Corey's 6 month shots.

Last Thursday, Corey received his 6 month shots. It was the first time mom did not come with us for a doctor's appointment and so it was kind of nerve racking but I got through it.

Corey got recircumcised, his foreskin grew back and he needed to get it pushed back. The doctor said it was going to hurt big time but it didn't phase him one bit. He's a strong little boy!

We then had to put him through getting his shots. I had to hold him down which really sucked and it was my first time doing it. Right before the nurse gave him the shots, I had remembered I needed to give him Tylenol for it to not hurt as much and to avoid fever. It didn't help much but I gave it to him before he got the shots. He screamed and cried. I was so sad for him. We got home and he slept the whole day. When he woke up, I had to go to work but I let Chris know he needed Tylenol, a whole dropper and a half. HE ONLY GAVE HIM A HALF A DROPPER. And by the time I knew about it, it was time for his next dose of medicine. But he was asleep so I waited a whole hour before giving it to him. I gave him that dose and we all went to sleep. By the time, we woke up, Corey had a fever. His first fever since he was born...I felt so guilty for not taking care of him well enough. He had a fever until Friday night.

Saturday, my mom took him so Chris and I could go out. She called me at one in the morning saying he had a fever of 100.3. I was sooo tired and I could have sworn she said 100 and 3! I was like 'Mom! We gotta take him to the hospital, his brain is frying!!' Mom was like, 'Listen carefully, he has a hundred POINT three temp, he's fine, I'm just calling to let you know.' I was very relieved. When I went to go get him that morning, he had no fever and he hasn't had a fever since.

So, I survived his first fever. It was scary but we got through it!

Happy

I am loving life. I have a lot to be grateful and thankful for.

Tomorrow (8/21/09) at 11pm will be the start of a 9 day vacation off work. Its going to be amazing, awesome, incredible and enjoyable. I'm so excited. I have everything to look forward to and nothing that needs to be done or anywhere I need to go. I know I have plans to see people and go to some places but most of the time I will be home playing with Corey and making dinner for Chris. I plan to take long walks with them and cleaning the house top to bottom also fixing the spare room. I plan to go see my grandma and play bingo with her and party with my friends over the weekends that I'm off. I plan to go shopping a lot, not that I'll buy anything just window shopping but who knows!? I also plan on doing a lot of scrapbooking but right now its feeling more like a chore so I'll get to that when I get to it.

I have gotten down to my weight from before I got pregnant! It took me all of 5 months...5 not 6 since I've been this size for a month now. I actually weigh less then before I was pregnant so thats good! Now I'm not sure if I'm under weight but I assure you, I eat! For example, today I ate a hot pocket, chips and a cookie for lunch and Mcdonalds for dinner...yuck but I'm on the go with Corey and work so I'm not really watching what I'm putting in my body so hopefully on vacation I can find some simple receipes to do when I'm working.

I'm seriously so happy that I hope its not too good to be true...so as usual I'm praying that everything stays good and I pray that my family and friends are safe, happy, and loved.

Good night:)

Corey is 6 months old

A half a year old...half a year and he'll be a year old. It has gone by so fast and its going even faster now that falls almost here. Fall is always so busy for us with football, pumpkin festival, spoon river drive, & holidays. It seems we have something going on every week! I can't really keep up with Corey's pictures and upload them to facebook and myspace because they require lots of descriptions and dates and why i took them so I haven't uploaded any. I have lots of milestones on camera and camcorder and I can't wait to make a mini movie of it...for his birthday, yes, I'm already planning it! I'm thinking of displaying tons of pictures on a poster and having the mini movie playing! I have a method to my madness is what I tell Chris everytime I ask him to start the camcorder up:)

So now that Corey is half a year, he's not just laying around looking cute anymore. Yea, he's still cute and he gets cuter everyday but he's got a big personality now. He likes his toys and he sits on the floor and plays with all of them like they are brand new! He sits up...he's been sitting up since he was 5 months old but now he is moving his body left and right trying to get toys.

He says words...but still not 'mama'. He is getting the 'mmm' sound though so probably very soon. Dada is his favorite word still. I think before when he first started saying it, it was just a word to him but now he can look at Chris and actually say 'dada' to him. Chris is now getting the VIP treatment from him. He only used to give it to me and my mom but now whenever he sees Chris, his whole face lights up and he'll get excited. With anyone else, he will cry and get mad if anyone but us is holding him...the only 2 people he's absolutely content with is me and mom. Don't ask why its mom, maybe we look alike or something.

Corey eats a lot! I'm still nursing but he'll have cereal and fruit for breakfast. Fruit and a veggie for lunch and a meat and fruit for dinner. He's heavy!! He loves his bananas and sweet peas but he hates broccoli and chicken and chicken noodle dinner, lol. He makes a gagging noise and face when I make him eat it. I'm not letting up though he'll have to get used to it. I refuse to have a picky eater!

Chris and I let him sleep with us occasionally but sometimes he really just likes his crib, probably because we don't crowd him when he's in there. He doesn't wake up when he's in his crib but when he's with us, he'll wake up 3 times a night either because he smells his milk or we are moving around trying to get comfy with him in the middle. I like that he can sleep without us but we sometimes like him to sleep with us when the weather's bad outside or when he's sick.

He likes going over and visiting people. He likes short drives and he likes taking bites from ice cream and cookies. He likes homemade tortillas and teething biscuits. He loves gerber juice but he refuses to drink it from a bottle so we have to give it to him in a cup...not a sippy cup, a juice cup! He's worn a size 6mos. since he was 3 months and now he's in size 9mos now that he is 6 months. I get him an outfit every week...poor 2nd child...will have all hand me downs! I'm hoping for a girl for my second one but I have a feeling its going to be a boy so I'm saving everything!

Corey is rough and tumble and I'm thinking he will stay like that, he's a boy...a very mischevious and curious little boy and I can't wait to keep watching him grow up!!