The Jones Family

Mommy, the jungle gym

2010-06-09T18:13:00.003-05:00

My life consist of work, cleaning, being a wife and being a mom. As a mom I've discovered I'm more like a jungle gym sometimes, crawled over, climbed on and so forth. So what do you do to these little childeren that climb all over you??

Capture them and tickle away!!!

May Updates

2010-05-16T14:39:00.010-05:00

Hello Everyone! It's been awhile since I've blogged so I have tons of updates and pictures to share from our very busy month so far. We started the month celebrating our 6 year anniversary. The kids stayed with Sugar and Pop Seale while David and I enjoyed and wonderful dinner at Lawry's...it was so quiet there :-) After that we stopped by one of David's friend's bar for some drinks.

The next weekend David, Ginger, my dad and I participated in a fund raising event called Relay for Life. It's all night fund raiser where a memeber from each team walks around the track all night. They had a wonderful ceremony and some fun events going on. We took Trent out there for awhile but he started getting tired and was having melt downs so my mom came to get him :-) I guess there is a thing called too much bounce house. I look forward to doing this again next year!!

Last Sunday we celebrated Mother's day and have a very nice day. Melissa and Steve had the moms over along with their kids for a Sunday Brunch. The guys were in charging of cooking while the mom's just enjoyed some mimosas and all the great food. The little ones had a blast running around and playing and even the cold weather that blew in didn't phase them.

Then this last Monday David started a new job with regular day time hours! YAY!! He's working at a law firm that deals with mortages and foreclosures. They have some great perks for him and we both have a really good feeling about this. So far he's really enjoying his coworkers and the nights off. He'll still be picking up some Saturday shifts at the bar for some extra cash but we'll be enjoying weekends and nights together now.

On Wednesday Carter turned 15 months. I took him to the doctor for his check up and she said he looked the size of an average two year old and was overall very impressed by his motor skills and words. Here are his stats:

Height: 34 inches above 95th percentile

Weight: 29 lbs 2 oz 95th percentile

Head: 19 inches 80th percentile

He has more than 10 words. Some of them include da da, dog, tren (trent), go, no no, ma ma, dun (done/down), boo (boozer) (but he still mostly calls us both da da; the doctor gave me a sweet little smile when I asked about this and she told me to just correct him and he'll be calling me ma ma very soon). Some other words we've heard but not regularly are sitting and good morning.

He loves trying to twist lids on and off, staking objects, playing with balls and playing with his big brother. He follows basic directions of getting things like his diaper and putting things in containers when we ask and direct him. He is wearing size 24 month clothes, size 7 shoes and size 5 diapers. He drinks about 24 ozs of whole milk a day and is trying very hard to use his fork and spoon. He loves bananas, breakfast bars, cheese, raisins, peas and macaroni and cheese. Carter can point out his eyes, nose, tounge, feet and belly.

Carter is so sweet and loveble and gives hugs and kisses all the time. He is also a hug ham when you bust the camera out he'll pose for you. He also has a short fuse and if you have to take something from him you will get a scream and full fledge tanturm!

Carter started at the boys new daycare on Monday and Trent starts on the 24th. He has one more week at his current school so we wanted him to be able to finish up there. Carter's teacher said he did awesome his first week and was schocked he's never been to daycare before. We are only half way through the month and still have more to our busy schedule, I'm actually really looking forward to June when we can all get situated in our new routines.

The American Cancer Society - 2010 Relay For Life Frisco TX:

2010-05-01T11:51:00.000-05:00

The American Cancer Society - 2010 Relay For Life Frisco TX:

How they have grown

2010-04-09T19:47:00.003-05:00

We went to the zoo yesterday and we also went to the same zoo about a year ago to the day. Here are the pictures a year apart...Carter has obviously gotten bigger but on Trent look at the difference in his legs reaching the ground! And for those of you who like to follow David's blue tooth, the surgery went well and he has removed it the majority of the time unless he's driving now :-)

Disney on Ice

2010-03-28T19:46:00.009-06:00

Last Wednesday I took Trent on a mommy/son date to Disney on Ice. I found some tickets for a great deal and couldn't pass up the opportunity to do something with just the two of us. The show didn't start until 7:30 so we went out to dinner first. Of course I planned some extra time so I left work early but some how seemed to hit traffic every where so we were a little rushed. I decided on taking him to Campisi's since they had two of his favorites, pizza and french fries. He LOVED their cottage fries and kept calling them chip fries (since they looked like potato chips). After a quick dinner we headed to American Airlines for the show; unfortunately the GPS got me a little lost and it started pouring down rain but we were finally able to make it to the show and only missed the first few minutes. Our seats were pretty close and Trent was just in heaven! The show was interactive with the audience and really was entertaining for all ages. We got some cotton candy and a Mickey Mouse stick that spun around with lights. He was dancing here and there and was very excited to see so many characters he knew. He lost a little interest during the princesses part but when Toy Story characters came out he was so happy. He leaned over and said "Ma ma, I want to give Buzz Lightyear a hug!" It was so cute!!!

We had a nice evening out the two of us and I hope to be able to do more things one on one with the boys as they get older. It's nice getting them separated so they get attention individually and we get that time with them. I look forward to more mommy/son dates in the future!

Some Videos

2010-03-14T09:19:00.003-06:00

I've been a very very busy lady lately; two young boys is sure a handful but also so much fun! Here are some videos of them recently:

Trent and Carter have been playing more and more with each other every day, here is one of their new favorite games:

Carter LOVES Peek a Boo:

Normally this makes Carter laugh but I think there was too much tickle :-)

1 year old

2010-02-26T21:21:00.007-06:00

Carter turned 1 year old on February 12th. Our baby isn't a baby anymore!! He is walking all over the place. He is working on trying to say more words and babbles non stop. He wears 18-24 month clothes, size 6 shoes and is in size 5 diapers. Carter has done wonderful with the transition from bottle to sippy cups along with formula to whole milk. He is a very observant little man and mimics us all the time and anything we do not want him to touch or play with, he does! He has a very short temper and screams when he doesn't get his way but on the plus is a cuddlier and will give "kisses" and hugs all the time. He adores his brother and just wants to be around him and play with him. He's is not the best sleeper at nights and will often wake up but can normally go back to sleep on his own.

At his doctor's visit he did very good and she said he's right on track for development. Here are his stats:

Height: 32 1/2 inches 97th percentile

Weight: 27lbs 2 oz 93rd percentile

Head: 18 3/4 inches 93rd percentile

I asked the nurse Trent's and they were only off by very little!!

For Carter's actual birthday I took the day off to hang out with my boys. It snowed 12 inches that day and we went to play in the snow that morning. Carter was very unsure but Trent had a blast running around, making snow angels and throwing snow balls at me. We couldn't stay out too long since Carter was having trouble standing in snow. After lunch and naps we headed to the doctor for Carter's check up. Afterwards I took them to the mall to play in the kids play area. Then we headed home for dinner, a movie and cake. Trent told me Carter had the best birthday party ever!! I told him to wait until the actual party where there would be more people than just us :-)

11 months

2010-01-18T15:05:00.005-06:00

So here we are at 11 months old and I cannot believe how time has flown by. Carter is wearing size 5 diapers, 18 month clothes and has two little teeth on the bottom. He's doing good with his sippy cups and eats meals just like his big brother, just cut up in smaller pieces. He babbles and talks and some of it really sounds like words. He for sure has ma ma and da da down. He's a very observant and likes taking everything in. He has taken a few steps but has not officially walked yet. Trent and him are getting along a lot better; Trent actually tries to play with him, it's really sweet. Carter is definitely the baby of the family, he loves being held and loves being around us. He's down to about 2 naps a day and sleeps great through the night. When he's done eating or upset he loves letting out a very high pitched scream. Carter is a huge ham and loves getting pictures taken. He will bring me the camera and start posing, it's too cute!

Merry Christmas

2009-12-28T10:31:00.008-06:00

This was Carter's first Christmas and what a lucky little guy to have it snow!! Christmas Eve we were supposed to hang out with Grandma Becky and Grandpa Kelly but the roads were too bad so Grandma brought us some dinner and had to head back home. After eating and bedtime I stayed up and finished wrapping the rest of the gifts and found it kind of funny that I had trouble sleeping because I was so excited for Trent to wake up to all his gifts from Santa!! Carter was actually the first one up so we played for awhile until Trent finally woke up then the fun began. We explored the house to find Santa left some "snow" by the chimney and ate all the cookies we left out. We all opened our stockings and gifts and really just enjoyed our morning. Carter wasn't too sure what was going on but had fun playing with all the toys as Trent unwrapped gift after gift. From there we all got ready and headed out for our Christmas brunch with my mom and Kelly. This year seemed like one of the best; the food was awesome and we really enjoyed ourselves! After eating we headed back to our house and opened gifts with mom and Kelly. From there, it was naptime! After everyone got their naps in, we headed to my Aunt Jayne's house in Heath. It was a full house and we had a great time seeing everyone and eating some more good food! Trent really enjoyed playing with my cousin's little guy, it's fun seeing them get older together. Trent would run around and ask where his cousin was, it was too cute!

The next morning started the rest of our Christmas celebrations. We went over to Sugar and Pop Seale's house for brunch and you'll never guess it but yes we opened more gifts! :-) It was very relaxing and Pam, Melissa and I even got to play a game of Life during naptime. After everyone was up we packed up and headed over to Meemaw and Peepaw's house for out final celebration. The kids had a great time running around and playing together.

Even though it's a bit exhausting going from Christmas to Christmas I enjoy every minute of the time we get with our families.

We are so blessed for all the wonderful people in our lives!!

Trent's conversations

2009-12-20T14:05:00.003-06:00

Me: Trent are you a ma ma's boy?
Trent: No, I'm a daddy's boy. Daddy's a boy, I'm a boy, Carter's a boy, YOU are a girl

Trent: Ma Ma, what are you looking for?
Me: The remote control
Trent: Mystery took it.

I'm driving and ask Trent if Carter is sleeping.
Trent: No
Trent to Carter: Carter, are you tired?
Me: What is he doing?
Trent: Ma Ma, I'm talking to Carter right now.

We met up with some friends yesterday and they have a 2 month old baby and their little girl is about 6 years old. Trent walked up to her and said very proudly, "I have a baby brother too!"

6 months later...

2009-12-05T15:48:00.005-06:00

I'll be posting more from Thanksgiving but just wanted to post these pictures of Carter and Teagan, my sweet little neice!

The one on the left is from May and the one on the right is from November.

9 months...a little late

2009-12-03T19:05:00.005-06:00

Ok I promise I'll get Carter's 10 month post on time! Here is what our little guy has been up to:

He now has one little tooth at the bottom. He crawls, pulls up, cruises and is very busy yet not quite as busy as his brother was. He is very mellow but will "voice" himself when he wants something or is upset. He has been sleeping farley good, still may wake up at night but just drinks his bottle and is back to sleep. He's in size 4 diapers and 12-18 month clothes. He babbles and makes noises all the time. Some of his most common are dadada, babababa and mamama.

Here are his stats from his 9 month check up:

Height: 30 inches 97th percentile

Weight: 24.8 lbs 95th percentile

Head 18 inches 75th percentile

The doctor said he's doing good and right on track. He pinches his fingers when picking up his food and is actually a pretty clean eater for a baby! This time has really flown by and I'm in disbelief my baby will be a year soon!!!

Getting Bigger

2009-11-09T22:39:00.004-06:00

So I got too busy to get to Carter's 8 month post so here is a little catch up before the 9 month. He started crawling literally in a day! He did a mini crawl one night then went to full crawling by the next afternoon!!! Trent was a helper since he put a toy out for him to chase :-) He's been wearing 12 month clothes and size 4 diapers. He drinks 4-6 oz bottles throughout the day and eats all table foods. His sleeping has gotten so much better with wake ups during the night here and there but overall sleeps 12 hours during the night.

Ever since Carter has been mobile Trent's been getting very jealous and upset. It's been an adjustment to share the playroom, toys and overall attention. It's cute though because even with the jealous he really does try to play with him. I'll catch him tickling him, playing chase or just simply playing next to each other.

Trent's also just full of funny things!! He'll encourage his feet will getting dressed by telling them "You can do it!" as his gets them through his pants. He also will sit there and play pretend with his toys and they will have conversations about if they are happy, hungry and just what they are doing, it's too funny!

Carter's First Play date

2009-10-25T09:11:00.007-06:00

Yesterday I met up at one of my friend's house for a baby play date. The two other babies are 2 months younger than Carter but they all still had such a great time...well at least us moms were entertained! There was some crying, laughing, crawling, hugs and even a little paci stealing. They are still too young to play together but are getting to the age to parallel play. I realized when Carter got excited at his cousin's baby doll that he needs to get more baby interaction. We had so many little ones around Trent's age that I don't really have that for Carter and since he's not in daycare he doesn't get around kids his age very often. It was very nice getting them all together and I look forward to

more baby play dates!!

Carter stealing Bailey's Paci

Trent and Katherine

Katherine and Carter

Katherine making sure Carter isn't cold...see his hand...

State Fair of TX

2009-10-20T07:54:00.012-05:00

Wow, I'm very behind on my blog and especially this post! We went to the State Fair almost 2 weeks ago and had so much fun!!! We've found that Wednesdays are great days to go; you get in for a $1 with 3 canned goods and the crowds are not bad at all. We were there from about 11am to 4:30pm and to say the least full and exhausted by time we left. We did just about everything we could there, saw the animals, ate, did a few rides and games, ate, checked out the crafts people were selling...did I mention eating?! And yes, we tried it this year...fried butter! It was like a donut hole with honey on the outside and butter on the inside, actually very good.

Trent had a really good time over in the animal area. We walked through the petting zoo, watched a dog show and he went through the little farm area. He walked through and would water plants then take what "grew" and then would feed animals and take what they produce like eggs from chickens and milk from cows. At the very end they would sell what they got along the way, which was just putting everything in the correct basket and then they would receive some fake money. From there they walked through the store and got to buy a snack. It really was a very cool concept and a lot of fun!!

From there we went through Midway and played some games and Trent rode a motorcycle ride. It was hilarious because there was a button the kids could push to make a very very annoying noise and within seconds of being on his motorcycle Trent was the first kid to find it. From there, a few others started pushing their button but not nearly as long as Trent did. He also played a few games and won a little stuffed dog. Kelly, Trent and I all went through a fun house there too. Trent fell when the floor started spinning but it did phase him at all. After we were done he tried running through it again!!

Overall everything was great, the weather was a little cool but we got to do and see everything we wanted to do and I cannot wait for next year as I know it will be even more fun with the boys getting older every year!

Flag Football

2009-10-03T16:24:00.008-05:00

Awhile back I was looking into getting Trent into sports once he turned 3 and came across this awesome program at the YMCA called Small Frys Sports. They get together every Saturday for about an hour and rotate different sports each month for the kids to try. I absolutely love this concept!! I want my kids to be able to try different things so when they are older they are able to pick what they want to do. This month is flag football and we had no idea what to expect. It was pretty a mini practice for the kids that keeps the parents very involved in helping them. They practiced throwing and catching, running in and out of cones and back and forth. Trent's favorite part was running!!! The first time he ran no one told him where to stop so he just kept running until we yelled for him to stop, it was hilarious! I think the way this will work is that they will practice 3 out 4 Saturdays and then last one have a little game of some sorts. Either way, Trent loved it and it's a great way to introduce sports into his life. When we were leaving he told me I hurt his feelings. I asked him why and said because we were leaving :-) We made sure he knew we would be back next week.

7 months

2009-09-20T10:03:00.003-05:00

Carter was 7 months last Saturday and I'm amazed at how quickly time is flying!! He is just such a great baby. He's sitting by himself very well and can even pull himself into a sitting position in his bouncy seat. I have found this to be not so good because sometimes he pulls too far and can very easily fall out of his seat. He's still doing great at night, every once in awhile he'll wake up for a bottle but pretty much is in bed by 8:30 and wakes up around 7:30. Now eating, that's a whole other story!! He now drinks bottles all day long, about 4-6 oz at a time but has all of a sudden not enjoyed solid foods anymore. I can maybe get him to eat 2 jars a day which is why he's had an increase in bottles. I've tried table foods which he does good with some of them but still isn't at the point where they can take the place of baby food.

He wears 9-12 month clothes and size 4 diapers. He loves watching his brother and is an overall happy baby. He laughs and giggles and just takes in everything around him. Carter loves being in his walker and Trent loves pushing him around! He was cracking me up when I was taking his picture with his dog because he just kept laughing and giggling :-)

3 years old

2009-09-13T10:14:00.004-05:00

Last Friday Trent turned 3 years old!!! Where has the time gone?! I took off from work and spent the day with him along with finishing up last minute preparations for his party on Saturday. He had his 3 year check up at the doctor that morning (don't worry no shots) and she said he's doing great. His words sound good for his age, 20/20 vision and great hearing. Here are his stats:

Height: 39 inches 75th percentile

Weight: 36.4 lbs 75th percentile

BMI: 16.8 75th percentile

After his appt I picked up some McDonald's and we headed to his first movie, The Night at the Museum part 2. David met us up there and Trent did really good at the theater!! During the action parts he would sit and watch and since there were only a few people in there he didn't bother anyone by walking along the row in front of us trying all the seats out. After Trent's nap we gave him his birthday present, a Car's couch that folds out to a little bed. Him and his brother were having fun playing on it!! That night my mom and Kelly came over to help me finish up with the food and decorations for the next day. Trent also helped us finish our Mickey jars. I think enjoyed putting the candy in the most :-)

The next morning was Trent's party at the park. We rented a pavilion for the morning and it turned out great!! Who knew kids would be so preoccupied with squishy balls, bubbles and rain! My best friend Marguerite made the most beautiful Mickey cake I have ever seen and it was a huge hit :-) We did our best keeping everyone busy with eating and coloring and cake. Overall, it turned out great and the most important part, the kids had a blast!

I really cannot thank all our family and friends enough for all the love and support we get on a daily basis. Raising a family is by far the hardest thing I've ever done and I could not do it with out all the people in our lives!

First Day of School

2009-09-09T22:00:00.005-05:00

We have enrolled Trent into a Mother's Day Out program right up the road from my work. My sister in law took our niece there and loved it. We have him signed up all 3 days are are very excited. We have loved being able to avoid putting our children in daycare so far but have really been wanting Trent to get used to an organized school environment to help prepare him for school. I cannot tell you how nervous I was his first day but he did awesome! Ever since our meet the teacher night and he had a taste of the playground, he was all about going to school :-) He didn't cry at all or get upset when we left him and he received wonderful feedback from the teacher saying how he is a big helper and listens very well. He must have had so much fun his first too that he was exhausted; he was the only kid still asleep when we got there :-) I really feel like this is going to help him out on his social skills, help him learn more and get some time around kids his age.

6 months

2009-08-19T22:57:00.005-05:00

Carter was 6 months old on the 12th and I can't believe how quick this time is going! It seems like just a few days ago we brought him home and now he's starting to sit on his own, he eats 5-6 cans of solid food plus rice cereal a day. I also started giving him waffles, fruit bars and baby rounds and he's doing awesome with them! He rolls over back to belly like a pro...actually too well, he can't flip over the other way that well so some nights he'll wake up and just need to be flipped over :-) On that note, he's sleeping great! To bed by 8:30 or 9 and wakes up between 7 and 8. He is just such a great baby; only really fussy when he's tired or hungry but as always, LOVES being held or just around people. He is about to move to the size 4 diapers and is in 6-9 month clothes.

Here are his stats from the doctor's visit:

Height: 28 1/2 in. 95th percentile

Weight: 20.13 lbs 95 th percentile

Head: 17 1/2 in. 75th percentile

She said he's around the size of a 9 month old and is doing good. He's able to pass objects hand to hand and his eating for his size is perfect.

Trent has been the best big brother ever! They have been taking baths together now for about a month and Trent loves the company and play time. Every night he ask to for Carter in is bath :-) He of course still gets jealous here and there but overall loves him brother and being around him. He brings him toys, plays with him in the car and likes feeding him too. Trent is about to start his a mother's day out program and didn't want to go once he found out Carter won't be there with him. We got his backpack, nap mat and lunch box so he's getting more excited now.

Splish Splash

2009-07-19T09:41:00.012-05:00

Yesterday Trent, Carter & I went to Aunt Gail's house to hang out and play in the pool. I was so excited that Trent would have a chance to hang out in the pool and he loves going to Gail & Paul's house!! Dad & Ginger were there for a little bit but had to leave after lunch to finish some things up at their new apt in Frisco (just 10 mins from our house!!!) Carter, as normal, was just hanging out and happy to be around everyone. Trent loved jumping in and even more loved with Grandpa Bob threw him in!! After lunch when we went back to swim some more the sun was more over our heads so it made a shadow in the pool of the rafts floating. Trent got so scared and said there were whales in the pool! It took us awhile to convince him they weren't whales but shadows...I just love kids and their imaginations. Later that day my friend, Marguerite, invited us over so the boys could play in the slip & slide. Trent & Austin weren't getting the concept of running and sliding but they sure loved it when they got slide down by the guys!! We had such a great day yesterday hanging out with friends and family.

5 months old

2009-07-14T22:15:00.006-05:00

Wow, how time has been flying by! Carter was 5 months old Sunday July 12th and is growing up way too quick for me. He's in size 3 diapers and his clothes vary due to his long legs. He's in about 6 month clothes but for his foot pjs the 9 months fit a bit better. He's eating solid foods 3 times a day (2 fruits & 2 veggies plus rice cereal added to each serving) plus about 3-4 bottles of 6-7 oz a day. This time around I've actually been trying to make most of his solid foods which has been working out pretty well. It doesn't take as long as I thought it would, I feel better about what I'm feeding him and it saves a few dollars here and there. The last week he has FINALLY slept 10-12 hours. My mom "broke" him when we went out of town for Memorial weekend but fixed him when I was out of town on a work trip and when she was helping out with the boys...THANK YOU MOM!!

One of Carter's favorite toys is his feet! He loves grabbing them and trying to eat them. He is also really enjoying his play mat and exersaucer too. Overall, he just likes exploring, watching everyone and being around people. He's a very good and happy baby. He really only is fussy when he's tired or hungry. Trent is starting to get a little jealous here and there but seems to like his little brother; he actually has shared some of his toys with him!

Pump it Up

2009-07-03T14:20:00.005-05:00

Days like today just make me wish I could be home more with my boys! Pump it up is a facility that has bounce slides, houses and obstacle courses. They normally do birthday parties but during the summer they have pop in a play days which today was one of them. My sister in law had her 3 nephews and her 3 kids today so we all went up there so the kids could play and burn some energy. They had a BLAST! We actually took them last year on the 4th but this time around they were able to do more on their own. It was actually funny to think a year ago I was about 8 weeks pregnant and now I have a chunky monkey :-) My work is right next door so my mother in law, Pam, came by to say hi and she actually ended up taking Carter back to the office with her which made it so much easier keep an eye on everyone. Afterwards we headed to McDonald's and had some lunch then home for nap time. It's so nice having an extra day off so I can actually just play and have fun with the kids, I love it!!

Family & Good Friends

2009-06-20T15:41:00.006-05:00

So now that I'm back at work it's been really hard for me to keep up with blogging so I'm a very behind! On the 13th we had a very very busy but fun day!! My Aunt Gail got married that morning so we attended her wedding at 11am. My sister came into town with her youngest, Teagan, and it was great seeing them both. The wedding was beautiful and just perfect. I just love when we have such wonderful events in our family that brings everyone together outside of the basic holidays. It's great seeing and catching up with everyone.

After the boys got a nap in we headed back to the Frisco area for David's grandfather's 80th birthday. I got to meet some more his family on his dad's side that I haven't met yet. Trent as always had fun playing with his cousins and of course having a "little" piece of cake...

From there, we headed home, repacked the boys bags and headed to drop them off to my mom's house for the evening. We then went to my Aunt's house for a little get together. We only were able to stay for about an hour or so because David's best friend, James, was in town that night only. We then ventured to meet up with him to hang out for the rest of the evening. It was a very long and busy day but such a great time seeing so many people!!

We are hopeful!

2009-06-19T18:38:00.004-05:00

So we went to the doctor yesterday and am excited by the advice she has given us to help our little guy out! But first here are his stats:

Height-27inches-95%

Weight-17lbs 13oz-90%

Head-17 inches-75%

The doctor said he was about the size of a 6 month old. So we talked to her about his sleeping habits and how we were concerned that he was still waking on average every 4 hours. She checked him out and found he has sore throat. She said to give him Tylenol before bed to help with that. Then we went over that he has eczema. She recommend Cortaid twice daily along with Aveeno or Aquaphor; this will help relieve the itchy skin which could also be waking him. I told her he also seemed like he has allergies; she said to put a humidifier in his room as they are in door allergies since they don't have outside allergies this early. Also keep it well vacuumed and no dust and the animals out of his room. She said it also could be that he's been fighting a cold after cold. Last but not least, she gave us an awesome hand out on how to train you baby to soothe themselves to sleep without being held or a bottle. We think he is a trained eater meaning when he wakes up he doesn't know how to put himself to sleep without a bottle. She said in about 2 weeks if we follow this we should have a new baby!!

4 months old

2009-06-15T19:26:00.003-05:00

Carter turned 4 months last Friday and is just getting so big!! His doctor appt is Thursday so I'll post his stats after that. He is in size 2 diapers and size 3-6 month clothes. His sleep patterns are all over the board! He has slept 9-11 hours a handful of times but still wakes up at least once a night...sometimes twice. He is already eating solid foods twice a day and eats 6-7 ozs in his bottle (so we are blown away he still wakes up to eat but he does!!) Carter is starting to try to roll over (he can get on his side) and has found his feet. He is super ticklish and smiles a lot. I know they grow up right before your eyes so I am really trying to take in every minute I can!!

Playdate Fun

2009-05-31T22:59:00.006-05:00

This weekend was so much fun! Saturday evening Trent, Carter and I met up with one of my girlfriends at our community pool. She has a 3 year old and was also babysitting a friends 5 year old boy. We hung out, ate pizza and just let all the boys play, play, play!! Trent did so much better in the pool this year than he did last year. By time we left he was jumping in (with an inter tube around his waste) and would doggy paddle back to the stairs and start all over. (Sorry, I forgot my camera so no pictures.) Last night we had a good friend of David's over, Jason, his wife Jennifer and their two little boys; the oldest is 3 and the youngest is 1. All of them had so much fun running around and playing outside together. She brought over this awesome dessert and of course Trent ate it right up!!! It's so great to be able to do play dates now that he's older plus we actually get more adult time with our friends :-)

Happy Birthday Troy

2009-05-25T11:46:00.005-05:00

Last weekend was David's grandfather's 80th birthday party. His family put together a surprise party for him and he sure was surprised!! It was a really good time. Since David's mom and her sisters had their kids around the same time all the little ones are really close in age too. That being said, Trent had a blast playing with them all! David's aunt had a ton of things for them to play with from toys to a parachute and pin wheels. Here are some pictures from the party.

Pam & Carter

Troy, Trent & Me

Cameron, Kylee, Carter & Trent with their great grandpa

Braden's House?

2009-05-21T06:52:00.003-05:00

Trent is really developing a memory of things he does and people he meets. When we went to the zoo, he kept asking to go back for about a week after. One thing he hasn't forgotten is his cousin Braden. My sister was in town at the beginning of the month from North Carolina for her brother in law's wedding. The boys had a blast together!! Every once in awhile he'll ask if we can go to Braden's house or if Braden can come to our house. Just the other morning, the first thing he said when he woke up was "Braden's house?" Hopefully David and I will be able to work something out so we can go visit them soon.
(Above is a picture of them hugging good bye the last time they played together)
Here is a video of the boys jumping on Trent's bed. I normally don't allow this but it was pretty cute :-)

Some Conversations

2009-05-14T18:59:00.005-05:00

This one made me realize some things I say to him very often!

I was hanging new monkey decorations in the boy's bathroom. Trent was sitting ther watching and as I finish hanging it I get a very enthusiastic "Good job mama!!!! High five (as he raises his hand to high five me). It's SO cute mama!!"

Tonight I got home from work and was sitting on the couch feeding Carter.

Trent: Come in my play room mama.

Me: After I finish feeding Carter I'll come play with you in your playroom. Will you come give me a hug and kiss?

Trent as he walks to his playroom: When you come in my play room I'll give hug and kiss.

He must know how valuable those hugs and kisses are!! :-)

Adrianne, this picture is for you...notice what's in his ear...

3 months old

2009-05-13T20:51:00.003-05:00

Yesterday Carter was 3 months old and here is his picture with his big red dog. It's funny because while I was taking these picture he was actually grabbing and hugging him! He's doing great with his grasping. He grabs at his toys, blankets, bibs, burp clothes, pretty much anything near him. He is also doing an awesome job with his head control. He loves bath time and just smiles and kicks as we pour water over him. Trent also enjoys pouring...well more like dumping water on him too but Carter still loves it! He loves being held and involved with what everyone else is doing. We are really seeing his laid back personality too. He is so ticklish and happy!! Smiles, smiles, smiles!!! He's doing pretty good at sleeping during the night and is working towards a 9 hour stretch. He teases us and sleeps for 9 hours then he'll wake up the next two nights (just once so not horrible!) then he'll sleep 9 hours again. I just know the sleeping through the night is right around the corner!!! He wears 3-6 month clothes and is in a size 2 diaper. I'm blown away by how fast he's growing but taking in every single moment of it.

It's time...

2009-05-03T10:59:00.006-05:00

So the time has come for me to return back to work tomorrow. I thought it would be easier since I've done this before but I actually think it's worse since I'm leaving two kids and my husband. It was so great being able to spend more time with David since when I'm working we are on different work schedules and only get a few nights together during the week. I'm just so thankful we both have jobs and are able to support our family that is just a sacrifice we have to make right now. I just love the bond that I've built with both my boys during this time too! I really think I'm one of the luckiest people in the world to have two sweet and healthy sons, a great husband and a home for us. I just have to remind myself to take it all in and enjoy every moment as much as I can because before I know it my little boys won't be so little anymore! I hope tomorrow goes well and I'm really hoping to make it through the day without completely breaking down.

On a happier note, David and I celebrated our 5 year anniversary on Friday. We stayed downtown at the W hotel which was extremely nice!! We had dinner in the West End and really had a great time. I can't believe it's been 5 years!!

Cousins

2009-05-01T16:31:00.011-05:00

I just wanted to post a couple of videos and some pictures of Trent playing with his cousin Braden along with Teagan and Carter. My sister came in town from North Carolina the other day and the boys had a blast together!! Trent keeps asking to play with Braden some more!!!

Braden & Teagan

Tegan & Carter

Braden

Road Trip to Houston

2009-04-27T17:51:00.018-05:00

Since my dad's surgery to remove his bladder I have been wanting to go visit him before returning to work. He still needed some time after the surgery before having visitors. Last Wednesday Ginger and my dad gave me the go ahead to come on to Houston for a weekend visit! So I got all packed up Thursday and left around 5am on Friday morning. David wasn't able to go since he had to work all weekend so it was just the boys and me. I was a little nervous traveling with two little ones but they both did great!!! We only had to stop once for breakfast and a break on the way there and back. I will say the hardest part about traveling by yourself with two little kids is bathroom breaks. I had drank a couple of redbulls so I had to use the restroom really bad but to stop I would have woken them both up and didn't want to take the chance so just kept on going. We arrived around 10:30am on Friday morning. When we got there I got unloaded and took over their house with baby chairs, swings, bags of clothes, diapers, bottles and all the fun stuff! At a garage sale Ginger had a found Trent a little desk so we got that all set up in the living room and he had his own little play area. Later Trent, Grandpa Bob and I laid down for naps while Carter hung out with GG (Grandma Ginger). We had a quiet evening and just hung out watching tv, eating and playing with Trent. Grandpa Bob was playing catch with Trent which he really liked! We had to keep reminding Trent to be gentle and not throw things at Grandpa because his stomach is still healing from the surgery. Before you know it Grandpa Bob will be running around with him!!! Saturday morning Ginger and I went to a community garage sale with the kids. We were very amused by how Trent wore my sunglasses! I think it's so funny how he puts them on upside down!! While garage selling, I found a magnetic fishing pole that Trent loved playing with. Him and Grandpa had a lot of fun with this! For lunch we had some food from this Tea Room they have in Houston. They have the best soup and chicken salad sandwich!! (Adrianne, it was SO good!! :-) ) After nap time I took Trent outside to play with his play-doh set that I brought down for him. He had a blast with it! Carter enjoyed watching his big brother playing. That night Ginger had a bridal shower to go to so Trent, Carter and I hung out with Grandpa Bob watching a movie and playing some more. I helped Trent put his new puzzle together which took a good 15-20 mins. Once it was together he broke it apart and then tried pushing it under the rug! That's a boy for you! Sunday morning we all took it easy. Dad made us some eggs and bacon for breakfast and that was very yummy! I love his breakfasts!!!!! When Ginger got home from church she took Trent to Target and got him some gardening tools, car PJs and some of his own sunglasses. (This kid is always so spoiled by all of his grandparents! That is their job and they all sure do it well :-) ) They spent most of the day in the yard planting flowers and watering them. Then Trent watered me and GG!!! LOL He had a great time! He was even talking about it at dinner. How he dug holes in the dirt and put flowers in. We then left at 5am this morning and got home around 10:30am. It was raining pretty hard when I hit the Dallas area so that was not fun but we made it home safe and sound.

Trent and Grandpa Bob

Trent sneaking in Grandpa's chair!

Puzzle complete

Puzzle destroyed!

I'm so glad I got to take the boys to Houston! The last time we were there was when Trent was about 9 months old, way too long ago. He had such a great time playing with his Grandpa Bob & GG and I think they had a great time playing with him. Carter just enjoyed being around everyone and "talking" to them. I'll be going back to work next Monday and am extremely sad but am happy that I got visit to Houston in before returning. Now I'm just waiting for Adrianne, Nigel, Braden and Teagan to arrive from North Carolina on Thursday.

Two little people

2009-04-23T12:47:00.004-05:00

Having two boys makes it so hard not to compare almost every little thing about them; their size, their features, their personalities. One thing I like about having another child is that I have noticed his personality sooner than I did with Trent because I do see the differences! Carter is much more laid back and patient; he will be ready for a bottle but as soon as you start talking to him and playing with him, he'll "forget" for a minute and talk back. Their cries are like night and day. Trent would scream and cry so loud it would echo through any home. Carter's cry is a very pitiful cry with the pouty lip and all. Carter also has started to coo and laugh sooner than Trent did. One thing these boys have in common, they want to be involved with everyone else! Carter wants to see what's going on and just take everything in just like Trent did. I have pictures of the boys at about the same age. It's so neat to me to compare their traits this way. I still think they look different but like brothers. (Trent is on the left & Carter on the right)

Trip to the zoo

2009-04-20T19:59:00.013-05:00

So we finally had a beautiful Monday to go and have a fun family activity. David and I decided to take the boys to the zoo. The weather was perfect, in the mid 70s, the zoo wasn't very crowded and we all had such an awesome time. I even think Carter enjoyed the fresh air and being outside. It was so amazing to me taking Trent to the zoo about 7 months from the first time we went. He actually knew what the names of the animals were, what most of them "say" or do and had a great time looking at them all! I think his favorite part was the bugs, snakes and lizards. It was also very cool to go to the Dallas Zoo instead of the Fort Worth Zoo. I have heard from so many people that the Fort Worth Zoo is better but I think they are both very fun and different. One thing I really liked about the Dallas Zoo is that it had a wonderful Children's Play Area. They had a slide and tunnels and a little stream of water that kids were playing in. I would love to go back and let Trent spend more time there! One of the highlights was feeding the bearded dragon (see video). Trent was the only kid in the discovery house so he got to feed him a few times and LOVED it! He also got to pet a bunny in the barn area. After several attempts to pick up the bunny we had to move on. They also had a white alligator there. It was very cool! Trent asked to go swimming with him...we of course said no :-) Another amusing part was the larger lizard (I'm not sure of his official name) but he kept crawling up the window and Trent got really scared he was going to come out to get him. Then as we walked all through the zoo Trent started collecting sticks (this child loves sticks! I have to make him leave them by the door or they would be all over our house!) It was actually so funny to me that we had so much going on yet he still stopped for sticks. Funny little guy! Overall, it was a fun but exhausting day. I'm so happy we finally got the chance to get out of the house and do something on one of our last Mondays together!

Coloring a gorilla mask in the discovery house

The lizard that scared him

The bunny he kept trying to pick up!

First Giggle

2009-04-16T21:22:00.003-05:00

After Carter started smiling David has worked very hard to get him to laugh. He has found his tickle spot on his thigh (just like his brother)!! We tried to get it on video but of course when you pull out the camera it's not the same first laugh but you get the idea :-) I'm sure we'll have more giggles to come!! I love it!

2 months old

2009-04-14T17:03:00.006-05:00

Yesterday we took Carter to the doctor for his 2 month check up. He got some shots and boy he did not like that at all!!! I don't think I've ever seen him so angry. Other than that everything went really well. The doctor said it was fine to go ahead and let him cry himself to sleep (of course only after he's fed, burped, changed, etc) so we'll be working on that soon. I'm hoping it goes as smoothly as Trent did but am very worried because he LOVES to be held! He will fall asleep in your arms and the second you put him in his bassinet he's awake. It's so interesting seeing the differences in the boys even at such a young age. They are just very much their own little people. There is one thing that is almost identical...their measurements! Trent was 14 lbs and 24 inches and in the 90th percentile. Here is Carter's measurements:

Height: 24 inches-90th percentile

Weight: 13lbs 13oz-90the percentile

Head: 16 inches-75% percentile

Happy Easter!

2009-04-12T17:13:00.010-05:00

This has been a very fun Easter weekend! We started off coloring eggs on Friday at my brother in law, Steve's house. The kids had a really good time dying the eggs and thank goodness we had a lot of eggs because Trent was very quick to drop them in, pull them out and ask for another one! Today we went to my sister in law's parent's house for Easter again. As always, we had a really good time. Trent always enjoys playing with his cousins and his little buddies Carson and Logan. It was hilarious because the three boys all had the same shirt on, not planned!!

Here are some photos from Easter:

Trent opening his Easter basket

All of his goodies!

Brodie playing with Carter. Such a great cousin!!!

Look at all of those eggs!!!

Trent & Logan opening their eggs

TROUBLE!!

David caught a really good little video of Trent finding eggs. As you can see, he had a blast! I hope everyone had a wonderful Easter!

SUPRISE

2009-04-10T12:18:00.003-05:00

Trent's imagination is growing everyday! He pretends to be different animals or he'll make me foods or cakes in his little kitchen. It's also so funny to see the simplest things entertain him. Carter and him received a package from Grandpa Bob & Grandma Ginger yesterday. In there was an egg with some candy in it. He kept opening the egg and acted like it was something new when his candy fell out again. He's too funny!!!!

8 hours

2009-04-08T17:17:00.002-05:00

We see the light at the end of this sleep deprived tunnel! Carter slept from 1am to 9am the other day!!!! YAY! He has been averaging 5-6 hours at night but this was our first 8 hour stretch. Hopefully I can get him on a somewhat routine for night by time I go back to work. I'm so sad that I only have a little over 3 weeks left but am fortunate that I was able to take 12 weeks off. It's been so nice having this bonding time with Carter, the play time with Trent and just time with David. We just have such different work schedules that we rarely get so much time together and it's been great.

Fun with Friends

2009-04-07T20:00:00.007-05:00

Since I've been on maternity leave it's been so nice having a family day. With David and my work schedules being so different it's hard to find a full day for us all the be together so right now it has been Mondays. Unfortunately with our crazy weather in Texas some days are cold, some are warm and some are windy so it's hard to make plans. Yesterday we wanted to get Trent out of the house to play but since the weather was a bit cold we took him to the mall play area. Trent was super excited his little friends, Carson & Logan could meet and play with him too! All the boys had a blast run around, climbing, sliding and yes, they even crawled around pretending they were dogs! Here are some more pictures from all of the fun yesterday.

Conversations

2009-04-05T10:27:00.002-05:00

Everyone tells you to write down the things that your children say so here are some of my recent conversations I've had with Trent lately.

Friends
We were leaving my brother and sister in law's house one night. Trent had fun playing with his cousins and the twins, Carson & Logan.

Me: Did you have fun with your friends Carson & Logan?
Trent: Had fun with Carson & Logan! What friends?
Me: Friends are the people you play with that make you happy. Do Carson & Logan make you happy?
Trent: Yeah, make me happy. Carson & Logan are friends.
Trent sat in the back quietly for a minute then he said. "Ma Ma, car's friends too"

I just had to giggle because cars do make him happy!!

The Gym
At my gym the have the Kids Club where they watch your kids while you workout. I took Trent up there yesterday thinking he would have fun playing and getting out of the house. I dropped him off and he was really upset and kept saying "I don't want to play!!" I know that sometimes he has trouble with the seperation so I checked with the girls there that it was ok for me to leave because I knew he would be fine in a little bit, well so I thought. I go back and he's just sitting there with big tears in his eyes waiting for me! I asked the girls if he played at all and they said he did but just started looking for me again. We get in the car and I start talking to him about it.

Me: Did you not have fun at the gym?
Trent: No. Not fun.
Me: Did you miss me? Were you sad?
Trent: I missed ma ma.
Me: Did you cry?
Trent: I cried. I sorry ma ma.
Me: It's ok!! You don't have to be sorry!!

My heart just melted!! Sweet little guy!!

Four Generations

2009-04-05T10:10:00.006-05:00

Last week David, Trent, Carter and I went to David's grandparent's house for lunch. Trent had a blast playing with all their toys and Grandpa Mike and Pee Paw. Mee Maw wanted to get a picture of all the boys, four generations of Jones'. It was extremely hard catching Trent for this picture; I just don't know how you get a good posed picture of a 2 year old, especially our very active 2 year old. Then I figured it out, put a M & M dispenser in front of him! I know this does not help with the active part but when you have great grandparent's, you get a little extra spoiled :-)

What do you do with two buckets?

2009-04-02T21:27:00.003-06:00

Answer: Put them on your feet and walk around!

Lesson I learned

2009-03-29T12:48:00.005-06:00

Ever since we've brought Carter home we haven't pushed Trent to interact with him or hold him (except when we did Carter's new born picture and even a sucker didn't work to get him to hold him!! LOL); we really leave it up to Trent so that he doesn't feel pressure. So when Trent ask to hold Carter I get really excited! He has only asked a few times and normally it's really a short time he wants to hold him so I haven't gotten a picture until last night. I grabbed the camera really quick and got a picture of Trent and Carter. See below:

As I was looking at the picture and trying to get another one I guess Trent decided he was done so he started pushing Carter off of him hence the cut off head and Carter moving down. See below:

Lesson: Don't try to take a picture of a 2 year hold holding a baby without another adult to supervise.

Croup & Coos

2009-03-28T10:35:00.004-06:00

So this last week has been very exhausting. Trent had a fever last Sunday & Monday and then had a cold the next few days. Thursday night he woke up with the croup cough and wheezing. If anyone has heard this cough, it's extremely scary!! It sounds like they can barley breath. That night I got very little sleep because as soon as I got one of the boys to sleep the other woke up. I do have to say it was really cute when I went to calm Trent down I gave him some water to drink. He burped after drinking it and in between his coughs still said "Excuse me ma ma". Too funny! I got him to the doctor the next morning and got him started on some medicine so after a ton of sleep and some medicine, he is doing much better today.

Carter has not been sick (thank goodness!!) and has actually been cooing more and more. I'm able to keep him awake during the day more with some toys and talking which is great. He's starting to go 4-5 hours in between his bottles at night which is SO nice! Our little piggy is eating about 6 ounces now which I think is what is helping him go longer between his bottles. I've been working hard to get a little coo on video so here it is:

A baby's life

2009-03-24T09:46:00.004-06:00

Just the other day Carter started cooing and my heart just melted! Those little smiles and coos just make it all worth it!! Other than that he really doesn't do too much besides the normal baby things, you know, sleep, eat, cry. Here is a little video of him doing what he does. I tried to catch the cooing on video but of course he stopped when I can by with the camera.

Also, some of you may know that my dad has been recently diagnosied with bladder cancer. Yesterday they had to remove his bladder since the cancer was spreading. His recovery will take any where from 6-8 weeks. Please keep him in your thoughts and prayers during this time and feel free to visit his blog for more information or to leave him a note: http://bmilligan.blogspot.com/

The blankie

2009-03-22T15:56:00.004-06:00

I went to go wake up Trent from his nap today and found his blankie stuffed in his shirt!!! He is just too funny!

Trip to the park

2009-03-18T18:07:00.003-06:00

With the wonderful weather, we made a trip to the park with the boys. It was great getting out of the house and getting some fresh air!

Monthly Growth

2009-03-14T09:17:00.005-06:00

I have seen people do this and think it's a great, fun idea! Each month you take a picture of your baby with an object or in a piece of clothing to visually see their growth. I felt the red dog would be a great object to take a picture of with Carter each month so here is 1 month old.

2 1/2 years and 1 month old

2009-03-12T21:10:00.002-06:00

Yesterday Trent was officially 2 1/2 years old and today Carter is 1 month old. My boys are growing too fast right before my eyes!! We took Carter to the doctor today for his 1 month check up and here are his stats:

Height: 22 1/8 inches-75 percentile
Weigth: 11 lbs-85 percentile
Head: 15 inches-50 percentile

I have learned some lessons since I've had Trent and that is document more because I unfortunately didn't keep track of all of Trent's growth and milestones and am kicking myself for it now! Luckily I have a wonderful doctor's office and I asked the nurse if she could pull Trent's information for me. My jaw just about dropped when I heard Trent's stats at 1 month old because they were so similar!

Trent's 1 month stats:

Height: 22 1/2 inches
Weight: 10lbs 8 oz
Head: 15 inches

They are definitely brothers and I think it looks like we may have another big boy on our hands!

Ohhhhh Toodles

2009-03-10T20:05:00.005-06:00

One of Trent's favorite shows to watch is the Mickey Mouse Clubhouse. On the show there is a helper called Toodles. He carries all the items to help Mickey and his friends and when they need Toodles, they call out "Ohhh Toodles" and he comes flying in. Trent has a few pair of pajamas with Mickey on them and awhile back as I was getting Trent ready for bed he called out for Toodles. I told him Toodles was sleeping so from that moment on whenever you ask him where Toodles is, he will tell you he's sleeping. Tonight I was getting Trent ready for bed and he picked out a pair of his Mickey pajamas. He called out "Ohhhh Toodles" so I asked him where Toodles was. I was expecting his regular answer of sleeping when he told me "Playing with cars." It really caught me off guard and made me giggle. His imagination is really starting to develop and grow. I'm just again amazed at how much he has changed in just in the past few months!

Here is my newest little guy showing off those muscles.

(Adrianne, I hope this put a smile on your face...I thought of you as soon as he said this!)

The red dog

2009-03-05T18:25:00.006-06:00

When Carter was born, David took Trent to the drug store so he could pick out a birthday gift for him. Since it was so close to Valentine's day he ended up picking out a stuffed red dog. Trent has not been the type of brother that wants to hold the baby or feed him but shows these little signs of affection. For example, in the morning he looks for Carter so he can tell him good morning. When I change Carter's diapers he'll go grab powder and wipes without me even asking. And my favorite thing he does is he gives Carter his dog. These pictures are ones that I have taken when I have randomly found the dog on Carter. I'll be in the other room and go to check on the baby and find the dog like this. I think it's absolutely adorable that Trent wants to make sure he has his red dog :-) What a sweet little guy!

Brothers

2009-03-01T11:09:00.004-06:00

I know one of the biggest questions with a new baby is "Who does he look like?" I've had a lot of people ask if he looks like Trent did when he was a baby and this has been a hard question to answer. I have done a ton of staring at Carter and I definitely think they look like brothers but in my opinion, Carter favors David and Trent favors me. I tried to find some pictures with similar poses so I could see what everyone else thought. Of course, I think it's still hard to say since new babies change everyday but still it's fun to compare the two!

Trent is on the left and Carter on the right:

2 weeks old

2009-02-27T10:46:00.002-06:00

Yesterday Carter was 2 weeks old. We took him to the doctor for his check up and here are his stats:

Height 21 inches-50 percentile
Weight 9lbs 13 oz-75 percentile
Head 14-10 percentile

She said he looked great and was extremely alert for 2 weeks. After talking to her more about his sleep patterns she did state that he is showing signs of colic. He has been waking up around 1am and will stay up until 6 or 7am. He is no where close to as fussy as Trent was but just won't go back to sleep and will cry off and on. We go back in another 2 weeks for his month check up.

Also, my very talented cousin did some pictures last Sunday and posted a sneak peek on her website: http://meaganblock.com/blog/

They are just awesome and I can't wait to see the rest!!!

Trent's new car

2009-02-26T06:22:00.009-06:00

Yesterday Grandpa Bob was in town for work so he stopped by to have dinner and bring Trent his new car. If anyone knows Ginger, they know she is awesome at finding great deals and she found this car and a gas station for a steal!! Right as Grandpa Bob put the car down, Trent jumped right in and knew exactly what to do. I think our biggest mistake was giving it to him before dinner because he did not want to get out of this car for anything. He even just sat in it while watching his cartoons. We also just loved his spot that he found for his blankie too! Aren't kids so creative?!

And then of course, here is a picture of Carter. He didn't get a chance to play in the car yet but that's probably a good thing because who knows where Trent would put him!!!

Big Helper

2009-02-23T18:15:00.005-06:00

I have to say, I think that Trent's helper stage is one of the cutest, sweetest stages I have seen. Though there are times where it can become frustrating because he will follow me around and say over and over "Help Ma Ma?...Help Ma Ma?" and I won't be able to think of anything to have him help with but most of the time he has his little duties around the house. Ever since we have brought Carter home, we have been asking him to help as much as we can. We really want him to feel as involved as he can with his new little brother. He puts Carter's dirty clothes in his hamper, he "shakes" the bottles, brings him his red dog (his gift from Trent) and throws diapers away. Just the other day, when David was vacuuming the house, Trent was following him around "vacuuming" too. And today Trent helped me clean Carter's bottles. Whatever chore we are doing, he wants to do too! Too sweet!!!

Here are some pictures of our guys:

More hospital pictures

2009-02-16T14:16:00.004-06:00

All of Carter's grandparents were able to see him either the same day or next day after he was born! It was nice for us to have so much family so close and there to help us out during those few days when we really needed their help and support. I can't thank everyone enough!! Here are some pictures from the hospital.

Grandma Becky

Grandpa Kelly

Grandpa Bob
(I didn't have one with Carter but had one with Trent)

Grandma Ginger

Great Grandma Fletta

Sugar

Pop Seale

Grandpa Mike

And one of my favorite visitors, Trent!!

Also, I emailed out the pictures they took of Carter in the hospital. If for any reason you didn't receive them, please let David or me know and we can send them to you.

Trent's 1st Joke

2009-02-15T21:53:00.003-06:00

Tonight we went to a friends house for a little get together they were having for their son's birthday. We got home and got all settled in with baths and bottles. We were all in the living room and Trent was playing around before bed and he went up to David and told his very first joke:

Trent: "Knock knock"
David: "Who's there?"
Trent: "Tent (Trent)"
David: "Trent who?"
Trent: "Boo Boo"

We both busted out laughing and so did Trent. I don't know if he even realized he was telling a joke but it was one of the funniest ones I have ever heard even though it doesn't really make sense :-) After another minute of us laughing he said "Again?" and we heard this joke another 10 times or so.

Carter David is here!

2009-02-13T06:41:00.006-06:00

Carter is finally here! We arrived to the hospital around 5am on Thursday February 12th to be induced. The labor moved along perfectly with the medications they gave me and our little guy arrived at 1:39pm. He weighs 9lbs 8oz and is 21 in long. After birth, he did wonderful but I unfortunately did not. The doctor had trouble stopping my bleeding, so I lost a lot of blood and was extremely sick afterwards. I later found out later that I was the lucky one yesterday because 2 other women had similar problems but they ended up having to have hysterectomies. They gave me some medications and after some rest and food I was finally feeling better. They kept us in labor and delivery until around 9pm last night. After getting moved and settled in post partum, David and I finally got some sleep last night and are doing great.

Baby Carter Update

2009-02-11T09:40:00.002-06:00

I was officially 39 weeks yesterday and am shocked Carter hasn't made his appearance yet! Due to his size, I will be induced tomorrow and cannot wait to meet my new little guy. I'm just getting nervous about how big he'll really end up being. I feel like in just the last week my belly has really grown and by his movements, I can tell it's getting snug in there for him. We are bringing the laptop to the hospital so as soon as David can, we will have pictures posted of our newest addition.

Birthday Party

2009-02-09T18:18:00.008-06:00

This past Sunday we took Trent to my friend's little boys 3rd birthday party. Trent is really starting to catch on to this birthday thing and when I told him about the party his first question was "Cake?" That is very important to him! The party was at Bomerangs in Plano which is full of different bounce slides and obstacles. He had a blast to say the least!! He even had fun driving the car video game and you know what is great about this age, they don't realize you didn't put coins in yet :-) I think my favorite part about taking Trent to birthday parties is watching him "sing" Happy Birthday with all the other kids. It's the cutest thing because he tries to get all the words and just looks around as he's singing.

Funny little guy

2009-02-04T19:39:00.004-06:00

I apologize if most of you have heard these stories but I mostly want to document what Trent has been saying. It seems like almost everyday he cracks us up one way or another!

During one of his bathes he was playing around and David walks out for a minute. He walks back into the bathroom to find Trent throwing his poop out of the bath tub and then Trent starts crying and gets all upset. I come running in there and we pull Trent out and are a bit in shock by what's going on. Trent is still crying and points at the poop on the floor and yells "ROCK!! ROCK!!" we both just start laughing and tell him no, that's your poo poo and do our best to calm him down. After we got everything cleaned up it finally clicked to us that he really hasn't seen his own poop before and that could be very scary for a two year old to all of a sudden see "rocks" in his bath!

The other day Trent was walking by the coffee table and his little bubble butt was knocking over a plate. I laughed and told Trent "You have a big butt" He laughed and said "No ma ma big butt" We just laughed as we went back and forth and joked around. The other day I dropped Trent off to the sitter and she told me she was in the bathroom and Trent came in and just looked at her for awhile and then busted out with "ma ma got big butt" She said she could not stop laughing!! Guess you have to watch what you joke with them about?! :-)

As some of you know, we got some ice here in Dallas a few weeks ago. David was taking him next door to the sitter and some of the neighbor kids were playing outside. Trent was joining them in the winter fun when all of a sudden he bust out in tears and David brings him in. His poor little hands were red they were so cold so we got a blanket to warm them up and we were trying everything to try to calm him down. I finally asked him if he wanted some hot chocolate and he got a little yes in between his tears. So I went and made him so hot chocolate and we sat him at the table. He was still sniffling and drinking his hot chocolate. David walked by to check on him and he looked up and said "Daddy, I better now"

This age is just too much fun!! Something new everyday and it's just amazing watching him become more independent, develop a sense of humor and just develop as a little person.

Any Day Now!!

2009-02-02T18:27:00.005-06:00

I'll be 38 weeks tomorrow and we are just waiting for the arrival of our newest member any day now! At 36 weeks my doctor did a sonogram and his estimated weight was already at 7lbs 8oz!! Since we are having another big boy she set an induction date of February 12th if he's not here yet. I've already started dilating so hopefully we won't have to wait for the induction date and he'll come on his own. We've been working really hard to finish up his room and just all around getting everything ready. It's been really hard since about 3 weeks ago I got a horrible stomach bug that put me in labor and delivery so they could monitor the baby and get me re hydrated. It took me a good 5-6 days just to get my energy back. We have his room pretty much together and the clothes hung up but there are few little things left to do like hanging up some decorations and his curtain but I just wanted to post some pictures of the work in progress. We are just so incredibly excited to meet little Carter!!

Sibling Class

2009-01-10T17:15:00.004-06:00

Today David and I took Trent to the sibling class at the hospital. It's aimed for the ages 2-5 years old and goes over the basic of a new baby in the house. Unfortunately, I don't think Trent took too much from the class because for some reason was really tired earlier than normal today. Everyone brought a picture and the kids got to decorate around it. Trent LOVED this part!! He loved helping glue the shapes together and coloring. (And yes, he did choose the hot pink foam paper to glue his picture to). They showed a video about babies and read through a story. Then we got to help wrap a baby doll in a blanket. They gave the kids a hospital hat, face mask and robe. We went on a tour of the hospital and there was one new born in there for the kids to see. If anything, being at the hospital and seeing the different rooms will hopefully help him out when he comes to visit the baby and me in the hospital!!

Baby Shower

2009-01-06T19:05:00.002-06:00

The Saturday after Christmas, our families put together a baby shower for our new little addition, Carter. They did a great job and it was so nice seeing all the family. There was an adorable little clothes line with some baby clothes and the cake was wonderful! We are so grateful and appreciative of everything we received and all the support we have gotten from everyone! I'm 34 weeks today so we have 6 weeks or less until our new addition arrives.

Christmas Time

2009-01-04T09:10:00.008-06:00

My goodness, were the last couple of weeks so busy! We always have so many places to go and people to see during Christmas. It's great seeing all our family but it also goes so quickly. We started Christmas Eve meeting Adrianne, Nigel, their kiddos, my mom and Kelly for lunch. Afterwards we headed to David's mom's house to celebrate Christmas with them. It was Pam, Don, Steve, Melissa, Brodie, Skylar, Gavin and us. We had a really good time relaxing, talking and playing some Rock Band. The next morning Trent woke up to find that Santa had come and brought him some presents!! He got a new kitchen, shopping cart, race track and so much more! Of course his favorite toy of the day was the submarine that was probably at most, a few dollars! :-)

After hanging out at home and enjoying some quiet time, we got ready to head to meet my mom, Kelly, Adrianne, Nigel, Braden & Teagan for brunch. Oh my goodness, was the food so good!! Trent was so excited to see the Santa there and the boys also got to make their own cookies.

After eating some great food, we headed back to our house to open more presents and take some naps. We then headed to Aunt Jayne's house to do Christmas over there. We got to meet my cousin's little guy, Hunter. We got a picture of the boys with Grandma Fletta!! So cute! It was great hanging out and catching up with everyone. Braden and Trent had a blast running around and playing together. It was also good for Trent to practice his sharing skills! One of the funniest things too was when David was giving Trent a bath, Braden came into the bathroom and Trent told him "But I don't have a shirt on!"

To end off our Christmas celebrations, the next day we went over to David's grandparent's house. We enjoyed some more food and more present opening. Trent had a blast running around playing with his cousins. Pepaw also gave him a harmonica to play with and boy did he LOVE that!!!

I hope everyone had a very Merry Christmas!!!

Just for laughs

2008-12-14T11:14:00.002-06:00

So David finished putting together Trent's new bed frame and dresser drawers and moved the crib and matching dresser to the baby's room and set up Trent's room. When I got home the other night, we showed him his room with his new big boy bed and new dresser. He jaw dropped and he said "MAMA...What happen??" We both laughed and explained this is his big boy bed now. He had some fun climbing around on it and then realized his dresser drawer was different and we got another "MAMA MAMA...what happen??" as he pointed and really seemed a bit upset. We showed him it still had his clothes and socks in there. He seemed better after that. He's been sleeping in his big boy bed since Wednesday night and is doing awesome!! I was extremely worried about the switch but am getting more at ease now that I see he's doing so good in a regular bed. The first night we tucked him into a regular bed, I could have cried seeing my little boy looking all grown up! He only came out twice the first night and actually just sits in bed until I come get him in the mornings. It's so cute! (I'll post some pictures of his room once we are finished with painting and decorating it).

Then today, Trent brought his cup up to me and said "More, more" I have really been trying to work with him on sentences and putting his words together. When he just says one word like this, I'll have him repeat after me the full sentence "I want more milk please". So today I said, say a sentences so he said "Sentence". I couldn't stop laughing!

Getting Dressed

2008-12-10T07:52:00.002-06:00

Anyone who's around Trent enough will notice that he is very particular about his shoes and socks. He can't have one on without the other and besides bedtime, he normally always wants them on! He loves getting dressed and he's gets his own socks and shoes. In the mornings when I'm getting ready, he gets very concerned that I have all of my clothes too!! The other morning I was dressed and just needed to put my shoes on and looking at my bare feet, he said "Mama, shoes, shoes!!" I told him "I know Trent, I'm going to get my shoes on". I walked into the bedroom and started getting my boots on and all of a sudden he comes running in with a pair of my flip flops and hands them to me "Here go mama". I thought it was the funniest, sweetest thing!!

Home Stretch

2008-12-07T11:51:00.004-06:00

We are getting into the home stretch until we have our new little guy here! I'll be 30 weeks on Tuesday and am in shock at how quickly this pregnancy has gone by. I went to the doctor last week and she said everything is looking good. We heard his little heart beat and she thinks he's facing head down already. Also, unlike Trent, my belly was measuring at 29 weeks, exactly where it should be (Trent always measured a week or two ahead). I'm getting very excited to see what he looks like! All I know is he moves ALL THE TIME!

We ordered Trent's new furniture for his big boy room and David has been working to get all his new furniture together so we can move the crib to the baby's new room. Hopefully Trent will adjust to sleeping in a regular bed without any problems. I'm very excited to get both the boys rooms decorated and set up!

Turkey Day

2008-11-29T12:47:00.006-06:00

Thanksgiving this year was really laid back and relaxing. Trent has had a cough and runny nose for a few days now so has been tired and cranky. I'm starting to get to the tired stage of the pregnancy and David had closed the night before so in the morning, we all slept and relaxed. After Trent's nap, we headed to David's mom's house and ate a ton of food!! It was all so good! The kids got to run around and play, the Cowboys won and everyone got to visit and kick back. Since Trent's been sick he really hasn't eaten anything the last few days but when the pies were brought out he had no problems eating himself a slice of pumpkin pie. Later, David's mom read him a book which he really enjoyed soon before we headed home. The kiddo passed out within 5 minutes of us leaving their house that night he was so worn out.

I also wanted to post a video of the life of our poor camera! Trent lately thinks he is a photographer and will find our camera and start playing with it. It records videos but not with sound and I found this one on here and just thought it was pretty amusing.

I am thankful for...

2008-11-27T09:34:00.003-06:00

With all that is going on in the world around us I really wanted to take a minute to think about all that I am thankful for. It scares and upsets me to see so many people losing their jobs, taking pay cuts and becoming ill. I sit here and look around at my healthy husband and son, my overweight cat and the most loyal dog I've ever had, in our own home and couldn't be more grateful for all that is around me. I sit here and feel my unborn baby kick and move while cuddled on the couch watching tv and am grateful for this experience that many women want and may not ever be able to have. I drive to work thinking about how crazy my day will be but then stop and think how lucky I am to have my job and a car to get there. I could cry sometimes just wishing some of my family could live closer to me but then think how wonderful it is being able to just have them in life, supporting me and my family and just a phone call away. There really is so much negativity and scary things going on in the world today but I am extremely thankful for all that I do have and really couldn't ask for much more in my life.

I hope that everyone has a wonderful Thanksgiving!

So much to do...

2008-11-24T19:04:00.010-06:00

With the holidays approaching along with a new addition, I feel like my list of things to do just keeps expanding. We did manage a mini getaway to San Antonio a couple of weekends ago so that David could run the 1/2 marathon with his brother who did the full marathon. I am amazed by the amount of people who participate in these runs and complete them! Running one mile seems like a difficult task to me let alone 13 or 26!! To say the least, I was extremely proud of David and he did a great job! It was also very nice being able to go to San Antonio, eat on the riverwalk and enjoy walking around the city. We got to spend some time with my dad & Ginger too since they were down there with some of their friends from their running club.

Work has been pretty busy for both of us. David has been working on average 5-6 days straight and I feel like my days at work just fly by and by time I get home, I'm exhausted. This morning, Trent was pretty happy to have some cuddle time with his sleepy daddy. He even brought him a toy car and shared his blankies while they watched some Handy Manny. Later today at Trent's daycare, his sitter, Brandie, took the kids to the park, the pond and through the nature trail by our house. She said the kids had a blast feeding the ducks and exploring. Here are some pictures of Trent with his school buddies.

Coming together

2008-11-07T07:35:00.003-06:00

Everyday it seems like Trent is trying to say more and more words and just last night he put together a sentence. I had made some pumpkin soup and asked him if he like it and he said "I like it. I like it ma ma." I don't know if I was more excited someone liked my cooking or that he said a sentence :-) Also, to help his words and frustration, if I'm not understanding what he says, I've started asking him to show me. So now, he'll say "Hand ma ma" then he'll take my hand and walk me over to what he's talking about and we'll work together on the words to use. Another humors thing he'll do is if we are the grocery store and he hears another kid crying or screaming, he'll say "Shuussssh" with his little finger over his mouth and all.

Happy Halloween

2008-11-01T07:26:00.007-06:00

After seeing Trent's Halloween, I would have to officially say, this child is spoiled! He not only went trick or treating once but three times! It was incredibly adorable and funny watching him and he had a fun, candy filled day. In the morning, his daycare lady, Brandie, took the 4 little ones, with one of her friends, to City Hall in Little Elm to do trick or treating. She took a ton of pictures and said that the kids had a great time. Thursday for their project at school, she helped all the kids decorat their little bags for trick or treating (very cute!!). After a busy morning and a few suckers, Trent finished his day at school. David picked him up later that afternoon and brought him up to my work so I could show off my cute little devil. Trent kept walking up to people's desk and would look for candy or any other form of sweet that he could find. After getting candy he would wave and say bye and move on to the next person. We weren't planning on him getting candy there so we had to improvise and David's mom gave him a little flower bucket to carry around. He filled that bucket up REAL quick! After a cookie, a sucker and some visiting at work, David and Trent headed home while I finished up at work. Once I got home, my mom and Kelly brought some dinner over for everyone. After eating, we headed out to do some more trick or treating. The first couple of houses, Trent kept trying to walk into. He was having trouble saying trick or treat so sometimes he would just say candy. Once he got some candy he would wave and say bye. He was just too cute :-) I can say, after his busy sugar filled day, he passed out and slept very good last night!

Busy busy

2008-10-29T19:37:00.010-06:00

So these last couple of weeks have been really busy!! David's little brother, Mark came home from Virginia for a little over a week and brought his sweet little girl, Jayanna with him. She just turned 1 in September and was really just too adorable. I got to babysit her one night and had so much fun. Trent was unsure of her at first but did really good being gentle when he played with her, helped me get her to bed, gave her hugs and when he woke up, ran straight into the guest room kept saying "Baby..baby...wake up!" He was ready to play :-) They were just adorable running around together, laughing and giggling. I really miss my two nieces (Jayanna & Teagan) and my little nephew (Braden) that I don't get to see very often! It was just wonderful to get that time with her! Now I'm just counting down till I see Braden and Teagan at Christmas!

Trent has been keeping us very busy too. We have a box of crafts for him, crayons, coloring books, play dough, glitter glue, etc and apparently we under estimated he's capability of opening this container so we have kept it in his play room. One day when I came home I had noticed some crayons and a color book on the fire place and just thought David had gotten it out for him. The next night he was in his play room and I went to check on him and had found his whole box of crayons all chewed and broken all over the floor!! I guess before breaking them he decided to color the bricks on the fireplace too. I later said something to David about leaving it out and he thought I had gotten them out for him. At that point, we figured out he had done this all on his own. Lesson learned.

Also, the last couple of days, I have asked David to walk with me in an attempt to not gain as much weight this second time around (fingers crossed!) Trent is at a stage where he would rather walk with us than ride in the stroller and so we get the dog and head out. Trent LOVES walking the dog but the dog just makes him fly right to the ground! He doesn't even care about the fall, he cares that the dog got away and starts yelling "Boo boo...boo boo come back" and starts chasing him. So David has to walk in the middle of the two of them and hold the leash and then he lets Trent hold the end part. I really get a big kick out of this and tried to get a good picture but it's very hard to catch!! They are just all over the place, Trent's laughing and having fun, the dogs a little freaked out and David gets all wrapped up in the leash.

Last but not least, Trent is quite my little helper! We made some banana bread for him to take to his daycare tomorrow and he really enjoyed this. He is such a helper and loved the stirring, pouring and of course tasting at the end. He's very interested in learning what we are doing and what things are so he would constantly ask me but when he knew things like the eggs would say "Eggs ma ma!" very excited and proud.

Sorry for the very long blog but like I said, we've been busy and wanted to get everyone caught up :-)

Pumpkin Patch

2008-10-12T18:31:00.007-05:00

On Saturday afternoon, Trent and I met up with my friend Marguerite and her little boy, Austin, and her sister and her little girl at the pumpkin patch on Bill Bate's ranch. I had taken Trent there his first Halloween when he was a little baby and this time he was able to run and play and enjoy himself there. We got to feed some animals (he's becoming a pro at this!) and he went on his very first hayride. I think his favorite part was when him and Austin ran around the pumpkin patch filling their wagon full of pumpkins!!

I have been very impressed with Trent lately and his words. It's like they are all finally starting to fall together. He tries very hard to say words and know what things are. For example, he keeps calling pumpkins either balls or apples but when I tell him pumpkin, he repeats the word pretty well. He's also starting to put his words more into sentences like "Wanna help you", when he wants to help me out and of course a classic "What doin?"

I also wanted to post a picture of myself at 21 weeks. I keep hearing from people at work how I'm not looking pregnant but I sure feel like I am. This baby is very active and moves a lot. You can really feel him more and more on the outside so I called Trent over the other night to feel him move. I guess he thought I was pretending because he would put his hand on my stomach and then he would jump around like he kicked him hard (and he didn't even move where Trent was feeling). He even put his cheek on my tummy and did the same thing, if anything, it was very entertaining!

State Fair

2008-10-09T19:13:00.012-05:00

Yesterday David, Trent, Kelly (my mom's husband) and me had a fun filled day at the state fair. It was so nice going during the middle of the week because it wasn't too crowded. The weather was perfect and we had such a great time there. We ate so much food full of sugar or that was fried, it's not even funny! Trent had his first bite of cotton candy and he wasn't a big fan. I think it dissolving in his mouth kind of throw him off guard. He really enjoyed seeing all of the animals and the petting area. When we first got to the petting zoo, you can buy small cups of food, so we did and I showed him how to feed the animals. I had stuck the cup out and let a goat eat from it. After he saw me feed the goat I handed him the cup to feed more animals. Well I guess he was feeling pretty generous, because he let a goat eat from the cup for about a second and then decided to pour the food out on the ground for him to eat. After getting another cup, we made sure to help him with feedings after that! It was funny too, because that one goat seemed to be falling him. As we walked around, Trent got to see Big Tex talk, we saw part of the bird show and he watched kids on some of the rides. He was tall enough to ride the kiddy rides but we didn't feel like he was ready to try a ride by himself quite yet (maybe next year). Also, a very entertaining part of the day was when we stopped for funnel cakes and lemonade. We were all eating parts of the funnel cake and were almost finished. There was a pretty good sized piece left and Trent realized this may be the last bite so he grabbed it and stuffed the whole piece in his mouth!!! It was very funny watching him chew this huge piece of funnel cake! After walking around for most of the day he did finally pass out for about 30-45 mins but we ended up leaving shortly after he woke up. We were all pretty tired and full!! I'm looking forward to going again next year when he's a little bit older. I can't tell everyone how great it is to finally be at a point to do things like this with him.

Family Photos

2008-10-07T07:39:00.001-05:00

On Saturday we went to the Arboretum to meet my cousin for a photo session. Click to her link to see a couple of the pictures: http://mblockphotography.blogspot.com/

BABY #2

2008-10-01T17:00:00.004-05:00

IT'S A BOY!!!

I'll get pictures posted as soon as I can get them scanned but so far so good! He weighs 13 ounces and is already measuring 6 days bigger than due date. I wish I had a camera to take a picture of the relieved look on David's face. It was priceless :-)

Fun outside

2008-09-27T13:22:00.009-05:00

I'm just LOVING this weather lately!! Not too too hot, not too cold. It's been great. Trent absolutely loves being outside too; he gets so excited when we go outside to play. I've been working really hard to find outside toys for him and was lucky to purchase a kids picnic table and see saw at some garage sales so we are slowly getting there. I pulled out the side walk chalk today and Trent was in heaven. He really enjoys coloring and all sorts of crafts. During his school time during the week they learn a new color each week, so he's been doing really good with his colors lately. He's able to identify them better and say them better also. For some reason, he can't get the word red out yet but we're still working on it :-)

Also, I would like everyone to please keep David's grandma and his family in their prayers. She has been fighting ovarian cancer for about 4 years now and she is not doing too well. She has been moved to hospice and this has just been a very emotional week for us. She is one of the strongest people I have ever meant.; her sense of humor is priceless, she has a wonderful laugh and a joy for life that warms your heart.

Funny little guy

2008-09-26T07:50:00.004-05:00

So Trent is really starting to put his words together and definitely can understand what we are saying. There are times that he really cracks us up! I've been talking to him about the new baby here and there. I'll show him the baby diapers and ask who's they are and he'll say "Da babies!!" after that I asked him where the baby was and he yelled out "BAABBYYY" Just like he would call for the dog! I showed him my belly and told him the baby was in my belly so he said hi to the baby.

The other day I was getting ready for work and he came into the bathroom. I pulled up my shirt and showed him my belly and asked if he wanted to say hi to the baby. So he said "Hi baby" then he pulled down my shirt and said "Bye baby" right after! I really couldn't stop laughing as he walked out of the bathroom. Guess he wasn't in the mood to talk :-)

Growing...

2008-09-21T13:01:00.004-05:00

We had Trent's two year check up last week and he's doing great! He is officially 3 feet tall and in the 95 percentile for height; he's 32.6 lbs and in the 85 percentile for weight. We went through all of the things that he is doing and the doctor said it sounds like he's right on track for his age. My next task is to start teaching him to drink from a cup without a lid which so far, he doesn't seem to be a fan of since he can't drink as quickly but he does a wonderful job not spilling and setting his cup back down. We're also aiming to get him in a "big boy" bed by December. As active and fearless as he is, he has not tried to climb out of his crib yet so the doctor recommended keeping him in there for now.

For those who have not heard, we are expecting our second little; our due date is February 17th and we are very excited about our growing family!! We will be finding out what we are having October 1st and I'm 19 weeks today. Everything is going great so far and this baby seems be to very busy. I've been feeling it move for some time now and David even got to feel a little kick too :-)

I'm a member of a site called Baby Center which is a great site! It sends pregnancy updates of how your baby is growing and how your body is changing and then I get updates for Trent on new things he may be doing or ideas to work/play with your children. On this weeks email it had a link to a predictor to find out your child's adult height. I entered in all the information and by the age of 18 Trent may be around 6 ft 2 in. Of course this is a guess off of statistics and so forth but it still pretty fun.

I will keep everyone updated after our next appointment!

Happy 2nd Birthday

2008-09-11T18:52:00.010-05:00

So today our little man is 2! I really can't get over how quick 2 years has gone by. It's amazing how dependent and unaware of the world he was 2 years ago and now he's talking, has an opinion and a distinct personality. I truly love him more and more everyday and have enjoyed the ups and downs to being a mom (even when those hard times are hard.) For his birthday, David and I took the day off from work and took him to the zoo. It was a great day to go because it wasn't very crowded at all! At first I think he enjoyed running around more than anything but really had fun when we saw birds and the "kitty cats". Most of the animals were sleeping or laying around so I think it was hard for him to really see them sometimes. They also had a part of the zoo called Texas Wild were he had a ton of fun. They had areas for him to climb, buttons to push to hear animal sounds and a small petting area with goats, pigs and chickens. Trent also had his very first train ride and really enjoyed it. We sat there and said "Choo Choo" as we went around and saw the different parts of the zoo. After our busy day at the zoo we came home and we all took a very much needed nap. After our naps, we hung out and relaxed and ordered some mexican food for dinner. We got Trent a mini cake and he enjoyed every bite! He was even licking his fingers as he ate it. After a VERY much needed bath we gave him his presents (a fire truck and his new favorite toy, cars!) We also got him a little book shelf for his play room which I think I like more than he does :-) Overall, it has been a great day and it's so nice to be able to do more activities with him now that he is getting older. I can't wait to see what the next year brings us.

School Days

2008-08-27T18:37:00.003-05:00

So since school has started, Trent's daycare lady, Ms Brandie, has just the little ones (Trent, twins the same age as him and her 3 year old). Since it's just the four of them and they are all so close in age, she's been able to do school time with him which has been great! He comes home with his sheets of what he has done during the day, they have circle time, book time,craft time and focus on learning new things. Just last week they have had fun with coloring, playing with shaving cream and finger painting! They focused on learning the letter A, the number 1 and the color red. She is also working on name recognition. She has explained it may take a little while until he puts all these items together but one day all these things they are working on will just click for him in the next 6 months or so. He gets so proud of his of pictures and shows them to me when I come to get him. This one picture just cracks me up because it really shows Trent's personality. The other two boys his age are painting gentling and slowly and he's just going crazy with his finger paints.

Last Weekend

2008-08-14T07:51:00.004-05:00

Last Saturday we had a family get together at my aunt Jayne's house. It was so nice seeing all of the family, hanging out, eating, watching the kids play and watching some very old video's from a very long time ago! (Adrianne and Ashlie, I wish you two could have been there too to see how funny we were but I have to say, we sure looked like we were having fun!!) I can't tell you how much fun Trent had there too! My cousin's little boy was there and he's about 9 months older than Trent and after a little warming up to each other, they were best buds. Running around, laughing and giggling. They played with cars together, had a wagon ride, watched some cartoons and just had a blast. I really have not heard Trent laugh that hard in a long time. I was very lucky too since my cousin has started into photography so she got some very adorable pictures! Up top is our Mr. Serious not wanting to smile from her and below is a sweet little hug between the boys. Part of the family getting together was to annouce that my Uncle Gerald will be going over seas again real soon. I will pray that he will stay safe and we can't wait to see him back real soon!!!

Happy Birthday Teagan!

2008-08-08T07:53:00.005-05:00

My sister's baby, Teagan, was born today around 7:30am. She is 8lbs 8oz and 20 1/2 inches long. We are thinking 8 just may be her lucky number...born 8/8/08, 8lb 8oz...very strange! Here are some pictures of the precious new little one :-)

Hi Adrianne!!

2008-08-07T07:57:00.004-05:00

I know it's been awhile since I've blogged so I apologize and I would like to let Adrianne know this is for her :-) (She's a bit scary right now so I don't want to upset her. Her baby will be here tomorrow though and we can't wait!!!!!) Our little family has been B U S Y!! David has been working so much (almost everyday!) now that he's done with school and has been submitting his resume to companies but unfortunately, he hasn't received any calls for interviews yet. I've been pretty busy at work and taking care of our little guy. Trent's been having a great time over at Ms Brandie's house. Our friends with the twins have started using her as well so he has some little buddies over there. It's adorable when I drop him off, they come running to the door saying "TRENT!!!" and then they all just start playing away. It's been very hard to get some pictures of Trent lately because he feels he should be taking the pictures, not photographed. I pull out the camera and most of the time he'll grab at it and when I don't let him have it, to the floor he goes for his little fit. I was able to the get one above and some in the bath playing with his bath foam that he loves! So check in tomorrow and I should have some pictures of my new niece posted!!! YAY!!!

Happy 4th of July

2008-07-05T09:47:00.015-05:00

We have a very busy and fun filled July 4th!! In the morning, Trent and I went to Pump it Up in Frisco with some friends. It's a place with bounce houses and bounce slides that normally does just birthday parties but on Monday and Friday's they have a pop in and play for an hour and a half so we decided to check it out. At first, Trent wasn't too sure about it there but by the end, he was having so much fun. There was one bounce house with a big circle thing in the middle and I would put him on top and he loved sliding down. Then there was a huge slide that he finally got the hang up walking up and sliding down. He would slide down backwards and then once he got to the bottom he would stand up and just be laughing. It was so much fun to watch. After we left, of course he was pooped and ready for his nap. We headed home and he took a good 2 1/2 hour nap! During this time, I took advantage of two sleeping guys and headed to the pool to get some sun :-) After nap time for everyone we hung out at the house for a bit and then headed to my sister in law's parent's house. They live by the lake outside of the county, so we are able to shoot fireworks there. When we got there, Trent and his cousin Gavin played in the pool for awhile. They had a blast splashing around in there! Then we all ate some dinner and I discovered Trent LOVES watermelon!!! He had about 4 or 5 pieces all together yesterday! Trent also had so much fun playing with his friends, Carson and Logan. All four little ones were just running around, eating watermelon and having so much fun together. It's really nice having friends with kids so close in age. After all the eating and playing, it got dark so the guys went down to start the fireworks. Like last year, Trent is not a fan of this at all! He would be walking around, then a firework would go off, he would come running to me saying "mommy, mommy", jump in my lap and hide his head in my shoulder. I can't even begin to count how many times he did this. At one point, he started covering his eyes which was kind of cute but I felt pretty bad for him. By the end of our home firework show, Trent was doing a lot better but still a bit on edge from the fireworks. He was very excited to see daddy after the show was over! Overall, our day was really fun yet very exhausting! We all got to sleep in this morning which was extremely nice. I hope everyone else had a wonderful 4th of July!!!

Fun at the beach

2008-06-28T09:24:00.005-05:00

Ok, I know I probably should not be admitting this but am really fine with everyone knowing how unobservant I can be sometimes. So, I may have had my camera for quite awhile now and the other day I was playing around with it and realized that I can take pictures in so many different ways!! It has sepia, black and white and a ton of other options of taking pictures. Last night, my sister in law, brother in law, their kids and Trent and I went to the little beach area by the lake. I decided to play around and take some pictures and I think some of them turned out really cute. Here are some of Trent and Gavin (Trent's cousin). The boys had so much fun playing in the sand and water and just exploring.

Home sweet home

2008-06-19T07:50:00.005-05:00

Last week David and I finally had a vacation just the two of us. It has been over 4 years since we have had an alone trip. We went to Playa del Carmen in Mexico for 5 days and it was wonderful! Towards the end we really started getting home sick and missing our little guy. I added one of my favorite pictures from the trip when we got to play with some cute little monkeys. We got back home late Saturday night and woke Trent up for about 30 minutes just so we could see him for a little bit. He was really confused and sleepy but we got some smiles and hugs and then knew he was ready to go back to bed when he grabbed his blankies and walked back into his room. The next morning he would not stop laughing and smiling and kept asking us over and over "Where'd you go?" No answer we gave him was good enough so he just kept asking and then finally started laughing and hugging again. Unfortunately, the next day, Trent came down with a fever and all he wanted was his mommy so we cuddled and took a little nap together on the couch (which he rarely does! He's a very independent sleeper) The following day he's fever went away but he's still been a little cranky and tired looking. I honestly am not sure if he's just been so thrown out of his routine he just wasn't sleeping well or if he got a little bug. Hopefully he'll be back his normal little sweet self soon. I wanted to add another picture because I'm sure like most kids his age, he just loves our sunglasses! In the car he'll say "Ma ma, ma ma, peeaassse" while pointing at my glasses. Of course, I had to get some pictures out of it :-)

Baseball Game

2008-06-09T14:38:00.005-05:00

Every spring my company does a picnic of some sort and like they did last year, they provided us tickets to the Rough Riders game in Frisco. It's a lot of fun as everyone from my office has the option to go and we get to all sit by each other, meet everyone's family and just get to hang out in a causal atmosphere. They draw names and give away prizes (ipods!!) and toys to the kids.Trent had a blast walking around, visiting with everyone and playing with the toys they gave away.He also had crackerjacks for the first time and boy did he love those. He's such a busy little guy that hopefully next year he'll realize that there is actually a game going on. Unfortunately David had to work but maybe by next year he'll be able to go with us :-)

Outside Fun

2008-05-31T09:03:00.009-05:00

So the month of May has been extremely busy for us! We've had our anniversary, David's graduation and David's birthday. Last weekend we took a trip to the river to do some camping with some friends of ours to celebrate David and his brother Steve's birthday. It was so much fun but I sure was ready to come home and take a long hot shower!!

What is so nice about Trent's age right now is that he's slowly getting to do more things! He's mastered climbing and sliding down his slide and just the other day, mastered sliding on his bottom rather than his belly. It seems like he says a new word everyday and just a few days ago started this really funny goofy laugh. Yesterday I pulled out the sprinkler and he just LOVED it! After playing in the sprinkler he enjoyed his slide for awhile. Another new love of his is toy cars. He is completely entertained by the cars you can pull back and let them go. Sometimes he'll even do the "vroom...vroom".

David's Graduation

2008-05-11T14:41:00.005-05:00

Wow! Has it been a very busy month for us. May 1st was our 4 year anniversary and we had an absolutely wonderful evening out just the two of us. Then yesterday, David graduated from UNT! I can't believe this day is finally here and there are not words to express how incredibly proud I am of him. He's been a dedicated husband & dad, has been working full time and has accomplished finishing school on top of that! I cannot wait to see what is in store next. With the help from my mom and his mom, we had a little party yesterday afternoon to celebrate. Afterwards we headed to his graduation that started at 5pm.

Thank you everyone who has helped and supported us through this journey! I truly appreciate each and everyone of you.

Feeding the Ducks

2008-04-01T19:20:00.006-06:00

After I got home from work today, David, Trent and I took a walk by this neighborhood near us. They have a pond with a stream like river going behind their homes. I drive by everyday and see ducks out there so I thought it would be fun to make a little outing over there. After walking a bit we found a slew of ducks hanging out. We got our bread out and started feeding them. Trent thought it was the funniest thing ever! He kept running back for bread from us and would throw it so excited to see the ducks get it. When they ate it he would just laugh and giggle and come back for more bread. When we were out of bread we told him to tell the ducks bye bye and we tried putting him into the stroller. He was not happy with this at all!! He tossed and turned and we finally headed home. I guess we found something new and fun to do with Trent now.

Amazing!

2008-03-25T21:31:00.005-06:00

I was just going through some of Trent's old pictures and noticed his last Easter picture. I am just amazed by the difference in one year!! Boy do this little ones grow up way too fast!

Happy Easter!

2008-03-24T06:48:00.010-06:00

This Easter was so much fun now that Trent is getting older! That morning Trent got to open his Easter basket. He was a little confused at first on what was going on but had no problem playing with his new toys. Later that afternoon, my mom and Kelly came over and we headed to my sister in law's parent's house. All the kids got to do an Easter egg hunt and had a blast!! At first Trent didn't understand what he was supposed to do but by the 2nd or 3rd egg he did! By the end of the hunt his basket was so full eggs were falling out. It was pretty funny though because if an egg fell out we pointed it out to him and he thought it was just an egg his missed and he would run back and stick it in his basket.

To the right is a picture of Logan helping Trent with his eggs.

Here is our little guy figuring out that there is something in those eggs!

Daddy trying to help Trent "find" an egg that fell out of his basket.

After our day of egg hunting and good food, we headed home and Trent had fun in his bubble bath!!

I also want to thank all of his grandparents for such great gifts!! Grandma Becky and Kelly brought him a basket full of clothes, toys and 101 Dalmations movie, Grandpa Bob and GG sent him some cute little outfits, a stuffed bunny and some candy and Sugar and Pop Seale gave him an Elmo toy that he just loves!!

Hope everyone had a great Easter too!!

A blankie or two?!

2008-03-12T07:33:00.004-06:00

So in the last few weeks, Trent has started to carrying not only one blanket around but two! It's really the strangest thing to me that at 17-18 months he would start this. It's only around the house but when he goes to bed at night or for a nap, he'll carrying them in his room and hand them to me one at a time so I can put them in his crib. Then when he wakes up, he stands up in his crib and hands them to us so that we can get them out with him. From there, he'll grab them both and head off! The other day, one of the blankies was sitting on the table while he was eating and he kept whining and grabbing and wouldn't eat until I gave it to him. We have his 18 month check up tomorrow so I'll be sure to talk to the doctor about it as I know my sisters and I all did the same thing and boy was it hard to take those blankies from us :-)

Also, I would like to thank Grandpa Bob and GG for sending Trent a sweet little package of two cute little outfits, some snacks and a green bunny! Trent has been giving his little bunny some hugs here and there and just loved his scooby snacks!!

Snow Day

2008-03-05T07:42:00.004-06:00

If you don't live in Texas I'm not sure if you were aware how it was in about the 70s on Sunday and snowed Monday night. This state has the strangest weather! So Tuesday morning it was just beautiful out! Snow in the grass, trees and in the street, it was every where. Trent goes to our neighbor's house during the days while we are at school and work. Yesterday, when David was taking Trent over there he said that the little guy was very alarmed. He said it took him a minute to even walk in the snow! Very cute, his first picture seeing snow.