Day By Day

Meet the teacher….

Mom — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 02:14:12 +0000

Was a total success! A few weeks ago I never would have pictured Kellar waking up eager to go to school so him waking up at 5:00 am this morning asking me if it was time was a huge surprise. I told him to go back to sleep and we would get up in a hour or so and then get ready for school, I woke him up a little after 6 and he jumped right up ready to get dressed and head out the door. I was relieved and sad all at once, relieved because maybe just maybe he is going to love school and sad because my baby boy is growing up on me and the thought of leaving him at school under somene elses care breaks my heart. Joey came in from work and we loaded Kellar up and headed to school. Kellar at first tried realy hard to play shy but all it took was her playing a game with him and he was off Joeys hip and exploring the room. I have a feeling it’s going to be a good school year for Kellar, his teacher taught my brother and knows my dad real well so that makes me feel more at ease. I think Kellar will have around 15 in his class and hopefully will make lots of new friends. Tomorrow will be his first real day of class, Joey and I will take him and hopefully I get out of there without having a breakdown! Kellar also goes for his 4 yr shots tomorrow, please say a little prayer he does ok with this, gosh I so dislike having to take him to get stuck.

Preparing myself…

Mom — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 01:01:29 +0000

Kellar starts pre-k 4 in September and I’m already trying to mentally prepare myself for sending my baby off to school. I know he’s got to go, he really needs the structure but the thought of it breaks my heart, he’s growing up and maybe I’m just not ready for it. We are going to send him to a small school, the teacher only takes maybe 15 kids, she taught my brother years ago and knows my dad really well so that makes me feel a little better, not to mention everyone that I know that has used her loved her! I feel like I’ve failed in preparing Kellar for school though, that also makes me sad! I’ve tried to teach him things but it’s like talking to this computer screen, he has no interest in anything to do with numbers or letters. When he was 2 he was counting to 20 and now I do good to get him to count to 5, he was singing his ABC’s and now he refuses to say them, he will not sit down to attempt to learn to make the first letter of his name, I don’t know what to do other than hope and pray he’s only being stubborn because it’s me asking him to do these things. I have asked several other parents and they all pretty much say their child does the same thing and then he gets to school and just blows the teacher away, lord please let my child do this haha! He’s smart I have no doubt, somedays I’m boggled at the stuff he knows but he’s also stubborn and that may be a issue when it comes to the “structured” part of school. We decided that him only going for 1/2 a day would be plenty for now, he’s got the rest of his life to be at school all day long so he’ll go for 3 1/2 hrs then go home and hopefully be more willing to work with Joey and I on things pertaining to learning. Onto other things, Kellar still hasn’t really grasped the concept that there will be a baby in the house in 5 months or so, he’ll talk about his baby sister YES IT’S A GIRL but I’m not sure he’s fully aware of what will take place and that he’s not going to be the only baby in the house. We have some major toy cleaning we have to get done before long, our house is going to be quite crowded but we’ll make do. I had some changes with my job which resulted in a paycut so that put a change in our plans of getting into a bigger house, but it will all work out in the end I just have to keep reminding myself that God is in control of the situation and he’ll see us through this as well. And that’s about all that’s going on in our little part of the world, just trying to stay cool during the summer and prepare for school and a baby girl!!!!!

Since our last update…

Mom — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 02:49:15 +0000

Lets see….Kellar celebrated his 4th birthday with a wonderful party at Bounce A Lot with all of his family and friends. Kellar found out he’s going to be a BIG BROTHER!!!!! I’ll have to get back with you later to tell you how excited he is or when he finds out that this means sharing attention how unexcited he is, though I think he’s going to be a awesome big brother. Kellar has fallen in love with swimming and being in the water and has no fear which makes me a bit nervous! I have got to get him enrolled in swimming lessons, watching him maneuver his way around the pool I think he’ll do great and catch on quickly. Kellar is growing like a weed, he’s so tall and has turned into such a big big boy, makes me so sad to think that he’s going to be going to pre-k in a few months. Kellar loves kids, he loves playing with kids and asks every day to go to MeMe’s and play with the kiddos, this is one thing I know he’ll love about school. Kellar thinks he has to be on the go constantly, he never wants to stay home, this to at times breaks my heart. If someone is leaving he wants to go, he doesn’t care who it is he just wants to go but come night time he’s ready to come home to mommy and daddy. Our summer has been pretty boring, we had a vacation that we were wanting to take but being pregnant I just didn’t think I needed to chance it with walking all over the place plus this heat in Texas right now is horrible!!!! So notta whole lot to report we’re pretty boring around here right now but it’s great!!!!

4 years ago today….

Mom — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 02:12:35 +0000

A Preemie Prince named Kellar was born. Every year my child teaches me more and more about life, he teaches me how the small things really do matter, he teaches me how to smile when I’m upset, he teaches me how to laugh when I really want to scream, he teaches me that love in unconditional! I sometimes find it hard to believe that my baby boy is 4 years old, where has the time gone? He’s getting so big, he’s becoming such a big boy and I miss that “baby” that he used to be though he’ll always be “my baby”. I’m so thankful for Kellar and all that he has become and I look forward to all the he will be. Happy Birthday Kellar!

Easter 2010

Mom — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 02:45:27 +0000

Let’s play catch up….

Mom — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 02:41:41 +0000

Since I’m a horrible blogger now days! Kellar is doing amazing and growing like a weed. He is still a Monster Jam fanactic and we recently went to Dallas to see Monster Jam again, this one was so much better than the one in Little Rock. Kellar was so excited to see Grave Digger and Monster Mutt, he got his Monster Mutt hat autographed by the driver, I thought that was really cool. But what would a trip out of town be if we didn’t have to make a trip to the pedi the following Monday, seriously it would be awesome but this is still something that lingers around and just reminds us of Kellars rough start at life and since he is getting sick less and less I’m sure within a few years we’ll come back from a out of town trip and he’ll leave all the germs and bugs out of town. Speaking of bugs and germs….Kellar caught strep and scarlatina last week, poor baby was broke out on his stomach and back pretty bad, it felt like sandpaper and his tongue looked like it was wearing a white fur coat but thankfully he bounced back from that pretty easily. Kellar is going to be 4 in a few weeks, I’m not sure where the time has went but it doesn’t seem like my little boy should be turning 4 years old, I want to cry but then again I’m so thankful that he’s here, he’s doing so well and we are so blessed. Kellar still has the funniest personality and can seriously make me laugh for hours, he’s so fun to be around. I think he’s doing awesome though the obvious differences still stand out against other kids, it hurts me for him though he has no idea that he looks different when he’s running, he looks a little different sometimes when he’s walking, when he’s turning in circles and he’s holding his head so far to the side his ears touching his shoulder, he’s happy and smiling the whole time and though I’m so proud of my child and I love him more than anything my heart hurts for the day that someone comments on it or asks me about it. I hate thinking of the day that I have to explain to someone why he does what he does. What if he comes home from school one day and is upset because he fell while running and the other kids made fun of him, what will I do, how will I handle it? Maybe it’ll get better or maybe it’ll always be a reminder that he was 14 wks early and he’s exactly how God intended for him to be, he’s my pride and I love him exactly the way that he is!

Discipline…

Mom — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 02:00:57 +0000

I’m sure we’re not the only parents going through this phase of not knowing how to discipline our child, or at least I hope we’re not! For the most part Kellar is a very good child but here lately trying our patience is a huge understatement. He has taken up a liking to hitting and no matter how hard you spank him he’ll cry for a minute or so and then come back and smack you again..this will seriously go on for hours if the one that’s being hit doesn’t get up and leave the room. What do we do? Don’t say well I’d tear that butt up, it does no good. Time out does no good. Taking away the tv does no good. Taking away a toy does no good. Did I mention that tearing that butt up does no good? He for whatever reason thinks it’s funny, now me I’m thinking getting my rear end spanked to the point that I cry isn’t funny, nor will it be funny the 119th time that it happens because I insist on coming back for more but this child of mine, this very stubborn child of mine will not give up, he will not stop and I’m at a loss on what to do! To say that it’s frustrating is also a huge understatement. We don’t watch violent movies, we don’t wrestle around or encourage him to be a fighter though I do want him to understand that he can take up for himself if need be but come on Kellar mommy and daddy haven’t done anything to you son, take it easy on us please! I wonder if he’s doing it for attention, but I find it hard to believe that he’s starving for attention, anyone who knows us knows that Kellar is our world and everything revolves around him. Then I wonder if it could be he’s so used to having our attention that if we take it off him for any length of time to do something for ourselves he doesn’t like it? Kellar isn’t a kid that likes to sit and play for hours, he wants to do what he wants to do when he wants to do it and if it involves wanting us to play with him we do it, we play when he wants us to. If he wants to read I read, if he wants to color we color, if he wants to watch tv I let him watch it, I think he’s got it good so why does he act out? Is it just a age thing? A boy thing? A rotten child thing? I know he’s rotten and Joey and I have probably let him get by with far to much stuff, sure he’s only 3 but screaming no at us when he learned to use the word correctly should’ve been stopped the day it started but we didn’t and now we are of course realizing that it was a mistake to let it go on. I’m sure that you’re probably thinking my gosh whatta brat Kellar must be but he’s really not, he’s a very sweet little boy and I can assure you I’ve seen much worse, not that it makes it ok because someone has a bigger brat than we do but it does help me to realize that we’re not alone and obviously others have not found the right form of discipline. I almost feel bad for posting this because I do think that Joey and I have it very good on so many different levels with Kellar, he’s a very bright child, he’s come so far and I know that his stubborness has been a blessing in a lot of areas, he can be so sweet and his I love you’s still melt my heart but I also know that we’ve gotta get a hold on this discipline issue we’re having. Any ideas?????

Snow Snow Snow…

Mom — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 04:29:13 +0000

Yes we actually got snow…and for our area it seems like it’s a lot of it! I have been so excited since hearing the mention of snow though I try to not get my hopes up because our weather men tend to be off when it comes to predicting wintery weather, if they mention snow we get a huge heat wave and have to get the capris, flip flops and short sleeve shirts back out of winter hibernation! But it started snowing around 8 this morning and has snowed all day long, I mean hasn’t let up any. I couldn’t wait to get off work to come home and get Kellar all bundled up and head out to play. Kellar had a blast, like seriously had a blast. He was all over the yard running and screaming, throwing snowballs at Joey and I, falling down in the snow and rolling around, he loved it! I figure he better enjoy it while its’ here because it could be quite some time before it actually makes way here again, I’m hoping works gonna be closed tomorrow so he can go out and play before it all melts away. I took some pictures that I of course think are just super duper cute….

Monster Jam 2010

Mom — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 04:12:55 +0000

Let me start this out by saying that Kellar loves Monster Jam, the kid knows all the trucks and the drivers and he’ll stop whatever he’s doing to catch Monster Jam. Joey and I bought Kellar tickets to the show in Little Rock, AR a month or so before Christmas and I think we’ve probably been just as anxious as he was just because we couldn’t wait to see his reaction. The weather got pretty bad there on Friday so we really weren’t even sure if we were gonna be able to make it, snow and ice hit the area pretty hard and being that it was a 2 hr drive I was a little afraid of being on the road with other drivers because goodness knows that some people don’t know how to drive on dry roads and when you throw ice in there it can get ugly quick. Kellar woke up Saturday morning and asked if we were going to Little Rock so we looked up the weather and decided to give it a shot, if it got to bad we could always turn around. The farther we got in AR the whiter the trees got, it was so pretty which also meant the farther we got the worse the roads became. I was a nervous wreck! We made it to Little Rock and got checked into our rooms and rested for a hour or so then headed to the Verizon areana, by now the roads were slick and cars were sliding off the roads and I was nervous as a cat on a hot tin roof. Once we got in and got seated Kellar spotted a few trucks and he was so ready for them to come out! I love love loved the look of excitement on his face, I loved hearing him squeal and laugh and point and clap, it totally made my day to see him so happy and excited! He got a Grave Digger shirt which unfortunately wasn’t there, Kellar would’ve been over the top had he or Max D been there! After the show we let Kellar get down and stand in the snow, he was amazed with the snow so for those that aren’t from TX or let me say my area in TX please understand we don’t get that here haha so Kellar had no idea what it was, that too made me giggle at him! I think the trip was awesome, my aunt and uncle tagged along and they adore Kellar and he adores them, they see how funny and amazing he is and love to spend time with him. We got home and noticed that Kellar was running a fever, I felt horrible and that it was somehow my fault since we got him out and it was so cold, his fever was up over 103 and with tylenol and motrin it never got below 102.3. I took him in to see his pedi this mornign and Kellar has strep but his lungs look and sound good so for that I’m thankful! We are planning another trip for the end of the month to see Monster Jam in the Dallas area, this one will have Kellars favorite trucks there, I’m already excited!!!!!

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year….

Mom — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 07:47:49 +0000

Wow another Christmas has come and gone and 2010 is here. Where did the last year go, it has flown by and my little man is closer to being 4 years old! Christmas this year was lots of fun, Kellar was so funny opening up his gifts. The excitement and the squeals that he let out was priceless. We spent Christmas Eve at MeMe’s and Paws and time with family is always great, I love it. Christmas day we went to my Memaw Pages and then that eveing we went over to Courtneys and Shanes. Kellar had a blast, he and Syd had toys everywhere but those all got pushed to the side when the “cop motorcycles” came out! Kellar loves his, he tells me to follow him he’s driving to Gander Mountain. My house is busting at the seams with toys, I have got to do some serious cleaning of the ol’ toy box soon. Joey, Kellar and I spent New Years Eve with some great friends eating, popping fireworks and playing games. The kids had a blast. New Years day we lounged around the house and did nothing till about 7:30 or so when we headed to MeMes and Paws to eat some peas and cabbage then we headed over to Kellars Brookie-poos to snack some more and pop more fireworks. I hope that 2010 brings much happiness to you all!