Day 4 in the Bunker....

Ughh.... I cannot stress how much I hate, hate, HATE being sick!!! Its going on almost a week now and not only do I feel like I have been run over by an 18- wheeler, but the baby is also sick! I barely have enough energy to keep myself going much less tend to a sick & cranky baby... its days like these when I wonder how single moms of more than one child do it... Heres to hoping that the cold meds will at least clear up my congestion enough so that I can breathe out of BOTH nostrils!!!

Kalel 10 Months

Kalel is 10 Months old! I cant even believe that he has been in my life for almost a year already... He is learning so many new things every day! Just in this month... He is learning to eat by himself, he can almost use a spoon on his own- and he is eating table food. His new words in the past month are "Bye-Bye" "Baby" "Bear" and he is  pointing to everything. His new thing is pointing at me when he is touching something he is not supposed to be messing with because I always point when I tell him "No" - I guess that is what I have to look forward to next- him telling me "no" Lol Im laughing now, but Im sure I wont be too thrilled wen the time comes :o) He also learned how to clap and raise his hands up in the air (Soooo Big!), and is dancing to music (so freakin cute!!) We ended up having to take him for bloodwork at the end of May because his skin was yellowish-orange and the results came back that his Carotene level is super high, a normal level is 85 and his was 983!!! We were refferred to a GI Specialist which we went to on June 22nd and it was Dr. Tech- she didnt seem overly worried about it and assured us that most healthy babies will have high carotene levels and that is normal because they are pretty much vegetarian until 9months of age. But, because his was 10X higher than average they are playing it safe and told us to cut back on fruits and veggies that are high in beta-carotene and he goes back for more bloodwork in September they are going to check carotene again and then his cholesterol and kidney function because in rare cases high carotene can be associated with kidney disease, diabetes, and high cholesterol! So we are keeping our fingers crossed and hoping that all is well.... 

 

 At the GI Specialist in his little gown :)

Meanwhile I am so thankful to be able to work part-time and spend so much time with Kalel at home, he is really benefiting from it- I was even told by a complete stranger in the grocery store the other day that I must spend alot of time with him because he is very smart for a 10 month old! That makes it all worth it... I love being a Mommy to this precious little boy <3

 

One Year Anniversary!!!

As of June 20, 2010 I have been married to the most amazing husband and father of our son that I could ever ask for! I dont know what I would do without someone so caring and thoughtful by my side... I never would have thought 8 years ago when we first met working at Winn Dixie, or even 3 years ago when we saw eachother again at Sea Vista, that not only would we end up dating and soon falling in love with eachother- but that we would move in with eachother, get engaged, get pregnant, get married, and then welcome a beautiful baby boy into this world in less than 3 years. And now we are celebrating our 1 year wedding anniversary and I could not be any happier with any other man on the planet! I love you Anthony Ray Schwanke and here is to many many more years to come!

{How We Celebrated}

We went to Pappas for breakfast and then to the beach with Kalel and then went home for showers, lunch, & nap... then we dropped Kalel off at Gammas house and went to dinner at the Garlic and then to Pjs for a drink, then off to the movies to see Prince of Persia: Sands of Time (great movie) and then we picked up Kalel and went home... it was a great day nice to just relax and have a good time with the Hubz for a change <3

Beach Day

To Celebrate our Anniversary / Father's Day we took Kalel to the beach (the day after June 21st) Because on our actual Anniversary and Father's Day Anthony couldnt get off of work... so because we were going out later that night and getting a sitter we decided to have a beach day with the family! It took Kalel a little bit to start to enjoy the beach but once he started playing in the sand and the water he had fun!

UGHHHHH

So.... Lynzee has been in Delray for damn near a month now and I am beginning to grow crazy again like the walls are closing in on me... spending day after day in the house with only a 10 month to communicate with- dont get me wrong I love my son- but I need some normal interaction! Anthony is never home and even on his days off it seems he isnt home! And then comes home from work in a bad mood 90% of the time... Except for the past week he has been acting awkward like doing shit around the house and being nice and letting me sleep in on work nights and bought me flowers! Not that I dont appreciate it because I do- just very unlike him lately.... Mom mentioned it was prolly because our 1 year Anniversary is in 2 days.... but any kind of special day or holiday (like Christmas, my bday, valentines, or even Mothers day)  has never got this reaction out of him before! Whatever jsut having one of those days... Im kinda pissy so dont mind me!