Two months

My smiley boy

So hard to get a smile picture in the chair~ all he wanted to do is coo hehe

"Talking"

Never got a good pic with both of them looking at me. One was always looking at the tv hehe

Trevor~ "Enough pics already!" hehe

His appointmen was on Friday. Well, we have had problems about Medicaid (The explaination~ I applied for myself back in Jan. I don't have my birth certificate, so DSS was contacting Ga to get it. In June, they had to close my case out because they STILL hadn't received it. So I'm having to reapply for me and Trevor. Usually, when the mother has Medicaid, the baby automatically gets it. Since I didn't have it, I have had to pay for his appointments (I get repaid after we get approved for Medicaid)) The appointment was going to cost $248~ which I wasn't prepared for (over double what I was expecting), so he didn't have his appointment. I'm going to call my doc and see how much they charge and see if I can move him there.

I weighed him~ 12 lbs. I haven't measured him tho. I will when I can

He's cooing alot more now. He still loves his Kiddapotomus. Doesn't care for car rides that much. Loves watching people. Watched a race on tv. Loves the song "Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes". His arm is doing better. He's moving it above his head a lot more.

I'm hopefully going soon and having pictures made. I still have to have Mark's graduation pics redone and I want to do that before school starts.

Lewis' work

Before~








Now~ They have cleared out most of the debris. Looks so weird now

VBS crafts

Crafts the boys made at VBS

Mark's window cling

Mark's fish

Mark's paper mache fish

Mark's drink holder

Ross only went 2 nights~
Ross' paper mache fish

Ross' drink holder

Wow!

Trevor is now 2 months old today. He doesn't go to the doctor until Friday, so I'll post his 2 month pic up when I post his "stats". Doesn't seem like it's been that long. Although some days, I'd says it's been longer hehe

Talked to my mom last night. She has broken he thumb. She fell and fractured it cuz it was sticking straight out when she landed. She has some balance problems and has fallen a lot. I just don't know how much longer her body can handle her fallen. This is actually the first broken bone she's ever has ever broken (Praise God!)

Can't believe July is almost over! This year is flying. Next month we will have one kid in High School, and one starting Kindergarten. Wow.

Mark goes on the 11th for his Kindergarten testing. That will be interesting. lol

The last two days, I think Trevor and I caught up on a weeks worth of sleep. Me and him barely moved from the bed. You'd think I had a sleeping disorder, cuz I'd wake up after 3-4 hours of sleep and still be so tired, so after Trevors bottle, we'd fall back asleep together hehe. (how's that for a run-on sentence? hehe)

Gonna be busy

We are keeping the girls this next week. So that'll mean 4 kids and on Tues and Wed, 5 (I have Ross). So this next week will be crazy~again~since we have had them earlier this month for a week.

I'm going to go tomorrow to pick up our Angel Food. If you don't know what it is, go to angelfoodministries.com. It is an awesome outreach and the food is wonderful. Click on this month's menu to see what all you get. Check to see if your town has one. It's worth the time and money. We got it 3 straight months one time and had to skip the next couple, cuz we still had so much food, we couldn't fit anymore in our freezer or shelves.

Ross' b-day is coming up soon. You can always remember his b-day 8-8-00 hehe. Then the last number of the year is his age :) I can't believe he's gonna be 8!! My little boy!

I need a day out! I want to get my hair done. What~ I don't know. I either want a wave put in my hair or highlights. Haven't decided what yet. Oh well. I don't see a day out coming for a while anyways.

Trevor

Luv this outfit

Such a sweet look

He was "talking" to me

Still "talking"

Lewis' b-day

His b-day cake.

At NASCAR Speedpark

I finally talked him into rock climbing~ been trying for years

That's my foot on the left. I was beating him hehe

After one of the times he fell down hehe

Looking to see what I could do to get higher, plus seeing that he's starting to pass me

Where to go, where to go

Hey! He passed me. We both got stuck at this point and couldn't get higher

Lewis after rock climbing hehe Poor baby

Then we went to play putt-putt

Cake that Mark made Lewis. (Lewis got into it the night before we did the candles)

Fireworks 4th of July

Mark's favorite firework hehe. Coulda saved some $ lol







See our firework setup? I call it our redneck firework holder hehe

Sorry

I'm doing realllllll bad at keeping up with this, aren't I? Ok. I am going to do better from now on. I need to keep up with this!!! I can do it, I will do it. (Just pumping myself up :) )

Well, things are busy. And Trevor has kept it busier. He hasn't been much of a happy baby the last week. I don't know what else to try. I've added more Karo syrup, done gas drops, doing Gripe water (which has helped a bit), and I'm at my wits end. He doesn't like to be put down and so I end up holding him (which keeps me from my housework.) Since the gripe water, I have gotten a bit of reprieve, but not much. Even tho he's only (almost) 2months old, I would almost think he's teething. He's chewing on his hand and my shoulder, drooling, and irritable. He doesn't sleep much, causing me not to sleep much.

Also, please pray for him. One morning, at three weeks old, I realized he wasn't moving his left arm. I'd pick it up and it's would flop back down. I went to the doc and he was worried about giving him an x-ray and exposing him to radiation for no reason. So we were told to keep an eye on it. At 5 weeks old, he still wasn't moving it that much. It was better, but not back 100%. So he was sent to an orthopedic doctor. The doctor said he had only seen this right after birth, but it might be a special case. At birth, the muscles may pull away from the joint. So he gave us some exercises to do with his arm, so that when the muscles do go back to the joint, they will be ready. Sometimes they won't go all the way back, but I pray they will. He's moving it more since beginning the exercises, but again, not 100%. We go back next week to see the orthopedic doctor again, so we will see what he says then.


We are having VBS this week. Mark has gone all the nights and tonight was Ross' first night. They have loved it. At the end of the week, I will post all of the crafts they have done.

Pray for me. I don't want to go into it, but I need prayer. Thanks.

Can ya tell?

I went in and woke up Mark the other morning. This is what I found. Can ya tell what's on his head?

Chores~ uggg

Today I did some major cleaning up. Lewis took the girls and Mark bowling and I stayed home with Trevor~ he had just fallen asleep.

Ever get in the mood to just clean? To just do as much as you can before ya drop? That's how I was today. Here's what I did:

Kitchen~
Cleaned counters
cleaned front of stove and dishwasher
washed pans from breakfast
swept
mopped

Living Room~
dusted
got rid of magazines

Mark's room~
got rid of small shirts
got rid of toys not played with
picked up trash
straightened toy box
made up bed
cleaned out closet of hidden toys

Kid's Bathroom~
cleaned sink of stuck toothpaste
cleaned counter
deep cleaned toilet (so nasty)
swept
mopped

Kid's Living Room~
dusted
straighten books and coloring books
got rid of some more toys
deep cleaned coffee table (kids make it so dirty)

Dining Room~
dusted desk
deep cleaned dining table (had ketchup last night and a couple of people forgot to clean it up)

Was going to vacuum when Trevor woke up (he likes it), but didn't get the chance. I was beat when they got back home. I was proud tho that I did all this in just under 3 hours. When they got home, I took the kids on a "tour" and showed them how I had cleaned up and wanted it kept. We'll see. I still have the fridge to clean. Maybe today.

Update and Photos

Mark and a friend at his dance demonstration

First dentist visit

He liked the spit sucker




Didn't want to do the fluoride treatment. He told the lady before she put it in his mouth "I'll have to think about this" I tried not to laugh

Trevor wouldn't stop staring at Mark

Big Brother helping

Asleep in his Kiddopotamus. It's a swaddler and a life saver :)


One Month old!!!!



Trevor is now one month old. ~He weighs 9 lbs 9 oz. ~He is 21 inches long. ~Has a big head (doc said that~not just saying it) ~He's not much of a paccy baby unless he's sleepy. (easier for us down the road :) ) ~He's starting to smile and coo. ~Doesn't like Ashley much (he likes to stay in one position when you hold him and she changes positions with him all the time) ~Starting to focus and follow things with his eyes. ~Will fall asleep in my arms as I do chores ~Has a bit of colic (Thank God for Nutramagen!!) ~Slept for 7 hours last night! Wonder if it'll happen again. (anytime he has an easy night and I say something about it, the next night is terrrrrrribbbbble!!)

Questions from Staci

Do you have a set way you clean your kitchen? Yeah, in a way. I do it in a certain order. I start at the outside counter around to the fridge. I guess so that the counter people see most is at least clean if I don't get around to the rest. (Never really thought about it til now lol)

What is the purpose of the Magic Erasers? Are you supposed to use cleaner too? They are awesome at getting crayon off the wall. Ross and Mark were wonder artists on my walls and Magic Erasers helped me keep my sanity. Just wet and wipe. You do have to use some elbow grease, but no cleaners

Do spend your entire day keeping house? Or just wait and clean it all at one time? I try to keep picked up all the time, but the major cleaning I do one chore a day. (When I get to them :) )

Do you get Hungry at 4 pm and 11 pm??? Depends on when I eat, but I do get hungry a lot of times at 4 no matter whne I have ate.

If you are ONE day late do you take a pregnancy test? No. I wait a bit more.

Do you ask your children if they want a spanking? Have they ever said yes? I have asked before, but haven't in a long time. Ross has said yes before....I complied :)

Do you wash your feet before you go to bed? When I take a shower at night. Otherwise no.

Do you wash your face before bed? Or just in the shower? In the shower.

Do you consider yourself artistic? Not really.

Do you change your clothes more than once to find the right outfit? Depends on where I'm going. If I don't care, then no. If I want to look good for me or my family, then most of the time yes.

Does your husband fold clothes differently than you? So differently that I don't let him fold the laundry. I get frustrated at his folding.

Does it bother you to clean your toilet? Sometimes yes, but then I gag at a lot of things.