update on the little man

Just a quick update: we went to see the doctor today who examined Lo and agreed with me that he indeed has asthma. We came home with a nebulizer and a prescription for albuterol. While part of me is not happy about this, another part is relieved that the next time he has an attack, I can just hook that puppy up and not feel so helpless.

A friend of mine gave me some information today on increased Vitamin D and its positive effects on asthma. I am now researching that in hopes that we can find something so that we won't have to use the nebulizer for a while. So far what I'm learning is that the recommended daily dose of Vitamin D is 800 mg for a 4 year old. Lo gets 600 mg in his daily multivitamin and with all the dairy he gets, I'm pretty sure he gets more than what is recommended for a kiddo twice his age. I can't imagine he has a deficiency...anyone know anything about this? If so, let me know!

Happy Monday to you all!

Not Me! Monday...the Christmas decorations edition

Welcome to Not Me! Monday! This blog carnival was created by MckMama. You can head over to her blog to read what she and everyone else have not been doing this week.


I did NOT work for hours trying to get the ribbon on my Christmas tree just right. First of all, I'd get it right the first time. I'm perfectly creative like that. And if I didn't, I certainly wouldn't put hours of work into something like ribbon. But...ahem...if I did, I would NOT call my mom and ask her to fix it and make it look like the ribbon on her tree. I am far too old for that.


(I'm also NOT very happy with her handiwork...and I do NOT love the way the snowflake ribbon goes well with the snowflake tree topper. That's just silly.)


I did NOT drag my husband to Hobby Lobby in search of the perfect stockings and stocking holders last week. He had just worked out and was starving and I would never torture him like that. We did NOT look for over 30 minutes until we found three different, yet similar, snowman stockings. I am NOT already wondering what we'll do when we have another child.

When painting my handmade gifts for my coworkers, I did NOT get paint on our white lampshade. My husband had NOT just said that me working in our living room made me nervous and he was tempted to put towels around me. I am NOT an accident waiting to happen, especially when paint is involved. NOT me!



I did NOT try to hurry and sneakily clean it up with a Clorox wipe before he saw it. That is childish and irresponsible. I did NOT just make it worse by smearing the paint. And I did NOT end up crying and turning the lampshade around. I do NOT wonder how my husband puts up with me sometimes.


What have you NOT been up to this week?

Right now....

Right now....I don't feel quite rested, but I am at least not delirious. This was not the case 3 hours ago as I had been up for five hours battling Logan's asthma attack.

Right now....I am calm and composed. In the middle of the night, when Logan had been constantly coughing for four hours straight (with no breaks longer than 27 seconds) and nothing was working, I could not be described as calm, nor composed. After two inhaler puffs, Robitussin CF, and 30 minutes in a steamy shower did nothing but make Logan vomit, I. was. a. wreck. B was the only reason I didn't go into a full-blown panic attack.

Right now....I am so grateful for many things. One of those is the wonderful nurse who gave me specific instructions on how many puffs I could give Logan (which was about 12 more than I ever imagined would be safe) and exactly the timing in which to administer them. I wish I would have remembered to tell the nurse how wonderful she was when we hung up at 6 am, after she called back for the third time to check on us.

Right now...nothing in this world could convince me that mother's instinct does not exist. If I hadn't fought to get Logan an inhaler a few months ago, we would have ended up in the ER last night. Considering the nurse warned me that we were in the "Red Zone" even after he had a few doses of his inhaler earlier that day, I don't want to imagine how scary things could have been had we not had the inhaler on hand.

Right now...I am requesting a substitute for tomorrow so that I can observe Logan and his lingering asthmatic cough and take him to his doctor. I'm hoping we'll return home with a clean bill of health...and a nebulizer. We'd appreciate any prayers and positive thoughts you could send our way!

The little things.

This week, I attended a meeting at which we had to tell a mother that her little girl was mentally retarded. Sad does not begin to describe it. I cried along with the mother and tried desperately to highlight her strengths while reporting on the testing I had done.

It made me realize that as much as I complain about Logan's health issues, acid reflux, asthma, and an annoying tendency to vomit more than the average bear are truly nothing in the grand scheme of things.

Good thing, because he has cold #276 this year. Apparently, it's going around his class and he came down with a snotty nose, fever, and cough on Thursday. Evidently, he's already on the mend, since as I type this, he is literally running laps around the house. And because it's not a post about Logan's illnesses unless I discuss puke, I'd like to announce that apparently he has gotten the hang of vomiting in the toilet. Who knew someone with a puke phobia would ever be excited about anything involving throw up? It's the little things, folks.

Another little thing that is SUCH a big thing to me is that I found the best Christmas gift ever for Lo. Last week, I went to Barnes and Noble in search of a Harry Potter picture book. It probably won't come as a big surprise that Harry Potter is not really marketed to two year olds. However, the woman who works at B and N is my new heroine. She found a 90+ page poster book chock-full of Harry Potter pictures for my little man. I am literally more excited to give him this than the Spiderman power quad and basketball hoop put together. Luckily, we have a family Christmas party next Sunday to which Santa will come, and I think Logan might get it there. Not only am I that excited to give it to him, it will keep him busy at the party.

And one more little thing: I finally came up with an idea of what to give to my coworkers for Christmas this year. I have to give between 15 and 20 gifts on my limited budget, and it's been stressing me out...until now! Since at least one of my coworkers reads my blog, I don't want to ruin the surprise what is sure to be a masterpiece *cough*sarcasm*cough* but I will say it involves my first attempt at painting on glass. So if I'm not visible around the blogosphere between now and the last day of school, you can probably be sure that I'm crying over my not-so-perfect handmade gifts. If they do turn out well, however, I'll take pictures and post them soon. Don't hold your breath. Just sayin.

Here's hoping you too find joy in the little things. Namaste!

These are a few of my favorite things....

If you've been reading my blog for a while, you know that I love me a good deal. Freebies are even better. I have won a few bloggy giveaways and have loved each and every thing I've gotten. I've always wanted to host my own giveaway, and I figure my birth-month is the perfect time to do it! What better way to celebrate my 32nd 29th birthday than to give gifts to my blog-girls?

Like I mentioned (and apparently shocked some of you with the information), I am an Avon lady. To be honest, I am quite possibly the worst Avon lady around. I don't work too hard to sell the products...I really got into it to get a discount on my makeup, because I do love Avon makeup. It's probably possible to make good money selling Avon, but I don't make much of anything. But that's neither here nor there.

You, my blogfriends, are going to benefit from my lazy Avon-lady status. I am going to give away some of my favorite Avon products to one lucky winner.

You will get:

Skin So Soft Fusions body lotion - I don't like the feel of lotion, but this stuff is the best because you don't need much and it's not a bit oily. Plus, it smells great.

Planet Spa Brown Sugar body scrub - My favorite Avon product, hands-down. It smells good, it feels good, and I just plain love it. A lot.

Planet Spa Mediterranean Olive Oil body wash - My 2nd favorite Avon product. It smells AND feels delicious.

SuperFULL mascara - I am extremely picky about mascara and I was surprised when reading the reviews to find that some people don't like it. It's my favorite and you'll get a tube of it and you'll love it.

Juice Gems gloss in Fig - I like the smell, feel, and taste of this gloss. It's waaaay thicker than most glosses and it looks great alone or over lipstick.

Marimekko eyehadow palette - These eyeshadows are really nice-pretty colors and long-lasting. Plus, the palette is super cute!

Tahitian Holiday eau de toilette spray - I know this is technically a summery scent, with a base of coconut, but it's my favorite perfume and I wear it all year. It's nice and light and I get lots of compliments when I wear it.

Moisture Therapy mini hand cream - Small enough to keep in your purse and it will cure any dry skin. I promise.


Nail Experts Nail Brightener - this stuff is really cool...it leaves you with a just-manicured look. There's hardly any color, so it's hard to screw up, but the shine lasts longer than most polishes.

Here are the rules:
1. You have to already be a follower.

2. You have to leave me a comment on this post.

3. I will draw a name at random on December 22nd, which is my birthday!

Good luck!

My Breast Blog Post Ever

One of my new favorite blogs, Confessions From a Working Mom, hosts Truthful Tuesdays every week. This week, she's got a great question.....

Would you ever get a boob job?

I just had to answer this one. About ten years ago, I spoke to my OB-GYN about my burning desire for implants. At the time, I was about 100 pounds soaking wet and had even smaller boobs than I do now. Back then, I would have done anything for a boob job. However, my doc explained that because of my small frame, if I got implants, I'd probably be able to feel the bags under my skin.

Um. Ew.

I never could quite get past that possibility. As a person with sensory issues, the thought of feeling bags under my skin gets me a little twitchy. I kind of forgot about the idea of a boob job for a while.

Fast forward almost ten years later when I got pregnant and my boobs grew.

And they grew.

And they grew.

I bought new bras when I was 9 weeks pregnant (really!) and they never stopped growing. I went from an A cup to a double D.

They were constantly in my way. The worst part was trying to get comfortable in bed. I adore sleeping. It's one of my favorite pasttimes. And anything that gets in the way of my sleep is not worth it...even big huge tatas like I've always wanted.

Even B told me he liked my cute little boobs better. I know I did, too. Being a petite girl with big ol' boobies just looks unnatural. Considering I'm all about being as natural as possible these days, breast implants just don't seem right for me.

But ask me again after Baby #2. We'll see how the girls look then.

My Twilight Confessions

Over the weekend, B asked if I'd be interested in going to see New Moon.

Yeah, my husband invited me to see a chick flick. Pretty great, huh? He loves movies and thanks to my ADD, I can usually take them or leave them.

However, I read all of the Twilight books twice each only once and loved them so much that I literally walked around my house reading them thought they were juvenile and ridiculous.

I watched the first Twilight movie twice only once because it was juvenile and ridiculous.

I'll admit it, I loved New Moon. Okay...honestly...the acting was godawful. I realize I'll probably lose at least one follower by saying this, but neither Robert Pattinson or Taylor Lautner can act. And Kristen Stewart isn't much better. However, I am a sucker for seeing a movie adapted from a book I've enjoyed. And while the movie never lives up to the book, I always go into the theater knowing that, so I'm never disappointed. Neither Twilight or New Moon were an exception.

And no hate comments, please...but I...oh, man. I can't believe I'm putting this out there on the internet.....

I do not find Robert/Edward or Taylor/Jacob attractive. At least from the neck up. (I know. I'm sorry, you twi-hards. Don't hate me.)

Now Kellan Lutz on the other hand....

thanks to Toni for the photo! Go check out this post for more drool-worthy pics!

Anyone know where I can find a Team Emmett shirt?