More pictures......

So....I wasn't planning on getting my pictures taken......hence the VERY short dress.  I would have loved this picture more if the dress had been longer.

 Totally shows Taylor's personality.

Interviewing Taylor

Taylor is sick and so I am trying to think of somethings to keep her busy....other than TV.

.1.What is something your mom always says to you?
 Eat your food!

2. What makes your mom happy?
When I give you lovies.

3. What makes your mom sad?
(LOL)...when daddy yells at you....but not me....just daddy!

4. How does your mom make you laugh?
By tickling me.

5. How old is your mom?
31

6. How tall is your mom?

I don't know.

7. What is her favorite thing to do?
Play with my Squinkies...(for those of you that don't know what they are.....they are tiny, plastic figurines)

8. What does your mom do when you're not around?
You buy stuff, or work, or go to class.

9. What is your mom really good at? 
Doing homework.
10. What is your mom not so good at?
Making stuff.. because you don't know how to make stuff....you don't make stuff like this guy.  (she holds up a poseable, magnetic figurine)

11. What is your mom's job?
Work.  Work for kids.

12. What is your mom's favorite food?
I think tacos.

13. What do you and your mom do together?
We play or go to the park.

14. How do you know your mom loves you?
Because you say, "I love you more than the moon and the stars!" 

 

How cute is she?

My friend has a new found love of photography. She used Taylor as a model and here is one of the photos!  I love that you can see her dimples!

Sick ..Sick....Sick

My poor Taylor Jo has been sick since Monday evening. She stayed the night at my brothers house on Sunday night because I had to proctor ISAT testing for my school on Monday. On Monday evening Eric picked her up from my brothers house and she had red, flushed cheeks and blotches on her biceps. She also had a fever.  We thought that she was sunburned and exhausted from playing so hard. But, when we woke up in the morning on Tuesday she had a fever of 102.7 and was complaining of a sore throat, headache and sore legs when she walked. Obviously, I didn't send her to preschool. I just taught from home while she stayed in my bed all day watching TV and sleeping.  Wednesday we woke up and she had a fever of 102.8 still. So I doped up her with Ibuprofen again and called the Dr. We were able to be seen at 10:15 so I took the day off of work and took her in.  The Dr. wasn't really sure of what she had because of the time frame of the fever and rash.  He ended up figuring out she had 2 things combined. First, she had Fifths disease which is what caused the rash.  (Apparently, the preschool had 9 kids in her class with it and they didn't bother to mention it to anyone!)  The Dr. told me that he believed Taylor also had Andeno Virus or Herpengina.  Both cause sores in the throat, high fever, aches, and a headache.  He wasn't totally sure because Taylor also had pink, irritated eyes.  Well, I was told that she would be sick with a fever for the next 3-4 days and I couldn't do anything about it, except give her Ibuprofen.

It makes me feel terrible for her that Mommy can't do anything to fix her pain!  I took a picture of her yesterday afternoon when her fever spiked to 103.8!  Obviously I freaked out!  Thank goodness the medicine worked to lower the temp.

Doesn't she look so sad?  Previous to this picture she woke up crying that she didn't get to play with her friends today! That about broke my heart.

Easter

This year we had the most AMAZING church service!  It was one of those services that leaves you thinking way after you have left.  Pastor Mark was talking about "seeing dead people" in our churches. He related it to the movie, Sixth Sense.  What he meant was that oftentimes the people who go to church every Sunday and try to live a life on the correct path while following all of the "rules" end up just going along with the motions. Those people don't really allow Jesus to be present in their lives. Pastor Mark talked about trying to allow God to enter your life truly...not by just going through the motions.  It really made me think that I am probably not doing the best that I could be doing in that department.  ....something to work on I guess.

......after church we spent the day at my brothers house. Here are the pictures.

Over the moon!

So, Eric and I have been trying for a LONNNGGG time to get pregnant and then decided that we didn't want to go further in the process. We were burnt out.  Actually, I would have gone all the way to IVF, but Eric had an issue with the specimen thing. I let him be...didn't push or prod when all I wanted to do was make him want as badly as I wanted to have a baby.

Last spring I told Eric I wanted to get rid of all of the baby items. He told me to wait until the next spring.  I did. I tried to get a dog in the summer.  Eric said," wait until next summer. " "If you aren't pregnant by then, you can buy one."  I waited.  Well....1 year later I just sold most of the baby items I had. I have looked at a dog that I wanted to buy and found the one....A Yorkie Poo.  I was reminding Eric of what he had said last year when he denied having ever said that. That didn't sway me.. I still had my plan to purchase the dog and just bring her home.

(this is rambling...but it will flow at the end)

Fast forward two days. We are laying in bed watching TV and talking when he comments on a baby on TV.  "Remember when Taylor was that small?"  Eric keeps making these comments that are not "typical" for him.  The next morning he says to Taylor, "Why doesn't mommy have a baby?"   That comment didn't hurt my feelings, it only showed me that Eric has been thinking of babies lately.

Two days after this Eric leaves for Minnesota. He calls me last night and said......WAIT...for IT.....
That he has been thinking a lot lately and thinks it is a good idea if one month prior to my masters program graduation we go back to the doctor and do whatever it takes to get pregnant!!!!!!!  I immediately started to cry. I never thought he would come around.   I guess he just realized that he wants a baby more than he dislikes the idea of "going" in a cup.

I got the job!

I was informed yesterday, at about 12:30 that I DID get the job!  I am now the special education lead teacher with Idaho Virtual Academy.  I am thrilled that my masters degree is paying off.  I am also excited to change the signature at the bottom of my emails to Brittany Holloway
                                                          Special Education Lead Teacher

.....and my voice mail to say that, "You have reached Brittany Holloway, special education lead teacher, please leave a message. 

It is just the small things.....oh ...and of course the pay raise!