Smooth?

Did you know that Jameson loves smoothies?

Balloon Festival

I have been wanting to take Jameson to this balloon festival since he was in utero and last year we were in Cali…. so this year was the year! After raining all week I was a little worried that the whole thing would just be cancelled this year. But alas! a break in the raining, though not in the clouds, allowed the balloon glow to continue! Here are a few of J’s first encounter with the big balloons!

Two years ago.

Drool Worthy

and David did a fine job blogging about the day’s events, so just check it out there, http://dbpblog.wordpress.com/.

Prego Dreams

I tend to have very vivid and strange dreams when I am pregnant. I have had quite a few funny ones this time a round, but last night’s dream was the craziest. 

I went to the doctor (even thought this time around we’re using a midwife) and he said that we needed to do an emergency c-section immediately. Totally taken by surprise, I consented without even calling David!  So the surgery takes place, and it was so detailed it was as if I had really had one before… too many “A baby Story” shows for me… So, the baby is born, totally fine, a girl and looking like David. (every other pregnancy dream I’ve had this time around the baby has been a boy, so this was also new) Then it hits me, I’m only 18wks prego! There is no way the baby would have survived if it was born then, and like immediately, the baby shrinks into the palm of my hand and dies! Unbelievable! So, now I’m mad and I’m asking everyone why I had to have the emergency c-section and no one can tell me why. I find the doctor and he tells me this; The baby somehow had gotten out of my uterus and was floating around in my intestines. It was all tangled up and that is what was causing my heartburn and gas pains…

So, yeah, totally strange. Just thought I’d share the adventures of my nighttime rest with you all!

Aforementioned Kiddie Ride Videos!

Florida Trip

There really is so much to say and post pictures of about our trip, but I have decided to put the house back into some sort of order before I attack our pile of pictures. So, stay in touch but it may be a couple of days!

Anniversary Trip

David and I took a little trip down to Gatlinburg, TN for our third anniversary. We hope it was the beginning of more traveling of this beautiful side of the country. We were completely unaware that Gatlinburg was such a big tourist attraction, but everyone here rants and raves about it so we thought we’d check it out for ourselves. Jameson spent a couple of nights with the gracious Lynn family, making friends with their lil girl, Kerith, hopefully inspiring her to walk soon! We enjoyed a movie, The Proposal, sleeping in, yummy food, shopping around (not buying anything), and a mild white water kayaking trip… I am prego you know, so we had to scale it back a few notches. It was such a relaxing time, so nice to get away before school starts and eventually baby #2 gets here. We are looking forward to camping in the beautiful smoky mountains with the fam some day. Here’s a few pics.

 

I would say our cabin was "very" secluded, three sides were forest...

 

The very small, winding, no lines, unmarked treacherous road to our secluded, off the map, cabin... gorgeous though!

Our view of the Smokies one morning

 

The weather was perfect. It rained once, while we were inside eating dinner and it promptly ended as we were paying our bill...

 

Don't let these beautiful pictures fool you, this road was s-c-a-r-y.

 

Good ole on the car self portraits... sweet view.

Yep, we bought the souvenir photo just so we could show you all! It was a really fun adventure...

Friday Family Night

Occasionally, when our options for having fun are narrow, we’ll take a little trip over to the Dog Park at Cherokee Park. Jameson is completely entertained by the dogs and we’re entertained by both Jameson and the dog owners. We just want to say, “Kids are so much cooler!… and No! Those are not your kids!” A few times back we met a couple walking their dog around the outside of the fenced area. They exclaimed, “We’re thinking of joining, ya know, he needs to be socialized…” We just abut lost it Rolling with laughter in the car ride home. Animals are so far below the human race and our culture has personified them in the most hilarious ways. Now that all the dog lovers are scowling, please understand that I am not a dog hater. I love other people’s dogs, for short periods of time, and have loved my own dogs in childhood. But, there is a level that is just not right when it comes to a human-animal relationship…

 

This one barked a little too close, but the relationship was quickly healed.

 

Friends again

This Will Make You Happy, and I Know It…

Cali Post #3

Just say no to Amoxicillin!

Jameson had his first ear infection on our trip, a double ear infection! So we found a doc there and she prescribed the usual and after the first night’s improvement we were thanking the Lord for antibiotics. Then about a week passed and J broke out in a full body rash! He seemed fine other than the pimples all over his body so we were a bit perplexed on why this was happening… well, my mom shed some light… She said that Jess had the exact reaction with amox and it turned out that she was allergic to it! So we stopped the dosage and the doc here at home prescribed something new and says we’ll wait a while and try it again in a few years to be sure it was a reaction and not just a side effect. Check out our little leper… who is fine now!

Still a happy boy!