Bigfoot in Georgia?!

Currently reading: Bigfoot in Georgia by Jeffery Wells

This book is pretty amazing, especially for bigfoot fans or anyone who has ever wondered what that bump in the night or rustle in the woods might be!

Little girl growing up.

My sweet girl is growing up, she is almost a year! It seems like I was just pregnant yesterday. Everyone always tells you it "flies by," but you never believe them until it actually does. It hurts my heart a little that she's getting so big so fast and that soon the baby stage will be a thing of the past, but it makes me happy to, and I look forward to what the toddler stage will bring.....maybe I should be a little scared about that to! I plan on writing C.'s birth story soon, I promised a friend that I would do it months ago and never did, but since she's turning 1 on March 23, now seems like a good time to do it, of course I'm sure I will cry the whole time I am writing it, seems like motherhood makes you more susceptible to bawling your eyes out (and I thought pregnancy was bad)! Here are some pictures of my little "duder."

Spring.

I'm sure no one wants to hear about this, but I'm going to talk about it anyway. Allergies. I woke up this morning with a sore throat, a nose that felt like it was on fire, and an awful awful headache. Two Benadryl and two Excedrin migraine later, and I am still suffering, just not as bad, not to mention I feel drunk from the Benadryl. Oh spring, how I love you, but allergies how I wish I didn't have you. I think it is true what they say, you develop allergies the older you get, because that is what has happened to me. I used to be able to go outside without having to worry about headaches, or itchy eyes, or a burning nose, now I have to pop pills before I even touch the door knob. Strange how your body changes over the years, interesting actually, sometimes scary and sometimes a pain in the ass. So even though I am loving this warm weather, I am waiting to see if I will spend this spring season in a constant state of aggravation due to allergies, and if so a constant daze due to Benadryl.

Indian Springs.

Last Sunday we went to Indian Springs state park, which is in Jackson, Georgia about 30 minutes from where we live. B. didn't tell me where we were headed, so when we arrived it was a surprise! Indian Springs is in the middle of nowhere, which I love, because if it was up to me I would live in the middle of nowhere permanently.
Indian Springs is the oldest state park in the nation, and the state of Georgia acquired it in 1825, it didn't become a state park until 1927. Now what is so amazing about it, well one the many things that is amazing about it is the underground spring that is there. The Creek Indians that inhabited the area thought the spring to have healing waters that would cure the sick, and give extra energy and vitality to the well. Thus resulting in the name "Indian Springs."
In the 1800's the area attracted many people, many whom were suffering from illness. They would camp on the hillside in tents and come down to the springs to drink the supposed "healing" water.
We arrived and walked through a small graveyard on a windy hill with graves dating back to the 1800's. I am a sucker for graveyards and would gladly spend all my weekends exploring them if I could. Then we went to the spring, and I was in love! I met several people that were filling bottles up with water from the spring. One lady had brought gallon jugs to fill up and take home, and she told me that the spring water is the only water she drinks and that she feels so much better and has much more energy since drinking it.
I leaned down and scooped some water up in my hand. It smelled so strong of sulfur I thought I was eating a egg instead of drinking spring water! It was very cold and tasted like sulfur to, but it was good, and felt very clean. I was entranced with the thought of this water actually being able to heal, and filled a bottle up with water to drink on the way home. Next time we go, I plan on taking some gallon jugs to fill up and bring home.
I kept telling B. I felt like we had walked into history when we entered the park. I loved the feeling of it, as I knelt down to drink water out of the spring I thought of the Creek Indians that had done the same thing, the sick that had done the same thing, and the people that stop there daily to do the same thing. Indian Springs is a walk in history, a feeling that you can't ignore as soon as you get there, and a feeling and experience you will never forget.

Clara girl.

My girl is getting so big! 11 months, and it feels like I just had her yesterday, time flies, it makes me sad that she's getting so big, but it makes me happy to, she gets more and more fun everyday! Not to mention I have some serious baby fever again....yikes!!!!
Here are some recent pictures of C., she cracks me up! Tomorrow she'll be getting her tubes put in, so please pray for us, and for a speedy recovery!

The past few months.

So it's been a while. C. has been sick with constant ear infections the past couple of months, and we are finally going to see an ENT doctor on Tuesday to see what we can do about her ears. B had awful ears when he was a kid and ended up with tubes, I'm thinking that is probably what is going to happen with C., which makes me nervous, but we'll see.
Has anyone ever noticed how HARD it is to lose weight? I am having the worst time trying to drop the pounds, I of course blame a lot of this on being southern and liking to eat yummy food packed with calories. I miss being skinny, I stumbled upon some of my skinny jeans the other day and vowed to get back in them soon.
I have been reading "The Lost City of Z," and it has been amazing so far, I would however say it's not for the weak stomached though, it's a little graphic. If only I could spend my days surrounded by books, smelling the pages, and reading the words that turn into sentences that turn into stories that take you away to different places where the world becomes your oyster and dreams are conceived.

Tying the knot and tylenol.

This month has been busy busy so far.
Tying the knot-B. and I decided that it was about time we got married, we have been planning it for years now, but never got the money together to do it the way we wanted to, so we decided we would do it the most simple way possible, and it was perfect. Friday December 11, 2009 will always been one of the most special days to me. We had a small gathering of family at the courthouse here, with C. being front and center and had a simple ceremony. Getting married was our Christmas present to each other, and it was the best Christmas present I have ever gotten. I have been blessed with the kind of love that you always wish for but you so rarely are able to find, I am so thankful for B. and everything that we have been given, especially and most importantly our little girl who continues to amaze me daily.
Tylenol- C. woke up one morning last week with a barking cough, she sounded like a seal. We don't mess around with that kind of stuff, so off to the doctor we went. He told us she had "croup" and gave us a steroid to help with the coughing. That night she HATED the taste of the steroid and puked it up, after we tried the chocolate syrup trick and all. For some reason they wouldn't just call something new in, so again we had to go the doctor again, good thing we did because he listened to her chest and found out that she was wheezing, not good. So after a day at the doctor getting x-rays, we found out she had bronchitis. This time they prescribed the same steroid and some awful tasting antibiotic. We some how managed to get the medicine in her and thought that she was getting better, two nights later she woke up gasping for breath and having rattling in her chest. I was terrified, I spent the night crying and taking her outside and in the bathroom with steam to get her to try and breath better, so it was back to the doctor again the next day. Again the wheezing was still there, so obviously the antibiotic and steroid was not working, he finally put her on a breathing treatment and a stronger antibiotic that tasted much better. Immediately we saw a difference with the breathing treatment, and now the antibiotics have kicked in, she is much better but still not completely well. I have finally gotten her to eat some solid food, and she's stopped having so much congestion. Having a sick baby is so scary, especially when they can't tell you what's wrong. C. being sick has reminded me of how my mama was the only person that could make me feel better when I was sick, and how much comfort I got from her being there, I know that feeling, that mama will make it all better, and I'm glad I can be that to my C.