Chuck E Cheese's, Where a Kid Can Be a Kid

The kids were pooped!!

 Ski ball. The boys' favorite part was putting the coins in the slots.

 Jonny loved Clifford the big red dog

Doodles

On Monday  we had to go to Vegas to meet with a creditor (yeah, we owe a lot of people money, unfortunatly). After setting up payment plans we took the kids to Chuck E Cheese's. The kids had a blast! It took them about 10 minutes to eat their lunch then they played in the arcade for three hours! Jonathon LOVED the teeny tiny carousel! It had four little ponies and only spun around, but he loved it! I'd put him down and it'd be the first thing he ran to! It was cute! Danny took the Alex and Cam to play on all the arcade games and I chased Jonathon around the whole time and put him on all the little rides. He loved it, they all did! After playing and wearing out the kids, we went to Walmart and got Alex some school clothes. I still cant believe that he'll be starting school in just a few weeks! It's crazy!!! On the drive home all the kids passed out. It made me laugh because they were even snoring! It was definatly a success! We'll for sure have to do it again :)

Just, Why?....

Honestly, nothing has been going on here at the Bradford household... This past week I've been in the crappiest mood. I know, shocker, right? I've been so stressed out about Alex starting school and Danny and I have been talking about, again, some major changes in the near future. I dont want to say too much about it because there's a chance that it wont happen, but it might.These "changes" stress me out. I so wish we could be financially set. I know that i'm always complaining about not having money and poor us.. I know what most would think.. "Why dont you get a job?" and to you i'd like to say "BITE ME!". I;d love to take some of the financial stress off of us, but the truth is, me getting a minimum paying job would just add more financial stress. Daycare is expensive, especially since there are NONE in Logandale/Overton. My family all has their own kids to take care of and my mother in law is a very busy person. I could never ask any of them to raise my kids. I guess everything will someday all work out for the better.
On to important things. This world is seriously going down the crapper! When some wacko goes into a movie theatre at midnight and starts shooting everybody!? It's just so sad.. I feel like there have been so many deaths lately. Some natural, most not.. My great Aunt Amy passed away a few weeks ago. She just turned 90 and had lived a long, full life. This past week a young mother and her little boy (who was Cam's age) was killed in a car accident. I cant even think about it without crying! They left behind a husband/father and a daddy and brothers. How sad is that?! A couple babies have left this world, one living only two hrs, and one passed away at 21 weeks gestation. All this sadness is really getting to me. I know poeple die all the time, but usually not like this. It makes me so sad. Have I just always been unaware? It's just a lot for such a small valley.. Anyways, enough with the whold "Debbie Downer". Life is not bad, you really just cant take it for granted. You never know if tomorrow is your last day here on earth.

Oh, I almost forgot! The best news EVER! My friend's Blair and Ciara finally got a baby! They've been trying to adopt for what seems like a life time and they finally got a sweet baby boy! He's in the hospital right now because he was born at only 28 weeks gestation and right now he's only 33 wks gestation, so he'll be in the nicu for a while, but he's doing so well and growing. I am SO,SO, SO happy for them!!

Boredom

So, Summer is here! The heat is unbearable. We have a little kiddie pool, but I just about die going outside long enough for the kids to swim in it. It is big enough for me to fit in it, but, I really dont want to be seen by ANYBODY wearing a swimsuit.. It ain't purdy... We spend way too much time indoors. I dont remember being inside this much when I was little, but I dont remember it being so hot either.



VBAC vs. RCS

So, i've been thinking about this a lot lately! I started thinking about it when Jonathon was first born via emergency c-section. But now I'm thinking of actually trying to get pregnant again in the near-ish future. The thought- vaginal birth afer cesarean or repeat cesarean section... Lately it's ALL i can think about,  oh and the strong chance that I could possibly have a blood clotting dissorder called thrombophelia. How do I know this? Both my sisters were diagnosed recently and it is genetic. How it's treated? Giving yourself a shot in the stomache throughout pregnancy to thin your blood. So, if I were to try a vbac although the chances of uterine rupture is rare, it does happen! To my advantage, though, I've had two previous vaginal deliveries. Both labors only lasting four hours. As far as labors go, four hours is considered to be really quick. BUT, I was induced both times. I've never gone into labor on my own and I dont think I'm willing to go over my due date. I dont think that anything good comes from going over. So, back to the vaginal vs cesarean. The chance of uteran rupture is 0.04%. I've never had much luck and am scared that I would be one of the unlucky ones. The chance of a mother diing by uteran rupture 0.02% but the chances of a baby dying is 0.07 %. If I did have to be on blood thinners i would think that my chance of bleeding to death during rupture would increase significantly. One would think, anyways. The whole thing just gives me panic attacks! All I know is that I refuse to get pregnant again before I talk to my dr, because I'm freaking out! The worst thing that could happen is that I die leaving my babies without a mother or the baby dies leaving the family without a sibling/child. I just dont know if the risk would be worth it....

Jonathon Turned One (April 11)

Again, no pics... Our baby boy turned 1! Usually this makes me wanna hurry and get pregnant again, and even though i do want another baby, it has to wait a litte while. Only because  I want to be due at  a certain time. We didn't do anything huge for his birthday. We did cake and icecream, had people over. It was a nice little get together :) I cant tell you all that he was doing at the time (develpomently) but i'm sure it was what he's doing now. He's 13 month now and can crawl,sit, pull up to standing, object when you take something away, say a few words, and thats pretty much it.  No walking yet, which i'm cool with. It just makes him more of a baby :)

Cam Turned Three (on Feb 27. A little behind..)

So, I was trying to upload pics, but my computer is being retarded. We celebrated Cam's birthday twice this year. Danny had to work on his actual birthday, so we had a family party and a friend party (even though the friends are actually family,too). We did cake and icecream. Nothing too fancy. He got some cool presents, played with the kids. Just had a good ol' time!

Something I've Gotta Get Off My Chest (because it's bugging me..)

A "rumor" about my little Alex went around last year of being autistic. I'm not going to lie. He  does have some issues (A.D.D., A.D.H.D) but autism is NOT one of those issues... Hearing these things about your child from anybody but a dr is kind of offensive. I know I'm offended.  Being around a bunch if people you've met maybe once in your life, being in an unfamiliar place causes stress in a little four year old. He handles stress by freaking out. That's normal for him. After hearing these "rumors" I talked to my mom's friend who is a special ed teacher who works with autistic kids from mild to severe.  The first thing he did when he met her was give her a great big hug. Anybody knows (whos been around autistic kids) that even mildly autistic kids DO NOT like to be touched by even their own family members. Potty training can take years or be unrealistic. I know I go on my rants about Alex. He is a very good, helpful, and loving little boy. Do yourself and me a favor and LEAVE MY CHILD ALONE! Worry about your own kids/your lives.
I'm sorry to be so harsh, I'm just sick of it!!!