My Holdyn...the living piggy bank :)

Last night as I was watching 19 Kids and Counting, Holdyn came into the living room looking all colors of green and grey. I paused the tv, and asked him what was the matter? To which he quickly replied, "nothing! nothing! Never mind!" I of course wouldn't let that go, and made him come sit on my lap and talk. Finally, he broke completely down, crying and sobbing that he had accidentally swallowed a quarter. He had one out of his savings bag, and had it in his mouth playing with it, when Ayden bumped into him, making him swallow it. He was so upset because, Holdyn is my child who has very high anxiety about many things, especially the doctor, only because of an accident we had when was 4, where they had to sedate him for a CT. So that is why he didn't want to tell me, he thought I would immediately take him to the hospital, where they would cut it out of his tummy...his exact words. Anyhow, I of course started questioning him about things like, can you breathe, can you swallow ok, do you feel it in your throat. After we concluded it was down, I put him in my bed to sleep, so I could observe, and called the after hours nurse our pediatrician uses.

I, like many other people I am sure, really thought this would be no big deal. Then I googled it. I was so shocked to find that a quarter is an entirely different issue than smaller coin. For that matter, my 6 year old's esophagus is not much larger in than a quarter, we are lucky he didn't get choked on this stupid coin! So, the issue is that a quarter has a far greater chance of getting stuck in his bowels.

The nurse on call, then proceeded to direct me on the protocol they have for swallowing a quarter, she told me to keep him home until passes, examining his poo :( To call our pediatrician today (I am still waiting on a call back), and that if it doesn't pass in 3 days, he will probably need to have xrays to make sure it isn't lodged. Who would have thought...so much concern.

So, this morning he is still just as anxious about it, worried about the appointment he MIGHT have with the dr. So, on the way to take Ayden to school, Ayden, only trying to make him feel better says, "Holdyn, did you know you are probably the only person to swallow a quarter and live!" I about fell out of the car trying to conceal my laughter, because I knew, this coming from his older, much wiser brother, would warm my sweet piggy bank's heart :) Make him feel a little better, as untrue as the statement is of course, about having to deal with this. I love my sweet boys, and how they take care of one another! I hope they love each other this much for always!!

We should all love each other like this...

African acrobats

So we went to see African Acobats tonight was really great and they performed some amazing stunts. One of them consisted of stacking chairs up on each other and then doing hand stands and such on them. So as we are walking out, Holdyn states, "when we get home I'm stacking some chairs". Here comes the party of six to the ER...

Amelya rides the dog

So just hanging out after dinner and Amelya decides to climb on back of Lulu, our dog.

Another day with Carr Party of Six.

My sweet little, yet old soul :)

Tonight I need to brag a bit on one of my boys, it seems the last few weeks he has been really helpful, and his words just rattle in my head all the time. Mostly because, even though he is only 6, he somedays has the wisdom of a much older person. He is so good to share, so good to help others, and offer an encouraging word. Don't get me wrong, he has his moments, like when his little brother does something that pushes him to the point of breakdown, and he has to retreat to his room to regroup ;)

Here are a couple things he has said/done recently that really makes me rejoice that God chose me to be his momma.

He received the character of the month award at school for honesty (which is so him, he would rather crawl under a rock than lie). Anyway, during the awards ceremony they get the kids from each kid individually and call the 2 names from each class. He told me that during the entire ceremony he was thinking "please pick me, please pick me!" Really?!? Most of the kids don't even pay attention long enough to realize they might be called, but Holdyn sat there worrying that he wouldn't :)

Today in the car on the way home from picking Holdyn and Ayden up from my mom's, Ayden was telling me how much fun he had at Nana's. He then went on to tell me how much he misses me when he is gone and how he loves me more than anyone in the world. This of course warms my heart, and just as I am about to tell him that I love him too, Holdyn breaks in. "Ayden, that is very sweet of you to love mommy a lot, but you need to love Jesus 1st, then mommy." This warmed my heart even MORE!!

This was the most brave thing he did, and he did it tonight at bath time. I was running the tub and he wanted some toys for him and Ayden, but they are all in our basement. Mind you, our basement is under serious construction, and the boys are afraid to go down there alone at night ;) So, I said to him that if he really wanted more bath toys, he would just have to be brave and get them. He does ( you can hear him running the entire length of the basement and back up the stairs in fear of the boogey man behind him;) When he gets back upstairs he says to me, "momma, that sure was hard, but I had faith in myself, just like you and Jesus have faith in me."

Man, I am in love with this boy...

Dinner talk

We enjoy each others company almost every night together at the dinner table. Tonight was a special treat and it was off to eat at Ollie's near Bennett Spring. So as the dinner was winding down with desert (homemade cherry pie yum yum) we were discussing the two oldest staying with their grandma (nana) when we told Tayt that he could stay with us and sleep between his mom and I...

Then from across the table Ayden yells "no Tayt can go Tayt can go I want to stay"...of course only to sleep between us. I guess our bed is fun to sleep in or something.

Just another dinner with Party of Six.

Introduction to the six

Introduction

Meet the Carr Party of Six in this video.  Enjoy!

Blessed beyond measure!

A very special friend of ours suggested that Jared and I start a blog together. One that will tell the story of our very blessed life, the daily adventures, and sometimes hurdles. We decided to do this so we have a record of the things our kids do, so that when our nest is empty, we have these to look back on and love all over again. So, as I recall things and as they happen, I will be posting to share with you all. I hope it is something that will encourage, and lift spirits, and make each of you reflect on the daily blessings in your lives.