Making Progress???

So...the little girl FINALLY decided to at least sit on the potty. Nothing else occured but we are making a little progress. I am sure she will be about ready when we have a 6 week old crying baby in the house. Perfect timing, right?

Our Furry Baby Needs Some Prayers

This is poor Lilly at the vet with her I.V. and all.....

 Lilly may be furry all over, have four legs and a tail and eat anything we drop on the floor (literally) but we still love her dearly and she is a member of our family. This past week Lilly stopped eating and drinking and was getting sick a few times a day. She has had this happen before and it ended up that she just had an upset stomach so Hays was hesitant to rush to the vet this time. On day four, I insisted on taking her to see the doctor. It took the veterinarian a day or two to figure out that this was no minor illness. After an x-ray, scope and surgery (yep, we're broke) they found part of a sock in her stomach and a few inches down her intestine.

Needless to say, Lilly had to stay at the vet for several days to be monitored after her major surgery. We are happy to report that she is at home and resting well and is expected to make a full recovery. From now on I WILL be taking inventory on all socks in our household!

What we've ben up to....

We have been doing LOTS of reading around here. I feel like we all the sudden read books all day everyday.She even likes to read the mail on her wagon rides.

We also have been "playing" with play dough quite a bit. She throws it, eats it, it goes on rides in the car with us and is even fed to the dog. What would we do without play dough??

Silly, silly girl!

I go check on her a million times during nap and before we go to bed at night. I just never know what I'm gonna find. Love the booty up in the air!



Olivia has been "helping" me with the laundry.....

And helping herself in the fridge....

We got this cute little potty in hopes that she would begin to potty before or after bath time each night. I sat on it. Hays sat on it. Olivia would NOT sit on it. It's just not time.

She has also been playing beauty shop. So funny to me.

I leave you with this precious picture of baby #2. Looks like a girl to me....or maybe a boy??!! I just have no idea. What do you think???

 

Confession Time...

Okay, so it's time to spill the beans. Ever since we found out we were pregnant we (I) decided that it would be fun to let the sex of the baby be a surprise. We found out with Olivia and LOVED every minute so I thought this pregnancy could be exciting in a different way. Also, Hays says that if it's a boy then this will be our last one. I guess that depresses me in a way and I just didn't want to know our destiny just yet.

I proceeded to tell my doctor our plan and he talked me into getting the sonogram tech to write the sex inside an envelope just in case we change our minds. So a few weeks ago we had our sonogram and everything looked absolutely perfect. We also followed through with the doctor's recommendation. So I carried this envelope around in my purse for days AND I never looked at it. Thought about it once, maybe twice....okay maybe three times but still haven't opened it. So, now the plan is to open the envelope on Christmas morning when it is just me, Hays and Olivia. Olivia will then take a pink or blue balloon to both of her grandparents house. I am so excited I can't stand it!!! Hays said he knew all along that I would crack, guess he knows me better than I do.

Halloween-What a fun night! (warning-picture overload)

We are about halloweened out (made that word up). But, boy was it a fun time! I think Olivia dressed up in her costume a total of 5! times to attend various festivities. I know I am her mother but she is the cutest little bumblebee I have ever seen. We dressed up and attended zoo boo, the kids neighborhood party at the clubhouse, a costume birthday party, the Reformation Celebration at church and of course, trick or treating. Out of all of those I think Olivia's favorite was trick or treating. She had no problem going from door to door and saying trick or treat (in her own little way) and digging into each persons candy bowl to retrieve her handful of treats. She also proceeded to consume at least 1 piece of candy after every single house. I decided to stay at home and hand candy out and let her and Hays go with our neighbors. She came back one WIRED little girl with chocolate EVERYwhere.

               Our little pumpkin family. Even a little pumpkin for the punkin growing inside of me. We had to carve the daddy....oops.   

See....I told you she was the cutest bumblebee ever!

Trick or treating with Woody (aka Wil Franklin).

Are they not the cutest?? I just kept giggling at how cute and funny they were being when we got up to the doors.

Trick or treating with Charlie Brown (aka Semmes).

Do you see the bumblebee already has a sucker?

Pictures with the wolf (aka Emerson).

If you look closley you will see that she is covered in chocolate. I think she suffers from a major sweet tooth....just like her mommy and daddy.

Looking for more candy!

STILL looking for more candy??!!

We are really looking forward to Thanksgiving seeing that it is already November. We have so much to be thankful for.

Look who turned ONE!!

Our nephew, Dalton, turned one!! Man, the first year of a baby's life can go by so quickly. I remember the day Olivia and I were racing to the hospital in Memphis to meet this little guy. What a blessing he is and will continue to be. God has blessed our family beyond measure. We love you, baby Dalton!

Zoo Boo

Last week we met Uncle Matt, Aunt Leelee and Wil Franklin at the Jackson Zoo for a night of Halloween fun. They had lots of games, a magician, train and hayrides and carousel rides. Both Olivia and Wil Franklin had a great time despite the abnormal frigid temps. Olivia was a cute little bumble bee and Wil Franklin was Buzz Light year. We are all prepared for some more Halloween fun this week.