Becca, Becca, Becca............

Everyone we've ever met says the same thing about Becca Boo. She is going to be leader. "You've got one mega leader on your hands!" Geez........I'm beginning to think that folks just might be right.

Do you know how many times she's been in "trouble" for telling others what to do, for telling others how to do it, for talking back to folks who tell her to stop that/or for telling HER how to do something???? Um, let's see, how many granules of sand are at the beach?!?!?! I do see potential in her. I honestly do. BUT....her personality is one that can be very abrasive at times (especially to those who don't have a clue of what she is trying to show them/tell them something), or super compassionate or super "thinker mode".

Trying to tame or reel in this side of my daughter can be quite challenging. She knows right from wrong. Doesn't always do it, mind you, but knows it. Has a HUGE understanding of what God (and her parents) expect of her, as a 5 year old little girl. But........trying to reign in the strong side of her is proving to be a feat, I'm telling you. If you have no clue about strong willed children, YOU HAVE ABSOLUTELY NO CLUE!

For days now.......which now seems like weeks on end, Becca has been coming home with either Yellow or a Red color from daycare. (They use the green = great kid all day, or the yellow = had a mishap or two, and red = JUST ONE COMPLETELY BAD DAY! Try again tomorrow.) Becca's mostly had yellows, but the red color has shown it's evil head twice now.

Talk about nasty. Look at Matthew? Happy, go lucky, even keeled, nothing bothers him, and the opposite? Becca! Oy, yoy, oy! And this is at age 5. I cannot imagine what age 11 - 20 will bring! Lord help us! Please.......

She wants to cook, she wants to wash dishes, she wants to clear the table, she wants to clean her room, she wants to clean Matthew's room (to show him how its REALLY done), she wants to vaccuum, she wants to clean their bathroom (kids bathroom, um, NOT! not yet anyway), she wants to practice her handwriting, she wants to read, she wants to be one up on everyone else her age, she wants to meet her new school teacher, she wants to school shop already, she wants to OH MY GOSH!!!!!!!!!!! This is what she has told me in the last month! Now do you get why I'm just flabbergasted at most of this.........I'm NOT like this. Daddy isn't like this. WHERE IS SHE GETTING THIS FROM!?!?!?!?!

I have a headache already.

Momma Kooky.........getting more grey hair by the second.

Matthew's doing better..........

Just have some folks asking about Matthew and he's been doing ok. He's down to just one treatment a day now. (Pulmicort) He's better. Today he looks like someone's hit him in the eye (left eye). It's allergies. It was somewhat warm and then turned cold quick!! He's been rubbing his eyes. So there's where that comes from.

Everyone's doing well. Just working, going to school, cooking, cleaning, the norm, you know. I have been wishing for a vacation lately. Gosh does it sound good.

Nothing much to really write about. No one is having a birthday, no anniversaries, no nothing. Boring, I know. I almost want to keep it that way.

One good thing is that we get to register Rebecca for school soon. OH BOY!

Other than that? Be good, thank God for everyday you draw a breath and keep truckin! ;o)

Momma Kooky

Pray for our Matthew...........

Matthew has had a pretty good sized Asthma Attack. It started Saturday evening while we were at the FIREPROOF movie at our church. He was running around having fun, then we settled them down to sleep a bit while mommy and daddy enjoyed the movie. (It was awesome, by the way!!!) Anyway, he was breathing so weird. We get home, he already had a treatment. (Xopenex through the nebulizer) Sunday morning it was right back to the nebulizer. Then Sunday night............all I have to say is, Asthma is NOT something you just "wait around" for it to disappear. Matthew struggled to breathe. We put in a call to our pediatrician and they called us back.

We did as they told us and Matthew seemed ok for the moment to go to sleep. We checked on him constantly and he was fine. Then Monday......again, the nebulizer came out........it's getting a workout this weekend. We ended up taking him to the doctor where they took him in immediately because he was struggling to breathe again. His oxygen level was between 92 and 95. They were NOT happy with that. We immediately went into a room and were seen by the doctor. She said Matthew wasn't breathing as you and I would. He was "shallow breathing" meaning, if you just took 1 to 2 second breaths, you'd be breathing as Matthew was. It's not something they like to see in kids! They gave Matthew a treatment (another nebulizer treatment) except this time they upped his dosage. WOW..........you talk about night and day!!! He's now breathing better. Not great mind you, but his oxygen level was back up to 95 to 97. We have to keep up his treatments for awhile.

Needless to say, his attack was brought on by allergies. She's almost positive. She's seen most of her asthmatic patients who are allergic to trees/grasses already. *shouldn't be surprising being we've had some really warm days*

If you read this, and think of Matthew, just pray that this too will pass and that his air passage will open up normally again to allow him to take deep breaths again. Thanks!

Momma Kooky

The Christmas Frenzy!

Matthew's Besta (grandma) in Norway got him this really cool hoodie that you can remove the hood, if you need to. Matthew LOVES Mickey!

Rebecca's Besta (grandma) in Norway MADE, let me say, MADE her this dress!!! Roy and I got this silk fabric in China when we got Matthew. It's a perfect fit beings that we didn't tell her any sizes for Rebecca!!!! Thank you so much Mom!!!

Love opening gifts!

Oh my gosh, if Batman were in the house, Matthew would have thought he died and went to Heaven! He LOVES Batman! Anything Batman! Absolutely anything! His Batmobile car was thee biggest hit at Christmas! He literally stopped opening gifts after he got that! (gotta love kids's mentality)

Matthew's 4th Birthday Party!

Matthew's Diego party was a hoot! The kids came hungry and they made their own little pizza's, anyway they wanted to make them! They thought that was so neat, they went to town on them and ate them up! Matthew LOVES, LOVES pizza. We did the pinata thing and the kids had bags to fill and they had fun filling up their bags! Matthew's gifts were a hit with him but he was totally mesmerized with a gift that Miss Toni and Mr. Bill gave to him. It's the tower of cars! I mean, A TOWER!!! Take a look at his face! Pictures are worth a 1000 words!!!!! Enjoy!

In the spirit of the season.

BaBa Crazy

Just Stuff..............Pictures and Happy Thanksgiving

Can you guess whose vests are who's????? Give you a hint.....the more badges, the longer she's stayed in AWANAs!

I couldn't figure out what to call it, so I just said that what I would talk about is STUFF.

Well, Matthew is doing better. For those who don't know, he's been FULL of spots (they look like chicken pox, but its not) for about 2 months now. He itches them until they bleed. We've been to the allergist and his pediatrician. First they said it was nothing. Then it was bug bites (fleas). EXCUSE ME?!?! Where? NOT MY HOUSE! Then they said it was sand fleas. (Matthew did play in sand for a bit) Then they said it was chiggers and then scabies. Maybe a virus. Maybe.....Maybe......yeah. Let's just say by this Monday, if his spots aren't truly gone? We head to the dermatologist. He's taking oral medication now. (Cexphalexon?) The last thing the pediatrician said was they thought it was scabies and after the treatment for it, because he scratched himself silly, he got a bacterial infection. (????) Yeah, ok. we'll see.

Becca Boo? Still her feisty, procrastinating, divafied self. No change there. I do have to say though, I see little changes in her now. She actually stops and thinks about things before asking questions or doing something. It's kinda neat to see. She's bummed out that there is no AWANAs tonight. (me too, *giggling*) Roy, me and Becca had the 24 hourish stomach bug over the weekend and it was BAD! But thank goodness we are okie dokie now!!!! Becca was funny though. She'd say, I'm hungry, daddy would say not yet because your tummy is upset. Rebecca would say, But daddy, my tummy is upset but food will make it better, honest. hehehehe.....*s* (Mommy thinking, oh yeah.......I can't keep food down, and you think you can?!) She was just funny!

Anyway, just wanted to wish you guys who read our blog, and there are apparently A WHOLE LOT OF YOU!!!!!!!!!! Happy Thanksgiving! Remember, take the time to thank God for all that you have. I know I do! ;o)