Yea Mommy!

Today I got a standing ovation. Not one I was expecting at all. I was simply going about my business when all of the sudden I heard, "Yea, Mommy!! You did it! You went pee-pee in the potty!" I kept hearing for the next few minutes, "Mommy I so proud of you. You peed in the potty!" At least he is learning something from all my hard potty training work! Well actually, I give his Nana most of the credit. She worked with him for an entire week. All I get when I ask Cannon if he wants to use the potty is, "No! I wear diapers! Cannon wears diapers!"

The other day I heard Cannon say "Uh Oh, poo poo!" and run to the bathroom. I thought OMG! He is finally getting it! Then I heard the toilet flush. I was scared to go in there. What I found was semi-good and semi-bad. I saw Cannon, diaperless, standing by the toilet saying "Mommy, I poopied in the potty!" I flush it!" Hmmm... I thought. There is no possible way he could have done it that fast. So I did what any mother would do. A butt check. Sure enough there was poop all over his bottom. I asked Cannon where he put his diaper. "It right there Mommy!" He had placed it in the trash can. I checked the diaper and it had markings in if, if you know what I mean. So I concluded that he pooped in his diaper, then took it off and flushed the poop down the toilet. He has seen me and Nana do this before. The problem is he thinks he deserves a treat for this. Because his poop was in the toilet. I want him to understand that this is where poop goes, but the process of it getting there was not right. I explained to him this was good for him to do but he only gets treat when he actually sits on the potty to go. He wasn't too happy with that.

Well, tomorrow morning is the big day. My little boy is going under the knife!! :) I just ask for your prayers. That he will respond fine to the anesthetic and that he will not be in a lot of pain. I will let everyone know how he is going as soon as I can! Thanks for the prayers!

The Wedding Week

I have survived the dreaded wedding week! Hooray! I actually had a lot of fun and the only stressful day was Friday itself getting everything set up and then taken down. I have decided that I love planning weddings and seeing my ideas created but I hate the part of having to take them back apart. Dana and I worked together to create a beautiful wedding! She was a stunning bride. I couldn't get over how amazing she looked. But to get to the grand finale of the week there were a few set back that happened.

The first was on Wednesday I went out to my car to find that someone had hit my car! The only damage was that they completely knocked my driver side mirror off. They, of course, did NOT leave a note. Thankfully my dad found one online and it will only cost about $30 bucks to replace, but still!!

The next adventure occurred on the wedding day itself. We were using live goldfish for the centerpieces. So we went to Pets Mart and bought 14 and they threw in 2 extra. Well once we got to the vineyard only half of them made it! Did I mention the vineyard is out in the middle of NOWHERE! We couldn't just pop back into town and get some more. We also discovered that we had left the isle runner at Dana's house. So my wonderful hubby volunteered to run back and get the new fish and runner. He was my hero that day, well I suppose he is everyday really!

And finally after a long, hard, day when we were all exhausted and ready to hit the sack. We were going to leave the vineyard at 10:30 pm only to find that my dad, who was the designated driver for Dana and Michael, left with the keys to their car leaving Lori stranded. Since the vineyard is in the middle of nowhere hardly anybody had good reception on their cellphone. I managed to find a spot were I got a couple of bars and called. Dad didn't answer. I called Dana. Voicemail. I called Michael. I got an answer! He said I'll call you back. He didn't. We had no idea what to do. So we all decided to head back to Edmond and get the keys from my dad. Finally I get a call from Michael as we are heading back saying my dad dropped them off with someone else and he had turned around to head back to the vineyard. GREAT!!! Thanks for telling us now!! Luckily we weren't to far down the road when we saw my dad pass us. We got the keys and all was well. Besides the fact that Dad and Lori didn't get back to Pryor until 2:30 am!

But the wedding was beautiful as well as the bride, and Cannon looked very handsome in his vest and tie. Oh yeah, and ignore the barefoot child, his mother forgot to bring his shoes to the wedding as well. Oops!

The Happy Family.

Beautiful Bride

The Wedding Party

The Matron of Honor and Ring Barrier

Down for the Count!

Wow! The week is finally here! My little sis is getting married on Friday! AHHH! I thought I had so long to plan and get everything ready and here I am with 2 days left and I am STRESSED! Why did I say that I LOVED planning weddings and that I was do whatever she wanted me to do! I wasn't really thinking on that one! I actually have had a lot of fun but now I am stressing because it is time to put the creations in my head to the test and hope and pray they turn out good. I hope that I don't let her down. I just have to have faith in myself to get through Friday then I can relax!!

Cannon is staying with his Grammy and Granddaddy the next few days while I am slaving away for Bridezilla! (she really isn't that bad) I am a little nervous about him being there because they have a pool in their backyard. He has been good so far about not going out there by himself but I just hope it stays that way! I get horrific images in my head of things that could happen. I just put him in God's hands while I am away and really even when he is in my care. I have been known to lose him before! :) He called me tonight to let me know he pee-peed twice on the potty! He was so proud of himself and the treat he received for doing so! I started feeling that I am treating my son like a dog. As I recall dogs get treats for doing their business not people. Hmmm...there is something wrong with our thinking sometimes.

Another thing I am looking forward to (kind of) is Cannon getting his nose fixed. (Refer to the surgery post). He has a constant stream of snot coming from his nose at all times. If for some reason it is not streams it is because it is clogged with a boogie the size of his nostril! No joke! For such a little guy, he can make some pretty mean boogies! That is his choice of wording of course. He comes to me and says "Look mommy, I gots a boogie on me finger!" or "Yucky mommy, get this boogie off of me!" He is also very good at letting me know that he needs a Kleenex too. For that I am glad because I dread the day were I never see or hear about a boogie needing to be wiped away because he took matters into his own hands!!!

LOST!!!

I had a first today. I lost my child. It was the scariest few minutes of my life! I was out at JcPenny today and I allowed Cannon to walk next to me without having his monkey backpack on, which is a leash. He was doing great until I found a shirt I liked. He saw that my attention was otherwise occupied and made a run for it! I saw him run off but he disappeared in the racks of clothing. I lost sight of him. Usually he likes to hide in the clothes so I started calling out his name and looking under the racks. Well after a few minutes of searching and not getting a response from him I realized he may be really lost. I started to panic. I ran to the service desk to see if they had seen a little boy. The lady informed me that she just heard over her radio that a little boy had been found. Then she was no help after that. She didn't know where they had him or who I should contact. So I gave up on her and found someone else. The next lady told me he was in women's casuals at the front of the store, so I ran as fast as I could up there. I am thinking how mad I am at him, and how much trouble he is going to be in. But I find him standing up on the check out counter surrounded by women who are smiling and laughing at him. Of course he would have to do that. When he sees me he gives me the biggest smile and says "HI, MOOMMY!!!" I smile, roll my eyes and take him in my arms. I am such a softy. I hate it sometimes. The ladies told me they asked him what his Mommy's name was and he said Megan. So I was very happy that he had learned that much. When they asked his last name, he replied, "Mommy." At least he got the M right!

How do you teach a 2 almost 3 year old that it is not safe to run away from Mommy. That you get lost and it may not always be a nice person that finds you. I told him as we walked out to the car that he was very naughty for running away, and it made mommy very sad and scared. He seemed to feel sorry because he didn't like that mommy was sad. I also told him that if he runs away from mommy that I may not get him back. He may not see mommy again and someone else will take him home. Maybe I can scare it out of him!!! :) I wish children came with instruction manuals. I wish I knew how to handle these situations. I think I will no longer take Cannon shopping by myself until he learns he has to listen to me. I can't imagine what I would be doing right now if I hadn't found him. Thank you God for watching over us!

Surgery

I have known for a while that this was coming, but I have tried to put it off as long as possible. Cannon is going to have his adenoids removed on July 31st. The procedure is not a difficult or long one, but it requires Cannon to be put under anesthesia. I know I shouldn't worry and that God is in control, but I am a mom and worrying is what I do best! Cannon usually has really bad runny noses and sleep problems. He is very restless when he sleeps and snores as loud or louder than his daddy sometimes! The doctor assures me that this will help him sleep much better and not have as many snotty nose problems. They will also be taking blood to check for allergies he may have. I ask that everyone keep Cannon in their prayers and especially remember to say a prayer for him on July 31st when he goes in for surgery. I have heard from my sister-in-law that when the babies wake up from the anesthesia they are very disoriented and upset. That is what I am most worried about. I want to be able to console him and also for him to not be in any pain. So now with this surgery scheduled I officially that every single weekend of July booked! We are very busy people this month!