Cope's 15 Month Check-Up

..supposed to be today, but we ended up at the ped on Thursday for awful allergies. After his "sick visit" she so kindly let us do his "well visit" too.

We've had runny noses and allergy shiners for far too long. Mama said that's enough! So off we went to see what we could do about it. The solution= the prescription version of zyrtec {got this today after searching for children's zyrtec all over and not being able to find it} a dose of singular each day and 2 squirts of flonase everyday. He's got allergies bad! And living among tons of pine trees full of pollen isn't helping! But we are getting it fixed {I hope} and because nothing serious was wrong, we were able to do vaccines and his checkup.

His stats: 26 lbs 13 oz {78%} and 32 in {73%}. Big. Squishy. Wonderful.

We discussed his picky eating. She suggested V8 Fusion instead of apple juice. Childproofing our house {this was never an issue with Simms} and getting rid of the bottle {here we go again}. His vocabulary {or lack thereof} was discussed and she put that into a whole new perspective for me. She told me to think of these past few weeks since his last ear issue {surgery to fix the right tube} as him being able to hear for the first time! Sad. But encouraging for me! Then of course his chunky thighs were the targets for a few vaccines. But his lovin' was so sweet after the nurse was done and I picked him up! I love this boy so much! I seriously had one of those moments in the car tonight when I looked back at him and was so thankful and grateful that I get to experience the world of a little boy. It is amazing. And because he was such a trooper {I literally had him in his umbrella stroller rolling him out of his sick visit when the nurse told me Dr. Y said to just keep him there and save on another co-pay by doing his well visit then too} and his snack was postponed for shots we had to get a little happy for our beach trip this week:

Those precious, fat feet {6 WW} make me laugh and smile

Ever been attacked by a caribou?

I was today & here is my proof: That, my friends, was a full size bag. Full of food. I'll explain a little more. Sissy and I took Bennett and Simms here: Upon entering the gates {and my camera dying} we were greeted by something. I rolled down my window all the way {rule #1: read the rules} and proceeded to feed this animal a piece of food. Well..he saw the entire bag sitting in my lap. He then stuck his entire massive head and neck in the car and grabbed the whole bag and my thigh. Not even kidding. I was crawling over the console into Sissy's lap. The kids were screaming for dear life. Seriously. They thought I was being eaten {but so did I}. Then I realized that was our only bag of food so I fought back {even if it meant a pinky in his mouth}. I managed to save some of the bag and a few pieces of food. I traumatized Simms and Bennett. And Sissy and I laughed and laughed. They had a great time It was precious time spent with these 2. And took me back to November 2007 thru December 2009 when it was just the two of them together all the time. Sweet memories for me. And I highly recommend checking this place out. Be prepared for tons of laughing and screaming.

What to do when there is nothing to do...

Simms is on "spring break" this week. She will tell you that too if you ask her why she didn't go to school today. Pretty hilarious and peculiar at the same time to hear my 3.5 year old say, "I'm on spring break." Anyway...we had nothing "fun" planned for the week {well, we are going to wild animal safari Friday} so last night my mind was racing as I tried to sleep {no more cherry coke at supper} and I was trying to come up with something fun for Simms to do today. Her best bud Bennett was headed to the Fernbank, so I knew I had to start playing something up as soon as Simms' feet hit the floor this morning. Rewind to the 80's: puffy paint and a t-shirt. I know you all did it too! Now I'm not creative, so we were just flying by the seat of our pants. I started her out and knew where it was headed when she said, "I want the biggest glitter shirt ever!"

And here is the final product in all of its glittery goodness

And she's already asking what day she can wear it to school..

Just Pictures

from a great weekend..

{at least we give them milk with their chips}

This sweet boy had just introduced himself to the concrete with his forehead 3 cousins, 1 chair {a good comparison of these 3} Uncle Taylor was one BRAVE uncle and kept all 3 Saturday night so that we could attend Bret and Leah's engagement party. Dru's parents were hosting, so he literally went at it solo! I am hoping to do a post on the party later. It was very nice and lots of fun. This is how we found the girls when we got home: It was a fun weekend for sure! Dru and I celebrated our 6th anniversary with dinner Friday night at Lek's {my fave}. 6 years! Happy Anniversary to us!

15 Months

He is 15 months old today!

And is still a picky eater

But we can always count on him to eat bread

And ritz crackers-you know, the healthy stuff

He makes the most hilarious faces

And I am so glad I captured it in a picture

Sleeps well and naps great {although he usually always rises around 4:30 AM}

Has another ear infection and I am not even kidding. Bless his heart.

He is still pretty attached to this

But so was she {until 18 months}. This happens to be from her 15 month post too. I've been there and done that so I'm not going to stress the way I did with Simms.

He still doesn't say much. Loves his daddy so much. Makes his mommy smile every single time I look at him. Is adjusting to his sister's moods {bless his heart again}. He is just wonderful. And because I always have to document whenever one of my children looks like me {cause it never happens} this picture of Simms reminded me of myself. I see a resemblance after almost 3.5 years!

LOVE..

A few things I'm loving today: My sweet, prissy girl insisting she needed "perfrume" for church, and that she needed to put it on by herself My new vase and blooming flowers And I saved the best news for last: Yes! Our sweet niece Lilla is going to be a BIG SISTER! We are thrilled! We know today was a Happy 30th birthday for Becca! Will it be a baby brother or baby sister? I am guessing brother! And I LOVE my sweet baby boy too..but not loving the pink eye that he has! Thank goodness for "connections" to the eye doctor {my brother's girlfriend Katy's dad}. Katy and Miles delivered antibiotic drops last night and we are so thankful for how fast they have worked! Just never managed to get any pics of him today. He and I had a lazy morning at home, amid awful weather, {pink eye=no nursery} and I was soaking up every second with him {although he did get his first hand pop and several stern NOs for swatting at my face over and over}. So it begins.....

Fun Times

We spent the weekend on the always wonderful Lake Martin. It was my birthday on Saturday, so we began celebrating Friday night. My sweet mother in law had a beautiful and delicious cake to enjoy after dinner:

{thankfully it didn't have 29 candles on it..probably a fire hazard}
I got some great presents {I'm dead serious when I say Dru's mom and sister keep me in style; I feel like I have no clue anymore}

Speaking of style:

Cope was loving Lilla's crocs, which were too small and pink {he seriously had fat poking out of the holes...so funny}

These 2 loved on each other lots {and are looking so much alike these days}



Saturday we had more cousins join us! Sissy, Drew, Bennett, and Mae Mae came up for the afternoon and night. The 4 adults headed into town to host a party for our sweet friends Bret and Leah, and Mrs. Lil, Dr. Donny, Becca and Grover kept all FIVE kiddos! I pray it went as smoothly as they said it did {minus a few bumps in the road} but I know it was a tough and long night. But we are so grateful and appreciative they weathered the storm of keeping an almost 4 year old, a sassy 3 year old, a 20 month old, a 14 month old and a 13 month old so that we could go {makes me feel nuts just typing all of that} and we owe them! Now..as soon as Lauren Deal gets me some pics that are "uploadable" I will be posting pics from the party. Fun times. Great friends. Love those girls so much!