Pink Bear

If anyone has been around Zachary; then you know just how special "pink bear" is.  Pink Bear is a purple bear that Zachary absolutely just ADORES!  This is his true "lovie" as they would call it, but to him, his BEST FRIEND!!!
Pink Bear goes everywhere with us and when you're talking to Zachary; he will immediately put pink bear in your face to meet his beloved bear.  He cracks me up!! 
Well, Pink Bear was starting to smell like a rotting bear.  Zachary likes to try to share his food with him, he's been dunked in the toilet, he's been dunked in the dogs water bowl, he has tried to feed him yogurt, he has given him his apple juice.............you get the point!  :)

Since Pink Bear was sooooo stinky; it was time for his first official bath in the washing machine.  Here are the pictures of before and after the famous bath for pink bear.  ENJOY!!!!

This is a common scene with Pink Bear and Zachary

Here is Pink Bear in the laundry basket with Zachary's clothes that are going to be washed. 

I let Zachary put Pink Bear into the washing machine - he loves to help with the clothes!

Here is pink bear in the washing machine with the soap and the water filling up the tank.

Zachary didn't want to shut the doors at first, but then decided that Pink Bear would be okay and he went off to play.  However, he didn't forget that Pink Bear was in there & would ask occasionaly for Pink Bear.

Here is Pink Bear ALL CLEAN!  Zachary immediately smelled Pink Bear and when he didn't smell "right", he looked at the face to make sure it was his bear.  He accepted the face & was just so excited to have him back.  He has been touching noses with Pink Bear and carrying him around ever since.  He's soo happy & it just cracks me up that he can love this bear so much. 

Here's to many more years with Pink Bear!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Just venting.....continue if you want; otherwise, just leave now.  :)

Okay, somethings just don't make any sense to me.  For example, my brother has his kids 2 months out of the summer and he doesn't see them that much b/c he works, we go out of town, etc etc.  However, he goes out on dates with his girlfriend when they are IN town?!  Why?  Are priorities out of whack, yeah, I think so.  Does it do any good to say anything, nope!  So, this is where I'll choose to vent b/c no one else cares to hear anything anymore about it.  But, it bothers me b/c he works FT and doesn't get them during the day.  Then, he's selfish enough to leave them in the evenings when he can be with them.  Messed up in my eyes!

Okay, enough said.

Van Alstyne Fun

We had a fun time in downtown Van Alstyne this past Saturday morning. 
We ate watermelon, we watched a gun slinging & saloon shooting show, rode a stagecoach, and just had an overall fun.  We also thanked several Vietnam Vets for their service & how humble they were when thanked.  Thank you again to our men & women for their service, for those currently serving, and for those that have died for our country.  THANK YOU!!!

That night we went back to watch their firework show & it was GREAT!  Zachary was a little scared at first at the actual "boom" sound, but then when he realized that he was safe; he starting saying, " BOOM, BOOM!"  He loved it!!  Sadie didn't cry, but just sat there in her daddy's arms and watched the fireworks too.

Overall, what a great day!!!

Caleb, Caitlyn, Zachary & I all rode the stagecoach - it was very cool b/c it was a Butterfield/Overland Stagecoach.  Go over to my mom's blog & she can tell you the story from when she was a little girl - MOM'S BLOG

Here is Miss Sadie sporting her 4th of July clothes & bow.  Her bow says," Proud to be an American"  Her onesie says, " Mommy's Lil Firecracker"  She is a whopping 4 months old TODAY!!! 

Here is my mom giving some ppl our e-mail addresses to actually send us all these pictures.  Thank you, Elton & Bonnie!!!!  We forgot the camera in the car....OOPS!

Here is the driver of the stagecoach in position!

Love this shot with the horses in the front pulling the coach.  Fun day was had by all!!!

Sounds of Summer

Nope, not talking about a band playing, but the sounds of all the bugs!  I would have to say that is one of my fave things about summer.  As I sit here typing, I can hear the cicadas outside our living room windows.  Another one of my fave things are the frogs that really get to going at dusk.  I loved having our pond at our other house b/c you could always hear the frogs & here, well, I don't have that piece of me.  We do have a neighborhood lake and they do have frogs, so anytime I want to hear the frogs; then I can go down there and sit, wait, and listen to them. 

It's interesting to me how cicadas know when it's summer b/c they get going with their noises around the 1st day of summer - amazing how/why God created that.  I would assume for when there wasn't a calendar & it would tell them that it was about to get HOT & no rain!  :)

Our noisy cicadas!

Our slimy bullfrogs!

Sidewalk Chalk Fun!!

Zachary and I went outside yesterday for fun with chalk!!  All the scribbles are from him & of course, the names are from me.  He had a lot of fun playing with the chalk.

This was some more of his drawings, he is sitting on part of his drawing.  :)  HAHAHA

He got all excited with the picture taking & wanted his picture taken some more, so here is the last shot of him with the chalk drawings.  :):)

Father's Day Treats

This is totally late b/c I've had a LOT going on lately, but see below for my mom's 60th Birthday Bash!!!!!!

Happy Father's Day to my husband and my dad (poppy)!!!!!!!!

I each made them their fave treats:

Here are the cards that Zachary & I made for daddy.  It's hard to see it in this picture, but I spelled Les in pecans on top of the pecan pie before I baked it.  It was soo yummy and Les ate all of it except 1 piece that I actually got to enjoy!  :)

My dad asked for a coconut cream pie - I have to say, I out did myself on this pie.  It was so delicious and rich.  Everyone that had a piece was instantly IN LOVE with this pie!!!!!  I can't wait to make it again b/c it was so yummy.

Can I tell you something?!  I am IN LOVE with Paula Deen now!!!  LOL  I used her homemade coconut cream pie recipe and EVERYTHING was made from scratch including the whipped cream on top.  It was the BEST pie that I have put in my mouth & there were definitely NO complaints!!!!!!!!  Just asking for 2nd's.........HAHAHA

Once again, Happy Father's Day to all the dads out there - just know that you're appreciated more than just 1 day out of the year.  We love you, daddy & poppy!!!!!

June 25th

That day was actually this past Saturday and it was a Jesus Day!  My mom battled breast cancer again this past year & had to endure chemo this round - that was a 1st and we pray - the last time!

Well, June 25th was my mom's 60th B'day - Praise the Lord that we had her around to celebrate another b'day.  I know that I am so thankful for her & that God has given us more time with her. 

Here are just a few pictures from the BIG day!!!!!

Happy Birthday, Moochie!!!!!!!!!  I love you (more!).  :)

Here is the Birthday Girl w/ flowers that her brother, Larry, sent to her - they were absolutely BEAUTIFUL!!!

Here she is with the b'day cake that I made for her - it was a HUGE hit.

The bottom layer of the cake was choc cake with choc mousse and the top layer of the cake was a white cake with homemade raspberry filling.  YUMMO!!!

Here is the b'day girl with her sign that I made for her.  :)

Here is a close-up up the flowers!!!!!!!!!!

Here is Sadie in her party dress - she looked ADORABLE!!!  Pretty in Pink

3 months + a few weeks!

Well, as they say," Better Late than Never."  :)

Our little girl is already 3 months old & has been for almost 2 weeks now.  I was just delayed in getting the pics uploaded to the computer, but here are some of her most recent pics (below). 

Let's see, she's smiling a TON and really developing a fun little personality.  She is sleeping at night & usually only wakes up 1 time.  She weighs a little over 10 lbs (as of last week).  She is still seeing the hematologist & probably will for some time.  She goes next week to have her blood checked.  She got 2 weeks off this time in between her blood checks.  She's still nursing exclusively & has recently decided that she's going to suck on her hand - still no paci either.  So, looks like she might be a thumb sucker, but we'll see as she grows!

3 months

3 months

3 months (after a bath in her pj's)

CRAZY hair!!!

then I decided to try different bows, etc - just having fun playing with her hair!

ladybug hair clip

pigtails and her sunglasses

Zachary and Sadie!!!

Daddy & Sadie!!

I woke up to this one morning - he was COVERED in desitin; along with his wall, bed, toys!!

Here is his new toddler bed!!

He put all his animals on his bed - sooo funny!!!

We had a GREAT time last night - thank you for coming if you came!!  :)

We stayed almost the whole time last, but left about 5 minutes before it was over.  I'm glad that we did b/c In n Out was packed & we didn't have the fight the crowd from the game added in too. 

We went to church this morning & right before "big church" started, Diane came & got me saying that Zachary had a fever.  I was like," really?"  I was shocked b/c he had been feeling just fine.  Sure enough, when I walked in he was not feeling good at all.  He came with me and I gave him some tylenol & he fell asleep on Les.  After I nursed Sadie; then I took the kids & left.  I brought them back to my parents' house so that everyone else could stay and enjoy the service.  Zachary ended up falling asleep in their bed for about 2 hours.  Poor baby!  He's feeling better this evening, but still some fever; which is his only symptom for now.  Hopefully it'll pass fast & he'll be fever free! 

Have a good evening & be safe w/ the storms a brewing out there!!!

Football Mame

No, I didn't type it wrong - this is how Zachary says it!!  :) 

Tonight after our HOA social/clean-up/meeting; then we're heading up into Allen to see the Allen Wranglers play tonight at the AEC.  Zachary LOVES sports, so he has been asking everyday for over a week yet if it's time to go to the game.  So, we have been counting down the days!  Today he was SUPER excited when I told him that today was the day for the football game. 

I'll try to take some pictures at the game tonight, so stay tuned!

Enjoy the day & praise God for another breath of life!!

Discharged

Miss Sadie was discharged from her GI doc yesterday.  What an exciting day it was for me!  :)  We were going there b/c she had a very high bilirubin, but the thing is; it's not the normal jaundice that goes away with light therapy.  She was taking a medication to help get the sludge moving out of her gall bladder and get that bilirubin down.  The last 2 visits it has been normal & Dr R said," I'm going to have to say goodbye now."  While we just love the guy - so nice, compassionate, gentle, etc; what a BIG praise for my little girl.  Dr R said," you told me in the beginning that it would do this and I believed you.  That's why I didn't run all those expensive tests."  Praise the Lord!!!

We will still be seeing the hematologist for a while, but that's okay!  We love Dr C & have been seeing her since Zachary was born, so we have a very good relationship with her.  Her & I talked several times during my pregnancy with Sadie when I was worried about something.  If you ever need a Hematologist or GI doc - you call me!  Sadie does have 4 weeks off from seeing the hematologist, but does have to go back in 2 weeks for blood work.  She has actually gone up by .2 since the last visit 2 weeks ago; which is a HUGE praise b/c that means that she is MAKING her own red blood cells now.  Which also means; more than likely, NO MORE BLOOD TRANSFUSIONS!!!  I just keep praying that this is the case & if so, she's JUST like her big brother!  So, 3 & that's it.  Time will tell especially when we go back in 2 weeks.  If it's still up where it was this last time; then that's pretty much a sure sign that blood transfusions are over & in our past. 

I hope to blog more b/c I have really missed it, but I have been busy with Zachary & Sadie.  They're definitely worth having my attention & then Les gets my attention at night when he's home!

We have also been working on getting our Lucas house on the market, so sometime in the next few days (once our Realtor has a sunny day for pics).  He's hoping for Monday, but really all depends on the weather!  We have filled out the paperwork and gave all that to him today.

I'll leave you with a few pics.....just one........we're about to get hit with a severe storm.  ENJOY!!!!

2 months old.........already?!

Yep!  Our big girl turned 2 months old last week, May 4th.  I can't believe it.

Let's see, she weighed in at 9 lbs 1.3 oz at her check-up.  She was in the 25th precentile for both height and weight - I was proud!

She's still breastfeeding exclusively & does not want a bottle.  She'll just fuss & fuss till she gets what she wants.  She also doesn't want the paci, so she goes al la natural..... :)

Zachary loves her so much & I think the feeling is mutual.  She is now awake some throughout the day & she just watches him, reaches for him, and even grins at him.  He enjoys watching her, laying by her, kissing her on the head, helping with her, etc.  He's a very big helper!!!!!!

Her grin just melts my heart & I just love it when she grins!

Here are some pictures of our big girl along with a few others over the last month.  :)

Family picture w/ the bluebonnets up at Eisenhower State Park

1st bath together - he wanted to help bathe her.  Such a sweet big brother!!!

She loves bathtime!!!

Here they are at the 2 month check-up - they just adore each other.  This makes me SOO happy b/c if you read a blog before she got here; I was upset w/ not knowing how they would do together, my time split between them, etc.  My heart overflows with love for our completed family!!

2 months old!!!  (9 wks)

Another "pose" - Aunt Donna made this blanket for me - it worked perfectly as a background for the picture since she's in pink!!

This was before they got in the bathtub - getting ready to get their clothes taken off to get in!

7 wks old - She was grinning - it was really sweet!!!

7 wks old & grinning real big again!!!  This blanket was made by Becky Gardner - thank you!!!

Here is a pic of me, my mom, and Z with 4 of the Allen Wrangler football players!!!

I layed Sadie down to enjoy this toy & Zachary immediately got under it with her.

He had just kissed her (his lips are still pursed).  We were all 3 on our bed & playing in there.  We had been playing a few little games with Sadie & singing to her.  :)

Hope you enjoyed the pictures!!!!

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1 month

REALLY?!?!

I can hardly believe that Sadie is 1 month old. 

She has had 2 blood transfusions so far & I'm hoping that's it, but I think she'll need 1 more before it's all said & done.  God only knows though!  I'm putting my trust in Him & know that she's in the BEST hands that she can be in - His hands.

She weighs 6 lbs 14 oz, and almost 20 inches long now.  She is eating, sleeping, and pooping very well.  She is going most nights now about 4 hours in between feedings & that has been going on for about 4 nights now, so I hope that's the new night stuff. 

She is currently breastfeeding only & doing great with that so far.  YAY!  It's definitely very cost efficient (FREE!!!) for now.  She does NOT like paci's & will just spit it out or gag on it if offered to her.  She did suck on a paci better in the beginning, but now she wants NO part of it.

She enjoys swinging & so does Zachary.  Yes, he is crawling up in the swing & latching himself in.........quite funny for sure!!!  We keep encouraging him to swing his babies instead of climbing in himself, but that only works most of the time. 

She doesn't know that she's wearing bows, but I think it's hilarious b/c Zachary will actually put the bows on it.  It totally cracks me up!!

1 month old

1 month old

1st bath - she was about 2 wks old - Zachary was being a sweet big brother & helping MiMi give her a bath. 

She's about 3 wks old here

I can't remember if I have any OR pictures on here, so here are Les & I after she was delivered.  I think that I was all done with surgery at this point & just getting cleaned up.  Les & Sadie were getting ready to leave to go to the nursery.  She was in the nursery for all the fun pictures & then off to the NICU after that.  They had a NICU RN in the OR to examine her once she was delivered.  Once the neonatologist came in to see me in the recovery, my question was," What is her hemoglobin?!"  When he told me it was a 7.6; then I knew right then that she had the trait & I cried.  Not that I was dreading the course it put us on, but I knew what the path held for Miss Sadie. 

Here is daddy & daughter - 1st picture together!!!

Zachary & Sadie

St. Patty's Day!!

Here is a picture of Zachary after he put this big flower on - CRACKED ME UP!!!!  He is such a ham - oh my gosh.  :)  Love this kiddo!!!!

Hope you enjoyed the pics that I put up - thanks for reading the blog.  :)