Let me start off by saying that everyone is on the healing end of this awful sickness. It was truly a new experience for me to be sick and feel helpless knowing that I have a 10 month old and a wonderful husband to take care of. I will say though Andrew is an amazing dad and took care of me and Eden only to end up sick two days later. Like I said though we are all feeling better and that’s wonderful.
Next I would like to do a prayer shout out. A lot of people got hit by a huge ice storm and have lost power in Northwest Arkansas. My parents, in-laws, grandparents, cousins and friends are all powerless. I know they have to be freezing. My mom said she has never seen an ice storm like this ever. There are hot lines down, huge trees that have been uprooted, roofs that are probably damaged by ice debris. It’s a war zone there. It would be great to remember everyone who has been affected by this ice storm in your prayers.
Now, I have been tagged by a college friend to list 25 random things, facts, goals, or habits about myself, so let’s see what I can pull out.
1. I am in the process of finishing up my bachelor degree in Social Work. Crossing my fingers, I should be done in the summer.
2. I really enjoy trying new things, like recipes and crafty things. My latest attempt at crafting was a little tutu I made for a friend at church.
3. I love the invention of DVR. It comes in handy when you want to rewind a scene on a show like the Bachelor to get a second ear full of what I thought that girl just said. I love watching that show
4. Speaking of the Bachelor. I love watching some reality shows, like the Bachelor, Biggest Loser being the second. It’s so inspiring to see such determined people working to change their lifestyle. The third show would have to be Extreme Home Makeover. I cry every time.
5. I enjoy the outdoors and the nature that God has made. Taking walks with Eden on a nice day is so refreshing
6. I enjoy flowers. If I could I would be florist. My favorite kinds of flowers are Stargazer Lily’s and Hydrangeas. I also love the smell of Gardenias.
7. My favorite color is still pink but I also like a light turquoise color as well. I’m all about bright and fresh colors.
8. I love to clean and for everything to be in its place. I try to compromise and let Andrew have his piles but he knows when the piles need to be demolished.
9. I’m all about my laundry smelling amazing. I haven’t quite got the smell I want out of my laundry but I’m working on it. It’s silly I know
10. I love it when my husband comes home from work. I’m so proud of him. I know Eden loves it when he comes home too. Her favorite things to do are play with his shiny badge and steal his pens.
11. Some day I would love to travel. I want to go to Greece, Italy, Europe, the Bahamas….Oh the places you can go.
12. I wish I was good at scrapbooking. I have a lot of stuff for it and a whole lot of pictures to scrap about.
13. I never really liked to write but since I was introduced to blogging I can’t stop.
14. I have two weaknesses TJ Max and Hobby Lobby. If I ever get caught in one of those stores good luck getting me out.
15. I like having girl’s night out. It’s always wonderful to get together with friends and just talk.
16. One of my favorite things to do is get a pedicure and manicure. It sure does make me feel pretty and girl deserves to feel pretty.
17. I have a passion for eating and it’s not always good for me. I love catfish, good BBQ, and Italian. I am always up for trying new things.
18. I wish I could stick with just one type of perfume but I can’t. I have a collection of so many different types. I just don’t like smelling the same everyday.
19. Some people know this but those who don’t, Andrew and I dated for seven years before we got married. We we’re middle school sweethearts. I really had my eye on him though since elementary school.
20. I’m a do it yourself type of girl. I love trying to figure stuff out even if it kills me.
21. I’m also a go go go person. If I have a list in front of me I have to get everything on it done. It sure does feel good (Mallory) to check stuff off a list.
22. I love snuggling with my sweet baby girl. She is so sweet. I can’t get enough of her hugs and kisses.
23. I have never had a dog before as a pet. One day I plan on owning one.
24. When I was pregnant with Eden I was really inspired by all the nurses I encountered and it made me want to be a pediatric nurse. It’s more a dream then a goal. I don’t think I could handle the chemistry.
25. I hope everyone knows a little bit more about me, but now I have to go play with my wonderful baby girl.
Mommy's Sick Day
Well, this is Whitney’s husband Andrew. Sad to say my sweet, over-worked, under-paid wife got sick last night. The good news was that I had a few days off, so I could take care of her and Eden. The bad news was I also had to do my homework for my Master’s degree. It was a challenge to watch Eden, help Whitney, and try to do my homework. Anyway, I thought that it would be a good idea to blog about Whitney’s sick day. Whitney didn’t get much sleep last night or today. I went to the store, where I gave the check-out lady a seatbelt ticket (always a little awkward), to get Whitney some Gatorade. It couldn’t be the red, orange, or yellow. I was in luck because they had other colors. I was kind of surprised because our little grocery store doesn’t always have a wide selection of items. Well, other than that little trip, today was uneventful. Eden was the same perfect girl she always is, getting into stuff, calling strangers on the phone (her favorite number is 5556666555533333), you know, the regular stuff. I just feel horrible for Whitney. At least she enjoyed watching Extreme Home Makeover tonight. The great thing is that tomorrow I’m off again, so Whitney can rest. I’ll take Eden out for a day with dad. We’ll go by the office because everyone there loves to see Eden and all her new tricks. Last time I took her to work, not in the patrol car, Sgt. gave Eden a cookie when I wasn’t looking. It ended up in her hair, on her clothes, and everywhere else she put her hands. Oh well, that’s what babies are for. Anyway, that was Whitney’s sick day. Hopefully she’ll feel better tomorrow.
Eden is 10 Months Old!
Eden was 10 months old yesterday and is a whole new person. With in the past few weeks she has amazed us with all the new things she has decided to try.
· The first of January she attempted to take her first few steps and has been trucking ever since.
· Eden LOVES music! If it’s upbeat she is dancing to it. If she has heard the song several times, she attempts to sing it or ohhh it to be more precise.
· Eden has begun exploring the different sounds she can make with her mouth. Our days are usually filled with the sound of Eden clicking her tong, smacking her lips or screaming at the top of her lungs. She is amused at the sounds she makes and laughs at herself quite often.
· Let me just say she is Miss Independent. She is 10 months old and already wants to do things by herself. Today we were playing in her room and she decided to open the half cracked door and leave to play in the living room. I waited for her to come back and play with me but she never did. The other day Papa Lowe was here visiting and decided to take Eden on a little walk. Eden held Papa Lowe’s hand most of the time but occasionally would pull away so she could walk by herself.
Needless to say our little girl is growing up. Where has the time gone?
Here are a couple of pictures of our sweet baby girl
· The first of January she attempted to take her first few steps and has been trucking ever since.
· Eden LOVES music! If it’s upbeat she is dancing to it. If she has heard the song several times, she attempts to sing it or ohhh it to be more precise.
· Eden has begun exploring the different sounds she can make with her mouth. Our days are usually filled with the sound of Eden clicking her tong, smacking her lips or screaming at the top of her lungs. She is amused at the sounds she makes and laughs at herself quite often.
· Let me just say she is Miss Independent. She is 10 months old and already wants to do things by herself. Today we were playing in her room and she decided to open the half cracked door and leave to play in the living room. I waited for her to come back and play with me but she never did. The other day Papa Lowe was here visiting and decided to take Eden on a little walk. Eden held Papa Lowe’s hand most of the time but occasionally would pull away so she could walk by herself.
Needless to say our little girl is growing up. Where has the time gone?
Here are a couple of pictures of our sweet baby girl
A Crazy Day!
Our crazy day started out at 3:30 this morning when Andrew was called in for work.
I felt really bad for him but that's his job and he's gotta do what he's gotta do.
I woke up around 7:15 when he came home for a quick breakfeast. Eden was still sleeping so I decided to lay down for a little longer. Around 8:00 I heard her stirring, so I went in to say goodmorning. I walked up to her bed and in it was green gunk everywhere, all over her crib bumper, blankets, her lovey, sheets, socks, and outfit. I quickly picked her up thinking her diaper had leaked but I didn't see any signs of that at all. I looked over to where her head usually is when she sleeps and I saw a huge pile of green gunk. Oh no, I thought to myself she got sick last night and I didn't hear her. I felt so bad! I'm a light sleeper so I can't believe I didn't hear her. Poor thing, I took her stright to the bathroom and gave her a bath and after that a morning bottle. We spent all morning cuddling which is becoming a must thing in the morning after we hug and kiss all her new dolls she got for Christmas. I kept watching for signs that her stomach was hurting her but she seemed to be filling fine.
We went on with our morning sechedule. I stripped her bed down and used my best friend Clorox Anywhere spray. Pretty much my whole morning was spent cleaning. In the process of cleaning the carbon monoxide detector went off. It started beeping and was saying that it had detected carbon monoxide. Then the one above our bedroom door by the laundry room went off. I quickly grabbed Eden and called Andrew who told me to call the fire department. Eden and I waited outside till the fire department came. They found the carbon monoxide detector that plugs into the outlet in our hallway by Eden's room on the floor. They asked me if I knew it was on the floor and I said I had no idea. I felt really dumb. The detector was going off because it was unplugged, but that didn't explain why the one above our bedroom door was going off. It took them a little bit to get it to stop beeping but finally our ears were siren free. The batteries were good in it so that wasn't why it went off. They thought it might have been because it had gotten really hot in that area due to the fact I had been running the dryer all morning trying to clean Eden's bedding.
With everything taken care of the fire department left and I put Eden down for her lated morning nap a 12:30 after she ate some lunch. Needless to say our morning was crazy. Andrew ended up getting off work around Noon and is now taking a much deserved nap. Everyone is napping and I'm resting by blogging.
I hope tomorrw will be a normal day eventhough everyone needs a crazy day once in a while to keep us on our feet.
I felt really bad for him but that's his job and he's gotta do what he's gotta do.
I woke up around 7:15 when he came home for a quick breakfeast. Eden was still sleeping so I decided to lay down for a little longer. Around 8:00 I heard her stirring, so I went in to say goodmorning. I walked up to her bed and in it was green gunk everywhere, all over her crib bumper, blankets, her lovey, sheets, socks, and outfit. I quickly picked her up thinking her diaper had leaked but I didn't see any signs of that at all. I looked over to where her head usually is when she sleeps and I saw a huge pile of green gunk. Oh no, I thought to myself she got sick last night and I didn't hear her. I felt so bad! I'm a light sleeper so I can't believe I didn't hear her. Poor thing, I took her stright to the bathroom and gave her a bath and after that a morning bottle. We spent all morning cuddling which is becoming a must thing in the morning after we hug and kiss all her new dolls she got for Christmas. I kept watching for signs that her stomach was hurting her but she seemed to be filling fine.
We went on with our morning sechedule. I stripped her bed down and used my best friend Clorox Anywhere spray. Pretty much my whole morning was spent cleaning. In the process of cleaning the carbon monoxide detector went off. It started beeping and was saying that it had detected carbon monoxide. Then the one above our bedroom door by the laundry room went off. I quickly grabbed Eden and called Andrew who told me to call the fire department. Eden and I waited outside till the fire department came. They found the carbon monoxide detector that plugs into the outlet in our hallway by Eden's room on the floor. They asked me if I knew it was on the floor and I said I had no idea. I felt really dumb. The detector was going off because it was unplugged, but that didn't explain why the one above our bedroom door was going off. It took them a little bit to get it to stop beeping but finally our ears were siren free. The batteries were good in it so that wasn't why it went off. They thought it might have been because it had gotten really hot in that area due to the fact I had been running the dryer all morning trying to clean Eden's bedding.
With everything taken care of the fire department left and I put Eden down for her lated morning nap a 12:30 after she ate some lunch. Needless to say our morning was crazy. Andrew ended up getting off work around Noon and is now taking a much deserved nap. Everyone is napping and I'm resting by blogging.
I hope tomorrw will be a normal day eventhough everyone needs a crazy day once in a while to keep us on our feet.
In the end a stroll will do
Today was one of those no good frustrating days.
It all started off early this morning after feeding Eden her cereal. I began the process of making broccoli cheese soup. The recipe called for a lot of chopping and since I was making it for our family as well as a few other families it was going to be a big stock pot full of soup.
I was pretty excited about making this big pot of soup and using my favorite tool in the kitchen “the chopper.” It took me literally all morning to do all the chopping for the soup. In between the chopping, I would play with Eden and help her bang on all the pots she had pulled out of a bottom drawer. Pretty soon it was time for Eden’s morning nap. This is a great time for me to get a few things done around the house. So down she went around 9:30 with a bottle and back to the kitchen for me. I was in the kitchen for about 15 minutes when I heard a blood curdling scream. I ran in to Eden’s room so worried about why she had screamed so loud. When I ran in she was standing up in her crib holding on the rails sobbing. I quickly picked her up and started comforting her hoping she would fall back asleep. I think I spent an hour and a half with her in her room trying everything to comfort her and help her back to sleep but she wasn’t having anything to do with closing those big beautiful eyes.
Eden these past couple of days has been having a hard time sleeping. Last night I think she got up four times screaming how I explained earlier. I can’t figure it out for the life of me what makes her so upset. I hope that the rest of this week will be better for her. Poor thing, but back to today. Eden ended up not taking a morning nap which was fine Andrew being a great Dad that he is played with her while I finished up the broccoli cheese soup which I thought was going well tell I started doing three things at once. I smelled something burning but when I checked on everything I had on the burners I couldn’t find the culprit. After lunch I was cleaning up turning off all the burners and a bent over to smell the soup, “bingo” I spooned some out just to see if what I was smelling really tasted that way…. Oh yes it did. Ahhhh!! I was so frustrated with myself. How could I have let that happen? I put so much time into that soup not to mention money and it was no good now. I quickly got on the internet to see if I could salvage my soup. You can find anything on the internet even how to fix burnt soup. I tried this chefs idea of putting a bit of cinnamon and cumin into the soup to take the burnt taste away and it didn’t work. I was all out of ideas. The only thing left to do was to throw away that big stock pot filled to the brim I might add with soup. Thank goodness I had emptied some of the soup into another pot before it burnt. How frustrating it was though to throw away that much soup. I had to leave the kitchen and not think about what had just happened. Andrew being the sweetheart that he is cleaned up all the dirty dishes I had piled up in the sink from cooking that day. Finally latter that afternoon Eden gave in to taking a nap. She took about an hour nap which gave me time to take a little nap myself.
It’s amazing how fast an hour goes by but after what seemed like a 30 minute nap I was woken by Eden’s cries again and so mommy to the rescue. All she needed was a diaper change and some sweet kisses. I think a lot of her fussiness had to do with being cooped up in the house. So I planned a little stroll around the neighborhood. We both bundled up because it was a cold one today. She looked so precious in her little snow cap, brown jump suite, and pink gloves.
The stroller ride was a hit. It definitely lifted her spirits. She was able to see a few dogs and a lot of birds which always makes her happy. She even imitated the dog’s sounds to best of her ability. She was so fun to watch.
The rest of the evening went well. Eden was in a happier mood and feel asleep around 7:30. The soup was down the drain out of sight. Now all I need is my husband home safely from work, which should be around midnight. I think I’m going to stay up and wait on him.
Good night!
It all started off early this morning after feeding Eden her cereal. I began the process of making broccoli cheese soup. The recipe called for a lot of chopping and since I was making it for our family as well as a few other families it was going to be a big stock pot full of soup.
I was pretty excited about making this big pot of soup and using my favorite tool in the kitchen “the chopper.” It took me literally all morning to do all the chopping for the soup. In between the chopping, I would play with Eden and help her bang on all the pots she had pulled out of a bottom drawer. Pretty soon it was time for Eden’s morning nap. This is a great time for me to get a few things done around the house. So down she went around 9:30 with a bottle and back to the kitchen for me. I was in the kitchen for about 15 minutes when I heard a blood curdling scream. I ran in to Eden’s room so worried about why she had screamed so loud. When I ran in she was standing up in her crib holding on the rails sobbing. I quickly picked her up and started comforting her hoping she would fall back asleep. I think I spent an hour and a half with her in her room trying everything to comfort her and help her back to sleep but she wasn’t having anything to do with closing those big beautiful eyes.
Eden these past couple of days has been having a hard time sleeping. Last night I think she got up four times screaming how I explained earlier. I can’t figure it out for the life of me what makes her so upset. I hope that the rest of this week will be better for her. Poor thing, but back to today. Eden ended up not taking a morning nap which was fine Andrew being a great Dad that he is played with her while I finished up the broccoli cheese soup which I thought was going well tell I started doing three things at once. I smelled something burning but when I checked on everything I had on the burners I couldn’t find the culprit. After lunch I was cleaning up turning off all the burners and a bent over to smell the soup, “bingo” I spooned some out just to see if what I was smelling really tasted that way…. Oh yes it did. Ahhhh!! I was so frustrated with myself. How could I have let that happen? I put so much time into that soup not to mention money and it was no good now. I quickly got on the internet to see if I could salvage my soup. You can find anything on the internet even how to fix burnt soup. I tried this chefs idea of putting a bit of cinnamon and cumin into the soup to take the burnt taste away and it didn’t work. I was all out of ideas. The only thing left to do was to throw away that big stock pot filled to the brim I might add with soup. Thank goodness I had emptied some of the soup into another pot before it burnt. How frustrating it was though to throw away that much soup. I had to leave the kitchen and not think about what had just happened. Andrew being the sweetheart that he is cleaned up all the dirty dishes I had piled up in the sink from cooking that day. Finally latter that afternoon Eden gave in to taking a nap. She took about an hour nap which gave me time to take a little nap myself.
It’s amazing how fast an hour goes by but after what seemed like a 30 minute nap I was woken by Eden’s cries again and so mommy to the rescue. All she needed was a diaper change and some sweet kisses. I think a lot of her fussiness had to do with being cooped up in the house. So I planned a little stroll around the neighborhood. We both bundled up because it was a cold one today. She looked so precious in her little snow cap, brown jump suite, and pink gloves.
The stroller ride was a hit. It definitely lifted her spirits. She was able to see a few dogs and a lot of birds which always makes her happy. She even imitated the dog’s sounds to best of her ability. She was so fun to watch.
The rest of the evening went well. Eden was in a happier mood and feel asleep around 7:30. The soup was down the drain out of sight. Now all I need is my husband home safely from work, which should be around midnight. I think I’m going to stay up and wait on him.
Good night!
Watch Me Walk!
Our little girl is learning to walk. She surprises us everyday with her ability to keep on keeping on.
She has definitely gained a lot of confidence since Christmas day. We were able to get Eden a push toy that we thought might help her along. Let me just say, it sure has. Here is a clip of her first few steps with the help of this toy.
Now with that said let me show you an even bigger improvement. She took several steps by herself!! Yeah!Andrew and I were so proud. Can you tell?
She has definitely gained a lot of confidence since Christmas day. We were able to get Eden a push toy that we thought might help her along. Let me just say, it sure has. Here is a clip of her first few steps with the help of this toy.
Now with that said let me show you an even bigger improvement. She took several steps by herself!! Yeah!Andrew and I were so proud. Can you tell?
Christmas is the GREATEST Time of the Year
This Christmas had several firsts.
It was mine and Andrew’s first Christmas together in our own place with our own Christmas tree and our first Christmas with our little girl. Christmas time last year I was
6 ½ months pregnant with Eden.
It was our first Christmas to actually host family, which was fun.
It was Eden’s first Christmas. She was 9 months old
It was also Eden’s first time to sit on Santa’s lap. I must say she did well, she didn’t cry but she didn’t smile either. She was a little confused.
Eden enjoying her horse from Gammy and Papa Lowe 
The day after Christmas. Eden loved sitting in my
A shout out to Mark and Renee for the Sam's Card! That will be used a whole lot!
It was mine and Andrew’s first Christmas together in our own place with our own Christmas tree and our first Christmas with our little girl. Christmas time last year I was
6 ½ months pregnant with Eden.
It was our first Christmas to actually host family, which was fun.
It was Eden’s first Christmas. She was 9 months old
It was also Eden’s first time to sit on Santa’s lap. I must say she did well, she didn’t cry but she didn’t smile either. She was a little confused.
Next year Eden will take to Santa a little better I’m sure.
After waiting in line to sit on Santa’s lap, we anxiously awaited the arrival of my parents and brother later that Tuesday, the day before Christmas Eve.
When they finally arrived everyone was exhausted from a long day of traveling so going to bed sounded like a great idea, only after Eden played with the Santa Clause ornament whose nose blinked red.
The next day we did some last minute shopping just because we could and then latter that night my dad cooked our families all time favorite and traditional Christmas Eve dinner, “Cream Tacos.” Which brings me to the next exciting part. My big brother actually drove up from Tulsa to spend Christmas with us. I was pretty excited! I wish we didn't live so far so we could visit with each other more often. Once Carey arrived we ate that delicious meal you see on the table.
Much latter that night we played a few games of Mexican train which is a great family game.
After playing for a couple hours it was time to hit the sack and let those little sugar plums dance in our heads.
This is what we had to look forward to
The next morning we were so excited to get up and see Eden’s face opening all her presents, stocking, and to see her gift from Santa for the first time.
Eden and daddy opening up Eden's stocking
She loved tearing back the wrapping paper
Her doll on the left was lovingly made by her great grandma Virginia.
She loved it!
Eden enjoying her horse from Gammy and Papa Lowe gave her. This was a couple of days after Christmas. Eden didn't look this happy later Christmas day due to the fact she had a low grade fever.
Eden was torn between her new horse and the play cube Santa got her.
Eden was torn between her new horse and the play cube Santa got her.Just loving on her horse
The day after Christmas. Eden loved sitting in mynew rocking chair from my parents. She's becoming a big girl
Sunday all dressed up for Church
Sunday all dressed up for ChurchWe all had such a wonderful time together. It's just to bad we can't do this every month.
A couple of days latter for New Years, my in-laws came for a visit.
Eden was so excited to have so many familiar faces to play with.
During their stay we opened up some Christmas presents, which Eden loved!
She loved her ball play center that Grandpa Matt and Grandma Niece got her.
The puppets were also a great hit from Megan!
A shout out to Mark and Renee for the Sam's Card! That will be used a whole lot!We all enjoyed the time together playing games, shopping, and relaxing.
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