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Friday, June 29, 2012

Lawson's First Movie Experience

I took Lawson (and Hudson of course) to see Madagascar 3 with his little buddies Cameron and Cade.  I was a little nervous as to how he would do and how many times he would ask to go to the bathroom, but to my surprise he did GREAT!!  He sat in his seat with his popcorn and icee and watched the whole thing.  The last 30 minutes were tricky.  He asked to go potty once,  with no success and then asked about 5 minutes after we got back from the first trip.  That time...we had success!!  The last 10 minutes he and his friend, Cameron stood and danced to the music!  All in all...I call this a SUCCESS!!!!  



Friday, June 22, 2012

Allergy Testing

Last week, I took Lawson to get allergy tested.  He has had really bad eczema for a while and should have outgrown it by 2 but it seemed to be getting worse.  I took him to a dermatologist last year and we switched around his lotion, sunscreen and bath soap and he gave us some cream to help it but it only helped for a little while.  Lately it just seemed out of control and I was ready to figure out what his triggers were.  I knew horses and dogs were probably going to be one because we were at my mom's house a few weekends ago and he got near a horse and his face was red and swollen.  I figured he was allergic to dogs too because whenever he would put his face on somewhere the dog had been he face would get red and swollen.  Well....I was right!!  He is highly allergic to horses and mildly allergic to dogs and cats.  I guess it is a good thing we gave our dog away (she was old and had become really aggressive with Lawson and I didn't want to take chances with Hudson).  As of now,  those are the ONLY things he is allergic too.  The doctor said we would need to have him retested in a few years because this could just be the beginning since both me and Mitch are allergic to pollen, ragweed, grass, ect.  

Lawson was a trooper and only cried for a few seconds!  The doctor gave us a new way of taking care of his skin.  No lie....within a day of doing what he told us....his skin looks AMAZING!!!!  He said once it gets out of control (which his was) you have to use really strong steroid creams but only for a few days and then after that it is all about maintenance.  It has a been a week of using the "maintenance" cream with the new lotions and oils and his skin is great!!  I'm so relieved!!!  He would scratch and be in pain with it.  Now if the zyrtec would kick in and help with the running nose we would be in business!!!  

My Little Fish!

Lawson has turned into quite the little swimmer!  Last year,  he did ok but really wanted no part of anything to help keep him afloat.  Toward the end of the summer,  he got the hang of the puddle jumper and this year he does GREAT with it!!  He has NO fear of water.  Within the first few minutes of being at the pool the first time this summer, he was jumping in off the side and swimming across the pool! We took him to my mom's house to swim and he was jumping off the diving board and going down the slide himself!  He is definitely my little fish!!



Father's Day 2012

We had a very low key father's day this year!  Since it was the first one since my father in law passed we wanted to just take it easy!  We went to eat Saturday night with my parents at PF Chang's.  On Sunday, me, Mitch and the boys went to Waffle House for breakfast, the grocery store and the park!  That afternoon my mother in law and brother in law came over and we grilled out and went swimming!  It was a really nice Father's Day!!  


Happy Father's Day, Mitch!!  You are an amazing father!!!!  We Love You!!!!

Monday, June 18, 2012

Happy 2 Months, Hudson!!

Hudson is now 2 months!  Can't believe it!  He is now sleeping through the night...YAY!!!!!  He still wakes up around 4a but will go back to sleep.  He is all smiles!!!  He continues to be the spit up king but hopefully after an expensive round of medicines we will see it go away some.  He loves to watch his crazy big brother run around the house!!  He loves to be rocked and cuddled with!!  He has brought so much joy to our life that we didn't even know we were missing!!!

Happy 2 months, sweet Hudson!!

Loss of a Great Man

On June 1st, Heaven got a special person.  My father in law, Steve, passed after a courageous fight with cancer.   He was diagnosed last July and did multiple rounds of chemo with no success.  Not once did he complain and always was in good spirits.  But mid May, he took a turn for the worst and passed away Friday, June 1st at 12:03 am.  He was a great father who instilled many of the qualities that I love and admire in my husband.  He loved my boys with all his heart and you could tell they were one of the joys in his life!  He will truly be missed....by many!!!