So much, so little time.........

I have wanted to update this so many times over the past month and have not had the time to do so. The day after my last blog, we decided we better go to Amarillo to visit my Grandpa Weaver. He had a tumor removed from his pancreas. Pancreatic cancer is one of the worst in regards to the survival rate so I thought I'd better high-tail it down there and see him. He was in ICU the whole time we were there so he did not get to meet Kyleigh. Since then, he's had a heart attack and will now be seeing a cardiologist about triple-bypass surgery next Tues.

Update on the Kids.....

1. Trevor - Still doing fantastic in school. He's becoming a really good kid and a joy to be around. He's finally coming out of the ADHD cloud that engulfed him until now. He's really into watching COPS and shows like that....I do not care for that but I was into that too at his age.

2. Brayson - Oh my, what to say about the middle child???? He's really struggling with following directions...mainly the ones given by ME. We butt heads quite often. He just doesn't understand why he can't have a popsicle right before dinner or have 5 of them for a snack. He doesn't want to shower, brush his teeth or do anything that would make him smell like anything other than a pile of dirt. In fact, I'm pretty sure a pile of dirt smells better than him most of the time...haha.

3. Kyleigh - She will be 4 months on the 25th of this month! She is now at the end of her battle with RSV. I'm so ready for it to be completely gone! She didn't ever need breathing treatments but her cough was terrible. Poor thing slept for most of the 5 days we were at home with her. I stayed home Friday afternoon thru Monday, then Jason stayed home Tuesday. I fixed her hair for the first time today. It is too cute! I put a little ponytail on the top of her head and then put a bow-clippie on her. She wants to sit by herself so bad. I'm going to get her a bumbo chair soon! I think I'm also going to invest in a highchair so she can sit in the kitchen with me while I do the dishes and what-not. She has the MOST beautiful smile. I just love it. It's amazing how long a mom can sit and just stare at her sleeping baby. They are so precious.

Me and Jason.......

I've had better months, that's for sure. My best-friends dad passed away from pancreatic cancer on Tuesday. That means that me and Kyleigh are going to Amarillo. We are flying out tomorrow afternoon and staying until Sunday evening. What a rushed week!!!!

With Kyleigh being sick and me having a bladder infection, I feel like I've missed 2 wks of work throughout the whole ordeal.

On a brighter note, Jason is finally going to ditch his current position and go back to what he was doing before. We are completely excited. Today, he's getting a Jeep since we will have to return the company car.

We are also shopping around for wood/laminate flooring.....what a pain that's turning out to be. I'm sure we'll find a good deal soon. I just want to take my time and find the best thing and Jason just wants to get them done.....patience is a virtue, right? The carpet in the house is AWFUL....it's just awful. Did I mention it was awful? I'm so embarassed when someone comes over. The person before us obviously did not clean up after themselves whatsoever when it came to spills on the carpet. I want to have a "burn the carpet" party when we pull it up....lol

I'm excited to go back home this week. I'm sad for the reason but glad to get to see some of my close friends from high school. We have such a good time when we get together.

On Sunday we will go visit my Grandpa and he will finally get to meet Kyleigh.

Jason has a bowling tourney this weekend and Trevor is going to go with him. Connie will be keeping Brayson...bless her soul! She's going to just fall over in her bed when she gets rid of him on Sunday. She'll need to catch up from all the energy she has to use.

I almost forgot to mention our date. We went out two weeks ago. Our plan was to eat sushi for an appetizer in Owasso and then go to Osaka and meet our friends. We did eat in Owasso. BTW, they have some of the best sushi I've ever had....weird right? So anyway, we are on our way to Osaka and our friends call and say that there are two fire engines and an ambulance in front of the restaurant. All the customers are standing outside. (I have no clue what happened) We decided to go to Shoguns instead. Well, the wait was over an hour so we went across the street to the mall and shopped around. I got the cutest dress for Kyleigh to wear Easter Sunday. We finally got to eat around 9 or so at Shoguns. It was really good. I have to say, I wasn't that impressed though. I had my heart set on eating at Osaka for nearly a month. Oh well, maybe next time.

Next blog, I'll post some pics. I'm too tired to mess with that right now.

It's finally over!

I really love Christmas but I am SO glad it's over! We were busy going to and fro and my house is a wreck. We opened presents then left immediately to go to Uncle Mike's. We had such a good time seeing everyone and loving on the new little babies! We came home that afternoon, unloaded the car and Connie came over to watch movies with us. She stayed until Friday afternoon. We actually got 6 movies in this year. We watched Miracle on 34th Street (the old one), It's a Wonderful Life, Home Alone, The Bishops Wife, Christmas Vacation (my favorite) & A Christmas Story. We usually end up falling asleep over at her house and only get in 3. This year we did it at our house....hopefully we can keep doing it that way.

Saturday we got up and I baked 2 cakes and did some laundry. Then we got ready and went out to Grandma Connie's to have Christmas with them and celebrate her birthday. We had a great time visiting with family that came up from Dallas.

Yesterday we got up early and drove to Weatherford, OK to meet my Mom. She took Brayson and Trevor back to Amarillo with her. She dropped Trevor off with his mom and has Brayson for a few days. They are having a blast. She took him to see The Tale of Despereaux today and then he will go visit my Dad's side of the family tonight. My mom just called while I'm typing this and told me that he is riding his skateboard up and down a ramp. I told her if she breaks it, she buys it (refering to Brayson)...hehe!

On our way back from Weatherford, we went and ate at Abuelo's in Bricktown (OKC) to celebrate my birthday. I've never been down there. It's really a nice place to visit. Then we packed it on up and headed for Tulsa. We got home aroun 7 last night. We tried to watch a movie and I ended up falling asleep with Kyleigh on the couch.

Kyleigh was such a good traveler! She slept both ways. I prefer she not sleep so much but what can ya do when a baby hasn't had a good nap in 4 days do to all of the Christmas shinanigans.

Kyleigh had to have her 2mo. shots today. Good thing Daddy was off work so he could take her. Mommy does not do well with that at all! Jason said that she did really well! We are glad that the boys are gone for a few days so we can bond with her a little more. She is really starting to coo so much. This morning she woke up around 5 to eat. Afterwards she just layed there and made the loudest sounds. Although they were cute, I really wanted to catch that last hour of sleep....that didn't happen. As soon as I fell asleep, Jason was poking me because I was snoring so loud. As a result of that, I didn't ever fall back into lala land.

Have a Happy New Year!!!!!

It's been a LONG while

About 2wks ago, right before I came back to work, I had a this long blog typed up and was uploading pictures when I had to run out and take Brayson to school. When I got back Jason was sitting at the computer and I realized that he had closed my window....Oh, I was so ticked but I forgave him :) So now I'm going to post just a few pictures and hopefully catch you up on what's been happening.

Let's start with Thanksgiving. My Mom, Grandma and sisters came and we had a wonderful time. I was so happy that we didn't have to travel with our new bundle of joy!

I started back to work and this is the start of my third week. All is going well! And to tell you the truth, I'm glad to have the break. Most of my maternity leave was spent (obviously) taking care of Kyleigh, working from home, taking care of the house, running Brayson to and from school (at 12:45 and 3:30), picking up Trevor and finally making sure I got a shower everyday. It was nice to be home but I am really glad to be here at the office. I could stand being a housewife if I didn't have to work from home and got myself on an easier schedule. Kyleigh is doing very well at the sitters. They just love her to pieces. I'm so glad to have such wonderful caregivers for my children!

This past Saturday we attended the Wood family Christmas get together. We really had a great time! The kids got to see Santa and little cousin Easton was quite the hoot when it came time to say the prayer before we ate! Brayson and Easton had such a good time playing together. We got to see little Cale who is now 3 months old! Kyleigh finally wore her John Deere boots and they are too cute for words!

Today is our WSA Christmas luncheon. Guess who was supposed to go by and get the ham? Oh yeah, that was me. And guess who forgot to go get it this weekend....oh yeah, that was me too! I feel like such a loser. But we can all laugh at my expense later. It won't be the first or the last time and that is a fact!

So Christmas is this Thursday. I can't believe it is here already. I don't have all of my shopping done yet. I usually have it all done before December gets here but we had our hands full with a new baby and I just didn't plan ahead. So I'll be out with all of the crazies doing last minute shopping. We usually don't wrap until Christmas Eve due to curious little minds so that won't be much of a change. I just hope I'm able to find some decent wrapping paper still!

Kyleigh is going to have her 2mo. checkup tomorrow morning. Oh, how I dread that appt! I can't stand to be in the room when the kids get shots. I tear up and try not to cry but I always do when the nurses leave the room. I just hate them! I wish they could combine them all into one hefty shot instead of poking them 3 or 4 times. She had to go see the doc two weeks ago and weighed 10.2lbs and was 22in. long. I'm interested to see what she weighs now that she's chunked up a bit. I searched and searched for her Christmas gift and finally stumbled upon the cutest thing. I wanted to get her a keepsake since she really won't be able to play with anything just yet. And also something that I could continue to get her year after year. I ended up getting her a 12" Precious Moments Mommy and Me doll. After this year I can start to get her collectible figurines. I'm so glad that I have a little girl now that I can get things like that for.

Brayson is on his Christmas break from school and he is terribly sad about it. He does not like to take a break. He absolutely loves school. He's starting to get used to these little breaks but when they had their first long stint from school (fall break), he would cry and assure me that he WAS having school today. It's so cute to see them so eager about school! He is very excited about Christmas this year. He really wants a grey football....he's cheap! But he does want a couple of other things but they are pretty simple as well.

Trevor is doing just as well. He, of course, is starting to want more expensive things like an iPod, laptop, Xbox 360 and such, all of which he is not getting. I insist that he is only 10 and will not be carrying around $1000 dollars worth of electronics. And he wants a cell phone...I'm not about to give a 10yr old a cell phone. I see all of these kids his age with them and it drives me nuts! I know that this is the "digital age" but that just chaps my hide to see these youngsters with phones. He is getting MonsterJam tickets though and he will be so thrilled! He loves monster trucks and watches the shows about them. I can't wait to see his face!

We will be going over to Uncle Mike's for the Christmas Day gathering. I can't wait to see all of the babies together! Lots of picture taking!!!

MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL..............

New pics!

I think I might be enjoying having a girl a little too much....na, I don't think that's possible!

This next one is my favorite!

YES! Kyleigh is HERE!

I can't believe I'm actually a mommy to a beautiful little girl! After a LONG labor, we finally have her here!

She was born October 25th 2008 was 7lbs 6oz and 20in long. She has a massive amount of hair and it is so pretty. All the nurses were commenting on her pretty highlights...lol

I was so sure that I was going to have to be induced but low and behold I actually went into labor on my own just like I wanted to do. I did however get an epidural which I didn't want. My contractions started out btwn 1 & 3 min apart and were extremely hard to get through. When we went in 6hrs later, I was only dilated to a 1 and was 80% efaced. I was sorely disappointed. We decided to stay in the hospital and wait it out. The nurses told me that I shouldn't be having such painful contractions until I was dilated to about a 7. So at 6:30am (12hrs of contractions & finally dilated to a 4) I decided I needed to get the epidural so I could have some energy left to push. At 11:30am we decided it was time to start pushing and at 2:03pm she decided to grace us with her presence!

So here are a few pics:

Baby Update

We still do not have our new addition. I still have not dilated so we are going to be induced next Wed morning if I haven't had her on my own by then. I really want to avoid being induced but I'm accepting that I just might have to be. Not that I really have a choice right? :)

Today is my last day at work for a couple of weeks and then I'll be working from home until the beginning of the year. I just can't imagine coming back after six weeks of being gone. What a disaster that would be. I'm not going to be doing every aspect of my job title, only what I can do at the house. I'm actually looking forward to that. When I had Brayson, I got a little stir-crazy being stuck in the house all day with nothing to do but clean. I just can't handle that.

I'm really hoping that I get to post pics next time I update. In fact, I'm just going to make this my last post until Kyleigh arrives!

So it's Wednesday

And still no baby. Yesterday was my predicted due date. Today I was supposed to see my dr....didn't happen. She had a complicated delivery and I had to be rescheduled for tomorrow. I'm starting to wonder if God kept me out of her office today because he didn't want me to be disappointed or something. I really hope that something is going on down there and that I will be dilated to ANYTHING tomorrow. She can only come out....we know that she can't stay in there forever although I sometimes feel that way. I really don't even feel like I'm 40 wks. Maybe that's because I've been through this before. With Brayson, I felt all of 40 wks starting at 36 wks. Of course I had to have a non-stress test with him every week after 34wks, because he had fetal arythmia, which made me so tired....just sitting there for an hour doing nothing will do that to ya.

Well, I guess that's all for my update this time. Cross your fingers for me!