Visiting Family

A few days after Christmas, some of Dave's family came to visit and stayed with Dave's parents.  We went over to spend time with them and Tater went in and played cards with Grandma Virgie and Cousin Lindsey. 

Then it was playtime with Cousin Tracy.  As you can tell, he loved her. 

Playtime with Papa. 

December 31-January 14

December 31:  Was thinking that we'd go out and do something for a little while after Tater's nap, but after listening to him cough, I think we'll just spend the night relaxing and playing at home.

December 31: I think I have the cutest date for New Year's Eve!

 December 31:  Taking a silly pic.  :) 

 December 31:  My great uncle Asa just took his last breath here on earth. :( Thankful that he is not suffering anymore.

January 1:  Goodbye 2011. Welcome 2012!!! :)

January 1:  So glad that Dave made it home 8 minutes before midnight, even if all I got was a kiss on the forehead since he has Tater's cold. :)

January 1:  Thanks Tater for sleeping until 9 and then playing in your crib until 9:30. That makes Mommy and Daddy very happy.

January 1:  Sad that we're going to be missing church today, but between Tater's runny nose, horrible cough, and yucky diaper rash (from his antibiotic), he's not nursery friendly.

January 1: 

 January 1:  Snuggling with my sick boy.

 January 1: My handsome boy.

 January 1:  Seriously handsome!

 January 2:  Tater is taking a glow bath tonight!

 January 4:  Nothing better than ice cream at Nana and Papa's house.

 January 4:  Tater and Ayla hanging out at Uncle Asa's funeral.

 January 4:  Playing with his new puzzle on our way home.

 January 6:  So loved my day at the zoo with my boys. Thanks Nana and Papa for the awesome Christmas gift.

 January 7:  A great day to go on a walk with my favorite boy.

 January 8:  Playing with Nana and the train table Papa built.

 January 9: So behind on emails and facebook messages/notifications. :(

January 9:  Tater is addicted!

 January 10:  Attacking my email. Only 522 messages to go!!! :)

January 10:  Heard that Chick-fil-a will soon be offering grilled nuggets in their kid's meals. This makes my gluten free self very happy!!! :)

January 10:  Oh my! How I love watching him play.

 January 12:  Busy reading as we sat in a 6 mile backup yesterday.

 January 12:  As I rocked Tater tonight, I couldn't help but think back to the first night that I spent with him in the hospital. Still, even after almost 2 years, in awe of how God formed our family. :)

January 13:  I didn't think about the fact that teaching Tater to unzip his jacket also meant that he would know how to unzip his pajamas. :-)

January 13:  My little artist.

 January 13: Someone is so happy to have his daddy home.

 January 14:  Watching some Mickey Mouse Clubhouse with my boy.

January 14:  Having a blast playing piano at Hannah's birthday party.

January 14:  There's just something special about adopting. We get to tell Tater "We love you", but we also get to tell him "We chose you".

December 23-30

December 23:  I need to wrap presents, but all I want to do is play with this dude.

 December 23:  Working on some fine motor skills.

 December 24:  A super late nap equals no Christmas Eve service for Tater and Jen. Looking forward to making some Happy Birthday Jesus cupcakes with the boy when he wakes up.

December 24:  Glad that Dave doesn't have to work tomorrow, but we sure do miss him tonight while he's working.

December 24:  Asked Tater what he wanted for supper and he quickly answered "cancakes". Maybe a new tradition for Christmas Eve?

December 25:  Tater gave us an awesome Christmas present. He slept till 8:30!

December 26:  I love these two boys.

 December 26:  Totally enjoying my Cozy Spot present from my authentic friend, Trish.

December 27: 

 December 27:  Fun with Tater's train set.

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December 27: Goodbye Christmas decorations.

December 27: Tater was taking forever to fall asleep tonight. Went in to check on him and he's running a 100.0 fever. :(

December 28:  Dave took Tater to the doc today and it's just a cold (for now). So...we're now at Nana's and Papa's!!

December 29:  I have one very sick Tater. :( Had to leave Nana and Papa's to head home and go to see the doctor.

December 30:  My kid has his own superpower! He can turn any ordinary cold into an ear infection in just a few days.

Christmas at the Farm (Part 3)

After showing you my sister's pics, these are all mine.  :) 

Tater had had a fever on Tuesday, so Dave took him to the doctor on Wednesday morning.  The doctor gave us the all clear saying that it was just a cold.  His ears, throat, and lungs were clear.   We packed the car and headed to the farm to have Christmas with Nana and Papa.  It didn't take long for Tater to fall asleep on the way there. 

We got to Nana and Papa's and Tater played some music for us. 

Recital is over!

Present time!

Ayla loves Uncle Dave's phone.

We love our niece!!

That night, Tater started running a fever again.  He had a pretty rough night, never getting comfortable.  He was up pretty early that morning complaining of his belly hurting.  He finally fell back asleep, but we knew he'd been truthful when he'd said that his belly hurt because soon after, he threw up.  Poor dude just didn't feel well. 

He spent almost the entire morning in someone's arms, not wanting to do anything.  Grandma brought over presents and he just rested while we opened them for him.  He did play with his new cell phone for a few minutes and fell asleep with it like this. 

We decided that it was probably best to head home a little early and we were able to get a doctor's appointment.  He did well in the car and was even laughing at one point, like in this pic. 

About 2 minutes after this pic, he threw up again.  Thankfully, we were able to stop and change him into a new pair of pajamas that he got for Christmas. 

Off to the doctor we went and yep, again, he has another ear infection.  He can turn any ordinary cold into an ear infection in just a matter of days! 

He was so exhausted that he fell asleep on the way home from the doctor's office. 

He ate dinner and went to sleep for a little while and was wide awake and ready to play a little after 9.  We let him get up and play for a little while and then put him back to bed. 

He woke up Friday morning feeling better, but he's still pretty sick.  Poor guy.  :(