So much for not wanting to take Px medicine

Friday night date came and went with me sniffling through the entire meal. It was nice to get out and Andrew's Grandy and Gramps loved watching him. Saturday came and went with one outing and more sniffling...maybe even a little crankiness from yours truly. Then came Sunday morning...around 3 am. I woke up freezing and shaking. I took my temperature and I had a fever. I took some Tylenol and shivered myself to sleep. Then I woke up around 7 am (yes...my sweet Andrew slept until 7 am on Sunday and on Saturday...we have ourselves a very good sleeper) and my temperature was 102! Ouch!!! Then I realized I have mastitis again. So I called my OB and they called in a prescription for me. This is the 2nd time I have it with fever and it knocks me down. For 14 hours on Sunday I had a 102 fever or higher. I could not break the fever. I am now on an antibiotic for the mastitis and I still have my head cold. Good grief! I also understand why moms don't really get sick or take a sick day...their babies need them too much. Owen stepped up to the plate and let me have Sunday to lay in bed while I suffered with my fever. I took Monday off to regain my strength. I am back at work feeling better, but not perfect. I have come to realize that feeling perfect may not happen. I just need to feel good enough to keep going with my day.

I am looking forward to next week, specifically Wednesday because Andrew and I start Mommy and Me classes. I can't wait to have bonding time with him.

Here is a picture of him from last night. He falls asleep like this all the time. It is so funny b/c it looks like he has a question. Excuse all the patterns in the picture, because there are a lot of them.

Ramblings by yours truly

Sorry I haven't posted much this week. Work has been quite busy, which is a good thing. Yesterday my throat started to hurt and today I feel sick. I am crippled when my throat hurts. It is all I can think about. I went to Target today during lunch to get some over the counter medicine. I am hoping it works. I don't want to go to the doctor because I feel like I have been on a lot of antibiotics lately. I think it was just 5 weeks ago or less that I had a sinus infection and went the doctor. I just don't know what to do. Being sick with a baby puts a whole new spin on what I need to do in order to get well fast. I just really don't want my body to become immune to antibiotics.

Being sick also puts a damper on my Friday Night plans. Yes, that is right...I have Friday night plans. Owen and I are planning a date night tonight. I am still going, even though Owen has asked me if I want to postpone it. We are going to dinner to one of Hattiesburg's best restaurants. This really isn't our Valentines Day Dinner...b/c that was a fine meal of hamburger helper. Yep...you read that right...hamburger helper...isn't Owen lucky to have a wife who cooks such exotic meals? Actually to be fair, he cooked the dinner. While we ate, I held Andrew b/c he likes to be at the dinner table with us. Very romantic dinner for three :)

Also to be fair, we did go out as a family last Friday to our go to Valentines Day restaurant. Since we started dating we have been going to Conestoga for Valentines. It is a steak restaurant that doesn't take reservations for Valentines Day. Since Owen isn't quite the planner as I am when it comes to holidays it was as safe place to go. It is laid back, casual and very good food. It has new owners now but back in the day the table cloths were plastic red and white checked and the wait staff wore overalls. Very classy place! :)

You can probably tell I am in an over the counter medicine fog right now, b/c I don't think I am making much sense. Sorry about that.

Hope everyone has a great weekend...I am ready to call it a day. But I have an hour left to go.

Love Erin

Ralphie's Snow Day

As promised, Ralphie was able to enjoy the snow too. I went out long enough to take a few pictures. Then Andrew and I watched him play from inside :) Now both Ralphie and Andrew are sleeping.

Here is Ralphie enjoying the snow!

Snow Day

YAY for snow days!!! Having a snow day on my first week back to work could not have worked out more perfect. Now I have a three day weekend.

Here are some pictures of our morning snow adventure. I am sure more will come when I take Ralphie out. He is patiently waiting. :)

Happy Valentines Day

Happy Valentines Day!!! Since tomorrow will most likely be a snow day at day care, Andrew wanted to wear his Valentines Day outfit today. Hope you all have a great weekend and enjoy the snow if you are getting snow this weekend.

A newborn's conversation with God

This was a forward I got today from my mom. I thought it was sweet and wanted to pass it onto my mommy friends in blog world.

A Newborn's Conversation with God

A baby asked God, "They tell me you are sending me to earth tomorrow, but how am I going to live there being so small and helpless?"

God said, "Your angel will be waiting for you and will take care of you."

The child further inquired, "But tell me, here in heaven I don't have to do anything but sing and smile to be happy."

God said, "Your angel will sing for you and will also smile for you. And you will feel your angel's love and be very happy."

Again the small child asked, "And how am I going to be able to understand when people talk to me if I don't know the language?"

God said, "Your angel will tell you the most beautiful and sweet words you will ever hear, and with much patience and care, your angel will
teach you how to speak."

"And what am I going to do when I want to talk to you?"

God said, "Your angel will place your hands together and will teach you how to pray."

"Who will protect me?"

God said, "Your angel will defend you even if it means risking its life."

"But I will always be sad because I will not see you anymore."

God said, "Your angel will always talk to you about Me and will teach you the way to come back to Me, even though I will always be next to you."
At that moment there was much peace in Heaven, but voices from Earth could be heard and the child hurriedly asked, "God, if I am to leave
now, please tell me my angel's name."

God said, You will simply call her, "Mom."

First Day of Day Care

Andrew, Owen and I have survived the first day of day care. I was able to pick him up early on Monday. His teachers said he was very "chill". They said they were anxious to see what kind of baby he would be and were very happy to report that Andrew was a great baby. They said he was calm and had a great first day. His daily report said he was all smiles. He is the youngest in the class, so the teachers love to hold him.

I found out today that my boss said I could leave at 4 pm every day. This is such wonderful news. Now I have an extra hour to get him and get things organized for the next day. The afternoons were really running away from me and I could sense myself getting very stressed out. I like things to be organized and complete before we go to sleep so the mornings aren't too hectic. As much as I want to be a stay at home mom, I am very lucky to have a job that is flexible and understanding of family life. The physicians I work for have been so sweet and have really shown me that they missed me and are glad to have me back. There is a silver lining in this transition and that is I don't have a high stressful job and we are lucky to have the ability to send Andrew to a loving and caring day care.



Daddy getting Andrew ready to go on his first day


Ready, Set, and Going to Day Care

Big Dog Ralphie

Ralphie's kennel has been in our kitchen for 9 months or so. It used to be in our bedroom. He would stay in the kennel during the day while both of us were at work. Since I have been home Ralphie has had free reign of our house. Since he handled this freedom well, we decided to get rid of the kitchen kennel and let him stay in the kitchen with out a kennel while we are at work. This means, his bed is moved back to our room so he can sleep there at night. The moment I put his bed in our room, he laid down on it. In fact, he lays on it every night. This maybe something all dogs do, but this is a first for Ralphie.

The love of Grandparents

This past weekend my mom and dad visited with us. Here are a couple of pictures. The group one is blurry, which makes me sad, b/c it is such a great picture. We had a great time visiting with my parents. Saturday night we met up with Owen's parents and had a triple date night. Andrew came with us too and he slept through the whole meal, which included dessert. We are so lucky to have a good and accommodating baby.

Here are a few pictures with Andrew and his Grandparents.


Ralphie even made into the picture. Ralphie has my parents wrapped around his paw. They won't admit it, but when no one is looking they are both giving "lovies" to that sweet puppy.


Andrew just got this outfit from my cousin Nellie. It is so cute, that I put it on him immediately. I took it off quickly though b/c it was making us all hot looking at him in his snow suit. If it snows Friday, like they are predicting...he will get to wear it again.

The countdown is over

The dreaded countdown of when I have to go back to work is here. I lost it a couple of times as I was getting Andrew's items ready for his first day at "school". I knew this day would come but I didn't think about it much while I was on maternity leave. I didn't want to think about it. Maybe that is irrational of me, but it is how I dealt with it. Luckily I have a husband who is supportive of me staying at home and raising our child. It just isn't the right time. We made a pack last night to work very hard to get ourselves in a good financial situation. I have to admit that I am going to have to do my part by not shopping for clothes as much as I like to. This is a typical situation of having to walk to walk and not just talk about doing it. So in June we are going to evaluate our situation and hopefully make the plan for me to be at Stay at home mom. I love typing those words!!!

Dropping him off today went pretty well. I had everything organized for him and his teacher was very nice. His daycare has the "watch me grow" camera so I am able to log on and look at him during the day. However, the camera quality isn't very good. I cried when I was saying good-bye. His teacher gave me a hug. As I was leaving I ran into a friend. Her daughter is in the one year old class. Seeing her helped distract me.

Well it is lunch time. The morning went by faster than I thought it would have. YAY for that.

Love Erin

Large picture

Sorry for the enormous picture of Andrew at the top. I have been using my home notebook computer and didn't realize it was so large until I looked at the blog at work. Yes, at work...will write about that in a new post.

2 months

2 months ago today I had known my baby for an hour and 17 minutes. Time really does go by quickly. This Monday I will be dropping my baby off at day care and assume the role of a working mom. My feelings are very mixed. I am sad mostly. His smiles make my heart melt and coos are the sweetest sound. I love being the one who consoles him when he is fussy and love being the one who sees him discover things for the first time. Of course his smiles and coos will always make my heart melt, but being at home with him has been a dream. I pray that dreams become a reality one day.

Here are his 2 month pictures. He is such a big boy. He wears 6 month clothes already. He still fits in 3-6 months, but he is more on the 6 month size. So cute with his chubby cheeks.




Andrew taking a nap...