A Little Perspective

Yesterday morning, I was feeling pretty sorry for myself. I've been beyond stressed out with those whole moving process. We've had several things go wrong at our house (mostly courtesy of mother nature), getting the building process going has been SLOW and then to top it all off, we found out we can't get the rent house we thought we were moving into. My mission for the week is to find somewhere to live! I spent all of Monday online and making calls to find out about places. After not gaining much ground, I decided my best bet was to just head to Norman and look around. (and thanks to an awesome friend/neighbor, I got to do so kid free!) Thank the good Lord that in order for me to get to Norman, I have to drive down I-35 right through Moore. Honest to goodness truth is that right as I got into Moore where I could see the tornado destruction, "This is the Stuff" by Francesca Battistelli came on the radio. WOW- talk about a wake up a call!!! My "stuff" that has me so frustrated is so LITTLE in comparison to what these people have gone through. Yes, we're probably going to have to live in an apartment about half the size of our house and cram some stuff into storage, but you know what?? Who cares?! At least we still have all of our belongings and I'm pretty sure that we can survive 6 months anywhere. Thanks to some good advice from my wise brother, we're just going to look at it like a little "break" from reality. Six months with no yard to mow, nothing to fix if it breaks and probably a pool and workout room. It will practically be like vacation ;)

"This is the stuff that drives me crazy
This is the stuff that's getting to me lately
In the middle of my little mess
I forget how big I'm blessed
This is the stuff that gets under my skin
But I gotta trust You know exactly what You're doing
It might not be what I would choose
But this is the stuff You use"

 

 

We have it narrowed down to a couple of different apartment complexes and are still waiting to hear about a house (most houses want a 1 yr lease and we only need 6 months), but we feel certain that we'll find the right place.

 

Some have wondered why we want Norman. Our biggest reason is that we want to be close to Blanchard so that we can go ahead and get involved in the community. Wyatt is going to miss out on going to Pre-K at a school, but I am hoping to get him into the pre-school at FBC Blanchard so that he can get to know some kids. We also want to be close so we can stay up on the progress of the house. 

Wyatt is 4!

So hard for me to believe that this cutie is FOUR years old!!!

 

Wyatt turned 4 on May 17th. For his birthday we let him choose our meals, so we celebrated with donuts for breakfast, "old McDonald's" for lunch and to our surprise and delight, "the good bread and dip place" (aka Zio's) for dinner. We had a fun day celebrating HIM! After dinner, we took him to Target because he was very antsy to spend his birthday money he had gotten in the mail. He was too cute at the store. He choose an Angry Birds game and he took it took the cashier and paid all by himself. He was very proud that he got a receipt and his own bag :)

For his party, he chose a Ninja Turtle theme. Anyone who knows about the TMNT knows they love pizza, so of course it was a pizza party! It was originally planned for the day after his birthday, but due to weather and a lot of other conflicts for people, we moved it to the next weekend. We had a great turn out and so enjoyed the afternoon with family and friends.

 

Some of Mr. Wyatt's favorite things at age 4:

Ninja turtles, spiderman, batman, playing soccer and baseball, chewing gum, angry birds, all fruit, chips and salsa, fruit snacks, the color orange, going to Nana & Papa Joe's, play dates with his friends



O-K-L-A-H-O-M-A

May 20, 2013 is a day that Oklahomans will remember forever. I know that I'll always be able to look back and remember just where I was and the feeling afterwards when we got out and saw on the news the total devastation that had occurred in Moore. Gut wrenching, unbelievable, heart breaking....

We were safe in our cellar with some of close friends who had come to get in with us. I am thankful for the fact that the tornado lifted and didn't stay on course, or it could have easily headed this way. But at the same time, it almost gives a feeling of guilt that I got to tuck both my kids safely in their beds in our home that night.

What I do know is that I have  never been more proud to be an "okie"! This state has come together like no other to support not only those effected by the Moore tornado, but also the storms that came through other towns the day before. So much so, that at one point they  had to turn away volunteers and ask that people stop bringing donations for the time being!!! Literally millions of dollars have been donated and will continue to come in.

 

I read this somewhere on facebook and I absolutely love it!

 

"Oklahoma isn't a place. It's something in your blood. It's something that you do. It's the shirt off your back, the tear in your eye, and the giddy up in your soul" 

 

 

Grayson- 10 Months

Once again, I'm way behind! This month Grayson hit the 10 month mark! He is "talking" like crazy and can crawl speedy fast :) He loves to stand up and has started standing on his own! I think he will be walking very soon. Oh and sitting still for pictures these days is pretty much out of the question!!!

9 Months

 How in the world is this little guy already 9 months old?! I know I feel this way every month, but 9 months just seems like one of those big milestones that seems forever away when your have itty bitty newborn. Well, believe it or not, its here... And my sweet tiny 5lb 11 oz baby is now a busy almost 23 lb boy! He is into EVERYTHING and is constantly on the go! He is happiest when he is standing up and don't even think about coming between this kid and his food! He loves cheerios, puffs, bananas, blueberries, avocados, noodles and probably anything else we would give him :) Another of his favorite things to do; get into all of big brothers stuff! And surprisingly, big brother has handled it very well.

What a Week

Where to begin?? This will be long and probably contain a lot of rambling ;)
  In Dec. I stubbed my toe really hard on a bar stool. We assumed it was broken but just thought it would heal on it's own. Fast forward to Feb. and it was still hurting and twice the normal size, so I finally gave in and went to the Doctor. Sure enough, it had been broken and healed wrong. The doctor recommended surgery. So on March 7th I went in for surgery. He was going to have to re-break the bone, fix the ligaments and put in a pin. Although, I wasn't crazy about having to be put out, I really wasn't too worried and thought I'd be back to normal in no time. Wrong! It's been much worse than I thought. I pretty much couldn't walk for the first couple of days and it just plain hurt! It is getting better everyday, but hobbling around has made life difficult.

That was on Thursday, on Wed of the following week Grayson woke up with what we thought was a stomach virus. He threw up most of the day, but nver ran a fever and was able to hold down small amounts of pedialyte and continued to have wet diaper, so we didn't get too overly concerned. That night was rough. He was so restless and would have these little spells where he  would stiffen up and would cry out in pain. That morning he started to have diarrhea. I noticed some small amounts of blood in it, so I immediately called our pediatrician to see what we needed to do. Of course, we would have to wait for them to call us back. I had my one week check up for my foot that morning, so Aaron came home to stay with the boys and I went on to my appointment. (My toe looked so gross when he took the wrap off that I got nauseous, but the Dr. assured me it looked like it was supposed to!) When I got back Grayson was still about the same and finally the Dr. office called back and said to go to the ER at Children's Hospital. At first we weren't sure if that was necessary, but after doing what any good Mom does when she isn't sure about something; I Googled it! :) After reading some, we decided that we should go. We dropped Wyatt off with a friend and headed that way. We were able to get in really quick and it didn't take them long to suspect that it was something called "intussusception". Which basically means that the small intestine has telescoped into the colon. They did an ultrasound and sure enough that's exactly what had happened. They went ahead and started an IV- broke my heart to see him get that put in! They  were able to fix the problem by using an enema to shoot air through which "pops" the small intestine out and into place. Thank the good Lord that this worked bc otherwise, he would have had to have had surgery. They had to keep us overnight so they could observe him and do another ultrasound in the morning to make sure that everything had stayed in place. It was the.longest.night.ever.  Poor Grayson wasn't allowed to eat, so he was hungry and because of the air that they had to shoot in him, he had terrible gas pains. Watching your child be in so much pain is just about the worst thing ever. We've never felt so helpless. They finally did an ultrasound and everything looked good. He was able to start drinking pedialyte that morning and eventually that afternoon they let him start having bottles again and we were able to go home. It was the longest 24 hours ever!!! Thankfully Mom had come up to stay with Wyatt and she was amazing enough to have dinner ready for us when we got there and got up with both the boys the next morning so we could sleep in. He seems to be back to his happy self and the doctors say it is a very low chance of this reoccuring. Of course, we are a little over protective now :)

Somewhere in the midst of all this, we did get some exciting news. I think it was on the Saturday after my surgery... Aaron had been interviewing for a new job and he got the call that he had gotten it! I am so proud of him because it is a position that was really meant for someone with more experience, but they were so impressed with him that they went ahead and hired him! This is giving us the opportunity to do something we've been talking about for awhile now--- we're moving! We have wanted to move to the Blanchard/Tuttle/Newcastle area and now it is actually something we can do. We love the area and it will cut 35-40 minutes off the drive to both of our parents and put us closer to many of our friends and family. Right now, we are working on getting our house ready to list (so if you know anyone wanting to move to Harrah- we've got the place! ha!) Moving with kids is going to prove to be MUCH harder than when it was just the 2 of us. We've also started looking at houses/lots. We're really torn between buying or building. Decisions, Decisions!!!

So there it is- a quick run down of what's been going on with The Pendergraphs. It was truly a week to remember!

 **I wrote this mainly to fill everyone in on what's been going on, but also to let parents of little ones know about what happened with Grayson. It is something that we certainly had never heard of. Apparently, it isn't that uncommon though. It mainly happens in infants and can most likely be easily fixed. Left untreated though, it can cause major damage, even become life threatening. So, never ignore any symptoms in your kiddos!

5, 6, 7, 8!

Here's a quick catch up of Mr. Grayson's monthly pics! He is growing like crazy and seems like every day he is accomplishing something new. He is so very close to crawling and is scooting and rolling all over the place. He loves any food that he can pick up by himself. He now has his two bottom teeth! Can't believe how fast time is going by!