Mommy's Doctor Appointment

Since mommy had a doctor appointment yesterday, the boys went to play with Charmaine's boys! It was the first doctor appointment that she didn't have to take the boys to...it was wonderful!!! They had a lot of fun over there and kept telling me that they wanted to go back! Thank you so much for watching them for me Charmaine....it is greatly appreciated!

At mommy's appointment she had the gestational diabetes test done and thankfully the results came out great for that, but it did show a high white blood cell count, so apparently, I was starting to get sick! The doctor's office called in some antibiotics so I should feel better soon. The baby is doing great; he has a good, strong heartbeat! The doctor said we have to watch the swelling that I'm having (he said I have quite a bit of fluid) and my blood pressure. He said I should rest more and that I may be doing too much for this pregnancy. He told me to drink a lot of water, cut down on salt where I can (which I typically don't use much of anyway), and put my feet up! Yeah, right!

The good news is that little Peyton is healthy! The bad news is that now mommy feels the sickness and she doesn't feel so well today! Hopefully, I'll feel better by tomorrow because I am looking forward to seeing my little man in 3D!

Toby's Vet Visit

Today we took Toby to the vet to get his annual shots and she looked at his skin issue. He has a staff infection, not like the human kind, that is not contagious and is no big deal. It will go away on its own or stay for awhile, there is nothing that can really be done about it! She gave him antibiotics for 3 weeks to help him with his itching, but that's about it. As far as the butt itch, we can have it fixed with a no big deal, quick fix surgery or just deal with it, but that is the same thing as the staff infection.....it'll go away and come back as it pleases. Hopefully, Toby won't be itching too much longer with these medications, but it may not go away completely!



We played in a new toy today in the backyard thanks to our wonderful neighbors who let us borrow their climber that their boys don't play on anymore. It got a lot of use today, so thank you so much for letting us use it!!! When I asked the boys if they wanted to go outside and play with the climber, I was told by Paul "That is Joshua and Nicholas' climber!" It was too cute!

Thank you Paw Paw and Toni for coming over to eat dinner with us today! Hopefully Mommy's cooking didn't bother you too much! The boys loved seeing you, as always, and Mommy really appreciated Paw Paw helping Daddy move Peyton's dressor into his room! It was great to see you....come visit us anytime!!!

Day at the Mall

Today we went with Keely and Kate to Mommy and Me at the mall. The boys had a lot of fun...we rode the carousel, saw the cow, and ate Chick-fil-A. Paul got an alligator balloon from the clown and Preston got a puppy dog, which he popped almost immediately! We took the kids to the indoor play area to play afterwards and they had lots of fun!!! Thanks for asking us to go with you Keely!

Week 29

29 Weeks Along

How your baby's growing:Your baby now weighs about 2 1/2 pounds and is a tad over 15 inches long from head to heel. His muscles and lungs are continuing to mature, and his head is growing bigger to make room for his developing brain. To meet his increasing nutritional demands, you'll need plenty of protein, vitamins C, folic acid, and iron. And because his bones are soaking up lots of calcium, be sure to drink your milk (or find another good source of calcium, such as cheese, yogurt, or enriched orange juice). This trimester, about 250 milligrams of calcium are deposited in your baby's hardening skeleton each day.

Ok, 29 weeks along and still very congested and just plain exhausted! I think it does have much more to do with the two little ones that I keep up with everyday, but whenever I can get a break, I take full advantage. I have a little burning pain that comes and goes at the bottom of my stomach on the right side, but I suppose it's nothing, just another regular pregnancy pain that doesn't hurt as much as it scares me on occasion.......But, you all know me, a little paranoid!!! My back is still hurting pretty badly and little Peyton has decided to sit on a new nerve now, so that's always fun! Oh well....it's getting closer!

Our July 4 Day at Mimi's

Our day was a lot of fun! Mommy, Nanny, Paul, and Preston all went swimming in Mimi's pool. Preston wore the arm floaties and impressed us all; he looked like he was out there really swimming! He was kicking his legs and moving his arms all by himself! Preston even impressed grandpa and Mimi with how carefree he was jumping off the side of the pool and jumping off the lounger into the water! Our little Paul decided he was not going to go in without daddy making him go on the spray stingray! Once he did, he had a blast!!! They both loved spraying the water out of the stingray that Mimi bought them! Daddy did the BBQ for all of us, maw maw made her famous potato salad and Mimi made her famous beans! Everything was was yummy! We really enjoyed hanging out with Mimi, Nanny, Maw Maw, Grandpa, and Mrs. Karen.

We also got to do some fireworks that daddy bought for the boys! Preston sat by mommy in the back of the car, mostly enjoying the pop things. Paul was right out there with daddy following him and telling him which ones to do next. Paul had even picked out some fireworks for him and Preston in a car shape, which were cute. They both LOVED all the fireworks! Thank you Mimi, for a wonderful day!!!!



We also got to celebrate Maw Maw and Grandpa's 6oth wedding anniversary....WOW!!! Preston thought he was being sneaky sticking his finger in the icing on the side of the cake, but mommy and Paul caught him!!! Congrats to maw maw and grandpa on 60 wonderful years together!!! We were so glad the boys could spend time with them, too!

Paul's doctor appointment

Yesterday we went to the dermatologist with little Paul to check on that little bump he has on his chest. Though the doctor is not quite sure what it is right now, he said it does not look like anything dangerous and he tried to freeze it off. If it is still there in about a month, we will go back and the doctor will cut it off. (We also had to go pick up Toby's antibiotics because he is having anohter allergic reaction to something and is itching again. Next week, the vet will check him out and see how he's doing.) Anyway, Paul did very well at the doctor, so he got a couple of treats. Him and Preston got suckers and then we went to Chick-fil-a to eat some nuggets, play in the slides, and have some ice cream. Keely and Kate met us there, which was very nice. All the kids loved the balloons they got, too. Mommy was having very bad sinus congestion again, so we left earlier than we would have liked. The kids had played for awhile and I keep telling myself they were pretty much done anyway. Thanks for meeting us Keely, Kate is adorable!

Day at a new park!

Today Charmaine and I ventured out with the boys to a new playground/ waterpark! It was a very fun road trip and thankfully, the boys all did well in the car! All the boys loved the playground and playing in the water...and even Preston had fun out there running around! We also had a little picnic and I enjoyed my "mommy time" again talking to another adult!!! On the ride home, all the kids fell asleep from exhaustion!!! Thank you so much for asking us to come with you, we really did have a lot of fun! It was a great day!