Sick again

Jackson has been extremely moody lately and not acting himself. I finally decided this morning that I was going to take him to the doctor to make sure he was okay, thinking maybe he had an ear infection. Well his ears are fine, but the doc said his chest sounded really bad. To fill you in Jackson has allergy induced asthma and twice a year he seems to have chest issues, but I really was not thinking this was one of those times. I was wrong! After a chest x-ray (which he was not thrilled about) the doc told us that Jackson has either a bad case of Bronchitis or Pneumonia. She is sending the office x-ray to have them read by the hospital radiologist to make sure. So, now we have his allergy medicine, an antibiotic, a steroid and his asthma medicine to take! OH, AND DID I MENTION CARL LEFT TOWN THIS AFTERNOON -- AGAIN!

Oh the joys! At least this week we can try to get in bed early since daddy isn't home.

I have to share....

I am so proud of my beautiful niece Lauren. This is her senior year at New Braunfels High School and she has really blossomed into an absolutely gorgeous girl both inside and out. Check out some pics of her at The Smile House Blog. Lauren, keep up the good work. This is a big year...keep you head on straight and keep reaching for your goals. I love and miss you!

Very Brave Girl!

Wednesday was Gabby's big day at the dentist! I picked Gabby up from school early and took her out for a big lunch, thinking she would not be interested in eating that evening. We met Carl at the dentist's office right before her appointment and Gabby was in a great mood. Dr. Rudd aka. Tim (our dentist and neighbor) wanted to try to do the procedure without Carl or I in the room. So we sat in the waiting room for a few minutes and hear a scream of panic and crying! Much like her mother she is none to fond of Novocain! Anyway, after that she did GREAT! She came home that evening and wanted to play on the computer (daddy bought her a new webkinz for being so brave) and we even took a walk around the neighborhood!

Thursday she got to talk about the experience to her class and even let some of the kids touch her bonded tooth. She is a real trooper and we were very proud of her.

Mom gets a break!

This weekend I headed to Dallas with a few of my friends from when we lived in Austin. Kim, Karen, Stacy and I met in Dallas on Friday night. We ate great food, shopped, had pedicures and enjoyed a few adult beverages. It was an awesome weekend! Of course on the home front, as typical Sartor fashion, things were not as smooth. Friday night around 11pm I received a call that Gabby was throwing up. She must have caught a stomach bug from one of her friends and generously passed it on to Jackson on Saturday!

Luckily, by the time I made it home today everyone was feeling better and playing with some of the neighbors (thanks John and Shala for keeping Carl and the kids company)! So anyway, I am much refreshed and ready for another week!

The gym, a detriment to my children...

So as you may remember a few weeks back Jackson took a nasty spill at the gym and had that huge gash in his lip.... Well about two weeks ago Gabby had also tripped while playing at the gym and bumped her tooth on the coloring desk. She cried about it a little and complained that day that it hurt, but soon got over it and I never really thought to much about it. Well, Wednesday afternoon we were playing and she smiled up at me with this big smile and I noticed that one of her front teeth was dark. I had her go brush to make sure it wasn't anything she had eaten, but that did not work. After a quick call to the dentist (who happens to be our neighbor) we were heading over to see Dr. Rudd! A quick x-ray later and we are told the bad news that her root has been damaged by the fall and we are going to have to extract it. Sort of like a baby root canal! So think of my poor sweet girl on Wednesday at 2pm, when she will be the first one in our family to have a "root canal"!

Of course, after all this what did I do this morning - go to the gym! Am I a horrible mother or what!

All alone again

So Carl is off to Austin this week and the kids and I are really missing him. With all his travelling lately life can get a little crazy around here. This morning I am really feeling the effects of them not seeing their daddy! They are VERY cranky! Especially Jack, who does not understand why Daddy is not around to give him kisses at night or play hide and seek. I am pretty sure we are all looking forward to Thursday.

Daddy if you are reading this, we miss you!

Happy Birthday Tyler!

WOW! I can not believe my Tyler pants is 5! I am so sad that we can not be there to celebrate your big 5, but know that Gabby, Jackson, Mr. Carl and I are all thinking of you and wishing we were there. I still remember those days before you and Gabby and Kaden were born with all us mommy's big and prego waiting to meet our little babies! And here you are 5 years old and such a handsome and sweet little man. We miss you so much and can't wait to see you again in a few months!

Happy Birthday Buddy! Here is a pic of you and Gabby pumpkin picking 4 years ago! What fun we had!