An Unexpected Thanksgiving Appreciation!

My mother's instinct came in handy this morning with Carson. He has had this really nasty cough for several days now which is really nothing unusual for Carson when he has a little cold or allergy. He hasn't complained of feeling bad and has acted completely like himself. Well, this morning his cough sounded DEEP, very DEEP! I decided to call the doctor and hoped they would be open. They were thankfully, and we were seen right away. The doctor checked Car's ears, throat, nose, etc. and didn't really "see" anything abnormal. Listening to his chest was a completely different story. I could tell by the look on the doctor's face that it wasn't too good. He said we needed to do a breathing treatment right away, so he left and immediately the nurse came in with the lovely green dragon machine as I called it. Carson did much better with the treatment than I expected, and a million memories flooded my head of the days when we were doing breathing treatments every four hours. The doctor came back in and listen to his chest again. He really didn't say much to begin with except that he was going to give Car about 5,000 medicines to take. He also proceeded to tell me that he just put his best friend's child in the hospital for the same thing. He described his "sickness" as walking pneumonia. He explained to Carson how important it was going to be to take all of his medication so he doesn't end up in the hospital. Today, I am truly thankful for my mother's intuition and for our pediatrician.

Family Fun at the Reedy!

We had a WONDERFUL "family" day today! We spent the ENTIRE day away from home. The highlight of our day was our visit to the Reedy River. Carson had a blast "fishing" and playing on the rocks. He made a FABULOUS model for his mommy! :)

Roo's First Shoes!

After much searching, I FINALLY found the perfect pair of shoes for Ella. They are solid brown and will hopefully match everything she has!

Creative Play to a Whole New Level...

What began as a motorcycle race today turned into a Bull Riding Event!!!!! Chief Sitting Bull took control of the "BULL" and won the heart of his mommy!!!!!!!!! This was something that I NEVER suspected in my entire life. I don't even know how Carson knew so much about bull riding. The black cowboy boots and red cowboy hat were perfect accessories to the motor cross costume! :)

Roo's Gift to Rose Marie

Having Rose Marie come into our home and keep Ella Roo each day has been a HUGE blessing!!! For Thanksgiving I wanted to give her something special from Ella to let her know how THANKFUL we are for her. I had to take pictures because I am AMAZED that I was actually able to complete one whole "scrapbook" project! (and in record time- one evening) Now if I could just get started on Ella's scrapbook...

Whew! Nine Months Already!

There are little teeth in there! :)

Ella turned nine months old today! These nine months have flown by MUCH more quickly than the "nine" months of pregnancy. Ella BLESSES us each day with her beautiful smile and sweet, sweet personality. At nine months, Ella is trying to crawl, but is not having much success. Her little body can't seem to move in the "forward" position. She gets herself into a crawling position, but then scoots back, back, back. She gets pretty frustrated with herself and usually ends up underneath her dresser or crib. She is almost an entirely "formula" fed baby now. I am so THANKFUL I was able to mommy-feed for the eight months that I did. This month we have added PRUNES into her diet as well. She has had a problem with constipation, so a daily serving of prunes has helped tremendously. We were so excited this month to FINALLY see a couple of little teeth emerge from Roo's gums. The process of them emerging has NOT been very fun though. We have had to use a lot of teething gel to help with the discomfort. We were even treated to a 4am wake-up call this month from a little girl whose gums were hurting! :( Ella received her two doses of the flu shot this month as well thanks to Grammy, so hopefully the flu will stay away.

Ella's ninth month is going to be pretty EVENTFUL! She will experience her first Thanksgiving and the transition from being spoiled totally rotten by Rose Marie to being one of seven children in a classroom at her new school! Please pray for our family (especially MOMMY) because this is going to be a HARD transition for all!!!!!!!!!!!!

A Family's Love!

Happy 2nd Birthday Ian!

Last Sunday we traveled to Asheville to celebrate Cousin Ian's second birthday! Carson had a BLAST!!! They had a huge blow-up bouncy castle with a slide, face painting, and balloon animals at the party. Carson was the oldest child-guest, so he was KING of the jump castle. It is amazing for me to see how much he loves these inflatable toys. I can vividly remember ALL of the times he was TERRIFIED to even enter one. Ella Roo had a wonderful time "running" all over Aunt Karen and Uncle Charlie's BIG porch. Dawson and Ella "drove" around while Carson jumped and had his multiple body parts painted! He wasn't satisfied with just the face.

Thursday Thirteen #12

Thirteen Random Things Carson Loves Right Now

He HAS to watch Tom and Jerry before going to bed each night!

With it being football season, what could you expect!?

He really likes Yogos, but I think Stackers are becoming his favorite! I couldn't find a pic of those though.

We just have a whole pumpkin full of this JUNK!!!! He is limited to "one" treat every day or so from his pumpkin. I am hoping his daddy will take care of the rest!

Double Dare 2000 has made our lives much easier lately. In the mornings, we have a race to see who can get dressed the fastest. The winner receives the FLAG!

He loves learning about the Native Americans who lived on the "airplanes".

Any bottled water will do!

His mommy is not a huge fan of Crocs with socks, but there is no convincing him!

Car is a REAL reader now. He has read 67 pages of Dick and Jane all by himself this week!

One glass of chocolate milk is NEVER enough!

He is convinced if he tried hard enough he would be able to find a dinosaur roaming the earth somewhere.

NO COMMENT!

A LOVE I hope NEVER fades!

Our Little Cutie Patootie!

It was so cold tonight we had to put on our first real winter hat before going to Grammy and Papa's for dinner! Roo was so cute in her little hat Aunt Lizzie bought for her! By the way, Ella's new favorite thing to do is to stick out her tongue! :) She's waiting patiently to taste the SNOW!

A Cassidy Feast!

Carson is blessing our meal.

Carson has been learning all about the first big Thanksgiving feast. He wrote me a letter at school today asking me to help him remember that he needs to take in one can of evaporated milk for his Thanksgiving feast at school. For dinner, he set up his own little "feast". It took him at least thirty minutes to set everything up just right. He invited all of his "pets" and his family. I am not sure why the "feast" had to be in the corner of our living room on top of his puzzle container by the front door and on the floor, but it was so special! He never ceases to AMAZE me!

On a side note, as I was waiting for the video to upload and making Ella's bottle, Carson came up to me and said, "I have a secret!" I asked what his secret was. He proceeded to tell me exactly what I thought he would say, "Mommy we can have a special DESSERT at our feast!"