January Pictures

Here are the highlights of January. Most of the month, it rained and it was very cold, so we didn't spend too much time outside. With Mason getting sick, it took up a couple weeks of the month. I was hesitant to go places in case he came down sick again. So here are the pictures of my little man.

Mason before we took away his Paci and also sick with Pink eye in both eyes, a double ear infection and an upper respiratory infection. Fun stuff!
Notice the redness under his eyes

Poor guys

Mason showing off his new basketball goal

Eating his dinner. By the end of the meal, most of it did end up in his mouth.

After eating an Oreo. Just one can make a mess like this:)

Showing off his killer dance moves.

My son is fascinated with utensils and loves any spoon. I let him go to sleep with a toy spoon one night and when I went in to check on him, he was still clinching his spoon, several hours later.

Mason hanging out with his best bud, Luke.

Madison and Mason watching Madagascar.

It's here!

I'm so excited to announce that my new laptop has arrived. I ordered an HP G60t and I am happy with my purchase. I'm still in the process of transferring all of my old pictures over to the new computer and still need to upload all of the pictures that I have taken over the last month and a half (that includes some belly shots). So be sure to check back for pictures and new posts.

Our week

Life in our house this past week, has been turned upside down. Adam has been working on a project at work and it launched this past Sunday. Sunday alone, he worked from 2am to 2pm and went back that evening at 9pm and worked until 6am. He has been working 12 to 14 hour nights all week long. Thursday evening was the first night he was able to stay home. We celebrated by catching up on The Offfice and watching Grey's Anatomy/Private Practice and eating wings.

Last night we joined our friends and went to The Condor's Minor League Hockey game. I have only watched Hockey on TV, but it was so much fun to be at the game. It was family night for the school that Marissa teaches at and she invited us to tag along. Mason was definitely tired and had a moment during the second period where we thought we were going to have to leave, but his mood quickly changed once I gave him my bottle of water and he was able to play with that and stand in between my legs the rest of the night.

Adam had to work for a couple hours this morning, but once he gets home we have a busy day. Our friends recommended a painter to us and he starts painting all the rooms in the house, except the the two bathrooms, on Monday. That means we need to buy the paint and take everything off of the walls, move furniture around and take stuff to Goodwill.

I picked a tan color for the living room and our bedroom. The kitchen will be a shade of green. We are actually going to be switching Mason and Taylor's rooms. We want Mason to have the bigger room, so hopefully he will adjust to sleeping in a new room. His room will be a shade of blue and Taylor's room will be a pale shade of yellow.

It will be so nice to see the finished product. The dynamic of the house will change dramatically. This also means that we can finally hang all of our family photos and wedding photos that have sat in boxes since we moved. We weighed the option of painting ourselves, but I wouldn't be that much help at this stage of my pregnancy, not to mention that we have vaulted ceilings in the kitchen and living room. I don't think Adam wanted to paint the entire house himself.

My mom is almost done with Taylor's bedding. She sent me pictures the other night of the blanket, and the crib bumper. She just needs to finish the bed skirt and her pillow. I tried to post pictures, but Adam's laptop isn't a fan of this site and doesn't want to add them for me. Speaking of computers, we finally ordered my new laptop and hopefully it will be here within the next couple of weeks.

I only have 7 more weeks left until my due date. I go in for my next appointment Tuesday afternoon. I don't remember at what point they started checking if I have made progress, but I hope it's soon. I'm starting to get uncomfortable. I'm not complaining because I know I will miss my pregnancy once it's over. But I can't wait to hold my baby girl.

Poison Control

I had to call Poison Control this evening. Mason had gotten a hold of my prenatal vitamins and was able to open the bottle. I don't know how he was able to get it open, because I have trouble most of the time getting it open myself. Anyway, we noticed he had something in his mouth and then Adam told me the lid was off of my prenatals. He bit half of a pill and ate it. Gross. I can't stand the taste of the vitamins, but he apparently didn't mind too much. You would think he would be okay, since it's just a vitamin, but I needed to make sure for myself. After speaking with Poison Control, they told me that he is going to be fine and there is nothing to worry about, since he only digested a half of a pill. If he had taken a couple, he might start vomitting and have an upset stomach due to the iron in the vitamin. Atleast it was only a vitamin and nothing else.

Two pictures to hold you over

Since I haven't had the opportunity to post ANY pictures this month and the other laptop has more issues than we thought, I thought I would leave you with two pictures we took at Christmas this year. This will be the last of pictures until I order my new laptop, so hopefully this will hold you over.

New Additions to the Family

Our family is expanding in more ways than one this year. Obviously, Taylor is due in almost 8 weeks, although I'm not sure we will make it that long. I go in for my 32 week appointment tomorrow morning and they will also do an ultrasound to see if she is head down and just to make sure everything still looks good in there. Honestly, I don't know if she is head down or not, because she wiggles and moves all the time. I personally think she is transverse, but what do I know.

In November, my sister-in-law, Laura, and her fiance, Matt, will be getting married. We are so excited for the two of them and can't wait until Matt is officially considered family. He has been such a huge part of our lives the past three years, that it already fills like he is a part of the family.

In other news, my parents have been praying and have been led to adopt a child or two this year. I have been waiting to post about this for over a week now. My dad started feeling the tug on his heart to adopt a child this past year and it was also placed on my mom's heart later in the year. It wasn't until recently that they both came together to talk about the subject, not realizing that God had placed this on each others hearts at separate times.

Last week, our family was informed of the news and we couldn't be happier. I have always wanted a little brother or sister and my parents have so much to give. They plan on going thru the official state of Texas adoption agency and have just begun the process. The application is filed and then they will take classes for 5 Saturday's in a row. A home evaluation and interviews will follow this step and then they will be licensed to adopt. It's about a 5 month process.

They have looked over many profiles online and keep coming back to a 13 year old boy named Austin. We don't know too much about him, other than what is posted on his profile.They can request to begin the process of adopting him, but nothing is definite just yet. They still have to receive his folder, have several visits with him, and he will also have a decision to make on whether or not he wants to join our family. If he does decide he wants to join our family, he will come to live with my parents and it will take about another 6 months to finalize the adoption.

I share this with all of you, because although I know my family does read this blog, there are several others that do as well. I ask all of you to pray for my family, for Austin, and any future children that will be welcomed into my family. I will be sure to keep everyone posted on any news or updates.

Paci Free

I have actually taken several pictures over the last few weeks and planned on posting them this past weekend. However, I have been using Adam's old laptop since mine broke back in June and now the AC Adapter no longer works. We will either have to purchase a new one or buy the new laptop. We still don't know what we will do. Until then, you will have to wait for pictures.

Mason is feeling a lot better! He started returning to his normal self Friday and has been the sweet little boy that I remembered. Most mornings last week, I would walk in his bedroom and find his paci on the floor. I'm sure it was due to the congestion, so I decided to take advantage of the situation. During his nap Friday, I decided I would lay him down without his pacifier. It went very well and he never even noticed that he didn't have it. The big test would be that evening. I don't know why I was so worried, because again he didn't even notice. We are going on day three without his paci. I'm so proud of him.

Btw, tonight I had my first weird but so delicious craving. I wanted something sweet and the only thing that sounded good was mixing chocolate, peanut butter and syrup together. So I made waffles with peanut butter and broke up KitKats and put them on top and then poured maple syrup all over it. I know it is super unhealthy, but it hit the spot.