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Monday, September 27, 2010
Friday, September 24, 2010
Yum Yum
Well, the time had finally come for my sweet little Devin to try something off of a spoon, so last night was the designated night. It is so much more fun to feed a baby his first food, with the older kids so excited too. Devin loved it and all of the attention too!
Notice the silver spoon. The same spoon that my sister, Emily, Dallin, Kylie and I used for our first bites. Devin slurped down all his rice cereal like a champ! We let Emily and Dallin give him a bite too, which they loved. I am also on a kick to make my own baby food this go around. Wish me luck!
Also, on Wednesday morning, my birthday, we woke up to large construction equipment on our front lawn. The kids were ecstatic. They are replacing the sidewalks on our street. It's been a very noisy couple of days around here.
Notice the silver spoon. The same spoon that my sister, Emily, Dallin, Kylie and I used for our first bites. Devin slurped down all his rice cereal like a champ! We let Emily and Dallin give him a bite too, which they loved. I am also on a kick to make my own baby food this go around. Wish me luck!
Also, on Wednesday morning, my birthday, we woke up to large construction equipment on our front lawn. The kids were ecstatic. They are replacing the sidewalks on our street. It's been a very noisy couple of days around here.
Monday, September 20, 2010
Galveston Weekend
So, a week ago we headed off to a fun weekend to Galveston. Obviously, that is only an hour from home and the beach is brown, but it was FREE!! Well, mostly. When David was interviewing for a new job, one of the companies sent him a thank you note and included 4 tickets to Schlitterbaun Galveston and a 2 night stay at a suite. So awesome. It was a little sad that he turned them down, but great for us. We did decide to hand Kylie over to her very willing/loving grandparents and we pulled the kids out of school for a day and headed off. Having two non-walkers would have made it almost impossible, and Devin is a nursing baby, so lucky Kylie, you got the weekend away from your parents.
We spent Thursday night at the hotel and woke up Friday morning and spent some time at the beach and then came back and spent more time at the kid pool at the hotel. Then while Devin was napping (he was so exhausted David just laid him on the top bunk and he crashed immediately--and yes the kids loved having bunk beds!!) David took the older two across the ferry to Boliver's Peninsula. They just went and came back, but the kids had never been on a ferry before and loved feeding the seagulls.
Sorry the pictures are a bit out of order and I really don't feel like fixing them... :)
The candy store
We spent Thursday night at the hotel and woke up Friday morning and spent some time at the beach and then came back and spent more time at the kid pool at the hotel. Then while Devin was napping (he was so exhausted David just laid him on the top bunk and he crashed immediately--and yes the kids loved having bunk beds!!) David took the older two across the ferry to Boliver's Peninsula. They just went and came back, but the kids had never been on a ferry before and loved feeding the seagulls.
Sorry the pictures are a bit out of order and I really don't feel like fixing them... :)
The candy store
Friday night we went down to the Strand, (just rows of little old fashioned shops) and spent some in this great soda shop/candy store. Then we went to the Rain Forest Cafe for dinner. The kids were overwhelmed. They loved the noises and excitement. It was terribly sad, however, because they have a signature dessert there called a volcano. They would yell "Volcano!!" every time they brought it from the kitchen. It has a sparkler in it and everything, but of course it had milk in it, so we couldn't get one. However, David did get the waiter to give us a sparkler so, now I need to keep my promise to make an "Emily approved" one here some time.
Notice the snake hanging from the ceiling about to eat my baby!!!
The beach--there were mountains of sand that they were using for cleanup from the last hurricane that hit down in mexico and brought us tons of rain.
Seagulls seen from the ferry
Saturday we got up leisurely and ate and packed up and then head to Schiltterbaun. We all had a blast. David and I would switch off sitting with Devin and then riding slides with the older kids. During one of those times, David had Devin and so he put him in a double kid float, (so that David is in an inner tube connected to Devin's, but Devin's had a bottom on it.) Anyway, Devin curled up in the float and the waves of the lazy river just knocked him out. He looked just like an Anne Geddes picture.
They also had a place where you can practice surfing/knee boarding. David and the kids all tried it while I took some pictures. My little Emily was the only one (out of David and Dallin) that got up on her knees and rode that way for a few seconds. My little daredevil.
Well, we had a blast and enjoy the pictures. We didn't really get a vacation this summer with David starting a new job, tons of money going to open-heart surgery, and having a baby, plus just having an infant is hard enough, so it was nice to get away and have some fun for a weekend!
Schlitterbaun (Dallin)
Emily (didn't get a picture of her on her knees, but she did it and looked fabulous)
Notice the snake hanging from the ceiling about to eat my baby!!!
The beach--there were mountains of sand that they were using for cleanup from the last hurricane that hit down in mexico and brought us tons of rain.
Seagulls seen from the ferry
Saturday we got up leisurely and ate and packed up and then head to Schiltterbaun. We all had a blast. David and I would switch off sitting with Devin and then riding slides with the older kids. During one of those times, David had Devin and so he put him in a double kid float, (so that David is in an inner tube connected to Devin's, but Devin's had a bottom on it.) Anyway, Devin curled up in the float and the waves of the lazy river just knocked him out. He looked just like an Anne Geddes picture.
They also had a place where you can practice surfing/knee boarding. David and the kids all tried it while I took some pictures. My little Emily was the only one (out of David and Dallin) that got up on her knees and rode that way for a few seconds. My little daredevil.
Well, we had a blast and enjoy the pictures. We didn't really get a vacation this summer with David starting a new job, tons of money going to open-heart surgery, and having a baby, plus just having an infant is hard enough, so it was nice to get away and have some fun for a weekend!
Schlitterbaun (Dallin)
Emily (didn't get a picture of her on her knees, but she did it and looked fabulous)
Tuesday, September 14, 2010
Look Who is...
Sitting!!
Well..
Sort of...
He's working on it. He lasts about 1 to 2 minutes.
Well..
Sort of...
He's working on it. He lasts about 1 to 2 minutes.
Super cute and yes I let him fall to get the pictures--sorry kid you're the fourth, humor beats saving you from a crash!!
Monday, September 6, 2010
Little Rascal
Kylie has discovered that she can open cabinet doors. As great as it is that she is advancing, I am a little fearful of the two of them at it together in a few months--Aughhhh?!?!?
Friday, September 3, 2010
Zombies in the House
Our sweet little Kylie has had a rough few nights...we're tired. Tuesday night she woke up throwing up and screaming at 3:33am. She continued to scream for about a half an hour. We finally got her calmed down in the bath. Then we left her to clean up the messes and came back to poop in the tub--awesome. David finished bathing her in a different bathtub and I scrubbed ours. We got her settled down at 4:44am (tucked in bed and happy) and at 4:45am Devin woke up demanding to eat--again awesome. I was up with him until almost 6. Then I woke up at 6:30, Kylie was making noise--seriously chick, sleep!
Wednesday night, slight improvement. She woke up screaming and puking again. This time no poop in the tub and Devin didn't wake up. However, we were awake for atleast and hour and both David and I had a hard time falling back asleep.
Last night. Out of desperation for a solution, David decided to change her g-button to see if that would help things. We had just gotten home from our temple recommend interviews, we were ahead of schedule with bed times, things were going good. He pulled out the button. Prepped the new one. I held her hands. The new button would NOT go in. What?! We've done this many times. He tried over and over. I tried. We prayed. He gave her a blessing. I cried. She ended up in the ER and 2 hours later they were able to work up to the correct size and get it in. They used smaller ones to work up the the right size. Also, Devin wouldn't fall asleep until after 11pm last night.
Tender Mercies
I've been trying to notice the Lord's hand even in the trying times...
The button issue didn't happen until we had medical insurance--thank goodness.
We are getting her into a GI doctor next week and they have an office close by so I don't have to go to the med center.
We gave her gatorade last night in her tube, in case it was her formula stuff somehow--
Everyone slept through the night last night---
Alright that is it--I need to go to some laundry--Devin is napping...
Wednesday night, slight improvement. She woke up screaming and puking again. This time no poop in the tub and Devin didn't wake up. However, we were awake for atleast and hour and both David and I had a hard time falling back asleep.
Last night. Out of desperation for a solution, David decided to change her g-button to see if that would help things. We had just gotten home from our temple recommend interviews, we were ahead of schedule with bed times, things were going good. He pulled out the button. Prepped the new one. I held her hands. The new button would NOT go in. What?! We've done this many times. He tried over and over. I tried. We prayed. He gave her a blessing. I cried. She ended up in the ER and 2 hours later they were able to work up to the correct size and get it in. They used smaller ones to work up the the right size. Also, Devin wouldn't fall asleep until after 11pm last night.
Tender Mercies
I've been trying to notice the Lord's hand even in the trying times...
The button issue didn't happen until we had medical insurance--thank goodness.
We are getting her into a GI doctor next week and they have an office close by so I don't have to go to the med center.
We gave her gatorade last night in her tube, in case it was her formula stuff somehow--
Everyone slept through the night last night---
Alright that is it--I need to go to some laundry--Devin is napping...
Wednesday, September 1, 2010
4 month +++
Well, it's September 1st so that means we actually have insurance now, technically, we still don't have a card, so I am finagling my way through doctors appointments. Anyway, I got Devin in for his 4 month check up just 5 days shy of his 5 month mark. So, here are the stats:
Height 25.5 (50%)
Weight 17lb 12oz (80%)
Head 18 in (97%)
sorry kid, massive heads run in the family...
Height 25.5 (50%)
Weight 17lb 12oz (80%)
Head 18 in (97%)
sorry kid, massive heads run in the family...
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