Trial Run......

We had to privilege this past Wednesday to which little Zoey Schryver so her mom & dad could have a much needed date night! First one since Zoey was born on Jan. 28th!! It was actually a great trial run for us, if we ever decide to have another baby to see how James would do. James did great, he was a big helper. James would help feed and change her diaper & play with her a lot. James didn't understand why Zoey wouldn't hold the train and go choo-choo :) I explained to him that she is a baby and doesn't know how to do that stuff yet. Than James spent the rest of the night just going up to Zoey and touching her and saying BABY!!  We did bring up James' old swing & bouncy seat for Zoey. James had a blast playing in his swing and he assign the bouncy seat to Zoey. Enjoy the photos below :)

Come Sail Away With Me

James got a water table for Christmas this past year from his grandparents Sharr. We havent been able to put it together since now, due to lack of space. He LOVES it!!!!  He was very excited when he woke up from his nap and found it siting in the living room. We have been keeping it at Don's parents house till now.
We haven't put in water in it yet, he seems to be having fun without the water & mess too!!  We spent most of the day outside again since the weather was so nice, minus the wind. I am not sure how tired James is but Don & I are spent!! Enjoy the pictures below!!!!

Sidewalk Chalk!!!!

We spent the day with Grandma & Grandpa Sharr, mostly outside!! James learned what sidewalk chalk is, and he loved it. He didnt even put it in his mouth, which surprised me:). It was pretty funny cause every new piece of chalk that James touch he had to show it to Don's hunting dog Pete. Pete was a very good sport about it and acted very interested in it. James also got to watch Dada fishing. Don got one fish but James didn't act to interested by it. We spent a good time outside just running around, and going up and down the wooden bridge down by the pond. It was so nice to be able to spend time outside this weekend with James. I never really understood the meaning of stir crazy till I had a child. Winter does a number on both childern & parents!! Enjoy the pictures below :)

New/Old Puppy?!?!

James has discovered a old friend the past few weeks and it has been following us everywhere!! I bought James this stuff puppy dog when he was about 2 months old & he really never showed any interest in it so we just put it with the other stuff animals. Than a few weeks ago it reappeared & has been attached to James ever since!!! It is pretty cute to watch, since James makes sure that his puppy is fed & that he gets to try all the food that James eats. Like on the way to daycare last week, James was eating teddy grams, I looked in the rearview mirror and James was trying to feed one to his puppy, it was pretty cute & kinda of made my heart melt :). On another note, James is cutting his 2 year molars so we have had lots of time out for bitting & pinching from frustration from his mouth hurting. I came home from work early today to spend some extra time with James since I knew that he hasn't been feeling the best. We watched Bob the Builder and cuddled on the couch till Dada got home! Enjoy the pictures below :).

Yes, one last thing.....James thinks it is pretty neat to eat his yogert with a big person's spoon now!!

Post Surgery

Thanks for all the thoughts and prayers everyone, surgery went very well & much quicker than what we thought. I was out for only about a hour. Dr said I had a mild case & that my left side was much worse than my right. My tubes & ovaries look great too, I even got pictures to prove it! At least this is what Don told me that Dr. Young said :) Waking up was very hard, I could not keep my eyes open for the life of me. It is funny cause I told Don that when they took me back to the OR I layed down on the bed and they said you are going to feel a stinging feeling in your IV and than you will be alseep. I started to feel the stinging & I tried my hardest to fight the drugs but I couldnt and out I went, things got very dizzy VERY fast! I compare it to being pinned down by a semi & trying to push it off you :) Pain wise I am doing ok, as long as I stay on top of my meds & dont let it go past 6 hrs. James has been very understanding & even got mommy a get well ballon, which I think that he is enjoying more than me :) It is like he knows mommy cant bend over, Don ran to get some coffee this morning for me and James really needed a diaper change & James just brought me a diaper and layed down real nice & didnt kick or anything. Than when we were done with the diaper change James stood up & gave me a hug :) Such a sweet little boy!  Thanks again for all the thoughts & prayers. Hopefully this will help us with growing our family :)

                                                    James & I before heading to the hospital

Surgery...eekkk!!!

Hey everyone, just wanted to give you all a brief update on me, since some of you don't even know. I am having surgery next Monday the 18th to remove scar tissue from my female parts. Don & I have been trying to get pregnant for about a year now & it hasn't happened. My OB sent us to a fertility doctor here in Des Moines & we found out that we are having a hard time getting pregnant due to the scar tissue blocking the fluid out that I need in order to get pregnant. The surgery takes about  2 hrs normally but I could be out longer, just depends on how much they find that they need to get rit off. Right after the surgery I will start a round of fertility drugs. NO not the kind that you get like 4-6 kids out of one pregnancy either, that was my very first question!! I am very nervous about this surgery though, I have never had surgery before. The hardest part will be not being able to pick up James for a few weeks!! I will be completely out so how do you know that they are really doing what they tell you they are doing?!?! I am really struggling with this question, since I am a major control freak!! Please keep me in your thoughts & prayers for the surgery & recovery. I don't really have the type of job where my bosses are understanding so I hope & pray that I heal quickly!!

Grandma & Grandpa Are Home....YAY!!!!

Don's parents have been in Texas the past two months. They go down there every winter from January till March. James was use to seeing his Grandma Sharr almost every Monday so he was a little lost at first when they left for 2 months, but he remember her right away yesterday, he even gave her a big hug goodbye when we left :) We also got to see Uncle Ronnie yesterday too, Don's brother from Missouri. They were all very surprise how big James had gotten since they seen him last. They were all very impressed with he talking skills & being able to point out almost half of the letters of the alphabet & know what they are!! James is now saying 3-4 word phrases when talking to us, which is making it alot easier when we are trying to figure out what he wants, when he wants something!