Memphis Christmas December 19. 2010

After Christmas in Florence, we headed to Memphis that same afternoon. We got to my parents house right in time for Cooper's bed time. The next day was Sunday, so we headed to my parents and sister's church. Mom was so excited to have her whole family with her at church. She loves to show off her grandbabies!

Lolly and Coop before church
Trying to get a good picture of all 4 grandbabies at church.

Remle and Daily had a Christmas party after church.

Daily looks so happy to be getting her picture taken. That girl is a mess!

Mom holding Frankie during the party.

Remle watching Santa walk through the door

Remle was mesmerized by Santa.

Frankie and Santa. Daily is scared of Santa so she wouldn't sit in his lap.

Cooper after church ready for Christmas dinner.

Coop opening presents!

Coop got SO MANY presents! He got tons of books to go with his new bookcase Lolly and Poppy got him. Brandy got him a activity table that he LOVES! He also got some clothes, a riding toy, and so many other things.

Matt always has to wrestle with is nieces. They just love their Uncle Matt!

Matt got Lowe's gift cards, dress shirts, and the i-pod that my sister and I split. I got several Vera Bradley items. I turned one into my new diaper bag and wallet. Mom also got me several new outfits which I'm so glad to have! We also got money which will come in handy I'm sure!

While we were at my parents' house, Cooper started to get sick. He had a runny nose and a little cold. Matt also started to feel bad. I thought surely they would get over it or at least it wouldn't get worse. Well, it definitely got worse. Cooper started coughing very badly by the time we got to Nashville. So on Christmas Eve, we decided that we needed to get him to the doctor. He didn't sound good at all. He had thrown up twice since we had been there and was not eating baby food without throwing it up. He was very cranky, and we were afraid that if we waited then there really wouldn't be any offices open on Christmas. So Matt, Coop, and I set out on Christmas Eve to try to find a doctor's office open. There were several things running through my mind. First, please let there be someone open to take him. Second, we are out of state and our insurance does not pay for out of state. Third, please let there be something wrong with him since we are paying out of pocket!!! I know that sounds crazy, but I didn't want to be stuck with a huge doctor's bill if nothing was wrong with him. We first headed to Walgreen's because we heard the had a walk-in clinic in the store. The wait there was 5 hours!!! So we signed the list just in case and headed to the next and only doctor's office that we knew would be open. We got to the place and it literally looked closed. There were only two cars in the whole parking lot. When we found out it was opened, we were so excited! No wait! But no, it can't be that easy. We get into the office and they tell us that they do not see anyone under the age of 2. We also learned that the Walgreen's would not accept any babies either. So, now we were stuck. Well, thank goodness for kind people because the office staff at the doctor's office immediately got on the phone to see if there were any offices open that would accept us - especially since we were out of state. About 30 minutes later, the receptionist got us an appointment at an office further into Nashville. We rushed over to see the doctor hoping that we would find some answers. So what was wrong with our baby? Double ear infections! He also had a virus that was causing all the snot and coughing. The snot was pooling up in his ears which caused his ear infections. I'm so glad we decided to go to the doctor! If we had waited, we wouldn't have been able to get in to see anyone until Monday! That would have been awful. That's not saying that Cooper is 100% better. Actually he still sounds bad. The snot has moved to his chest so his breathing sounds horrible! But since I have some antibiotics, I can breathe a little easier!

Now if that story was not bad enough, there is more! On Christmas Eve (the same day we went to the dr. for Coop), Matt gets sick! Stomach bug sick!!! Ugh! He kept saying he didn't feel good all day. I thought maybe he was coming down with whatever Cooper had, but no. A totally new sickness that hopefully Cooper won't get. But because Matt was SO SICK, I was on my own taking care of Coop. I was up the majority of the night with a coughing baby. And Matt is still not completely better. I'm trying to keep him away from Cooper as much as possible, but it is just so hard without Matt. Matt here is proof that I need you!! :)

We hopefully will head home tomorrow. Maybe Coop will sleep better in his own bed! But since it has been snowing here, the roads may be iced over in the morning. We'll see!

---- I do have lots of pictures from Nashville Christmas, but since they take so long to upload, I thought I would fill you in on what is going on, and then put the pictures up when I get home!

Don't miss the post below!!