Where have I been???

I have no clue... I have been a blog reading slacker, a posting slacker, and a comment slacker. I sit down with good intentions and then, BAM something interrupts me. Apologies all around, I will attempt to get caught up in he next couple of days. My bloglines read 84 feeds to read last night. I just got scared and went to see who won america's next top model. Sorry all...

What have we been up to???
Let's see... Several weeks ago we tried potty training Emerson... How did it go you ask??? Well, he is in a diaper now if that tells you anything. He just had no clue what was going on. Micah said he was standing there drinking water, and Micah asked him, "Em, do you need to peepee?"
"No, dad, I dry." Micah looks down to see pee, literally running down his legs. "Em, are you sure you're DRY?"
"Yes, daddy, I dry"
So, yeah, the future of America rests in the hands of children like this... they don't even know when they are urinating on themselves. (well, let's face it, some politicians now are the same way so...)
My official apologies to the little church on the way to school, and the Copeland's parking lot which became our potties in times of desperation on this failed training attempt.

I went to the doctor last week. I was dreading, and I do mean dreading getting weighed. I insist on taking my shoes off and any heavy jewelry must go as well. You never how much those wedges add to the weigh in total... The funny part... I LOST 4 lbs. Yep, I was pretty shocked, the midwife rechecked, and I declared "This is the best doctor's appointment ever!" So, I have gained a sum total of 1 pound. My huge belly would tell you otherwise, and once i can see my backside, if this precious baby is sucking away fat from it, (as I am hoping) I swear, I will spoil it rotten as a thank you.

What else? Well, Emerson's head swelled like a balloon after petting a dog. I was doing a girls hair for her wedding when Micah called to let me know that Em's eyes were swollen shut, and where was the Benadryl? In the diaper bag I told him... Um no, the mother of the year here, just glanced at the bottle, didn't actually pick it up, and it was empty. Yeah, hot curling iron in one hand, mommy guilt in the other... nice. I get home, skipping the actual wedding because I know I will worry the whole time. Em wakes up and sure enough, his little eyes were still all swollen-little puffy slits. Then I look and realize, those already normally chubby cheeks are swollen too, and when he says something, even the poor kid's tongue was swollen. No more dog petting for this boy. Sad too, because he LOVES dogs...
(Yes, Jena, we do have an epi pen. :) I knew you would worry!! )

So, there you have it... Weight gain, urination issues, and swollen heads... that is where I have been. I think my life is getting boring in this current state of knockedupedness... I will try and spice it up a bit by the next post...which could be this week or next year based on your time zone and expectations of me...
If this was all to boring for you to read...
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