Non-stop sickness

Okay so just when I think Teagan is going to be healthy for a while, here comes more sickness. Took her to the Dr. and she said its just a virus has to run its course but I HATE her being sick. Needless to say I have had less then 3 hours of sleep in like 3 days and I am about to go CRAZY!. Ryan really tries to help but I just feel as her mama its MY responsibility to get her better . Hard for me to accept the fact that I can not do anything but what I am already doing. Yet what I am doing feels like I am torturing her, every time I give Tylenol and Motrin she screams and spits now so she wont swallow. Ends up gagging herself and even vomits sometimes sad I know! Then when I suction out her nose you would think I was murdering her screaming bloody murder. Hurts my heart but as I type it kinda makes me laugh since its ridiculous really. So we are going to beach this week, pretty excited down to Virginia Beach for a night with My mother in-law and then off to Duck for a few days with my father in-law and family. They rented a huge house and I really am going to try to relax however anyone who knows me knows darn well that is not going to happen. I am so uptight about everything and I really do not know how to loosen up. Anyways I am going to try because this week has been really hard on me. Enough about that Dakota is doing GREAT! potty is going well and she is starting to recognize some alphabet letters, which I am very happy about I feel it is a little late but I am just glad it is happening now. She is starting Pre-school in September and I think this is going to be really good for her I feel like she is going to excel in all of the academics taught there. She is a very learns very quickly. I also am excited she will be meeting kids her age that will be going to the same school as she will be  (if we stay here in Virginia). Ry and I still want to move, we are ready to take on the world! My sisters boyfriend Cole got us this webcam so we can skype with the family!!! It was such a great suprise!!!! here is a pic of Ryan and Kota playing with it.

So we will have LOTS of pictures to come when we get back from the beach. Really excited to take some of just my little family!! Fun in the sun I really hope I can get some color on my white butt!!! well hope all is well with all of you we love you and will update soon!!
Love The Brownies!

Young Women here I come!

So this weekend was not very eventful at all but I will give you the run down. Well Friday evening Ryan and his Dad went to a baseball game out of town so my friend Red came over. We ate yummy dinner and had lots of soda and chocolate lol then watched a movie. I really enjoyed girls night Teagan went to bed regular schedule and I let Kota stay up late with us girls. Lauren did Kotas hair it was so cute!!. The Saturday we did nothing really I think I got a two hour nap in and cleaned the house. Sunday comes and we just hung out then went to church. Where I got my new calling!!!!! yeayy I'm so excited I get to be secretary in Young Women's which I'm not sure what that all in-tales me to do but I'm so happy I get to be with the young women and I adore the YW president one of my FAVORITE girls Shelly Huber!!! So after that we went over to David and Maries and had a birthday dinner for Gram!! WE LOVE/ADORE her. Ate yummy food and enjoyed some family time with everyone. I love when we go over and Kota's cousin Kylie is over they are the same age and it is too cute to watch how they interact with one another. All in all it was a good weekend not too crazy like normal but good. Now as I am typing Ryan is trying to fix the van since a few months ago Dakota decided to put some change in the cd player. Since then we have had no radio while driving which has actually been great for us as a family I have really enjoyed talking with Ryan on our trips. Well Teagan is asleep now and I am ready to get out of my church clothes and clean house again. I will be watching 4 kids at my house in addition to my two this whole next week so with me LUCK!!!!!

Slow start to July

Hey everyone! So July started great with the fourth of July , however since then has been slow and for those of you who know us slow is not our style! We tried to have a yard sale on Saturday and it was a complete epic failure! It was about 110 degrees and I am not exaggerating. We had things up from about 7 am to 1030 and by then we could not take the heat anymore. We did not have too many people stop by but those who did just did not like our stuff. So Sad I know right! So I still have all the crap in the shed. We are going to try to sell again in a week or so. Sunday was Church and that was GREAT as usual and just what I needed . It really does recharge you for the week to come. I love feeling so filled of spirit and life when I leave. Oh I completely for got to tell you guys about Dakota's first dentist appointment. It was July 6th and it was fantastic, she did such a great job she loved her dentist and so did we. Her dentist acted like she had all this princess stuff . She explained to Dakota her gloves were princess gloves and let her feel how soft they were. Her mask was to catch her sneezes so she did not sneeze on her. Her toothpaste was yummy sparkle princess toothpaste. She was amazing with her and Dakota let her do everything to her except the suction which I understand that is still scary for me :) Back to Sunday after church we went swimming at moms house. Monday nothing Tuesday nothing Wednesday Nothing Thursday nothing. Friday today Ryan and his dad are going out of town for the evening to watch a baseball game we gave him the tickets for fathers-day. So I'm having a girlfriend over for dinner My lovely Lauren aka RED I love her so much and just miss hanging out with her!!! So we are going to catch up. Saturday is the Tomato fest. so We are going there with a girlfriend and her kids too!!! you can catch that on you-tube Sunday!! Then Sunday church again!!! OH ALSO Saturday Ryan and I start a new diet/fast so check that out too we will be tracking our weight loss so tune in!!!!! See what we look like now and watch the weight fall off also we would love to hear comments or questions so please feel free to do all that on our you tube channel  http://www.youtube.com/user/brown5505/videos

Love you all!

Tiffers

okay man where do I start.. We have been busy and not busy but really seems like life never slows down!! WE had a great 4th of July. Had a playdate with out good friend Sally went swimming in mimi pool and went to a bbq at out friend Merica's it was a clam 4th and relaxing. Now Teagan is teething it has been so crazy at our house Teagan is screaming and nothing makes her happy, Kota is just my crazy 3 year old with tons of energy!! and I am pulling my hair out hahahahah. No but really Teagan has 2 teeth that have broken through and Dakota is also 100% potty trained I LOVE it. It makes life so much easier. Other then that just been going to church having lots of our little family time which we love and trying to relax and get away from the heat. It has been in the 100's plus humidity it is terrible.  We get to go on our family vacation end of July and I am so excited about it just to get out of Richmond will be Fantastic! But even though vacations are suppose to be relaxing when you have kids its not really but I am going to make the most out of it! pool and beach should be a blast! Teagan absolutely loves the water she splashes like crazy and puts her head in the water then chokes lol. Dakota is also doing amazing in the pool she now only wears water wings. Yet she still does not like getting her face wet. I am working on that with her. So for the most part life has been hectic but good as well. I guess it is what you should expect with kids :) Anyways I am so excited to get to watch my friends kids while she goes out of town for a week they are soo sweet and Dakota will love having them around. Colby is 5 i think and Savannah is 1 and my kids will have a blast with them! Oh I didnt even mention we are having a yard sale and getting rid of all the crap we dont need! I hope it goes well because I need more space. Somehow  just accumulate junk ;) Anyways now that I have just rambled away Every one have a great weekend !!!

Goodbye FB

So as some of you already know I deleted my FB account. I have gone back and forth about doing this for a few months now. So today I made my decision and there it went. I am tiered of people commenting on all my status updates either on FB ,text or calling me. My idea of FB is just to keeping touch with others not try to dictate what others do with their lives. I go back to Bambi "If you don't have anything nice to say don't say anything at all." It is not for us to judge what people do with their lives or families. I post pics and comments about my life not needed a response from the world but hey if I put it out there I'm sure more then one will say that's what you get. So I deleted it and as far as my blog this is my page you don't like it I'm sorry don't come on here. I am going to be me and say what I want. I don't mean to sound evil I've just had enough. I love all my friends and family but this is OUR FAMILY not anyone else.

That being said.... Our life is crazy right now Teagan is always getting sick poor girl. She now has croup and an ear infection. Thankfully her doctor put her on meds that only have to be given three days. I was so relieved about that, they normally give you a antibiotic to be given for ten days and with a sick child ten days is a lifetime! She will be fine though in just a few days and will be back to my happy healthy little pumpkin.

 I had a GREAT birthday! I am now 25 years old, all I wanted to do was go to the temple and we did that Saturday! so this is some pics of the temple in D.C., random fun in the sun. We played in the pool my sister bought for Dakota's bday. It was a blast we had our friend Merica and her son Jaxon over to play with us. Nice to get some sun now and again on this white butt. Dakota also got to go to her first baseball game with Ry and his dad. She had a great time, came home talking all about it! for days :) Teagan boo is getting so big crawling all over the place and pulling up on everything she can. When she is healthy she is so much fun! The girls get along so well with eachother.

Ashley Johnson and I.

  Dakota and Jesus at the visitors center at Temple

Happy Birthday To My Amazing Little Kota Bear!

Happy third birthday to Dakota Alexa Brown,
    My sweet girl a year ago today I was so blessed to have you, your birth was so easy (well painful) yet smooth you only took four hours from the time that my water broke to the time your sweet eyes met mine for the first time. I can not explain the joy and fear in my heart when you were placed on my chest. Yet three years later I would not change a single thing. You have taught me so much on how to be a mother,teacher, and mentor. This is a learning process for both of us and I thank you for loving me, looking up to me, and trusting me. I will only do what is best for you my dear and I will continue to push you to the best of your ability in everything. You can do and be anything you want to if you put your mind to it. I pray that you will become a mother some day and get to experience the joy and love of having a child of your own. I know it has only been three years and I am so excited to be able to have so many more years with you teaching and also learning myself I love you baby girl so much Happy Bithday Hope you have an awesome day!!!!

How many ER rooms?

       Okay we had a long weekend for sure! Friday the boy I watch was sent home for having a fever of 102. I went out to dinner with a friend, when I got home Teag was so hot. I took her temp and it was 102 as well and I could tell she was not feeling good at all. So I took her to MRMC hospital ER and the doctor came in asked some questions. I mentioned she had been pulling at her ears, so they check and said she did have a ear infection wrote a Rx and sent me on my way. I went and got Rx filled, the next morning I tried to give her her Rx and she threw up. She would not take the medicine and her tempeture would not break. We continued our day and tried to keep giving her the medicine. By Saturday evening her temp would not break still she had only taken in about 8 ounces all day and I knew something was really wrong she also had thrown up a few times that day.
        We then decided we needed a second opinion and took her to ER room at Saint Marys hospital (where Teag was born). They took us right in, it was around 8 pm that night and the nurse was amazing. I told her everything. They looked in her mouth, since she had been drooling a lot and keeping her mouth open. Sure enough she had blisters in the back of her throat. A virus called Herpangina, it is contracted through saliva so toys the kids shared or nipples, pacifiers anything!!!! She could have gotten it anywhere, I mean she eats everything :) The nurse said they have been seeing a lot of this lately. However since she was throwing up and not being able to keep the medicine down they put an IV in her little sweet hand. That hurt my heart so bad to see her in pain and stuck by needles. The first vein burst in her hand since she was dehydrated, so they had to re-due the IV on her other hand!! More pain for her and mama!! I cried, She was a champ though. She then slept for a few hours there since they were giving her fluids and something for her nausea. 


      After sleeping at around midnight they came in to try to give her pain medicine again (hydrocodone), strong stuff. She did take it, yet was not happy about it. They let her sleep until around 1;30 a.m. and then asked me to wake her to get her to eat. They needed her to eat some before she could be discharged. She woke up and ate about an ounce and a half. We were then discharged. It is now Monday morning and she is doing little better,still not eating well but she is happy much more. Fever is gone and not vomiting at all! She is still taking hydrocodone and Motrin every four hours rotating. She will be fine it is just a virus and has to run its course, they said 7-10 days as of Saturday so I'm looking at about a week left but we are over the worst part thankfully. Hope no more ER rooms for a while.....