Friday's Fashion Feature

Enjoy the pictures!

Long Sleeve Shirt - Basic Brilliance (http://www.basicbrilliance.com/)

T-Shirt - Faded Glory by WalMart (and so cute!)

Jeans - Genuine Kids by Target

Shoes: Crocs (it's Florida and it's 72ish today!)

Seeing Double...

On Saturday night we had the pleasure of keeping Greyson’s best friend for a few hours. The kids had a blast and I was absolutely mesmerized at just how well they played together. I also found myself desperately wanting Greyson to have a sibling. He was so happy and willing to share, not only toys but affection and attention. It was nice to have a home filled with not just Greyson’s squeals, giggles and words, but the chatter of two little ones as they had their own toddler conversations, and squealing matches. It was fun to sit on the sidelines and watch a race around the house, a game of chase, or crazy game of dinosaurs and monster trucks. The night was a perfect success and we can’t wait to do it again!

Here are a few snapshots from the night. I think Lain just might be Greyson’s first crush!

(Greyson had his arm around Laina! So cute!)

(Look! They are holiding hands!)
(Greyson loves to make her giggle)
(Lain gets a hug)
(Best friends at play...)

Friday's Fashion Feature!

Our fashion feature is coming to you late today (sorry).

The pictures were actually taken after nap time, so it’s more of a rumpled fashion feature!

Enjoy!

Jeans: Carter's Carpenter Jeans

Long Sleeve Shirt: The Children's Place

T-Shirt: Gymboree - Boats & Bridges Collection

Knee Update: Everything seems to be fine. He’s yet to say anything about them since being at the Dr.!!

Maybe??

In doing a little research, and mostly because Greg remembered reading a blurb about it somewhere, I have learned that babies, while born with knee caps, they are made of mostly cartilage. Ossification actually happens later in a toddler/child's life typically happening between the ages of 2-6. Boys typically tend to be on the later side of that scale, but I can't help but wonder if maybe Greyson's pains are coming from the ossification of his knee caps??? Maybe??

Anyway, the update is that since being at the Dr.'s he has not once said that his knees hurt. No fevers, no rashes, no nothing. So that's good.

I'll definitely keep an eye on him, but for now I'm chalking this whole mommy-hood lesson up to growing pains/ossification, and a mother's ability to panic like no other.

On bended knee...

“Knees hurt Mama, boo boo doctor, knees hurt.”

It’s a sentence I’ve heard quite often the past couple of weeks. At first you scoop him up and give him a kiss and send him on his way, but then you realize, he’s been saying that a lot. You notice him slowing down and setting off by himself, holding his knees. “What’s wrong buddy?” you ask, “Knees hurt Mama, knees hurt.”

So you start to worry and then you tell yourself your insane there is noting wrong with your child, he’s two, he’s a rough and tumble boy of course his knees hurt! You go ahead and call the pediatrician in the morning, you assume they’ll call you back, tell you that you’re crazy and you’ll go meet up with the girls at the park and walk. The phone rings and you’re told to come in the office as soon as possible. In the time it takes you to hang up the phone and call your husband, you’re hysterical, tears streaming down your face as you picture your child suffering from some sort of rare bone cancer. You rush around the house in slow motion getting ready for the trip to the Dr. When you get there you judge every look, every comment. The check-in girl is extra sweet; you take it as sign that she knows something you don’t. Has word spread around the office that your child is super ill, so be extra nice. They call his name you walk down the hall as if the execution chair is behind exam room #2’s door.

As you answer all the questions the sick feeling in your stomach gets worse and worse, a second then third doctor are brought in, your fears become higher and higher. Seconds tick by like hours, every glance, sigh, and look seems to be leading to the worst possible news ever.

The doctor looks you straight in the eye and says, “Our best guess is that he’s suffering from……………. growing pains.”

(Whew….. you start to breathe again)

BUT…..

We do want you to really keep track this week though, of times, length of complaint, etc… check for fevers, rashes, any changes in anything that seem to be not normal. If he’s still complaining next week, we’ll go ahead and run some other tests to rule out any serious issues.

On one had you are thrilled that there is nothing wrong with your child, on the other hand there is this nagging voice that says that there are still serious issues to be ruled out. So for the next week, I’m bound to be completely neurotic and over analyzing and down right annoying, but then again, that’s Mommy-Hood.

Thank You!

When medicine just won’t do, sometimes a special package arrives and makes us feel all better…

(He snuggled in as soon as it was out of the box!)

(Then picked out his favorite patch)
(and then decided that a fun game of peek was in order)
(I see you Mommy!)
(It's safe to say.... He LOVES it!)

Friday’s Fashion Feature

This title should be Friday’s sick and snotty, still in our pajama’s and not feeling so good fashion feature.

The Weeble has a cold.

Pajama's - Carter's (even though you can't really see them)

Robe - A gift from Aunt Rachel and Uncle Todd (it came from London, I think?)

Slippers - Elmo of course.