Trey is well & in Atlanta...

Trey recovered fairly quickly from his blisters & rash. And is sleeping later & later each day which makes me very happy!

We are in Atlanta this weekend & will be travelling home to Florida next week due to a death in the family. Trey's Uncle Frank (Ruben's younger brother) that lived in Atlanta has died this week. It is a very sad time for us & we are sad for Trey that he will not know one of his 2 uncles. Since I am an only child, Trey won't have aunts & uncles on my side. I had so many uncles & aunts since my father had 6 brothers & sisters plus my mom's side.

Trey senses something is up but he's having a good time anyway. He is getting to see so much at his very young age. He has been to Chicago, Atlanta twice this year, Panama City, Memphis, & of course Florida. We are staying downtown Atlanta so lots of skyscrapers for him to see. I think the first big city I went to was Orlando when I was 6.

Not much exciting news to post but thought I should post that he is well since my last post was about his HFMD.

HFMD & other tidbits...

We found out today that Trey has Hand-Foot-Mouth Disease(HFMD)-sounds much worse than it is! Its a virus that causes blisters on those body parts & a rash on the legs.I saw the rash as I was getting him out of the care at daycare today.It explains why he hasn't been eating much lately & why he has been waking up so incredibly early-according to the Dr. His Dr. wasn't in today & he saw a Dr. I haven't met. I was at work so Ruben took him. Poor little guy! The worst part is they can get the blisters in their mouth/throat making it painful to eat or suck a bottle (yes, little man still gets his bedtime bottle of milk w/ rice cereal!) Trey's symptoms started at the beginning of the week so hopefully he will begin to feel better over the weekend.

Sampson had to be taken to the vet today for a large puncture wound on his head (near his left ear). He got major antibiotics. They said it was from fighting w/ another cat. Ruben got to make the rounds today between the vet & the pediatrician. We need to be able to get life insurance on that cat for all the $$ we've had to invest in him this year. Trey's copay was much less than Samps!


Cooler weather is seeping into the early mornings around here...fall is coming! Which means more trips to the park for Trey and fall hayrides/pumpkin patches! Can't wait. I'm debating on what he will be for Halloween.

I am determined to stay ahead of the holiday season/schedule this year. I guess I'm doing my New Year's Resolution early. I learned my lesson last year! No dozen out of town trips, no waiitng to the last minute w/ a little one, no handwriting of Christmas cards! Life on a planned schedule seems so boring but its very efficient. If I can pull this off, I may finally be on the correct path to being a better, more sane mom-but no wonder most moms seem so controlling & stodgy!

In happier news, Trey turned a whopping 20 months old yesterday(Sept. 18)! So hard to believe. Mainly because that's only 4 months away from 2 years old! It sounds so different to say "my baby" vs. "my 2 yr old".

Trey Goes Greek!

We took Trey to the 36th annual Greek Food Festival downtown this afternoon. It was hot & loud but he had fun. He liked the greek chicken & rice & the pastichio(my fav). He really liked the music & watching people dance. He wanted to get on stage w/ them! We had a good time & saw some people we know.

I survived my first experience w/ Kid's Market today! For you Moms, I'm sure you know what I'm talking about. With my friend Kendra's help, I contributed enough stuff to sale that I get to "priority shop" in a couple of weeks. Its very exciting but very OCD w/ the rules & oh, did I mention the rules? Not to mention standing in line twice today in the humidity to get the elusive high # to priority shop. And all this for a chance to buy gently used baby clothes for ultra cheap! Trey will be quite the well-dressed little man!

We leave tomorrow for grandparents where Trey will wow them with his new tricks.

My Blonde Day...

I feel like I had a "I must be a blonde" day! (No offense to all you blondes out there!) I took Trey to Kindercare for the afternoon and planned on running a bunch of errands. Its like looking at a buffet-your eyes are bigger than your stomach & your to-do list is much longer than any amount of time you have. That's on any given day for me. But today was special in that I kept making stupid mistakes that cost me time & a parking ticket :(( I also got hustled by 2 guys on the street while attempting to dash into The Kirklin Clinic (one followed me to my car & tapped on my window while yelling "Ma'am" at me, I got in the car & the door locked just in the nick of time!) This was around 2pm so not in the evening at all. Trey was safely tucked away at daycare, thank goodness!

I told Ruben I was done making decisions for the day because of the way my day went. Then Trey managed to run across the couch & fall off bumping his head hard on the floor. All right at bedtime. So I am upstairs now blogging & then tiptoeing into the nursery to check on him. I hate it when he bumps his head(which has happened all too much) but especially at bedtime!

Trey & I are going to the grandparents in Florida this weekend to celebrate Grannie Phillips' (my mom) 65th birthday. We are staying several days next week to be there Tuesday on her birthday, so Ruben is not going with us. I wish he could go. Trey will be giving Grannie her photo frame that we made at Ceramic Creations. She will love it!

Trey's hi-jinks & accomplishments today...using his Da-da's electric toothbrush, chewing a tiny piece of bubblegum(he loves it!),putting his shorts on & getting it right(they were the stretchy knit kind), & following my instructions when I told him to close the doors on the entertainment center-that was more amazing than any of the above since he seemed to know what I was telling him to do & then actually did it!

Tomorrow we plan to take him to the Greek Festival downtown. He can't eat the baklava yet(nuts & honey, his last 2 off-limits things) but I'm sure we'll find something new for him to try. Maybe grape leaves!

Trip to Memphis

We went Labor Day weekend to see our friends, Edwin & Candace, & their munchkins. William is 3 1/2 yrs old(our godson) and Anna Bowen is 13 months. Trey had so much fun playing with William and running around in their yard. He got to play in a sandbox, ride on a motorized jeep, and play with their dog(a collie mix). He had a blast!

The Memphis Zoo was a lot of fun except for the heat. Trey liked seeing the animals & being outside a lot of the day. I think he liked seeing the sea lion the best because it swam right up to the glass & hung out. Trey threw his sippy cup down & the sea lion tried to bite it.

Trey got a stuffed panda bear as a souvenir. He also liked seeing the panda bears. It was his first trip to the zoo. We have to visit our zoo once the weather is a little cooler!

Memphis Zoo

The giraffe family....



Tell me this doesn't make you laugh w/ him...

Candace, Miss Anna Bowen, Trey, & I at the end of a very fun but very hot day at the zoo...

Testing...1,2,3...photos

This is my 1st time to upload images directly from the camera to the blog...will it work?? i hope so. Then I can give my blog eyecandy! I think its working....Isn't he adorable?! Oops I uploaded one photo twice.