Bowling Fun!

Well, here it is almost 2 weeks again since my last post. I have been trying to keep these kids of mine healthy! Bryce has been fighting a cold for the past week and now Bailey has a cold, on top of getting her first tooth! On Sunday, Steve's niece, Lindsay, had a birthday party at the bowling alley. We decided to take Bryce and leave Bailey at home with MawMaw and Papa! Bryce had so much fun bowling! And he did really well, he was close to beating me until I got a spare in the 10th frame (FYI ~ I am a pathetic bowler!!).

Bailey is quite the dare-devil these days! The other day she climbed up on her little rocking chair and stood up on it and rocked back and forth. She usually doesn't hurt herself when she falls, so I took a moment to grab the camera and take a picture. After she did that twice and discovered that she wasn't going to get away with doing it, she decided to go climb up on Bryce's Little People Ramps Around Garage. Not only did she somehow get herself on it, she stood up on it also! All this from an 11 month old! She is going to keep me on my toes!

Till next time . . . (hopefully it won't be another 2 weeks!)

Happy Valentine's Day, Steve!

I am going to steel Jena' idea (who stole it from one of her friends) and do a little post about my husband on Valentine's Day. Here are a few things that I love and appreciate about Steve, in random order:
1. He puts my needs above his ~ we were outgrowing our vehicles, his truck more then the Escape, but after discussing the problems and solutions decided that we would replace the Escape first (more for my convenience then a need)!
2. He is a kid at heart ~ he is so good with the kids, he isn't really into the whole newborn and diaper things, but after they are 6 months old and have clean diapers, watch out! He encourages creativity with Bryce (which is great b/c I have none!). Steve is forever making up songs about the silliest things and already at 2 and a half Bryce will be sitting and playing singing an original song!!
3. He doesn't mind doing laundry ~ I don't really enjoy folding laundry, he often pitches in and helps me. Also, if he needs something that is dirty, he doesn't ask me to do it, he just gathers enough for a load and does it on his own!
4. He allows me to do things that he "should" do ~ I love to put stuff together (like our desk) and he knows that. So while he wouldn't mind doing it, he just lets me go ahead and do it b/c he knows I will be proud of myself. . . then when I show him he gets all gushy and says I'm cute!
5. He doesn't take a minute for himself when he gets home from work ~ Usually I am making dinner when he walks in the door, so he always takes the time to play with the kids (usually allowing Bryce to "help" him change cloths!) or feed Bailey, whatever it is I need him to do at the moment!

And those are a few of the reasons I love my husband . . . the list could go on. Happy Valentine's Day!

Ear Infections :( & Soccer Mom???

Bailey got her first ear infection . . . odd how it started the same day that I quit breastfeeding her!! On Friday afternoon, she didn't really seem herself and her head felt pretty warm. So we gave her Tylenol. Then on Saturday she woke up pretty congested and she slept a lot. Sunday, Steve stayed home from church with her & Bryce b/c he (Bryce) was a sleepyhead and only woke up at 9:40 ~ I had long since left for Sunday School!!! Sunday night we were over at Steve's parents and Bailey was really clingy and fussy and she just kept getting warmer and warmer, so we came home around 7:30 and she had a fever of 102.5. I gave her Tylenol again and just held her in a onsie until she didn't feel so warm, then I dressed her for bed, she did sleep pretty well then. I took her to the doctor this morning and he said that she definitely has an ear infection in her right ear. I was pretty surprised though when she weighed in at 21 lbs 4 oz (with clothing, but still!)! At her 9 month appt she was 19 lbs 4 oz and I figured that she would probably be right around 20 lbs at her 1 year check up (which is still another month and a half away) (since she is walking, and on the move ~ full speed ahead!)! I remember Bryce only gained a half of a pound from his 9 month appt to his 1 year appt ~ I guess he worked off his baby fat, where she didn't really have much!!!

Anyway, now on to the Soccer Mom issue! And odd how I am excited about this. We traded in the Escape for a minivan! Yep - that is right, we picked up our Chrysler Town and Country tonight! Now I can haul all of the "neighborhood" kids around in it!!!

I hope you enjoy the pictures . . . Bryce being silly, as usual! In the top he is holding Bailey's "Baby Bailey" and rocking her like mommy rocks Bailey. He has just rediscovered sunglasses and is very much into wearing them when it is "sunny out"! In the bottom picture he wanted them on one afternoon while he was playing on the windowsill and it was "sunny in my eye's, mom!" He looked so goofy, I had to take a picture!