I could not sleep this morning..I woke up at 6:30 and the first thing I thought of was Layla. I checked Twitter for any updates and there was nothing. So I prayed for Layla and her family like I always do. We had a play date this morning and the whole time we were there I was thinking about Layla and wonderig how she was doing. And I checked Twitter hoping to get an update. We came home from our play date the Chickens played outside it was a normal day. Then I checked Twitter again and there was an update saying that sweet Layla Grace had gone to heaven early this morning.

I sat at my computer and I bawled. And I saw my Twitter stream fill with people expressing their sadness and prayers for Layla and her family. I felt like I was able to grieve with friends over the loss of this precious little girl. I was thankful for that moment.

Layla went to play with the angels early this morning. Rest in peace precious Layla. 11/26/2007 – 3/9/2010

Please pray for this family.. My heart is breaking for them.

Laylagrace.org

to follow @laylagrace on twitter

The blank look not sure who all these people are …

Then she gets it I love her face here. (sorry for the blurry pictures I took these on my phone)

So mom I just wanted to take this opportunity to say I hope you had a great birthday we sure do love you. Thanks for being the best mom anyone could have. I love you. =-)

My mom feeding Boo cake. Boo LOVES chocolate and she gets this from her grandma! Grandma is always feeding her some special treat when we visit.

Fearless Knight ( Isaac Chicken’s Cousin) & Batman ( Chicken) they had so much fun dressing up.

Please pray for Layla and her family especially today Layla’s picc line is not functioning properly (this is how she receives her morphine) so they are at the hospital if they can’t get it to work then they will have to perform another surgery and since her body is so weak any surgery with anesthesia could end badly.  So as you go about your day please pray for a miracle, pray for complete healing for Layla. God is able to do this but if he chooses not to then please pray for her family during this very difficult time that He will give them comfort and strength.  I know I am.

Layla Grace age 2

To visit Layla Grace’s blog go here.

To follow Layla Grace on twitter go here.

]]> http://leprakans.com/pray-for-layla-grace/feed 0 http://leprakans.com/my-tummy-hurts http://leprakans.com/my-tummy-hurts#comments Sat, 20 Feb 2010 18:30:04 +0000 leprakans http://leprakans.com/?p=905 Since last night was the start of the weekend we decided to do some running around and catch a quick bite to eat. We don’t eat out much ever since going down to one income so I could be at home full time we have cut way back on the eating out. But since it was Friday night we thought what the hey. So we threw everyone in the car and we were off. We decided to eat fast food because the Chickens were craving french fries…BIG MISTAKE.  I think I may never eat fast food again… Boo started grabbing her tummy during supper and saying ” my tummy hurts” but then she kept eating. I kept asking her if she was ok and she would say, “yes”  then say, ” my tummy hurts” typical 2 year old answers.  I thought maybe she had eaten to fast and that it would pass sometimes she will say her tummy hurts because she is hungry. But she kept grabbing at her little tummy and that is odd.  Boo is pretty tough when she falls down she rarely cries for long and takes bumps and bruises far better then her 4 year brother she is a tough little thing. So as the night progressed she started complaining more and more and by the time we got home she was grabbing her stomach and screaming I mean screaming, ” My tummy hurts my tummy hurts.”

I was freaking out by this time so I sent Ben to the store to get something anything to help, called my mom frantically and twittered asking what to do? My mom suggested Pepto Bismal and told me to have Ben ask the pharmacist. He told Ben to try Mylicon  he seemed to think it could be gas pains so he got that and child Pepto Bismal.  By the time Ben got home she had calmed down a lot but we still gave her the Pepto Bismal and Mylicon and both seemed to help pretty quickly.

This was Boo coloring shortly after daddy got home. Feeling much better.

I was so thankful that this episode passed fairly quickly because it scared me. Boo has never had this reaction to anything before and you never want to see your child in pain.  I want to thank  @flygirllovexxx and @GAFlygirl for their words of encouragement on twitter.  They both seemed to nail it as being gas it was nice to know I was not alone and to get advice so quickly. So I think the moral of the story is we will be avoiding fast food restaurants in the near future, keeping the  Mylicon handy and twitter any questions. =-)

This is not a good attitude to have so I will try and push on with my new years resolution of honest blogging.  I think I need to blog for myself first before trying to blog for the masses. Blogging is a great way to try and get your thoughts and feelings out of you.  And I think that is something I need because I am at home all day with a 2 and 4 year old, and the conversation is not always that stimulating.   Besides my husband can only take so much girl talk when he gets home from work. So hang on and buckle your seat belts because I plan to give you an earful in 2010.=-)

Boo and Chicken

So this is a little how I feel. This was Chicken on Christmas Eve after we dragged him and Boo around to a couple stores.. He was exhausted and tired and cranky and did not feel like doing anything.

I have felt this way today a little down a little depressed feeling a little of the “stay at home mom blues”. At least this is what I call it, plus it’s cold and chilly outside which does not help my mood much. I sure hope I am not the only SAHM that feels this way sometimes. I hang out with a 4 and 2 year old all day the conversation is not very stimulating sometimes. Sometimes I really miss working the adult interaction the making of the money.. Yeah that was nice. Plus I am not very self motivated and work was nice because I knew I had to get up.. Now we just kind of drift through the day and do whatever. I know I need to seriously get on a schedule but then I think well they won’t be little forever and soon school will start and then we all will be getting up early forever. Funny thing is when I was working I just longed to be at home. WE always want what we don’t have right?

My personality tends toward being down anyway and any stupid thing can get me depressed. Oh well maybe it’s just that kind of day and tomorrow or even this afternoon will be better. It’s not like I don’t have laundry to fold, a house to clean, and inviations to write… Oh well…. oh and did I mention my coffee pot was broken?…… =-(

We really enjoy our house but it does seem to take more time trying to keep this place picked up. And I am actually trying to keep up with laundry for once. I think I am doing a great job to not have laundry 3 feet deep piled in the corner of the laundry room, but my husband still has to tell me sometimes that he needs clean underwear. So I guess that is something I need to work on in the new year.

I have read many blogs that are just brutally honest… And really what is the point of blogging unless you are honest? But I think I try to sensor myself to much, because people I know might read it. Or sometimes I might try to blog about something that I think will get hits… and really what is the point of that? I want to blog for myself otherwise I won’t do it. I want it to be an outlet for me and if it ends up getting read great and if not great.

So I plan to just blog about what is important to me and what interests me… I know a lot of it will be about my kids because I am a stay at home mom, but I know it might stray into other areas.

Anyway that is one goal for 2010 for me to blog on a regular basis for me. As to some of my other goals for this year. To get in shape to eat healthier to spend more quality time with my kids to have devotions on a daily basis. Well I will just try to work on those one at a time.

I better run make lunch now the Chickens are hungry…