Mom

Happy Mother's Day to all those Moms and soon-to-be Moms.

Before I was a Mom,
I never tripped over toys or forgot words to a lullaby.
I didn't worry whether or not my plants were poisonous.
I never thought about immunizations.

Before I was a Mom,
I had never been puked on.
Pooped on.
Chewed on.
Peed on.
I had complete control of my mind and my thoughts.
I slept all night.

Before I was a Mom,
I never held down a screaming child so doctors could do tests.
Or give shots.
I never looked into teary eyes and cried.
I never got gloriously happy over a simple grin.
I never sat up late hours at night watching a baby sleep.

Before I was a Mom,
I never held a sleeping baby just because I didn't want to put her down.
I never felt my heart break into a million pieces when I couldn't stop the hurt.
I never knew that something so small could affect my life so much.
I never knew that I could love someone so much..
I never knew I would love being a Mom.

Before I was a Mom,
I didn't know the feeling of having my heart outside my body.
I didn't know how special it could feel to feed a hungry baby.
I didn't know that bond between a mother and her child.
I didn't know that something so small could make me feel so important and happy.

Before I was a Mom,
I had never gotten up in the middle of the night every 10 minutes to make sure all was okay.
I had never known the warmth,
the joy,
the love,
the heartache,
the wonderment or
the satisfaction of being a Mom.

I didn't know I was capable of feeling so much, before I was a Mom.

Weekend Vacation

Over the weekend, we took a small roadtrip up to Madison, Wisconsin. My dad was wanting Katie and I to go to a sheep farm near Madison to pick out a couple new sheep for his flock. As luck would have it, we had enough rain in Iowa and Indiana this past week that the whole Robertson family was able to make the trip. Dallas, Doug and I met Katie in Dubuque, IA (which is on the Iowa/Wisconsin state line) and rode the rest of the way together. The weather was gorgeous, and we all had a fabulous time. Oh, and we were able to decide not on two, but three new sheep to add to the Triple R flock!

Here are some photos from the trip...

Dallas excited about going on a roadtrip...gotta get a good breakfast in before hitting the road.
We hired a personal guide for the trip...

Welcome to Wisconsin!

This picture doesn't do this house much justice, but the people that live there have a fantastic view!
After checking into the hotel, we asked the lady at the check-in desk for a good place to eat. She suggested Reverend Jim's Roadhouse Bar and Grill. We decided to give it a try. This is what we saw when we pulled up...

After checking the inside, we decided to try something else.

Dallas was being a ham at dinner...he was blaming something on Grandpa here.

Aunt Katie sharing her beverage.

Dallas helping Grandma pack to leave.

We ate breakfast Sunday morning before parting ways, Dallas decided to try Grandma's lemon...

He of course made a sour face, which I wasn't able to capture on camera, and then went right back to eating the lemon!

Some pictures before leaving...

Aunt Katie, Grandpa, Dallas, Grandma, and Aunt Lisa

One more with Aunt Lisa

Doug, Dallas, Katie, and I decided to check out downtown and the campus of the University of Wisconsin before leaving town...

The Kohl Center on campus

Doug has set a new goal after driving around campus...to get a picture (in front a campus sign) at each Big 10 school. Here is step 1 of 11...

Dallas thought of his Aunt Josie as we passed this diner...unfortunately, it's not open anymore...

One last picture with Aunt Katie before going our own ways.

As I mentioned at the beginning of the post, we got some rain last week followed by sunshine. My tulips loved the combination!
Until next time...

Trip to the Doctor

First off...Dallas is OK...no need to panic Grandmas.

It began last night after supper. Doug thought Dallas felt warm, so he took the little guy's temp...he was correct. It was about 101 degrees. We gave him some Tylenol, put just a t-shirt on him, and he went right to sleep. I figured it is the teething issue giving him the fever. Yes, he has molars coming in now!

This morning when Dallas woke up, he was as cool as a cucumber. He didn't eat much for breakfast. A little out of the ordinary, but maybe he just wasn't hungry yet. But he did drink his milk. He went down for his morning nap at 11, and woke up when Doug got home for lunch. Dallas once again felt warm, but not feverish. Again, he didn't eat much for lunch. Doug suggested taking his temp again. I did, and it was 98 degrees.

After Doug left to go back to work, I took the dogs outside and came back in to find that Dallas had thrown up! I couldn't believe it. The kid has only thrown up once. This made me more concerned, so I called the doctor. Luckily, they were able to get Dallas in at 2 o'clock. Perfect...it was already 1:30, and I was heading into town.

After visiting with the nurse, learning that Dallas is up to 25 pounds 9 oz and his temp was 98.3 degrees, the doctor final came in. She did all the normal checking...listening to his lungs, looking in his ears, looking down his throat, checking the lymphs. He checked out just fine. There was a small amount of fluids in his right ear, but no sign of infection. The doc agreed with me that it is all probably due to those darn molars!

I paid my co-pay and left with a $20 ease of mind, and a happy little boy.

Here's a picture of Dallas helping me clean up his mess...Until next time...

Walking and Rocking

Dallas really started walking around the house yesterday. He has been taking about 2-3 steps for a good while, but yesterday he was really making some progress across the living room. Of course, when I got the camera out to capture these moments, one of two things happened. (1) the dogs jumped in the way or (2) he would quit walking and start crawling.

Dallas is also loving to climb on the furniture. Last Wednesday, he figured out how to climb on the couch and since then he climbs on everything. He loves this rocking chair which came from Gram and Grandpa Bergman. I think they said that it was actually Bob's mom's chair...been in the family for a little while.

Until next time...

Sandbox Fun

Last weekend, Doug and I bought material to build Dallas a sandbox. Only, we didn't get the project completed last weekend. We were able to get the sandbox built yesterday, and Dallas had a blast playing it in. When it got to be after 7 p.m., Dallas still needed to eat supper, needed to take a bath, and a storm was beginning to roll in, the little guy got mad when we pulled him out of the sandbox! Here are a few pictures...

Since we had gorgeous weather all last week, a little bit of rain over the weekend, and sunshine on Sunday, my tulips are starting to bloom!

Until next time...