Pic of the Day ~ Mommy & Becca

I know all my readers get that Becca is my life. I love that little girl so much there are times I feel like my heart will explode. I would die for her. I would take any pain that she could have and times it by 100 if I could. I love my husband, however I had no idea when we created this little being how much she would mean to me.

Becca will more than likely be going for eye surgery in September. It breaks my heart that she has to go through this pain, however I am aware that it needs to be done. Most of the cosmetic “eye crossing” has been dealt with through the eye patching and glasses therapy. We have been very committed to all types of therapy, hoping beyond hope that our darling would be one of the lucky ones not to need eye surgery. Sadly the neurological and vision centers in the brain are at risk if we do not take action now. Becca is experiencing issues with depth perception and her eyes are not quite working together. Research has shown that if corrective surgery is done around the age of two, there is better success. Now is the time to take care of this for Becca.

Obviously there are risks, like any surgery. Although the doctor we are seeing now really is the top of her field and we could not get better anywhere really (thankfully we are not approaching this with the LAST eye doctor we had). There is a remote possibility that over the next 6 weeks, the eye doctor will see an improvement in Becca’s vision processes that will allow us to avoid the eye surgery. It is difficult since this doctor was not the one that initially began eye therapy with Becca and the therapy that we were doing was extreme and not the path she would have taken. Therefore, any progress or lack of progress that Becca is displaying is not typical for the eye doctors patients. However, this eye doctor is a leading eye doctor at a teaching hospital, that has written text books, so we figure she probably knows what she is seeing and the decision is a sound one.

I know I am going on a bit about it here. I am still processing this, and I am taking the initial news pretty hard. I am self-centered in thinking my child is unique in this situation and that this day procedure is earth shattering news. I know there are so many children out there in way worse situations, needing heart surgery, dealing with cancer … yet I am not in THAT situation, I am in ours. I am wallowing in the idea that I just signed consent for someone to take my baby, put her under anesthia, cut her eye muscles and stitch them in a new location. This will cause her pain. Yada Yada Yada about the long run and the neurological damage if we do not do it. I know we have to do it. I do not have to like that we have to do it.

On to way happier, toot my own horn, news …. *insert drum roll* I have been honoured at the Toddler Blog at Our Smart Baby and we are the … Top Toddler Mom Blog #5: Chelle!

Please head over there and see what I say in my interview about YOU! Yes YOU! My uber cool, always there for me, virtual hugging readers (and our family!) Thank you very much to the ladies at Our Smart Baby Toddler Blog for the honour.

Pic of the Day ~ Becca on the Carousel

So every once in a while I get an itch to head over to Ebay. It is a dangerous activity for me, because I always find these amazing deals that are so meant to be mine. The things I find were destined to be mine, I MUST WIN! hehe! Ok I am not that bad, however I do like to find some of those “pricey if you buy it new, but a great deal when buy you buy it used” toys. This weekend I “won” a great toy box and a toddler kitchen with a ton of pretend food!!! Both were great deal and Becca loves them!!

Going to pick up these items took us down to Huntington Beach and in turn to a way fancy mall. I say fancy and I mean fancy. Christian Dior, Gucci, Luis Vuitton just to name a few stores I am afraid to look at, much less shop at. The mall is home to an Apple Store and a really cool toy store. They have two carousels! Two! In fact the mall is two buildings with three floors each, really it is crazy. Totally fun to browse though!

Once home Becca enjoyed playing with her new kitchen and food. The toy box is large enough for Becca to sleep in (although despite J’s wishes we are not going to let her sleep in there!) She was odd this evening. On the cranky side and really defiant, which is totally not like her.

Tomorrow we have a busy day! Becca has an eye appointment, then swim lessons right after! We have sign our lease for the apartment & I have so much laundry!

Hope everyone had a great weekend! Oh I have my email down to under 100!!! I so rock! I feel so organized!

Pic of the Day ~ Becca in the Pool

I feel like mush. Every muscle in my body is all relaxed and not tense. It is such a strange sensation! I officially have a crush on that spa! JoAnne and I had a wonderful time at the spa and I am very relaxed. I am so adding a spa day to my demands, when I negotiate my next contract !

So relaxed in fact, I have little motivation to much but chill out. So Becca & I stayed close to home today, playing in the backyard and watching Mickey Mouse Clubhouse.

I have been a little neurotic today. Since using my Mac, I have this problem with email. It is not my Mac’s fault … Yet I had over 1000 emails . So today I have tackled the email problem. The delete button on my Ibook is all worn out I tell you! I have worked it down to 350 so far but I hope before the end of the night I will have it under 100! I am so lame.

Becca missed me yesterday. When I walked in she squealed in delight then was all hyper all evening. It was wonderful to be missed! It was the first time I have ever left her that long! So yeah for two years I have only left her four up to 4 hours not 11 hours!!! It was a good experience for both of us, yet it totally is a reminder that my baby, isn’t really a baby anymore. She can still be MY baby forever though right!??!?!

Pic of the Day ~ Another Pic of Becca in the Mountain Stream

Some days when Becca and I are not doing something wild and crazy, I feel like I am going to let you all down. Today we were boring really. I was tired, Becca was tired.

We went to browse our local bookstore only to discover they CLOSED, like forever! I was so disappointed. Becca was beside herself with concern, “No Books? Bookstore…Closed?!?!” Poor kid . We did go to the University bookstore so I could get a trashy, non-brain boosting, plain old novel. They had little to chose from so I bought The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants. Yes I am aware that it is a teenager coming of age story and I am well a decade or so away from being a teenager. I really enjoyed the movie and it was the author’s first book, so I thought it would be a great addition to the bookshelf. What I really need to do is start a list like Nic has…

Tomorrow I am going on a new-to-me adventure. I think I have mention my friend JoAnne on occasion , well it is her birthday tomorrow. I will be taking her to an amazing little spa for the day (well paying to get in anyway…the rest she is on her own!! hehe!) I am a day spa virgin, so it will be interesting. We are going for coffee then magazine shopping before hitting the spa. J is going to spend the day with Becca while I soak in mud and natural springs!!! I feel so special and lush! It has been a while since I have been pampered (my last birthday in Canada J set me up with a pedicure and manicure!) I am really looking forward to the experience!

Pic of the Day ~ Becca at the Stream

JoAnne and Ryan picked us up this morning so we could jet over to our Moms club meeting. I was somehow coerced into being a coordinator (hehe by a very persuasive and sweet Mom) of a program. It is cool though, nice to be an active member in a club. The meeting went well. Becca was a little intimidated by the sheer energy of all the other kids but played along fine eventually.

Afterwards we headed to an indoor playground attached to McDonald’s (see I am listening to the Doctor! HAHA!) mostly because when it is 110 F outside, seriously what else can you do with two year olds?!?! We had lunch and met up with some other really cool moms (from the other moms club we are in hehe!) then headed up to the mountains.

Becca and I have been to the mountains before. We have been sledding in California … hehe! This time it was to escape the heat! It is so beautiful and quiet and awesome up there!! I love it!

The trail to the stream was rocky and rough, however Becca did an amazing job (although painfully slow at times) navigating through it (once Mommy remembered to give her a break and quit being so impatient!) Once to the cool stream, all the effort was worth it! We sat in the cold mountain water and chatted the afternoon away, while all the kids played happily!! It was so so so so nice!

The weather up there was a little crazy. We had some thunder (although no lightening was visible). It was funny because if you faced one way it was clear skies, if you looked behind you it was nasty stormy looking. So naturally I chose to face the clear sky . We were responsible and moved the kids to a safer, more covered area when the thunder seemed to get closer. It rained a little but it was still so awesome to get a break from the heat.

Petite Mommy, I thought of you often since one of our conversations was based on home schooling. I, am not sold on the notion, however I totally respect Mothers that dedicate themselves like that to their kids education. Cool there are alternatives.

I am tuckered out. Becca is zonked (no nap for the wicked today!) It will be a quiet evening here at the soodz household (little fyi soodz our last name, not so much )