Averi's first owie!!!!

Both Kyle and I had to work on Tuesday and so Averi spent the day with grandma Crawley. We also had softball practice and so we were going to leave Averi there, but before we went to practice, we went to play with her. We got there and Carla had said that she was climbing up the cabinet and it was by a heater that is on wheels. Well she slipped up the cabinet and fell and her foot had knocked over the the heater on to her arm, and burned her. Oh I feel so bad for my baby girl!!! It makes me want to cry. I just know how burns feel and they dont feel very good. But it makes me sad. Luckily she seems to not even notice it so that is good, and it doesnt seem to bother her at all. I think that it hurts me more then it does her. Oh well can't do anything now!!!!

It is finally here!

So as I said in my last blog, Gottschalks is going out of business! SO SAD!!! But today was the big liquidation sale. And I decided that people are rude when it comes to places going out or whatever. I mean they dont even give you at least one second to help them if you are helping another customer. I know most are curious but COME ON PEOPLE!!! Give me a break. I was helping a lady figure out prices on some things and clearly I was looking at her and talking to her, when 3 different customers came and interupeted me and said "How much is this?", "How long will you be open?", "When are you going to have better sales?" I mean hell people your guess is as good as mine with how much longer we are going to be open. But seriously I was helping this lady and get interupted by other people. Come on people have some common curtiousy, its not all about you!!!! I know it is only going to get worse. I am dreading the upcoming days especially when it comes to the weekends. UGH!!!! I work every one!!! I mean when people read the signs that are on the corners and stuff all they see is 60% off, they dont really see it. Then they bring all their stuff to the counter and after it is all rung and I tell them their total they say "Well your signs on the corners say 60% off!" Which they really say UP TO 60% off. So then they get mad and say well I dont want this then if its not that price. UGH I hate retail sometimes!!!!! I am a people person but when it is crazy like this I can't stand them. I know that is mean to say but it is soooooo true, and if it wasnt my job I would stay away!!! But yeah anyway, I am just going to have to get thru this!!! I always say to myself BUCK UP KAYLA!!!!! That is what I am going to have to do!!!!

The worst new ever!

So about 10:30 this morning I was at home playing with Averi, and my phone rang and it was work. I answered it, and it was my boss Michelle. She didn't seem happy like she always is when she calls to ask something. But I knew the second I heard her voice on why she was calling me. She called to tell me that our company Gottschalks had been bought out by a liquidator and that they would be liquidating as soon as the 2nd or 3rd of April. I am so sad because I have been at Gottschalks for almost 4 years and I hate to see another place close. I mean seriously what other places are people going to shop, we have no Dillards or Macy's. I just feel like I could cry all day long and really nothing would change. I think that most of all I am going to miss Michelle because I respect her so much and everything that has gone on thru this process she has stayed so POSITIVE!!! I really dont think I could. She is absolutely amazing. And I know after all of this she will be my friend and I can count on her for anything because that is the type of person she is. I also will miss Karen, she is the HR. What another amazing woman, I do look up to her and she has all of the care in the world and she takes time to listen when something is wrong. Today has been the most crappiest day, let alone the weather is horrible, so that is just crap all by its self!!!! I just hope that I can find a wonderful job and love it just as much as I loved mine, well I loved some of the people I work with!!! Please pray that everything will turn out ok and that I can find a new job soon!!!!

My little punkin!!!

Averi Jean is so cute. I just have to say how much I love her and love spending time with her. I just had to post this picture because it is so adorable. Kyle and I are going to Boise for my cousin Jenna's cheerleading competition and we are staying in a hotel. Well the hotel has a pool, so I thought that it would be so fun to take Averi to the pool. We were out shopping for swim suits and I had gotten and 18 month one because come summer she will be in about that size of clothes. So I tried it on her just too see what it looked like well it fit PERFECTLY. I thought to myself, "Uh oh I am going to have to get her a bigger one for the summer" Well my mom had bought this one she is wearing which is 12 months which fits her PERFECTLY too. But I was told that they do sag a little bit when you get them in the water. So I figure that this on will be just fine..... Aww but doesnt she look so cute. I will post more pictures from the first swimming adventure!!!! Averi said "mum" the other day. It was so cute because I was doing something in the kitchen and all of a sudden I heard " MUM MUM" it was so cute. I went to her and she just wanted my attention. So of course I sat and played with her. I just can't believe how big she is getting!!!!!

She is crawling!!!

So this morning I was putting my makeup on, and I just glanced over at Averi and watched her for a few minutes. Well she was just playing and minding her own little business and then I saw her get on all 4's and she kinda crawled. It wasn't a real long way but she did it. I was so happy.... Well tonight we were at my cousin's birthday party and of course we took Averi, we were just sitting around eating cake. (before we actually ate dinner LOL) Kyle and I were sitting on the floor and my mom and aunt went to go get pizza, and then Amber went to tend to Kali. Well Kyle had set Averi in one spot and stuck her toy across from her a little ways, and once again she crawled. It took her a few minutes but she did it. Man she is only 7 months old. I just cannot believe how much my little girl is growing. It just seemed like I was pregnant with her. I love her so very much. I am so proud of how well she is doing. So lets see Kyle was walking by 8 months and I was walking by 9 so it is a good possibility that she will be walking very soon. I always told myself that she was going to skip the crawling stage and go straight to walking. We will see how long it takes before she is up and walking and running away from us. I just love to see little kids running away from their parents thinking its a game, well it soon will be a game with us..... WOW I love being a mommy to my little Averi girl!!!!!

Update on Kyle

So some of you may know that in December, Kyle was diagnosed with Crohn's Disease. He had been feeling really sick and his stomach had hurt and everything. That started about the beginning of November. He just wasn't himself. He could hardly eat, stand up straight. So he had been going to a Dr and that one wasn't sure what was wrong. They did xrays, urine samples, blood tests. Then he said that it is a possibility that he could have IBS (irritable bowel syndrome). They gave him meds and they made him sick. I thought it was probably about time to establish a family Dr and so we did. Kyle called made an appt, that dr couldn't really tell what was wrong. He felt his stomach and Kyle said it hurt where is appendix was. Well the dr thought maybe he should have a cat scan. He went and got one and then that night we got a call from the dr telling him that he needed to be admitted ASAP because they found an abcess on his small intestine. So we went to the hosptial on Dec 19. He was put on IV antibiotics and they seemed to work just fine because he was feeling great. Well they released him on the 22nd. They had given him some more meds to take. Well in the meantime of all of this going on he had been losing weight. (not like he had weight to lose) So that was a concern of the drs. While on this medication he still felt sick and was losing MORE weight. So he had like 3 more cat scans and they said that the medication was working for a while and then his abcess hit a plateau and didnt get any smaller like it should. So they we decided to go with surgery because we knew for sure that the abcess was going to be gone and we wouldnt have to deal with it anymore. He had an appt. with the surgeon on Jan. 12, well he had called the gastro doc to ask some questions on Jan 10. and then he just basically told Kyle that he was going to be admitted again because he was really sick. So once again he was admitted the night of the 10th and then it was just a waiting game. He was put on antibiotics again. We were told that he wasnt leaving until he had surgery. So the surgeon ended up coming to Kyle's room and meeting with us.... Well he told us everything that he was going to do which was wonderful because he spent so much time talking to us and making sure that we had understood everything that was going to happen in surgery. He has surgery Jan. 13 and he went so well. But poor Kyle had lost so much more weight in the hospital because he was on ice chips for 5 days. We first go to the hospital he weighed 154 and when we got home he was under 140. But we got him home and it took a while for him to gain strength back but he did and he was out of work for 5 weeks. He went back to work on President's Day. Kyle is doing wonderful he weighs just over 160, so he is gaining his weight back slowly but surely. His Crohn's isnt gone but the active part they had cut out when they removed his abcess, oh yeah and they took his appendix too. So now he is just on meds for ever and lets hope we will never have to go thru this again. But there is just a little scoop of what has gone on with us lately!!!!

Lovin the life of "MOM"

I hate to go to work and leave my little smiley face girl in the mornings or afternoons. She just brightens up my day. One of the best feelings in the world is when I get off work I come home or go pick her up from Gramma Noni or Grandma Crawley's house and she has the biggest smile on her face. Like she missed me all day. For instants today... I went to work this morning and I didn't have a long shift but I still missed my lil punkin face. I got home and she was so excited to see me. I had to go to the bathroom before I picked her up but when I came out of the bathroom she just wanted to spend time with mommy. Aww so sweet. I love it. Then this evening I was doing some stuff for Uppercase Living on the computer and I was on there for a long time well when I came up stairs she was kinda crying but not crying, so I picked her up and she was just fine. All she wanted was a little of mommy's attention. Aww my little girl. Then she started to get fussy while I was holding her and Kyle said that she had eaten not to long ago so I knew she wasn't hungry but she was just really fussy. She has had a runny nose lately and has been coughing, so my first thought was well maybe she doesn't feel good. But we took her temperature and she seemed just fine. Well I gave her some teething tablets and sure enough that did the trick. She was just fine and back to happy little Averi. Wow I can't believe she is getting more teeth. The Dr's are just impressed on how well she is doing, she weighs 19lbs and 3oz and she is 28 1/2 inches long. HOLY COW. They say she is the height of a 1 year old. I have a tall little girl!!!!! She just needs to slow down!!!! But I love her to death......