Keeping up with Cora

Yesterday, we decided to take Mackenzie to the Dr. The rash on her face wasn't getting any better so we took the quickest appointment they had available with a different doc since ours was booked. Dustin sent me a few pictures while they were waiting along with some rants from parents not watching their kids :)

The rash was all over her mouth.... I am glad it already looks better. We skipped her morning dose and have been giving her Benadryl. They decided that she is allergic to the Amoxicillin, so they gave us a new mediciation to give to her.

Now on to some super exciting stuff... Here are some pictures of our back yard in all of its progress. Dustin has wanted to do this for 3 years so we are all very exciting to have it going.

I am sure I gag you all with going on and on about how great our neighbors are... but SERIOUSLY! Cody (Melissa's hubby) volunteered to help Dustin out all weekend long. They got started on Friday and haven't stopped since.
They are building a retaining wall, then we are going to bring in some fill dirt to level our back yard. It will be so nice to have M in the back yard playing instead of so close to the road!

Yikes!! Has it really been almost TWO MONTHS since I blogged? Honestly, things have been nuts.... Dustin has been gone to Afghanistan for the last several months and since he got home for his break a few weeks ago, we have just been enjoying our time with him!

This weekend, Mackenzie and I went to Fayetteville with my mom. Kaci's Sorority had Mom's Day on Saturday, so we just made a weekend long trip out of it. On Friday night, we went to the Ladybacks Gymnastics meet. We had never been before, and it was so much fun! M did so good, and even did a little dancing and clapping.

Cheesing BIG time!



After the meet, we headed to the hotel and had pizza delivered.

It is offcial. I have procrastinated on Christmas once again! Everything is bought {i hope} but I still have to wrap everything, and without Dustin here to help me, I just don't want to do it at all. It just isn't the same without him here! Cant wait until he comes home..

In more exciting news.... I had lunch with my friend, Andie, today. She is on Christmas Break and I am completely jealous. She has just recently started the cutest blog.

I am really excited that she has started blogging!!

Hope everyone has a great Christmas!!

What a day!!

I knew M had fever last night but associated it with all the drooling and assumed she was getting a new tooth. This morning, she was so congested and wheezy, so I knew we needed to get her seen!

M was running 102 temp when we got back to the nurse, she got Motrin and a breathing treatment before her fever went up to 103 :( after a chest Xray and ANOTHER breathing treatment, she started feeling much better. We usually do her breathing treatments every 4 hours so I got a little nervous when they wanted to do two in 30 minutes.

She grabbed the finger nail clippers that I had in the living room, then grabbed my hand and acted like she was cutting my nails. Such a girl!

I took Mackenzie to my parents house after our Sunday nap!

Mom and I took her to the neighbors for just a little bit to play with Mary Grace and the twins, Lily and Lucy. I can't believe that M is as tall as the twins. They turned 2 in September and M is 19 months.

I am so obsessed with this and cannot wait until I fill this baby out!

Hope everyone has a great week!!!

Hope everyone had a wonderful Veteran's Day!!

This was my very first Veteran's Day to be off work. I have been in health care for the last 3 years and it obviously never stops for a holiday, but since the banks and the courthouses were closed yesterday, we got the day off too!!

Mom and I shopped a little bit yesterday and ate at Olive Garden! I had to take a picture of my screen since it was 11/11/11 at 11:11. We ran in to Mrs. Kay and Mrs. Carrie while we were at Warren's... I was so excited to see them and learn that they read this pitiful blog!!! {Hi Girls!}

Side story: Yesterday, Mrs. Sherry told me that she got mad at Carsyn and Mackenzie for squirting each other with their bottles {two months ago} and she took them away. I have been having the hardest time breaking M from her bottle so I am glad to know that Sherry has her drinking it out of a sippy cup now. She said she was so flustered that day that she completely forgot to tell me. So we also bought the exact Sippy cup that Sherry uses. Hopefully this works!

I went to Melissa's after we got back and the girls were playing a dance game on the Wii. It was so funny watching all of the girls dance... It had to be even funnier when Melissa and I gave it a shot!

After getting home super late from the ball game, and having to

change time, it has made for a pretty rough start of our week!

Ok, and so am I.

It has been some hard work on my part to entertain this girl until its nap/bed time. Thankfully, she has been so tired by the time she goes to bed (at 7:00!) that she has slept 11 straight hours both nights this week!

I am not sure if this is just a phase, but M has been throwing some awful fits :(

Like hitting any thing in sight {including me!} and screaming crying if she doesn't get her way. I am trying super hard to stay consistent with her, there are some days I have to put her in her bed and cry in my room for a few minutes and then I am okay!

Sometimes, we all just need a few minutes to ourselves....

Hopefully y'all are adjusting to the time change better than we are!!