What A Weekend

My weekend began on Thursday afternoon. Derek had been off work Wednesday and Thursday due to hurting his back and not being able to walk. So Thursday morning we got up and headed for home. Only for our suv to brake down two hours down the road! We where  between towns about 16miles to one and 30 from the other. In at least 100 degree weather. But thankfully some workers of KDOT stopped. Only because the seen we had a baby. But any way the called a sheriff and he came and picked us up and took us into town to the station. Where we waited 4 hours for Derek's dad to drive from Oklahoma pulling a car trailer to load up are dead car. But we made it home around 9. We still don't know if the engine is blown or what is wrong with the suv. We are waiting till after the assembly to worry about it. Next comes Friday.  We got to sleep in till 9. Which was great. I did 3 or 4 loads of laundry. Then got ready to go into Tulsa. Tyler had his one year check up and shots. Well the Dr office was having problems and we where there for 2 hours. Then talking to the Dr about Tyler's food allergies. He said he wanted to do some blood work and get a complete list of what all he is allergic to. So that meant going to the children's hospital for blood work. But that had to wait because we had to rush to go get Tyler's birth certificate. Where that took 2 1/2 plus hours of waiting. There was well over a hundred people there waiting to get them. CRAZY! Not something you want to wait last minute for. I thought I was gonna have to beg for it when closing time came and I still was waiting in line. But they just locked the doors for nobody else could come in.  After getting it we headed to the hospital for them to draw blood. My poor boy. Two shots plus blood work. Not his day. I was so threw with town I just wanted to go home. Plus Tyler was getting fussy from his long day. So the last minute shopping didn't happen. Saturday. We slept in till 11. I think. But that was only because Tyler was up all night. Once we got up and around it was full on house cleaning. We finally got everything unpacked from the move last month. I did not leave the house once. We even ordered pizza. I got so much done. Then that evening we packed for the assembly. We wont make it home before we leave so we had to load everything up and take it with us. After that long day I was up with Tyler all night yet again. (him teething) So come Sunday morning  my alarm goes off for church and I just turn it off. Can you say late. Now Monday is here and all is going nice.

Thank YOU

LADIES! For all the very useful information you have shared with me. All the prayers you have said for me.

Getting Ready.

With less then two weeks before we leave to go to the Assembly I am feeling stressed. We have to pack for it this weekend. Because we will fly out of Wichita after the work week. Not giving us a chance to go back home and pack. I have never had a baby flying so I am going to have to check on all the rules of that. Do I need some type of ID or proof of age for him? How do I go about his car seat and stroller? Can I bring him food, milk, and juice on the plane? Is his diaper bag considered my carry on? Just to name a few. I still have to get the car rental. But I can not believe the rental price. It is going to be more then then motel room. I also still need to figure out what we are going to do on our mini vacation before the assembly. I so can not wait to be there. I am so excited that we are getting to go this year.

Birthday Party!

My Boy is 1. And yes I cried. A few times.

Day 1 In Motel

I am about to die! When we checked into the room last night I was in shock. We have had to stay in motels a lot with this line of work and schooling my husband does. The longest time being 9 months. (the whole 9 months i was pregnant might i add) But for some reason it hit me harder then ever. I feel like I am confined and can't breath in this thing they call a room. We can't get a rent place because this job is only gonna last for 6 weeks. Then you guessed it another move. *pulling hair out*  So I am going to try and get threw this week then I think Tyler and me are gonna just stay in Oklahoma at home. I don't want to be apart from my husband but I feel that it will be the best for my son. But at the same time not.  It is a hard choice. Being I hate staying at home by myself. I know my son and I are going to miss Derek like you can't believe.  But it's not stable. It's not fair to my son to be in a small motel room eating out every meal. Not having all his things. At the same time it's not right for him not to get to see his daddy every day. Or for him not to be able to play with his daddy. Have him sing and kiss him goodnight. And so on. What to do? I could stay a week at home stay a week on the road. But again soooo not stable. To up and down. Thank you ladies for all your prayers. And please keep them coming.

Moving

So Derek came home Thursday and said we are moving. We had two days to get everything packed and moved down to Oklahoma.  It has been crazy.  I need a month to get things in order but I only have a week to do it before company comes and stays for Tyler's birthday. I have to combine things to furnish two houses in one. It is scary. But I'm just gonna do my best and it will have to work.  We got moved to Manhattan, KS. Where we hope Derek will get his hot time fast and we will be done and moved back home by Christmas.  Bad thing about it all is we are going to be staying back in hotels until we see if is going to be stable enough to get a house or apartment.  So please help me pray things will work out. I don't think I could live in a hotel with a 1 year. It was hard with just me and Derek so I can't even think of how hard it would be on him. I don't want to have to eat out every night and not have a home cooked meal for my son or us.  The stress right now is a killer.

It's Done!

My baby has grown up. He is completely weaned. Never put up a fight. It was the easiest thing. (for him) I think I was the delay of it actually. I cried the first night. Then the second. I can not believe it. Just like that it's over. I knew I wanted him weaned by his first birthday but 14 days early? And just saying 14 days till his birthday makes me cry. I have got to get it together before his party. His decorations came in the mail yesterday. We have went and looked at cakes but still are not sure for that. Then this weekend we will be doing his shopping. I still have no clue what to get him. What does a 1 year old really need? If it was up to me I would just buy him cloths, but to Derek that is a big no! It has to be toys all around. So we shall see what we end up with.