23 going on 60???

Check out my new gadget?? For those of you who don't know last July while I was vacationing in Montana I went to the E.R. because I began having constant heart palpitations for several days. I was diagnosed as having PVC's..look it up if you want..I am too tired to explain. They are supposedly "normal" but they thought mine were due to stress. I have been on beta blockers ever since which older people are usually prescribed them for high blood pressure(which mine is fine). They took a couple weeks to take effect but had been working pretty well until a couple weeks ago where I went to the ER again because I was having them again along with feeling like I could not breathe. Drugs to calm me down, Bloodwork, xray, and a cat scan later they sent me home telling me I was having a panic attack. I am now on a bunch of medication to help with my panic/anxiety attacks which seem to be constant....But just to be sure there is nothing else wrong with my heart I am wearing this holter monitor until tomorrow afternoon. Luckily, it is only 48 hrs. I know I have been posting kind of personal things here lately, but I am hoping only people who care will be reading this anways. I am trying to have a sense of humor about my troubles but I could use a lot of prayer.

Laila asked why I had stickers all over me and I told her that momma's heart has been funky lately. Now she keeps coming up to me and asks if my heart is still funky...pretty amusing because she doesn't exactly pronounce it well.

Finally!!!

I have been complaining about not feeling well for like 3 months. I think I even made mention to this in a couple of my posts. I have been feeling nauseous most days and sometimes was in pain where I did not do a thing all day. Finally I know why!!! I had to take a 2 hour test last week to test the function of my liver and gall bladder and got a call yesterday that the tests came back abnormal. Don't you hate when you hear that and they don't tell you anything until you see the doctor? Anyway, it turns out my gall bladder is functioning at 10 % so we are just gonna get rid of that...cause what's it really doing for me? I am actually really excited that they finally found something wrong that they can't just say is "stress related". If you know my life, you will know that stress is not going away anytime soon. Unfortunately, because this is not a life or death matter it may take 2-4 weeks to get me into surgery. What a weird feeling it is to be happy to be told one of your organs is not working....

eeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!

I might be the only one who does this but I thought I should share the consequences.:) When I try to teach Landon new words I think I tend to exaggerate the sounds, specifically vowel sounds. I guess I didn't even realize I was doing this until Landon kept handing me his empty sippy cup and sweetly looking up he says eeeeeeeeeeeeee! This is how he says please. I laugh at it now to think how many times I have heard him say eeeeee and thought to myself what is that noise he is making. If you hear me say pleeeeeease, just give me a little kick. However, it is quite sweet and he does say some things correctly. He doesn't have a lot of words yet, but neither did Laila at this age. I think my kids are more into physical challenges, like climbing to the highest peak in our house. :)

well hmph!

I thought we were safe after lowering Landon's crib all the way. It looks like there should be no way for him to get out and he has not come to visit us the last couple mornings. However, apparently my son is a genius escape artist. I always put Landon in his crib when I take my showers so he can't get into anything or most importantly climb onto things and take a great fall. I heard no unusual noises when I got out of the bathroom(just so you know..i'm quick..10 minutes max..I don't sit and do my make up or dry my hair at this time) but Landon was in the living room playing with our CAMERA!!! He had the lens cap off and was actually looking like he was trying to take a picture. So it looks like I am either showering before the kids wake up..during his nap time(ick! kinda too late in the day..not that this doesn't ever happen) or strapping him into his high chair and bringing him in the bathroom. I have thought about putting him in his high chair and leaving him out with a snack but then there is what if he happens to choke and I can't see or hear him. I don't mean for this to sound like a dramatic post like oh no!! what am I going to do....because honestly it's not that big of a deal. Honestly I am very impressed with his abilities but can't believe he is growing up so fast.

Sidenote: Landon is in love with Craisins!!!

my version of getting dirty

Landon needed something to entertain him for awhile. He was playing with daddy's receiver and mommy's phone while munching on the desk.
I assure everyone Landon is happy and healthy this morning despite his ingestion of shaving cream.

team work?
I just love his expression in this picture! I think he looks so handsome


Next time I think we will have to use cool whip instead of shaving cream. I knew Landon would taste it but I thought once he did he would be done cause..uh..gross. Unfortunately, Landon thought it was delicious. It probably didn't help that it smelled like strawberries.

Laila's 1st time bowling

Tonight we went bowling as a family with Brad's parents as well. Everyone bowled except Landon and Grandma Donna. I don't think Laila had even seen bowling before so she had no idea what was going on when we walked in. It didn't take her long at all to warm up to the game. I don't think I have heard this girl giggle so much ever. She wasn't really concerned at all with how she did. She threw the ball down and ran off giggling, forgetting to even look to see how she did. She was all about the high fives as well. Unfortunately we had to go later in the evening so Landon was really tired and not at all aware of his surroundings. I have always liked bowling, but it had been about 5 years since I had been. We were all pretty rusty. The scores were as follows

Me: WINNER~115(not great I know)
Brad: 101
Pops: 94
Laila: 24

Laila probably would have had a higher score too but we couldn't have bumpers. There was only 1 lane open and they don't let adults use bumpers so Laila had to do it like a big girl. Although, they do have this snazzy little ramp you can bring out that Laila could set her ball up on and push it down. Not as good as bumpers but it worked!

I'm exhausted

Landon got out of his crib again this morning only this time he was stuck in between his crib and Laila's bed...so he was screaming. Their room isn't that small but Laila has a day bed, Landon's crib, a bookcase, a play kitchen and a big armoire that holds Laila's clothes. Also, our old mattress is behind Landon's crib so right now his crib and Laila's bed are almost touching.

Since about 11:45 until about 15 minutes ago(it is now 2) I have been in and out of the bedroom putting Landon back in his crib. He keeps jumping into bed with laila...it is quiet for awhile and then I hear giggling. As I type I am hearing noises so I am sure when I walk in they will be playing together. I would take pictures but our camera battery is dead. I would just let them come out because they would normally be up by now. However, then they both are going to be a real treat around 5.

I'm not really sure what to do now. I found a really cute toddler bed online at walmart yesterday for about 70 dollars. It is still more than I want to spend but the cheapest was 2o dollars less and all they had were sponge bob or Diego plastic beds . This is the same time we moved laila into her day bed because Landon was on his way and we wanted to make sure she was doing great in it by the time he was born. This time around we have no one coming so I hate to have to take him out of the crib already. What to do...what to do...