Drama!

Boy have we had drama at our house lately! We had both boys check ups and one visit to the ER.

I'll start with Tripp's 9 month check up.... it turned out to be not so fun....they found out the he has only gained 1 lb in 3 months....not even on the charts. Height was about 40% but weight was no where to be found! He only ways 15 lbs 11 oz. He is teeny! They did bloodwork to check for anemia and thyroid problems. Both came back fine. They did find that his bloodcount was high which means he has some kind of infection but we never knew it. They started him on Amoxicillin and rechecked it today and it had gone back up but isn't back to normal yet. They'll recheck his blood count in 2 wks and his weight in 6 wks. Hopefully it will be fine when we hear the results. One good thing...Tripp just learned to clap! So cute! Also, I think he might crawl soon....he really tries for toys out of reach and will fall over trying to get them. Hopefully that is a good sign!

That night we went to dinner at Cracker Barrel and as we were going to the car....Avin fell in the parking lot. Yeah...not fun! He was bleeding pretty bad. Enough that Vernie was concerned too...usually I am the only one panicking. So, we called the docs and they said take him to ER. Good thing we did. He needed stitches. He got 2 in his forehead. They had to wrap him up in a sheet to do it. He was screaming the whole time. Poor guy! Needless to say....he got many prizes! :)

Then today we had Avin's 3 yr checkup. Everything was great! This is probably the first check up for him that there weren't any concerns! He is right on target! Yeah!!!



My favorite boys!

Here you can see Avin's stitches! Ouch!

Wow.... time flies!!

Well, it has been a while, as usual! But here is an update on us..

Tripp is almost 9 months and is sitting up and babbling all the time! He really brightens our lives! He is a wonderful baby! Wish he could stay this way forever! Well, almost....he isn't sleeping through the night yet!! If that were fixed we would love for him to be a baby forever! He is just so happy!! If any parents out there with crawling babies can give us a clue as to how to get him to crawl....let me know! He isn't crawling yet and I REALLY want him too. Avin skipped that phase and I really don't want Tripp too.

Avin had his 3rd birthday in May! Can't believe it! He also had his first dentist appt and didn't have any cavities...just needed a good cleaning. But boy he didn't like it! Vernie and the dentist both had to hold him! lol We didn't really expect anything different! He is sooo sweet and lovable! He talks so much now....who would have thought a year ago he was barely saying 5 words! He amazes us everyday with something new! He has recently started saying "you are the best mommy I ever seen!" Because grandma tells both our boys, "you are the best big boy (or baby) I ever did see!" So, he tells daddy that he" is the best big boy he ever saw!" He keeps us laughing!

Other than that, We have been just taking life easy and enjoying these two beautiful and happy boys! Also, we had our 7th wedding anniversary this year! The first one that we weren't together on because V had a work trip. But we managed to survive! lol :) Can't wait to be able to say it was our 50th anniversary! God is good! On to the pics!


Our precious boys!!




Vernie just built avin's playground in the back yard and put a sand box in the bottom. Avin loves it!


This is the latest addition to our family! V's porsche. Avin loves to help daddy wash it. Daddy just has to remind avin that he only washes with the sponge not anything else! Daddy is quite protective of his car! :)



Grandma and Grandpa came up to celebrate Tripp's half birthday in March! :) I think we might have given him a taste or two. Mostly it was for us! :)


Here is Avin's 3rd birthday! We just had a few family over and a few friends. We didn't go all out this year and it was so fun! Just chilling out at home with friends and family. I think we all liked it way better than any other party we've had.




And I made his cake this year! It was fun to do. I spent so much time making it that I didn't do alot of cleaning or planning the party! lol Oh well, it worked out. :)


And thanks to my wonderful mom we have new cushions for our patio set. She recovered the ones we had with this great sunbrella fabric! Should last us a while!! Thanks mom!

Funny pics of Avin

Driving down the road one day and Avin says "I need gwasses!" So, I handed him daddy's.

Avin went to get a "hair tut" last night. As the lady was cutting it, he saw it falling and said, "My hair is broten (broken)" All of his K's or replaced with T's.

And for a snack one day he had "chachit" (chocolate) pudding and he decided to wear it too. :)


That's all for now!

Chick da way!!

So, most of you know about my addiction to Chick Fil A sweet tea....well, we go there so much that Avin knows the building or any of them for that matter. I'll have to get over my addiction soon because Avin will want to always go there and who I am to tell him no. lol :)

This is one of the many trips....Avin and daddy sharing an ice cream. I love the way he says the name....Chick da way! Sooo cute!


And this is little Tripp getting some floor time on our snow day! He is just so sweet and easy going most of the time but Tummy Time is a different story! He hates it almost as much as Avin did....probably because we don't do it enough. I know this picture deosn't show that but we had our fit soon after this was taken! He'll get use to it or learn to roll after fast enough to avoid it.


Something else Avin said today that was funny was "Cars are stopping" and I said "Are they?" and he said "They sure are, They sure are mommy!"

Pics of the Snow...

Avin peeking out the door while Daddy is outside taking pictures...

This much snow...

Winter wonderland


"where's the road?"

Snow day!

Let it snow! Let it snow! Let it snow!

We have gotten 3.5 inches of snow today! On top of getting 1/2 inch of ice last night. It is beautiful out! Too bad Avin has an ear infection and a cold or we would be out playing in it! Instead we are hanging out inside and V is working and we are playing, cleaning, and having fun!

This is Tripp today, sitting in the Bumbo for the first time! Yeah Tripp!

And here is Big Brother Avin right behind! You can see Avin is blurry and Tripp is clear, can you guess who can't be still????

Last night we bought Avin a "snow day" toy at Walmart on sale. He loves it!

Trying to stuff Little People in his shoes....isn't that how is works?



We went out for a drive at little while earlier and when we pulled on to our street Avin said, "Where's the road?" You can't even see the curbs!

Long and Lean

4 month checkup...Poor little Tripp had his 4 month shots today. He DID NOT like it! Since he doesn't cry much...it was hard to hear him scream! I felt soooo sorry for him. Luckily they get over it quickly!

He is taking after his daddy just like Avin. I am very thankful for that....I wanted tall boys! It won't be long and they will be towering over me. :)

Here's Tripp and his stats: Height was 25.5 and 75% weight was 13.3 and 10% head was 60%

And Avin at 4 months...Height was 26" and 90% and Weight was 14.3 and 40% ( I don't have his head measurements but it was bigger than Tripp's)

So, Tripp was smaller over all. He gets to start rice cereal now...maybe he'll gain some weight from that. He doesn't sleep as long as Avin did...but Avin was on formula. He rolled over the first time on the Jan 22. He hasn't done it since but he will! :) The doctor said he was right on target for everything!

He is a happy happy baby. If I were guaranteed a girl and a baby as happy as Tripp we'd go for a third!! But no guarantees, so no more babies. lol :)

Avin says so much these days. He really stated talking when he turned two and now talks all the time! My favorite things he says are....

Otay

Lub you Trippy

Mommy, u wake?

I big boy...daddy big boy...mommy gwirl...trippy baby?

Tum on, play choo choos

That's my house (as we drive into the driveway)

We're back!

Well, I have decided that I am going to blog again. I realized that we blogged alot when Avin was little, so now, we are going to document Tripp's life too! Hopefully I will get better over time.

I love these boys!







Tripp goes for his 4 month check up on Monday! We'll update later. Tonight we are playing cards with my sister and Tim. Bye for now!

Oh yeah, here is our latest family pic!

Tripp is Here!

Well, we're sorry for not updating this blog very often these days. We tend to post updates on Facebook, as it's easier and faster. Anyway, here's what's new!

Tripp is here! He was born Sept. 23rd, and weighed 7lbs 6oz, and was 19.5" long. He's now 10lbs! No colic, so we're really happy about that. He's really an easy baby so far. Avin likes having a little brother, although at first he was really not happy about losing a lot of attention.

Roll the pics!

The end of an era:

New baby Tripp!

Baby Tripp has the hiccups, and he's jabbering a bit...

Pics from the summer

We are having a great summer so far! Nothing too exciting happening but it's been fun!

Here are a few pics of Avin this summer doing fun things or just being silly!

This is his "Cheese" smile. :)


Just a cute pic!



He loves to play in the rocks around the fire pit in our backyard.



And he loves to water the plants with us...oh, and pull the tomatoes off the tomato plant...ready or not!



Bubble Fun!



Running around the yard playing with Annie and Parker.



This was funny.....he wanted his shorts on even though it was bed time! :)



Big smile....Little Boy!



Playing at Tanyard creek. Usually he doesn't like the water but he loved throwing the rocks in the water and getting wet in the process. It was a fun day out with Grandma and Grandpa.



We made a cake one night and this is how Avin wanted to take a bite! :) He was laughing so hard in between bites! Wish he would have done this for his 1 yr birthday pics! He wasn't that into cake back then.



Helping Annie put names on cups for dinner or pretending to at least.



This is his first remote control train. He loves it!

That's all!! Tripp will be in the pics before we know it!! Only 7 1/2 weeks to go!! Woohoo!!!