Holly and her kids visit

Mommy and the kids all enjoyed our day today. Mommy got to hang out and do a little chatting with Holly, who is an old and good friend from high school. Mommy hadn't seen Holly in a couple of years and it was really nice to do some catching up! Paul and Preston really liked playing with Juliana in the pool and Paul enjoyed playing in the mud with her too! Juliana was very good with them! Preston was very intrigued by Ivan and didn't know quite what to do with him....he wanted to go by him, but he was a little skeptical! And, I have to say, Ivan is the best baby I have ever seen....he never once cried, in fact, he barely ever made a noise....he was just content doing whatever and being wherever...he even let me hold him with no trouble! Thank you for visiting with your kids Holly, we all had a good time and we will definitely have to do it again!!!

Day at the Circus

Today we went to the circus and we all had so much fun, especially since Paw Paw, Mrs. Toni, and Nanny came too! Paul and Preston both especially loved the elephants! Paul said they were "big elephants" and Preston made sure to wave bye bye and say "bye bye elephants" as they walked away. Thank you all for coming with us, we had so much fun! And, thank you Paw Paw and Mrs. Toni for the boys' light up swords, they were still playing with them when we got home! Thank you Nanny for coming to eat with us at Outback after the circus too, we loved having you there with us!

Week 28

28 weeks along (7 months)

How your baby's growing:By this week, your baby weighs two and a quarter pounds and measures 14.8 inches from the top of his head to his heels. He can blink his eyes, which now sport lashes. With his eyesight developing, he may be able to see the light that filters in through your womb. He's also developing billions of neurons in his brain and adding more body fat in preparation for life in the outside world. You're in the home stretch! The third and final trimester starts this week. Babycenter

I am extremely tired! But, I have been having a lot of nose/sinus congestion the last couple of days, so it probably makes me feel worse! (the congestion is from the pregnancy and is always there, but I've been having more than "normal" pregnancy congestion lately) Oh well, 7 months down, 3 more to go!!! Actually, we have 11 weeks to go, unless the doctor can't do the date we want, in which case the little man could be scheduled to arrive earlier) And little Peyton is definitely a kicker....he's more of a night kicker, but he is always very willing to remind me of where he is during the day, too!

Daddy painted Peyton's room!

(you'll have to see it in person, the second picture is much darker than it really is.....It is more like the third picture, but even that one looks a tad lighter than it is in person)

We all went to Home Depot and mommy and daddy picked out the color for Peyton's room. Daddy let mommy paint it green, just to change it up, and because it was what she wanted!!! Then, we came home and daddy spent most of the day painting the room. Paul and Preston loved watching daddy, as you can see. Paul was so thrilled that little Peyton's room was going to be green, his favorite! Preston was very upset for a while that he couldn't go in the room to watch daddy! Eventually they settled for watching over the gate. Thank you daddy for painting the baby's room! Mommy really LOVES the color!!! The boys have the best daddy in the whole world and Peyton is going to love his room!

Paul's rash

Ok, so Wednesday night after bath time, I noticed some bumps on the top of Paul's back, but I thought it was just dry skin. On Thursday, I noticed it looked like an actual rash and by last night (Thursday) it was a full blown rash all over his upper and lower back. We went to the doctor this morning and we are glad to know that it is NOT contagious and cannot be spread from one person to another (we didn't think it was, but we wanted to be sure). And, the best news is that he is fine! He just has something called swimmer's itch, which produces a rash in the skin and will eventually go away on its own. There is no medicine or anything that he can take, we just have to wait. It may or may not get worse before it gets better and apparently, the way to get it is from "contaminated" water. At first, I thought it could have been the pool or the sprayground at the park, but we really don't know where he got it from b/c supposedly the larvae (I know gross) that causes it doesn't generally live in chlorinated water. Also, water that was "contaminated" one day may not be "contaminated" the next, so for now we just wait for it to go away. For all we know, he could have gotten this in our backyard from standing in the ditch. All we know is he feels fine, there is nothing seriously wrong, and he is doing great with not itching it!

Visit with new friends

Today we had a visit with our new friends Keely and her daughter Kate. The boys had fun, especially Preston, before he got very sleepy and fussy! After all the fun, the boys both fell asleep! Maybe next time they will stay awake the whole time! Thank you for coming to visit us....we'll see you soon!

day at the sprayground with friends

This morning we were back at the sprayground...big surprise! This time Charmaine and the boys came with us. It was very nice for mommy to have some adult conversation and the boys got to play with some friends, too! We had a great time and we will definitely do it again! Thank you for coming with us!

sprayground and snowballs

Today, mommy and the boys had another busy day and mommy is completely exhausted! We went to play at the sprayground, then did a quick trip to Walmart. We played outside in the sprinkler a lot today too and went to Party City to look around. Little Paul got a haircut again today and Preston watched very closely (I suppose he was wondering when it was his turn)! We got a treat on the way home....snowballs. According to little Paul, he needed a "green one" (evidently his favorite color) and Bubba needed a "yellow one." We saw a tractor on the way home, which was yellow, so that is the color that Paul picked for Preston! Needless to say, we are worn out again, at least mommy is, so we are glad that daddy is finally home to help out!

Week 27

27 Weeks Along

How your baby's growing:This week, your baby weighs almost 2 pounds and is about 14 1/2 inches long with his legs extended. He's sleeping and waking at regular intervals, opening and closing his eyes, and perhaps even sucking his fingers. With more brain tissue developing, your baby's brain is very active now. While his lungs are still immature, they would be capable of functioning — with a lot of medical help — if he were to be born now. Chalk up any tiny rhythmic movements you may be feeling to a case of baby hiccups, which may be common from now on. Each episode usually lasts only a few moments, and they don't bother him, so just relax and enjoy the tickle.
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This is my last week of my second trimester and I am feeling good overall. Just the expected pregnancy complaints like being too tired. I am finding that I am getting more tired with each week that passes, but of course, Peyton is growing with each week and we are getting closer to September. It cannot come fast enough for me! The other thing is that Paul and Preston have been wearing me out lately....I've been taking them to something almost everyday and I think it is starting to wear me down. I guess I'm just getting to be too big to be going all over the place with two silly little boys! Hopefully, when Paul gets home I'll post our events from today and a picture of the boys.

starting this blog

Ok, obviously this is the first post to the blog. I was supposed to start one of these back when I was pregnant for Preston.....around the beginning of 2006, but I never did. My good friend Julie told me I should do one because of the pregnancy, but I put it off. So, here we are....doing one now and it will probably take me a while to figure this out. I am pregnant with baby Miano number 3, a BOY, who should be arriving in September. So, I'll keep you updated with him and our other two little boys Paul, 3 and Preston, 22 months. They keep us pretty busy!

Let's play catch up:

Little Peyton's ultrasound picture at 18 1/2 weeks on April 24, 2008:

Paul and Preston just completed swim lessons and we had been going to the sprayground and playground almost everyday!!! Oh, I have to mention that we are so proud of little Paul....he has been pee-pee trained since June 1! Yayyyyyyyyyyy Paul!