Toothless

On Saturday RJ had a little fall. He was riding one of his old push toys, which he does all the time, and he sped onto the hard wood floor from the carpet and went over the steering wheel and hit his 2 front teeth. He bled quite a bit and after consulting the dentist we decided to just keep an eye on it. His gums were very swollen and bruised but he didn't complain about pain.
Last night RJ came down with a high fever. We gave him and bath and tylenol and the fever went down and we went to bed. Then this morning he woke up with a fever again and I decided to take him to the pediatrician. We weren't sure uf he'd caught a bug or if it was all related to his fall.
Well I was in a hurry to get to the pediatrician because we were late and I wasn't paying attention to the speed limit. Of course I got pulled over and my none other then our policeman neighbor. I think it was a blessing in disguise because he didn't give me a ticket but it sure was embarassing.
Anyways the pediatrician doesn't think he has the flu because his only sympton is the fever. They did a strep test and it was negative. She recommended we see the dentist to make sure there wasn't an infection of some sort related to his fall.
When we saw the dentist, after looking at his X-rays, they concluded that his teeth needed to be taken out. They were barely hanging on by a thread.
They put a laughing gas mask on him which they called the elephant mask (which he liked off course) to help relax him.


Then they came in a they took his 2 front teeth out. I think it was more traumatic for me than it was for him.
I guess in the moment on an accident, crisis, or worries we remember how much we need to trust in God. It was very hard for me to watch them take my 3 year old baby boy's teeth out, but I was powerless, there was nothing I could do. Thats when we remember that God is in control, not us. He is the one that is able to take care of all things, if we let him.
So I was reminded today of how much I forget to trust in God and how much I really need to! Praise God that he is in control, it certainly makes our lives easier!


Even though RJ has had a fever off and on all day, I trust that it will be okay because God is in control!

Missing my Hubby!!

Rodrigo left yesterday for a class in Orlando and I already miss him so much!! He is such a wonderful husband and always so helpful! I struggle the days he is not home...today was one such day!
Heres a small idea of what my day has been like:

5:30 AM I hear Natalia start to wake-up, I pray she falls back to sleep...

6:00 AM She hasn't gone back to sleep and now RJ is awake...time to start a new day I guess. Natalia is very warm and fussy...I'm wondering if she has a fever...take her temperature...no fever...

6:15 AM Get Natalia's bottle made and start getting ready for work.

7:00 AM Almost ready for work but battling with RJ about leaving his sister alone instead of torturing her with wrapping a blanket around her...

8:00 AM We are all ready to head downstairs for breakfast...

8:10 AM RJ won't sit still to eat his oatmeal...Natalia doesn't really want to eat her yogurt and makes a mess all over her clothes.

8:20 AM Head back upstairs to change Natalia...

8:30 AM Make a lunch for RJ and get Natalia's diaper bag ready...

8:50 AM Finally walking out the door....late again!

9:00 AM Arrive at church...Leave kids with Donna in nursery...walk down hall listening to Natalia cry at the top of her lungs...

9:15 AM Finally starting a work day with her 3 year old class....

12:30 PM Finish class with kiddos and head upstairs to pick up her kiddos.

12:35 PM Decide to go to Monkey Joes with Paige and Ellie...

12:40 PM Natalia is very fussy because she did not sleep at all this morning...yet I still decide we should go to Monkey Joes.

1:00 PM Go through drive through at Taco Bell for some lunch and then head to Monkey Joes

1:30-3:30 PM Watch RJ and Ellie have a great time playing together! RJ is big enough now to climb the jumpies all by himself! He is so proud of himself! What a big boy. Natalia even took a 30 minute nap...Paige and I actually feel rested after having some nice girl talk :)

3:30 PM Leave Monkey Joes...I decide I want to stop quickly at Office Max and Publix to get the BOGO yogurt I have coupons for.

3:40 PM Arrive at Office Max...I discover RJ has taken a shoe off yet I don't want to put it back on so I carry them both into Office Max...we get the organizers I was looking for...pay and go to the car and strap kids in only to realize Natalia doesn't have her pacifier...unstrap kids, go back in store and look for paci...paci is MIA!!

4:00 PM Enter Publix...get yogurt...go to checkout only yo realize the great deal I was after...ended yesterday!

4:20 PM Finally arrive home after a long day...

5:00 PM Heat up some leftovers for dinner...

5:15 PM Natalia refuses to eat her food...it is all over her now...

5:30 PM RJ can't sit still...

6:00 PM I decide to run to wal-mart for a Redbox movie and orajel for Natalia who seems to be in pain and once again feverish.

6:30 PM Finally head back home...

6:45 PM Go to turn on bathtub for kiddos and discover and surprise Natalia left the night before...ok to the other bathtub...

7:00 PM Natalia finally in pajamas and all cleaned up and now has a fever of 101.3...give her tylenol and her bottle and put her to bed...

7:05 PM RJ yells from bathtub that he has a bloody nose...

7:15 PM Both kids are in bed...

7:30 PM Scrub bathtub and sanitize toys after Natalia's little surprise...

7:45 PM Take out trashes and discover diaper pail bag had leaked...yuck...clean diaper pail...

8:00 PM Relax time!

Praise God not all days are like this! It is so easy to feel overwhelmed yet I tend to forget to look to God for help...Lord please help me get through days like these and help me remember my many many blessings, one huge one being my husband who would help me find humor in the situation and my desperation!!