Happy Easter!

Easter was quite different than I had hoped it would be.  For starters, I had to work all day. Liam had been running a fever all day the day before and I was worried that he had an ear infection.  I was worried because the last ear infection he had was pretty bad and happened overnight.  He was pretty pitiful, he just snuggled with Jake all day on Saturday and ran a fever of 102 all day long.  He gave him tylenol and ibuprofen which helped until it wore off.  I really wanted to take him to his pediatrician but  since it was going to be Easter Sunday, that would be impossible.  I didn't want Liam and Jake to sit in an ER or urgent care for hours on Easter Sunday, so luckily one of the amazing physicians I work with was on and I sent him a text when I got home saturday night to see if he would look at him in the morning.  He said he would, so Sunday morning started off with Liam, Jake, and I driving to my work and going up to the unit.  Liam is normally a very friendly, smiley little boy who will interact with anyone.  As soon as we got in the elevator, he looked around at everyone as they were all saying hi to him and he just started crying....bless his heart.   He stopped for a minute when I held him and then when we got in the Dr.s room in the unit, he started crying and was so scared.  He normally does great when we go to the pediatrician, he lets Dr. Mathis do whatever to him.  He lets him look in his ears without any issues, but that day was a sick sad Liam, not happy interactive Liam.  I felt bad bringing him up to work but it gave me peace of mind to find out that it was just a virus and not his ears.  I love my job but it's hard to take care of someone's sick child if you don't do something for your own sick child.  I am so thankful for Dr. Bugnitz for letting me bring him up there!! Thank you Mark!!!

After Liam and Jake left the unit, Jake got lost finding his way out and then he discovered a parking ticket on our car.  I made myself think about what day it was and tried to put all things in perspective.  So I smiled and worked the rest of my shift.  All I wanted to do that day was to see Liam hunt eggs and open his Easter Basket.  I rushed home and it was almost dark outside but I got to see him hunt eggs and it made my day.  He  got so excited for each egg.  We had been practicing earlier that week.  His face was priceless and precious!!! He was so genuinely excited and would gasp with excitement.  He knew there was candy inside and was so good about opening  the egg and bringing the candy to us to open it for him to eat.  He loved opening his Easter basket. He might not of worn his Easter outfit that I had planned but he enjoyed Easter and that's all that matters.  Jake and my mom made Easter dinner and it was great.  I wanted to make these little easter chick cakes, and Jake was so sweet, and baked the cakes so I could make them.  We decided that to make them the next night since we were running out of time but I really appreciated him making the cakes.  My mom got us all a big family Easter basket and she got me some shirts and a beautiful orchid.  After all the mishaps, Easter was fun for Liam and he enjoyed it.  We enjoyed watching him hunt for eggs and had a great dinner.  I hope next year I will be able to be home and enjoy the whole day together as a family.  Hope you enjoyed this post!!

Liam with all his Easter goodies

Checking out the goodies 

Easter decoration

Basket number one

Our Easter Tree

Our Easter basket from Nonnie

Night egg hunter

chocolate in one hand and an egg in another

I love this book!! This was part of his Easter goodies

Spring has sprung and Liam is springing everywhere!!

Wow! It's been way too long since my last blog entry.  There have been so many things going on the past month, it's been hard to get much of anything done.  Since the last blog entry, we have finished the floors and put our house on the market.  It's been on the market for 22 days and hopefully won't be on there much longer!  Jake has 18 days left of clinic!! After 8 years of his hardwork and dedication, May 20th will be his pay day!  Even though sometimes I want to ring his neck, I feel amazingly blessed to have him as my best friend and husband.  I often look at him and am in awe of all the things he has accomplished.  We have been together since September 14th, 2003, his 18th birthday.  I have watched him transform from a teenage boy into a man and father.  He truly is my best friend and I am so proud to be his wife.  I can't wait to watch him transition into the next chapter of our life. 

Loves his boots!

First pair of flip flops...so cute

He loves his brother puppy

Best friends!

sweet little expression

Huh mom?

Focused face

This isn't supposed to be neatly rolled up...

He is such a little picker and explorer

Looking for our neighbors bulldog named pepperoni

Jake, Liam, and I will be traveling home in 2 weeks so he can sign the contract to purchase an optometry practice in Evansville, Indiana.  We are so grateful to be able to move back home so close to family and have the opportunity to purchase the practice.  I will be starting my new job at the end of June and Jake will be probably be starting around the end of July after he gets his license.  Moving to Memphis included so many transitions at once. We purchased our first home, I graudated nursing school, got married a few days later,  moved away from family, started a new job, and then started our married life.  It took me quite a while to adjust to life here in memphis, but now that it's getting close to leave, it will seem so weird to be back in Indiana.  This will be such a bittersweet chapter in my life.  I truly can't explain with words, how humbled an thankful I am for all of the amazing friends I have made and experiences I have been through.  The people I am so blessed to work with every day, are amazing and have become my second family.  I can't explain how much I will truly miss each and everyone of my friends.  They have each touched my life in their own way and I will never forget it!!

Liam is just growing and becoming a little boy more and more each day.  He is so sweet and funny.  I just love watching him explore and discover the world around him.  He is obsessed with being outside and will stay outside playing for hours. He is really starting to talk more and more.  He is currently in love with the words "yes", "this", and "sis-sissy"-for our dog sophie, he calls her sis.  He says yes, no, milk, juice, ball(another favorite), yah, "uck" or yuck. He is able to show you where his head, ears, nose, mouth, belly, and toes are.  He loves making animal noises and is really in love with dogs!  He points to them wherever we are.  He likes music and loves to dance.  Jake and Liam went to a crawfish festival a couple weekends ago.  There was a live band that was playing and so Jake let Liam down to walk around and Liam ran right up to the front of the stage and started dancing like no one was watching.  Jake said everyone thought he was so cute but Liam was having the time of his life and was oblivious to the people around him.  He said he had not a care in the world except that he wanted to dance.  I love how innocent and carefree he is.  He just loves being Liam and having fun. 

I am excited for Easter this year.  I unfortunately have to work Easter Sunday, but will be excited to get home in the evening to hide eggs for Liam to find.  He loves any time of ball and so I got him easter eggs that looks like sports balls.  He has a sweet tooth like his momma and will be so excited to find candy in them!! His PDO has an easter egg hunt on thursday and I think that if the weather permits, we will be attending. Hopefully by Easter he will get the hang of it!!   I will be posting photos and more updates in the next day or so....Hope you enjoyed reading!!