Seriously?

This time last year . . .to the day, we were in the middle of an ice storm, I was probably at Uncle Brian & Christina's house playing farkle (or getting beat at farkle is probably more correct) by candle light! Ha! It was so cold and our house is all electric so I spent the days with the Gibson's while Jarrod worked! We were out of electricity for 3 days, which was not bad considering some people were out for weeks and even months!

Well, guess what? Looks like we might get a milder repeat of last year starting tonight! At least they are forecasting more snow and less ice in our area this go-around! Jarrod was put on a crew and told to pack for 4 days. He has to go in to work tomorrow even though he usually doesn't work on Fridays. They have established crews all across the state already, I think it's all a little overkill, but I guess they want them to be prepared! Hopefully he won't have to travel anywhere! But, it looks like the worst of the ice and stuff will be around the Memphis area, including Wynne, which is close enough that he could possibly be sent there to work if it got bad enough.  I don't mind being "snowed" in, but I don't want Jarrod to have to be out in the dangerous conditions driving and working. I guess that is just part of his job and I should get used to it, but you know me. . . I am a worrier! 

 

Issued by The National Weather Service
Memphis, TN
11:33 am CST, Thu., Jan. 28, 2010

... WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT CST FRIDAY NIGHT...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT CST FRIDAY NIGHT.

* THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR 4 TO 7 INCHES OF SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATION. ISOLATED LOCATIONS MAY RECEIVE AS MUCH AS 10 INCHES OF SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATION.

* WINTRY PRECIPITATION IS ANTICIPATED TO BEGIN LATE TONIGHT AND PERSIST THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. LIGHT SNOW AND FLURRIES MAY OCCUR LATE FRIDAY NIGHT.

* ROADS AND BRIDGES MAY BECOME SLICK AND DANGEROUS. GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS MAY CREATE DRIFTING SNOW AND MAY DROP WIND CHILLS INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS FRIDAY NIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET... AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

I'll fly away. . .

Here is Stratton "surfing" or "flying. . . "

I want that camera!!

I let him have it for a second and then took it away. . . So we are starting to notice that when Stratton eyes something you have he will reach for it, however if you don't let him have it or take it away he gets cranky! In his defense he was hungry and that probably didn't help any!

Finally, a tooth!

I knew it had to be coming soon! Stratton has been drooling buckets lately! He came home from staying the weekend with Jarrod's parent's with a little cold, but I didn't think much about it, after all babies get on average about 8 colds in their first year? Well Monday he was a little fussier than usual, but again I thought it was just from him feeling bad from having so much congestion. I actually felt in his mouth Monday morning, and didn't feel anything.

Tuesday after I dropped Stratton off at Kayce's and was just about to work my cell phone rang, and it was Kayce. She said "Did you know Stratton is getting a TOOTH?!"  Nope. I was so excited to see him later that afternoon and see the tooth for myself! It's just a little bitty white spot right now. . . . .

I caught his while he was crying, poor baby!

Laying in the floor watching Wheel of Fortune one of his favorites. . .hey it's educational! But, I think he likes Vanna!

Stratton and his gal pal

Sunday night after church we went to eat at Chili's with the Simmons Family. Olivia is 3 months older than Stratton (yeah, I know they look the same size. . .) and we are hoping that they are going to be good friends [actually, I don't think they are going to have a choice as much as we are with them!] Ryan & Erica are some of our best friends in Jonesboro and along with Olivia they have a little boy, Carson, who is three and he is the funniest little boy! Ryan made a comment about S and O dating. . .I was like, "Uh, I don't think they are going to want to date each other they are going to be more like brother and sister!" . . . I took a picture of them because S is just now getting used to sitting in a highchair and this was the first time they got to sit by each other at a restaurant. Olivia was still eating her supper, hence the food on her face . . .

So, about a minute after I took this picture, Olivia leaned over and poked S in the eye and made him cry! I mean he screamed and threw a fit! I think he got his feelings hurt more than his eye hurt. I tried to put him back in the highchair later and he started to cry again, I think he was scared of her for a little while after that! I wanted Ryan to remember that SHE made him cry first! So, next year when he is pulling her ponytail it's just payback! Ha!

a special message from Stratton. . .

 

Sickness and Storms

This past week has gone by so fast! I worked on Monday, MLK day, and my mom was off so she kept Stratton. I think that Jarrod and I either had a stomach bug or ate something because we were both sick Tuesday night & Wednesday! But luckily whatever it was didn't last long and we were both much better by Thursday! We did have some thunderstorms this week and for some strange reason Tuesday night Stratton woke up crying around 2:30am when it was thundering . . .I think he must have had a tummy ache or he was scared . It was a cry that I had never heard before and once I picked him up he went right back to sleep! You know, we haven't had any thunder in a couple months, so I bet the loud unfamiliar sound just scared him. I was up with him for about half and hour then he finally calmed down and I put him back in his crib and he went right back to sleep. Wednesday night it stormed pretty good, and the thunder was really loud, louder than the night before. It woke me up and I just knew Stratton would wake up, but he never did?

He is still drooling like crazy! Poor thing he constantly has a wet shirt front and as you can see from the pictures below he drools on everything! I keep thinking he is going to get a tooth, but nope, not yet!

[playing in the floor]

[the boy LOVES his feet]

["surfing"]

We mastered squash this week! We mixed it into his cereal and he seemed to really like it! We started sweet potatoes yesterday and he did fine with those too. I will be glad when he can eat more foods. When Jarrod and I eat he watches every bite we take with the saddest most pitiful looks you have ever seen. Sometimes he'll even start moving his mouth around like he is chewing. . . it's too much for me sometimes! It makes me feel so bad! Poor baby!

From what we can tell he still has no desire to crawl. He likes to "surf" on his belly, he will put all his weight on his stomach and his arms and legs are in the air. . .pretty funny. He really doesn't like to be on his stomach much, he'd rather be sitting up so he can see what's going on! And he can't quite sit up by himself yet. . . just a few seconds and then he topples over. But he is still sitting well in a highchair and we took him to Walmart last night and he did great sitting up in the shopping cart!

Jarrod took Stratton to Searcy today. He is going to stay with Jarrod's parents this weekend! I am looking forward to sleeping in on Saturday! Especially since Jarrod is planning on getting up and going hunting in the morning. . .ahhh the bed all to myself!