Ear Tube Surgery

Everything went well this am with her surgery. We had to be there at 6 and of course the dr didn't come until 7:30. I had to walk her in the stroller for an hr to keep her happy while we waited because she was so tired and hungry. She was hysterical after surgery but fell asleep on the way home and took a 3 hr nap. Everything went well, she was just so tired. They said in the or she was shaking her head no, making them laugh and trying to lick the inside of the gas mask. Rusty stayed home today to take care of her and to take Reese to school this am. Its been funny to listen to them play. Its not often Caleigh and Rusty get to play by themselves.

She already seems happier and does seem a bit louder- now that she can hear better:)

Good news and bad

The bad news is that we are meeting next week with a dr to put tubes in Caleighs ears. 6 ear infections have been enough!

The great news is that her allergy test came back clean. Praise God! I am so excited about this. Its been so much easier to feed a child when you don't have to read the labels and ingredient lists of everything you have! Its so funny how feeding cheese and yogurt didnt even occur to me until a friend mentioned it. I have no knowledge in the land of baby food and dairy! I was hoping if she did have them, that they would atleast be the same ones, so to have none is a double blessing!

Shock of the day

I was getting Caleigh's snack ready when I looked over to see this I guess since Reese wasnt here she had to find someone to mess with

Laugh for the day

http://butterflychaserphotography.blogspot.com/2010/04/babies-and-texture-issues.html

Caleigh does not like the outdoors and especially being set in the grass. I don't think she is going to be fishing with Daddy anytime soon.

And we took her inside and she was happy

Baseball game

I know I promised to be better about blogging, and still haven't. Still plagued by interent issues and expect to be on the phone complaining tomorrow AGAIN!

The children and I have taken 2 major shopping trips to the big city for the past 2 weekends. I will take a selfish moment and say I am having a blast shopping back in my regular size. I have lost or close to (as I don't own a scale) my pre baby weight and can actually buy decent clothes. Yeah! I reached this with Reese within 3 months but not this time. I think its a mixture of Jillian Michael's and my gall bladder. I am no longer swollen and was actually even able to wear my wedding band today. It hasn't seen the light of day in a year! Even though it was painful, I am really glad i had the gallbladder surgery and feel SO much better.

Caleigh is now 10 months. 10 months going on 4 years. She thinks she can do everything Reese can do. She pulls up on ever thing and I predict she will be walking before long. She was tearing up his train track today and into all of his toys. She is not super excited about her baby toys, but give her a train or a car and she is happy. She is still a happy and content baby. She is the lap baby I never had in Reese. She is so much fun and constantly has me laughing.

This week we made it to a college baseball game. I had never been to one and had a lot of fun. My cousins boyfriend is a pitcher on the team and gave Reese a ball from the game. He is so excited to have his autographed ball from a player. It was a late night getting to bed for him, but he had a blast. He was delirious by the end and told us he was going to sleep in his car seat and not to wake him up. Of course then we got home and he demanded we read books- as if it was 7 pm!

Thanks Shea and Clayton for the tickets!

Getting a game ball from Clayton

Wilcrest news

Thrilled for him, but so sad for our family. He has married all 3 of us and dedicated all of children. He followed us through the ups and downs of Miles's entire life. Mom put it best when she said its like losing a family member.

On Sunday March 30th Pastor Woo announced his resignation as Senior Pastor of Wilcrest. As many of you know, Pastor Woo has been with Wilcrest for 18 years; over which time God has used him to lead the church in reaching the nations. Pastor Woo is following the call of God to become the Senior Pastor of International Baptist Church in Singapore; a country where the people are about 43% Buddhists, 15% Muslim, 27% other or no religion, and 15% Christian. This is a tremendous call to proclaim the Gospel to this nation and to the surrounding countries. As Pastor Woo preached before making the announcement, "I would be a pitiful Pastor if I am asking others to go and spread the Gospel if I myself am not willing to go." Pastor Woo's last Sunday will be May 9th and May 15th will be his last day in at the church. Although the entire church body will deeply miss Pastor Woo, as committed followers of Christ we rejoice by faith for what God will accomplish through Pastor Woo in Singapore and for what God will accomplish through us in Houston.

Update

It has been drama right and left with the internet around here. Verizon came out today and assure me its fixed for good- so now I will blog more regularly again.

Its girls weekend around here. Rusty and Reese went to the lake and Caleigh and I have a packed weekend here.

Reese never ceases to amaze me. Reese sees me working out all the time (I do a video in the afternoon when she is napping and he is playing) and now wants to work out with me. After much discussion around not lifting my weights, he is now using his blocks. He tells me they are too heavy, but loves to lift 3 lbs weights:) Well yesterday he told me that he had to quit exercising because he needed to go and cook dinner. The things your child repeats from you!

Caleigh and I took a trip to the ER last night. The off hours nurse thought she may have a staff infection, which she doesnt. The antibiotics for her ear infection (thats infection #5) are just tearing her stomach up and its been a never ending challenge getting her to eat and keep it down. Thank goodness the antibiotics are almost over