Dr. C.J. Johnson

As i left out the house today after fighting with CJ to eat her breakfast I said one thing to her, "CJ, take care of Mommy until Daddy gets home." I was out for a while but when I came home I saw that CJ did exactly what her Daddy asked. yeah, right, lol! CJ was up to her usual antics and mommy had to muster up all the energy she could to keep things in order.

Keep praying folks, prayer changes things, people, and situations!

Nick Jr.

I know it is Saturday morning and you are use to hearing from me a night. I promise I will be back tonight but I needed to share with you this battle I am currently having. In the morning the baby gets changed and then she needs to eat. So Daddy got up a little earlier than usual on a Saturday morning and prepared his Princess something to eat anticipating that she would wake up soon there after. Just like clock work as the food was nearing completion I Daddy heard CJ's voice. So he went to change her then brought her into the dining room so she could eat. He had a little time to let the food cool down so he turned on Nick Jr., big mistake. She really enjoys these shows. Yo Gabba Gabba is ion now and she is all into that instead of eating her breakfast. She wants to eat when she wants to but Daddy is on a different schedule and she is making him fall behind. You might say well how do you have time to type if your feeding her? Like I said when CJ wants to eat she gets my attention and then I do what I am told, lol!

So she is finished eating her oatmeal and now I am trying to get her to drink her milk. I do not know why eating is becoming such a chore for her but it is. She is becoming picking and off of the family schedule which she needs to fix quickly so we are all in sync. See you later folks!

Bumming Around

Daddy, Mommy, and CJ all arrived home around 5:00pm. On the way home Mommy mentioned to Daddy that she did not feel well. Daddy has been battling a stomach issue all week, and CJ well she has a little sniffle herself. So needless to say we all could use a timeout. Mommy immediately hit the couch when she got in. That left Daddy to deal with CJ and all of her antics. I prepared her some milk and after playing with it for a while she finally finished it. Then I changed her and watched her fight her sleep for the entire evening. Daddy simply played a video game then laid on the floor. Daddy admits he may have dozed off a few times but he was tired from a long week and needed some quick shut eye. CJ finally came on board and came to lay next to her Dad. She twisted and turned and got up and then back down but eventually she fell asleep and I can see her now with her mouth open (like her Mommy). So I guess I should place her in her bed, which is probably more comfortable than the floor. She deserves it, she did not act so bad tonight and allowed us all to bum it and get some relaxation.

So now, I am going to do just that and as I do you all keep us in prayer. Pray that our health gets back to 100% and that we are revived to be our normal active selves. We know that prayer changes things, people, and situations.

NOTE TO CJ: Sometimes you have to take a break from it all. Sleep in your clothes, shut off everything and sleep. trust Daddy and of course your Mommy on this one, sleep does a body good, and a mind, and a soul!

Lebron Returns to Cleveland

OK, thos has nothing to do with CJ and Daddy other than the fact that we watched it. Today his whackness Lebron played in Cleveland for the first tome since he sold out and turned his back his home. They have been booing him from the player introductions and every time he touched the ball. The cheers have been so creative, as well as the signs and the shirts I saw. CJ and I will always remember where we were on this night, December 2, 2010. We were laying on the living room floor together.

Thursday night bath time continued today. After cleaning up a nasty diaper the bath went along well. I read CJ the 55 Psalm tonight. I was happy to see her me read and remain quiet. She listened attentively and was even silent during prayer. We laid together for a bit but then it was time to put her in her crib for the night. She fussed a little bit she is now at least laying down quietly. Maybe the Humphrey's (the tablets we give her to help with teething) worked. Or she is accepting the fact that she must lay down when she is put in her crib and that sleep is something she needs to stay healthy and to continue to grow big and strong.

So as I flip back and forth from the game. You all remember to pray so things, people, and situations will change.

Trouble Sleeping

Well the not sleeping at night came to a nasty point tonight. After her bath and dinner it was time for CJ to be put to bed. Then it started, CJ began to yell, scream, cry and anything else she could do very loud. She was hysterical. She would not lay down. She could not catch her breath, she was an absolute mess.

Mommy believes that she is testing her limits. I have knowledge of the theory and understand that as Mommy put it,"be tough!" That is easier said than done when a King sees his Princess in an unhappy state. Daddy tends to believe something is bothering her and gets frustrated that he can not pinpoint it. This goes beyond one parent believing in putting the baby to sleep and the other going with the let nature take its course frame of mind. We both do not want our child to be the tantrum catcher or one that craves attention. Mommy says, that I have spoiled her already. Daddy calls it concentrated love!

Nevertheless what occurred tonight was not pretty and as I told CJ uncalled for. I even picked her up to show her herself in the mirror and she turned away from the ugly face she had created. I talked to her as she began her calming process. I will admit I was a little nervous at one point and I believe she rattled herself too. I am hoping that Mommy is right about why she did this but if not I pray this episode was an isolated incident. In any event I will keep you all posted.

So pray for her tonight and pray for her parents. We all believe in prayer and understand that prayer changes things, people, and situations.

Daddy vs. CJ

Tonight Daddy and CJ did not click. We were like black and white, hot and cold, fast and slow, and so many more opposites. CJ did not allow me a free moment. She stayed right on my leg the entire evening. Daddy is concerned about how CJ listens.

GOoooooooooooooooooooo!!!

CJ's favorite word to say these days seems to be, "Go!" She will say it in the car, at the babysitter, in church, while walking, while laying down and tonight she did so while watching wrestling after her shower. Daddy was laughing hysterically as she yelled Go, Go, Go as the wrestlers battled it out in the ring. She even peaked Mommy's interest when she let out an appropriate Oh' when one was kicked in the face. Daddy never knew that she enjoyed wrestling so much. I wonder if she thought it was football? In any event she was very much interested in what was on television and did not want to move from it.

CJ made Daddy's night once again. Once she had calmed down from the excitement of watching wrestling Mommy attempted to take her int he bedroom to get her ready for bed. As she turned away CJ looked back and said, "Nooooo!" She then reached her hands out for me and leaned over to try and get closer to me. of course I took her from Mommy and held her for a little while longer. CJ is my Princess and if she needed a little royal treatment her Daddy was going to give it to her.

Now she is going through her nightly routine of fighting her sleep. Hopefully she will soon grow out of that habit. As for now keep praying folks, we know if we pray things, people, and situations will change!