Lawson's 2nd Birthday Party

Ok...so I am just now getting around to writing about his party. With him being sick and just life, I haven't had time to sit down and write.

We had his party at our local park. Theweather was GREAT!!! We rented a bouncy house and the playground equipment was there for kids to enjoy! We had a train themed and it turned out perfect. I got some really cute table ideas from Pinterest and the rest fell into play! We had a great turn out! Quite a few of Lawson's friends were there as well as family and close family friends! We could not have asked for a better day and better people to help us celebrate our little man's 2nd birthday!

I still can't believe he is 2!!! He has really come into his own lately! Talking a lot and singing songs...which ironically all have the same melody as the ABC song or Itsy Bitsy Spider! He is VERY independent and does not feel bad when he tells you "No" when he doesn't want to do something. He loves to jump...on everything!! So weare really enjoying his trampoline his Poppy and GiGi gave him. It is just the right size and he stays in it forever!!

Here are some pics of the big bash!!

The birthday boy!

Lawson's worst birthday present??

Last week, Lawson had a runny nose and running a low grade temp but I chalked it up to the fact that he has all 2nd year molars coming in at the same time. He never missed a beat at his party or never acted like he wasn't feeling well. Sunday after his nap, he woke up crying. I normally let him sit in there a few minutes after he wakes up because if you get him up too early, it is not fun for anyone. But this day, his cry sounded weird. So we went in there, and he started coughing and gagging. The cough sounded like a barking seal, which I knew right away was the croup. I went to call the on call nurse, because he is my first child and I have no idea what to do. In the meantime, Mitch kept calling my name and said he needed help. I leave a message for the nurse, run into the bathroom where they were and saw that Lawson had thrown up everywhere. He was crying and coughing and Mitch was gagging! A few minutes later the nurse called and told me to go sit in a bathroom with the hot shower running for 20 minutes to see if it got better and she was going to call back in 30 minutes. So there we sat in his bathroom...or should I say steam room. He seemed to have more ease breathing when he was in there. I told the nurse that but she said she wanted us to go to Children's South to have him checked out since it was respiratory. So off we went with a 630p appointment. We got back fairly quick...but that was the only thing that was quick. Lawson was so tired that he fell asleep. I swore he was running a fever but waited for the doctor (because he always feels warm to me). The doctor finally came in after 8. We had to wake him up to get poked and prodded. He was NOT happy! Final prognosis...the croup! The nurse came in to give him a dose of steroids then said she'd be back to discharge us. I asked if he felt like he was warm because by this time his whole face was red. She said he felt like he was burning up and got a thermometer. She took his temp and it was 98.2. As she finished, Lawson threw up all over me and him. Since they had just given him meds, they had to find out from the doctor if he needed another dose since he just threw everything up. They came in and gave him another round of steroids just in case. Three hours later, we were leaving!! We get him home and ready for bed and I check his temp.....102.8! Now I guess he could have spiked a fever that quickly (45 minutes) or they weren't checking it right...but a mom knows, right?! So this week we have been at home. It is day 3 and his cough is still bad. He has already missed one day of MDO and I was really hoping he could go tomorrow. Now I'm not sure. His pediatrician has called in more steroids since the cough is getting worse so maybe he will be better tomorrow. So for Lawson's 2nd birthday, the worst gift he got was the croup! At least he enjoyed his party!! (pics and post of that later)

Happy 2nd Birthday Lawson!!!

Happy 2nd birthday to the sweetest boy I know!!! You are such a blessing in our life and every day you amaze us!!! We feel pretty special that God chose us to be your mommy and daddy!! We love you sweet boy!!!!

Mother's Day Out!!

Lawson started Mother's Day Out this past Monday. He will go Monday and Thursdays from 9-130p. We went the Friday before to meet his teacher and for him to see his classroom. He immediately went in and started with playing with the toys so we thought that was a good sign. On Monday morning, I got my little boyall dressed and packed ready to go to school. I talked it up the whole way telling him he was going to get to play with new friends and have so much fun. He even was saying in the car "yay kool". When we walked in he started jumping up and down in excitement then pulling me down the hall. He went right into his room and started playing so I made a quick exit. His teacher said he did great and that he cried off and on but that was to be expected for a few weeks until he gets adjusted. I SOOOO enjoyed my free time. I went to Wal-Mart and got my car wash....ALL BY MYSELF!!!!!!!!

Well, Thursday didn't go as great as Monday...which I expected. He realized that when we goes to school, mommy leaves for a while. So as soon as we walked in the door he started crying and then went into hysterics when I dropped him offin his room. I just kissed him bye and left. I waited out in the hallway for a few minutes just to make sure he calmed down, and he did. I went to pickhim up and much to my surprise he was in the hallway with one of his teachers playing. He decided instead of nap time it was dance party time. The teacher said he was yawning and wiping his eyes and soon as they laid him down and turned on the lullaby music he jumped up and started dancing. Oh well, at least he was happy. They had Kona Ice day at school so he came home with a nice red mustache so maybe he was just hopped onsugar to sleep!

Hoping every week gets better and better!!

Melts My Heart

The other day I gave Lawson a ball to play with and he looked at me and said "Thank You Momma!" I almost cried because it was so sweet. Then today I gave him his milk cup and he did the same thing! What a joy he is in my life!!!

Lately....

So I realized it has been over a month since I blogged. So I will just give a quick recap of what's been going on with us.

Right after the 4th of July, we got some bad news that my father in law has lung cancer. So after numerous tests they confirmed that is was a tumor in his lung but that it was the least aggressive and most responsive to treatment. They biopsied his lymph nodes and while doing that they said it had moved to his liver. So now it is considered Stage 4. He just received his 1st round of chemo, Friday, and will receive treatment once every 3 weeks for 9 weeks. After that, he will have another pet scan and confirm that it has not moved anywhere else. Then he will begin radiation. So needless to say it has been quite a stressful few weeks of just waiting to hear what the next step is. Any prayers are appreciated because this is going to be a long road.

We took our annual trip to the beach. We had a lot of fun but most of it was waiting to hear what was happening with my father in law. Lawson and Cole had a blast together. So all in all it was a fun trip!

The next few weekends were filled with a company party, family reunion/wedding shower and birthday party.

We don't have any travel plans for a while but are weekends have been filled with all sort of things to do. We have a birthday party this weekend, Mitch turns the BIG 3-0 on the 20th, then next thing I know, it will be time to celebrate my little one's 2 year old birthday!! Can't believe he will be 2 next month!

That's about it with us. Hope everyone has had a good summer and getting ready for football season and cooler weather!!!

Fourth of July Weekend

We went to the beach for the fourth of July. I was so glad to see the beach back in business, especially since the oil spill last year and the recent fire in the state park. It was so crowded and the water was great! Lawson loves the beach! He had all the necessities...toys, juice boxes, and a baby pool. We ate in every night since we knew the restaurants would be crowded. Saturday night we took Lawson to the Track. It was so weird being back there. We used to go there every year as a kid and now we were there with ours. They have a little kiddy area there with rides for his age. He rode the carousel twice, the train and the swings. Unfortunately the only pictures I have are from my BIL's phone because my camera was dead and my phone was in the car. He loved riding the rides. He kept saying "WEEEEE" on every ride. Sunday we just went to the beach and then ate dinner at the house. Mitch and I took him to the ice cream shop after dinner.

We left early on Monday to try andbeat the traffic. It was a fun and relaxing weekend at the beach!!

Lawson on the train

Lawson on the carousel..the 2nd time!

Lawson on the swings