Three Weeks Old

The last three and half weeks have flown by. Brooklyn has her days and nights confused but it hasn't been to bad. For some reason in our bed with me holding her she falls right to sleep but put her in her bed and she automatically wakes up. Hmmm. . .

I will however stand by my belief that you can't spoil a baby under three months. Ask me where I stand on this after a few more nights of little sleep! The good thing is that she is not up all night screaming and is pretty or should I say VERY content with someone holding her. Usually there is someone around that wants that job. At one point in the middle of the night Jeremy gets up and says she might be getting a little spoiled! What's funny about this is that he walks over to her crib, picks her up and sits in the chair with her until she falls asleep.

I do love this newborn time. She is just so tiny and precious it's hard to put her down.

I love this picture because she rarely has her eyes open. She looks much bigger than she is in the pic and Mom doesn't think it really looks like her but it's still pretty cute. I also just love it when babies yawn I was so glad to catch this.

We were getting in the car the other night after going out to eat and put Weston in first then Brooklyn. Weston looks over at her and said "i don't like her and want her to go back to the hospital." I told him since we kept him we would probably keep her too. The one thing about Weston is that he loves to get a reaction out of people and see what you are going to do about it. We choose to ignore a lot of this. We start driving down the street and he says "Mommy I like her" I asked him if he still wanted her to go back and he said no. I am glad he decided to like her again.

Brooklyn (Bookwyn as Weston says) Rebekah

She's here!! Brooklyn arrived June 27, 2007 at 2:16 pm. We were all a little off on our weight guesstimates. She was 6 pounds 14 ounces and came out with a full head of hair! We were told at our 3D sonogram and at the 36 week sonogram that she would completely bald. To quote the sonographer "she doesn't even have peach fuzz" They were wrong!
When we left the hospital Brooklyn dropped down to 6 pounds 3 ounces but by her two week appointment was 7.1! She definitely has eating figured out.
The last few weeks have been a little crazy and we are figuring out our new normal. Thankfully we have had lots of help and company.
Weston has done fantastic and we are thrilled at how much he loves his sister. When she was about a week old we were getting ready for bed and Weston said "Mommy thank you for my baby sister" It did take him a few weeks to realize that I was his Mommy and her Mommy. I put Brooklyn in her bed and said "Mommy will be right back" Weston looked at me and said
"You're not her Mommy" I think he's figured out now that I can be his Mommy and Brooklyn's Mommy. It's hard to believe that we have only had Brooklyn for three weeks it seems like she's always been here.

My big belly!

The countdown is definitely on! Brooklyn comes this Wednesday, June 27! We can't wait to meet her. Weston is excited (hopefully that will last) and most of the family is coming down. We are going to finish up last minute details this weekend and then just wait around until Wednesday for her. My c-section is scheduled for 1:00 pm so I will get to the hospital around 11:00 and then all is set.

Jeremy and I are trying to guess her weight at the 36 week sonogram she was 6 pounds 1 ounce which is exactly what Weston was when he was born at 37 weeks. Jeremy thinks she'll be 7 pounds 6 ounces and I say about 7 pounds 12 ounces. But guess we'll have to wait until Wednesday to know for sure. My belly is definitely bigger this time around but I have also gone two weeks longer than I did with Weston. All in all this has been a great pregnancy. Well at least once I got passed the first four months. Everything has been easy breezy since then. I always measure exactly where I am supposed to and haven't been miserable by any means. I am definitely ready for her to come out though! I have not been excited about another c-section but judging from my last appointment I think it's the only way to get her out. I have ZERO progress and no other real signs that she is on her way. She hasn't dropped, I wish she would just a little I haven't had a deep breath in about four weeks! YAY SHE'S COMING WEDNESDAY!!

Here I am on my 29th birthday 29 weeks pregnant.

and this is me last week at 37 weeks.

Baseball, this is serious stuff!

At least it is when you're three! Weston LOVES baseball, he loves to watch it, play it, and talk about it. His teacher at school told me that when he woke up from his nap he had baseball on the brain and talked about it until I came to pick him up. He really likes all sports but baseball is the favorite, for right now anyway.

Fishin'

In our neighborhood there are several "lakes" that you can fish in. Mom, Dad, and I took Weston one night when Jeremy was out of town and he thought it was okay. Now he loves it! We didn't have any bait laying around so Dad said we could just use corn. I feel like a girl should be able to bait her own hook and I can definitely do it if we use corn! All I had was Mexi Corn but the fish must have loved it because we caught five! You can also throw the corn in the water and watch huge minnows attack it. Actually Dado, Nana, and Weston caught five, I caught zero because for some reason I don't have the fisherman knack. I think what scared Weston at first was that he thought the fish were going to bite him. He would look at the water and say I don't want that fish to bite me! Once he figured out they bite the hook and not people he felt a little better about it. Now he talks about fishing all the time and how he is going to eat a big catfish but only the tail and the head. Don't know where that came from!

This just cracks me up!

One Friday night we didn't have much going on so decided to drive down to the Lake. When we told Weston we were going this is what he grabbed. His suitcase, goggles, and a baseball cap. Apparently this is proper lake attire.

See Diego

April and May are big celebration months for us. We have Weston's birthday, my birthday, our anniversary and Jeremy's birthday. I will say most of the weight I have put on with this pregnancy happened during those two months. Not one to ever shy away from cake and especially not while pregnant I ate LOTS of cake and dessert and ice cream and the list could keep going, during April and May. . . Anyway to celebrate we took a vacation to San Diego! We went to Legoland, the San Diego Zoo, a Padres game, and made it several of the local beaches. We were a little shocked at how cold it was but part of that may be that we are from Texas, Houston for that matter. It didn't stop Jeremy and Weston from walking in the ocean and getting in the pool! On the way to the airport Weston kept saying we are going to See Diego! We are going to See Diego! We would say you're right San Diego! When he started mentioning Dora we figured out that Weston thought we were actually going to see Dora and Diego his favorite cartoon characters. Jeremy and I looked at each other and said he might be in for a big letdown! Thankfully he thought the shuttle from the airport to the rental car place was pretty cool so he forgot all about Diego and Baby Jaguar! In fact I would say that shuttle ride was one of his highlights! Then to make it even better we had to rent a minivan which Weston thought was super cool. Much to Jeremy's dismay it was the only car they had available. Jeremy argued with the rental car girl and said we didn't rent a minivan we rented a full size CAR! I didn't think it was to big of a deal and at least we would have more room. But it was a little hard on Jeremy's ego to drive through San Diego in a minivan, which I thought was quite funny! The whole trip Weston talked about our new minivan and that it was cool!

Franklin

Whenever we asked Weston what his baby sister's name was he would say it's Franklin. Brooklyn - Franklin kind of the same I guess but not really. Jeremy thought it was funny and would say Weston where is Franklin? Then Weston would point to my belly. The whole family laughed and said we could call her Frankie. Ummm I don't think so. Thankfully he's gotten over the whole my baby sister's name is Franklin and he now calls her Brooklyn.

It's been about 4 months since my last post and lots has happened! I would say that I'll be better about blogging but I've said that before and I'm never one to set unattainable goals for myself. :)
We had a 3D/4D sonogram when I was 30 weeks. It was so amazing! She wouldn't let us get confirmation that she is in fact still a girl but it was so precious. When the sonographer would tap my belly to get her to move she would frown like it was really irritating her. We also saw big dimples just like Jeremy and Weston's and it looks like she might be a thumb sucker.



She looks like a girl, right?

It's a . . .

GIRL!!!

We think she 's pretty cute! Her name is Brooklyn Rebekah. Brooke D'Lynn Nichols was one of my best friends that passed away almost five years ago. I can't think of a better person to name my baby girl after. She will have some pretty big shoes to fill. My prayer is that Brooklyn will have the same passion and love of life and family that Brooke did.
We are doing Rebekah after my Mom and my middle name. We thought about having her middle name be Faith since we have really had to rely a lot on faith throughout this pregnancy. But I have pretty much decided that she needs to be named after Mom too. I have always liked that Rebekah was a part of my name and I think Brooklyn will too.
I can't wait to meet Brooklyn. Only 20 or more weeks!!
We told Weston tonight while he was playing with play dough his response to "Weston you are going to have a baby sister" was "Yeah, I'm making a baseball" He's not quite as impressed just yet. The funny thing is he has been talking about his baby sister long before we knew what she was.

Our big news. . .

With thankful hearts we get to announce that we are having another baby! Due the 4th of July! One of the reasons I have been so behind on my blogging is because I had hyperemesis. It's a condition where the normal morning sickness is greatly elevated and lasts all day. Thankfully there are all sorts of medications and they helped immensely. I had a pump that went into my thigh and pumped anti nausea medicine into me continuously. I had to wear it for about two months and finally got to take it out yesterday! I am doing much better and it's all well worth it. We also had quite a scare in the beginning of the pregnancy. My HCG levels were not doubling like they should have and after much blood work and a change in doctors this baby is doing fantastic! We are so thankful. By God's amazing grace this baby hung on and we learned that the only thing to get us through was faith. Sometimes we just have to be reminded of that.

Jeremy should definitely win Dad and Husband of the year. He did an amazing job taking care of us. There were a couple of times where he went to work at 4:30 in the morning so he could come home during the day. He cleaned, he cooked, took care of Weston and was an amazing support. Jeremy we LOVE you!
I felt a little guilty since Weston can now turn on the TV get a DVD out put it in and turn on the DVD player. But in the last two months he has learned most of the letters and the sounds they make. So at least he was learning something. He also started speaking some spanish after watching Dora and Diego for the millionth time.

Pictures

This is what Weston usually does when I tell him I want to take his picture. The kid just won't smile for the camera. I don't feel like we have gotten a good picture of Weston in about a year. I'm worried he is going to look back at pictures someday and think he had a miserable time as a two year old. I decided to think of the time he is the happiest and it's bath time!! So here are some pics from his bath the other night.


















January has been pretty cold and rainy here and we are both going stir crazy! I joined MOPS (Mothers of Preschoolers) we have had two meetings and I think I am going to really like it. Weston loves going to MOPS church as he calls it and has fun as a little Moppett. We have also started going to Second Baptist after visiting several of the churches around here I think this is where we feel we belong. Jeremy has been working a ton so Weston, Mom, and I all headed to Dallas for the week. We left in the middle of the "Artic Blast" that hit Dallas and was headed to Houston. We waited to leave on Monday and as it turns out the Dallas and the Houston news were just a little dramatic. No big surprise! It did snow while we were there though and it's always fun to see snow. We stayed with Sheila and it was so great to spend time with her and the boys. I miss those boys! I got to go out and eat dinner with all my friends that I miss so much and had a great time! Weston and I also got to go to Frisco for playgroup! He and I have really missed our friends and we had so much fun getting to see them. Overall it was a great trip and I think we are going to head back in March for a friend of Weston's birthday party. Sheila and the boys are coming up here in February and we are looking forward to that!

Christmas

This Christmas was so much fun this year because Weston really got into it! We had our own Christmas here then drove to Midland for Christmas with the Gilliam's. We braved the Christmas Eve service with Weston and Parker and both boys did great. They loved holding the candles and the end of the service and especially liked blowing them out. We would ask Weston whose birthday it was and he would yell out Jesus'! and then he would say it's my birfday too! At least he got the most important birthday right.
















Weston's Christmas Party at School




























I finally broke down and got a blow up snow globe for the front yard. With me so sick in December it was about our only Christmas decoration. Jeremy and Weston did put up a tree, since Weston kept saying he forgot his Christmas tree. I'm not sure whether the snow globe or the Christmas tree was his favorite, he has missed them both.

Update in Pictures

So it's been awhile since my last post, my own mom doesn't even check my blog anymore. I will be better about keeping it updated from here on out. I decided to update some in pictures.

Two Weddings and a High School Reunion

We had a fun fall with two of my best friends getting married. I got to be a bridesmaid in both weddings and they were both so much fun! Congratulations Monica and Buffy, Jay and Todd are two very lucky guys! We also went to my high school reunion. Ashley and I ended up on the Reunion Committee and that was an interesting job. It was fun getting to do it with Ashley but I am glad we have 10 years before the next one! After much drama and a year of planning it all went great! We had a good turn out and it was a lot of fun. Here are some pics from Monica's Wedding and the Reunion.










Buffy, Monica, Emily, Robin at Monica's Wedding








LHS Reunion'96
Staci, Monica, Robin, Emily, Ashley










Buffy, Emily, Ashley, Robin -Reunion

Hanging Out With Hayden-Bo

Hayden came to spend the weekend with us in September. He and Weston had so much fun together. Hayden is such a good kid and a lot of fun to be around. Sheila and I met in Centerville it's half way between Dallas and Houston and an easy trip. On the way back to Katy, Weston was looking at a Thomas the Train book. He kept saying "Hayen look, look at dis" Hayden would look over say "Yes, Weston that's Thomas." He would look at Weston and say "mmm...hmm" It was so funny because it sounded like a much older person talking to a little kid! Whenever Weston would use the potty Hayden said "Good job, you're a big boy now!" Hayden and Weston are almost exactly 9 months apart. Hayden has always done a great job at looking out for Weston. We took the boys to the Houston Aquarium I think the big hit was the Nemo fish and the train ride through the shark tank.

Weston's Words

Two and half year olds are funny! This age can be so challenging and so much fun all with in the same half hour. Weston has been cracking us up lately with the things he comes up with. Jeremy took him outside the other night and he said "Look Daddy the moon turned on!" He picked up an old cell phone 'called' Dado and said "Dado? Dado? I'm talking to you!"
It's still pretty hot in Houston; I put Weston in the car and he said "Mom, I need some air." I'm not quite ready for him to be calling me Mom yet. I still prefer Momma or Mommy! He has also been calling me Robin a lot lately. Jeremy was changing his diaper and he kept saying "I want my Robin, I want Robin!" He'll say "Come on Robin, come on" Today I told him "Weston I am Mommy" and he said "okay Robin." It's kind of like when he was 14 months old and I would say Weston say Momma and he would go "Dada"
Granna sent him his very own email on Halloween, today he told me he needs to check his email!
He will run up to me or Jeremy and say I miss you! He also grabs his pooh bear gives it the biggest hug and says I miss you, I miss you, I miss you. When he was taking a nap today I heard him singing "Jesus love me, strong, Jesus love me I know" then it went into "ABCHIJMNOP, wheels go roun and roun" I think that's how his mind works, constantly thinking of something else to say or do. This kid is also 90 to nothing ALL day long. He will stop come get a hug snuggle for about 15 seconds and take off running again. His only speed is definitely fast forward! When we sing together he says "Mommy my turn sing" sorry Weston Mommy wants to sing too. "No no singing" For the most part he loves to sing and be sang to. Lately he always talks about a bear coming. As in "Mommy there's a bear in our new house" "we need to run!" "Bear comin, Bear comin" sometimes he acts scared of the bear sometimes he laughs about it. No idea why he thinks there is a bear after him. Even in the car he will say "Momma I see dat bear" Every once in awhile it's a shark or a lion coming but most of the time it's a bear. He also is saying things scare him now. Sometimes the bear is scary, or he will say "dat scare me!" "Mommy is that scary?" It's been raining like crazy here and one night we woke up with him and said "that under (thunder) toooo loud! That under scare me!" We brought him to bed with us which meant Pooh Bear, Elmo, Night-Night, and Maymay came along. That doesn't leave much room in our queen size bed! He gets attached to something new everyday and wants to sleep with it. He always sleeps with night-night, may-may, pooh and elmo but lately it's also been an extra crib sheet, a froggie Elizabeth gave him and whatever toy he has just been playing with. I just say whatever it takes to get him to sleep!
At night he loves to pray and joins in. When we leave his room at bedtime he says about three times "I love you Mommy, I love you Daddy" When it's been a rough day that makes it all better.
Favorite phrases:
Mommy make it better
All better!
Wait, wait for me
I'm comin'
Mommy that's funny!
I have fun
PoooperMaaann! (super man)
Let's go Sonic get french fries, chocolate milk, sit outside
I don't like it (he could even be eating ice cream and say this)
That for me? That mine? That yours?
I want Chocate