Back to the routine

Today was Brooklyn's first day back to school and boy she was excited. She was ready to go back two weeks ago. It was a long break for her but I think a good one. This time her belly button had plenty of time to heal. She was up bright and early and ready to go at 7 this morning. All her classmates and teachers were happy to see her and she was able to thank everyone for all of her get well wishes. Unfortunately, Madison had a rough night last night and today as well. All of our kids have been vacinated for the flu but I think Madison had some kind of stomach bug. Anytime she would put something in her mouth she would throw it right back up. No bueno. She even threw up in my car as well. Luckily I had towels and a change of clothes with me. I felt so bad for her. I am not sure how many times I changed her outfit and or changed her crib. You know when she is sick when she doesn't want to walk or play with anything. She will sit right in you lap. I tried to keep today easy for her but we had a couple of doctor appointments. Hopefully, tomorrow she will fell better .

Eating and Shopping

Thanksgiving 2009 was great. The food was awesome and the Cowboys won their game so Dallas was beaming. Unfortunately, we had some family members not at our festivities such as grandpa and the Stokes family. Grandpa was working the Dallas Cowboy game so he couldn't join the family and well the Stokes have a real good reason on why they didn't make it to Thanksgiving-a new addition Piper Lauren. Depsite the abesentees, we all had a great time. Mommy forgot her camera but auntie Nei did bring hers so once I can get those pictures I will post them on the blog. Mommy had to leave early to take Madison home for her nap so daddy and the kids stayed at Meme's and PawPaw's house till half time.

I on the other hand got up at 2:45 Friday morning to hit all the good sales on Black Friday. I literally shopped all morning and well into the afternoon. By the evening, I was tired but found myself still awake at 11pm. I did however get most of the shopping done. In the morning, I went with my sister and mom and then met up with the kids later. Daddy had physical therapy so I had the kids for a little bit then daddy took them back minus Brooklyn. Brooklyn and I had fun together shopping.

Today I took Logan with me shopping. Him and I had a blast together. I think he was in 7th heaven because he had a great big smile on his face and was just giggly the whole morning. I don't get very many days where its just me and Logan so it was nice for a change. Him and I finished some last minute things but after today only a few more things to buy and the Booth family is done Christmas shopping. Although I say I am done but I am sure I will find more good bargains so we will have to wait and see. This afternoon and evening, we decorated our outside of our house with our lights. I think it looks great. I will get a picture of the house and put it on our blog tomorrow. I think that updates everyone for now. I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving and can't wait to get the Christmas season going.

Mommy has to have Surgery

Yes, mommy has to have sinus surgery again. I have been battling a sinus infection for the last 8 weeks or so. I had a cat scan done and it showed blockages again. Having sinus surgery is not guaranteed that it will correct the problem completely but it will relieve you of symptoms for awhile. My first sinus surgery was 2 years ago. Its an easy surgery and so is the recovery time. My normal ENT, Dr. Moore, did not think I was a candidate for surgery again so he referred me to one of his good friends, Dr. Sam Anthony in Rowlett. Yes, Rowlett but it wasn't that bad of a drive and the surgery will be in Garland. When Dr. Anthony looked at my ct scan he told me that I am definately a candidate for surgery again to fix my blockages. If they don't fix them then my infection will never go away. My surgery is scheduled for December 17th. Our family will really be ready for this year to be over with. Have a good one.

A Very Busy Weakend

This weekend was full of fun. On Saturday during the day we really didn't do much. That evening we went over to Grandma and Grandpa's house for an early Thanksgiving dinner. Yummy, yummy! I take that back, we did decorate our first tree that goes into the family. Of course they were so eager to help out and decorate it but I had to string the lights, put the beads on and the ribbon. Once that was done with, then we had everyone participating. Logan and Brooklyn had a blast. This is the first year where Logan is getting excited about Christmas. On Friday, I put up our trees while he was sleeping so when he woke up he told me "Christmas Tree" and went over there and hugged it.

On Sunday, we had our Christmas pictures done. We just recently switched photography places and go to Portait Innovations. They are vey unexpensive but depending on the number of pictures you then the price can go up as far as 600$. What I like about them is you can pay 9.95 for one of their packets and the number of pictures you get are far more than what we got at Kiddie Kandids. The only problem with the 9.95 package is you only get one pose, but other than that we are pleased with them. Unfortuately, we got to our appointment on time, but we ended up waiting for over 30 minutes. By the time they got us positioned, Madison didn't want anything to do. They were able to get some great pictures despite the wait time. To componsate for their lateness, they didn't make us pay a dime for the picture package. For the rest of the day the kids and I decorated the other three. Logan had so much fun and so did Brooklyn. She kept on bugging me on when we will decorate and now we have. Unfortunately, Logan broke about 10 ornaments. I didn't get that upset because of his age but he didn't know they were really frangil. He will get the hang of it like Brooklyn has. So far they have been up for two days and Madison has really stayed away from the tree and ornaments and I am actually shocked. I better not open my mouth to wide or she will damage the tree. Once three was decorated she wanted to know when we could start wrapping presents.

Overall we had a pretty good busy weekend. . Now its time for me to finish cleaning the house by putting away all of the Christmas boxes and get them out of the living roon. The total number of hours that took me and the kids to decorate was well over 6 hours. It takes a long time because mommy likes perfection and I am the same way when I clean my house.

Kids will say the funniest things

Brooklyn was very excited about today. Since her surgery, she has not gone to school and has been home. Today her BFF Campbell has come over to play. I don't know how many times she asked me when she was coming but eventually she made it to our house. They started playing immediately. They had gone up to Brooklyn's room, which wasn't clean. Campbell told Brooklyn "I can have my mom come over and clean your room." I stopped what I was doing and laughed hysterically. I had not heard that one before. I decided to call Campbell's mom to let her know and she got a good laugh as well. We go to the doctor this afternoon to have her bellybutton checked. I have been doing dressing changes on her bellybutton so I just hope everything is okay when we see him.
Madison is walking all over the place now. She still falls a little bit but boy she can walk fast. She has become a very needy child though and mommy is not happy with that. If you don't give her attention of some kind then she gets mad and throws a fit. She is very proud of herself and her accomplishment.
Logan is doing great. Talking up a storm. Everyday he surprises mommy with new words. He is very happy now that he can communicate with him and understand what he wants when he asks.
I 'm still working on our Christmas decorations. I have most up and the trees, but they aren't decorated just yet. Brooklyn is so excited about decorating the trees that she also asks me constantly when we are going to decorate. I keep telling her that eventually we will put them up, just be patient.

Brooklyn had surgery again

For the 5th time, Brooklyn had to have surgery again on her belly button. A simple hernia repair back in July has turn into a nightmare for us. She had another suture abscess but this time in a totally different place, on top of her bellybutton. I just feel so bad that she has had to go through this at such a young age. She really is a trooper. All the staff at Medical City Dallas, just felt bad and told me when they saw her name that not again. So far she is doing okay, I can't get her to really sit down and rest because she is a typical 4 year old. She is just mad at me because she is missing school and won't go back to school till after Thanksgiving. We see the doctor on Friday for her dressing change so I will keep everyone up to date on her progress.

Logan is really talking up a storm and has developed his personality. Today was really the first day where he talked back to mommy and I was taken back a little. I'm sure this won't be the last either.

Madison just keeps walking and walking. Every day she keeps improving on her balance and walks a little further. It will only be a matter of time before she is up and running and then mommy will really be crazy. Other than the surgery nothing else to report.

I've been busy

I am sorry that I haven't written in the blog for quite some time. I've been very busy with the kiddos and taking care of daddy. Daddy is doing quite well for having major surgery. He had his first physical therapy appointment and did great. He also got released to go back and drive. Thank gosh because that literally killed mommy and the kids. The kids are doing great. Madison is almost walking full time. She is really able to work short distances now and its any day now that she is walking permanently. Logan is doing great. Being a great big sister and talking more and more. Brooklyn is doing good also. She finished phonics last week so she now knows all of her lower case letters. Mommy and daddy are real proud of her. She will start a new phonics class in the winter after the Christmas Break. She is now 3 weeks post op from her surgery. This is the time where we start to problems with infections, etc, well he we go again. We see Dr. Kadesky tomorrow to see what to do next. I am not sure mommy can take any more of this stuff. I am just afraid this is going to scar her for life. Its just frustrating to see her go through all of this. I will keep everyone updated on her progress. I have added a cute picture of Madison and Brooklyn.