Im still here....are you?

I sure I have exactly one reader left these days and thats me..HA! Things have been so totally chaotic around here that I can only dream t night about having time to actually surf the net, catch up on blogs and GASP update my own pathetic blog. So, I need to do a little updating here. Lets just go to list form for that!

1. MOMS Group-I have been super busy with my moms group and trying to organize our first Halloween party which is taking place at the end of the week. I had no idea how much it would end up costing me out of pocket and next year when my group is more established. I know it will end up being a ton of fun but I have no clue how I would have done it without my mom. How can anyone get something like a party don when you have two kids hanging all over you? Impossible. We have also made two trips to the pumpkin patch with the group and that was a whole experience. The first time I braved it with two small ones but this last Friday Little G stayed at home with grandma! Miss G is so the popular kid in my moms group. I don't know what it is about here....yeah right...I know she is the sweetest soul in the world and is super nice so thats why everyone flocks around her. She even has a serous boyfriend. I am not kidding...and they kiss. Where did my baby go????
2. My computer. Well, one of the main reasons I haven't been updating is because some lovely Trojan dude got inside my PC and totally bombed it. I mean ever thing locked up and I couldn't even run the Internet much less my virus protection program. I even had the Comcast people come out hoping it was a burned modem but no after they replaced that he looked at me and was like..."um screwed?". Great. so, fortunately he hooked the net up to my laptop that I got to bdays ago and never used because we couldn't get the wireless card to pick up the Internet. I guess it works just fine if you plug it in directly to the modem. Dur. So, now I have my Internet back and I had no idea how lost I was without it. How did we ever live before computers? Oh, yeah we got a lot more housework done thats fo sure.
3. Little G is walking! This is not new news. He has been walking for over a month now. He walks almost perfect now and barely ever falls. I have no idea where this last year went and I really try hard not to think about his first bday which is coming up on Nov. 3 because it makes me super depressed and also I have no idea how I can fit in getting a bday party together on top of all the other things I have got to get done this month. Its just so crazy how different my two kids are. Miss G didn't walk til she was 13.5 months and here he was walking at 10 months! But she was also saying about 5-7 words at one yr and he only says Mama and Dada and well, we aren't so sure about those anyways. He has the sweetest personality though and we love him so much. He has also already started throwing temper tantrums. He will throw his body to the floor and writhe around like he is dying with pain screaming his little head off. He can run full force into the corner of the wall and cry for half a second but if you take something away from him you better be ready to deal with his banshee like screaming that will follow. He has got some lungs. Speaking of those lungs...he had Croup. Not fun and we hope that is what it was because we are a little worried he might have asthma like Mr. G. He is still nursing strong and there is no end in sight but to be honest right now I wouldn't be too sad if it was because his teeth hurt really bad. Every time he latches on I can feel them and after about ten minutes I am ready to hurl him to the floor they hurt so bad. When he is done I can see his teeth imprints on my nipples for a good twenty minutes. Sleep. I can only dream of the nights when he will let me get a little. He is still up 2-1,000,000 times a night or so it feels that way. Some nights he will wake up and I feed him and then he wants to play. We are getting seriously close to sticking him up in his room and letting him CIO. I know...I know..I am totally not for that but I think I may go crazy if I don't start getting a little more shut eye!
4. Mr. G's health. Its been a little scary around here this last month. I know I have never talked about it here before but about a year after we were married Mr. G was at work one day (back when he was a chef) and he was making hamburger patties when all of a sudden his nose felt like it was frozen. Weird huh? Within 15 minutes his entire face and head went numb and it traveled into his arms and hands. Then he started to feel delirious. He waited for a few minutes and then was so scared he had to be rushed to the ER because he thought he was having a stroke or heart attack. They ended up discharging him an hour later saying it was a panic attack after his MRI and CT scan showed nothing. We knew it was not a panic attack since he knows what those are and already takes Xanax everyday for them. He just kept getting worse and worse til he couldn't have a conversation with me and couldn't hold a thought. He went to a Neurologist who proceeded to run every test in the book on him and everything came up blank. Mr. G's dad has MS so we thought maybe that was it but none of the tests showed that. We googled everything we could think of and nothing came back as a positive. so, he ended up unemployed for 8 months while he got semi better but then when he was able to go back he couldn't do physical labor anymore. His chef days were over and thats when he went into food sales. So, fast forward all these years and he has had many days of the numbness coming back and being really confused but it eventually went away. But, a couple weeks ago he got really sick again and this time we were not taking "I don't know whats wrong with him" as an answer. We have him going to the head neurologist here and we have taken so many tests its making our bank account spin but we are determined to find out what is wrong. So far we have nothing for an answer and it just doesn't make sense. I am at a loss. I am so super scared for our family. Thank God he has started feeling better and is able to work but I just cant imagine if he becomes disabled what will happen to us. We didn't have any kids last time he got sick so we managed on my pay but I don't work anymore and now there are two mouths to feed. The idea of him getting really sick and not working is unthinkable. I am trying to remain positive and hope we get some test results soon that will point us somewhere. We are like that Diagnostic X show right now. He had to give 13 vials of blood yesterday! I would of been dead! So, if any of you pray...please say one for our family!

Thats a good summary of everything going on here lately. Oh, Miss G started a ballet class over a month ago and she is just the best little dancer. She listens to every single direction and well, I may be a bit bias but I think she is the best one in her class. Of course she is defiantly the cutest. Who knows when the next update will be but here are a couple pics to keep you happy! I dont have time to photoshop them to make them all perty but I am sure you guys dont mind;)

Miss G and her "boyfriend" on the hayride.

Miss G at the patch. Yes, that is the most adorable outfit EVER!

Us...as good as it gets! Oh, and I am not a bad mommy...he did have on cute pants but it was way too hot that day!

My sweet silly gal!

Not the best pic but you can see he is walking!

The whole family. I dont know why but that finger has been in Little G's mouth since the day he was born!

Running girl

Dance class night!

The dog food says it all! This was when he first started walking!

Comments

[Ellegirl]

Yay! A new post! You always do such a great job of keeping us up to date. Poor DH - I'll be praying you guys find an answer soon. I was thinking Bell's Palsy, but that's more muscular and doesn't travel beyond the face. Praying he can keep working too. Love the new pics! Lil G is so cute walking around. I can't believe it! Hunter is still content to crawl. Keeps him my baby even longer. I can't believe our boys are going to be 1 in a couple weeks. Sniff sniff!

[Melany (Supermom)]

Yay!!! :) She's back. You know..you have such a good looking family. Your kids are so pretty. Welcome back!
Thinking of your hubby.

[Lindsey]

Love the pics! The one of all 4 of you is just adorable!

[Charlotte]

1. Wow i wish that we could have a halloween party, but here in Engalnd is it not such a big deal, so my mom said that we cant have one :(
But anyway, i hope you have fun at yours! And aww Miss G has a boyfriend, that it so sweet!

2. My laptop is my best friend lol! (not literally ;) )Especially when my mom, dad and 2 sisters are always on our computer.

3. Aww little G can walk, that is so good at only 10 months! There is also a difference between the ages that me and my sisters began walking; i was about 12 months, my sister was 10 months and my littlest sister was 13 months.

4. Sorry to hear about Mr G's health, how scary for you all. I'll keep you all in my thoughts.

In the second picture, your right miss G's outfit is the cutest thing ever! So adorable!
I love little G's pumpkin bodysuit too :)
Miss G is so beautiful, her smile makes me melt! She looks so darling in her little ballet outfit!
The picture of the four of you is just lovely! Your such a beautiful family :)
And the last picture - little G's cheeky smile is so cute!

Charlotte x

[Ellegirl]

Okay - now I gotta see your invites! You've piqued my curiosity! I got my idea from a gal on one of my boards. She did hers in pink and I just changed mine up to blue. Not highly origninal I admit but I think it's cute! Show me your invite pleaase! You can email it to me. :-)

Elle

[Maria]

Still here. Sorry to hear about Mr. G.

OMG Little Miss G looks adorable. I love her hayride outfit. So cute.

I hope everything turns out ok.

[Kate]

So gorgeous!! I often read your blog and don't often comment :) And wow... Little G is a year old now!!!! Can't wait to hear details about his first birthday :)

[Ellegirl]

We need Lil' G Birthday details and pics please!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Filtering Life]

Hey Lisa, I tried to email you back, but it said there was a permanent fatal error and bounced it back. I sent you an email a month ago with the artists names and song titles, did you not get it?

[Tierant]

Hey, Lisa!
I revisited my own blog after months of neglect, and found your comment from November of last year. It made me realize how long it's been since I updated. Your little ones are TOO cute. I can't believe how long it's been.

You and DH are in my thoughts. Please keep posting. You are far more responsible about blogging than I am!

[Lindsey]

Just wondering how you are doing!!

[Ellegirl]

It's been nearly 2 months since your last post (hint! hint!) ;-)