Here a Chick, There a Chick, Everywhere a Chick Chick

So HEAVY.

Since I went private with my blog only those with a Google account can view my blog. Many of our family members do not have a Google account but my sister-in-law discovered a cool Blogger feature that allows my updates to be sent to you through email. So this post is a test to see if it works.

About 5-6 weeks ago Jared had the crazy idea to get cute and cuddly chicks and raise them for supper. The kids love having chicks, Doc (our bird dog) really loves/hates having chicks, and I am plum tired of all the bird potty. When we bought the chicks we did not know if they were hens or roosters. Can you tell from these pics? Now we know that we have one rooster and one hen. Once the rooster starts to crow he will have to go (city ordinance). We'll have to see if anyone will actually eat them.

Our hen at 1 week.

Motherhood is SCARY sometimes!

I am writing this mainly for my sister-in-law because she decided to move away and have a long distance phone number. Now I can't call her and tell her everything that happens, but others might find this interesting too. So...we were at Campbell's tee ball game when I looked over my shoulder to see Ani with a panicked face and Corbin laying on the ground in convulsions. I ran over to him just in time to see his eyes roll back into his head and to watch another episode of seizures. Remember my brother had numerous seizures a day, so when Corbin started doing this thoughts of my brother started running through my head. Jared was the 3rd base coach, so I yelled his name over the crowd. I think he could see the fear in my eyes because I didn't have to say anything else. He came running and took care of the next minute like a super daddy. I don't really remember the sequence of events but there was more seizures/convulsions and lack of breathing. I started asking if I should call 911 when Corbin sat up and started tattling on Ani. For the next minute or two he would lose consciousness for a second, but then he was just fine. Corbin sat on my mom's lap for the rest of the game and appeared to have no lasting affects of his incidence. After I was confident that Corbin was alright I pulled Ani aside and learned that she had kicked him while playing. I don't know if it hurt or just scared him, but this proceeded him falling to ground. Talking to my mom and Jared I am getting the impression that this can happen when someone holds their breath to long or experiences a traumatic event. All I know is he better not do it again because it freaked me out!

We had plans to go camping this weekend, but due to the crazy amount of rain we canceled our trip. The girls understood the reason and that we would get to go camping some other time, but Corbin was very sad. He was walking around the house carrying his packed backpack and wearing his camping boots. He was super excited! So, to accommodate the little guy we packed up a few items and drove over to my parents for a camping experience. It was raining here too so we set up our tent under their covered patio. We played games until 9:30 when everyone started to get tired. A few chapters of Junie B. Jones and Ani was asleep. About 11:oo Campbell fell asleep. Corbin fell asleep about the same time, but when I had to get out of the tent to rock Brennan, Corbin woke up. Now Brennan would not sleep. She had fun climbing over her sisters and playing with their hair, ears, and nostrils, but when I would stop her she would throw a fit. If I tried to get her to lay down she would cry and cry and cry. So eventually I took her out. About 12:00 she fell asleep, but so did I (and Corbin). I was afraid I was going to drop her - we were sitting on the porch swing over the cement patio - so I took her back to the tent. Of course she woke up and when I went back to get Corbin she threw herself into another tizzy. So, long story short we all found some very unrestful sleep about 1:00 a.m. But Corbin had a very fun time!!!!