Tuesday, April 1, 2014

5 and 21 Months!

Holy Frights!  I'll start off by thanking you all for keeping Kendall and I on our toes.  Just as we were going to try to let this month slip by, we were catching crap for doing so. So here you go! A few days late...

5 months! 3.28.2014
 
5 months! 3.28.2014

5 months! 3.28.2014



Sooooo... I wasn't interested in belly pics.... at all!  Let's just say that "5"  sticker is destroyed.  I am a very grabby little lady.  Watch your glasses and  your hair and your earrings and your drink... right, mommy?  I have, however,  found my toes and love to grab those and put them in my mouth.










First off, we are sending positive thoughts and prayers out to our family in Minnesota as they were under a blizzard warning and were instead slammed with a tornado that ripped through their farm.  No one was hurt, thankfully, but it did sustain major damage.  Seriously!  Who peed in Mother Nature's Cheerios?!?!  Despite old man winter who has MORE than wore out his welcome, we've been getting out a little here and there.  You know mommy needed to get out of the house when she took us to the library - HA!  About 10 minutes in mommy said, "Yep! It's a library!" And back out the door we went.  But, they had a cool fishtank?!?!
Of course I would smile in a library!
Quite the scholar in this hat...






Sleeping peacefully


Baby Piggies










Take THAT mama nature!
Mommy refuses to wear skinnies, but, yet,
puts me in them?!
Old man winter has definitely wore out his welcome in my book.  I've followed my brothers footsteps and I'm a few days in with my second ear infection in 5 weeks.  We got the short stick when it comes to ears, I guess.  Just a matter of time until I get tubes as well...  I remain in pretty good spirits though.  All I do is smile! And eat!  And dirty diapers!

Go ahead, talk about my rolls.  

Gyspy wear
Daddy's lucky charms
Happy late St. Patty's Day!  We had a great one as we welcomed two new little girlfriends to the world.  Mommy had a celebratory cocktail in their honor only to realize after it was near gone that she gave up pop for Lent...  Oops!  The things we do for good friends!!!
Yesssss!!!!!!!
Nope! I sure didn't steal your shamrock shake!
Mommy's thoughts exactly when the
donuts are gone.
New artist of the year
Just a boy and his sled
Finding it hilarious as mommy
sank knee deep in the snow.
Cutest shamrock shake thief!
Trying to melt away the snow.

Last week was full of family and friends visiting from near and far.  The week caught up to us yesterday and today.  Early bedtime for all!

There are more and more pictures as the months go by so we're going to wrap it up and let you enjoy those!  Here's to spring actually stepping up and showing its' face and may the Easter Bunny be good to you all (whoever he is).  I suppose I'll meet him soon.
Walker?  Excercise?  You first!

Legos with dad
Love, Kendall and Blake XOXO

Do we melt your heart???  (evil laugh)

How about now?!



Now?!?!  Ok, we'll stop. 
I found my piggies!
Finally! Outside on purpose!
Mommy and Daddy at King George
Now THEY'RE cute!!! HA!





Chief Dixon








So I wear my rain boots... all the time... sue me!
I wasn't kidding!







Trying to shake this ear crap!
...a baby in a tub!
Scrub a dub dub...
Mommy took us on her first run post baby!

MY THOUGHTS EXACTLY!!!!!!!!!!!!

I'M GOING TO BE A BIG SISTER!!!!!










Friday, February 28, 2014

4 and 20 Months!

4 Months! 2.28.2014
4 Months! 2.28.2014








4 Months! 2.28.2014
FOUR!!!!  My sister is 4 months today!  How appropriate because we're very golf-minded around here lately after attending the golf show last weekend.  I've been working on my swing and thank goodness there's not much to break in the basement because golf balls fly around and bounce of off anything and everything.  Use caution should you enter my driving range.  Who's hiring?  I picked out a set of clubs at the show but mommy quickly ka-boshed that idea.  She said she gets new shoes before I get new clubs. I guess I'll just keep practicing on my Little Tikes set and save my pennies.
Check out that follow through!
Taking donations for this driver...

Gold Medal! (in golf... someday)




















I finally made it to my 18 month check up not too long ago (even though I was darn near 20 months) and we continue to see I'm way tall for my age... and I still HATE shots.  I really shouldn't complain though, my sister went through the ringer and I have no room to whine about 1 simple little shot.  I'll let her tell you her story.

Hi friends!  It's true.  All hell broke loose shortly after we last wrote you.  I went to the doctor and learned I had a nasty cold.  Dr. Collins told me it would get worse before it got better and let me tell ya, did it ever!  My mommy brought me back to the doctor two days later where they took one look at me and wanted me to the ER ASAP!  There began my 5 night, 6 day all inclusive vacation...  I had RSV and some other virus so it was a double whammy.  I was having a really hard time breathing.. so hard I partially collapsed a lung.  Nebulizer breathing treatments, deep suctioning (that SUCKED!!! - excuse the pun), steroids, and a top notch children's hospital did the trick.  I have to admit, I missed my big brother.  He's a pretty cool kid.  Mommy and daddy tell me if I want to take them on another vacation it better be to Hawaii - warmer, prettier, and cheaper.

Here we are, 4 weeks later to the day and I have either a whole new cold or the remnants of the nasty one.  I went to the doctor again yesterday and we're doing all we can to avoid another hospital stay.  It seems as though being a whole month older is really helping me.  My coughs are clearing the gunk, which is huge, in addition to more breathing treatments and more suctioning here at home.  Anything and everything to keeps the gunk from settling in my lungs.  My daddy is a pro with the sucker machine. Fingers crossed I can stay home!  Back to the doctor tomorrow for another checkup.  

WINTER GO AWAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Being transferred to a {much} better hospital
Not feeling well...
Wishing they would leave me alone!


Always wanting to snuggle
Rest wasn't easy...
They were always doing something to me

Of course, still smilin' through it all
So exhausted from all the
crying and no sleep
Finally, off oxygen and maintaining my levels
A very common scene over
the course of the stay

Just got word I was going HOME!

Team of 6-8 docs doing their rounds every morning
Just need that white coat!

Back with my brother at home!

We have lots of pictures for y'all so Kendall and I are going to wrap it up.  Hopefully, this next month won't be so eventful and by the luck -o- the Irish Spring will make its debut!   Have a good one!  

Love, Blake and Kendall  XOXO
If we have to have snow might as well enjoy it!

Fun tummy time!
Dr. Daddy listening to my lungs
Not sure what I like more... golf or enteraining
Just woke up... crazy Einstein RED??? hair

My daddy said I can't have a pony :(
Probably the closest thing we'll have to a pony, Kendall...
  
My brother makes me do crazy things...
I wasn't kidding!!!
But, he's always making me smile :)



Mommy's Valentine's
Attacked by Cupid!

I said I'm leaving if you don't take me outside!
Who knows!?
Oh, the situations I get myself into...

Mommy told me to sit and look pretty
Don't trust my brother!  We're in separate water...
Needing sleep
Yes, I smile a lot!
Just being a big brother

More dang breathing treatments...
Everyone's always listening to my lungs...


The paci kids