I don't...

Carrie did this on her blog, so I thought I would do it too!

I don't want to clean teeth for the rest of my life
I don't want to think that I won't ever go to dental school
I don't like spiders...I mean I hate them and am terrified
I don't want to wait any longer to have more babies
I don't want Jackson to start to school, the thought of this breaks my heart
I don't give Jackson a bath every night
I don't like tomatoes
I don't go a day without having caffeine or I get a terrible migraine (yes I know this means I'm addicted)
I don't go 2 weeks without having a "date night" with my husband
I don't want to go to a halloween party this weekend
I don't have cash...ever...I use my debit card for everything
I don't get to see my friends as much as I would really like to
I don't want to live in the city again...I want to be where I can't see any other houses

Who would have ever thought that this little boy would be "paci-free??" Certainly not me! Ritchie's mom couldn't find it one day, so we sent him to daycare without it. He actually did ok, so we tried to see if he would sleep that night without it. He asked about it a few times but didn't get upset so that was the end of it. I can't believe it was that easy! Yesterday though, he found it. He went running through the house, holding it above his head and screaming "my paci, my paci!!" He put it in his mouth and sucked it for about 2 minutes and then threw it down. When he did we hid it, and luckily he hasn't asked for it again. I'm going to go ahead and throw it away before he finds it again!!

Erythema Multiforme

Yesterday afternoon I noticed a few red spots on Jackson's tummy. They were really flat with white centers. He didn't act like he felt bad at all and he didn't have a fever so I gave him some benadryl and decided to wait until today to see how he looked. This morning, he woke up and it was everywhere. What had started as a few spots on his belly had turned in to covering his whole stomach, and down his arms and legs. He still does not act like he feels bad or like it is bothering him at all really. We took him to Greenville peds this morning and as soon as the dr walked in Jackson pulled up his shirt to show him his spots. While the dr was washing his hands, he said, "well I know what that is from across the room, that's erythema multiforme." He said it should go away on it's on within a week and it was fine unless he got spots on his bottom or ulcers inside his mouth. He said the rash was his body's reaction to some sort of virus he had picked up and it wasn't contagious so he can still go to daycare. I'll keep you posted on how he does the rest of the week. Keep my strong little man in your prayers. Here are some pics from day one and two...

Dinner for One

Every Tuesday, I get off work at 2:00. Most everyday since we have been staying at Ritchie's parents, his mom has dinner made for us already by the time I get home but since I got off early I thought it would be really nice to cook dinner for everyone! I went to the grocery store and then went to kinston to pick up Jackson. We got back home and played outside for a little while and then I started cooking. It took literally forever. I cooked Baked Chicken, rice and gravy, broccoli and cheese and garden peas. Jackson drug every single pot out of the cabinets and banged on them and had a ball the whole time I was cooking. It took so long that Jackson was begging for a peanut butter sandwich, that he ate in his high chair while I finished cooking. Well Ritchie called to tell me he was going to be home late, ritchie's mom ran in and told me she was going to be gone to revival, and ritchie's dad came home a few minutes later to change clothes to go play basketball. So after over 2 hours of cooking, I sat down to eat dinner alone. I was not happy to say the least. Jackson was nice enough to sit with me while I ate but he was full from his sandwich. Ritchie finally got home from work after 9:00. I should have just gone to bojangles!

I don't want my birthday to end!

You may notice in these pictures that Jackson's cake is gone, yet he is still blowing out the candles. We lit the candle and sang Happy Birthday and when we blew out the candle we all started cheering and clapping. He loved that! He kept saying "again Daddy!" so we did it 5 times before he ate cake and at least 5 more after his cake was gone. He just didn't want his birthday to end!

Jackson's real Bday

My little man is 2 years old today. I cannot believe it. It seems like just yesterday I was at the hospital awaiting his arrival. I sure feel better today than I did this time 2 years ago! Since we had his party a week ago, I think Jackson is a little confused. I told him Happy Birthday today and he looked at me like I was crazy and said "Presents??" I said "No, you have already opened all your presents" I don't think he quite gets it. But Happy Birthday to my baby. Daddy and I love you so much!

Asheville Trip

This past Thursday, Ritchie and I got up early, took Jackson out to breakfast and then to daycare. We then set off to Asheville. It was a long drive! We got there around 4 and checked into our hotel. That night we went to one place and had drinks but their menu didn't look to hot, so we walked somewhere else to eat. On saturday I had a class on "What's new in Periodontal Therapy!" Sounds so exciting doesn't it?? While I went to class, Ritchie went to cherokee to the casino. I was worried about this and told him I would kill him if he spent/lost alot! Well he took $100 in cash and came back with $160 so I was happy with that. That night he took me to eat at the Grove Park Inn. It was absolutely beautiful. We got there at 5:30 and the bartender told us they hardly ever had openings to eat but we could check. They just so happened to have a reservation open at 6 so we said "we'll take it!" We ate outside and watched the sunset over the mountains. The food was the best I think I have ever had.

We were planning on staying Saturday night too, but since our hotel room had been less than we were hoping for and since I'm pretty sure I heard a mouse somewhere in there during the middle of the last night, we decided to come on home. We missed Jackson anyway. We went to the Bass Pro Shop before we headed home and ate dinner at the Macaroni Grill. It was a good weekend but I was ready to get back home to my baby. And of course after driving 5 hours to see him, he didn't even act like he cared when we got there to pick him up. Guess that's how it goes though!