Where's my helmet???

Yesterday was pretty rough with Bitty.  He was extra fussy and extremely needy.  I tried to rock him for about 5 minutes for his morning nap.  It was like trying to restrain a wild animal.  He was bucking, kicking, screaming, sweating, flipping etc.  Finally I said, “Forget it!”  I thought that playing outside would be a marvelous idea.  While we were out there he did a lot of sneezing, his eyes watered, and his nose ran.  When it was time for his afternoon nap he started yelling 15 minutes after I put him down.  We rocked.  Then 15 minutes later there was more yelling.  Last night was even worse.  After texting Puddin we decided it was his ears and I gave him some numbing drops and he slept in my bed.  I didn't sleep with the tornado spinning beside me, but he did.  We went to the doctor this morning and he has the beginnings of a double ear infection.

When John Brantley takes off running I send Ford to capture him.  

 Fordman loves school.  He literally comes out grinning from ear to ear each day when I pick him up in car rider line.  He isn't doing any copied workbook pages.  They are actually doing lots of projects and studying different units.  This week they talked about “My Family”.  Ford drew this picture and I really love it.  This is the first picture that he has drawn of our family and I think it’s great!!!!  And you know I hung it up!

 So at the doctor they weighed John Brantley.  He came in at 19.5 lbs.  He’s small.  He’s obviously dieting.  John Brantley is 14.5 months old right now.  When he went to the doctor for his 12 month check-up he weighed 19.8.  Yep, you got it… he has lost weight, a whopping 3 ounces.  The doctor wasn’t impressed.  He’s below the 5^th percentile.  I pleaded my case that the child won’t eat and he might turn into a granola bar.  She gave me some Pediasure to sample and suggested that I give him one a day to increase his calorie intake and hopefully that would help.

 We went to see my parents for the day on Tuesday.  BoomPa is the go to man for a tractor ride!!!

 Bitty was watching them ride and trying to decide if he should get on there too…???....

 Yep, he wanted to ride!!!!

After the heat was more than we could bear we headed back inside.  It makes me proud to see my boys playing with some of my old toys even if they are Barbie cars!!!!!!!!!!!!

 The other night I was bathing Ford and told him he had Alfalfa hair.  He asked what that was.  I showed him in the mirror.  He was very pleased!!!

 Ole Miss played Vandy yesterday.  No, I didn't watch the game because John Brantley was being a tough customer and it was WAY past my bedtime.  But the boys and I did have some pregame spirit in our jerseys!!!

 As if t-ball wasn’t enough, we have signed Ford up for soccer.  It was basically like telling him he was going to be playing Water Polo.  He had NO clue.  We went to Hibbett’s and bought the essentials: cleats, shin guards, socks, shorts, and a ball.  Once we had our stash Ford asked, “Where is my helmet??”  Yep, it’s going to be a long soccer season.  First practice is at 8:30 AM… Thanks Coach Brant!!!

He threw in some of Trey’s hunting gear.  That’s some kind of gun stick.  I really don’t know????

As I walked around my house tonight it was very evident that two little people live here.  There are toys scattered around my house in rooms we don’t even frequent on a daily basis.  As I am sitting at the computer I can see into a bathroom and John Brantley has apparently been into my pots and pans because a pie plate is sitting in front of the shower door.  It is frustrating to think that I paid someone to clean my house on Tuesday and before I went to bed that night a small hurricane had already come through my house.  But there’s no way I would rather live.  I stress about cleaning my house, cooking meals, folding laundry, and all the things that one thinks makes a perfect home.  There is no such thing as a perfect home.  The Lamar’s do not have a perfect home, but it’s the life I love and I wouldn't trade it for anything in this world.