wishful thinking huh?
Toodles, Stephanie

I just had a date with a...

CHOCOLATE MOLTEN FROM CHILIS!!!!!

I know this is not like me, but it was my final date with wheat and dairy. So, I thought I would go out with a bang! Not to mention I think it's about 30 points. Yikes! There went ALL of my *extra* points for the week. Now I have to exercise the whole week. RRRRrrrrrrrr

Oh well, I needed it in a BAD way. I am hope alone with the kiddo and DH is out with the friends. I am a little bitter b/c I have NO ONE to go out with, all my friends stay in. So, I am here alone with a MOLTEN. Oh, did I forget a HUGE glass of FF milk? Wow, I am in HEAVEN!

I will let you all know how I am feeling tomorrow. I know this is the best thing for me and DS. I plan on raising DS on soy milk and very limited wheat. So, if I want him to do it, I have to do it too.

Well, I am off to watch football and grade papers.

SWL

How quickly time flies...

It is hard to believe my little munchkin is already 7 months old...where has the time gone? I have realized I really love this age. He is sitting up like a big boy, taking non stop, and really loving to play. He is still really clingy to me; always wanting to be held. I guess it's really my fault b/c every time he cries, I am right there to get him. Oh well, he will not want to be help forever.

About two weeks ago we started him on solids & that has been really fun! I have decided to make all of his food & to use nothing but organic. It is really easy & I am glad to know what exacly my child is eating. So far he has had & liked pea, apples, sweet potatoes, rasberries, & avacados. Yummy!!! I have carrots, strawberries, & blueberries ready to be made. I will give him those this week.

Thanksgiving was great, but a little overwhelming. We are hoping next year to have Thanksgiving at our house. Here is a picture of Owen at his first Thanksgiving dinner.

We are planning on starting to look for a house at the beginning of the year. We hope to be out of this condo by summer...so, say a little prayer that we find something we both like.

I believe I am going to start back to school in June & I am really excited. I am not sure what I am going to work on....Ed.S, Ph.D, or something I have always want to learn. I will not elaborate on what that something is, but if you know me really well, you will know exactly what I am talking about. It is a passion of mine that I have always had.

Christmas is right around the corner and I am SO excited. We have gotten Owen a few things and plan on getting more this weekend. He really has NO clue about Christmas, but he needs some big boy toys. So, we are getting ones that make loads of noise. Yippee!!!

Well, I am off to clean the house while Owen is asleep & Tony is at the Titans game. I will update more when I have time.

SWL