Rainy Wednesday

Cash update time :) he's almost crawling? He rocks when I put him on his hands and knees, and he can go backwards but hasn't figured out the other way yet. His bottom two teeth are coming thru now, I can actually feel the tips. He weighs just under 22 lbs and he's 28 inches (maybe more by now!). He's now wearing 12 month in clothes.

I've had a lot of people on my mind in prayer. All the babies that are currently forming....Jessica's, Lindsey's, Kelly's, Lauren's, Cyndee's, Kate's, Liz's, Heidi's...(did i get them all? lol)...dear friends at church for tough stuff they are going thru, Jon's job (having layoffs), Jessica and Brandon (for actually going thru that at the moment).....and numerous others all run circles in my mind through the day! I'm so thankful for SO much. So blessed, so undeserving. I praise God that He is truly in control of all things, and that He is so gracious.

What do YOU do at 4 in the morning?

alright, so it's actually 5:15 now, but i've been up since....oh, 3:30 or so? Cash coughs constantly unless I hold him in an upright position. Which is what I'm doing at the moment so that he can sleep well! I can't really sleep either, since I have been coughing 24/7 for over a week. I have a Z-pack that I'm in the middle of but the cough seems to wanna stay. So to pass the time while awake at this crazy hour, I have been on myheritage.com playing with the celebrity look-alike feature. I have tried it with 4 different pictures and get Tara Reid on all of them. Ok, so minus her peircing blue eyes, I do see the facial structure resemblance. Kelly Clarkson came up one time, as did "the Rock" Dwayne Johnson. Sweet. I look like a boy. OH and Regis Philbin! HA! Others that were noted: Sara Evans, Debra Messing, Jessica Biel, Josie Maran, Carrie Underwood, Rebecca Gayheart, and a few actresses I've never heard of! Your thoughts please!

Me

Jessica Biel

Kelly Clarkson

Carrie Underwood

Tara Reid

Ear Infection fun!

So Stacy inspired me to write a blog about what we've been doing this week...since it falls along the lines of changing pediatricians. Cash got a cough and runny nose last week sometime. It continued along until Tues when i decided i guess i should go see the dr about this cough. I get in there and they pretty much couldn't wait to get me out. When Cash was born a friend told me she saw this same ped for her daughter but "didn't like him". I thought, "eh, he's good...we like him." so we continued. As we go along in his visits, i start noticing a trend. A trend of little to no information being given to me, the first-time-green mom. I know NOTHING. When Cash got his first shots, I didn't know he may not feel well, or may run a fever afterwards. They didn't tell me any of it! So Tues we go in there and he gets checked. The dr. looks in his ears and in his right ear i hear "yeah, this one's bad." So he proceeds to write me a RX and leave the room. I mean, if I hadn't asked a question or two I'm pretty sure he would have done just that! He was in much too big of a hurry to answer a phone call (personal at that....to a credit card company...yeah, i heard it!). I asked him (as he was writing the RX) "so....just give him the prescription and that will make it better?" (something along those lines). He responds with a slightly sarcastic "yeah that's the idea." whaaaaa???? the nerve! and I'm kinda like....in a haze, questions racing thru my mind, wanting more information! what is an ear infection? what causes it? what should i expect from the med? how long will it take? what do i DO??? as he's stepping (literally) out the door i quickly say "so....what IS an ear infection...i mean, what causes it?" he looked at me like "lady, seriously? i'm busy." and answered some non caring textbook answer and he was out. leaving me in the room, alone, wondering....am i finished? i immediately called a friend from church to ask her where her boys go and i'm looking for a new dr. Oh, guess what? it just so happens that she TOO had taken her boys from where i was and went somewhere else. hmmmm. that must tell us something! So I called her dr's office and got everything switched and set up for Cash to start seeing her next time. I wrote up 2 reviews on the old dr, just letting ppl know that maybe he's not the best for "first-time" moms, or ppl that generally want information and a caring touch. Last night Cash coughed and hacked all night. And this morn. And all day. I call the new dr office to ask if this is normal, will it just go away on it's own? They told me unfortunately i would have to talk to the dr that prescribed the antibiotic and see what to do. I call them, they say they will have to get back to me. They then tell me that i can give accuhist to Cash for his cough and drainage. OH! really? oh yeah, the dr. gave me that on Tues. maybe had he taken the time to explain it i would know what it was for, and not an "optional" thing to do. Had he said, give this to Cash every 6 hours, it will help with the runny nose, and cough....i would have been doing that since Tues. Maybe then i would not have been up at 2:30 am, then from 4:30-6?? ok, so i've totally vented. :O) thanks for reading, everyone! I'm looking forward to our "new" dr next time.

I totally stole this idea

from Melissa! sounded fun. you type in your name and "needs" after that and post the first 10 things that it tells you.

1. Misty needs to come back!!!!!!!!! (yes, there were at least that many exclamation points.) wow i feel wanted! ok, this is from a pokeman forum. lame!

2. Misty needs to hit the road! ok, not feeling so wanted now!

3. Misty needs some hugs!!! Yay me! i love hugs :O)

4. Misty needs a home! this is for a cat, or a dog named Misty. not sure, but several of my "needs" are for a home, and pets.

5. Misty needs a new camera! i do? sweet! can i have a free one? no? well mine works fine, thanks.

6. Misty needs a man. well, actually i don't....i've got my two main men already.

7. Misty needs games donation foundation. what the heck is that even?

8. Misty needs to not be on plurk today. what's a plurk?

9. Misty needs her breakfast. Yes!! i'm actually waiting for Cash's PawPaw to get here to go get some!

10. Misty needs to play. again, this is on a dog or cat ad? i don't even want to count all the animals named Misty i bypassed to get to "10" things "misty needs". haha! my name is popular for pets.

so here's some pics of Cash. you have most likely already seen these but look again! haha

so stinkin' cute!!

FYI....just tuck the following away for a time when it may be handy!

I just feel like sharing with everyone that if you are ever in need of a gift for me....get me a gift card! I know, many people out there do not "like" giving gift cards. They feel it is impersonal, or there is no thought behind it. I for one LOVE getting the gift cards! They do not sit in my purse for years and not get used. I would much rather get a gift card than a gift you stressed over that I probably don't really like as much as you wish I would. Just being honest here :O) Where would you get a gift card to, you may ask? Here are some suggestions:

*any restaurant

*kohls

*ross

*target

*jo anns craft store (so i could buy the following pretty papers...)

Yes, scrapbooking. My fave hobby! I think I may be addicted to aquiring "paper". You know, just to "have" in case I need it! I'm going to need some special storage for it soon! Drawers, maybe? My hanging file is a little too full.

We "finally" had a family portrait taken!

Everyone say "awwwww!"

6 month old Cash is not happy to get pictures taken.

Cash's first visit to the Stock Show!

Cash pettin' Eeyore. That's his granny Thomas' mule
Cash, Dad, and the baby cow

Cash tryin to make 8 seconds!

ok this isn't at the stock show...but i sure look cute in overalls!

and, no, this isn't my baby brother or sister...but my "cousin" Alaniz!!! Congratulations Jess and Brandon!

howdy everyone!

first time to wear his sweet shoes from Aunt Jess!
remember how HUGE they were at the hospital? **bloop!!**

So big! and, adorable i might add!

here he is in Aubrey's bouncy chair! he really liked it! i think he was wondering why he doesn't have one at his house :O)

did anyone catch that on my last post i put "happy tuesday"...and according to the blog entry it was actually wednesday!! lol i guess that's what happens sometimes when you stay home! everyday seems like the one before! except for sundays, when we actually GO somewhere! hahah! anyway here's some new pics! love this little man!!