LOTS of prayers for Ashlyn

Poor Ashlyn is back in the hospital! This time my Aunt will be updating the blog on Liz's blog site...here's that address - http://fabulousfinns.blogspot.com/ PLEASE keep Ashlyn, Todd, Liz, Kiernan, Preston and Katelyn in your prayers! Here we all thought Ashlyn was back to herself ,things were going GREAT, and now this! It's just sooo not fair! I just pray that God will give them all the strength they need to get through yet another VERY difficult time! I can't imagine what they're all going through....but I know there are a lot of people praying for them! God is GREAT! He does Amazing things...as we saw last time Ashlyn was very sick! She is sooo brave!

Lord....be with Ashlyn, help her and her family get through yet another hard road that only you know why they're all on again! Lord, I know it's because of you they made it through last time and it will be because of you they get through this again! Walk with them...help them get through this so we can look back and see this as just a bump in the road! Help bring Ashlyn back to her spunky little self again! It's suppose to be this way!!

Being VERY SILLY!!

Liam was in a really good mood last night when I picked him up from Liz's. Dan worked late and then went over to his Uncle's for a while...so it was just us till just about bedtime. When we got home we ate dinner and Liam was just being sooo good! He played in the kitchen for quite a while...so that helped, I was able to get a lot done! I was taking pictures of him and he was actually posing for me :) Such a ham!! Here's a couple I got...

Showing off his slippers :

SEE MY TOUNGE!!

Playing with his magnets...he loves to stand at the fridge!!

He's always doing this...he just LOVES blankets!!

Here it is...Liam blowing his nose

I got Liam on my cell phone video last night blowing his nose, it's hard to hear but he does blow...he eventually threw the tissue in the garbage, but my phone will only let me video for 30 seconds at a time...Still soo cute!!

My child is HILARIOUS!

Liam is becoming more and more fun these days! I am just LOVING it!! Aside from his molars coming through, he's got atleast two that just poked through and his gums are swollen, he's been a lot of fun! His new thing...he blows his nose! It is so funny to see a 1 year old blowing his nose already!? Friday when I went to wipe his nose, out of no where he just started blowing! It was so funny! I called Liz...to see if she taught him to do it and she said no. So I guess he just picked up on it...but it's very funny and really NICE! So last night I'm watching the Golden Globe Awards in my room folding laundry and Dan and Liam are playing in the livingroom. All of a sudden Liam comes walking down the hall with a tissue in his hand. He is blowing his nose all the way down the hall and then walks in my room to throw the tissue in the garbage! lol!! I was dying laughing! It's just so funny to watch him do this!

We are also now starting to CLIMB??? This stage, not so fun! I am constantly having to watch him! He's learned that if he rides his little Mickey Mouse Firetruck over to the couch or coffee table he can then stand on it to get up onto the couch??? This is VERY scary! I mean the thing rolls??? So I've told him no a few times...but of course he's going to keep doing it!? That fall won't be very fun??

Friday we went to the dr to get Liam's stitch out. We should be getting results of the biopsy today...hopefully! It'll be nice to just put this all behind us! The dr was sooo surprised with how good he was. He just sat there watching the dr take the stitch out. The dr didn't have the easiest time getting the stitch out, so he was pulling on it and everything, but Liam just sat there! We're so lucky to have such a laid back child...especially at this age! Guess we'll see how long it lasts....

No more poor me....

I've thought about it a lot over the weekend and I'm done feeling bad that I can't be home. Right now I think this is the BEST situation for us! I have a GREAT job and the BEST babysitter possible! As much as it would be So nice to be able to be home with Liam, I think it's really good for him to not be soo attached to me....or at least that's the goal! lol. I know Liam will adjust. He may cry when I drop him off, but I know he's in good hands...and he's getting to play with children all day! This IS good for him! So it's taken me a week to get over it....and now we'll just adjust! If some where down the line I need to rethink my decision then we'll think about it then. For now...we're GOOD!

Why When Men are sick must the World Must Stop??

Dan has a cold....well we all have it! It sucks!! However, Dan works out side all day in the cold weather and so he just feels like CRAP! I got home yesterday and he was in bad shape! He said he just couldn't do anything but lay on the couch and watch Hellboy?? So I had to make dinner, clean up from dinner, do the laundry, get Liam a bath and get him ready for bed...plus get his things together to go to Liz's today.....All while Dan watched a movie! It sucks when he's sick. God forbid if I'm sick! I had the flu the week of Liam's birthday and he wanted me to be keeping up with the woodstove?? He's got a head cold and that's WAY worse than anything I have/had! lol. Good thing women are the Mommy's! Otherwise our children would be in rough shape and we probably wouldn't have as many cause giving birth once would be way more than enough for them! he he! Ok done complaining! ;)

YAY the weekend is almost here!!

Let me start by saying...I know the grass is always greener on the other side. I've been a stay at home mom though! I remember being annoyed with Dan because he got to go to work all day and I was TIRED of sitting home all the time! Now here I am back to work and I want to be home again. I guess having both worlds I've realized how much I took forgranted being fortunate enough to be home. Both places have their goods and bads however, it's been really hard for me this week leaving Liam every day crying! I feel guilty going to work and leaving him upset and missing me all the time. Liam's WHOLE schedule is thrown off right now from this. His nap schedule is changing....he isn't sleeping well at night. He woke up last night quite a few times and if I went in his arms were up and as soon as I picked him up he's snuggle into my chest and fall asleep! If Dan picked him up he'd put his head back into the crib and CRY. It just BREAKS my heart! He seems to miss me WAY more than I thought!! I know we'll adjust....but this adjustment period is breaking my heart! So with that said....

Yesterday was better at Liz's for Liam. He of course cried when I left but Liz took the kids to the dojo where she works out just down the street and Liam loves hanging out there with the kids. When I was home and went he really enjoyed it! It's a nice distraction! ;) Liz said up till they left he was cranky...but then he was fine at the dojo and when they got back, shortly after, he went down for a nap and was pretty good the rest of the day. It seems like every day he's getting better and better. Now that the weekend is here we'll be starting over again for Monday?? Won't be as bad hopefully with us only home for 2 days. I would think by the end of next week he'll be pretty use to it!

1 more day to go...

I'm sooo glad tomorrow is Friday! I couldn't be more excited to spend the day home with Liam! I felt really bad this morning he cried before I even left!? Poor baby!! I just feel sooo bad leaving him while he's upset! At least I know he's in GOOD hands!! (THANKS LIZ :) Liz told me yesterday was better than Monday so hopefully after some tears this morning after I left...that was it?! I know he's going to love being there playing with the girls.....I just can't wait for him to adjust to this new schedule! I can't wait to adjust to this new schedule!! lol. I'm BEAT! I've been thinking more about the idea of doing work from home and I really have MIXED feelings about it! I just really LOVE my job! I also feel like it's better for Liam to be somewhere where he can interract with other kids! If I stay home...am I really doing it for him? I'm sooo confused! For now...I'll just be thinking about it! No rushing into anything until I know for sure it's the right thing. Maybe when we move.....

I'm so excited to have NO plans for the weekend! I was telling Dan how much I miss being home and being able to do that in depth cleaning. Now I'm lucky to get to that once a month! When I am home getting to the dusting, scrubbing the tub, mopping the floors...was sooo much easier! Now if I get laundry done, I'm ahead of the game! It's not easy for us Mom's who work! If you get to stay home...I HATE YOU! lol! J/K....You're sooo lucky, Enjoy it!

Day TWO....

Well Day 2 of being back to work went a little better. Unfortunately, Day 1 night was HORRIBLE!! After Liam's first day at Liz's and taking an incredibly long nap (1030-130) he went to bed like a GEM. He was exhausted! He went down around 810pm no problems! HOWEVER, around 1030...of course just as Dan and I were just about to sleep, Liam wakes up crying! Thanks to teeth, this can be somewhat normal? So I got up thinking I'd just be giving him a binki and he'd go back to sleep....but he had another idea! He was up from 1030 to almost 2am!!! So getting only 3 hours of sleep I got up Tuesday morning to go back to work??? This was NO fun!! What was his problem....I HAVE NO CLUE!! He just wanted to sit there and be held! I'm assuming teeth are an issue...the dr did say it looked like his molars were coming in, but it was no fun!

So day 2....My Aunt actually came over to wait for Liam to wake up and then she took him to her house to hang out for the day. That worked out pretty good...cause as you can imagine, he was tired!! So he hung out with her for the day and she said he was definitely not himself, very whiny! LOVELY!!?? So now I get home and he just clings to me all day and night! Last night...wouldn't go to sleep!?!?!? OMG I am soooo tired!! This working stuff is FOR THE BIRDS! I need to get a job where I can be home! I LOVE my job...but it's not easy now with Liam!

So now today, wednesday, Liam's back to Liz's house. I talked to her this morning and she said he was better today than Monday but still a little whiny. So we'll see what she says when I go pick him up. I hope he adjusts soon!! In the mean time I feel bad for Liz having to watch a whiny child! UGH...that's no fun!? GET BETTER LIAM!! ;)

Back to work was hard for EVERYONE!!

So I went back to work yesterday....Wasn't looking forward to that after having a nice two week vacation!! I was settling back into being home quite nicely!! I am really hoping some day I can just stay home forever. I know I'll have to work from home, but just to be home with Liam would be soooo nice!!

I am very excited that he is going to be going to my cousin Liz's now. He will get to play with Katelyn and Ashlyn all day!! I know he's going to love it! However, yesterday morning....not so much :( When I dropped him off he was fine...but when I got home Liz said he cried a lot that morning, pointing to the door :( Then he napped from 1030-130pm woke up and was happy! Apparently the adjustment was a little hard for him. It breaks my heart knowing he was upset....poor baby! I feel a little guilty leaving him at Liz's because he hasn't been there a whole lot...so it's still a new place. I know he'll adapt and I'm sure he'll LOVE it! It's just sooo hard!!! I hope VERY soon...I can be home with him!! I can't help but feel like the "weekend" mom right now :( I miss him sooo much! I hope we get use to be back into the swing of things quickly!! This is NO FUN!