This Wonderful Thing Called Life: December 2010

Friday, December 31, 2010

MERRY DECEMBER

The month of December is always extremely busy. I feel like all we do is attend Christmas party after Christmas party and don't get me wrong it is A Lot of fun but is kind of tiring too. For example, with the Southaven Church alone we had 6 different get togethers :) I really felt like I should try to get one more post in before the start of 2011 so here we go, the month of December in summary: (disclaimer: I'm going to attempt to not overload this post with pictures but no promises and note to myself: as I'm writing this Aylin Jewel bug is dancing around the playroom singing the Hot Dog song from Mickey Mouse Clubhouse - I love it!)

Bobby and I went on an impromptu date to Nashville to see Garth Brooks!

ZOO LIGHTS WITH THE RISTERS:

CHRISTMAS EVE DINNER AT OUR HOUSE!

WAKE UP AYLIN, SANTA HAS COME!

I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas, I know we really did.

Earlier in the month our hearts were broken when we learned that a 20 month old little girl had passed away. We have been praying for the Harrison family all month and hope others continue to pray for them as they cope through this time. Little Evie was an adorable little girl and I know her sister, family, and friends will greatly miss her. Their blogposts and pictures have been both moving in sad and uplifting ways; remember to hug your babies and cherish the time you have with them.

Saturday, December 4, 2010

18 & 19 Month Check Ups (oops)

So apparently I forgot to do an 18 month blur on here so we are just going to combine them. Jewel Bug weighed in at 25.3 lbs at 18 months when she went to the doctor -she was sick :( Unfortunately, in between all the crazy activities it seems we all are sick. Aylin is on her second go with this cold and cough, mommy and daddy are both still getting over the cold, and have had the lovely stomach virus this weekend! We are still praying and holding out hope that AJ doesn't get that too. She loves to sing church songs and smile and play with her dogs, and give lovin', and unfortunately has a really strong temper! We will post pics later.

Louie, the Boxer

Buster is 4

Our 2nd little blessing, Hilton Isaiah, was born 3 weeks early via an emergency c-section also because of preeclampsia. He was already 8lbs8oz and spent 9 days in the NICU because of a spontaneous pneumothorax (popped right lung); he also had a heart murmur and had to have a blood transfusion his very 1st night. Poor guy suffers from febrile seizures, and also took physical therapy for about a year b/c of delayed gross motor skills. We are so thankful to have this little man blessing our lives.

Puppy is 2

Our 3rd blessing, Weston Julian, was born 5 weeks early via another C-section because of preeclampsia. This pregnancy was a rough one: at 24 weeks I started having severe stomach pains and at 28 weeks had an emergency umbilical hernia surgery, and have been on bed rest ever since because of preeclampsia. At 32 weeks I started having daily headaches and frequent migraines (at least 2 a week). At 33 weeks our ultrasound technician discovered my amniotic fluid was decreasing and he was not showing much growth, so now we started twice a week visits and at least 1 ultrasound each week to keep a closer eye on him. We are incredibly thankful that our last little blessing arrived safely and weighed 5lbs 13oz and did not have to go to the NICU.