My mom is doing great. She had her last round of chemo a few weeks ago. Her doctors were all very impressed with her, she never got sick throughout all the treatments. We still don't know if she will get radiation, but we are thinking probably not. She had the genetic test done to see if she caries the gene related to breast and ovarian cancer since she is younger than 50. Thankfully, that came back negative.
Bentley and I will be traveling to AR again next week, and then Paul will join us for 10 days. I'm excited to visit, but I will miss the weather here. I've heard it's hot in AR, and humidity is my enemy.
For some reason I'm not being allowed to upload pictures so maybe next time.
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
Sunday, June 21, 2009
Sea World
Bentley loved Sea World. We were able to see all of the animals, ride a few rides, and even see a few shows. We got there pretty early when it wasn't very crowded, so we let Bentley ride some rides first. He cried when he had to get off of this one.
He didn't really understand why we were looking through the glass at a whole bunch of water, but if other kids are doing it, he's in.
There was a big round foam mat surrounded by benches for the parents to sit and to keep the kids enclosed. Bentley went over to a stroller that was just parked close enough for him to reach it and swiped a bag of nutter butters from their backpack. Then he brought it over to me and asked for a bite. The owner of the stolen snack said he didn't even notice Bentley take it and that he was pretty sneaky.
He didn't really understand why we were looking through the glass at a whole bunch of water, but if other kids are doing it, he's in.
Then the dolphin swam by and he thought that was pretty neat.
After lunch it was time for a quick snooze. It didn't last long though since we didn't bring the stroller that reclines.
We spent quite a bit of time stacking up foam blocks and then knocking them over.
There was a big round foam mat surrounded by benches for the parents to sit and to keep the kids enclosed. Bentley went over to a stroller that was just parked close enough for him to reach it and swiped a bag of nutter butters from their backpack. Then he brought it over to me and asked for a bite. The owner of the stolen snack said he didn't even notice Bentley take it and that he was pretty sneaky.He would run up to the hole in the ground, and then when the water would squirt out he would run back to Paul laughing. At least he didn't get very wet.
Even though I remembered to bring my camera, I didn't remember to charge the battery, so I didn't take a whole lot of pictures. It was a good day, but very exhausting. Bentley was asleep before we even left the parking lot.
Tuesday, June 16, 2009
Busy, Busy
The weather here is amazing so we have been out and about every chance we've had. We still only have one working vehicle, but two days a week Bentley and I take Paul to work so we can have the car. We've been going to the beach and the park, and Saturday we went to a Children's Museum. Bentley loved it so I know we will become regulars there. I am horrible though and have not had my camera with me at all. We have plans this weekend to go to Sea World and probably the beach again. My goal is to have my camera in hand.
Cloth diapering is going great. I really wish I would have taken the plunge back when Bentley was first born. I will definately be using them on future children. I can't really say we've saved much money though because it's addicting and I want to try different brands and such. My sewing machine is in AR right now, but as soon as I can get it I am going to try to make some diapers myself. Here he is in one of my favorite diapers (bumgenius).
He doesn't get to go without shorts on anymore because he prefers to be nude and will strip that diaper off in the blink of an eye.
Cloth diapering is going great. I really wish I would have taken the plunge back when Bentley was first born. I will definately be using them on future children. I can't really say we've saved much money though because it's addicting and I want to try different brands and such. My sewing machine is in AR right now, but as soon as I can get it I am going to try to make some diapers myself. Here he is in one of my favorite diapers (bumgenius).
He doesn't get to go without shorts on anymore because he prefers to be nude and will strip that diaper off in the blink of an eye.
Thursday, May 28, 2009
Moving... Again
For the last week we have been moving, again. We moved to San Diego just 7 months ago, but we were not happy with our apartment. I felt like I was under a lot of pressure to have a place ready when we got here, and there was just no opportunity for us to look at several different places. Once we got here and figured out that our apartment just wasn't what we really needed, we started looking. We had time to ask around, take tours, negotiate rent, etc. We have only been here 5 days and are already much happier.
This has been the most unorganized move we have ever had so it has been very stressful. The new apartment is only about 5 miles from our old apartment, and we had a whole week to move. I didn't pack anything ahead of time. It has been very interesting, and I have learned my lesson.
Bentley, of course, has taken everything very well. He had his 18 month checkup last week. He weighs 22 lb. 2 oz. and is 33 in. tall. His height is in the 75th percentile, but his weight is only in the 5-10th percentile. The doctor said everything is fine since that's how he's always been. She said if he doesn't start saying quite a few more words in the next couple months that we will have to get him evaluated. He says about 8 words regularly and does 5 signs. Here he is telling me he is "all done" with playing in the laundry basket.
At our old apartment our parking space was right in front of our living room window. When I would hear Paul pull up I would say, "who's here?" and Bentley would run over to the window to greet his daddy.
He was very proud that he stacked these blocks up.
Sunday, May 17, 2009
Toddler Fears
Today was Bentley's first trip through an automatic car wash. As soon as the brushes came on and started rotating around the car, he flipped out. I tried really hard not to laugh at him so I could reassure him that it was totally safe, but the look on his face was priceless. So far I think this is the only thing he is truly afraid of.
Thursday, May 7, 2009
Home Again, Home Again
I am already missing everyone, but it is very nice to be home. Since we've been back I have not cooked, cleaned, or done any laundry. I am still trying to recover from the trip.
Our flight was supposed to leave Little Rock at 12:15 Saturday afternoon to go to Dallas. Then we would have a 2 hour layover and be in San Diego at 6. It was raining that morning, but I didn't really think anything of it. Everything was fine up until we were about to board our plane, the weather was too bad for us to take off. Well, that's okay. I had plenty of time before my next flight. Several hours later, the weather was clear in Little Rock, but it was horrible in Dallas and they were not accepting any flights. I think there were about 5 flights from LR to Dallas that day, and by that time several of them had been cancelled. My ride was long gone, and I really just wanted to get home.
Every time it came up that I would miss my connection, I changed to the next flight. At 7 that evening my flight was the only one that wasn't cancelled, but they were saying they weren't sure if it was going or not. I decided to give up and try again the next day. The only reason I didn't sooner was because it would take 3 hours for someone to come get me. And Heather, how I wish that I would have called you, but for the life of me I could not think of anyone that lived in LR. I remembered the next day.
When I was next in line to change my flight, they announced that the plane would now be boarding. Yay, so I got on. They assured me that all the flights would be delayed so I should still be able to get a plane to San Diego. A one hour flight turned into 3 hours, with an hour wait for a gate, then a 2 hour wait for my stroller. There is a reason they do not fly in storms I found out. That was the scariest landing ever! At this point it is 2 or 3 in the morning, Bentley is melting down and I just want to lay on the floor and cry with him. Everyone was trying to rebook, so by the time it was my turn, the earliest flight was 9pm on Sunday. They felt sorry for me since my child was freaking out, so they gave me a hotel.
After a short nap, we were back at the airport to try to get an earlier flight. After begging one of the ticket people and almost crying, she got me on an ealier flight and we finally made it home 24 hours after we were initially supposed to.
I learned a few lessons. I will never try to travel on a day like that again. I will always bring extra snacks, money, and diapers when I travel. We ran out of food and money before even leaving LR, and luckily had exactly enough diapers.
I had my camera with me, but I was way too stressed out to even think to take pictures. I did take a couple with my phone, and if I ever figure out how to get them on my computer I will post them.
Our flight was supposed to leave Little Rock at 12:15 Saturday afternoon to go to Dallas. Then we would have a 2 hour layover and be in San Diego at 6. It was raining that morning, but I didn't really think anything of it. Everything was fine up until we were about to board our plane, the weather was too bad for us to take off. Well, that's okay. I had plenty of time before my next flight. Several hours later, the weather was clear in Little Rock, but it was horrible in Dallas and they were not accepting any flights. I think there were about 5 flights from LR to Dallas that day, and by that time several of them had been cancelled. My ride was long gone, and I really just wanted to get home.
Every time it came up that I would miss my connection, I changed to the next flight. At 7 that evening my flight was the only one that wasn't cancelled, but they were saying they weren't sure if it was going or not. I decided to give up and try again the next day. The only reason I didn't sooner was because it would take 3 hours for someone to come get me. And Heather, how I wish that I would have called you, but for the life of me I could not think of anyone that lived in LR. I remembered the next day.
When I was next in line to change my flight, they announced that the plane would now be boarding. Yay, so I got on. They assured me that all the flights would be delayed so I should still be able to get a plane to San Diego. A one hour flight turned into 3 hours, with an hour wait for a gate, then a 2 hour wait for my stroller. There is a reason they do not fly in storms I found out. That was the scariest landing ever! At this point it is 2 or 3 in the morning, Bentley is melting down and I just want to lay on the floor and cry with him. Everyone was trying to rebook, so by the time it was my turn, the earliest flight was 9pm on Sunday. They felt sorry for me since my child was freaking out, so they gave me a hotel.
After a short nap, we were back at the airport to try to get an earlier flight. After begging one of the ticket people and almost crying, she got me on an ealier flight and we finally made it home 24 hours after we were initially supposed to.
I learned a few lessons. I will never try to travel on a day like that again. I will always bring extra snacks, money, and diapers when I travel. We ran out of food and money before even leaving LR, and luckily had exactly enough diapers.
I had my camera with me, but I was way too stressed out to even think to take pictures. I did take a couple with my phone, and if I ever figure out how to get them on my computer I will post them.
Saturday, April 18, 2009
New Toys
Today was a beautiful day, so we spent it outside. This morning we put together a swingset for my mom's yard. After nap we went over to my grandma's and played outside some more with my cousins two kids. Here's Bentley helping put together the swingset.
The other night my dad gave him a ride on the lawnmower. So now, anytime we're outside he has to go find the lawnmower and "drive" it for a little while.
He wasn't really sure what to think about the sand. He just kept throwing it out and wondering why it was sticking to him. He had to have a bath after this, sand gets EVERYWHERE. Even on me and all I did was rake a little.
I hope that I can get motivated to take him outside more. It's so easy to not get dressed, play inside all day, and look forward to the next thing on our schedule; although, I'm always glad when we get out and do different things. Even after 17 months of being a stay-at-home mom, I'm having a hard time adjusting to not having to be up and dressed and at work at a certain time.
The other night my dad gave him a ride on the lawnmower. So now, anytime we're outside he has to go find the lawnmower and "drive" it for a little while.
He wasn't really sure what to think about the sand. He just kept throwing it out and wondering why it was sticking to him. He had to have a bath after this, sand gets EVERYWHERE. Even on me and all I did was rake a little.I hope that I can get motivated to take him outside more. It's so easy to not get dressed, play inside all day, and look forward to the next thing on our schedule; although, I'm always glad when we get out and do different things. Even after 17 months of being a stay-at-home mom, I'm having a hard time adjusting to not having to be up and dressed and at work at a certain time.
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