Adeline's Arrival is Scheduled!

My c-section is scheduled for August 5th! Adam and I don't think she will make it that far, but we shall see! We have most everything ready. Her room is ready & we ordered the glider rocker. So we are waiting on the rocker and the baby! I can't believe this is happening sometimes. Baylor is still very excited to meet her, and Adam said the other night that he's excited about having 2 kids but maybe not the lack of sleep! haha

Summer Fun!

I love summer! We kept Braden & Carter for a few days this past week & went to swim at Uncle Wes and Sara's. It was a lot of fun. Baylor is taking swimming lessons again this summer since he got his arm fixed. Carter was so funny in the pool. He belly flopped in over a dozen times! We were in pain just watching him :)

Winnie Baby Shower-35 weeks!

My friends gave me a baby shower in Winnie on June 28. It was perfect. It was so nice to see everyone & spend time with all of the kids. Adeline got tons of great gifts, clothes, & a new stroller! Thank you to everyone for making it so special!

Water Aerobics-32 weeks along

So I started water aerobics this week because I could no longer stand the heavy belly on the eliptical machine. Plus, it's awesome to be weightless in the pool! I have about 8 weeks left. I'm in a class of old women, but I work really hard & it really gets me tired. It's funny, though. Adam's working out in the gym area & you can see the pool through a huge glass, so today he stood there making fun!! :) I would attach a photo, but thought I'd spare you all!

Pirate Show, Orlando, Florida

On the last night of our trip, we were invited to a Pirate's Dinner Theater show. It was great. There's about an hour of mingling & pirate skits and interaction with the people there. Then you go in an find your table for the show. We had front row seats & Baylor got to be in the show with some of the other kids. The actors interact a lot with the audience & get lots of audience volunteers. They also encourage you to drink A LOT!! Boy I wished I could have drank! Haha :)

Universal Studios

Well, we just got back from Baylor's "Make a Wish" trip to Orlando, Florida. We had tickets to Universal Studios, DisneyWorld, & a Pirate Dinner Show. The first park we when to was Universal Studios. It was a lot of fun. Our favorite ride was the E.T. ride where you sit on a bike & it takes you flying over the city like when they return E.T. to his spaceship. Baylor got to meet Shrek, Donkey, and Spongebob. It was E.T.'s 27th birthday when we were there.

Disney Magic Kingdom

On the third day of the trip we went to Disney's Magic Kingdom. Baylor says his favorite part was meeting the characters. Pirates of the Carribean was his favorite ride. We rode a little boat through all of the scenes of the movie, and then bought a Pirates sword and t-shirt. It was tiring and hot, but fun!

Christmas In May!

We got home this afternoon with a huge box in front of our door & of course Adam immediately started complaining that I ordered something. When I told him I wasn't expecting anything and the box had Baylor's name on it, then he started accusing Baylor of ordering stuff! haha We brought the box in and opened & just couldn't believe all the stuff. There was no return address & it was full of toys. 3 Nintendo DS games, a Wii game, lots of action figures, an Indiana Jones Monopoly game, spongebob tent, scrapbook stuff, puzzles, 2 large cars. Just all kinds of things like Christmas morning. Well we finally got to the bottom of the box & found a Kids Wish Network t-shirt. This is the network that is sending Baylor to DisneyWorld this summer. They also had all of our trip accomodations, tickets, complimentary dinner tickets & all kinds of other things. Plus a check for spending money! We couldn't believe it. Every time I talk with them, I just can't believe how generous they are & how lucky we are to have this stuff. I really wanted to bring some of the toys to needy children, but couldn't talk Baylor into it. Hopefully when he gets a little older, he'll become a better giver! :)

Faculty Baby Shower for Adeline

My faculty at school gave me a baby shower & we got lots of goodies. Clothes, a beautiful blanket, soaps, and diapers & wipes for months! We went to BJ's restaurant and celebrated while we ate & drank. It was a great time. I felt so special.

1st Grade Field Day

Baylor had field day at school where they just play a bunch of games and activities they learn in PE. I can't believe 1st grade is almost over!

Baylor's Favorite Book for Now (video)

Oh we heard Green Eggs & Ham at least once per day for about 3 weeks! He kept the book in the car so he could read it to me every day! Oh my!

26 Weeks

So here's my theory from the beginning. My stomach got big really fast but then maybe it will just hold steady for a while & not continue to get bigger at an alarming rate. The pictures from 23 weeks & 26 weeks look about the same. We shall see....no stretch marks, no stretch marks......!

Baylor's YoYo Career (with video)!

So a professional yo-yo guy came to Baylor's school & he wanted a yo-yo. Of course, I got him one knowing full well that it would end up in the bottom of his toy box with everything else. Well, to our surprise, he plays with it every day. He's gotten really good. He even wears through string & it took me forever to figure out where to buy new yo-yo string! See him in action

Missing New York!

Well we were supposed to be in New York this weekend & week. Adam won another trip, but we decided not to go because we had been going out of town so much lately & it TAKS testing week at school (boooo!). Well, now that it's finally here, I'm really regretting not going. We were supposed to stay at the Waldorf. But it's probably a good thing we were home because Baylor had all the pain this weekend & we ended up in the hospital. I don't think anyone would have been able to handle him while we were gone.

Hospital Again

Tuesday, April 28th
We are at the hospital again with Baylor's arm contraption. He was supposed to get it off April 21st but they postponed it to the end of May because his bone wasn't quite strong enough. Well we spent this weekend in terrible pain & found out yesterday that one of his pins had come out of the bone & was just hanging in there. No wonder! So we had to come in and put him under anesthesia again to just take that one pin out.

Good News on Baylor April 7, 2009

Baylor had a Dr. appointment on April 7 with a new hematologist who is a transplant specialist. We got transferred to this new dr because his bone marrow test from January show that his bone marrow production fell to the lowest category. They wanted us to start getting things lined up in case his bone marrow failed and he needed a bone marrow transplant.
The new Dr is wonderful. She checked all of Baylor's blood counts and said everything looks great. She said she didn't feel like he was at any major risks right now, and we don't have to see her for another 6 months, which was great news. But even better, she contacted Viacord for us and they are banking the new baby's cord blood for free since Baylor has a medical necessity for it. So the new baby's cord blood will hopefully provide all we need for a bone marrow transplant if Baylor were to ever need that. Good things have been all around us lately. I don't think we could be more blessed right now!

23 weeks pregnant-Ultrasound April 15,2009

Today we go for another ultrasound. We haven't seen the baby since 14 weeks so I'm excited. We are bringing Baylor today, and this will be his first time to see her. My stomach is really big this pregnancy and has been since before 3 months! It's just weird & very different from Baylor. I've gained only 12 pounds so far & I just started back to the gym. Here's a picture of my stomach at 22 weeks.

Baylor Granted a Wish Trip March 2009

We found out in March that Baylor was granted a trip to DisneyWorld in Orlando, Florida. All expenses paid through Kids Wish Network. We go on our trip June 10, 2009. He's so excited. I'll be 30 weeks pregnant on the trip so I guess I'll be driving myself around in a little cart while we're there! It will be fun to do one more big exciting thing before the baby comes.
The Kemah police & fire dept. found out about his trip and decided to donate to Kids Wish Network in his behalf. They also invited us to visit the police & the fire dept. We got to ride around town in a fire truck with the fire dog! It was really cool. Baylor's Kid Wish link:
http://www.kidswishnetwork.org/wishes/wish-kid-details.aspx?i=1478

We're Expecting

Here I am at 15 weeks! We waited until all tests were clear to put the word out. The baby is perfectly healthy & it's a girl!! Baylor is so excited. We don't know what we're doing. It's been 7 years!

Baylor's Surgery December 2008

Baylor had surgery on his arm on December 19, 2008. The surgery is to lengthen the bone in his arm. Dr. Gugenheim cut his bone and put in lots of pins. He has these 2 steel rings on the outside of his arm, and we have to turn the screws three times a day to slowly pull the bone apart. It looks very interesting. Baylor loosens all the bolts and turns the screws himself. He has to wear the arm contraption for 3 months. We spent 4 days in the hospital to manage pain, but Baylor's a trooper. He had the pain medicine machine where he could pump the medicine himself.