CJ Seems To Be FIne

So Mommy was diagnosed yesterday, she has strp throat and has been walking around the house with masks on to keep her disease to herself. Today was Daddy's turn at the doctor. The good news is that Daddy does not have strep throat. However he has someting and the doctor prescribed some medication to clear it up. So Daddy is still running strong and now is getting the assistance he needs. The great thing about all of this is that CJ is fine. CJ is walking, talking, destroying and getting into any and everthing she can. No coughing, no eating issues, and no diaper issues to be concerned about. Daddy is glad becasue he gets miserable when his Princess is not reigning as normal.

Today CJ played a trick on her Daddy. It is normal for CJ to run and hide in different places around the house. Usually she does a horrible job, lol. Today as Daddy used the laptop CJ was off and running. Out the corner of his eye Daddy saw he r go into the bedroom. The problem was that when he went in there was no sign of CJ. Daddy called out her name but no response. Daddy then went into the bathroom but CJ was not in there. Back into the living room he went but CJ was nowhere in sight. Just when he was about to ge concern he heard something bumpo into a wall. He went into the closet and who did he find coming from behind a bin but CJ. Daddy will admit loud and clear that he was getting very concerned until he heard that thud. He could not get mad at her because Daddy is a prankster too and he now has to wait to get CJ back some how.

SO folks lets pray that Daddy's health progresses, and CJ remains unharmed throughout the weekend and beyond. Prayer changes things, people, and situations!

Strep Throat

The diagnosis is in, Mommy has Strep Throat. It was this exact same time last year that CJ had strep and then Daddy caught it from her. Daddy missed the big Father's Day lunch at the church and he missed Father's Day worship service. Daddy spent the entire morning in the emergency room. His first Father's Day will always be memorable. So it is today a year later and Daddy is yet again the recipient of Strep Throat maybe. Daddy's throat has been in pain all week, towards the end it became better but it is sore none the less.

Daddy is just trying to enjoy his second Father's Day. he goes tomorrow to get his diagnosis, which he hopes is not to bad. The good thing is that CJ is seeming to have immunity this time. Daddy prays that she continues to be strong because he does not want to go through her being sick.

So keep Daddy and CJ in your prayers folks. Pray we get to enjoy our second Father's Day together! We know prayer WILL change things, people, and situations. We also know they sickness is a joke to prayer!

CJ and Names

So when Daddy and Mommy went to pick CJ up she was outside enjoying the sun. When she came in the other child's mother was walking down the hall and CJ looked up and called her by name. Both Daddy and Mommy were taken aback but the sitter just said, "You got a smart baby!" Let's pray that she continues to value learning. Prayer changes things. people, and situations.

Graduation Day

Today was CJ's Uncle Duke's graduation from high school. CJ and Daddy had to ride as a duo because Mommy is really sick. Daddy and CJ got a late start this morning because Daddy just could not get it all together. This even though he prepared much of CJ's stuff last night, it was his stuff that held them up. Their lateness resulted in a meeting needing to be pushed back for Daddy. That was the only time they were late the rest of the day.

Daddy left work early to make sure he picked CJ up and beat all of the Garden State Parkway traffic. He was in East Orange by 4:00pm. Daddy was also the driving force to make sure everyone arrived to the graduation site on time. The graduation was nice. The school did what was right and focused everything on the students. CJ sat well for the most part. For a long while Daddy forgot she was there because she actually wanted to sit with her Pop! After the graduation the family went out to eat. This is where CJ showed her butt. She just would not stop talking. She whined, she screamed and just did anything that would annoy her Daddy. It was a long day for her and she held out as long as she could.

We finally arrived home and CJ has been sleep since we hit the Parkway South. We have to be up and at them tomorrow and I bet she will be a little cranky. We just pray that she learns to behave when she is tired. If she is tired, go to sleep. Pray for her folks, prayer changes things, people., and situations.

Mommy Is Sick (POST 600)

It is currently 10:10pm on a Sunday night. Daddy is typing his blog and CJ is still awake. The situation is this. Mommy some how got herself sick, when we arrived home she did not pass go nor did she collect $300 dollars. She went right to the bed and that is where she has been since then. SO that meant Daddy was left to deal with CJ for the entire night.

He has bathed her, check!

He prepared her lunch for tomorrow along with her diaper bag, check!

He also prepared a snack bag for graduation tomorrow, check!

Also a bag for him to have tomorrow evening, complete with an empty bottle, check.

He did not get himself ready but he has the alarm set so he can wake up with enough time to have both Daddy and CJ out of the house on time. The only thing Daddy cannot put a check by is, CJ is sleeping, uncheck. This girl is still going. Even with Daddy turning all the lights off she still is up. Now I know we are not in the traditional setting. Daddy does not want CJ to sleep in the bedroom for fear she might get sick. This week is another crucial week at work and he needs to be there daily. So after the blog is complete Daddy will lay with his Princess with the hope she goes to sleep. We do hope Mommy gets better. Daddy does the job that is needed to be done but Mommy puts a little more effort into it and always thinks of things Daddy does not. No matter how much he pays attention. So we pray for her health on tonight. Prayer changes things, people, and situations.

Home Alone

No I am not talking about the movie series. Daddy is home all by himself. No Mommy and no CJ. After Daddy took CJ to the park with him and was worn out by the Princess running all around the playground Mommy and CJ went to go babysit. CJ was amazing in the park though. Daddy observed as she navigated around. She developed a sequence of how she wanted to go up the stairs, then down the little slide, then up some more stairs and down the big slide. At first she needed to get a better understanding of how she was to get down from the top. Daddy saw her begin to reason with herself and then make her attempt. Of course Daddy was worried the entire time, would she get scared? Would she try to jump down a side? Would she slide to hard? All these things ran through Daddy's head but soon went away as she became more and more confident. CJ even walked down the stairs today. She took her time and made her way!

CJ also played well with others. It was nice to see her wait her turn, not push or hit any other children. it was a great day for CJ a tiring day for Daddy. Now Daddy is home alone, he truly misses his Princess. He got no kiss goodnight, no hug, no fussing, no calls for Daddy. What is a man to do. Well he prays. he prays that she is resting peacefully and that he will get to sleep soon to. Prayer changes things, people, and situations.

NOTE TO CJ: Sometimes you will be away from home. Make sure that you call your Daddy to say goodnight! He misses you.

Daddy's Had Enough

Daddy has made a vow to help CJ begin to operate better by herself. Instead of playing with her toys CJ likes to eat paper, mess with electronic equipment, and she is fascinated with the kitchen. Today Daddy had enough of her messing things up and wondered where here toys were. He then remembered that they are in a container that gets hidden by his and Mommy's clothes. So he took all of the clothes off of the container and called CJ over. Daddy explained to her that anything in the container she could take out and do whatever she wanted to with it. Daddy would much rather have toys all over the place than the bits of paper and other stuff CJ finds to destruct.

Daddy will admit he played a part in CJ's having nothing to do sometimes but now those days are over and we all will be better from it. Daddy is really trying to work on his discipline style with CJ. Does not want to be softy but does not want to be too strict and harsh either. Daddy is trying to find balance but it is difficult. We definitely have to pray for Daddy as he continues on this journey.

Daddy and CJ did get to hang out and watch a little television together while Mommy did laundry. CJ refuses to sit with her Daddy for long periods of time. Folks' she is embarrassed by me and breaking away already. I guess I have to find us something that we can do together since cartoons are out of the question for CJ.

Lord willing tomorrow CJ and Daddy will have some fun in the park. You all pray for Daddy that he can keep up with CJ in open space. We know prayer changes things, people, and situations.