It's On

At least we hope.

Tomorrow morning at 6:30 AM.

Tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy.

She's ready.

Mommy and Daddy are ready.

Pray it happens.

Hello again.

Surprise! I am still here. Maybe you are as happy to hear from me as Reese usually is.

I left you just a few days before we went to Carillon Beach for Labor Day week.

And we had the entire beach to ourselves for a week.

Unfortunately, I was too busy enjoying myself and my family that I have very few pictures of our time. Not one of the five of us together. Or any of the multitude of family members that joined us at various times over the week. You will just have to trust that it was absolutely wonderful.

We did have to spend the first night in a different place because the air conditioning wasn't working at our house. The thermostat read 99 degrees. But upstairs, it was only 91 degrees. I kid you not.

My husband did manage to get us two free nights for our heat strokes/trouble. My favorite quote as he was talking with the property manager: "I don't know how much money you make. But I don't make a lot and we had to work really hard to save to come down here for the week." And we'd like to think it paid for air conditioning...

I had a naked photo shoot with Reese. He was naked. I had my clothes on.

He got a little tired of it. Or maybe he just wanted some clothes.


We threw a WALL-E party for Elle. She finally stopped sucking her thumb and this was the motivation for it all. If I'd only known the power of WALL-E a few months ago. Oh well. All in good time.

We are so proud of her. And she is so proud of herself.

One thumb sucker down, one to go. And yes, he is "feeding" Mickey. At least he got the Boppy first so he could be comfortable.

For any of you wondering, Elle is scheduled for surgery on Monday. But, she is sick again so we will probably be postponing again. I'm taking her to the pediatrician tomorrow morning. I really should get frequent flyers miles from my pediatrician's office. I would be racking up.

I love preschool

We tried to move Elle's surgery up. Unfortunately, the cold she was recovering from had her lungs in a mess. The anesthesiologist would not go ahead with the procedure. This was after we had planned, prepared, grocery shopped for all the right foods, arranged childcare and spent 2 hours at Children's on Monday morning. It was disappointing to say the least, but we trust it was for the best and the Lord wants us to wait for His timing. But this is how her throat looks:

You can see why we want this done as soon as possible.

The surgery nurse called yesterday. Apparently, the anesthesia department won't allow you to try again for another four weeks if someone has unclear lungs. A new date of September 28th is scheduled. I just hope Elle will be 100% healthy so we can get those monsters out of her throat.

Since she didn't have surgery, she got to go to school today. Can I get a Hallelujah from the chorus! Grady also started Mother's Day Out. Elle will be going Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. Grady will be joining her on Wednesdays. I have forgotten how easy it is with only an 11 week old to take care of. It has been a wonderful break from the norm. And it will make me a much better mommy. Happy Wonderful Wednesday!