This morning started out a bit rocky. Jaxon was up last night throwing up again. I have been so worried about him and he seems to be losing some weight. He is a very skinny boy and I am concerned that he is becoming a bit unhealthy. I was going to keep him home from school today, but felt that he really needed to try to go. I do not believe he was sick with a stomach bug, I think now it was just becoming anxiety. He has been fine for the last few days, but still not eating his normal meals. He would graze, but never eat a full meal. I went ahead and got up early and got myself a shower. I then work him up and helped him get dressed. After he got dressed, we moved into the kitchen to get some breakfast. He only ate a little bit of dry cereal. I'm not that concerned with that because Jaxon has never eaten much for breakfast.
The morning progressed, I got Lyla ready, cleaned up some of the mess from last night, got the laundry switched, finished getting ready, and got Jaxon's lunch packed. He was being very sluggish. I finally convinced him that if he went to school and wanted to come home then I would come get him. That was all he needed to hear. He was ready to go now. I packed them up and got out of the house a few minutes early! (what a difference it is to have only 2 kids. I can't understand what people with a couple kids complain about. LOL) We were sitting in the car-rider line and Jaxon started to get nervous again. I tried to keep him talking so his mind would be on other things. We made it through drop-off and Lyla and I were on our way.
I stopped by our old house to drop off the trash (Thurs. is trash day). We then ran through McDonald's to get a soda for Amber and myself. Then we headed to Amber's. Once we got there we picked up Amber and Jillian and headed out for the day. I warned Amber that we maybe called to get Jaxon from school at anytime. I was so worried about him and Amber was very kind about it all. She helped calm my fears and we headed to Hendersonville. We did a Target run and had a great time. She found a few deals, but I ended up walking out of the store with only a pint of milk for Lyla. (she had already drank her whole cup.)
Amber got Jaxon a set of Bakugan guys. It was his first ones and he has asked for those for years. "Everyone" at school has them. LOL I thought that was so sweet of her. I knew he would be so excited. I always assumed there were tiny pieces to these action figures, but they are all one piece toys and nothing that I think Lyla would put them in her mouth. Then we headed to pick up some family pictures that Amber had taken a few weeks ago. We drove to the lady's house and had fun getting a little lost. The girls sat in the back set and laughed. They were so precious! What great girls they are.
After we picked up the pictures and stopped at the stop sign to check them all out, (they were beautiful!!) then we headed to the Rivergate Babies-R-Us. I had a gift card and really wanted to get Lyla some new sippy cups. She loves the ones Noah used to use, but they are so expensive that I would never be able to buy her many of them. But with my gift card I got 2 sippy cups for $3.73 total! Woo hoo. That made my day. So then we headed to lunch. We ate at Mimi's Cafe. It was very good. I loved the Onion Soup. I would love to go again. I got a glimpse of "normalcy" today. It was so bitter-sweet. So this is how people really live?? Hmm. . .
After we ate, we headed to the mall. We just looked around in Dillard's and then headed to Children's Place. I found some great deals. I found 2 pairs of pants for soccer season for Noah. And new gloves for the kids. I only spend about $30.00 today and had such a great time. I learned so much about Amber and loved getting to hang out with just the girls. It was something I hope we get to do more often. What a treat.
We also had to pick up Jaxon from school and we drove Amber's car. That confused Jaxon, but made him grin so much when he figured out what was happening. What a surprise. I cried (literally) when he got in the car and told me had a good day. I was so happy for him. I know it has been very trying for him lately and I just loved to see him smile so big. Then Aunt Amber gave him his Bakugan guys. I thought he was going to cry then. He was just smiling. What a great thing to see. He hasn't put them down all night. He is taking them for show-&-tell tomorrow at school. She definitely made my guy very happy!
As we got home and finished all the homework and cleaning, I sat down to call my Aunt Dolores (she had called earlier today and I wasn't able to talk). I talked for a few minutes and then Allen, Grandma, and Grandpa walked in the door. I love when they come over. It was such a surprise and Jaxon was so happy to see them. Lyla was too. They only stayed for a little bit and then we drove into town to drop off dry-cleaning and get some odds and ends. We ended up picking up some pizza for dinner. Although, I just ate left overs from lunch. Yum!
Well Asher is on the phone so off I go to talk with my little man. What a great day with lots of great family!
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