They Say It's Your Birthday..

So Rhodes turned 8 months old on Thursday and wanted to make sure no one forgot it.  My mom picked him up about 4:00 from day care and noticed he was making a grunting noise, but didn't think to much about it...They come home and played outside and came in and he starts crying and grunting.  She calls me and says there is just something not right.  I come home a few minutes later and he is still crying and grunting.  I finally decide he is having gas pains.  This goes on for a little while, so I call our pediatrician and the nurse immediately calls me back and tells me to get him to an ER that he is not getting enough air...that is why he is grunting...I immediately go over to our next door neighbors who is a doctor and ask him what would he do...so we go the emergency room and Rhodes has a bacterial infection that came on so quick and caused his throat to swell so he wasn't getting enough air...Can you say scary?  They gave him some meds and he was instantly better, but we stayed in the hospital just to be sure...

At 8 months you are pulling up on everything, crawling, saying mama and bye bye, you love the dog water and whenever you get into trouble you just turn and smile.  You weigh between 18 and 19lbs and love your bottle, your paci and you blankets.  You are a sweet child with a wonderful disposition.  You also love your sister!  You love your baby food and the only thing you will not eat is carrots.  Thanks for making our lives better!

In his hospital gown

Loving the sound the plastic made in the croup tent

Just hanging out

Fun & Fire

Two weeks ago, Nana, She-She, Ellie and I headed to Memphis via a lay over in Oxford at Shelia's condo.  These are known as girls weekends and Ellie has been a part of them since she was born.  Do not think for a minute you are taking off without her.  Anyway, we went to Oxford on Friday night and were trying to decide what to eat.  Ellie hates hibachi restaurants, because she doesn't like the fire at the beginning.  Shelia and I always kid her that we are going to a "fire" restaurant.  So the game began with Shelia and I saying let's go to a "fire" restaurant.  She actually agreed only because my mom had never been to one and she wanted Nana to see what it was all about.  She liked it and so did Nana.  After leaving Kabuki, we headed to Belk.  We were looking for different things, but She-She was looking for a purse.  Turns out Ellie is a great personal shopper.  We woke up Saturday morning and headed to Memphis to see Beauty & the Beast at the Orpheum.  Ellie loves Beauty & the Beast--especially the beast...go figure

Ellie with her parrot cup at the "Fire" restaurant

Yes,  I know ...she looks JUST like her She-She

In the words of Go Dog Go...Do you like my hat?

This girl loves some sprinkles

The Chick Fil A cow was shopping in Old Navy...you would have thought Ellie saw Elvis himself..

With our Beast...go figure

A Good Nights Sleep

This girl was ready with her gown and her sleep mask.  She got into my bed and kept raising the mask to make sure I was still there...Funny Funny girl!

Bye Bye Ball

Softball is over and although I don't think you could really tell by Ellie's enthusiasm or lack of on the field...she did have a good time.

10 & 2

He is such the safe driver

Word to Your Mother

One might think she is acting like a rapper given the stance and the head gear...Nope, she is MARY holding baby JESUS!!!Gotta love her...

If You're Happy and You Know It

Smile like this..

Thanks Marsha for sharing this picture!

This is what happens when...

Your daddy and sister dress you...

Swimmer Swimmer Chicken Dinner

So this week Ellie Boo aka Lou Lou has been taking swimming lessons.  She has done a fantastic job of showing bravery.  She jumped off the diving board by herself several times and swam in the deep end.  This is a major accomplishment.  However, one day she called me at work and told me that she wanted Tuckey Fried Chicken for lunch (KFC) and I told her that if she ate all that fried chicken she might sink...little did I know she reported to Ms Chris that she might sink today, because "My mama told me if I ate all that fried chicken I would sink."  Gotta love her!