Rolling Down a Hill

A beautiful (but windy) fall day in late September spent checking out the antique planter in Grandpa Mark and Grandma Dianne's front landscaping, then teaching Clayton and Reese to roll down the hill.

If my memory serves me, I believe the evening ended with a late night stop at Walgreen's in Lincoln before heading home to York so that I could pick up some Benedryl for the boys because they started getting a little puffy from all the little scratches on their skin from the grass. I guess next time we do this we need to wear long pants and sleeves! Oops!

Reese's Birthday

When Reese woke up this morning Mommy and Daddy were still in bed (it's a late start, so why get up?!) We called him in to our room and told him Happy Birthday, and asked how old he was. He said he was two, but we told him that now he was three. He didn't believe us at first and declared "No, I'm not, I start with R!" Ok, Reese, whatever, go play. . .  By mid-morning I had him pretty well convinced that he was three and we worked on holding up three fingers to show.

Grandma Dianne came in the late morning so that she would watch the boys while mommy and baby brother had their nonstress test later in the afternoon, and to help celebrate Reese's birthday since Daddy was gone all evening for a Wrestling Meet. After lunch the boys helped me make Reese's birthday cake!

After a yummy supper we finally got to sing happy birthday and EAT the cake!

He even got to open a fun card and a little birthday gift from Mommy and Daddy!

He got a little tractor with a trailer to hook up and a combine to pick some corn. He told us he was picking white corn! Then he would unload it into the trailer for the tractor to haul away, complete with sound effects!

Another Snow Day Yesterday & Baby Update Feb. 5th

Wednesday was ANOTHER snow day (No school Monday, late start Tuesday, no school Wednesday, and late start Thursday so Clayton has not been to preschool at all yet this week). I really hope there is no late start on Friday so that he can make it to class at least once!

But the good thing is that Daddy was home again to play with the boys in the snow yesterday, and this time they built a snow fort in the front yard. Daddy used a big shovel and Clayton used his little scoop, but Reese didn't want to help because he was too tired.

After it was all built, Reese thought they needed to get out their lounge chairs and take a break. So here they are soaking up the winter sun in their snow fort!

When they came in we had some more hot cocoa to warm up. What a fun afternoon!

Baby Update:

Baby and I had our final nonstress test this afternoon, which he passed with flying colors. He fell asleep towards the end it seemed, but had been moving around and very reactive for the first part. The funniest thing happened though towards the end when I sneezed. As the print out came down, I could see that the monitor that would pick up on any contractions registered a little blip when I sneezed, and then you can see that the baby had a slight heart rate acceleration, and then I had felt him move shortly after the sneeze - I had startled him! And it was funny to see it all happening on paper.

Here is a little video of Baby Brother squirming around in my tummy last night. It was very loud in the house (so I turned the volume off on the video) with the boys playing loudly, daddy talking to them, and a movie on in the background. I guess he got all riled up and wanted to join in the fun! He will be joining us soon! (Still planning on Monday!)

Happy Birthday Reese! (Interview included)

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Birth

Remember the interview questions I asked Clayton when he turned four? I asked Reese the same questions this morning, and got some pretty goofball answers!

·         What is the meaning of life? planes

·         What do you want to be when you grow up? taco

·         What brings you the most happiness? When I could be gone

·         When do you feel the most loved? Hi (High?) When I say hi

·         What are you afraid of? Just nothing

·         If you had one wish, what would you wish for? cupcake

·         What is the funniest word?  funny

·         What is the hardest/easiest thing to do? Hardest – window Easiest – bonk

·         What is the best/worst thing in the world? Best – I could go to the beach, and you (mommy) could come too?  Worst  - (He just kept listing things he likes to do, like playdoh, piano, pictures)

·         What makes you mad? Happy (No, what makes you mad?) Sorry.

·         What is the meaning of love? snowman

·         If you had all the money in the world, what would you do with it? It would be all gone forever! (Why? What would you do with it?) Just nothing, it’s in the floor. 

All Boy Daycare Day!

I can't remember the reason any more, but one day, mid-October (2014) I had a few extra kids for Daycare one day. And they were all boys! (Not sure where BryLee was that day). They had a blast together! I sure was outnumbered though!

Callen, Eli, Clayton and Reese

Callen's Baby brother Clay (5 months)

They sure had fun going round and round with their trucks and bikes!

Snow Day! (And Baby Update)

It was cold, but since we had a snow day, Daddy was home too, so he was brave and took the boys out to play two times yesterday! They had so much fun exploring the wonderland of the backyard and enjoyed crawling through the snow and going down the slide. They helped throw snow out of the back of Papa's truck (we are borrowing it while they are enjoying the sunny weather in Aruba). When they were done they came inside and had a mug of hot chocolate!

Snow Gear Selfie!

While they were enjoying themselves in the snow, I went in for my scheduled ultrasound and Dr. appointment this afternoon. Baby didn't do so well on the biophysical profile again, refusing to move until the very last couple minutes, and never showed us any practice breathing, so we got a pretty low score. That coupled with some mild contractions throughout the day got me sent back to the OB wing of the hospital for a nonstress test after my Dr. appointment. The NST looked OK so I was able to go home, but I think it might have been pretty borderline. He did wake up and move around a bit more by the end. So he will stay in for a few more days at least, and we will re-evaluate on Thursday. If he passes on Thursday we will have a new baby in less than a week!

Probably a last Ultrasound picture - his hand covering his eyes (you can see the nose below the hand) "Leave me alone, it's nap time!!!"

A "bumpie" from Saturday :)

Basketball Baby and Frozen Yogurt

Sometimes the boys say and do things that are just so funny I think I need to share or write them down right away! Here is the content from two different Facebook posts I made last week!



I have to say I was a little perplexed that Reese was asking me to buy "frozen yogurt" as we walked by the dairy aisle today. (We don't eat frozen yogurt, just ice cream!) So as I look around I see this. Oh, Frozen yogurt!

Then on Friday evening, Clayton stuck this little basketball in his shirt and said that he had a basketball baby! I grabbed and quick picture or two and he said "I have a big tummy like you, mommy."