Spring Break

I know I have not been a good blogger and written in a couple of weeks. We were sick and so on and so forth. But we just got home from a relaxing trip to Corsicana, TX to see my Grandma and Grandpa. My Grandpa and Jerry are very much alike. They did nothing but fish the entire time. They both had a really good time! I went fishing with them a couple of times, but mostly relaxed and enjoyed my Grandma's and my mom's company. The three of us are also a lot alike. We are so opinionated and strong-willed that you can hardly get a word in when we are all together. Throw my Aunt Cindy in the mix and you have got the most powerful foursome of women there ever was, I guarantee it! My Grandma has once again inspired some thought into my life, the way I want it to be, and made me think about giving. She is absolutely one of my favorite people on this Earth. She has a very soft spot for men and women serving in our armed forces. She is very active in the Auxiliary in her community, and she spends A LOT of her time and A LOT of her money sending things to the troops. I am just in awe of her generosity. She is wonderful and I hope that I can give back the way that she does one day. I really enjoyed spending time with her, and I am now inspired to do better as I usually am after spending time with her.

Cole is rolling all over the place, I can hardly keep up with him and he's not even walking yet! I put him down on a blanket and let him go to town and the next thing I know, he is off the blanket up underneath the coffee table and I can't find him! I have got to get my house child-proofed this weekend! We took Cole and his cousin Calie to Garvan Woodland Gardens, a botanical garden here in Hot Springs that is run by the University of Arkansas, to have some Easter pictures made. Are you kidding me? We could not get the child to look at the camera to save our lives. We were out there dancing and acting a fool trying to get his attention, but no such luck. He was so much more interested in what was going on around him!

Roll Over, C'mon, Roll Over, Good Boy!!!

So you have probably guessed by the title of this that Cole rolled over this week! Yay!! There we were sitting in the living room, I was grading papers and Jerry was playing football, and all of a sudden I looked down at Cole and he was on his belly!! We clapped and acted like idiots for about twenty minutes. And of course we then proceeded to make him go through the circus again so we could get pictures. And he was a good boy! He did it again! Since I work all the time and he is with his grandparents more than he is with us, I was really ecstatic that I got to see it. I am sure I will miss a lot of firsts, but I realize that is just the way it is, and if I can get one in every now and then, I will be excited!

It has been an awful couple of days at our house. I have been at home sick for 2 days with Bronchitis, and Cole has Bronchiolitis. He has been coughing and wheezing since Sunday and I called his nurse Monday. Of course I have to harrass them to get someone to call me back and they tell me to "try a humidifier and call us if it gets worse". So Tuesday the cough is a lot worse and I call them back. Finally after several calls the nurse calls me back and says, "I will call you back and let you know what the doctor says, because I can't find your file." So I'm thinking, okay, can't you help my kid without the file? But anyway, never heard back from her. So Wednesday rolls around and now he is wheezing with every breath. I called and called and called and the nurse never called me back, so I called and made an appointment for the night clinic. We go in and right away the Doc tells me what it is and that if we don't keep an eye on it, it can get really bad. So Cole has an inhaler with an attachment to help him actually get the medicine. He is pretty pitiful but he seems to be in really good spirits considering. We have had some trouble getting him to eat, so now we have to watch out for dehydration. But not to worry.....Supermom has Pedialyte!!!

In the Beginning.....

I am trying this out as a form of therapy. I have friends that use blogging to keep in touch, play, chat, etc. but I don't have the time or the energy for all of that. I love to write, and find it very relaxing, so I am trying this to see how it goes.
I also have a baby, Cole, who is four months old (almost 5) and I have realized that because I am so busy, I am horrible at keeping up with current pictures, filling out information in his baby book, etc. So maybe if I become addicted to blogging, the poor child will have some written proof of his childhood. And maybe I will meet some moms who do this all the time and they will constantly be asking me for new pictures of Cole. That way I HAVE to take pictures of him. I don't mean to sound like I never take pictures of him, but aren't new mothers supposed to have pictures coming out their ears? I don't. I took a lot of pictures through month 2 and have failed to take more than about 10 since then. I know. I am terrible.
For those of you who have no idea who I am, I live in Hot Springs, AR. I LOVE it here. It is beautiful. I love the outdoors and this is the perfect place for me. I am married to my best friend, his name is Jerry, and we are having a blast getting to know Cole. There is not a night that goes by that we do not laugh at him. He is hysterical.
The reason I have no time is because I am a Spanish teacher and I teach Distance Learning, through the tv to students at different school districts all over the state of Arkansas. On top of that, I love competitive cheerleading and am a cheer coach at Cheer Zone in Hot Springs. We travel all over and compete and it is a blast. I love my gym kids to death and they are the reason that I still coach, even though I don't really have the time. I am ALSO getting my Master's degree. I could have taken time off while I was pregnant or when Cole was born, but I didn't and I am proud of it. I will be finished in August. WooHoo!!!! Now you might think that reason I didn't take any time off is because I am strong, and determined, and hard-working. But that is not the case. The reason I didn't take any time off is because I feel like I have been in school for 8,000 years! The thought of prolonging that any more than necessary absolutely sends me into a panic attack. I am so sick of reading articles and writing papers until I would rather be physically and mentally worn out until August and be done than be worn out until Cole is 3.
So, I think that is a pretty good over view of my life. I will keep writing and send this website to all my folks and see what they think. Any of you who are just searching around and want to subscribe, feel free to do so. And any new moms that don't mind discussing poop, pee-pees, and snot, hit me up!