BIG NEWS!!!!!

Braxton is on his very first field trip as I type this. I was a complete loser and went to school to take pictures of him boarding the bus, in the bus and the bus driving away. And then I ..... cried! I have been so emotional lately and cry at everything. The director even hugged me. I found it bizarre (which also emphasized what a loser I am) that I was the only mom who came and took pictures. They were going across town to the park with a bagged lunch and all. This is big people. Not only is he on his first field trip, the teacher driving the bus is only the 4th person outside of me and Bryan who has driven my kids. Plus this means he is growing up:(




















We have a WALKER! Chappelle will take 7-8 steps at a time and then plunk down. But my girl is steppin'! Not only is she walking, but she likes to squat and bounce/dance. I have absolutely got to get both of these events on video. We have both of these on video with Braxton and I want to do the same with Chappelle.




We had a major scare Monday night/Tuesday morning with Braxton. He woke up at 2:50am screaming of a headache. I laid down with him until he fell back asleep. 10 minutes later he was in our room crying of a headache again. I put a pallet on our floor and we tried again. He woke up again crying. And let me paint the picture "it's a hysterical cry where he is holding his head and trembling" so we put him in our bed and less than 5 minutes later he says his head hurts really bad and he has to throw up. We took him to the bathroom where he proceeds to dry heave, but nothing came out. This happened 3 more times through out the night. Around 5:30 he ended up laying on the floor with a cold washcloth over his forehead. As I was getting ready he woke up and said "mommy, I feel much better!" I told him good, because he sure did scare me and daddy. Poor little guy was exhausted so after he got dressed for school he fell back asleep, where he then proceeded to wake up again screaming. uuggh! So I gave him Motrin, we sent him to school and told the teachers what was going on. I called and checked on him around 10:30. Of course as soon as I got to work I googled headaches in little ones and let me forewarn you, you should never do that. Most websites said 1.tension/stress 2. migraine 3. meningitis 4. tumor. Of course the diagnosis in the tumor section said if they wake up in the middle of the night or first thing in the morning...are you kidding me?! Not what a mother wants to read at all!!

So, I knew that the Motrin would be wearing off around 1:00, which would also be nap time. I was dreading every time my phone rang. Sure enough at 3:10 I see Gateway on my phone...ugh! I answered and they told me he was screaming of a headache. I immediately left work. I cried the entire way to school. I tried calling the Dr. but they didn't have any openings, so I was taking him to the walk in clinic. I got to school and he was lying on his cot. I looked at him and started crying all over. There was nothing in his eyes, his was whiter than I have ever seen him and clammy. He looked pitiful. I picked him up and he was like a limp rag doll. He wouldn't even put his arms and legs around me. It broke my heart. Once we got to the dr. they checked him for strep - negative, his glands, ears and throat were fine, so they did a blood panel. His white blood cell count was elevated. Normal for his age is 13,000 and his were 17,000. So he was fighting an infection, they just couldn't localize it. They sent us home with a 10 day prescription of augmentin and said if things don't improve in 48 hours to bring him back. I am happy to say Tuesday night and Wednesday night have been filled with sleep and no shout outs or headaches. So fingers crossed we are on the road to recovery. I can honestly say I have never been so scared and at that time I decided, it's time to lighten up on the little guy.




I had my very first mammogram yesterday. A mammogram....but you are so young! Yes, you are right, I am young. But given the fact the my sister was diagnosed 1.5 years ago at age 35 with breast cancer...you are never to young to get tested. It was very emotional for me. I walked into the radiology office and cried (I already told you guys I have been a complete mess). The office was beautiful and tranquil. They had the prettiest furniture, color scheme and ambiance in there. I stopped, took a deep breath and took it all in. This is where people's lives change. My nurse was super sweet. After the process she asked why I was in so young and cried again explaining it to her. It wasn't painful at all and the ambiance and staff made it very comfortable.

So there you have it. Alot going on at the Carpenter house!