Fun in the sun [Keagan]

These were taken last weekend, when it was actually nice and "spring" like weather. Keagan absolutely loves to be outside, to play and explore. I love that the weather is slowly getting to be warm enought to spend our days outside, although it is usually snowing the following day. Damn Texas weather! Oh well, at least it was nice for one day. =)

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We love warm weather! Please come and stay for a while!

Zoo! (Record Setting Day)

We managed to make it to the Zoo over spring break, on the ABSOLUTE busiest day EVER! Luckily, we got there shortly after it opened so my wait was not to terribly bad. However, my sister in law got there 30 minutes after me and had to park on the OTHER side of the colonial, and did not get in the park until almost 2 hours after we did. By that time, my 6 kids were ready to go. They had had enough elbows, people cutting in front of them, not being able see the animals becuase of the mass of people, not to mention trying to push a single stroller and a double stroller around in the madness. I'm just thankful we were able to see what we did before the "record" setting number set in. Guess we can say we were a part of setting a new record.

Mental Note: Do NOT go to the zoo on Half Price Wednesday, when it is Spring Break AND Saint Patricks Day. Triple Whammy......

Sweetest Girls ever!

This is what I woke up to the day we were to take my neice and nephew home. They spent the majority of spring break with us and we just LOVE having them with us. I'm so glad that Farren gets along with them so well. This note was from Farren and my niece, Saige. They were up until 3:30 in the morning working on this! How freakin sweet is that!! And "Bucky" is what they call my nephew, Austin. =)

Weight update....

I haven't updated on weight in a while, so I figured it was time. I am now down 32 pounds. Which I am very happy about, but still have more to lose. I am hoping to knock off another 9 pounds by Chris's birthday, April 4th. Hopefully I will be able to reach my goal!!

The more goals I meet the easier it is to stay motivated!!!

And congrats to my fellow blogger friend Brooke! She has been dieting as well, and hit the 30 pound mark! Woooooohooooo!!!!

Stephenville [March 2010]

This past weekend, we went to spend the weekend with Chris's brother and our sister in law. I love going to there house. Its almost like a mini vacation. They live out in the country where it is very peaceful and well....my phone doesn't work. =) Also, my niece and nephew are such a joy to be around. Chris needed to wire the electricity for a room that they added on to there house. So, any excuse we find we head out there and make a weekend out of it. And all of our kids absolutely love to go here! Keagan just loves here Uncle JD, and Farren loves to hang out with Austin and Saige. Thank you Uncle JD and Aunt Steph for having us over!!!

Baby D update...

Deakon had his surgery on his ear on thursday. We had to be at the hospital at 8:30, and surgery was scheduled for 10. We ran into Miss Vanessa on our way up, what a nice suprise! Deakon wasn't allowed to have any milk after 2:30, and he actually tolerated this pretty well. He fussed a couple of times throughout the morning and "attacked" his paci as if it were going to give him something out of the nipple. But, as long as we kept him occupied, he seemed ok. The surgery before us ran a little late, so they did take D back until about 11. They gave him a banana flavored gas mask to knock him out, hooked his iv up, and then were able to start surgery. After the surgery was done, we had to wait for him to wake up to be able to see him. He did really well! He woke up and sucked down 6 ounces of apple juice watered down. Poor baby was starving! We only had to wait about 20 minutes to be able to leave after that, because the nurse said he was doing so well and met all the criteria for leaving. Good job baby D! He got 7 little stitches, that are dissolvable, so we won't have to have them taken out. He ended up taking a really long nap after we left the hospital. He woke up and we were able to feed him some half-strength formula to make sure his tummy could tolerate it from the anesthesia. He did wonderfully and sucked down a second bottle at normal strength. Anyway, his stitches look really good and I am pleased with the job the surgeon did. We go back to see his plastic surgeon for a follow up on tuesday.

Friday, my poor baby had to go in to see his regular doctor for his 6 month shots!! Alot in two days I know! But, he was already behind and I didn't want to wait any longer. Plus, I asked both doctors before hand when I realized how close they were scheduled and they said it would be fine. Why were we so late? Well, he had an ear infection at 6 months, so they couldn't do them then. Then when we went back to have them done, ALL of the immunizations were lost in the snow storm. They lost electricity in the office, and the immunizations went without being refrigerated for too long. So, friday is when we were scheduled to go back. His legs were REALLY sore from these shots. He could not jump without crying, and screamed bloody murder any time I tried to massage his little legs. I felt so bad! But, tylenol and motrin seemed to help and he was back to normal saturday morning!!

My poor baby has been throught so much in the last few days! Hopefully he will get a break for a little while!



SIDE NOTE: Baby D is rocking on all fours and scooting around! I am just patiently waiting for him to start "real" crawling!

[New Fave's]

Penicillin Reaction

This is what happens to baby "D" when he has any sort of penicillin. Poor little guy, this is a couple of days in, so it actually looks better. We are several days out now and we are pretty much back to normal. On a better note, his ears looked good, which is what he was on the medicine for in the first place. "D" has surgery on thursday at Cooks. I'm a little nervous, but I am certain everything will go smoothly. Friday we go back to double check the ear infection didn't come back since he is off the meds, and to get shots, since he has been sick since he was suppose to have them. We have a pretty busy week!!!

Easter Preview {2010}

Can't believe its already almost Easter!!

2-years, 2- months...

Oh how the time goes by so quickly............

It seems like just yesterday Keagan was turning 2, and now, here it is, 2 more months later. =( Boo. She has in the last month or so REALLy began to increase her vocabulary! She is liking counting, and her favorite number is 2 ofcourse!! She likes to play hide and seek with her toys! Her favorite character is still Mickey and Minnie Mouse. She is still wearing panties throughout the day. She absolutely loves to wear dresses and skirts, and HATES to wear pants of any sort. I think because they are harder to get off when she needs to go to the restroom. We are still working on keeping shoes on her. She will now wear them but once we are inside or in the car, she immediately takes them off. She is pushing right at 24 pounds, and is 34 inches tall. Almost 3 feet....Wooooo!!!! She is very active and always on the run!! Lately, she is not wanting to take naps. If she skips her nap, she usually falls asleep by 8 or 8:30 and isn't up till about 9 or 9:30 in the morning. We are working on her big girl bed, and as long as all 7 mickey's and minnie's are there, she is usually content, although mommy does have to lay there right now until she falls asleep. Whenever I ask her if she is ready for night night, she tells me "no" and runs and jumps into our bed, gets under the cover, and props up on the pillows!! So cute!!! Also, we got a new fish aquarium and she could sit all day and point to the "fishies". She absolutely loves them!! Here mema has her spoiled and she loves to have choclate milk and choclate doughnuts on the weekend. So, I thought I would take a few pics of her enjoying her "choclate delights" while watching her fave, Mickey Mouse!!
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One for each hand mama!

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Doing the hot dog dance!!
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And.....with her favorite "tissy". =)

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Sleepy babies!

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This is what tends to happen when our kids get in the jumpy thing or when Keagan thinks its a good idea to get in bubba's swing. We have actually done away with this this week because Keagan gets in it and almost flips clear around the top she gets going so fast. So, we decided it was time to move it out of sight. =)

My babies just love to sleep no matter where they are. =)

7 months....

For his 7 month birthday, my poor little man got himself his first ear infection. Boo. =) He started running fever on Wednesday of last week. I wasn't sure if it was from his teeth or something else. But Thursday, he started pulling on his little ear and I noticed some fluid drainage. So, I figured we better get into the doctor before the weekend. We headed to see Dr. B and she said there was alot of fluid built up behind his little ear drum. She gave us an antibiotic to clear it up. And we are using tylenol for the fever. His fever seemed to break this weekend, but he is having a weird reaction from the medicine. He has a little rash on his face, chest, and back. Poor thing. =( Apparently, its a normal side effect. We go back in on Tuesday for a recheck, and for his 6 month shots since he has been under the weather. Friday we have a pre-op appointment for surgery, and then on the 11th we will be headed to Cooks for his surgery. So, I am hoping and praying that everything goes well! We have had a pretty eventful month and the following month sounds to be the same!

7 month stats from our last appointment were:

Height: 17 1/4 inches

Weight: 16 pounds 8 ounces

Head: 14 centimeters

Baby D is getting so big! He's not that far behind his sissy! I will not be suprised if he passes her up eventually!

He is sitting up really well, and trying to get up on all fours. He loves to bounce either in his bouncy chair or on your knee. He is starting to sleep better at night. Hopefully, I will be able to put them in the same room soon. He is eating a fruit for lunch and a veggie\cereal for dinner. And he usually has a few snacks throughout the day. He is full of smiles and so much fun to be around!! Thank you for blessing me with beautiful joyful babies!!!!