Pregnancy Brain!

A dear friend of mine sent me a Kohls gift card for my Birthday so I headed there last night to grab some brown boots for the fall/winter. The only thing better than new shoes are new shoes that you don’t have to pay for! =)


So, I am in Kohls trying on shoes – I leave one shoe on and hold my other shoe in my hand so I can easily try on shoes I like - At some point I put my shoe down and walked away and when I realized it was gone (I was still trying on other shoes) I couldn’t find it anywhere!!!! OMG! I walked up and down each aisle - I looked in the boxes of shoes I tried on - at one point I even suspected the woman next to me hid it to be funny - yeah, I know, crazy thought! I was about to just leave with my one shoe on and did one final lap around the shoe section and there it was up high on the shelf..... good grief!!!

I did however get some great boots - Thanks Mis =)

REALLY?????

We havent even had Halloween yet!!!

Wacky Wednesday

Sam isnt allowed to have Cheerios in the car anymore..... here's why:

Look Ma! No Cavities!

I read that kids should see the dentist for the first time around age 1 – I had every intention of taking Sam since he got his teeth pretty early but it never happened!  The other day I noticed his front left tooth was a little gray and I have heard that could happen when trauma occurs…. This summer he fell at the pool and busted his lip pretty bad – his teeth were fine though so I never thought about it again – until now.  So I found a local pediatric dentist “Doc Breslers Cavity Busters” and made an appointment!  I kept telling Sam that we were going to see a dentist and he would check his teeth and tell him to say “ah” and open REALLY wide – Sam thought  this was hilarious and would open his mouth nice and big to show off his teeth. 

So, we arrive at the office and its decorated so kid friendly! Lots of bright colors and fun toys! They had one screen that was touch screen – you could do all sorts of things but I had Sam coloring the animals – he loved it! They also had Xbox set-up and lots of books and other things to keep the kids occupied.

Once in the exam room I had Sam sit on my lap – there was a TV in front of us with cartoons on and fish all over the wall – Sam loved those fish. The hygienist came over and told me she would count Sam’s teeth and then clean them before the dentist took a look himself. I laughed to myself “He’s TWO! How is the heck are you going to clean his teeth????”. Well she pulled out some cartoon stickers – one was the “Cars” car and he had teeth – so she “brushed” the stickers teeth and sang this cute song – then she brushed my hand to show him that mommy is ok with it – then she brushed Sam’s Hand – then she let Sam brush the Car’s teeth – THEN she told him to open up and she did his teeth – OMG he let her!!! I was shocked but thrilled nonetheless!!! Then the Dentist came over and did a quick look – oh and I forgot to mention that the hygienist tells me his bottom molars (or was it the top?) are fully in and the Tops (or was it the bottoms? Haha) are poking out –so he technically has all his teeth now! OMG! When did that happen??? We had some rough sleep patches over the past month and I assumed it was teething those 2yr molars but couldn’t ever see or feel anything… and there they are! My big boy has all his teeth – we are DONE with teething – YAY!!!!


Ok, back to the dentist…. He comes over and check his teeth – says they look great and then we talk about his gray tooth. He says he cant really predict what will happen there. It could stay gray until it falls out around age 5-6 – it could turn white again and fall at around age 5-6 – it could turn black and we would have to pull it – YIKES! He said if Sam ever complains about his tooth hurting I should bring him in – so here is hoping it hangs on another 3-4 years.

He goes back every 6 months now just like a big boy =)

Back to the allergist!

We headed back to St Christopher’s Children’s Hopsital today for Sam’s food challenge with milk.  I was sooo nervous!  The testing took about 90 mins.  They started off giving him about 1cc of cows milk and then waiting 10 mins and would check on him – then they did 5 cc, then waited 10 mins, then they did 20 cc’s, etc  etc etc.  After an hour of no reactions they filled his sippy with about 2 oz of cows milk and then waited 30 mins – he did great – didn’t have any reactions and loved the cows milk!  So, looks like Sam outgrew  his milk allergy and we are free to give him whatever we want.  We head home and I have him taste a piece of a mozzarella cheese stick – he hates it!  The next night I try mac-n-cheese, yep, you guessed it, he hated it!! OMG!  I have been dying to give my kid cheese and he doesn’t even like it!!!!!  Oh well….. at least I don’t need to read ingredients on boxes anymore ;-)

To celebrate we stopped at Chic-Fil-A on the way home and Sam got his first ever Happy meal!!!  Their chicken has milk in it so he couldnt have it before.  He got chicken, fries, and some Hi-C fruit punch - he loved it all!  I dont think he has had that much juice in his entire life - LOL!  The best part of their happy meal is they giev you a "place mat" that is taped down for the food to go on - genious!

Great Burger

I was hungry! I wanted a hamburger – a good one! Not one from a fast food joint! However, I never go to a restaurant and eat alone – never! I also don’t like trying new places - what if the food is horrible??


But I am pregnant and starving and want NEED a hamburger!!! So, I see it - A place called Great Burger - I am just going to throw caution to the wind and walk in, and sit down, and eat my hamburger all alone, in a restaurant I have never been in!
I walk in – its 11:30 on a work day and empty… uh-oh.. bad sign! Whatever, did I mention I was hungry???

I order by burger and fries and wait……

I take a bite of the burger and its PURE HEAVEN!! Omg this burger is delicious!!!! And the fries rock too – so glad I “risked” it =)

Happy 2nd Birthday Sam!!!

Sam woke up at 12:45am this morning – screaming – as if it say “Hey mom and dad, its MY BIRTHDAY come and get me”!!!! Mark brought him in bed with us where he continued to ‘play’ until 5am – boy was that an exhausting night!!! I sent him off to school with a box of popsicles for him and his friends – yeah, I know, he doesn’t know its his bday but I do!

When I picked him up from school I thought it would be fun to take him to the Dollar store and let him pick out a few toys – yeah, what the heck was I thinking???? We walk in and he goes straight for the Halloween candy – he finds Lollipops – he wants lollipops – I have a million lollipops at home – No, Sam you cant have lollipops – a tantrum ensues….. OMG! I try to distract him and get him to go look at toys – I finally pick him up and take him to the toy section and put him down – he runs back to the candy aisle screaming “lollipops, lollipops” - so, I give in and say “fine we can get lollipops” – Oh but wait … he wants one NOW – not later. No, Sam, we cant open them here – after dinner you can have a lollipop. Screaming, I take him back to the toy aisle – I am showing him all kinds of snakes and cars but he wants his lollipops. Ok new plan – Hey Sam, want a balloon?? Sam’s eyes light up “Balloon?” So we set off to get some balloons. I find a few he would like and we head to the register - uh-oh there are lollipops at the register – So I pick up Sam and am trying to hold balloons and some other things I picked up and Sam is hitting me with the balloons (he thinks this is hilarious) and I am trying to move them away – not working so well…… then he sees the lollipops – OMG! Get me out of here!!! There are 3 teenage boys in front of me watching in horror – hahaha – I wanted to say ‘hey, guys make sure you have safe sex or you will get one of these” LOL! I grab lollipops and try to keep the peace for the last 2 mins while I am trying to pay…… I finally get Sam in the car and we head home….. never again….. oy!

Mark got home around 5pm and we had dinner and the did presents – he loved opening them – we really didn’t get any good pics though =( After that we gave him a treat – since he is still milk-free I passed on the cake (they are gross) and gave him an oatmeal cookie and marshmallows and some chocolate frosting (Pillsbury’s whipped frosting is made with soy). We put 2 candles in and he actually blew them out! I couldn’t believe it – so after he blew them out another 5 times he went for that oatmeal cookie….until…. I had him taste the frosting – then it was instant love! He gobbled that frosting up and asked for more “chocolate” – too cute!

After that we played with his new Thomas Train set and then headed to bed.

Happy birthday Sam – you are growing up so fast! We love you!