Gotta love those nurses assistants!!

I took Emmaline in for her 4 year old checkup today. They called us back within just a few minutes of arriving (Yippppeee!!). Took us right back and had her get on the scale. She did it really fast and quickly goes....."okay, 43 pounds....lets get you into a room". I stood there for like 2 seconds and said wait...."we were here like 10 days ago and she was only 38 pounds. She has been sick, so I don't think she gained 5 pounds in 10 days. Can we do that again?" To which she replied..."well, that is what it said. Into the room please, I do have other patients to see." So into the room we went, she took her temp, did her blood pressure and left. Never asked me what meds she was on or even measured her height. I was a little (Okay - a lot) unhappy. I have had issues with the doctors medical assistants before (just trying to get them to call me back), but never a problem when I was actually in the office.


The doctor came in within just a few minutes after that and sat and talked with Emmaline for a while and then once he opened up his handy dandy little computer thingy, I asked him to check and see what she weighed 10 days ago..."38.5 lbs" I then asked..."so do you think it is possible for her to have gained 5 pounds in the last 10 days while she has been sick and not eating much?" He sat there for not even a second and was out of his chair and went out the door and over to the scales. He looked at his computer thingy and came back in and asked Emma to come with him. He reweighed her (she had actually lost a pound) and then he says "it looks like something is going on here, she didn't get her height either...". He wasn't too happy and I was pretty sure she wasn't going to be too happy either once he was done with her. After he was done, he went out and we waited for Emma to get her shots.

When the same chick came in the room with the needles and a look of death at me, I quickly asked her to go get someone else. I did it nicely, I told her that I knew she was upset with me for talking to the doctor, but I didn't want her to take out her anger on my daughter's thighs. She actually said to me..."I cannot believe that you said ANYTHING to him. There is a lot to do here and anyone can make a mistake." I thought...good grief!! I know that people can make mistakes, but her medication is based on her weight and I don't want him increasing a dosage that does not need to be increased. Plus, I knew that it wasn't right and I ASKED you to redo it. You REFUSED!"

So a nurse was gotten and Emmaline got her shots. One in each leg and one in each arm. She did great.....didn't even cry.....but she did say "Ooooowwwww Mommy!!!" a lot! I still can't believe she is FOUR!!!

Happy Birthday Sweet Girl!!

Dear Emmaline,

I cannot believe that you are four years old today. It seems like only yesterday we brought you home from the hospital. You have been a blessing in our lives and I have loved being your Mommy. You are no longer a baby and even though at times I thought the toddler years were never going to end, they are a thing of the past. You are growing so fast that I know one day soon I will be looking up to you....but you will always be my baby. I hope you enjoy your special day today and never forget....I love you with all of my heart and I am so thankful for you.

Love,

Mommy

Invitation

Here is Emmaline's invitation that I made for her birthday party next week.

The inside reads:

Once upon a dream, Flora, Fauna & Meriweather

bestowed upon Emmaline a magical celebration across the land.

There is to be a pajama party, which is sure to be grand!

So wear your favorite pajamas & see what is in store.

We will eat and celebrate as Emmaline turns FOUR!

We had a hard time figuring out what we were going to have to eat and since it is a jammie party, but no one is spending the night, my wonderful husband came up with the idea of eating breakfast. I LOVE breakfast for dinner, so that is what we are going to do.

And a special thanks to my sister-in-law, Bethany, who not only let me come over and use her new Cricut Expressions and helped me assemble these. THANK YOU!!!!!

Squeeze!

Each morning when we leave Steven comes and puts Emmaline out in the van. He gets her all strapped in and comfy and then he leans way in to give her a kiss and she has to give him a hug. I usually turn around in time to see her little arms wrapped around his neck and hear her go "Squeeeezzzeee". I look forward to it everyday......I love it!!!

My sweet Valentine

I remember when I was growing up, my Daddy always made me feel special on Valentine's Day. He always brought me something when he brought Mom something. I want Emmaline to feel special too. She was already having a big party at school, so I knew she was going to get her fill of cards and candy there. We spent one evening making her a little mailbox to take to school to put her 'loot' in. I had gotten her a little something, but I never said anything to Steven about it. But when he got home Friday night (and yes, we know it wasn't V-day yet) - he showed up with a HUGE big balloon! Her face lit up like a Christmas tree. Thank you honey for remembering to get our sweet valentine a little something. One happy little valentine!
Emma's loot :-)

As for what he got me, well, he actually put some thought into it. Instead of flowers or candy he went and bought me a movie. Singing in the Rain is one of my all time favorites. I can't wait to have a couple of hours to just curl up on my couch with a good cup of something and a nice warm blanket and watch it along with all of the special features.

I hope that everyone had a great week-end and has a great week!!!

Random

I am still here!!!! Things have just been so incredibly busy still that there are days that I don't know if I am coming or going. Plus, Emmaline has had....something...(don't really know what to call it) for a month now. It started out as congestion and that lasted until about a week ago and but about a week into that, the coughing began. Needless to say, neither one of us has had a whole lot of sleep lately. I called the doctor again today and insisted that he see her. She is coughing so much she is vomiting not to mention her throat is now sore and since it is sore, she is not eating very well. I pray he will be able to finally give her something to get this cleared up. Next weekend is her birthday and we are wanting to take her somewhere fun for her special day. I would hate for her to still feel bad.

Anyway, here are some random picture of the last couple weeks:

Emmaline in her "bohemian" clothes with her WILD hair. It had been up in braids and she wouldn't let be redo them the next day. But it really kind of worked with the outfit, so I let it go.

Emmaline trying to hide from her Daddy. Like she thought he couldn't see her through the glass :-)

"Oops! I guess I got caught!" I just love the expression on her face.

And then to cap things off, during the storm this week we had a tree to fall (actually I guess "break" would be a better word) down. It broke off about six or seven feet up.

It is hard to tell in this picture but the tree is lying on the ground right in front of the shed. It goes all the way to the other side of the picture.

I am guessing that instead of doing something fun this weekend, we are going to end up working outside getting this cleaned up. Oh well, at least Valentines Day comes around every year!

It just doesn't fit

I have tried numerous times to fit this into my purse:

It just doesn't work. So I end up taking pictures with my cell phone when I am out and about. But cell phones usually only have a 1.3 megapixel camera in them at the most.

Then today I found a giveaway at 5 minutes for mom for this cool Motorola phone that not only has a 5 megapixal camera, but a flash. So of course I entered. :-)

The Motorola Motozine ZN5 sounds like it might be the answer to my problem.

My little Sleeping Beauty