Rosehill Habitat

Monday, March 23, Paul's school had a field trip at the Rosehill Habitat. Mommy, Preston, and Peyton tagged along and we really enjoyed seeing all the animals they had there. Paul and Preston got to feed and pet a deer! The deer's name is Nosey because he is so curious about what is going on around him! There were a lot of animals, including a pig, a huge turkey, a pony, plenty of rabbits, and a lot more deer running in the back. The boys also got to feed the fish, which was really neat for them! When it was time to pet the rabbits, even Peyton was rubbing his fingers all over their fur! Mommy, Paul, Preston, Peyton, Charmaine, and Nicholas were the last to go on the hayride, so we ended up having our own private tour! That's where we saw all the deer running around at! The boys really enjoyed it and so did Charmaine and I!

Peyton's first tooth!

I forgot to report that last Thursday Peyton's first tooth broke the skin on his top left side! This was a surprise for us because Paul didn't get his first tooth until he was right at 9 months old and Preston got his a week before he turned 9 months! Since I was toothless for my first birthday, according to my mom, it's obvious he did not take after me! He has also been up on all fours for awhile now and rocking back and forth, but today, he decided to try to get up on his feet and hands twice....he's trying to go so badly to follow the other two! It's so cute to watch!

Peyton is 6 months

Ok so I'm a little behind, but I have had so much going on and I've been so busy lately, I didn't have a chance to blog. Our little Peyton turned 6 months two Sundays ago on the 15th. I did manage to take some 6 months pictures...isn't he a cutie! Of course Mommy sang Happy 6 month Birthday to him and he cracked up laughing! He has been saying "Mama and Dadda" but on your third baby, you don't record it until he is repetitevly saying it! (Unlike the first one where you're like "He said it" and then you go write it down...third baby syndrome I guess!) Anyway, he did say "Mama" first about a month ago, but "Dada" was not far behind. He repetitvely said "Mama" on March 16, the day after he turned 6 months...really, I'm sure he said it over and over before, but that's the first I noticed....I feel terrible saying that, but anyone else with at least 2 young kids should understand!!! He is sitting up by himself and not falling over anymore, which he has been doing for awhile now. He is still a very happy baby and is getting much better with car rides! At his doctor appointment on the 19th, he got his shots and all the boys are better with no ear infections now. Peyton was in the 25% for both weight and height.

Bluebonnet Swamp

Friday, March 13th, Daddy took Paul and Preston on Paul's field trip to the Bluebonnet Swamp. Mommy and Peyton couldn't go because we were sick, so we'll have to make sure to be there next year for it! We were sad to miss it!

They all got touch a snake and it sounded like they had a wonderful time! They saw a baby alligator and many other creatures; I heard there was even a big snake! Thank you Charmaine for the extra pictures!

This is a picture Charmaine took after our boys and Daddy had to leave to go eat lunch so Daddy could take Peyton to the doctor. This is for all you snake lovers out there....Holly, I think that Juliana is going to LOVE this one!!!!

Our sick week(s)

After the weekend of not feeling well and high temperatures for both the older boys, Mommy took them to the doctor on Monday, the 9th. Peyton came too, but he didn't seem to be feeling bad, so I just let her listen to his chest and he was a little congested, but nothing major. Paul, on the ther hand, had two "really nasty, nasty" ear infections. She gave us an antiobiotic and set us up for a return visit in 10 days to check on him. He did not have any throat issues this time. Preston had a little bit of a red throat, but no strep again, and he had congestion and a little fluid in his left ear, but not an infection "yet" the doctor said. We had leftover congestion medicine for Paul and Preston, so we were told to give them that. That evening Paul goes "Mommy, I have boogie in my ear!" Yep, his eardrum ruptured and I cleaned it up and called the doctor the next day to notify her. That morning though, his other eardrum ruptured as well. And throughout that night, Peyton began a bad cough. So when I called, I told her about both of them and the doctor called in congestion medicine for Peyton and eardrops for Paul.

By Wednesday, Mommy was feeling worse; Paul was better, so he was back at school. Peyton and Preston did not feel well, so they had me rock both of them; each time they fell asleep I couldn't get even one of them down without waking them. Finally, on the third try, I succeeded, after 3 hours of rocking time and crying! I called Paul to come home and then noticed Peyton was really not doing well and seemed worse, so I called the doctor and then rushed him in, while Paul stayed with the older two. The doctor told me that the prescription they called in for him the previous day was a mistake and to not give that to him anymore! He needed a breathing treatment and then she gave us an antiobiotic for him.....surprise....he had an ear infection as well, aside from the wheezing! She also gave me an antiobiotic for Preston because he was running a high fever and we assumed that of course his fluid-filled ear probably developed into an ear infection as well!

Peyton had his check-up on Friday so Daddy took him after taking the older two to Paul's field trip to the Bluebonnet Swamp. Mommy and Peyton were sick, so we couldn't go. The doctor said Peyton's ear infection was getting better, but we still needed to give him the breathing treatment every 4 hours and at night we could stretch it to 6 hours. His follow up appointment along with his 6 month check-up is on the same day as Paul's check-up this Thursday. So, at this point, all the kids are doing better, but Mommy had a rough weekend and was miserably sick. Thanks Daddy for all your help and for taking care of Mommy this past weekend; you were such a big help and I appreciate everything that you did for us! I still don't feel great, but I feel much better than this past weekend. My ears feel like they have so much pressure in them, I may end up at the doctor for antibiotics of my own if it keeps up, but we'll see! And, that is our sick story until the check-up tomorrow!

Frisco Festival

It seems like forever for us since we last posted, but we've been having an extremely sick week/ weekend and we are still stuggling so far! Let me back up a bit to two Wednesdays ago, the 4th; this is the night that little Paul starting getting sick. The next day he was running a mild fever. By Friday, the 6th, Preston was acting difficult as well and he started to get sick and Paul had to miss school because he can't go with a fever, but we thought since they both had strep a few weeks ago and were on antibiotics, that it would just pass. I started feeling a little sick and achy Friday night too, but nothing too extreme...yet. I'll post the updates to all the sickness issues later.

The Frisco Fest was on Saturday the 7th and since the boys weren't feeling all that great, we didn't stay too long, but we and they, were so happy we went! We met Paw Paw there after his long 25 mile bike ride...way to go Paw Paw...so the boys could ride their bikes with him at the Start/Finish Line! They really enjoyed riding their bikes with Paw Paw and I have to say, it was so cute to see! We took the boys to see all the cars that were there for the car show and then Daddy & Paw Paw took Paul and Preston to play on the blow up slide. Meanwhile, Mommy and Peyton went to enjoy all the crafts and I am pretty sure Peyton had a great time being outside! We all met back up and after doing some more looking around, we headed to get something to eat so we could get home to rest! On the way out, we let the boys ride the ponies and they loved it! Thank you for telling us about it Paw Paw; we had a great time!

Oh, by the way, for those of you who went to elementary school with me, do you remember a Sammy Spears??? Small world! It turns out that Paul's dad, who just retired (Yayyyyy Paw Paw! We hope you enjoy your time off while searching for new opportunities!) worked with Sammy's dad, Sam, who was there as well! When Mr. Glenn told me about them I said "oh yeah I remember Sammy" and he had said that Sammy's mother remembered me, so we went back to find them and I talked with his mom and dad for a bit....geez, it is such a small world! Anyway, Sammy is married and they have one son. I can't remember if he was about to turn 1, or had just turned 1, but anyway, that's the update there! Oh and Glenn, they remembered you as well from baseball!

Fun Family Sunday

This past Sunday Paul wanted to take the boys fishing. They were really excited about it and would NOT stop talking about going! We had a place to go fishing at in mind, but that did not work out. After many miles later, we finally found somewhere to fish! We knew we were not going to be long, nor catch anything because the weather was too cold to stay, but the boys would not let Daddy forget that he said we were going fishing! They had a great time with their new fishing poles that Uncle Chris and Aunt Theresa gave them for Christmas and they cannot wait to go again!

We got home and Daddy BBQ for us and Mommy thought it would be a perfect night, since it was so cold, to finally make smores with the kids! Preston couldn't seem to get enough of the marshmellows and just kept eating and eating! Paul ended up liking them, but was a little weary of all the stickiness at first! I told them they only got to eat one smore each, so they ate a few more roasted marshmellows!