June 19, 2009

Not much to say! just an update

Okay, Brandon is feeling a ton better thank heavens and is back to work and making at least two sales a day he is slowing working back up to his three to four. We don't know for sure if we will being staying a little longer or not I'm for it and it's kinda exciting but then again I'm starting to miss my house, yard and camping. Okay little of my family too.

Braxton has got a attitude from he**! I don't know what is going on his little head but he is almost 18 mos. and he is a boy. But still if he doesn't get exactly what he wants exactly when he wants it, it is a ginormous crying, running, tantrum until I grab him and make him calm down and use his words to get what he wants. Seriously I don't know how long the tantrum will go on, the longest I've let it go is 30 mins. It's driving me absolutely crazy. But the majority of the time he is still his sweet crazy little goofy self, what can I do. I love the little fart.

A couple days ago he was walking around the house punching his arms in the air saying HY YA! So I taught him how to kick one leg up and say it along with his arms. It's so funny, he walks around the house doing it all the time.

Well I got back on my metformin and lost eight pounds immediately. I need to go get a new rx, the pills im taking are some that I found in one of my suit case and I'm almost out.
But at least that gives me some glimmer of hope.

June 11, 2009

Feeling Better

Well Brandon had his molar pulled out yesterday and the doc said that the root was so big and almost completely decayed and that it would eventualy have to be pulled anyway so it was good we got it out before it got anymore painful. He is feeling much better and his headaches are gone, but we won't know for sure until he is off the codeine and back to work.

June 10, 2009

Little Update


Braxton splashing in the fountain on the edge of the pool.



Okay, so its been pretty nice weather here and has been below average, lucky us. There is a new update post on Brax on his blog for those of you who keep track of the little monster.

Last week Brandon did amazing in his sales he made 18 in just 6 days!!! On Friday he made 7 sales in one day, that put him in this special club the company has and he gets a scorpion belt buckle. I've been told its ugly but cool. Brandon has a tooth that is killing him with headaches and nausea. It has prevented him from working the past two days. So in about an hour he has an appt to get it pulled out. OUCH!
I've been hating myself phyically, I can't loose the weight that i've gained since braxton and it just spirals me down into depression mode. So I have an appt to go get my insulin resistance checked to see if it has progressed into diabetes, lets hope not. But if it has, at least I'll know the reason why my dieting and exercising aren't doing anything.




(Imported from Braxton's Blog)
OUR LITTLE TRICKSTER


What a cutie pie!
Silly Face! hehe
 Stylin' in mama's flip flops
YAY!
 Messy Messy
 Goofy Grin

This braxtons interpretation of peek-a-boo

Last Sunday, It was reported that in nursery braxton was going up behind the other kids and right as they went to sit down he would pull their chair out from under them and then giggle and walk away! Where does he get this from? (well his dad, duh)

Braxton also said "I Love You" perfectly! for the first time, it was so cute and I even got it on video.

May 25, 2009

SLEEP!!

























YEA!! Braxton slept through the night!! Oh, it was so nice to be able to sleep all night without a little person in bed kicking all night.
His little feet are healing and the blister are really visible now. Here are some pictures of his little feet.
He is back too his silly little self and we are so happy to have our little goofball back!

May 24, 2009

ONE MORE TODAY! Ha Ha

We did go to church today but kept braxton away from other children. Well I found out that he did get it from the nursery, one of his nursery leaders was in the hall while we were walking around the church and said he could come in. I told here why and showed her his feet and hands and she looked at me and said "Oh my gosh he got it here." Then she said thatlast week there was a little kid that the same little blisters all over his hands and feet but they didn't know what it was. So I told her about it and she said that they would inform the other moms and sanitize everything today. Ugh, parents who send there kids to nursery sick or not acting normal really make me mad!

Company Dinner!!

Well we ended up going to Texas Roadhouse. Yum!! We had $40 to spend between the three of us, so brandon got 8oz. steak, ribs, and loaded fries and a Sprite. I got pulled pork, ribs, and loaded fries. Braxton ate between ours and the free rolls. Ugh! we were so full and we barely touched anything so tonight we are having leftovers. Yummy, oh but it was all so good, we haven't got to go out like that in years. We ate well, and it was so fun!
Lets just say we didn't eat the healthiest.
(Loaded Fries: Steak fries covered in cheese and bacon.)

Answers for the comments

For Allison, He eats lots of popcicles and I found this frozen sugar free, dairy free, juice slush stuff, and he loves it, and they are in individual cups which is perfect! And yea he is up to date on his immunizations. I just don't understand, but the doc said that it is a virus. And if you ever want to talk too, give me a call. Hope all is going well with the pregnancy, I so bummed I won't be there when she is born. don't forget to send pics.
For Jarae, It is crazy, the doc said that they can get from touching anything that another kid has had in his mouth, drooled on, or touched after they have had their hands in their mouth and then putting his hands in his mouth. I sure he got it from nursery, because i am always watching him. I never let him suck on any other kids toys, i always have little wipes to wipe down shopping carts and his hands, and he always has his binky in when we go to the playground and we always wash hands when we get home. So the nursery is the only place that I can't watch him.
And I don't think adults can get. It's just like the flu kind of in the way that you can get it, its good it only lasts a week though. But you can't always protect them from everything.
For Stacey, thanks for commenting I love it when I can know who is checking it out.

May 22, 2009

Bad News for Brax!

Well bad news for all of us. I took him to the doctor this afternoon, and now i wish it was an ear infection but its not. He has "foot, hand, and mouth"!! WHAT THE!!!!!! Well for those you don't know (I didn't) He has small inner blisters on his hands, feet, and down his throat. Plus to make it worse there is nothing for it! just pain reliever! Uuuhhhhggg. Miserable.
So obviously the infants pain reliever isn't working so I went and bought childrens Tylenol, what a difference. But the past hour he woke up from his nap screaming with his feet in the air, He hasn't been able to walk but the tylenol that I forced down him is kicking in. He just let me put some heavy cushion socks on his feet. The doctor said that it lasts 5-7 days and is very very contagious.
So hopefully nobody else gets it. The Doc said u can get it from anywhere. For us it had to be the nursery on sunday. So we won't be going to church on sunday.
And yes, he is getting pampered. Since he can't eat, he gets whatever he wants. Luckily he loves ice cold "V8 Tropical Orange Juice"
Thanks for the comments u guys!

HELP!

















Okay this isn't on braxtons blog it's on the family blog because it involves all of us.
The past two nights braxton has been waking up every one to two hours screaming his head off, I get up and get him it takes a few minutes to calm him down we usually have to go sit outside on the balcony and talk about the stars or moon to get his mind in a different mode. Once he has calmed down his willing goes right back to sleep! And then we repeat and repeat all night long till it starts to get light out then he has to eat breakfast and watch TV. This morning he past out in the high chair he is so tired. Yesterday he fell back asleep in my arms around eight and slept till noon.
Night before last he did have a fever of 102 degrees, but last night he didn't. All I can figure is that he is having nightmares, but about what? Nothing tragic has happened, or exciting.
So if anyone has any suggestions, please post and let me know.

Thank You everyone who has posted on previous posts, I love hearing from you and who has visited our site.




May 16, 2009

Hey Everyone, We are doing well and enjoying our spring/summer so far. We miss all of ya there at home. Braxton and I spend most of our days down at the pool with the other wives whose husbands are selling this summer. We have to walk early in the morning to go play at the playground or when the sun goes down, or we melt before we get there. Every day is in the 100s and high 90s lately. Now are tans are getting darker and darker, Brandon has the worse farmers tan ever, braxton has a diaper tan, and im just trying to keep mine even by switching suits around.

Brandon is doing well his first week he had 8 sales and is continuing to excel. Currently his total is 27. He is doing awesome for his first year. The sales office here beat the overall average for sales this past week for the company last year, So next Saturday we are all going to dinner to the Cheesecake Factory I am so excited I haven't been there in so long and each individual gets $20 to spend on their dinner (wives too!) So we are way excited to actually get to go do something together other than eat at home and go to bed.





(Imported from Braxton's Blog)
SUMMER FUN

Braxton is 16 months old and growing up so fast, he is so funny and full of trouble!!! He loves to get into the dogs food, spill the water on the ground and lick it up. UGGHHH! So we constantly have to watch him. He has learned from the other kids here to throw rocks, wood chips from the playground, and all other little boy things! OOOoo can he throw a tantrum. just watch the video, they get worse.

We have been working on folding his arms for the prayer and he would never do it. Well only one day in the nursery at church and he came home folding his arms for prayers, meals, and whenever we ask him too!! It's awesome! He always reminds us to say the prayer at dinner, when we give him his food he folds his arms looks at us and smiles until we say the prayer.

He is talking very well, for his age and as long as your patient with him he will say the words you ask like more, eat, water, bye, please, thank you, no, yes, car, out, down, up, and Hi is his favorite word; we are working on many others. He is picking up on things so quickly now we have to watch everything we do around him. He learned how to open all the doors but the front door is too heavy for him thank heavens, so he comes and goes as he pleases around the apartment.

March 14, 2009


Smarty Pants


He is learning so much lately. Today Braxton was told to go find his shoes. He came back with his word book and pointed to the word shoes and said ooes!!

The Following are some cute pictures my little energy ball.








 Easter 2009













On January 18, 2009 

We Celebrated

Braxton's First Birthday!!!

He didn't know what to think! He got pizza, cake, ice cream, balloons, and so many toys!!! It was lots of FUN!
(besides the fact that he had a cold and medicine was the only thing that made him feel better.)

Birthday Lunch with Grandma Merry!




Party with both sides of the family


















Braxton's 1st Year
January 18----After 13 hours of easy labor, because mom slept through all of it but 2 hours; a beautiful baby boy was born at 1:04 A.M. named Braxton Dean.
January 19----Braxton could not pass his hearing test in his left ear.
January 20----He passed his hearing!!! We went home.
“Braxton is very easy going and sleeps extremely well through the night. He loves to sit with Dad and watch the TV, it is so cute. He is so active and alert I am going to be in trouble when he gets older. Ha ha.”
March 23----Easter! Braxton is so cute in his little Sunday outfit with missionary badge and tie.
April 1 -------We fooled Grandma Merry, Aunt Stacee, and Aunt Krystal by telling them Braxton was going to have a little sibling. It did not go over well.
May 16------Uncle Bryan’s Birthday and the first time Braxton has ever seen fire, we have a little pyro on our hands.
May 21 ------He is starting to roll. Only onto his side, won’t be long now.
May 26------Braxton’s first camping trip. It was so fun even though it rained majority of the time. Ooh, he loves the camp fire.
May 27------How cute while mom was mowing the lawn Braxton fell asleep in the porch swing outside.
May 28------Teething!!!! 2 bottom teeth are trying to come in.
June 6------- Holding onto the grass outside Mr. wobbly is sitting up with enthusiasm.
June 11-----Fully sitting up and rolling everywhere. He has realized that when he is sitting up and can see something he wants he will fall over and roll his way to it. Smart little fart.
July 1--------Smiles for the camera when told to.
July 4------Independence Day! We were camping with Grandma & Grandpa Hawkes at Lake Jenny in Jackson, WY. That is where Braxton saw his first fireworks. He was not scared!! He liked them and even got bored after the first 10 minutes. Weird tiny kid.
July 21------First hair cut.
August 4----Learned how to army crawl.
August 8----Waved Hi for the first time.
August 11----Said mom while she was ignoring him talking to dad.
August 14---Says mama, no, hi, and hey baby.
August 16---He has a tooth!!! His first tooth came in peacefully overnight. Yeah!
August 20----Braxton chases lucky around everywhere, poor dog.
August 23----Crawls on all fours. He has his second tooth! Again peacefully at night
August 28----Pulls himself up to everything.
September----Crawls as fast as he can when Dad walks through the door!
September 10--Cruising and Bruising
September 15--First steps!!
October 4----Stands all by himself
October 14---Walking 5-10 feet alone. Standing alone bent over picked up a toy and stood back up, and took a few steps.
October 15---Fell asleep sitting up in the cart while shopping at Wal-Mart. He climbs up the back of the couch to get to the window. Attempting to climb onto the couch.
October 17---Braxton snuck into the bathroom and learned how to flush the toilet!!!!! Ahhhhh!!! Got stuck between the bed and the wall while mom was making her bed.
October 24---Walking very steadily, Said the dogs name “Lucky” but it came out “ucky”. Stood up in the tub, and fell over backwards.
October 26---Says Dada! Can point out mom, dad, himself, and lucky in a picture with no help. Now we are learning body parts.
October 29---Met uncle Tyler for the first time.(returned from his mission)
October 31---Halloween!! Braxton was a cute little red haired Vampire with binky teeth and all. We went to the trick or treat street waited forever to get any candy. But when he figured out what was going on he started looking for suckers in his bucket if it wasn’t a sucker he pulled out he would drop it over the side of the stroller. Fully walking toddler. Daddy wasn’t able to celebrate with us so we had a party before he left for work
November 2--- Another tooth attempting to come in. First ear infection and sore throat. Poor Baby.
November 6---Braxton fell and got his first goose egg on his forehead. He hit his head on the corner of the coffee table. I’m Shocked this is only the first time.
November 9--That wretched tooth finally came in. Now he has three!!
November 27--- First Thanksgiving! Due to work, Daddy was unable to make it. Braxton ate like a pig, he did so well at eating everything I put on his plate.
December 2008
Braxton loves the to be outside even though it’s freezing and snowing. Daddy won’t
be able to be with us for Christmas. (working in the oil fields again).
We had Christmas Eve with Grandma and Grandpa Hawkes a couple nights before Daddy had to leave for work and that next morning had Christmas Day with daddy also and opened his presents. Then mommy and Braxton spent the Christmas break with Grandma merry her house. Then daddy came home on New Years Eve!




A Tribute to all Mothers

“Before I was a Mom
I never tripped over toys
Or forgot word to a lullaby
I didn’t worry whether or not
My plants were poisonous
I never though about immunizations
Before I was a Mom
I had never been puked on.
Pooped on. Chewed on. Peed on.
I had complete control of my mind
And my thoughts
I slept all night
Before I was a Mom
I never held down a screaming child
So doctors could do tests
Or give shots.
I never looked into teary eyes and cried.
I never got gloriously happy over a simple grin.
I never sat up late hours at night
Watch a baby sleep.
Before I was a Mom,
I never held a sleeping baby just because
I didn’t want to put him down.
I never felt my heart break into a million pieces
when I couldn’t stop the hurt.
I never knew that something so small
Could affect my life so much.
I never knew that I could love someone so much
I never knew I would love being a Mom…
Before I was a Mom,
I didn’t know the feeling of
Having my heart outside my body.
I didn’t know how special it could feel
To fee a hungry baby.
I DIDN’T KNOW THAT BOND
Between a mother and her child.
I didn’tknow that something so small
could make me feel so important and happy.
Before I was a Mom,
I had never gotten up in the middle of the night
Every 15 minutes to make sure all was okay.
I had never know the warmth,
The joy, The Love, The Heartache, The wonderment
Or the satisfaction of being a Mom…
I didn’t know I was capable of feeling so much
Before I was a Mom.