Walkers' Trail

These top two photos are for my Mom. You see, I have had a bit of a problem getting around to bathing Reid as often as I did the other two when they were little. She is a little appalled by it. It's not like he is walking around caked in dirt, but we don't bathe daily (or .....). So, here is to show you that tonight, all three of them had their first bath together w/o the baby bathtub. They smell so clean! Yes, Grant had a good grip on Reid so he wouldn't slip although these two pictures aren't very convincing! Spring Break 2012 1. We had Grant's lovely trampoline collision/six stitches. He was told to take it easy for a week until the stitches came out. 2. Day one of the break, Kyle came down with pink eye. Nothing like visiting the After Hours clinic on Saturday morning with a kid whose eyes are matted shut with eye crusties. So this picture - it's what they did most of the break. And they might have even worn those same pants for a few of the days... As a ...

We were "lucky" to have our first set of stitches on a kid last night! This is what happens when we get a neighborhood full of fun kids - some people go flying in to trampoline nets/poles/something and start gushing (and I am not really exaggerating!) blood. He got 6 stitches, one underneath b/c it was so deep, and then 5 on top. You can see the imprint pattern, which will leave a nice mark for a while. So, first off, thankful he was okay and no concussion. Secondly, we hope it doesn't scar since it is in such a prominent spot. Grant cried a lot but once we were in the doctor's office, he did great. Dr. Kyle at the Wondertorium at a friend's birthday party The culdesac boys working on their man project. Still not sure what the goal was but whatever it was, they did a great job! This is what happens when you go to Sam's Club. A whole van full of stuff. We even attempted to go to Academy afterwards and add more stuff - crazy! So thankful for our versatile Sien...

This was a forwarded email this morning from my Mom.... AWESOME VIDEO! This will replace and be better than Texas A&M's band. Way to go, West Virginia!

Tonight marked the last breast milk bottle for Mr. Reid. Yes, I cried. No, it's not the end of me nursing, but it is a significant step (and I can't emphasize that enough) for me to start feeding him formula, and very soon, to whole milk. I exclusively nursed/breast milk bottles Grant for 12 months and about a week. The beginning six weeks of his life (a month early) trying to get it to work was exhausting. Jason, my Mom, Aunt Kelly, and Granny took shifts helping me out and we did the pump/syringe/tube/shield/etc. tiring but so glad I stuck with it because he was finally able to suck and nurse. I worked until he was almost 10 months old so a lot of that was pumping at work. At that point, I was offered a great job that I couldn't pass up of 2 days/week, and could still have the opportunity from the Director (the late Carolyn Hill) to pump. Great job for me at the time! I exclusively nursed Kyle until 13 months, and was able to not have a job during this time, except for bu...

This is what I did for an hour today! Took pictures and played with my sweet boy before naptime! So, I just had to share, and there were so many cute pictures, I posted nearly all of them! :) yes, I am in love for the 4th time....