Scared to death!

Those of you at the shower last night know the fear that came from a 22 month old and a chicken bone!

We were at Wild Wings for Ashley's baby shower and Trey kept wanting some of my chicken. So I figured I would give him one of the wings with the chicken still on it. So, it worked wonderfully the first wing and HORRIBLY the second. He was on the other side of another girl there and when I looked over to check on him one time he was choking!!!! I jumped up and ran around to him and come to find out he had bit off the gristle and it was stuck at the back of his throat. Needless to say I was totally freaked out and have been making myself sick over it! It could have just been a fluke thing but it scared the mess out of me! He was quite upset about it also (duh) and was hugging me saying he wanted to go! I felt like the worst Mommy ever!

Ya live and learn I guess. Some lessons really scar you. Today I was worried about EVERYTHING he ate, even his yogurt. augh...

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New friend... I think.

There is a little girl that lives behind us who is 4 and her name is Erin. She stands at the fence and calls Trey and Trey's Mama and asks 100 million questions. Her mom let her come over and hang with us the other day. Trey loved it and they had a awesome time.

The bad part is, it is almost as bad as having Sparky aka Barky back next door. He barked at us the WHOLE time we would be in the yard, she shouts question the whole time. Better or worse? I just can't say!

Verdict: NOT Ready

after 2 peeing on the floor episodes I came to the realization, TREY IS NOT READY TO POTTY TRAIN!

He is still asking to BEBE thought, so I get him undone and sit him down. We will continue to let him BEBE but will not press it yet. :)

Ready or Not?

For the past few weeks Trey has kept asking to go "bebe" in the potty every night. Then this Tuesday he asked over 5 times in a 2 hour span. So Wednesday we trucked out to get some pull-ups and try it out. We have been visiting the potty EVERY 30 minutes since 7:00 this morning! He hears the timer and runs shouting "bebe bebe bebe" Only problem is, as soon as his bottom hits the seat he wines to get off! What is that about? So he is EXCITED to get in the bathroom but doesn't want to sit on the pot! Please let me know if you think he is ready or not! I don't want to scare him away from it! Thanks y'all!!!!

My very own Handy Manny

Trey watched me change the batteries in his fire truck one day and ever since he has wanted to do it himself. Today he kept saying "moan Mommy, duck" translation "come on Mommy, stuck" so I was to get over there and help him. He actually has the screw driver in the screw but just doesn't have the strength needed to turn it, so to him it is "stuck"! Boy are we in trouble when he does get the strength!

Hospital, Hospital, Dance & More Hospital

I have been super slack about posting and I will try to do a quick "catch up" since New York.
First off, Trey and I have had sinus infections and he also has an ear infection!! This makes the #3 blockage in his left tube!! We go to his ENT today to find out about the next steps. (probably a new tube)
We went to Florence to see my new Niece Kaylyn! She is soooooooo cute and her Mommy and Daddy couldn't be happier! I could just eat her up! Trey couldn't go in since he woke up Saturday with a fever :(
We also saw Beanie in the same hospital, she had a ginormous kidney stone which they had to go after TWICE!!! Poor Beanie!!
While we were there we went to Arts Alive @ FMU to see Addie dance and she was precious! I love to see her tap! She does it with perfect style and is THE CUTEST one on the floor!
After the dance we headed for home since Trey was not feeling good. To end out our day, @ 11:45 pm we went to Providence Hospital for Trey who had at this point spiked a 105 fever and was shaking quite strangely. Come to find out from our 5 hour wait, he didn't have phenomena. Good job doc! We were quite frustrated! So I called our Dr.'s office and they said if he was still running fever by Tuesday then bring him in. So I did and that is when we found out about the ear and sinuses. Dumb ER!!! AUGH!! They guy barely looked at Trey!!!

NYC

I am now home, safe and happy to have had a WONDERFUL weekend with my Mom-in-law & sis-in-laws!! We had the MOST amazing time and everyone came back in one piece!
We saw 2 Broadway musicals, Marry Poppins & Phantom of the Opera. I have had so many people ask me which was better and I can honestly say, "I can't say". Mary was so energetic and exciting in the happy happy sense and Phantom was so dramatic and exciting and I mean, HELLO, it's Phantom!!!!!
We walked SOOOOOOO many places and like the words of one New Yorker "you really get to see the city when you walk it." We had the majority of our laughs on the Subways which we, almost every time, were headed the wrong direction first. Crys even had a homeless man fall on her and crack her back. Good news though, her back felt better after that. We had 2 very "exciting" rids in the famous NYC Taxis and even rode a bus and found out the last day that there is a FREE SHUTTLE BUS!!!! We ate amazing and not so amazing foods and I can honestly say, I had no complaints either way, I was in NYC!!! WOOOOO HOOOOO!!!
We shopped and were amazed that in the shopping mecca of the world, Bloomingdale's closes at 7:00 on Saturdays!!!! What is that about????? We came to the conclusion that most people probably are attending the "night life" activities or getting ready for them at that time. (just a little note about that, we walked up at 7:15!!!!!)
FAO Schwartz was closed when we got there too, but we were able to go to the 9 floor Macy's. It was so awesome and most of the escalators were wooden!! That was so super cool! The whole "cellar" floor was men's underwear. WHAT!?!?!?! There was even food places and a Starbucks in there!!!!
Speaking of Starbucks, it is so true that there is one on EVERY block! They were just shoving it up in my face. But I held off and only got 1 coffee the whole trip! Very good me!
We saw Lady Liberty and Ellis Island and enjoyed the little bit of history we were able to get from both places.

There are no words to explain the fun we had and my thanks to my Mom who treated us girls on the trip and to Cry for the wonderful planning and being our map reader. I can honestly say you two rock!

NYC

So as most of you probably already know, I will be traveling to NYC Friday morning from the Myrtle Beach Airport! I am going with my amazing Mom-in-law and 2 wonderful sister-in-laws!!! We are so excited to go and have 4 days of "girls only" together time! (this is so unusual because when we are together we usually have 4 men and 5 kids to tend with for time together)

We will be doing much shopping, lots of walking and even The Phantom of the Opera Broadway play!!! We will return back to the beach Monday night and from there I will drive home. So if I work with you @ Weekday, I'll see you Tuesday morning and for everyone else, I will see you as soon as I can! I can't wait to share all the wonderful stories, I'm sure I'll have, with you when I get back!

Please keep us in your prayers.

He's just so smart!!!

I came into the computer room to check my e-mail and of course Trey was not far behind. He jumped up in Daddy's chair and began to "explore" as he usually does. While he was on his exploration he stuck his hand down in Daddy's glass of Kool-Aid that he left on the desk (probably looking for ice) and when doing so the glass tipped over. He began to fuss and I looked to see what was happening and he was holding his hand in the glass so it would not fall completely over. I jumped up and grabbed the glass and began to wipe it up with tissue (not a really good absorber). Then I saw that Trey had gone and gotten the rag that I had been using to dust with. He reached right up on the table and began wiping! Now tell me that he isn't just too smart. #1 he held the glass up so it all didn't pour out #2 looked for something to clean up with

I LOVE MY BRILLIANT SON!!!

OH THE EARS......

So, we were under the impression that after Trey got tubes in his ears that we would be "foot loose and fancy free!" Yea, not so much. He has ANOTHER blockage in his left ear!!!!! This is the 2nd time. I can not believe it. So we have to do the peroxide/water drops for 7 days and then the Ciprodex drops for 7 more days. And of course ANOTHER doctor visit after all that! The BEST PART is, if it doesn't clear out.... he gets a new tube!!! WOOOOOO HOOOOO!!!! Surgery AGAIN!! Oh well, everyone does not always have the same experiences as others.

On a more fun note, Trey has a new thing where he has to have his PapPap, Blankie AND a sippy of water in bed. I guess I kinda get it. His throat gets dry from breathing through his mouth cause of the nose stoppage. So the past 4 nights he has gotten up and asked for drink. Tonight I am jumping ahead of the game and sending it with him!!!!

He is growing up so much and is really talking and MIMIKING EVERYTHING!!!!! I bit my tongue the other day at lunch, said "ow" and smacked the table. He then smacked the table over and over shouting "ow". Toooooo funny!!! So if you are around my boy, please be very careful what you say and do! I can only imagine what he will be pick up :)

Small Update

We have been battling the night time sleep stealer! For some very strange reason, Trey has not been able to sleep through the night for a couple of weeks. He wakes up, comes to our bed and wants to sleep with us. When we take him back to his bed he screams and has an outright tantrum! AUGH!!! I feel so sleep deprived and so does Jerry! Hopefully the ONLY reason he is doing this is that he has a yucky nose. I know how hard it is to breath and how miserable it is to sleep when you can't breath right. Hopefully after he is over this cold, he will go back to his regular sleep schedule... down at 8 up at 7. I can handle that!

School is going well for both of us as is Jerry's job. Trey is picking up new words every day and his 2 favorite things are trucks, mostly fire trucks, and Elmo. He is just too cut how he can spot Elmo from a mile away! And the really cute part is that he says it Male-mo hehehehehe. He is just too cute! There is a fire house that we pass on the way to school in the mornings and he says die-ya-duck ever time we get close to it! I could just eat him alive!!!!!!!!!

This is the short story of our lives for now! What a good life it is!

Mom's and poop

I know you other moms get it when I say, poop can really make you stress out!

Trey has been having some poop issues and we had to get some tested. Anywho, the tests came back normal and he has no parasites. However, he still may have an allergy issue.

We re waiting to see what the Dr. wants to do about that. He will probably have to have an allergy test in the future. Yet another test.... great!

I never thought I would see the day when I would spend long times discussing colors and textures of poop, but all us moms do it! It's part of the job!! :)

Are There Any Words

As I am sure you all have been here before, we go through times that life just doesn't seem to be able to get any better!!! I am feeling like I am at one of those times right now!!!

Most of you know that I will be going to Florence next week to spend the night with my niece and 2 nephews while Crys & Tim (sis & bro-in-laws) go out on a very exciting cruise for 2!!! WOO HOO!!! I am so excited about the fun that I KNOW we are gonna have!!

The end of February, Sheila will be coming down south and we get to see her! She is doing a dog competition and they are always so much fun! And as ya know, Trey loves some dogs, especially Rootie!

Then in March I will be joining my mom-in-law and 2 sis-in-laws on a GIRLS ONLY WEEKEND TO NYC!!!! Yep that's right! 4 wild and crazy Rhodes girls hittin' the streets of New York City!!!!!! Watch out Big Apple! We are so stinking excited you can't shut us up about it!!!! (but honestly, can you blame us??)

And on top of all of that, my family is healthy, we have jobs, a home, a good God and lots of love!
Are there any word to express my life? .......blessed

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