Colton is 5

What a week we have had! The start of February has been a good one for the Earnest Family. Colton turned 5 years old on Wednesday. It is still hard for me to comprehend that he is already 5. It seems like only yesterday that we were telling everyone we were expecting our first child and that NO we would not be finding out what we were having. We wanted the thrill of finding out once he arrived. I had a pretty good pregnancy with Colton overall, I did have to be on mild bedrest the last three weeks due to issues with high blood pressure. I will never forget the moment when he actually arrived and they said "It's a Boy!". I was actually very excited and relieved, as we had a boy name picked out but had never really agreed on a name for a little girl.

You have changed and grown up so much in the past 5 years. It's crazy to think that you will be starting Kindergarten in August. You are a very rowdy, yet caring and kind hearted boy! You love to play outside in the dirt and ride your bike. One of your favorite things to do is spend time at Nanny and Pappy's and wrestle and play Tai-long with Pappy. This comes from one of your favorite movies Kung-Fu Panda. You are doing well in Pre-school and I am glad that your daddy and I decided to send you to FCCP. It is such an amazing school and you always have lots of fun stuff to tell me about when I pick you up.

Your a good big brother to Callye for the most part. You two have your disagreements at times, but that's what siblings do! Or at least that's what Uncle Ryan, Uncle Derek, and I use to do when we were younger......lol.

You look alot like me with your big brown eyes and most people say your like a boy version of me. However, I see some of your daddy in you especially as you get older with some of the manuerisms that you to have in common. You love to spend time at the firehouse with daddy and that's what your room is being decorating in.

I can't wait to see what the next year brings for you as you continue to grow and thrive.

I love you, always and forever!
Mommy

He is Home!!!

Pop got home late yesterday evening, he is settled in and so VERY, VERY, GLAD to be back home!!!! He got the chest tube out yesterday, and all of the Dr's said he was clear to come home. I went down and saw him after the board meeting and he was back in his comfy rocking chair! He is on oxygen along with some additional meds. He only has to have the oxygen for activity and while sleeping so that's a good thing. He said he was a little nervous about being at home, but that is to be expected after spending 4 weeks in the hospital. The home health nurse will be by bout 9:30 this morning to draw his blood to test his levels before he can have anymore cumodin. Someone will be staying with him at night for awhile until he feels more comfortable. If anyone would like to visit, I am sure he would enjoy it maybe just give him to the middle of next week before you stop by. Again, I just want to Thank everyone for all the prayers, thoughts, and kind words during this journey. He as well as all of us, feel blessed to have such loving an caring family and friends.

Not Me Monday!

I did NOT allow Callye to watch cartoons at 3:30 in the morning just so I could actually get some sleep. I would NEVER let her do that just because she is restless and can't sleep.

I would NEVER tell my childrent that they could go to Auntie Em's house and play just to get them to go to bed without any problems. Letting them think they can have their way just to make life easier on me, is NOT something I would ever do.

I did NOT forget that my babysitter was not going to be able to keep my kids today, therefore, I did NOT load them up and drive all the way to town and get Callye out of the car and up to the door before realizing that she was not there today. I would NEVER be so forgetful as to not know where I should be taking my children and who was actually going to be supervising them.