For This Season

{sweet surprises}

My little love bug (aka Evan) has been slipping away from my mom and into my office quiet frequently today for little snuggles.  Ahhhhhh.......who could resist?  Not I.  I fall for him every, single time.  The last time he left he stopped, looked back and asked me......"are you ture you are already married?"  My heart exploded.    

{all about me....according to e}

Evan FINALLY got to return to MDO/Preschool this morning...he was actually very excited.  Thankfully.

I collected his "work" that would have been sent home in his absence.  Here is one in particular that made me laugh (and a couple gasps)!

"My Feelings" by Evan Walker

I feel happy when I play with my bunny.

I wish I could climb a wall.

I would like to be Spiderman.

I have a good time when I'm swimming

I wish someone would help me jump in the pool.

I worry about my dad knocking on the wall.  (ok, that sounds really bad.  But, Scott will "knock" on the walls to........scare the kiddos.  It doesn't phase Noah, but Evan does NOT like it!)

Today I feel great.

I get angry or mad when I don't get to go outside.

I feel bad when Daddy spanks me.

I'm afraid when I put on a blindfold and I can't see where I'm going. (?) 

Very cute. :)

{actual diagnosis}

just a virus.  Thankfully!  I will tell you when I discovered a multitude of extremely swollen lymph nodes on this neck and back of his head last night......of course, I panicked.  Even though I KNEW his little body was launching an attack against whatever histamines/virus was causing the rash.  All common sense flew out the window.  As soon as Dr. Fred's office opened this morning,  I was on the phone.  He was very reassuring.  And, apparently whatever viral infection it is has hit several other little ones with typically just a rash and fever.   And, thankfully, he is not contagious.  Only have to return if a fever returns or he just doesn't feel well.   Now, I am ready for both boys to be well and stay well for longer than a week.  Please.   

{update}

ok, now the rash has really resurfaced.  MD appointment tomorrow.   He slept all afternoon and so far, no further tummy troubles.  

{diagnosis}

well, without the medical degree I need to make an accurate diagnosis, the mommy degree is diagnosing...  hand, foot and mouth aka coxsackievirus.  It is what I suspected this morning, but I finally got a good look at the back of his throat.  :(  

{we have a problem}

with shoe style in this family.  I obviously can't manage to wear matching shoes.  Today, Evan loaded up in the vehicle with his flip flops on.  The only problem......he was wearing socks.   Imagine that.   They were very "tomfy" per the little guy. 

{hidden identity}

I know that most of you were not aware of this.....but, quite often in my home.....a little voice [E]calls me by a name other than mommy.......I am also known (& named by him) as......Princess Leah.   He is quite smitten with me.  Sometimes he is Yoda, sometimes Hans Solo, very rarely Darth Vadar.  I try to just remind myself he is whispering sweet nothings to me and that each time he looks at me he is not seeing honey buns stuck to the side of my head.  Talk about a bad hair day.   And, for the record, we have no honey buns in the house at the present time.   He is also taken with my light saber skills.  He'll be calling me Palin before long.  

{words}

They can just be so diffcult to get in the right place.  Scott was loving on Evan a while ago and he [Scott] accidentally knocked over Evan's apple juice.  A very exasperated little loud voice instructed "Daddddddddddyyyyyyyyyy, look what you did!  Just clean up it."  

{overflowing}

ahhhhhh.......i just danced a semi-slow dance through the living room (being careful to step over toys)with a sick little boy as we both sang "take me out to the ballgame"; uncertain where that song selection came from?  it is a moment like that  - that burns into my heart.... his laughing eyes, his giggles and the dizziness on my part that finally made us stop.     

{sick days}

ok, we're starting off way too early this year!  evan is one sick little puppy.  he did much better yesterday afternoon and then it hit full force last night.  he sounds like a croaky little frog.  sore throat, nasty cough and nose.  i'm not sure if he actually even has a fever as i medicated him for his sore throat, so we may not know for a while.  my mom called and she now has the same thing.  the ship is sinking fast.