Mystery

How she can be in this baby coma but wake up the instant I lay her down is a mystery!

Mother's Day 2010

So normally I'm not a huge fan of mother's day. I expect everyone to treat it as a spectacular day and it's just the same as any other day...fighting, whining, complaining, etc. I have to be a mom on mother's day and that just doesn't make sense. However, this year the boys really got into it. They were all about making crafts with no grown up help. Kale cut out a bunch of different shapes out of paper and put them on my bathroom sink. Lucas made me the picture which he placed right next to my bed. Logan made me the picture that he proudly displays on the piano. Both pictures make me laugh out loud. They each also made card for me and put a dollar in each one for a Sonic. It's nice that they actually were thinking about me! I still had to be a mom on mother's day but they made me feel special and that's all I'm asking for every once in a while.

The muscle shirt

The boys are big fans of the muscle shirt. Why, I have no idea. It could be due to the fact that they are secretly fans of monster truck competitions, mullets and Nascar racing. Plus the pediatrician said that Kale had very defined Trapezius muscles. I had no idea that we even had a muscle with that name. Let's get that boy a bowflex and enter him in some competitions! We would have to make a major investment in bronzer/self tanners and we may need to throw in some protein shakes because Kale is not a "box" like most kids at 4. He's more of a rectangle at 42" tall (86th percentile!) and 36.5 lbs (can't remember percentile). Anyway back to the muscle shirt...per Lucas, Avery wears girl muscle shirts. This petite little flower weighed in at 11 lbs 5 oz (about 50th percentile) and 22" (26th percentile). She check out perfect if you don't count a touch of torticollis on the right side. Being that Kale had severe torticollis and we did the PT with him we are going to just pull out the old PT notes and go at it on our own and reevaluate at her next appointment. Shots knocked her down pretty good. She has been very sensitive and sleepy...if you hold her. Kale got a "metal" of bravery for taking his shots like a man.

This little lady is getting very close to sleeping through the night (hopefully I'm not jinxing myself) as she has had a couple 8 hour sleeps. Loving that!

A whole lot of holy

This weekend was jam packed full of a whole lot of holy moments. Avery was baptized and Logan received his first Holy Communion. It was a great weekend despite all of the craziness (appendix removal, finals, baseball, soccer, school, etc.) prior to our families arriving. The Jam-O's, the Kasey's, the Zach's, Nana & Papa, Grandma & Grandpa, Troy & Conner, the Todd's all made it in for the big events. The majority of them all stayed in our house which lead to some creative sleeping arrangements and some really great times. Love getting family together

Avery's baptism was perfect. There was no real odd occurrence that marked this event as with all the other baptisms. Avery was awake and ready for her big day. She didn't cry at all thanks to the binki. She looked beautiful in her white dress.

Logan's 1st communion was an amazing experience as a parent. It choked me up for what ever reason. We were very proud of him and he was very proud and excited to be going through the experience. He couldn't wait for communion time. He did everything like a pro! He told me afterwards that the consecrated host tastes way better than the ones he practice with. Still not a big fan of the wine though. I have a feeling he won't be complaining every weekend about going to mass for a while. Taking communion will be the motivator for him. He looked so handsome and grown up in that suit!

Besides all the sacraments there was also a lot of family fun:

• Lots of snugglin' for Avery
• Tons of playing with cousins
• Bleeding and injuries for Emerson
• Shaved head for Uncle Rynooski
• Biking boys (Jamey & Ryan )conquered the big hill after the midnight hour
• Fart Frank 1 and Fart Frank 2 entertained Kale & Camden
• Power hour and other college games
• Great BBQ that made uncle Zach drool
• Endless supply of cake

A first and a break up

The First

Avery had a big first this week...her first babysitter. She and Kale had the pleasure of Ms. Bunnie taking charge. I would like to tell you it went smoothly and she was a real angel. I would like to tell you she smiled and cooed to no end. But my little lady likes to make evenings a little stressful with complaining and sometimes hysterics. Evenings had been getting better so I was hopeful it would be a real treat for Bunnie. Well allegedly my sweet angel cried and fussed the whole time. It may be a while until there is a second and I didn't even get to have any fun during this first.

The Break-up

Why did Avery have this first experience at 8 weeks and her parents not get to enjoy it you ask? Well I was dumped and it's a classic break-up story..."It's me not you, I just need my space". The break-up was like a sucker punch in the gut. I was surprised and hurt by it all. It was worthless and I won't miss it. Farewell sweet appendix, you are dead to me.

Amy - this is why I had to cancel our lunch date.

On the road again

We hit the road this weekend for 1st communion palooza. Both Emerson and Austin both had their first trip in the communion line in KC on the same day (which is totally not fair that they got to do it before Logan...wah, wah). It was Avery's first road trip and she was a fabulous traveler. It was a quick weekend as Camden busted out a fever on Friday. She tried to keep us in AR but no such luck! Avery met a bunch of her cousins, aunts, and uncles for the first time and had I remembered my camera I would have captured it but instead it sat on Kasey's coffee table so we'll have to get some pictures when everyone is here this weekend. Despite the quick nature of the trip it was a great weekend with lots of playing, dress up (poor Kale), jumping on Austin's trampoline, good eats, lots of cake, Mad Gab and much, much more!

My latest creation

It's too bad for Avery that all the patterns I have start at 12 months but good for those who I know have a 1 year old!

Kyoo-Tee

She Tried

Avery made a valiant attempt to knock off Logan and is world record however, she fell short by about 2 weeks. Today that nasty umbilical cord finally said good bye!

F.I.N.A.L.L.Y

I don't think so

Rear facing up to 30 pounds...this is what 36 pounds looks like!