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The Monday Snapshot – Not Quite Sure

We got a text from my dad on the 2nd saying that my grandpa could be dying.  He has a DNR, and it goes beyond that, really.  He also has specific orders to not treat any illnesses, even simple ones.  This causes me much stress, to be perfectly honest.  We were told he was weak and disoriented and that they’d know more in a couple of days, but that the speculation was pneumonia.  I don’t waste time when it comes to these things.  Two days are too long to wait to see if a possible “last visit” is really needed.  To me, a possible “last visit” that turns out to be u”nnecessary” is just an extra visit with my grandpa – which is a good thing!

We made plans to go home on the 4th.  The 3rd was just too hectic and Matthew still had a residual cough from the holidays, so we figured an extra day for that to settle down would be good.  My dad called the morning of the 4th to say that we’re welcome to come, of course, but that Grandpa had made a miraculous recovery.  Of course he had.  He ALWAYS does.

But some day, he won’t.

We went home anyway, and saw Grandpa two days in a row.  The first time, only I saw him for a couple of minutes to say hello.  The next morning, he was up and at ’em, watching football and eating breakfast.  We had a nice visit.  Matthew was scared of his oxygen mask, but was still smiley and happy to see him after he warmed up.  When Grandpa got in bed without his oxygen mask, Matthew wanted to be in there with him.  Of course he did  🙂

I’m not sure that any of these pictures are different from one another, but I love them all for different reasons!

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The Monday Snapshot – Not So Recent, But Hey!

It’s time for another Monday Snapshot, hosted by PAIL.  I went through my camera roll on my phone and could find nothing – NOTHING.  I have been just terrible at taking photos of Matthew lately, mostly because he’s moving so quickly that he won’t sit still long enough for me to take a photo.  AND – the minute he sees the phone pointed at him, he wants to be the one to TAKE the picture, not the one to be IN the picture.  The front-facing camera has allowed me to get some shots, but they’re never very clear:

See - would be super cute if it was more clear! Look at him posing!

See – would be super cute if it was more clear. Look at him posing!

And then I remembered this photo – that B took with our good camera that I am actually using as the wallpaper on my phone right now.  I switch up my lock-screen photo rather regularly, but I just can’t seem to get myself to replace this one.  So here is my “official” Monday Snapshot photo!

This captures him in all of his mischief, cuteness, and sweetness!

This captures Matthew in all of his mischief, cuteness, and sweetness!


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The Monday Snapshot – Getting Big!

I spent the weekend going through Matthew’s old clothes and moving the things out of his closet that don’t fit anymore. This is always a sad exercise for me 😦 We went through and organized a bunch of his REALLY old stuff (0-12 months) and that was really tough on my heart. It made me wish for another little boy who can wear all of Matthew’s cute stuff 😉

I took a photo like this when we moved out his 6-12 month clothes. I wish I’d been doing this all along. I will continue to take these until he goes to college. HA!

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The Monday Snapshot – Naughtiness!

We had a hectic morning yesterday – B went out for a run and I had to get Matthew and myself ready while he was gone.  Matthew usually quietly plays with his trucks and watches CG.  Yesterday, he got his hands on a box of wipes and I figured it was fine because they were mostly dried out anyway – he could have at it!  I then quickly forgot about his new little past time until I came out and saw this… I came to check on him because it was just TOO quiet!

A box of wipes, CG, old baby gym support rods, a bunch of books, and one cute little boy!

A box of wipes, CG, old baby gym support rods, a bunch of books, and one cute little boy!

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The Monday Snapshot(s) – More Holiday Love!

I swore long ago, LONG AGO, that I would never have two things at my house during the holidays – colored lights on my tree (aside from my vintage accent globe lights) and lawn ornaments in my front yard.

Well, I happily have colored lights on my tree because, well, babies/kids like colored lights.  Matthew loves his tree with colored lights – and I wouldn’t have it any other way (until next year when my old tree returns and his tree goes into his room in the kitchen).

And… I now have the CUTEST little lawn ornament!  We went to Targ.et to get some lights for the yard and fell in love with this cute little polar bear.  I am a sucker for polar bears – I appreciate their plight to survive and just think they’re awesome – so there was no way this guy wasn’t coming home with us!  I got him, and the lights on the bushes, all setup last night and since then, Matthew must hug and kiss his bear every time we come home from somewhere.

Love, love, LOVE!

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The Monday Snapshot – Post-Thanksgiving Peace

We had a terrific Thanksgiving at my parents’ house this year – full of food, fun, and family!  My parents usually like to have “just us” (sigh) for holidays and usually exclude our extended family (aunts, uncles, grandparents), but this year, they invited my dad’s side of the family and it was awesome!  It was awesome because of that – and that alone.  I love big family gatherings, and we finally got to have one this year!

We came back on Friday and spent the rest of the weekend as our family of three… sort of!  We hosted a friends Thanksgiving potluck and we made the prime rib and an apple pie.  Our friends brought traditional sides (yay since my parents don’t do traditional meals) and three different marshmallow dishes.  I didn’t know how good marshmallow dishes could be (again, because my parents do nothing traditional when it comes to food) – I had seconds of them all!

We bought a tiny little tree for Matthew this year since he’ll be obsessed with it and would have a hard time keeping away from a big tree full of glass ornaments.  Already, he’s loved on his tree over and over again and I don’t see it stopping.  My sister came with her three kids to stay the night last night – craziness!  We had left-over prime rib that we put in baked sandwiches with Munster cheese.  They were better than the original roast (they ALWAYS are!) and everyone was happy!  Fun times!

“Matthew, give your tree a hug!”

Love this! The only way Matthew would sit with the big reindeer was if Daddy sat there too!

This is happening more and more in this household… not sure what’s going on with the two ladies who used to hate each other but now randomly snuggle!

This is part of a weekly feature called The Monday Snapshot over at PAIL. 


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The Monday Snapshot(s) – CG Cures All

It’s no secret – we’ve had a rough week.  That rough week led into an even rougher weekend and today was the worst so far for our sick little guy.  This cold, whatever the hell it is, is a bad one!  Matthew’s been stuffy for a couple weeks at a time, but not like this – not with a fever too.

As everyone knows, we watch a little “Curi.ous Geo.rge” every morning together as a family.  Matthew usually dances to the opening credits, drinks his milk, and then gets off the bed to cruise around and play with his toys in our bedroom.  Today – he snuggled.  Today – he watched an entire episode (consists of two short stories) like this:

Heaven!

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** Quick update – we went to the doctor today.  Matthew has a double ear infection with his right ear drum near rupturing.  He smiled and played with the doctor the entire time – he is showing no signs of pain aside from last night when he couldn’t sleep.  The doctor said that he’s in heaps of pain and that he’s had this for days.  I feel terrible.  He is such a good “sick baby” that he gave us no signs until last night that things were (really) bad.  😦


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The Monday Snapshot – Spikey!

From the day Matthew was born, we’ve spiked his hair down the middle like a mohawk.  One of the nurses in the hospital did it and we fell in love with it – it was so cute and gave his hair lots of volume when it would eventually lay down.  Brushing Matthew’s hair was one of my favorite things to do when he was tiny, and he loved having his hair brushed.  He doesn’t love it like he used to, but he still likes it plenty and lets me spike it after every shower or bath.  The spike doesn’t last long now that his hair is filling in, but when it’s there, I just love it!  I rarely catch it in photos so when I do, it’s special  🙂

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