Speeds First Haircut!

It was a VERY hard decision but I broke down and did it! I took Speed for his first haircut! I forgot my camera so I took pics with my phone.. I have to get them off before I can upload them here! He did GREAT he only cried a small bit! But here it is.. he looks so much like Skyler now! Especially as a baby! I also think it makes him look skinnier! LOL!

From This....

To This...

Also a cute story! I kept trying to get Speed in bed last night while Sean and Skyler watched wrestling.. well Speed kept fussing so finally I put him down on the floor and he toddles into the living room and I hear him say "Dada"! He wanted Sean to pick him up so he could lay with him! Then Sean brought him to me when he put Skyler to bed.. well that did not last long.. back to the living room he went! All he wanted was his Daddy! And pardon the powder on the blanket.. the men/boys in my house have a small obsession with it!

Brooklyn....

So Brooklyn started throwing up Thursday night when Nana took her to Sesame Street and it continued till Friday when she started whining saying she could not pee.. took her to the dr and they did a UA and found she was dehydrated and she was complaining of alot of belly pain so we took her to the ER and they did blood work and found that her blood sugar was low and she was def. dehydrated so they admitted her for observation and IV fluids! So we spent the night at the hospital and after it all she was feeling better!

So onto the funny stuff.. My daughter is def. my daughter she is a "milker" as my husband would call her.. She had and IV in her left arm and that arm quit working so she could not move it and we had to hold and do everything for her! Then she said it hurt to sit up.. so she could NOT sit up.. we had to carry her and hold her up and everything! Then this morning they came in to draw blood and they did it in her right arm.. well guess what that one did not work for quite a while either! It was very funny and she kept the nurses laughing and on there toes! It was funny and cute!

Thankful

Last night after all my whining and exhaustion and my Mom coming over and seeing the destruction the kids had done to my house.. she decided to take them with her and let them spend the night! Boy was that a blessing.. until a lovely line of thunderstorms moved through and woke me up.. then the power went out! But atleast I got a nice quiet kid free night! Not to mention Sean had to work part of the night.. so that made it an even better night! LOL!

Then tonight she is taking them to sesame street live! Yahoo.. 2 nights in a row off! I will have Speed but he is easy!

So this post is dedicated to my Mom and Sister for taking my little demons.. oops I mean kids 2 nights in a row!

Sleep Deprived!

I am so beyond sleep deprived.. Probably because I missed my nap today! So here I sit listening to Speed whine because he wants ANYTHING AND EVERYTHING that his sister has! He does not understand he is only 1! Just another day in paradise! YAWWWWNNNN!!

But onto what I needed to post...

Speed went and saw the pulmonologist in New Orleans today and he had a Great visit! He said that we dont need to see him again unless we have any more problems.. he thinks that the Cipro did its job! So hopefully things are done with him and he can be a healthy little monkey!

Rainbows and Kittens..Puh-lease!

When I do this blog I usually only post the "happy" good things going on with the kids.. well I think I might use it to do some venting too! LOL!

Dont get me wrong I LOVE MY LIFE... it just has its moments.. it is by no means the perfect picture of rainbows and cute little kittens!

A Typical Day For Me:

7:40 am.. phone rings Kristie telling me to wake up so I can take Skyler to school.. which genrally wakes Speed up.. I holler for Skyler and set Speed down on the floor to go play with his brother.. Skyler gets dressed while I enjoy my last 15 minutes of sleep.. which truthfully is heavenly sleep!

8:20 am.. I take Skyler to school still in my PJ's no bra hair not even brushed.. Speed still in his pjs and Brooklyn in her night gown!

9:00 am.. MWF.. Brooklyn is suppose to be at school.. we genrally run about 10-15 minutes late because I dont wanna sit in carpool looking oh so lovely in my pjs and undone hair!

10:30 am.. Speed and I's naptime! By this time of the morning (esp. since being pregnant) I am dying to take a nap and dreading having to wake up!

12:50..MWF.... roll over and realize Oh shit.. I gotta go get Brooklyn.. grab Speed and run get Brooklyn.. usually last because I hate the carpool line! Any other day we are still sleeping!

1:00.. home dealing with Brooklyn having a melt down because she is exhausted and in this stage where she refuses to nap!

2:00.. maybe run errands if I HAVE to! Or take Brooklyn or Skyler to Therapy on Mondays and Tuesdays!

3:00.. going to get Skyler if I have not talked Kristie into doing it! Long boring ass carpool line where people have the brains of monkeys and cant figure out how it works.. well ladies and gentlemen.. it has worked the same way forever!

4:00.. home.. sitting in my lazy chair.. counting down the hour, minutes, seconds till I can put the kids to bed.. because they are outside fighting and screaming and carrying on as if wild Indians lived at my house! I am sure my neighbors love me! And this is the time that I go CRAZY! I walk out the door announcing 101 times that if they do this or that again I am going to tear there butts up.. never happens and they know it! This is also the time they turn into scavengers and try to eat anything and everything they can in the house... I am all for a snack.. but my Goodness these kids eat like they have never eaten before!

Sean usually makes it home sometime in here and takes the kids outside so I can have some quiet time! Which usually is interupted by a kid coming in crying because Sean has fussed at them or they dont like the answer they got from him! It is either that or he is looking for something to go do to get out of here.. i.e. roping, look at "roys" 4-wheeler, fly a kite.. who knows!

5:00... Dinner starts.. Baby under my feet crying.. kids screaming and fighting..and me about to fall asleep into the hot pots infront of me! Not to mention the time my nauseau begins to actually rear its ugly head the most!


5:30ish.. dinner time! The time when my kids come to look in the pot and say WTHeck is that.. I dont like that.. or I am not hungry I had a big lunch.. YEAH! So I fix each of them a plate and set it on the table.. where it becomes a stand off of me versus them.. so finally after an hour of trying to coax them to eat I give up and tell them to put there plates on the counter.. to which they say.."can I have a popsicle"! Um NO!

6:30.. bath time! There favorite time of the day! I usually sit down with Skyler and do homework and let the other 2 bathe.. then switch off!

7:00... down time... kids in beds.. well in BED because Brooklyn REFUSES to sleep in here room.. so she ends up with Skyler every evening and the battle begins.. I swear they have cage matches in that room! This is also the time they know I am trying to get Speed down and I cant yell at them.. so they begin shuffling up and down the hall going the bathroom or "get a drink of water".. but somehow in the morning jello and yogurt and cookies and other containers end up on the headboard! I guess we have hungry ass elves in this house!

8:00.. my bed time! Yeah we are early to bed around here! Our day starts to early for me! I wish I could go to sleep at 6:3o and when Sean is home I try!

So that is a run down of my day! In the mix of all that.. I find time to pay bills, grocery shop and pick up the house to make it look like people not monkeys live here!

I dont remember the last time I wore my hair down, wore a cute outfit that was not spit up on or had something spilt on it, or did my make-up! But my life is my life and I would not change it for anything! Every smile, I love you Mom, hug and kiss makes it worth it! And dont tell my husband.. but it is not that hard! ;)

So that is my Un-rainbows and kittens! LOL!

Girls Day Lunch

So Skyler and Sean went fishing today so me and Brooklyn were left hanging around the house! I had to get out.. so Brooklyn Speed and I decided to go to lunch.. but Brooklyn wanted a "girls day" so we called her friend Baylee and asked her if she wanted to come.. and they had a blast! We are def. going to have to do it more often! We went to Chilis for a yummy lunch and now they are outside playing!

Here are some pics from lunch..

Speed was stuck at "girls lunch" LOL!

Cheers!

Being Silly..

And silly still!

MMMM.. good Mac and Cheese

Also.. a bonus pic of the baby last week at 11 weeks.. S/he was wiggling all over the place.. it is so cute! I am now 12 weeks.. and the morning sickness is getting better! Only 4 more weeks till I get to find out what the baby is! YAY! I cant wait to find out! And only 3 more weeks till my next regular apt! Babys Heart Rate was 160!

The pic is kinda fuzzy! Sorry!

Feet on this end.. Head on this end...

This one is sideways but you get the point! LOL!

Ball Season Has Started!

This is my favorite time of the year.. despite the heat! I live for baseball season now that I have kids big enough to play! Yes I am that loud mouthed mom cheering on my kids! Sometimes I wonder.. Do I enjoy it more than them?? LOL! So here it is ball season again.. Normally it would just be Skyler playing.. but this year Brooklyn has started T-ball and she is quite the "diva" I mean "player"! Seriously though.. she is a great little player but she is not giving up her "diva" roots.. she sat out there shaking her butt in her short little white shorts and dont forget the pink glove and cleats! She is for sure all girl! Then we have Skyler who has turned out to be a great little machine pitch player! He plays short stop and is pretty good! He hit the ball awesome today! Then we have "Coaches Tickie and Dad"! Kristie coaches Brooklyns team.. and she did a great job of managing the bench and keeping Brooklyn in check.. which is usually a full time job! LOL! And Sean who spent 2 hours last night outside (because it had to be quiet so he could concentrate) working on the line up and his "board" of where everyone plays and the batting order! I will have to get a pic of that! Then me and Speed... our job is to cheer everyone on.. and I think we do a GREAT job of it! Speed even found his Bubbas bat and ball and thought he would give things a try.. that was rather exhausting so he had to squeeze a nap in there too! So onto the pics.......

I wanna play!




Speed "thinking" about a nap!

Passed OUT!

St.Jude Trip!

But first.. here is a pic of Kristies ring ceremony.. Skyler presented her ring to her! He was so proud!

Here are the pics from St.Jude...We went to the Peabody hotel to see the ducks but they had already marched for the day.. so we went and looked at there house..

Here is the link to the story behind them:http://www.peabodymemphis.com/peabody_ducks/

Then we went to a resteraunt called the flying fish..Here is Skyler eating and a cute sign they had hanging up!

This is how Speed fell asleep after a long day of apts!

Then we went back to see the ducks again.. this time we did not miss it and Skyler got to assist the Duckmaster. He got to ride up the elevator with them.. Skyler said the guy even picked up the boy duck and he pressed the button for what floor to go to with his beak! He loved it! Speed loved the duckmaster too.. anytime he could get close enough he wanted the man to hold him!

This is a pic of proof that Speed wants to be a plumber! LOL!

And lastly.. pics of the playground at St.Jude and of the kids and Nana eating!

Speeds Hospital Stay!

So Speed came down with the dreaded Rotovirus a few weeks ago.. we spent 6 days in the hospital at the Genral on Bluebonnet... I love there peds unit.. mainly because I hate the Lake with every passionate bone in my body!

But here are some pics of our stay!

The Good news was Speed was feeling 100x's better after the 6 days.. the Bad news was that his cousin Hayden had caught it too! So he ended up at the hospital for IV fluids.. poor baby!

Up next is our trip to St.Jude for Skylers check up!