Oh My! I met a few of the Young and the Restless Stars!

Wow! Wow! Wow! Ok, so anyone who knows me, knows that I LOVE the Young and the Restless soap! I've been watching for years, ever since my grandma got me involved in it when I'd go home from school sick, as young as 10 years old, maybe younger! Anyway, when I was in high school, I had already started taping it and watching it when I got home, or on the weekends to catch up! I'd always call grandma to talk about it! Yes, I'm a dork! Then, when Paul and I had to move in with my mom when I was pregnant with little Paul (his work transferred him out there for awhile), I got my sister and my mom into it! We all used to watch it together at the end of the day! So, when we found out that three of the actors, along with a few other actors from other soaps, were going to be in Baton Rouge Sunday, the 19th, for a meet and greet, Amy and I jumped all over it and brought mom for her birthday! How exciting! We did ask grandma to go, but she was worried she wouldn't have a place to sit...I wish she had went! We got the three actors to say something to grandma on video for her....it was so sweet and they all did it! Wow...we met them in person! We got their autographs and got to chat with them one-on-one! It was great!

They had a section where a few "lucky" people got to act out scenes with an actor of their choice. All of our names were put in a hat and that's how the "lucky" people were chosen. I was sitting there praying to be picked! I looked at Amy and said, "I want to do that so bad!" She goes, "I don't!" She thought she'd be too nervous in front of everyone, but I knew deep down she'd want to do it! I, who is usually nervous in front of people, did not care about that though, Iwanted to do a scene with Christian LeBlanc (Michael Baldwin on the Young and the Restless). Anyway, not 3 minutes later, Amy was chosen! Not fair, but I was happy for her! She goes "Do you want to do it?" I was like, "Yeah, but no you do it, you were picked." Lucky for me, she picked Christian LeBlanc and then they said everyone who was chosen got to pick a friend to do it too! Before Amy could even talk, I was up there!!! (Sorry Mom, but I was going!) Oh my gosh! Amy and I got to act out a scene with Christian LeBlanc! Wow! We had to rehearse first and Christian (yes, we're on a first name basis now) was like "You have to be kind of...like a tramp!" Ohhhh, I can do that! Me, act out a scene with him being like a tramp all over him? Yep, I can do that! LOL....Paul, you know I love you! The scene went great and we had a great time!

Here are all the actors that were there for the event(from left): Windor Harmon- "Thorne Forrester" The Bold and the Beautiful; Ronn Moss- "Ridge Forrester" The Bold and the Beautiful; Kim Zimmer- "Reva Shane" Guiding Light; A director man; Michael Park- "Jack Snyder" As the World Turns; And our show's people Christian LeBlanc- "Michael Baldwin" Y&R; Don Diamont- previously "Brad Carlton" Y&R, soon appearing as "Bill Spencer, Jr" The Bold & the Beautiful; Michelle Stafford- "Phyllis Summers" Y&R

Michael Park Don Diamont "Brad" Don Diamont "Brad" Michelle Stafford "Phyllis" Christian LeBlanc "Michael" & I "rehearsing" the sceneAmy & I on stage running lines with Christian LeBlanc! The 3 of us with Christian Me & my favorite... Christian!

Peyton's Christening

Peyton was finally christened 2 Saturdays ago on April 18. His Godparents are Uncle Chris and Aunt Theresa, Mommy's cousin and her husband. We are so glad that we have such wonderful Godparents for Peyton....thank you Chris and Theresa! We had the baptism at the Church and than a little celebration at home after. Peyton was the best baby in Church; we didn't have to go to the cry room once with him! Thank you all for Peyton's christening money and gifts...we LOVED everything! Sinc Mommy has been dragging and feeling so weak, Mimi is really the one who deserves all the credit for bringing everything together for us! Thanks to all our family and friends who came to celebrate Peyton's special day with us! Peyton looked so handsome in his outfit! Here are some pictures for those of you who couldn't make it!

Peyton is 7 months!

A week ago from today, Peyton turned 7 month old! This is one of my favorite ages, between now and about 14 months! We have been having such a good time with our little man! He is a wonderful baby and he makes everything so much easier because of how happy is all the time! Julie, I finally understand what you mean now when you say Jalyn was so easy and such a good baby! Of course, it took 3 tries to find out these babies do actually exist! Not that Paul and Preston were bad, they really weren't, they were just normal babies and we always had a great time with all of our boys, but Peyton is just so happy and not nearly as demanding! Here he is...

Our first emergency room visit

We had our first emergency room visit on Monday, the 13th. I was sure we'd be there one day with these crazy boys! It was right before bedtime when Preston hit Paul in the head with a remote control car! We wanted to take him in to make sure everything was alright, which thankfully it was! I took him to the After Hours clinic and they sent us to the ER. After a few hours, we were back home and ready for bed. Paul was fine we just had to wake him up at least once during the night and make sure he got up normally. He was better by the next day, but he still has a bruise on his forehead. Our poor baby!

Easter at Mimi's

This was our first easter that we spent the night at Mimi's house. The easter bunny was very good to all the boys! We spent the day with family and friends and Daddy boiled crawfish for everyone! Paul & Preston had their easter egg hunt there and they also dyed their eggs. We all had a wonderful time! Thank you Mimi and thanks Nanny for all your help once again!

Peyton is crawling!

Two Sundays ago on March 29, our little Peyton started crawling! He is so cute! He just could not wait to get moving so he could attack Paul & Preston's toys!!! A week has gone by since I did this video and wow there is such a difference already! Now, he is crawling a lot better, he's stronger, and he is crawling all over the kitchen and EVERYWHERE!!! He is even trying to pull himself up already! He uses the couch, any big toys, and of course Toby, who he loves to chase around and crawl on top of!

How do Paul & Preston feel about their toys being messed up? Preston is a bit jealous still, so he's really not to fond of it! He stares at him and then scoops up as many toys as possible and runs! Surprisingly, Paul is pretty good with the toy situation. He says, "Look, he's crawling! Mommy, come get him, he's gonna get my toys!" When I say, he can play with this one, but not that one because he'll choke, Paul gives him the toy he can play with and says, "Look, he likes it, Mommy!" It's absolutely adorable! I think the other two are enjoying that they can finally hold Peyton without him falling over now! They love to play with him and let Peyton crawl on top of them! When Preston is in a good mood, he actually likes this as well! Yayyyy Peyton! Our last little baby is crawling!

Here is a short video taken 2 days after Peyton first started crawling. He's not like this anymore!!!

Update on sickness

Ok, so I was wrong....I'm not better. It turns out the steroids I was on gave me some energy so I didn't feel as weak, but the sickness never went away. When the steroid doses were decreased, I started feeling bad again, and yes even worse...I started with a cough on Friday night and by Saturday night, I was in bed again!!!! I was lucky enough to get my third antibiotic that night, so we'll see how that goes! For now, I'm struggling, but surviving! This one better work!!!

I took Peyton to the doctor this morning while Paul was at school. Peyton's breathing is alright, he is just very congested and he has another ear infection; yes, more antibiotics! Preston was with me so I asked her to look in his ear and he also has an ear infection. I need to bring Paul and Preston back in this week so she can check Paul out and get another antibiotic for Preston's ear. We are a mess!

Things that happened while sick

I felt so bad for having to miss my cousin Vanessa’s wedding. Congratulations Terry and Vanessa! (They were married on March 27!) I really wish I could have been there and I hope you will forgive me! With Peyton being sick and me not feeling well either, plus the weather conditions, I didn’t feel it would be the best decision to take them out there with us, or to leave them with anyone and go 2 hours away! I’m sure Vanessa was the most beautiful bride!!! We are so happy for you two and we wish you all the happiness in the world!

And, congratulations to my good friend Katie and her new fiancé Chad, who were officially engaged on her birthday, March 31! Yaaaaaaaaaayyyyyyyyyyy!

I'll update Peyton's progress in another post!!!

On my way to feeling better....

Update on the sicknesses we've been experiencing around here: (I'll make it as short as possible) Ever since Saturday, March 7 I have been very groggy and had a lot less energy and strength than normal for me. My throat was a bit sore, but nothing major, or so I thought. This feeling continued off and on, but mainly on and especially at night and in the mornings, until late, late Thursday night March 26 when I started feeling really bad right before I went to bed. I got up and went to the after hours clinic where they told me it would be about a 1 and a half hour wait, so I said never mind and came home to bed! The next morning I woke up feeling sicker than I had in the previous weeks, but not as bad as the night before...until that evening when it seemed to get worse again, so I headed back to the after hours clinic and they saw me right away. I was told that I had a horrible ear infection in my right ear (an ear infection? I was like "what?" I'll have to ask my mom the last time I had one of those! I was probably 4 or 5!) Anyway, my left ear was filled with fluid on the verge of being infected, my jawline and neck were swollen, my face was sensitive to the touch, I had sinusitis, and I was running fever that I didn't even know I had. I was given a shot, atibiotics, and some medicine to help clear my sinuses. I was told I would feel a bit better the next day, but significantly better in 2 days. I felt like crap at this point and I was still worried about Peyton, who was very congested as well, so I had given him medicine and some breathing treatments, which seemed to really help him.

I spent the next week in bed. Daddy had to take off work Monday to help with the boys because I could not really get up and had very low energy and strength. Tuesday, March 31, I was on my own with the boys because Paul had to go back to work and we didn't have anyone to help...to say the least, it was a miserable day for me! Tuesday night I was lucky to have my sister come up to help on Wednesday and watch the boys so I could relax and get some rest. But, Tuesday night, things were really, really bad and my jaw hurt so badly that at times it was hard to speak. My head was pounding with no relief and Paul and I decided I should go back to after hours to see what was up. I still had all the same things, but now my throat looked worse and things obviously had not improved, so I was told to stop taking the antibiotics because they were not effective and given another antibiotic and steroids....yay, just what I wanted, to gain all the weight I had just lost back! But, I thought that at least I may be feeling better because of them, so I went with it! Wednesday Nanny was a HUGE help, going above and beyond just watching the kids by cleaning too! Wow, I am so lucky to have such an amazing and awesome sister! Thank you Nanny! Thursday, I was on my own again and it was the first day in a week, that I actually felt a little better and started to get some strength back and I actually got a bit of relief as the headache started to subside! Today, I feel about the same as yesterday, more strength, but I still have a sore jaw, I am still congested, my ears are still sore and I still feel a lot of pressure in them, and I don't have all of my energy back, but I think I am on my way to feeling better soon! I hope anyway! As for Peyton and all the boys, they are congested again, or still, but for the most part, they seem to be doing well!

I have learned 2 things from this long and annoying sickness experience:
1) The next time I know something is not right with me, I will go see a doctor! As opposed to this time of just letting the sickness build up, mostly to prove to my husband that I am not a weanie, only to get it extremely bad later! I will probably continue getting sick when the kids do since I spend every day with them, until they are a bit older and they don't get sick so often!

2) I have the greatest husband, friends, and family in the world! Thanks Amy and Paul for really helping me out when I needed it! Thank you to all my far away friends for checking on me! I probably should move closer to my mom, sister, family, and friends so that I have more help when situations like this happen again! Thank you Charmaine and Steve for helping bring and pick up Paul for me too....as ALWAYS!