Regular happenings these days...

First of all, ta'da, I got a hair cut. Obviously you could tell. I got it cut about 2 weeks ago, pretty short for me, I think the shortest I've ever had it. I think I really like it. I decided I was tired of my hair being in a pony-tail every day, this way atleast it kinda looks like I have a little style...right? Even though I'm in scrubs, it was a decent hair day...so we took the pics!




Now my sweet baby boy. This is busted lip #2 in 1 week. Poor kid. The first one he was running on the sidewalk after church and he face-planted on to the concrete. He was all right, but scraped up several fingers, and he banged up his bottom and top lip pretty good. It took a week for those to heal. Then I think it was monday night, we were at home, and Jeremy was changing the sheets on his bed...sand everywhere (this will lead into the next picture). Anyway, I hear screaming, and somehow I think him and Hannah were both in the rocking chair, and who knows what happened but he like punctured his bottom lip this time (same spot). Wasn't really like a scrape, it was BLEEDING. I know facial wounds bleed a lot anyway, but this wouldn't stop, just a continuous drip. So of course, they had been bathed, it was a good night, totally on track for getting everyone in bed on time...and well this happened. So finally after dabbing with paper towels and no luck, Jeremy said lets try to put a gauze dressing on his lip. Good idea, but try holding down an 18mos old to tape strategically to his face. Well...we did it. After awhile he decided it was pretty cool and he liked it. After about 15min he'd had enough and pulled the dressing off, but the bleeding had stopped! I think he's gonna be my child with many bumps and bruises and broken bones. We'll have to watch him close!


The sandbox! They love their sandbox. Memaw and Paw-Paw got them this for Christmas. We play almost everyday, but beware sand is everywhere. We take off our shoes outside, and shake and shake, but somehow sand still ends up inside. The day Caleb busted his lip, that was the day, I saw Hannah dumping sand on top of Caleb's head. Goodness...sand everywhere. We're really trying to enforce the "keep the sand in the sandbox" rule, and "don't poor sand on your brother". Sometimes we're successful. Anwyay, I decided I'd let them have a great time, and just continue to sweep my floor on an even more regular basis!

Blog-worthy Night

***Contains some slightly graphic detail, and is a VERY long post***

Well, lets say we had one of the longest probably worst nights we've had since we've had kids. Whoa, big statement I know. So this is how it all went down. First of all Saturdays lately are busy for me because Jeremy is gone all day from 8am-5:30pm with Upward basketball. So the kids and I went to watch for a little while then back to home. Hannah is easy to manage but Caleb at only days away from being 18mos wants to "play" with the other players.

So it was a pretty normal afternoon, everyone took naps even me which came in more handy then I ever thought. After nap time, I went grocery shopping with both kids, came home, unloaded everything, then Jeremy got home. So he played with the kids and I cooked spaghetti. Like the real deal, with bread and a fancy salad (for us that bag salad, but add tomatoes, avocados, bell pepper etc). So dinner was a little later and everyone ate a lot....Hannah had like 3rd helpings of spaghetti.

Next bathtime. Saturdays they get an extra thorough cleaning (I actually only wash hannahs hair on sat nights--seriously it takes forever. I timed it and it took 7min to blow dry her hair). Cleaning ears, cutting fingernails you know all the extras. So finally by 8pm we were ready for bed. Things were going smoothly, I put Caleb to bed, then to Hannah. Caleb did ok for about the first 3min, then he starts screaming. He's been doing this lately. Nothing out of the routine has changed, but he doesn't want to go to sleep. He wants me to hold and rock him and he wants his milk which is says "mak". Which really refers to his cup. It can be juice, water, milk, whatever....but it is MAK! So I give him a drink while I'm rocking him. He goes to sleep. As soon as I get up, put him in his bed, he starts screaming. He doesn't act this way?? Is he sick, is it teeth, no fever, clean diaper, whats the deal?! So he's screaming while I go check on Hannah. Jeremy's pretty much got her all ready to go, but she wants ME to rock and sing to her. And, let me say, at this point we have accomplished the greatest task which is "pottying" before bed. This is an ordeal for us. She doesn't want to go, BUT as soon as we tuck her in, the list starts. She comes out and wants to go potty, then wants a drink, then needs to potty again, wants to change PJ's because she is hot.....I mean it's endless.

So we have said, you go potty before bed and thats it. Once we tuck you in, no more getting up PERIOD! So well, next I go get Caleb again because he is screaming, and Jeremy is dealing with making Hannah stay in bed. He has a little more patience with her at this point than I do. It's the end of the day and I'm tired and ready to go to bed myself. And the caring husband that he is doesn't let me (being pregnant and all) pick her up off the floor as she is thrashing around to put her 40lb self back into the bed. Finally after 20min or so of rocking SOUNDLY to sleep, Caleb is down and out. YEAH!!

So seriously after giving in to Hannah we finally let her go potty because she said the magic word (gotta go poo-poo). We let her go, and she goes....and we give her a drink of water. Good maybe this is it. Oh no, she wants to lay on the couch, she's not tired, it's 9:15now, she only napped an hour that day, she needs to go to sleep! This cycle continues for probably 1.5hrs, I'm like what is wrong with this child....just go to sleep.

Then she starts saying "I need a drink of water my tummy feels funny". I say no you don't, you've just been crying for hours if you rest you'll feel better. Jeremy had run up to the church to get something, so I said...I'm going to bed, I turned every light in the house off, and said go to bed! She said...my tummy feels funny I need a drink. Now, keep in mind this is my sensitive stomached child who gets car sick on trips etc. So I said, I"ll bring you a bucket, if you get sick use the bucket, now go to sleep. So I put the bucket on the floor by her bed.

I go to bed, and it's quiet, everyone is sleeping. Jeremy comes home and we're talking, next thing I know, Hannah comes walking into my room....and yes, she has spaghetti hanging out of her nose. Oh my poor child. She threw up everywhere! In her bed, down the side of her bed, on the floor, and sort of in the bucket. I think she was trying to make the bucket but didn't quite make it.

So then, I feel bad for her, but I"m kinda irritated because I'm thinking, she's not sick, she brought this on her self by getting so upset. I cleaned her up....then notice shes kinda has chills and looks pale, she gets sick again, but in the trash can this time. Poor baby. We change her clothes and she's sitting in her chair in her room while we are attempting to clean this mess. I hate throw-up, but throwing up in your bed, down the side of your bed and on the floor is worse. I mean it got to the mattress etc. So, Jeremy is outside at 11pm mind you with the water hose spraying off her sheets, clothes, blankets, pillow etc. It was a mess. We rig up some extra sheets and comforter etc and finally get her to sleep at 11:30pm. Whew. Now good news is that Caleb slept through all of that!! What a good boy.

After getting things in the wash, I finally laid down at about 12:30am. I sleep soundly until about 2:30 when Caleb starts screaming. I go change him, rock him for like 1min and put him back in bed, no such luck....he's screaming. I get him water, hold him, sing, and rock some more...he's sleeping....until I put him in his bed. So I leave him alone, and he does this off and on crying thing like every 10min. Jeremy and I take turns and this child wants to be held and rocked. This scenario goes on until 5:15pm. Yes, yall thats like 3hrs of this. I can't believe it! I finally gave him some motrin just because at like 5am because I was like I have got to sleep...and I KNOW he is tired too. Jeremy and I get back to sleep about 5:45am and sleep until Hannah comes bouncing in our room at 7:30am ready to go to church. She feels great and is ready to go. Atleast I thought she would sleep late since she didn't go to bed until midnight! Caleb then wakes up about 8am happy and talking in his bed.

So, after all that, this afternoon I'm taking a nap!

So much to say...

Wow, ok, I think I'm back into the blogging world. We finally backed up our pictures, emptied some from our hard-drive, and have all our pictures loaded onto the computer...YAY!!!! I can now update you on our life. Atleast it's fun for me, so I hope you enjoy it. Ok this goes back to Christmas...a little late, but we had such a good time. We were in Waco for about 4 days, saw my family and Jeremy's, and the kids got to play with their cousins..SO SO fun!!



This was at GG's house (Jeremy's grandma in Garland), we had opened presents but the kids wanted to go outside. They had so much fun playing in the leaves...who would have thought. Give a kid some leaves, much more fun than gifts I guess.
Cousins: Joel (8mos), Nathan (5yrs), Hannah (3yrs), Brock (3yrs), Caleb (1yr)


My sisters-in-law Carrie and Larissa...love them!



These 2 pics are cute, Christmas day, we played flag football with Jeremy's family...the WHOLE family played, ages 1-60, so quite a game. Caleb just wanted his ball and he ran around aimlessly, then the next picture, Grandpa is about to pass the ball to Hannah, cousin Nathan(age 5) is close behind, in one video we have, he actually tackled Hannah to the ground. She never saw it coming. We then explained to him that we have to be really gentle and just "touch softly". Hannah was a great sport, and no tears were shed.



Cousin Katie, with Hannah and Caleb, all in their Christmas jammies, about to go to the Christmas Eve service at church. They were so cute (and very tired).


Sweet boy, opening presents at my parents house. Caleb mainly like the bows and boxes.


Cool picture! The week of Christmas we went to my Aunt Mari's house, they live in the hill country in Austin, so they have deer all over the place. When we drove up, seriously I had to stop the car, because there were probably 20 deer in the yard/driveway. We got to feed them. Hannah was feeding this deer some bread, she did so good and wasn't really scared.

***Note (slightly graphic): About Hannah's wardrobe, lets say she is my carsick child. Yes, on the way there she threw-up twice. This has happened several times now, and she has "sickness etiquette" if it's proper to say that. She nicely tells me I'm gonna be sick, we pull over immediately, she even leans all the way over so she doesn't get her clothes dirty. Then the 2nd time in the car, she tried really hard to get it all in the towel, we didn't quite make it, so...when we got to Mari's she had to wear my cousins t-shirt who is in her 20's. Oh well, she didn't mind, the shirt was enormous. It didn't stop her from having fun though!***


The kids feeding the deer, well atleast Hannah is. Caleb tried once, gave the deer a bite of his hotdog bun, then he decided he'd rather eat it himself. I guess he likes really old, stale bread. People don't really get animal germs do they???



Ok Jeremy and I at our youth Christmas party...silly hats, but they insisted on a picture.


Last but not least, my sweet little kiddos in their matching Christmas jammies (thanks me-maw). So cute. I just love them to pieces. (especially this little hair flip Caleb is sporting, he's since had a much needed haircut..such a big boy)

Hi Mom

Just a cute pic of Caleb proudly showing me his new hat and mittens. We've had these for awhile but have only worn them a couple times, not too helpful when it's 80 degrees outside in January! Isn't he cute though.

Baby #3 Update

Well today was a much anticipated day for us today. We had our first ultrasound of Baby #3. I am 7wks today according to cycle dates (actual embryo measurement had me at 7wk 5d), but we are continuing to use the original due date of August 21st. It was great. There is 1 baby growing inside, and everything looked perfect so far. It took FOREVER to get this video to where we could upload it so it's a little small, and no audio, but you can see the picture. You can see the heart beating, we could hear it with the ultrasound, it was perfect, fast and regular beating away at 156 bmp. It will slow down the next several weeks. We can get a DVD of any ultrasounds that we get done for $10 so why not. It was just me and Jeremy at the appointment today which was kinda fun, so future appointments, we'll have to figure if it will be a family affair.

We like my doctor, it's just a HUGE clinic. There are 11 doctors, we were really impressed with the organization of everything, we sat in a total of 3 waiting rooms and were in and out in 1hr. Pretty good for today I thought for a late afternoon appointment. My next appt. I will be 12weeks, and we should hear the heartbeat with doppler. So exciting. Our friend kept the kids this afternoon for us, and when we got home Hannah wondered where the baby was?? I told her several times we were just going to take a picture of the baby, but she thought we were having the baby today. I love the minds of 3yr olds. She is so cute, and curious, and fun. She asks all the time how big the baby is. Now she hold her fingers apart about an inch and shows you this is how big the baby is. Love it!!

Hope the video comes through ok.

****Ok video material, since it's kinda small and no audio, look closely and you can see the flickering heart beat. Then the ultrasound tech is using her mouse to measure from crown to rump (right to left). She then is pointing to the heart to measure the heartbeat. We could hear it, sorry no sound for yall. Then she proceeds to look at my ovaries right and left which look fine, so well you get to see them too. I guess not too many people have seen my ovaries?! Maybe this will explain a little of the footage.****