Rowan and her Thumb

So on Sunday, Dad put a bandage on Rowan's thumb. She has been sucking it since birth. It was super cute as a newborn, and it worked really well to soothe her since she refused to take a binky. Anyway, the kids dentist told us to get her to stop ASAP. We asked our pediatrician, and he said that it was OK till she is older. All the devices that are supposed to help kids stop are for older kids, so we just let her continue. But, this last weekend, her thumb was looking really sore and swollen and we were concerned about infection, so Mike asked her if he could put a bandage on her boo boo. To our surprise, she was happy about it. She didn't try to take it off, and was a total trooper about the whole situation. It was a rough several nights, and nap times too. Mike took it off last night, and so far so good. We haven't seen her suck her thumb since...Hopefully, this did the trick!!

Big News!

I got the biggest surprise today...My brother texted me at work today telling me he had something serious to talk to me about. Said to call him when I got home after work...I was a little distracted getting the kids dinner, but I finally got a minute to call him. He told me to get on a computer. He sent me a link for a video on youtube. I started watching it, and it was a skype conversation between him and my parents...when he said he had a surprise to show them, I thought maybe he was going to show them an ultrasound, but NO it was a live BABY!!! I couldn't believe it!! They kept the secret from EVERYONE for 9 whole months. My parents were so surprised too. The video is priceless. Anyway, I am very excited for them....She is darling...and I'm so happy that our kids finally have a cousin from my side of the family too. Welcome to the world Ellie Jeanine : ) Congrats Eric and Karen!! (Wish we were closer though)

Liam's School Program

Here is the best of the video's I got from Liam's school program today. We were so proud that he sang and danced, and didn't stand there with his hands in his mouth like the last time : )

'I'm A Robot'

Rowan has totally been into Robot's lately, here is a funny/cute video of her playing at Grandma D's. (Sorry for the shakiness of it, I'm laughing and can't keep the camera still).

Liam's New Bed Video

January Update

Been working on pictures lately, and I am almost caught up! Just a few days left from December. Here is a cute one of me and kids from the other night.



And another cute one of just them:


Not a whole lot else going on. Liam is back in school, and enjoying it. He is loving his new bed! (Pictures to come). We enrolled Rowan in pre-school for next year. I thought that maybe we could skip the first year for her, but if Liam doesn't go there for kindergarten, than next year would be the only year they attended the school together, so we decided to go ahead and let her go too. She will love it, I'm sure! And Liam will love seeing her there too.

The kids had their dentist apt. on Monday, and they did great! Liam cried a little when they did the rest of his x-rays (a couple they were not able to get last time). But he let them clean his teeth, and Rowan did not really like the angle of the dentist chair, so we let her lay in my lap again. Last time she cried the whole time, but she didn't cry this time! I was so proud of both of them.

I forgot my camera, so these are phone pics.

Kid's Pictures Part I

So last Christmas (2010), Liam's school had a fund raiser for a couple of girls that have cancer. We ended up having the winning bid on a photo shoot, that someone donated for the silent auction. I casually tried setting up a shoot in the summer time, but nothing materialized, and time flew by, and I kept putting it off. The woman contacted me in the Fall, and asked if we'd like to do it before winter hits...well, to make a long story short we finally were able to set it up on a super beautiful day, Halloween. Unfortunately, Mike was not able to be there because he thought he was going to be leaving on a business trip that week, and needed to be at work when we set up the time. But, we really wanted to get some pictures done before the cold...The kids were being completely uncooperative this day, and I am truly amazed that she was able to get as many as she did : ) Since she was only able to get about 1/2 the amount of pictures she normally does, and Mike was not able to make it, she kindly offered to take a family picture in the Spring time. So, below are a few, and the link below shows the rest. Hopefully, we can get the kids to sit still for a nice family picture in the Spring because we have not had one in a LONG time!









REST OF PICTURES HERE

Here is a link to the photographer's blog