Brayden Surgery

Brayden had his surgery this morning and Dr. Christensen said it went good. He said he did have some gel/tar like "stuff" in his ear that he also removed, but said everything went well. We had to check in @ 6:45, he was on his way back for surgery about 7:45/7:50 & we were on our way home right around 9:00. We got home a little after 9:00 and he took a 3 hour nap! He had a great rest of the day, took a quick nap in the afternoon & was down for bed by 7:15! I love these pictures...

All dressed and ready for surgery...

Playing in the room, while waiting to get called back...

I love this one...

Updates

Mr. Brayden ... he is getting tubes! We went to our ENT appointment a couple weeks ago and that doctor aggreed that he needed tubes. So Brayden and I went in last Wednesday for a pre-op and we are set to get tubes in this Wednesday! Everyone tells me it is harder on mom than it is on them!? He is walking more & more everyday, I think by the end of the month crawling will be a thing of the past! He is such a happy boy & man does he love food! He is such a good eater, could out eat his sister any day :)

Miss Macie... she is doing so good on potty training! We started her two weekend ago now. That Friday we got home from daycare and we went cold turkey, no more diapers (everyone told me to) before bed, ONLY 3 HOURS LATER, we had wet through 3 TIMES!!! Ok maybe she wasn't ready, but we has really satrted to get the hang of it. She is still waking up some mornings & after nap wet so we are doing pull-ups then , but otherwise she is doing great. We have to work on the pooping a little more, but I would say it's 60/40 for the good, so we are getting there. YAAAA :)

I have been really bad about blogging, so there are 4 posts I believe to follow & I will update again soon :)

Portia Marie & Shelby Ann

My cousin Tiffany had twin girls last Monday - Portia Marie & Shelby Ann! Tiff was having some issues with her blood pressue and was only 33 weeks along so the girls were born up at the U of M. Shelby was 4# & 17 inches, Portia was 3# 10 ounces & 14 1/2 inches. Mom & I were able to go up yesterday and meet them.. man are they small! Portia was soaking up some rays under the light due to being a little jaundice, but we were able to hold Shelby. Mom & girls are doing great! As of this afternoon Shelby had no more IV & was eating 33 ml and Portia also had no more IV, was done with her tan & was eating 28 ml! I am excited for them to come home so I can go and see them again and introduce them to their cousins!

Ms. Portia Marie.... catching some rays :)


Ms. Shelby Ann & I


Shelby with her eyes open :)

Happy Birthday Dadddy!

Daddy's Birthday was this past Wednesday (the 23rd)! It was so sweet as soon as Macie woke up she walked into the bedroom & wished daddy a Happy Birthday. The kids helped him open his birthday present... it was a small version of a theater popcorn maker (he wants to build a bar downstairs & put that in there). I took Brayden to his pre-op appointment, so dad picked up Macie & meet us @ Mexican Village.... only to find out that my family & his family (minus a couple) were there to help him celebrate!
Happy Birthday Daddy!

Helping open....

SUPRISE :)

Gotta love the hat -

ECFE

Macie & I have been going to ECFE most of this year & Macie loves it. She calls it her "other school". Her favorite things is they have a table that each week has something different in it; rice, noodles, beans, ect... She also likes that each week she gets to check out a different toy & bring it home for a week :)
Some fun pictures.....

Running & playing dress up with Julia (imagine that :))
*Although you can just see Julia's eye's, if you look close you can see them


Circle time - reading a book & following along with the felt board


Fishing with the letters


Working on a project


"The table" :)

Vegas Baby

So this post is a little late, but better late than never right? At the beginning of March - Kent & I went out to Las Vegas with my brother Troy, Sister-in-law Cindy & some friends George & Jody. We had so much fun! We left on a Friday morning, checked into out hotel, walked around Vegas for a while & then went to a show. Saturday the other 4 went out to the National race for Nascar & we enjoyed a mommy & daddy day :) after they got back we went down to Fremont street for another show! Sunday we went to the big Nascar race with Troy & Cindy - it was beautiful weather! Not too hot, Not too cold, just perfect! We rode out to the race on a "short bus" with Cindy's sister & 11 of her friends. After the race we hung out downtown (where they were staying) with all of them & had so much fun. I rode the zip line down Fremont street - IT WAS AWESOME! Monday we did some more walking & then another show & home to see the kids on Tuesday :) We had so much fun, but it was great to get home, we missed the kids! The kids stayed between the grandma's & grandpa's.... Thanks guys!

Kent & I...

The 6 of us at a show...

The 6 of us downtown...
Waiting for the race to start...

A little fun "downtown" after the race...

Brayden Michael

This past Friday was Brayden's 1st birthday! Where did the year go?!? He is getting so big!!! He wants to walk, but isn't there just yet!? He walks (runs) behind all of his push toys or anything & everything he can push (chairs, highchair). He is no longer on a bottle and is loving the tippy cup with "real milk". He is also no longer in the highchair, at home he is in a booster at the table and at daycare he sits at the little table. He is also starting to sleep on a cot at daycare (he will move into the preschool room with Macie in June). His favorite word is dada, but sometimes we get a mama :)
We had him in the emergency room this past Saturday with a ear infection in the right ear and ruptured ear drum in the left :(
We went in for his 1 year check up with our regular doctor today and we are off to the ENT (Ear/Nose/Throat) doctor tomorrow. Dr. Benson says he needs tubes! Otherwise he is doing great!

1 year;
Height 30 3/4" (80%)
Weight 24.0 (68%)
Head 18 3/4" (84%)