Where did the month go?

My last entry was the 15th of April and today is the the 4th of May, since then our life has turned upside down.  We sold the house, sad day when I realized that I no longer owned my home someone else did, and have since then now moved in with my mom and dad.  Moving day(weekend) was anything but easy, and Lucy is now living outdoors in my parents backyard with their lab Willow.  Which she was not liking at first but then the boy next door took her  under his wing, which has made the transition easier.  She loves Mack and he loves her company too. 
Carson loves grandma and Poppop's BIG yard and is out there everyday with the dogs.
he is always on the canal with Uncle Jake or downstairs with Poppop chechecking out the progress of our new residence. 
So far, we've got the framing, roughed in plumbing and electrical finished and now we're waiting on the sheet rocking to begin. 
Look for pictures soon, once I find my camera... their are boxes everywhere!

Seeing spots

This is nothing to smile about



There are more other places too, but you'll have to use your imagination to see those

 For about 14days my little man has suffered with what one doctor believed to be pneumonia and prescribed amoxocillin.  This past Wednesday the 11th, he was still congested and by then had broken out in a rash...So PopPop(grandpa Mike) came to get us to take us to see the pediatrician.  Dr. Nagle wasn't there, she was one vacation, so we saw Dr. Esham... she said the then spotty rash was a side effect of the antibiotic that he'd been taking but didn't need to be taking, because what he has is likely RSV(bronchilitis) which doesn't require antibiotics. Viruses are tricky things to treat.  Does anyone know when babies get too "OLD" to get RSV?  Carson's had bronchilitis or RSV twice now.
I sure hope after going back in on Friday because the rash had turned into this(see pictures above) that with daily does of benadryl it will fade and go away quickly--  Frankly this boy and his mama are getting tired of being cooped up.  Carson misses and would like to play with his cousins.... anyone up for a play date after we get moved in May?

Easter 2012 and life

It's wierd to think that Easter was just this past Sunday because in my world it feels like it's been over since the weekend of the 31st.  That's when the Packards/Harrisons and these Merchants had our first Easter egghunt in my parents backyard.
It was sure fun to wtch the boys hunt for the eggs, the pictures that mama got weren't all that spectatular but we had a good time.

in other news....  since my last post, the potential buyer came back and lowered the cost of what he wanted for the repairs...  We are now in the process of finalizing the sale and need to be out by May 3rd!  My poor baby boy has been sick for going on 12 days now, and we were told it was pneuomia and were given amoxillician, but then today he broke out in a rash and so back to the doctor we went. It was a Sunday when he was seen before so we went to the kidscare, not his awesome doctor... Turns out he didn't need the antibotic- he didn't have pneumonia he has a virus similar to RSV... The reason for the rash-- his body way of dealing with the unnecessary meds. 

Enjoy pictures of the 2012 Easter egg hunt pre rash

already on the lookout for eggs even before Xavier and Uncle Phill, Uncle Bigdog, Pop Pop and Willow get  back in through the gate

He knows what to do-if I open them up I find goodies inside

Man, the difference 4 months makes- Xavier looks so much older standing there

it loks as if the foam basketball is floating, maybe it's magic, cool trick Carson!

As My World Turns

My life could be a soap opera these days, the only difference is I don't get paid the milions per episode where the plot thickens or takes a drastic turn in the script.On Monday I was having my home inspected to finish the sale of the home and then yesterday my realtor called to tell me that the buyer wanted Corby and I to give him more money to replace or repair a list of things.  My realtor and I agreed the smart thing to do would be to put my home back on the market to avoid having to give the prospective buyer the $5,000 more he wanted on top of the $5, 000 we'd already agreed to give in closing costs when we agreed to sale our home to him.
Some people are so greedy...geez...build your own if your that picky!  Now it's back to showing the house again...hopefully it won't take long to find another interested buyer.
If anyone knows someone looking for a reasonably good priced home, send 'em our way!   

First dentist visit

Today was Carson's first visit to the dentist and my opinion of dentists have changed some--the pediatric kind are cool!  Adult dentists still suck!  Funny thing we found out both Xavier and Carson have  two teeth that have grown together into one tooth... it will likely go away when their baby teeth fall out and then not be a problem. 
Carson left his first visit with a cape and a mask(not so very fond of the mask though), a cool toothbrush, and a helicopter as a prize... I want my son's dentist!  I managed to get a picture of Carson in the cape with the aid of Daddy.

Burg Pediatric Dentistry--free publicity

 

The days of our Lives... our just since last Saturday

Like sands through the hour glass so are the days of our lives... Just kidding...
Well, for thouse of you who aren't aware, we are sellling our house, and for those of you who don't know there was an offer made while we were celebrating Bubba's 30th birthday a week ago(the 24th)... and now for those of you who aren't up to speed we countered his offerr of $230,000 and said 240, 000.  He accepted yay!  Monday morning we were supposed to meet with the realtor, instead Corby took me to the ER and Carson to his Uncle BigDog. 
With all that's gone on lately I chose to ignore the pain in my abdomen thinking I knew what it was and that I could just wait it out after all that's what I have to do anyway even with having gone to the ER-- but maybe it was a good thing I did go because not only do I have a cyst on my ovary(was what I thought it was) but the ER called me yesterday with a perscription ready to send to my local pharmacy because I in addition to the cyst I have a urinary track infection.
The meeting with the realtor took place still on Monday in the ER, I wonder if that was a first?  Carson had a good time with uncle and even got to see Pop Pop(grandpa Mike) that day too when grandpa had to bring him to the hospital when uncle had to go to school.  

The boys(X and Carson) are grearing up for an Easter egg hunt at grandma and Pop pop's before the priesthood session.  The Harrison's are headed to Vegas for a Family Reunion on the Yeardly side and won't be home for the hunt so grandma thought it would be fun to fill plastic eggs with money so that each boy could fill their banks to go to Disneyland and Vegas.

Enjoy the pictures of Easter's past

Master of the Stairs

For months now we've had a make shift gate up preventing Carson from falling down the stairs...because of the showings we have to take the gate off... so yesterday Carson figured out how to go up and down... When I woke up this morning this is what I found....
With daddy supervising of course


It's a good thing that he's mastering the stairs now because when we move in with my mom and dad we will be living in the basement.