Where has January gone?!

I feel like I always say this but WHERE HAS JANUARY GONE?! Seriously, the first month of 2013 has flown by. Our little Huddy monkey will be 4 in no time :( He is such a blessing and we thank God for him everyday. He keeps us on our toes and brings so much love and laughter into our home. Just yesterday we were visiting Gram and I as we were leaving, I told him to get in his seat so I could buckle him. "Mom, please don't sass me!" is what I got. I couldn't help but laugh. Gram was at the car door saying bye and heard him and she couldn't help but laugh either! The things out of this little guys mouth I tell ya. He is smart as a whip, knows the President of the United States, Vice President, Secretary, Speaker of the House and so on. (Things I am ashamed that I don't even know) He knows the books of the Bible and sounds so precious reciting them. He's just recently started to talk back and say "I don't like you" when we discipline him. Acting like a teenager already..... We gave him the option this year of having a birthday party or taking a fun family vacation with just the 3 of us. Right now it's a party but I'm sure that'll change soon. I can't believe he will be turning 4 this year.

This was at our friend's little girl's 1st birthday. He did not get off this thing the entire 2 1/2 hours we were there. So this will be a 4th birthday present for sure.

Everything in our house is going well! We joined the Y in January and not because it was a "resolution" because Cody is obsessed with racquetball and he and his buddy James go allllllllllllllllllll the time. So we got the family membership. I have always been a Gold's girl. I worked there for 2 years and have always had a membership because I loved the classes and knew a lot of people that went there. I got out of the whole "gym scene" because there just wasn't enough time and I refused to put Hud in the daycare there. When we started at the Y it was a whole new ballgame. I had been there once with a friend and just wasn't in to it. Cody gave me a quick tour and he was off to play. Ever since then, I've been doing classes at lunch and it's pretty great! I don't have to worry about someone watching Hud and I usually get in 45 min of cardio and my workout is done for the day.
Still having an issue with my right eye. I saw an eye specialist on Wednesday and he confirmed TED. He said it was mild and there was nothing he could do. WAH. But at least it's not affecting my vision. On a good note, my levels look great and my thyroid meds are doing their job!! Hooray. I made an appointment with a top of the line eye center in San Diego and see them in March! This is also going to be our California trip to see my dad. Hoping for some more information :))

Cody has his MFD pinning this Friday!!! He's been employed with the Midland Fire Department for a little over a year! I am so proud of him and love our MFD family!!


"Be the living expression of God's kindness: kindness in your face, kindness in your eyes, kindness in your smile!" Mother Teresa
Love that

Thyroid Update:

That saying, "When it rains, it pours" has never been so true. A few days before NYE I woke up to some crazy swollen eyeballs. They water constantly at night and have been swollen most mornings but this was a different swollen than what I was used to. My right eye was slightly larger than the left eye and my vision was a little blurry. With Graves' there is something associated with the eyes called Thyroid Eye Disease and it's just as bad as it sounds. As soon as I was diagnosed with Graves', I bought a book that was recommended and read all about TED (thyroid eye disease) and was terrified and knew for some reason that I would be affected by this. Don't ask me how, I just was like, I'm going to be one of the few that this will happen to. So as the days went on my eye stayed larger than the left eye. My sweet sweet husband, bless his heart. I would come to him and complain that my eye made me look "CRAZY!" or when we would talk I would say "stop staring at my crazy eye!" He would just tell me that I was overreacting and that it "wasn't even noticeable until I pointed it out" "You look fine babe." he would reassure me almost daily. But I knew something was wrong and wanted to catch it before it got any worse. Of course, when I realllllly need to get in to see a Dr. there is always a waiting game. I called my optometrist first because he's just wonderful and really knows his stuff. I've been seeing him since I got my first pair of huge coke bottle glasses in the 6th grade :) Yea, picture that. I couldn't get in to see him for almost a week. Then I proceeded to call my endo. OUT OF THE COUNTRY for another week. Go figure. So here I am, walking around feeling like a cyclops...secluding my self from friends, family and public as much as possible. I have never in my life been one to feel sorry for myself, EVER. I believe in the hand that I'm dealt and deal with it because I know I'm NOT in control. But for almost two weeks I was in a funk and worried about my "looks" ( I know that sounds so vain) but really concerned about my health as well. Then I got hit by the STREP sickness. AWESOME, not. I was miserable and laid in bed all day Saturday. With the sinus pressure I had, it made my eyes or EYE feel even larger and more blurry. So at this point, I'm a bawling, sickly, crazy, feeling sorry for myself, hot mess. Thank goodness we know people who work in a clinic. Walked in Sunday and got a shot in the bum. I had my eye appointment yesterday and it went better than I expected. Got some fancy eye drops and I see my endo today. Hopefully I will get the answers that I need. I can report today that my eyes feel much clearer (not 100%) and my right eye has gone done some. And I'm done feeling sorry for myself :)