Announcements

Muwhaha (that is my evil laugh) because I know my title will get your attention. And it should because I have a lot of announcements to tell you.......so let's get to it!!!!

Let's talk about this boy first!!!  He is in the middle of the terrrible 3s and somedays they can be VERY terrible, but other days, he will give you a toothache.  Very Jeykl and Hyde!!  But the one thing he has got down pat is.......

NO MORE DIAPERS!!!!!  NOT EVEN AT NIGHT!!!  WHOOOO-HOOO!!!!

Mommy did not know if this day would ever get here!!!  But very much like Jillian, he came to me and clearly told me that he did not want to wear a diaper at night.  Sooooooo, we took a leap of faith and he did it and has done it every night since - not one accident.  Isn't that amazing???  Couldn't have happened sooner because those size 6s were gettin' mighty tight!!!

 This girl is just amazing!  She doesn't have an announcement this go-around but I wanted to include her and this stinking cute pic of her.  She is participating in her new school's summer reading program and can I tell you that she is slightly obsessed??  She reads a book and then takes a quiz online.  If she gets all of the questions correct, then she gets points for a carnival during the school year.  She has 1650 points so far (that is 16 quizzes so far).  I have to remind her that Mommy is on vacation!!!

This was the kids on Sunday before church.  Gosh, how I love Kelly's Kids.  I would buy every.single.thing in their catalog if I could!!!!  LOVE THEIR CLOTHES!!!!

Alright, Hadleigh's turn for her announcement......

This morning, she checked in for surgery for tubes in both ears. 

She was not allowed to eat or drink anything before her surgery which was scheduled for 10:30 a.m. 

This did NOT make bubba-girll happy!!!

Seriously, it did NOT make her happy!!  This is her in post-op and she was so disoriented.  Finally they gave her some sugar water in a bottle and that settled her right down.  Dr. said she did awesome!!!  Left ear looked great and the right ear had a lot of fluid and "thick mucus" in it.  Dr. said we need to be dilligent with the drops in that right ear and she wants to see us in a month!!  The surgery center, Dr.s and nurses were sooooooooo great that I only teared up a small amount when they took her away for the surgery!!  My Mom was also there with me and she was a great comfort to me (and Hadleigh) so thanks Mom!!

In the meantime, Pops had the older kids.  When I picked Mom up at 8:00, the kids were already in the Corvette waiting to tour the neighborhood.  Then he took them to the park where they saw over 30 deer being fed and watered and then when we got home they were in the pool having a diving contest (they saw the Olympic trials on TV yesterday).  They had so.much.fun!  Thanks Dad!!  Jillian (who very rarely takes a nap anymore) is currently on the couch...... 

Finally, it is my turn for an announcement!!!  Evidently, April and May are very dangerous times in our house.  Don't know what it is???  Are we celebrating the fact that our baby is turning 15 or maybe 16 months old??  But in the past, it seems like whenever my "baby" turns 15 or 16 months, I find myself expecting a new baby. 

However, I am happy (and I bet my Mom is reading this wondering whether she is going to be happy) to announce that Hadleigh is 16 months old and I am............................................................................

NOT PREGNANT!!!

Ha ha!!!!  That was a little cruel, wasn't it????  But a milestone, nonetheless!!!!