Oh how I love thee...

ZANTAC!!!!!!!!!  I know you thought that I was going to say Les or Zachary or Little Miss C, but no, my new best friend is Zantac.  As of right now I have been taking it for about 1 week now or less, but what has it done for me??!!  I can now sleep w/o feeling like my throat was going to burn up.  I knew I had enough of the heart burn when I actually choked one night when I was sleeping.  The acid literally burned my throat for the rest of the night & a little bit the following day too.  I have been having heart burn the last 3 weeks or so.  I haven't ever had it like this before, so the Wive's Tail says," if you have heart burn in the last 6 wks; then your baby is going to have a lot of hair."  It was true for my mom when she was prego with me, so I can't wait to see if it's true for MY little girl.  I only have 3 weeks left till she gets here & I can hardly wait.  When I was born; I literally had hair that was an inch long or longer & I NEVER LOST IT!!!  Today I had a moment where I was so excited about meeting her that I almost couldn't contain the excitement that was building up inside of me.  I don't know how to express the feelings that I was having, but believe me, I know the next 3 weeks are going to FLY by!  I can't wait to hold her in my arms, love on her, cuddle her, hold both my babies at 1x, see Les with his daughter, etc.  I get all giddy like a teenager holding a crushes hand for the 1st time.  I love it & I love her so much already!!!!!!!!! 

Well, I'm going to go and take my new best friend who is pink, small, but does a wonder on that acid for me.  :)

Silly Boy(s)

I decided to post some more pictures of what's been happen' around the Cornelius household the last month (Z will be 23 months in 6 days).  These are in no particular order, but I hope you enjoy looking at a few pictures.  :)

Les has discovered that the dog LOVES flying on the "airplane" (NOT!).  Then as he's got her in the air; Zachary likes to crawl between Les' legs & it's just too funny.  Kodi usually has this scared look on her face, but she's getting used to it since it has become a frequent happening for her!

One day Zachary started taking off the pillows & arm rest covers off the couch and covering Kodi.  So, here is a picture of her kind of covered - he was very proud of himself.  :)

Not sure what's going on here, but no one is crying, so all is well.  ;)

This was in Galveston.  Zachary kept pulling his pj pants up past his knees.  My mom & got a good laugh at him.  So, this is the front of him and below.....

is the backside.  He looks like a little old man with his socks pulled up and his pants pulled up looking like shorts. 

You ask," what is on his feet?!"  Well, he thought this was HILARIOUS and had wipes on his feet.  Not sure why this was so much fun, but it kept him occupied, so yeah, we're having fun!

I had my feet propped up on the couch one night in Galveston & Zachary crawled up there to be like mommy.  I was glad that we got a shot of it - I thought it was sweet of him to sit with his mommy.

No we're not actively potty training, but we do keep his potty in the bathroom.  It's been in there for several month now (I think).  I wanted to start getting him used to it b/c he wanted to sit on our toilet, but it kind of scared him b/c of how wide the seat is.  So, that's when we bought him a toilet.  It took a while before he would sit on it, but then one day he sat on it with his clothes on.  Now, he wants to sit on it w/o his clothes on.  He knows exactly what to do in, but hasn't gotten anything in it yet.  We're not pressuring him at all & just offer when he cues.  He likes to have a Guidepost Magazine while sitting there.  For about a week now, he has been wanting to sit on it everyday.  We're definitely making progress, but no pressure for him.  :)

Everywhere that we go, the hat is sure to follow.......:)  He loves wearing the cowboy hats & we always have one around somewhere.

This was our picnic inside a few days ago since we've been homebound with all the ice/snow.  We put out a few blankets & he ate his spaghetti for lunch one day in his Curious George PJ's.  A little messy, but it was fun to have a little bit of a change of scenery. 



Galveston Trip!!!!

A few weeks ago, me, my mom, & Zachary went to Galveston for a few days. My mom was feeling better since she is recovering from her chemo. I only had a few more weeks till I was no longer allowed to travel, so off we went! We had so much fun eating seafood, going to the fresh seafood market (right at the bay), walking along the beach & collecting a few shells, eating seafood, eating ice cream at this huge tourist shop & dancing to the music, driving around looking at everything, eating seafood, watching a few movies & just relaxing, etc. Can you tell that we LOVED the seafood part?? Oh, I know one day we even walked this jetty that was over a mile (to/from the end of it). Needless to say, it took us over an hour b/c Zachary was walking it too. The weather was nice & not windy, so we enjoyed our walk. We say porpusis/dolphins and that was sooo cool!!!!!!! When I told Les he said," were they wild in the ocean?" I said," Yes, it was GREAT!"

Here are a few pictures from our trip - enjoy!!!!

Here are Zachary & I eating our ice creams.

Here is Grammy & Zachary eating their ice creams.

Here is a hotel that is all damaged from the past hurricanes.  The first floor is completely gone.  There are various windows that are knocked out, but I couldn't get everything from where I was taking the picture.

Here we are after eating our ice cream - the ocean behind us.

HAHAHAHAHAHA - this makes me laugh so hard!

Here we are in the car - not sure where we were going or what we were doing.

Here is a picture of the cold front approaching - it was NASTY looking.  It approached so fast & then our temps dropped!

This was on our way down to Galveston.  I had my feet propped up on the dashboard, so here is Zachary trying to copy me.  He has his little feet in the air too.  He's a cutie!

Here we are downtown after we left the fresh seafood market & Zachary is talking to his daddy as we start our drive home.

Here is Zachary trying to put Grammy's hat on.  He is so funny!

This was the 1st morning.  They were up in bed watching TV.

Here we are on the Ferry - we rode this 2x b/c he loved it so much.  This night was very cold!!!  You can see the moon behind us, so that was neat seeing it reflect in the ocean.

Poem

I have been contemplating on when to post this poem that a friend of mine put on her blog months ago.  The first time that I read this poem; I cried through the whole thing.  I had been feeling EXACTLY this way about our new baby girl.  As we get closer to her arrival; I am preparing myself to share my time with Zachary, but honestly it does not make it any easier and as I read the poem again today; I cried.  Am I excited about Miss Baby C - YES!!!!!!!  I can hardly wait, but I can't help but think of my little Zachary and how this is going to affect his life too.  Will it be rough in the beginning, absolutely, but I just keep telling myself that he & I will adjust to this precious little girl.

Here is poem:
I walk along holding your 22 month-old hand, basking in the glow of our magical relationship.



Suddenly I feel a kick from within, as if to remind me that our time alone is limited.


And I wonder, how could I love another child as I love you?


Then she is born, and I watch you.


I watch as the pain you feel at having to share me as you have never shared me before.


I hear you telling me in your own way, "Please love only me" and I hear myself telling you in mine "I can't".


Knowing in fact that I never can again.


You cry, I cry with you.


I almost see our baby as an intruder on the precious relationship we once shared.


A relationship we can never have again.


But then, barely noticing, I find myself attached to that new being, and feeling almost guilty.


I'm afraid to let you see me enjoying her — as though I am betraying you.


But then I notice your resentment change, first to curiosity, then to protectiveness, finally to genuine affection.


More days pass, and we are settling into a new routine.


The memory of days with just the two of us is fading fast.


But something is replacing those wonderful times we shared, just us two.


There are new times — only now we are three.


I watch the love between you grow, the way you look at each other, touch each other.


I watch how she adores you, as I have for so long.


I see how excited you are by each of her new accomplishments.


I begin to realize that I haven't taken something from you, I've given something to you.


I notice that I am no longer afraid to share my love openly with both of you.


I find that my love for each of you is as different as you are, but equally strong.


And my question is finally answered to my amazement.


Yes, I can love another child as much as I love you, only differently.


And although I realize that you may have to share my time, I know you'll never share my love.


There's enough of that for both of you — you each have your own supply.


I love you both and I thank you both for blessing my life.


—Author Unknown