Finally Recovered

Well, I think I may have finally recovered from last weekend's festivities. Heather is now officially Mr. Tyler Lyons Jones. It has a nice ring to it don't you think!?! What a beautiful wedding it was too! I had the best time and Heather was gorgeous. Emerson made the CUTEST flower girl EVER and was such a ham. I really think she thought the whole shindig was all for her. We are really looking forward to doing it all again September 18th when Michele gets married.

We were fortunate enough to have a night sans any kiddos the night of the wedding and I could really enjoy myself. I didn't have to worry about drinking one too many glasses of champagne because I knew I was going to get to sleep in. Boy, was that a great feeling!!! We enjoyed that so much that Jamie and I have decided to take a weekend at the W Hotel in February. CAN'T WAIT. I typically am not one for dancing but I found myself having a blast on the dance floor with a great group of girls. Heather has some great friends that she has had since grade school and I just think that is so cool that they are still best friends. That is truly a rarity to have such genuine friendships. It was weird, for a couple of hours I was not in mommy-mode and was able to let loose. I felt free. Not to say that I don't LOVE every second of being a mom, but I really needed some time without any kids.

The next day we celebrated Emerson's 4th birthday with family and friends. Yep, she turned 4. I can't believe it. She is growing way too fast. She is so bright and has such a sweet spirit. I really hit the jackpot with her! She is already talking about turning 5 and having another party. Poor thing doesn't realize and year isn't just next weekend. However, for me it may seem like time will pass that quickly. Next on my mommy agenda is to plan Reagan's 2nd birthday party.

Speaking of Reagan, you won't believe what she has been doing. Drum roll please.......using the big girl potty. I have done nothing as far as potty training, gosh she is only 21 months. I thought I still had a good 6 months at least to even consider starting it. She has done it all on her own. For now we are still keeping her in diapers and going to gradually transition but she knows exactly what to do. So glad I can check that off my to-do list. GO REAGS!

The time has come that I need to sleep train Pierce but I am procrastinating because there is going to be many, many tears from both my little man and me. My husband will be the first to tell you that our kids have me trained. I admit that I give in way too easily because I hate to see any of them cry. I am horrible at discipline and I know sleep training Pierce is going to be pure torture. Wish me luck and the strength not to cave.

A quick update on Emerson. Her biopsies came back normal-Great! They still don't know where she is bleeding from (and yes, as of today we are still seeing blood)-BAD! Jamie and I have decided to put a hold on all the testing unless we see a decline in her health. The pediatrician agrees and as long as Emerson maintains her weight and her hemoglobin levels don't dangerously drop we are going to stop torturing the poor child. I really don't have enough confidence with the medical professionals these days to find the answer and I am unwilling for Emerson to be treated like a lab rat. Hopefully everything will work out for the best. At this point that is all I can do.