Austin is on a mission....
He is starting to take many more steps at a time! He is off to at least 5-10 at a time, and he is practically RUNNING! Oh, how I am in trouble! Although he made me sad today when his momo picked him up from his granny's. At first he didn't want to leave granny for momo, and then he didn't want to leave momo for ME! :( He is clapping more often. ALSO, Chad is gone for 8 days, and we have had lots of phone calls. Well, Austin was playing on an old phone tonight....put it up to his ear, and said 'dada'....oh so cute, but so sad too! Miss you my love!
As far as Alyssa.....
CUTE story from tonight! One of her BFF's gave her a call tonight! They miss each other so much, and her friend Ainsley wanted to call and talk to her. They were talking about a sleepover and Alyssa's upcoming party. Alyssa even went into the other room because she didn't want me to listen! That happens already???!!! And, then she randomly started crying when we got out of the car this evening because she misses her daddy. We miss you & love you daddy!
Doing lots of reflecting these days with everything....oh how I need to be a MUCH more patient person and I need to SOAK up the moments that are flashing before me! Life is so precious, and I need to 'chill' out a bit more.
I love you Alyssa & Austin! Thanks for brightening my day!
Wednesday, June 23, 2010
Saturday, June 19, 2010
Random Things....
Well, this summer is not quite what I expected it to be! Our goal was to hit s'bahn at least 30 times....not sure that will happen! Between Alyssa being sick for over a week, and then a couple more days...that set us back. Then Austin was sick for a few days too. We also got our sad news about Popo, so we are spending lots of time with family. Which is good play time with cousins...when 'jealousy' and 'bossiness' is not an issue! Popo is doing much better this week. 7/10 radiation treatments are done! He is eating much better, and he is definitely up out of bed much more. Momo had to get a hospital bed to help him be more comfortable. And, he is definitely bossing Momo (and all of us) around! Austin is becoming a Momo's boy...he has her picking him up the instant he crawls to her and whimpers! Alyssa might try to bring home all the cats if we let her! Not sure what we will do when we leave and don't take one home with us! Chad is currently in AZ - we were all supposed to go, but we stayed to help take care of Popo. I won't miss the HOT temperatures, but we are missing Chaddo! We will not get to spend Father's Day with him...but we hope to have a nice little surprise for him when he returns. The week after next is supposed to be mine & Chad's get-a-way to Mexico....not sure what will happen with that.
While I am selfishly sad at times, I am also doing my best to simply treasure this time with family and no work! Just have to be creative in entertaining my children out of their 'environment' for over a week. I am truly blessed, and I will continue to remind myself of that! OH...and I am sooo thankful that my mom finally upgraded her internet service so that I can actually update my blog while here! And, keep in touch with civilization through email!!! The dial-up took about 10 minutes to get to one page! The things we become so accustomed to in our fast paced lives....Peace.....
While I am selfishly sad at times, I am also doing my best to simply treasure this time with family and no work! Just have to be creative in entertaining my children out of their 'environment' for over a week. I am truly blessed, and I will continue to remind myself of that! OH...and I am sooo thankful that my mom finally upgraded her internet service so that I can actually update my blog while here! And, keep in touch with civilization through email!!! The dial-up took about 10 minutes to get to one page! The things we become so accustomed to in our fast paced lives....Peace.....
Alyssa is almost 6...YIKES!
So, really....Alyssa is only about a month away from being 6. She is only a couple months away from being a first grader! I know everyone says the time truly flies by....I see my students growing up, going to college, getting married, having babies, and possibly becoming my co-workers!
The other night Alyssa asked me if we could move so 'Mrs. S' could be her teacher??? It is a teacher at her current school, who is moving to another school. She was one of Alyssa's first babysitters, and one of my first students I worked with in CISD. SOOOO CUTE!
Some things about Alyssa:
- girl has got a 'booty' - I cannot find a swimsuit that stays over her butt - even though it is so cute!
- you does NOT like to be picked on
- you do not like for people to laugh at you - even when your funny
- if we are in the car and you say something hilarious - you do not want me to call daddy or tell anyone else
- you were sick the first week of summer which was a bummer!
- went to CSI camp at McKenna the second week of summer with one of your best buds!
- you get very jealous when people give Austin lots of attention
- you want to be the 'first' to do everything
- you want everything to be your idea!! ugh...exhausting
- you like to 'argue' - aka - backtalk - about almost everything!
- you hate to take naps
- you are a CRAZY, wild sleeper
- you want a kitten SOOOOO bad....you even cried in the pet store the other day because your daddy would not get you one (your momo has over 15!)
- you want a stuffed animal almost every time we go to a store
- you have become such a better reader
- you have been a good student working on your summer packet from your 'loving' teacher
- you are truly a momma's girl!
I love you so much my dear!
The other night Alyssa asked me if we could move so 'Mrs. S' could be her teacher??? It is a teacher at her current school, who is moving to another school. She was one of Alyssa's first babysitters, and one of my first students I worked with in CISD. SOOOO CUTE!
Some things about Alyssa:
- girl has got a 'booty' - I cannot find a swimsuit that stays over her butt - even though it is so cute!
- you does NOT like to be picked on
- you do not like for people to laugh at you - even when your funny
- if we are in the car and you say something hilarious - you do not want me to call daddy or tell anyone else
- you were sick the first week of summer which was a bummer!
- went to CSI camp at McKenna the second week of summer with one of your best buds!
- you get very jealous when people give Austin lots of attention
- you want to be the 'first' to do everything
- you want everything to be your idea!! ugh...exhausting
- you like to 'argue' - aka - backtalk - about almost everything!
- you hate to take naps
- you are a CRAZY, wild sleeper
- you want a kitten SOOOOO bad....you even cried in the pet store the other day because your daddy would not get you one (your momo has over 15!)
- you want a stuffed animal almost every time we go to a store
- you have become such a better reader
- you have been a good student working on your summer packet from your 'loving' teacher
- you are truly a momma's girl!
I love you so much my dear!
Tuesday, June 15, 2010
Austin is 11 months old!
Wow! Time has truly flown by! I can't believe Austin is 11 months old already! I have not even started planning the birthday party....YIKES!! At 11 months here are some of the things Austin is doing:
- Standing by himself a lot
- Taking a couple steps here and there
- He will be off running way too soon!
- LOVES LOVES LOVES to ride in the wagon - goes straight for it when the door to the garage is left open
- We try to take him & Alyssa for a walk in it to check the mail (yes, Alyssa still barely fits in it!)
- He is quite a copycat of the things we do
- A picky eater already....ugh that is probably my fault!
- Making the noise where you open your mouth & move your hand across it as you saw 'aaahhh' - FUNNY!
- Sleeps through the night on the days he goes to Missie's - guess we don't wear him out enough!
- Was sick some last week - had to do some breathing treatments for the cough, and his ears had some drainage - guess that means the tubes are working!
- Very picky about the table foods he eats - still eats some baby food though
- Will go sit and just play in the computer room with Alyssa's toys
- Has already had a few trips to Schlitterbahn & seems to enjoy it!
- Can throw a MAJOR temper tantrum if he doesn't get something he wants - OH how fun that is! Missie said he did the worm across the floor one day because he didn't get his way!
- ALREADY had your first haircut too! My friend Donna gave you a trim.
- You are usually pretty happy & give out smiles!
- You know how to shake your head "NO" and tell us when you are through eating
- LOVE to be outside
- LOVE your new shovel from your 'aunts'
- Are very ticklish
- Not sure who you really look like....definitely Daddy's eyes and then everyone says different things. I don't really think you & Alyssa look alike from this age.....
- Have been crying lately when we leave you with a sitter....I think there is some anxiety issues going on.
- Going to sleep on your own in the crib! Bittersweet!
- LOVE LOVE LOVE your big sister!
Oh how I love you sweet boy! I love how you make me smile every morning. May you always know how much love you are surrounded by!
- Standing by himself a lot
- Taking a couple steps here and there
- He will be off running way too soon!
- LOVES LOVES LOVES to ride in the wagon - goes straight for it when the door to the garage is left open
- We try to take him & Alyssa for a walk in it to check the mail (yes, Alyssa still barely fits in it!)
- He is quite a copycat of the things we do
- A picky eater already....ugh that is probably my fault!
- Making the noise where you open your mouth & move your hand across it as you saw 'aaahhh' - FUNNY!
- Sleeps through the night on the days he goes to Missie's - guess we don't wear him out enough!
- Was sick some last week - had to do some breathing treatments for the cough, and his ears had some drainage - guess that means the tubes are working!
- Very picky about the table foods he eats - still eats some baby food though
- Will go sit and just play in the computer room with Alyssa's toys
- Has already had a few trips to Schlitterbahn & seems to enjoy it!
- Can throw a MAJOR temper tantrum if he doesn't get something he wants - OH how fun that is! Missie said he did the worm across the floor one day because he didn't get his way!
- ALREADY had your first haircut too! My friend Donna gave you a trim.
- You are usually pretty happy & give out smiles!
- You know how to shake your head "NO" and tell us when you are through eating
- LOVE to be outside
- LOVE your new shovel from your 'aunts'
- Are very ticklish
- Not sure who you really look like....definitely Daddy's eyes and then everyone says different things. I don't really think you & Alyssa look alike from this age.....
- Have been crying lately when we leave you with a sitter....I think there is some anxiety issues going on.
- Going to sleep on your own in the crib! Bittersweet!
- LOVE LOVE LOVE your big sister!
Oh how I love you sweet boy! I love how you make me smile every morning. May you always know how much love you are surrounded by!
Tuesday, June 1, 2010
The Bahn
Totally forgot to write about our first two trips to the Bahn! Austin had a GREAT time on our first trip when we went with some friends. He loved trying to catch the water coming up through a hole in one area....and then he loved the other area with fountains coming out of the ground. He sat for a while trying to just catch the water. He was pretty good with all of it...except when the water was REAL cold in one pool. Alyssa had a blast too...I was impressed as she went down one of the big, fast slides.
Went back another afternoon with another friend, Lo. We had a great time then as well. Austin was pretty tired though, and he fell asleep there. Alyssa and I rode one of the rides about 5 times in a row since there was no lines.
We are looking forward to many more trips there this summer!
Went back another afternoon with another friend, Lo. We had a great time then as well. Austin was pretty tired though, and he fell asleep there. Alyssa and I rode one of the rides about 5 times in a row since there was no lines.
We are looking forward to many more trips there this summer!
Saturday, May 29, 2010
A little behind...
I can't believe it has been almost a month since I wrote. I was doing this so I would be better about it, and ..... Well, it is May, and that always keeps us BUSY as we wrap up the end of the year! What has happened this month??
Alyssa wrapped up her softball season. She played all positions, and she definitely improved throughout the season. I think she really enjoyed playing. I am very proud of her, and how hard she tries while playing. We attended Chad's end of year baseball party....Alyssa had a blast playing there in the sand! And, Alyssa finished Kindergarten! OMG!!! She is now a first grader! Where did this year go??? She had an awards assembly the other day. She got an award for 'Terrific Writer Award for Excellent Handwriting.' I am so proud of her for getting all 'smiley' faces all year too! She has definitely come out of her shell some, and she will surely miss her teacher and friends! She is truly helpful...when she wants to be. She loves being a big sister. There is no doubt she loves Austin more than us! I hope that never changes!! She is definitely going through a stage of talking back and always wanting her way. Some days I think there is some switch that she turns on or off the moment I pick her up or when we walk through the door of the house! Again, I must work on my patience with this because I don't do very well with it. HOW do elementary teachers do it all day long every day???? I need some of that patience!
Austin is doing well since he got his tubes. Of course, he was already a pretty happy guy before them. The major change since then is that he does sleep through the night more often. We still have some nights where he wakes up around 2 am wanting a bottle. I can deal with it since he usually goes back to sleep. His follow up went well with the doctor also. He is definitely interested in standing up by himself. He does this quite a bit now. He even took one step at daycare on 5/27. He also started clapping for us this week. I think he does it at daycare. Missie says he also waves bye bye to people, but I have not yet seen him do it. You can see a finger or two move. He definitely likes to shake his head no when he does not want anymore food or drink. He is eating more table food these days, but I struggle often in the evenings with it. I think he is too exhausted at times to mess with it. However, he went to town with the spaghetti and corn the other night! He has the cutest giggles and smile. He does need a haircut right now though...it is getting long by his ears and in the back. AND, he even has Chad's same little 'ducktail' in the back! I love the mornings when he wakes up so happy and is all smiles!
We also recently celebrated our friend Ryan's first birthday, but we unfortunately missed Coleton's first birthday party today. :( Chad and I had to report to graduation duties today. I ventured out and took the kiddos to some softball this evening, and watched our Cougarettes win the Regional Finals to advance to the state tournament for the second year in a row! That was AWESOME! So great to see such excitement in kids and your peers. One of the things that makes this job so rewarding.
And, Chad and I also witnessed another year of graduation ceremonies. 11 years here in NB. 12 overall for me. 13 overall for Chad. WOW! Even though there are some tough days, it is so awesome to witness these kids on this special day. So neat to think about what lies ahead for so many of them! I was honored to be chosen for a special banquet honoring the Top 15 graduates. That banquet was about 2 weeks ago, and I attended with a VERY special young lady...Courtney! WOW...a rare find in teaching...she has truly touched my life. I hope someday Alyssa will display so many of her amazing qualities as a young person with high goals and morals.
Prayer...something that has definitely taken a priority in my life. Monday was a rough day as dad got back biopsy with results we didn't want to hear. He has lung cancer, and right now we are waiting for the scan results to find out more info. So, I pray that God gives my dad, and mom, the strength to fight through this. I pray that God helps guide the doctors and nurses that will be working with my dad. And, so many more prayers....
I am daily reminded of how precious life is, to never take anything for granted, and to remember how blessed I am. Through following students in accidents and pulling through it all, reading about someone who had premature twins and what little miracles they are, and hearing so many stories from others.....I give so many thanks for everything I have. I pray that I will learn to slow down, appreciate and savor the moments, become a stronger person, and become a 'better' person.
Alyssa, Austin & Chad...I love you so much and I thank you for your love and support everyday.
Alyssa wrapped up her softball season. She played all positions, and she definitely improved throughout the season. I think she really enjoyed playing. I am very proud of her, and how hard she tries while playing. We attended Chad's end of year baseball party....Alyssa had a blast playing there in the sand! And, Alyssa finished Kindergarten! OMG!!! She is now a first grader! Where did this year go??? She had an awards assembly the other day. She got an award for 'Terrific Writer Award for Excellent Handwriting.' I am so proud of her for getting all 'smiley' faces all year too! She has definitely come out of her shell some, and she will surely miss her teacher and friends! She is truly helpful...when she wants to be. She loves being a big sister. There is no doubt she loves Austin more than us! I hope that never changes!! She is definitely going through a stage of talking back and always wanting her way. Some days I think there is some switch that she turns on or off the moment I pick her up or when we walk through the door of the house! Again, I must work on my patience with this because I don't do very well with it. HOW do elementary teachers do it all day long every day???? I need some of that patience!
Austin is doing well since he got his tubes. Of course, he was already a pretty happy guy before them. The major change since then is that he does sleep through the night more often. We still have some nights where he wakes up around 2 am wanting a bottle. I can deal with it since he usually goes back to sleep. His follow up went well with the doctor also. He is definitely interested in standing up by himself. He does this quite a bit now. He even took one step at daycare on 5/27. He also started clapping for us this week. I think he does it at daycare. Missie says he also waves bye bye to people, but I have not yet seen him do it. You can see a finger or two move. He definitely likes to shake his head no when he does not want anymore food or drink. He is eating more table food these days, but I struggle often in the evenings with it. I think he is too exhausted at times to mess with it. However, he went to town with the spaghetti and corn the other night! He has the cutest giggles and smile. He does need a haircut right now though...it is getting long by his ears and in the back. AND, he even has Chad's same little 'ducktail' in the back! I love the mornings when he wakes up so happy and is all smiles!
We also recently celebrated our friend Ryan's first birthday, but we unfortunately missed Coleton's first birthday party today. :( Chad and I had to report to graduation duties today. I ventured out and took the kiddos to some softball this evening, and watched our Cougarettes win the Regional Finals to advance to the state tournament for the second year in a row! That was AWESOME! So great to see such excitement in kids and your peers. One of the things that makes this job so rewarding.
And, Chad and I also witnessed another year of graduation ceremonies. 11 years here in NB. 12 overall for me. 13 overall for Chad. WOW! Even though there are some tough days, it is so awesome to witness these kids on this special day. So neat to think about what lies ahead for so many of them! I was honored to be chosen for a special banquet honoring the Top 15 graduates. That banquet was about 2 weeks ago, and I attended with a VERY special young lady...Courtney! WOW...a rare find in teaching...she has truly touched my life. I hope someday Alyssa will display so many of her amazing qualities as a young person with high goals and morals.
Prayer...something that has definitely taken a priority in my life. Monday was a rough day as dad got back biopsy with results we didn't want to hear. He has lung cancer, and right now we are waiting for the scan results to find out more info. So, I pray that God gives my dad, and mom, the strength to fight through this. I pray that God helps guide the doctors and nurses that will be working with my dad. And, so many more prayers....
I am daily reminded of how precious life is, to never take anything for granted, and to remember how blessed I am. Through following students in accidents and pulling through it all, reading about someone who had premature twins and what little miracles they are, and hearing so many stories from others.....I give so many thanks for everything I have. I pray that I will learn to slow down, appreciate and savor the moments, become a stronger person, and become a 'better' person.
Alyssa, Austin & Chad...I love you so much and I thank you for your love and support everyday.
Sunday, May 2, 2010
Tubes and Getting Sick
Okay, I have a bit of catching up to do. We went on April 21 to see the ENT, and of course, he decided Austin would need to get tubes. So, we scheduled them for the following Friday.
The next day, I went with Alyssa's class to the zoo! That was a lot of fun. She and I hung out with two of her friends, and another mom. We enjoyed walking around and seeing all of the animals. She wanted to see a zebra, but we did not. Funny story that cracked me up, that I must record for one day! We were watching the monkeys play, and she loudly yells out..."EWWW...you can see its booty and its tee-tee!" Stacy & I just cracked up laughing. The innocence! Apparently all but one kid from her class fell asleep on the bus ride back to NB! She even had a softball game that evening.
Over the weekend we hung out outside, and even enjoyed a trip out to Gruene to walk around. And, Austin had his 9 month pics taken at JC Penney. He did great, and I think they turned out PRECIOUS!
And, then the CRAZY week of TAKS began. Well, Monday was crazy, and the afternoon didn't get better as I got a phone call about Austin having a fever and not feeling well. His fever lasted from Mon afternoon through Thursday afternoon! Chad stayed home two days, and I stayed home two days. After two doctor visits, they said he had a throat viral infection. He was just very lethargic and had a high fever. The first couple of days he couldn't really sleep unless you held him. One night his fever got up to 105...but he was sleeping on my chest in the recliner. The fever had us worried because he was schedule to get the tubes. HOWEVER, by Friday morning it was gone. So, we got up early and they did the 'quick' surgery. He came home and took a while to get to a nap, but then he was much better!
We even watched a little bit of daddy's last baseball game to end the day. Sad for daddy that his season ended with no playoffs, but it has been a ROUGH year. Hopefully next year will be better!
And, actually, Austin & Alyssa are spending time away right now. Alyssa is with her cousins, and Austin is with his Momo. They took the kids so we could have a date night, and a night of uninterrupted sleep! THANKS! However, I, of course, was up at 7:15 AM this morning! SERIOUSLY??!! All the things I wanted to get done today were on the brain, and I couldn't get back to sleep! It was weird though walking down the hallway and seeing empty kids rooms. :(
I do look forward to picking you guys up this afternoon. Only 4 more weeks 'til summer my babies! We are looking forward to so many things!
Alyssa....I can't believe you will soon be a first grader! You love to play school with your babies when we get home! You were so proud to read a 60 page Dr. Seuss book yesterday! (So was I!) You are an AMAZING secret keeper! You are a picky eater and don't want to try new stuff! (wonder where you get that from!) You enjoy being outside on the swing and trampoline! You are not interested in wearing dresses right now, and you ONLY want to wear flip-flops! You LOVE to make Austin laugh!
Austin...I can't believe in less than 3 months you will be ONE! You LOVE to be outside! You enjoy chillin' in your swing! You love your pacifiers! I crack up at that 'sly' grin that hides behind your pacifier! You LOVE your big sister! You don't really want to be held to be put to sleep! We have to put you in the bed, you usually throw out your pacifier & cry a bit, we pick you up, you wiggle around, and then we put you back in the bed so you will go to sleep! Sometimes that cycle occurs a few times! You still sometimes gag on the '3' foods, so we are slowly adding those in! I am pretty sure the first time you said 'Mama' was the other day when you were sick, I walked out the door as you spent the day at home with daddy! Broke my heart...it was on my birthday!
I love you both so much, even though I seem to lose my patience so much! I am daily asking God to help me with that...it is one of my biggest weaknesses! So, Alyssa, even when I am so short with you, please know I love you to the moon and back a bazillion times! Austin...love you too sweet boy!
The next day, I went with Alyssa's class to the zoo! That was a lot of fun. She and I hung out with two of her friends, and another mom. We enjoyed walking around and seeing all of the animals. She wanted to see a zebra, but we did not. Funny story that cracked me up, that I must record for one day! We were watching the monkeys play, and she loudly yells out..."EWWW...you can see its booty and its tee-tee!" Stacy & I just cracked up laughing. The innocence! Apparently all but one kid from her class fell asleep on the bus ride back to NB! She even had a softball game that evening.
Over the weekend we hung out outside, and even enjoyed a trip out to Gruene to walk around. And, Austin had his 9 month pics taken at JC Penney. He did great, and I think they turned out PRECIOUS!
And, then the CRAZY week of TAKS began. Well, Monday was crazy, and the afternoon didn't get better as I got a phone call about Austin having a fever and not feeling well. His fever lasted from Mon afternoon through Thursday afternoon! Chad stayed home two days, and I stayed home two days. After two doctor visits, they said he had a throat viral infection. He was just very lethargic and had a high fever. The first couple of days he couldn't really sleep unless you held him. One night his fever got up to 105...but he was sleeping on my chest in the recliner. The fever had us worried because he was schedule to get the tubes. HOWEVER, by Friday morning it was gone. So, we got up early and they did the 'quick' surgery. He came home and took a while to get to a nap, but then he was much better!
We even watched a little bit of daddy's last baseball game to end the day. Sad for daddy that his season ended with no playoffs, but it has been a ROUGH year. Hopefully next year will be better!
And, actually, Austin & Alyssa are spending time away right now. Alyssa is with her cousins, and Austin is with his Momo. They took the kids so we could have a date night, and a night of uninterrupted sleep! THANKS! However, I, of course, was up at 7:15 AM this morning! SERIOUSLY??!! All the things I wanted to get done today were on the brain, and I couldn't get back to sleep! It was weird though walking down the hallway and seeing empty kids rooms. :(
I do look forward to picking you guys up this afternoon. Only 4 more weeks 'til summer my babies! We are looking forward to so many things!
Alyssa....I can't believe you will soon be a first grader! You love to play school with your babies when we get home! You were so proud to read a 60 page Dr. Seuss book yesterday! (So was I!) You are an AMAZING secret keeper! You are a picky eater and don't want to try new stuff! (wonder where you get that from!) You enjoy being outside on the swing and trampoline! You are not interested in wearing dresses right now, and you ONLY want to wear flip-flops! You LOVE to make Austin laugh!
Austin...I can't believe in less than 3 months you will be ONE! You LOVE to be outside! You enjoy chillin' in your swing! You love your pacifiers! I crack up at that 'sly' grin that hides behind your pacifier! You LOVE your big sister! You don't really want to be held to be put to sleep! We have to put you in the bed, you usually throw out your pacifier & cry a bit, we pick you up, you wiggle around, and then we put you back in the bed so you will go to sleep! Sometimes that cycle occurs a few times! You still sometimes gag on the '3' foods, so we are slowly adding those in! I am pretty sure the first time you said 'Mama' was the other day when you were sick, I walked out the door as you spent the day at home with daddy! Broke my heart...it was on my birthday!
I love you both so much, even though I seem to lose my patience so much! I am daily asking God to help me with that...it is one of my biggest weaknesses! So, Alyssa, even when I am so short with you, please know I love you to the moon and back a bazillion times! Austin...love you too sweet boy!
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