Being a mother is so rewarding. You get to see your child discover life everyday in new and different ways. The tiniest things become gigantic milestones and you can't help but feel pride when they accomplish something new.
Being a mother can also be heartbreaking. When your child is sick and you cannot physically take away their pain, it's almost as if it hurts you just as much. Will is a wonderfully sweet and good natured baby (even when he is sick!), but oh, it is so gut-wrenching to see him feeling so terrible.
On Friday, Will started getting sick with a stomach bug. Yesterday, we thought he was out of the woods, but he seems to still be feeling really bad and is barely eating or drinking anything. I left work early today to pick him up from Mother's Day Out and called the doctor's office at ten to 3:00 to speak to the nurse. I wanted to ask some questions, remind her of our visit on Friday, and see if she thought it was serious enough for him to come in. It is now 4:01 and she still hasn't called me back. I know they have patients to see and probably about 50 other calls to return to mothers who are just as worried as I am, but doesn't she understand? This is MY baby we're talking about! I want answers! I want to know if he's okay! I want to know if I should be worried at all! So, I called back at 3:45. The receptionist told me that they were with patients until 4:15 and that it might be 5:00 before they can return my call. So, that means if he is really still sick and they need to see him right away, I'll have to go to the ER instead of the doctor's office. Argh! The insanity of it all...
Hopefully, everything is going to be okay and they'll tell me I'm worried for no reason. Let's pray that's the case.
By the way, I got sick with the same bug on Saturday, so my cleaning/errand-running-weekend didn't happen yet again! Thankfully, Scott didn't get infected, so he got a lot done by himself. What a great husband, huh?
Until next time...
Tuesday, January 31, 2006
Friday, January 27, 2006
And the Gold Star goes to...
...Celeste (Scott) Green! Celeste, if you're reading this, it's funny that you should "win" because I think of you everytime I see that movie or hear that phrase because I remember you commenting about it one time! Weird, huh? Ah, the good times we had...
"A Bouquet of Freshly Sharpened Pencils"
Can anyone tell me what movie this phrase is from? I'll give you a virtual gold star if you can!
Last night I fed Will and put him in his bed for the night. I left the house at about 9:30 to head to the store for a few groceries and assorted items. Before I left, Scott said, "hey, get me a couple of 3-ring binders for school--the kind that you can put stuff in the pocket on the front." I smiled and said, "Yea! I get to shop for school supplies!"
One thing I always loved about school was the inevitable fact that you had to buy new school supplies at the beginning of each semester. Fresh, clean notebook paper and sprial notebooks! New fully loaded pens! Freshly sharpened pencils! Ahh! The smell of it! It's wonderful and I am jealous of my husband because he gets new school supplies and I don't. But, I got to pick them out! Nothing is more tempting than the pen and pencil aisle at Wal-Mart. That is why I usually avoid it at all costs.
Well, on to other things. I actually really do have to clean my house this weekend. My mother-in-law and grandmother-in-law (is that a word?) are arriving on Wednesday. So, I guess I won't be sleeping as much as I did last weekend. Boo :(
This morning, something happened that made me feel really good! I came to work and opened my email and I had one from a friend who recently had a baby. She was writing to ask my advice about something! It was so cool to give out some of my first "mommy advice!" It just made me feel like I am a real mom who is experienced enough in some things to be qualified to give suggestions to others!
For other news about our family check out our family blog (there's a link to it under "blogs I read").
Everyone have a blessed day!
~Lauren :)
Last night I fed Will and put him in his bed for the night. I left the house at about 9:30 to head to the store for a few groceries and assorted items. Before I left, Scott said, "hey, get me a couple of 3-ring binders for school--the kind that you can put stuff in the pocket on the front." I smiled and said, "Yea! I get to shop for school supplies!"
One thing I always loved about school was the inevitable fact that you had to buy new school supplies at the beginning of each semester. Fresh, clean notebook paper and sprial notebooks! New fully loaded pens! Freshly sharpened pencils! Ahh! The smell of it! It's wonderful and I am jealous of my husband because he gets new school supplies and I don't. But, I got to pick them out! Nothing is more tempting than the pen and pencil aisle at Wal-Mart. That is why I usually avoid it at all costs.
Well, on to other things. I actually really do have to clean my house this weekend. My mother-in-law and grandmother-in-law (is that a word?) are arriving on Wednesday. So, I guess I won't be sleeping as much as I did last weekend. Boo :(
This morning, something happened that made me feel really good! I came to work and opened my email and I had one from a friend who recently had a baby. She was writing to ask my advice about something! It was so cool to give out some of my first "mommy advice!" It just made me feel like I am a real mom who is experienced enough in some things to be qualified to give suggestions to others!
For other news about our family check out our family blog (there's a link to it under "blogs I read").
Everyone have a blessed day!
~Lauren :)
Thursday, January 26, 2006
Pet Peeves
I got in bed last night at 11:00--an amazing feat for me. I turned off the light and snuggled under the covers. I started to let my body relax and enter the blissful realm which is sleep. Suddenly the silence was broken by the whine of the dog. We ignored him, foolishly thinking he would leave us alone if we just pretended to be asleep. Oh, no. He was too smart for that. He upped the ante. Finally, Scott got up to let him outside. It turned out the dog didn't need to go outside. He wanted a midnight snack.
This is one of my main gripes about my dog--I love him, but he is really annoying sometimes. Really. Annoying. He will not eat if you are not in the room with him. Therefore, he doesn't eat all day while we are gone to work. He waits until we get home and binges on his food. He probably only eats once a day (maybe twice) because of this. Our other dog does about the same thing. But he waits until Frank (Dog #1) is finished eating before he eats. I know! They're insane.
So, Scott brought the food and water into our bathroom so we could go to sleep. Or so we thought! Frank literally feasted for about 30 minutes (or at least in my half-consciousness, that is what it seemed like), I'm honestly not sure if he had eaten at all yesterday because of how much he ate. He crunched and crunched and crunched. Then he drank and drank and drank. Oh, for the love! I just wanted to sleep. So, finally he gets back in bed (we let them sleep in our bed last night--stupidly--because it was cold and rainy outside) and gets settled. So, I think, okay, I can finally go to sleep. Wrong!! Cracker (Dog #2) decides that it is his turn to eat. Thank goodness he didn't make such a feast of it like Frank did. I just wanted to scream I was so irritated! So, what I want to know is: is it only my dogs who are insane in this way, or does anyone else have this strange problem? Just checkin'.
Peeved,
Lauren :)
This is one of my main gripes about my dog--I love him, but he is really annoying sometimes. Really. Annoying. He will not eat if you are not in the room with him. Therefore, he doesn't eat all day while we are gone to work. He waits until we get home and binges on his food. He probably only eats once a day (maybe twice) because of this. Our other dog does about the same thing. But he waits until Frank (Dog #1) is finished eating before he eats. I know! They're insane.
So, Scott brought the food and water into our bathroom so we could go to sleep. Or so we thought! Frank literally feasted for about 30 minutes (or at least in my half-consciousness, that is what it seemed like), I'm honestly not sure if he had eaten at all yesterday because of how much he ate. He crunched and crunched and crunched. Then he drank and drank and drank. Oh, for the love! I just wanted to sleep. So, finally he gets back in bed (we let them sleep in our bed last night--stupidly--because it was cold and rainy outside) and gets settled. So, I think, okay, I can finally go to sleep. Wrong!! Cracker (Dog #2) decides that it is his turn to eat. Thank goodness he didn't make such a feast of it like Frank did. I just wanted to scream I was so irritated! So, what I want to know is: is it only my dogs who are insane in this way, or does anyone else have this strange problem? Just checkin'.
Peeved,
Lauren :)
Wednesday, January 25, 2006
Something Interesting?
I have decided that I am not an interesting or funny enough person to have my own blog, but you know what? I don't care. I don't care if only my mom reads it, it's still fun.
Okay, so something interesting...something interesting...
Well, as most of my friends and family know, we do not have cable at our house and we are too low or far out in the boonies (whatever you wish to believe) to get network television free and clear. So, all we get is NBC on our bedroom tv and it is usually fuzzy. We constantly have to shift the tv to get a mostly clear picture. It's annoying. Because of this, we either watch what's on NBC, nothing at all, or we rely on dvds and videos to provide our entertainment. My husband's dear secretary sympathizes and tapes American Idol for us every season. She's such a sweetie.
Therefore, last night we finally watched the first two-hour episode in Chicago. Oh my. It is just so sad that year after year after year, people still think that they are the living end and are good enough singers to be on the show!! Now, I'm not saying I would be good enough to be on the show, but I know I can at least carry a tune. It just makes me feel so sorry for these people who really and truly think they are star material and when they don't make it, they get so stinkin' upset and go off on everyone. It's just sad. And what is with Randy and Paula letting that "Crazy Dave" through? I mean, they are just giving this poor guy false hope. It's just insane, and alas, I love it.
For those of you who have a plethora of stations to peruse and are able to watch any show anytime you like, do me a favor and don't spoil it for me. I'll watch it all eventually.
"Prather out,"
Lauren :)
Okay, so something interesting...something interesting...
Well, as most of my friends and family know, we do not have cable at our house and we are too low or far out in the boonies (whatever you wish to believe) to get network television free and clear. So, all we get is NBC on our bedroom tv and it is usually fuzzy. We constantly have to shift the tv to get a mostly clear picture. It's annoying. Because of this, we either watch what's on NBC, nothing at all, or we rely on dvds and videos to provide our entertainment. My husband's dear secretary sympathizes and tapes American Idol for us every season. She's such a sweetie.
Therefore, last night we finally watched the first two-hour episode in Chicago. Oh my. It is just so sad that year after year after year, people still think that they are the living end and are good enough singers to be on the show!! Now, I'm not saying I would be good enough to be on the show, but I know I can at least carry a tune. It just makes me feel so sorry for these people who really and truly think they are star material and when they don't make it, they get so stinkin' upset and go off on everyone. It's just sad. And what is with Randy and Paula letting that "Crazy Dave" through? I mean, they are just giving this poor guy false hope. It's just insane, and alas, I love it.
For those of you who have a plethora of stations to peruse and are able to watch any show anytime you like, do me a favor and don't spoil it for me. I'll watch it all eventually.
"Prather out,"
Lauren :)
Monday, January 23, 2006
Blessings
So...did I clean my house? Not really. Did I do laundry? Most of it. Did I sleep? YES!! And I'm still tired. All in all it was a good weekend, though. Not much of anything has happened with me in the last several days, so this will be a short, uninteresting post.
Things of note, though, are: a friend at church was baptized last night! Praise God for that! He has worked wonders in her life and will continue to do so. That news was truly a blessing. Also, another major blessing is that Andrea went home today!! Her progress has been so good that the doctors decided her health can be managed well from home. She is also seeing more colors, shapes, and light out of her right eye (the one on which they did surgery last Thursday). God is really and truly the Great Physician.
On a disappointing note, a prospective babysitter has fallen through. Argh! There seems to be no one in this town who keeps kids! It is so frustrating. I had an awesome babysitter last fall, but unfortunately for me her husband was transferred and they moved to Illinois over the holidays. Illinois is just a little too far to drive every morning. Please pray that we will find someone/something that will work out soon.
Everyone have a blessed day :)
Things of note, though, are: a friend at church was baptized last night! Praise God for that! He has worked wonders in her life and will continue to do so. That news was truly a blessing. Also, another major blessing is that Andrea went home today!! Her progress has been so good that the doctors decided her health can be managed well from home. She is also seeing more colors, shapes, and light out of her right eye (the one on which they did surgery last Thursday). God is really and truly the Great Physician.
On a disappointing note, a prospective babysitter has fallen through. Argh! There seems to be no one in this town who keeps kids! It is so frustrating. I had an awesome babysitter last fall, but unfortunately for me her husband was transferred and they moved to Illinois over the holidays. Illinois is just a little too far to drive every morning. Please pray that we will find someone/something that will work out soon.
Everyone have a blessed day :)
Friday, January 20, 2006
It's Friday!!
Oh, me...I am ready to go home! I have to, have to, have to clean my house and do laundry this weekend. Ugh! I don't wanna! Just give me sleep...
A couple of prayer requests I want to share are:
Andrea's eye surgery recovered "some" of her vision...not sure what that means...but she was pretty upset last night when they took the eye patch off and she still couldn't see. Please continue to pray for her. They are hoping to take her home for the weekend on a "weekend pass" from the hospital.
My dear friend Chelsey's mother has been ill for a very long time and things are not looking great right now. Please pray for Chelsey and her mom as they go through this time. That's all I want to say about that because I don't know how Chelsey feels about me saying more than that in a public forum. Just prayers are what they need now :)
I guess that is all I have to say for now. Have a blessed day!
A couple of prayer requests I want to share are:
Andrea's eye surgery recovered "some" of her vision...not sure what that means...but she was pretty upset last night when they took the eye patch off and she still couldn't see. Please continue to pray for her. They are hoping to take her home for the weekend on a "weekend pass" from the hospital.
My dear friend Chelsey's mother has been ill for a very long time and things are not looking great right now. Please pray for Chelsey and her mom as they go through this time. That's all I want to say about that because I don't know how Chelsey feels about me saying more than that in a public forum. Just prayers are what they need now :)
I guess that is all I have to say for now. Have a blessed day!
Thursday, January 19, 2006
It all begins here...
Okay, so this is my first post. I am excited! I created a blog for our family as a whole so everyone could see pictures and updates of Will, but I thought it would be fun to have my own too, so if anyone cares to know, you can read about what's going on in my "interesting" life.
The family blog is http://pratherplace.blogspot.com. This is where we'll post most of the pictures and info about our precious little boy Will.
Let's see...things that are new with me...not much! Scott started back to ACU this week. He is taking one class there on campus and two online. I'm sure he will have another excellent semester.
We bought tickets for Follies today, so if you're going, we'll see you there! We are going to the 2:00 show this time since we have a little boy who will be sleepy at night. We'll be making a day trip of it as well and hope to get there in time for club breakfasts. Isn't it weird how we don't know anyone at LCU anymore? I think I can count on my hand the number of people I know who actually go to school there. Crazy.
Reflections:
We spent Thanksgiving in Houston with my family and had a great time. It was a quick trip, though! We flew to Florida on Dec. 22nd to visit Scott's family and had a good time there, too. Unfortunately, we all had various sicknesses while there, but we recovered and still had fun. We flew back on the 30th and my parents and Grandma Thelma were here to have Christmas with us. They got to stay for about four days, so that was really nice.
In case you are wondering what "Andrea Luthringer's Updates" is on my link list, let me share with you the story of this amazing woman! I grew up going to church with Andrea, who is a couple of years younger than me. Her sister (who is the same age as me) was a good friend of mine through our teenage years. On Thanksgiving Day of 2005, Andrea started to feel very ill. She'd had oral surgery a few days prior and couldn't seem to stop bleeding. Her parents took her to the ER and they ran lots of tests. She was diagnosed with AML (acute myleoid luekemia) and was in ICU by the next morning. She has since been through lots of ups and downs...she was on a ventilator for quite a while, she's had chemo, she was rejecting platelets for a while...but things are looking up! She was moved to Progressive Care over the weekend and is breathing completely on her own. She has been able to shower and eat solid foods and walk down the hallway with a walker. Today she had eye surgery (the chemo caused some eye problems and she hasn't been able to see for quite some time) and will have her other eye operated on next week. Hopefully, if all goes well, she will be able to go home soon. Please pray for this sweet, courageous woman! Take a look at her link for more detailed and firsthand updates.
Well, I had better sign off for now. Everyone have a blessed day!!
The family blog is http://pratherplace.blogspot.com. This is where we'll post most of the pictures and info about our precious little boy Will.
Let's see...things that are new with me...not much! Scott started back to ACU this week. He is taking one class there on campus and two online. I'm sure he will have another excellent semester.
We bought tickets for Follies today, so if you're going, we'll see you there! We are going to the 2:00 show this time since we have a little boy who will be sleepy at night. We'll be making a day trip of it as well and hope to get there in time for club breakfasts. Isn't it weird how we don't know anyone at LCU anymore? I think I can count on my hand the number of people I know who actually go to school there. Crazy.
Reflections:
We spent Thanksgiving in Houston with my family and had a great time. It was a quick trip, though! We flew to Florida on Dec. 22nd to visit Scott's family and had a good time there, too. Unfortunately, we all had various sicknesses while there, but we recovered and still had fun. We flew back on the 30th and my parents and Grandma Thelma were here to have Christmas with us. They got to stay for about four days, so that was really nice.
In case you are wondering what "Andrea Luthringer's Updates" is on my link list, let me share with you the story of this amazing woman! I grew up going to church with Andrea, who is a couple of years younger than me. Her sister (who is the same age as me) was a good friend of mine through our teenage years. On Thanksgiving Day of 2005, Andrea started to feel very ill. She'd had oral surgery a few days prior and couldn't seem to stop bleeding. Her parents took her to the ER and they ran lots of tests. She was diagnosed with AML (acute myleoid luekemia) and was in ICU by the next morning. She has since been through lots of ups and downs...she was on a ventilator for quite a while, she's had chemo, she was rejecting platelets for a while...but things are looking up! She was moved to Progressive Care over the weekend and is breathing completely on her own. She has been able to shower and eat solid foods and walk down the hallway with a walker. Today she had eye surgery (the chemo caused some eye problems and she hasn't been able to see for quite some time) and will have her other eye operated on next week. Hopefully, if all goes well, she will be able to go home soon. Please pray for this sweet, courageous woman! Take a look at her link for more detailed and firsthand updates.
Well, I had better sign off for now. Everyone have a blessed day!!
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