Mother's Day Kindergarten Program

Christian's kindergarten class did the sweetest Mother's/Father's day program this past Friday. Since school is out for Father's day they combined it all, so nobody gets left out. The kids all sang songs about family, moms and dads. It was especially cute because they did American sign language with the songs. Most of the time it looked like they were just waving their hands around.:)

Doing sign language for a song!

A gift for mommy!

Lasagna my favorite or daddy’s?

Not sure he loves broccoli!

A gift for Daddy!

After the show there was a little reception where Brian and I received adorable gifts from Christian. I received a hand made flower pot with flowers in it. Brian received a key chain that said, DAD. We both got these books from him and they told all about what he thinks of his parents. They were so cute. He said, his mommy is as pretty as a star and he would not trade his dad for any toys. There was more, but I am not going to write them all. I absolutely love these programs because they remind me that he is still my sweet baby boy..

Mothers Day 2012

This Mother's Day has been so very special to me. I sit back and think about the past (almost) six years. God has blessed me beyond anything that I could ever imagine. I have three beautiful children that God hand picked just for me and each one of them is so special. I could never imagine my life with out them in it. I can say, it is never boring and it is never quiet!:)

This Mother's Day I got to sleep into 7am! When I woke up I was greeted with Happy Mother's Day from Hen. They had gotten me some gifts and she was very excited for me to open them. Once Christain woke up, I opened my gifts. We went to church of my choosing(time), Sunday School and then off to a yummy brunch with my family. Christian was in a weird mood and was bouncing off the walls, so as soon as we were done we left and came home. The family just hung out the rest of the afternoon. After dinner, Brian cleaned up and put the kids to bed. I had an enjoyable day with my sweet babies and they showered me with love.

T-ball 2012

This past Saturday was the last t-ball game of the season. Brian really loves coaching the kids teams and hates to see it end. He really does an amazing job in making it a lot of fun for the kids. It seems to be one of the only teams that is very organized. All of the kids get a long well and play great together. Many of the kids on our team are best friends, which always make games and practices fun. This season, Brian really worked on building the kids skills. Next year they will be in coaches pitch baseball and have to truly play the game. They learned to throw always to first base, field balls, throw balls and hit with accuracy. Each kid has improved over the season. Elijah and Delaney are two of Christian's best friends and both of them were on the team. Delaney was the only girl on the team and she was decked out in pink. A pink helmet, pink bet and even pink shoelaces on her cleats. Christian loves to play and I think the thing he most improved on was his fielding of the ball. He would really go after it and his best position was second base. He really has a good eye for the ball coming his direction. I love watching him and the team. I am not one of those crazy moms you see at the ballpark, but deep down I want him to be the best...of course I am competitive.:) The last game was great and as the team mom I organized an end of the season party. We give the kids trophies and make a big deal of the season. Brian gives a speech to each kid and talks about them and how they improved over the season. To see their sweet faces light up when they get their trophies is just absolutely adorable. It is so special that Brian get to be a part of this for Christian. The party was at a park by the ball field. We had pizza, cake and ice cream. The kids played Nd received their trophies. I also, had a little something special for all the coaches that they did not know about. They did a great job and everyone wanted to tell them thank you!!! Great job again and thanks for coaching our baby boy!!!

Going for the ball!

Nice HIt!

Daddy is so proud of you!

Number 1!

Best Friends!

Delaney!

Baby Chiropractor

Those close to us know that since Lucy was born it has been a little crazy. She has had colic, reflux and digestive issues. Along with two other children we have had our hands full. Anyway, the doctors have tried multiple medications and every time the symptoms return. Everyone has told us that colic usually resolves itself by three months, but it has hung around a little. The reflux is even tolerable, but the worst thing is to see your child in pain. Dr. Albert told me that some babies could just use another trimester in the womb and she was one of them. Her digestive system is immature and she gets these horrible spasms...they are very painful. The spasms use to be mostly in the evening and now they happen more often. They become so painful the poor baby sticks her fist in her mouth and tries to bite down on it! It absolutely kills me to see her in this pain. I have tried medications and I have tried a cranial sacral therapist and nothing has worked! I have a few friends who swear by chiropractors and how much they have helped their babies with the same issues. So, I thought why not? We have tried everything else and I am wiling to do anything to help. Today was out first appointment. Since Hen has broken her leg getting anywhere is a challenge and takes much more time. We headed out and were running late as usual. We finally get there and my stroller attachment for the Punkin seat had broken. I strapped the baby to me and put Hen in the stroller. I had no one to hold the door and I hit probably everything on the way in. The baby was crying and Hen was whining because she could not walk and I am sure I looked like a hot mess. Thank God for all the kind hearted people in the world because I had multiple women offer to help me. The chiropractor was amazing and has two young children of her own. She specializes with babies and reflux issues. She started out by asking about the pregnancy was it stressful? Ha...slightly. What about her birth? Was it traumatic at all? Kind of!? Them she preceded to tell me the differences in c-sections and vaginal births. How things just don't turn on neurologically like with a vaginal birth. She also told me that c-section babies have more digestive issues and auto- immune problems then vagianl birth babies. After a thermal scan of her spine and neck she decided to go ahead and adjust her. She could tell Lucy was hurting and wanted to try and give her some relief. I won't get the results of her scan until our next visit and then the chiropractor will decide the course of treatment for her reflux, colic etc..I don't really understand what the scan shows? Something to do with the neurological system. Everything that has to do with anything your body is related to the neurological system. If something is out of whack then basically fixing that problem can fix the issue related to that problem...does that make sense? The chiropractor adjusted her back and neck, which seemed to bring some relief to her discomfort. Some things the doctor did she did not like, but if it helps I am ok with it. She even held her upside down by her feet to check her alignment and it was off a little bit. Something that could have happened in the womb. Her neck is very tight and she favors turning to the right and does not like looking towards the left. We have to do multiple exercises to help loosen that up. All in all she hopefully should have a little relief today from the spasms. Keep your fingers crossed things get better. We go back next week. It all seems a little weird, but if it works everyone will be happier.

The short leg cast is on.

After three weeks in a full leg cast the day has finally come to get a short leg cast!:) it has been so tough for my sweet girl to get around and do the things she wants. Chasing after her brother and defending herself against him too has been a challenge. It is truly amazing to see how adaptable children can become to their circumstance. In the beginning you had to carry her everywhere, then she learned to scoot everywhere and then she was walking with it. We even had to stop her because she would try to run and climb!!! Ugh...we did not need another broken limb.We were worried that when we went back to the doctor it would or could be worse because of all the knocking around, but thank goodness that was not the case. We removed the full leg cast and this is what we got in return. Her knee is very tender because she had it in a bent position for three weeks. She cried at the doctor because it hurt to straighten and bend it. They told us after a few days it would be back to normal. Her are some pictures of getting the cast cut off and the new improved shorter one put on! Unfortunately, it will not be off before our beach trip, but it is waterproof and she will be able to swim in it!!!

Big Cast coming off!

Afraid to straighten leg..it hurt!

New and improved shorter cast!!

Knee really hurts!

This saw scared her so bad!

Pretty cool. Stripes!