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I didn't want to leave ya'll hanging....

Not the news we wanted to hear.

Dr. is worried about her hip. Bryan said the Dr. watched Hadleigh scoot and pull up. The dr. held on to her and guided her to walk. Then took off her diaper and looked at the joints of her hips to her leg. Long story short, Dr. does not think they are symmetrical.

Dr. referred us to an orthopaedic.

Yes, I have been crying. Yes, I will be OK. She brings me such joy. I am glad I have time off to deal with all of this.

Brrrrr!!!

Well, it does not feel like the start of Spring Break!!!! This front brought some chilly weather and some killer wind.

Please say a little prayer for Hadleigh-boo this morning. Her physical therapist recommended we take her back to the doctor because she wants to rule out any physical problems with her left leg. She is still not using it (her left leg) when scooting across the floor. Also when she pulls herself to a standing position, she stands with her feet out (very duck-toed). The therapist thought wearing shoes would naturally correct this problem but it hasn't improved it at all.

So Bryan is taking her to the doc this morning and I am praying we get some good news that she is developing normally. Hopefully, this can all be fixed with some hard work at therapy.

I have 8 hours of school and then I have some freedom!!! I am counting down the minutes!!!

Rocco's Potty Humor

As we are approaching Rocco's 3 year 2 month birthday and
since Rocco still refuses to use the potty
(can you picture me banging my head against the wall??),
I thought I would share his potty humor:

Rocco: (in a very serious voice, with a very serious face) Mommy, where does a toot come from?
Mommy: laughing so hard on the inside and trying to think what to say. Before I can get an answer out....
Rocco: Oh Mommy, I know. I know it does not come out your pee-pee.

Rocco: Mommy, when I grow up I want to be a teacher just like you.
Mommy: heart melting and I literally saw an outloud "Awwww, Rocco."
Rocco: I want to be a teacher so that I can teach my pee-pee to like my big boy underwear.

As I am putting on my make-up before work, I make Rocco sit on a potty for a minute. I know it is a minute because we put on a timer.
Rocco: (Yelling at the top of his lungs) Mommy, going potty is so boring!!
Mommy: Well, maybe if you actually went potty it wouldn't be so boring!!
Rocco: No Mommy, I don't think so!

I DO NOT KNOW WHAT I AM GOING TO DO WITH HIM!!!!!!

Here is a Jillian story....

In November, Grammie bought Jillian some new jeans. The girl does not wear any jeans and refused to wear this pair as well. Then Jillian woke up Monday morning and declared to the world that she wanted to wear the pair of jeans. First we had to find them as November was a while ago. Then we found them and she paired it with a cute shirt and a fur vest.

Our neighbor was outside walking the dog and Jillian tells Ms. Anna,
"Miss Anna, look at my new jeans. I am so stinkin' cute. I am so cute I could hit myself."
I have no idea where she gets that!!! ha ha!!

I need this humor this week as school is full of testing and the test books are incorrect and the kids are wild. 3 more days and I get a break!!!!

Beautiful Day

It's a beautiful day

Sky falls, you feel like

It's a beautful day

Don't let it get away

I love me some U2. Saturday was such a gorgeous day!!!! We drove down to Devine to see my Grandma and to see this....

Mom and Dad asked Bill to install a gate on Mom's land that she owns in Devine. He did such a great job (it's not totally finished yet)!!! The wildflowers are just starting to bloom, the sun was shining and I just started clicking away with my camera!!!!! The bluebonnets are just beginning to peek out.

Me and my girl!!!

My handsome boy was having so much fun in the "cun-twee.

Jillian was in heaven with all of those wildflowers!!!!!

Can you tell how happy I am?? It was sooooooooooooo dang beautiful!!!!

He loves her so much!!! Melt my heart!!!!

Poppy was put in charge of the flowers!!!

Mom put the kids in charge of spreading a lot of seeds out!!! They took their job very seriously and were throwing seed everywhere!!!!

THEN Grammie found some deer bones! These boys thought that was the COOLEST thing ever!!! Rocco kept talking about "dem bones" all day!!!

Cousins!!! Working so hard to spread the seeds!!

More cousins!!! They were not so impressed with the "cun-twee" or the wind!

We had such a wonderful day! We took Grandma to the DQ for lunch and ice cream!!

Can you hear U2? It's a beautiful daaay. Don't let it slip away!

Look where we are going??

Shhhhh!!! Don't tell the kids! They have no idea!

Details to follow....

New Kicks

It is so funny how my attitude toward shoes have changed.....not only for myself but for my kids too.

When I had Jillian, even as a baby, she had a ton of shoes. I just couldn't resist those cute little things. She had some to match her outfits. Sandals, tennis shoes, shiny Mary Janes. They never stayed on and I learned quickly how ridulous they were!

Then came Roc, I got a little smarter and just bought a few pairs, but that boy grew so fast that each shoe was worn once and then his gi-normous foot would not fit in. BUT since he walked at 10 months, I had to figure something else. So enter T@rget and their cheap shoes and we could function again because every other month, we could buy him a larger size. (Which he has now entered a size 11 same as his older sister. sigh)

Then enter Hadleigh.....for 1 year 1 month, that girl has NEVER worn shoes. EVER!!!!
BUT her O/T has recommended that she start wearing shoes so to encourage the proper stance when standing (she is standing slightly duck-footed or toes out).
So no worries, I go to my bins of Jillian's old clothes and shoes and start pulling out some possibilities. I get a pair of tennis shoes and several pair of flats and try them on my Cinderella. However, unfortunately for Hadleigh she will have to play the part of the ugly stepsister because all of the shoes are too small!!!

Back to T@rget and after stuffing her feet in several pairs. We got this pair - size 5! She is so big!!! ha ha!!

1 year stats

(Sorry. There are no pics with this post. You know how much I hate that but my Mom has the pics from this week and I did not have time to get them on my computer. Excuses, excuses.)

Hadleigh had her 1 year old check up and once again, things just can't run smoothly. As the Doc examines her, she says "you know she has double infections, right?" Oh no, she has not shown us any signs of discomfort. Such a strange child!! So got meds for ears...

Her stats crack me up

Height - 31 inches (now down to the 95th percentile instead of being off the charts)
Weight - 20 lbs (45th percentile. This was GREAT after the disasterous 10th percentile she dropped to at her 9 month appt.)
Head - big (as the rest of my children)

In length, Hadleigh is wearing lots of outfits that Jillian wore turning 2 years old! Ha!!

She got routine vaccinations and they did some other blood tests and I thought nothing of it. Doc was happy she was in PT/OT.

Well, they call us 24 hrs after appointment. Hadleigh's blood test show she is extremely anemic. Doc says test has a tendency to give a lot of false positives so she wants us to go a labratory for a more extensive blood test to give a more accurate diagnosis.

My mom took her on Tuesday. The Doc instructed that the blood be taken from the vein so my Mom said they took it from her arm (like an adult). The stupid nurse kept poking her and poking her and never got a vein. Hadleigh was screaming!! My Mom about strangled the nurse (my Mom has no tolerence for incompetent nurses) and got a different nurse in and the new nurse picked the other arm and got the vein on the first try.

Anyways another 24 hrs later, doc calls again. Test is accurate. Hadleigh has anemia. Grrrr! Poor little thing!! So we have to start supplementing bottles and food with this poly--something, something drops. Doc will recheck at her 15 month appt. My mom said she had anemia growing up and maybe this is hereditary??? I don't know. I need to do some research if I ever have time.

If you have made it this far, Jillian and Rocco had a great first day at their new MDO. Actually I should say Daddy Day Out. There are only 7 kids in Jillian's class and 10 kids in Rocco's class with 2 teachers!!! Isn't that amazing!!!!! We got lengthy handwritten notes from both of their teachers claiming they did a wonderful job on their first day. If only public schools would get on this small class bandwagon???? A teacher can dream can't she!!!!

This weekend, I am hosting the steering committee of my MOPS group at my house. I have been MADLY trying to clean my house, decorate my house, beautify my house, etc. to get ready to have 15 women (who I am sure won't judge me on how it looks. yea right!!) in my house on Saturday. No pressure at all!!!

So that's what I have been up to this week!!