still recovering, but alive. we are all over the tummy virus, but now i think i have a sinus infection. i am so stuffed up and can't breath. fun times. as soon as i get my house back to some state of "normal" i will post about christmas. nick was good to me. really, really, REALLY good to me. still recovering, but alive....
so olivia has an ear infection. she is miserable, can't sleep, and has been fussing all day. the only time she is happy is if i am holding her or letting her nurse. i'm exhausted to say the least. and if that's not enough, luke starting throwing up right as we were about to start eating all the snacks and cookies i made...
well, olivia is sick. she was up last night with a 102 degree fever, a horrible, congested cough, watery eyes, and snot just pouring out of her nose. poor baby. this is her first time to be sick, ever. since she was in no condition to go to church this morning, i stayed home with her while nick and luke and grandma and...
i seriously cannot get enough. i keep looking through the pictures from his session and can't help but edit another. there are so many that are my FAVS and so many more to show. i must stop for now. seriously. ...
just one for now. such a sweet boy. ...
as it turns out the "healthy sleep habits" was a bust. at least as it pertained to luke. olivia seems to be doing great on it and, in fact, she slept from 8:30p to 5:10am this morning. but with luke, not so much. it was more of a game for him and with his endless supply of energy and persistence, we were just...
okay, those footie jammy guys were really starting to sick me out so I had to take down that post. sorry, girls, I know you are disappointed. okay, those footie jammy guys were really starting to sick me out so I had to take down that post. sorry, girls, I know you are disappointed. ...
okay, so this is my niece and nephews santa pic from last year. it's pretty funny even though both kids have a look of shear terror. anyhoo, so why am i posting this, you ask?? well, my sister entered it in a "bad santa pic" contest with GMA and the producer called her today and asked if it would be okay if they...
I started reading this book a few nights ago and realized that we have totally messed up with Luke. The kid just hates to sleep. I am finding myself getting up several times a night to deal with Luke not Olivia. Something is wrong with that. So, two nights ago we implemented the "silent return to bed" technique. The first night was a...
i attempted for a second time to get a good photo of the kids for our christmas card. i don't know if i am just feeling the pressure because it is already a week into dec and i usually have my cards done by nov, or if i'm just having a hard time making decisions or maybe i am just being too picky....
before the surgery.getting prepped for surgery.laurin making everyone laugh in the pre-op room.laurin gets to hold avery for the first time since the surgery. she started to cry and said "he's so cute".another after bath shot. he looks like my sister. ...
my nephew is finally here. all 9 pounds 7 ounces of him! he is just beautiful and has blue eyes and blonde hair. i am so glad he is here safe and sound. and, laurin did an awesome job, no anxiety attacks, no passing out, no retarded hands, no lying on the floor in the fetal position, and no emotional breakdowns. i must...
this year we decided to go out to the elves' christmas tree farm in denison to cut down our own christmas tree. we were so excited and by "we" i mean me. i am pretty sure nick and luke could have had just as much fun picking out a tree from the "he-po" (home depot). and even though we had to drive to...
fyi...babystyle is doing 30% off your entire purchase and free shipping through Monday. the coupon code is GOBBLE30. i got olivia eight dresses for $90 for christmas. ...
these are my favs, but there are a few more i think you will like, erin. enjoy! ...
this is luke being a "big helper" today and holding up my grey card for a light check.and this is luke showing ava how to smile.luke had a hard time watching me take pictures of other kids today. he whined and cried and threw himself down on the floor a couple of times. rough life. poor kid. ...
okay, i have to take a second to first off, brag on how adorable my niece and nephew are, and secondly, what an awesome job my sister and her husband did in taking these pictures. i am so impressed and just love what they did. they took lots more awesome shots like this one, but i just decided to steal one for now....
anyone else have this problem?? you want to display your kid's artwork on the fridge but your stainless steel fridge is not magnetic. i've been looking for a solution to this problem for months and yesterday i found it. i stopped by the container store to check out their gift wrap "wonderland" (not so much) and came across this little do-hicky. and i...
this picture cracks me up. he was acting all zoolander and totally came up with this pose on his own.{luke at 2 yrs 9 months) ...
here it is. or at least one of them. i love this one with luke and his lolly pop (that he was so proud of himself for "earning") and olivia, just waking up and trying to figure out what is going on. ...