I'm baaacck ... :)

Colin playing the drums!

James turned 5!!

James on the beach!

Grandma with the kiddos!

Colin's "bed" at the coast!

It's been a long time since I last posted ... life gets in the way of keeping you all up to date with what's going on! Pretty ironic, I think!

James had his shots (4 of them) and now he is completely registered for school. We have to wait and see if we finished "early enough" ... if we didn't, he will be bussed to another school, rather than being at the school right across the street. He is getting so big! He has started helping more and more with Colin - today he asked to feed Colin! A few days ago, James had been throwing up (for about 3 days) and not keeping anything down ... so I took him to the Pediatric Urgent Care and they gave him an IV and some medicine to get him to stop throwing up. We were 'only' there for about three hours and we went home. He was MUCH better the next day, and hasn't stopped talking since.

Colin is growing so fast! He is 6 months old already!! He is eating more foods, sitting up on his own, and trying to get his knees under him so he can start to crawl. He is still not sleeping through the night, but in the past week he has gotten a little closer!

I won a Playstation 3!! It was delivered yesterday (to Mom's house) and I picked it up today - Larry claimed it as soon as I told him I had won! (We haven't played anything yet. It came with one game, but first we need to find room for it.) Larry downloaded Scrabble, Battleship and Sorry on the XBox, so we have been playing games in the evening after the kids are in bed!!! :) (Sometimes, during the day, I will play a game of Battleship with James while Colin naps.)

The last weekend in April was interesting ... Larry and I knew we were pregnant (about 13 weeks), but we hadn't told anyone ... needless to say, I miscarried that baby (and we will NOT be having anymore). I lost too much blood, so Larry had to take me to the hospital and they kept me overnight. Mom took the kids to the coast with her ... Larry and I drove down Saturday afternoon and we came home Sunday (with the kids) ... Sunday night is the night James started throwing up.

Misc. Stuff: We are having a garage sale with Mom & Dad this weekend ... hopefully we make some money! :) Becca got a job in Dallas and has moved up there with Brandon.

Until next time ...

All our love! :)

Product of the Week!

I have decided that I am going to start (TRYING) to post my favorite product of the week!

This week: Smashies (www.smashies.com)

We got a sample (or 2) at the Baby Expo - Colin got to try a sample while we were there and he LOVED it! They are in the cutest packages and they taste good! The downfall - I haven't found them in a store here yet, but their webiste says they are about $1/pkg.

See you next week! ;)
Sara

WOW, time flies!

James laying in bed.

James and Colin on Valentine's Day.

I was taking naked baby pictures!! :D

Colin sitting in the chair ... he loves sitting in the big chair!

Colin's first time with rice cereal.

Hey all! I didn't realize it had been a month since I had posted last!! So, so, sorry!!

Larry is enjoying his new job - even though it's the same thing he was doing as an intern. His benefits start on May 1st. (And, I can't wait!!) I won a coupon (from http://www.oldnavyweekly.com/) for $75 off $100 for Old Navy, so I will be going to get Larry some new work clothes this week! Larry has really started to take an interest in geo-caching - so next weekend we are going to go to do our first trip! (As a family!)

James has been hunting bugs ... roly polies, these weird bugs in Mom's back yard, and crickets. He really wants to catch spiders, but I told him no (since you never know which ones will bite)! He is CRAVING school ... he asks at least once a week if/when he will start school.

Colin is growing by leaps and bounds! He had a 4 months check up last Thursday and he weighs 15 lbs. He eats rice cereal, green beans (1st veggie) and carrots. The doctor thinks that Colin's excema is caused by a milk allergy, so we are trying Nutramigen (milk-free) formula to see if it helps ... so far, I am not convinced. Colin has started rolling over - but he can't get back! :) So, he doesn't really LOVE this new-found freedom!

Mom, Colin and I went to the San Antonio Baby Expo last weekend and got LOTS of great things!! Colin's favorite - Apple Smooshies! He taste-tested it while we were there and LOVED it! My favorite - the FREE gas medicine coupons from HEB. Mom's favorite - these cute little fabric (reusable) HEB bags.

I know there is a LOT that I am missing ... but since it's been so long since I last posted, I am not sure what all I need to write!

For now - see you next time!

Sara

As Promised ...

I promised some pictures, so here you go! :)

Happy Valentine's Day!!

Enjoy the pictures!

James and Colin - ready for bed!

Colin's new bouncer - He LOVES it!

I actually wasn't aiming the camera, so I am glad I got this!

One morning - we were just hanging out in our bed!

We were going to dinner for my birthday. James was wearing Geez's sunglasses.


My 26th Birthday!


Larry and I - I am not a Halo3 player, but I am a supportive wife! ;)


Colin loves the "O-Ball."

James was sick.

Colin's first time with rice cereal - he ate it ALL! (2/13)

Tummy-Time. Larry said Colin was trying to roll over, so I stopped doing the dishes and came to watch. He didn't roll over, I helped him. But he is holding his head up so well! :)

Hope you had fun! ;)

Sara (and family)

You Could Win ...

http://www.extraordinarymothers.com/2009/02/gerber-start-healthy-stay-healthy.html?showComment=1234561200000#c8099238783776763740

Lucky!

I am very lucky to have the family that I have! I am very grateful for them, and I try hard not to take advantage of them!

My birthday was nice, even though we didn't celebrate on Friday. Larry had to work, Becca & Brandon went to Dallas ... so we celebrated on Sunday (2/8). Mom & Dad gave me some good stuff ... including a hyacinth plant! Larry and the boys gave me some great picture frames. (One says FAMILY and the other says LAUGH.)

Brandon got the job he applied for ... it's in Dallas ... so he and Becca will be moving. He starts the first of March. They are still working out the whole custody issue with Hailey.

James is getting over a cold. He is VERY ready to start school - he asks me when he can go on a weekly basis. (I can enroll him this summer.) It's strange to think that one of my kids will be in Kindergarten so soon! He has decided he wants a Transformers birthday party. So, we are slowly getting ready for that. (We buy a thing or two when we go to Target.)

Colin is getting SO BIG! I gave him this cool new ball: And, he LOVES it! He can grasp it better than any of his other baby toys. When you touch Colin's cheeks, he opens his mouth SO big. I always ask him if he is going to try to bite me!!

Larry is enjoying his "new" job at SAWS. (It's really the same job he was doing as an intern, but now he gets paid more and benefits will start April 1st.) He is still working at Best Buy ... but we hope that by the end of March he will no longer be there.

I have been winning some really great things as of late. Most recently, I won $20 from Coke and $50 from FTD. (Larry used my $50 to order flowers for Valentine's day. So, I know which flowers are coming because I picked them out, but I don't know what's written on the card!!)

I will post a few new pictures of the kids sometime this week! :)

Have a great week!!

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year to you all! :)

Colin had his 2 month check-up today. He weighs 21 pounds 11 ounces! He got 3 shots (5 immunizations) and 1 oral immunization. He cried, but was better after I picked him up off the table. He is cooing and smiling all the time! I like to say, "Mommy, Mommy, Mommy" (in different tones) and he talks and smiles after each one!

James is doing well - he is playing on his Leapster 2 all the time and getting really good at his math skills because of it! And, we are working on reading the clock. He has been able to read the numbers, but he would say, "One, two, three, four" for "12:34." It's interesting to see the progression in his skills! James is very verbal and he an enormous vocabulary! (Today at Target he said, "I want the one with the gentleman in the airplane." I was buying Cold-Eze and he wanted me to get Airborne.) He is interacting more and more with Colin, which is nice because I feel like he is starting to like him more!

I am registered for 2 classes and they start next week. I am anxious, but excited. I will have to take 2 classes in the summer and then I will student teach in the fall!

Larry is going on his annual hunting trip with (my) Dad - he leaves tomorrow and won't be back until Sunday (as long as they get drawn). It's a state sponsored (or something like that) hunt, so they have to get picked to participate.

Last weekend, we went to the Japanese Tea Gardens with Becca (sister) and Brandon (her bf). James had a blast! Colin was in the carrier and slept through most of it! It was pretty warm - almost 80 degrees - so we went to Freddy's for custard afterward.

Life is getting crazy, but it's fun! Hope all is well with all of you! :)
Sara

OH! I forgot to tell you - Larry was offered the full-time job with SAWS!! Next week they will start the background check and physical and all the other stuff that comes with it! (They just did a background check and physical in June, but they want to do it again. I think it's a waste of money, but I guess it's probably necessary.)

Have a good one!