The last month...

It seems as though we have been very busy yet have not really done anything at all at the same time.
The kids and I spent a week and a half visiting family and friends that we don't get to see very often. It was alot of fun yet very relaxing.
Other than that we've just been at home. We had 2 dr.s appointments last week as well as 2 trips to the after hours clinic. Both kids have been sick. :(
This week is VBS and I'm in charge of snacks/recreation for the preschool. I'm still tring to decide which snacks and games we are going to do the rest of the week. I have several ideas but not enough days to do them all.

In other news:
Jay has now said Weeeee, Huh (I swear he says it everytime Justin calls his name), Dada, and MaMa (only once in the middle of the night :( ).

Anna is finally getting a tooth in that she lost months ago!

Jay is pulling up and standing every chance he gets. I think once school starts and he's around all of the other kids again, he'll take off and there will be no stopping him.

I got to visit with Lauren O'Brien Harris for a brief moment at the mall on Monday! And yes, Molly is as cute in person as she is in all of the photos!

I finally got a new camera so hopefully my next post will be full of pictures!

Another First

I took Anna and a friend to Chuck E Cheese today. While I was passing out the pizza, Jay decided he wanted a piece so he snatched a piece as fast as he could. He immediately let go though because it was extremely hot! However, he continued to cry for a piece until I broke down and gave it to him. He ate the entire piece!!! I can't seem to stop the boy....he is constantly eating!!!

Aaaarrrggghhh!

We went to Bleu Bayou today. On the way home, Justin misplaced our bag. Not sure if he put in beside the car or on top of the car. Needless to say it is gone! The people at the lost and found said that if it were in the parking lot someone probably stole it! Justin blames it on being Friday the 13th weekend! It had Jay's swim suit, towels, ear plugs, sunscreen, some other baby items, my new sunglasses, my phone, and my camera. Some luck, huh?!?!

If I have (had) any of your numbers, you may want to resend them to me. :) If I don't hear from you, I'll know you don't want to talk to me anymore (or ever). LOL!

Blog Rating

Ok..I saw this on Kristin's blog and tried it myself. I guess I am in the right profession after all. :)

Movie Reviews

Sleepy Boy

Since I have not had time to grocery shop yet this week, I thought that I would share the picture I got of Jay sleeping yesterday. Before I must explain why is was so worn out.
We have already had a busy week and it is only Tuesday. I am working on the parish curriculum this week and Anna is taking swimming lessons. Anna is taking an advanced class for kids who already know how to swim. Afterwards, she stays to help with a friend's little boy who has never swam before and is the only one in his class. So..I am at work from 8 to 3. Then I rush to pick up the kids and head to swimming lessons. We do not leave until 5:30. So our day is pretty full. While at swimming lessons, Jay has wanted to get in the water as well. So for the last hour, he and I get in with the kids. Yesterday really wore hime out! When I got home and started cooking supper, I put him in his exersaucer. Before I knew it he was asleep.




Tonight however he cried until I rocked him to sleep. I expect that the we will all be worn out by Friday!

Grocery Shopping

I like to do my grocery shopping at night. That way, Justin can watch the kids and have them ready for bed by the time I get home. The last two times I've been shopping however, Justin has had them both asleep.


This is what I came home to last week. I'm still not sure how they all ended up where they are.


This week:



It's scary to think about where they may end up next week. :)

6 month pictures

Jay will be 7 months old in a few days. We had his 6 month pictures made a few weeks ago. I have tried posting since then but it has not worked. Anyway, I am tired of trying so I am going to leave you with his pictures and hope it works this time.

Sleepless Night

It's Sunday night and 1:30 am....I cannot sleep! Anna, Jay, and I went "home" for the weekend. We left Friday as soon as Anna got off the bus and had to be home in time for Awanna's tonight. Justin however had a wedding in Natchitoches. You would think after a long trip with just me and the kids I would want to crash. However, I cannot sleep!

We went home to see my new (and only) neice! Mary-Kate Moss is a beautiful little girl! I am exited that she and Jay will be fairly close in age. It will be exiting to see them grow up together. I would post a pic but the batteries in my camera died. I will have to wait for Miranda to feel better and post her pics.

Speaking of Jay....he now has 2 teeth, is sitting up unsupported for a few minutes, and is army crawling, and eating up a storm!!! He is growing up sooooo fast! I know they all do, but he seems to be growing up faster than Anna did!

While we were home, we got to see Noah (my one and only nephew). He LOVES Anna!!! I swear they fight like brother and sister. One minute they are aruging and the next they are hugging each other. Noah is so sweet...he thinks/knows his Aunt Sarah is the best and greatest. :)

Since I cannot sleep I should be grading papers, but that's no fun. LOL! We have exactly 14 school days with kids and 1 without!!!!!!!!! Summer is almost here! Anna has big plans for us.... Blue Bayou, Mommy and Me at the mall, and a road trip. I hope Jay and I can keep up with her!


Ok...I guess I should atleast try and get an hour or so of sleep!

P.S. I know atleast 2 of you posted a tag and tagged Sarah....I'm hoping you meant another Sarah b/c I don't know 7 things about myself that you wouldn't. I'm the kind of person who can't keep a secret...LOL!

News

Jay ran a low grade fever all weekend, and I was beginning to get worried. I thought it was still from the tubes. Then when we were sitting in the ENT office for our follow up visit I noticed that he has a tooth!!!!

Tubes

Jay got his tubes today! Hopefully this will help the nasty ear infections. The dr. said his ears looked really bad today; just Tuesday they looked good. Who knows!

I was very surprised how easy it was. Alot of people told me to be prepared for the screaming when coming off of the anaesthesia. However Jay did great! We only had to stay about 15 minutes (the dr. said it would be between 30 min. and an hour!). As soon as I gave him a bottle he was good to go! I guess my baby is getting use to all of this poking and prodding that he has been receiving since birth. :)

Spring break is over and it's back to work. :(

Anna is in Disney World until Sunday with her grandparents. Yes, she is missing a week of school, and I'm ok with it. I talked to her a few minutes ago and she is having a blast!

Jay is getting tubes in his ears Thursday. He gained a pound in 2 weeks! And he's trying to crawl!

Other than that, it's pretty quite here.

Another Visit

Jay is 5 months old today and went for another visit to the dr. today. He is now 13 pounds 2 ounces!! He still has an ear infection in both ears though. :( (This is week 5!) We are calling an ENT tomorrow b/c we are on our 3rd round of antibiotics and nothing has worked. Other than that everything is good with him. He is suprisingly still happy even with the infection.

I go for jury duty tomorrow. YUCK!!! I do get to miss school though and get away from my crazy acting kids!

Ramblings

SACS will be at school tomorrow. For those of you who do not know, that is our accreditation agency. I should be working on my lessons, but am instead being lazy! I'm sure everything will be fine. I tend to really screw my lessons up when I have them planned out word for word anyway.

Jay went for his 4 month well baby visit. Only he's not so well. He has 2 ear infections and a wheezing in his chest that won't go away. The dr. put him on prevacid for his reflux. She thinks this is the cause for the other ailments. Also, he has dropped from the 10th percentile to the 5th in the weight category which really worries the dr. He is barely 12 pounds!

Anna learned to ride a bike without training wheels last week. She caught on the first time and hasn't had any major crashes yet! Although, she looks pretty cute in her helmet and pads.

Other than that nothing going on here. Exciting life huh??!!

A Week Of Firsts

1. Anna went to her first Mardi Gras parade. A friend of mine, Jill and I took Anna and her little boy, Caden. We had lots of fun, clean fun might I add for those of you who are curious. We went to the Spanish town parade. Didn't see any nudity...just a few funny looking people dressed up. Anna had lots of fun catching beads. She also made a new friend...weird friend might I add. She was a mom of two who decided it was okay to pick my child up and run after a float to get her a stuffed animal. It all turned out okay, but I was a little worried to see her running holding my child. She did get the pink flamingo she was after.

2. Anna had a friend over who spent the night. The first was that she did not argue with this friend. Usually, she has atleast two or three disagreements with her friends. Anna and Shana played great. Did not have a disagreement until this almost noon(Shana had been here since about 6 last night). They made up about a 45 seconds later.

3. Jay rolled over from back to front! He's been trying for a week or so. He's been getting his entire body over except for his shoulder, but today he accomplished his goal. It probably won't happen again for a while though b/c he has not rolled from his stomach to his back in quite sometime. (although he accomplished this sometime ago.)


4. Anna saw a Hannah Montana concert. Ok...maybe not a true concert, but we did see the movie which was like a concert. I do suggest going to see this...even I thought it was awesome! A true 3-D movie! I was even dancing, singing, and clapping. There were kids up and dancing all over the theatre. Before the movie started, the manager came in to encourage the kids to do whatever they please b/c it was a concet event. (BTW...they showed previews of 2 upcoming 3-D movies which looked awesome as well! It looks as like you can truely touch the characters!!! One is coming out this summer...Hidden Treasure or something like that. Another in August, a kids movie, something about a fly who goes to the moon. We hardly ever go to the movies, but I will be seeing both! I have never seen 3-D like this before.)

5. It's 10:30 on a school night and I am not tired. Everyone in my house is asleep but me. I might add that I have my whole week completely planned test and all. (Yes, we have been out of school for 2 days due to Mardi Gras, but I NEVER make my tests before the school week starts!)

6. The laundry is caught up, the dishes are done, all of Jay's bottles are clean, and Anna's room is clean all at the same time. I do need to clean the bathrooms, sweep, mop, and vacuum...this will have to wait until tomorrow. Anyone know a good, cheap maid??


7. My dog has an outfit. Ok..this did not happen this week. Justin bought Bongo his first and only (probably ever) outfit for Chirstmas. I only agreed b/c it was an LSU jersey.

In other news...yes, Ashley, Anna turned 6 in January!! My baby girl is growing up! She has lost 4 teeth in a matter of 2 months, is having friends call her on the phone, and can acutally read! We can no longer spell words in front of her b/c she knows what we are talking about. :(

OK..I could go on forever but won't. I need to atleast try and go to bed! :(

Weight Check Up

Well, we went to the doctor today for a weight check. Jay has finally hit 11 pounds!! He gained a pound and a half in the last month. However, he is still in the 10th percentile for his age. The doctor said that she is happy as long as he maintains where he is at.
In other news, Justin told Anna she could have a rabbit for her birthday. Luckily, she believed us that rabbits are mean and nasty. So, instead she got 2 frogs. They are tiny and really cute (believe it or not). Helen and Kermitt are their names. Not sure how she came up with those names.
Well, American Idol is on!! I better get off of this thing. LOL!

Milestones

Jay has learned to roll from his stomach to his back. He did it for the first time about 2 or 3 weeks ago. When Justin told me he had, I did not believe him. He did not do it again for another week. Today, however was the first time I have been able to catch it on video. (Disclaimer: My child does wear clothes. He just happens to be naked in all of my videos. )

(Uploading videos takes forever!)

After catching Jay on video Anna just had to be the actess that she stives to be. Here she is telling us what she wants from Santa. Sad thing is that she won't be getting what she wants. :( (Except for the bicycle)

Smiling

Today I got Jay on video smiling! He was so happy all morning! Then we went to have pictures taken this afternoon and he wasn't so happy. He was hungry by the time they got to us. We went to Sears and had to wait due to computer problems. We still got a few good shots in before he started screaming his head off!

Enjoy....just ignore the annoying voice in the background.

All I Want For Christmas Is My Two Front Teeth

Well, not exactly her two front teeth. More like her bottom two and top one. Anna has lost 3 teeth in the last month and a half. We are currently waiting for the second top tooth to fall out. The dentist told her Monday that she should lose the top two before Christmas. Sure enough she lost one yesterday!





I tried taking pictures last night of the kids in the Christmas pajamas (thanks for the pj's Mimi). It was difficult getting them both to cooperate at the same time. We are going to get pictures made with Santa later this week. I want them to wear their Christams pajamas then too. I just haven't quite talked Anna into wearing them to the mall. :) Also, we are having family pictures made Sunday. I am just not sure how to make sure Jay is awake. I scheduled them at a time during the day when Jay is usually awake. The problem is that Jay falls asleep everytime we get into the car. He is then hard to wake up. Any suggestions from you moms out there?




I walked into the room the other day to find Bongo laying in Jay's boppy pillow. I think he may have more of a jealousy issue than Anna does!

Rambling...again!

I have finally decided to wait until after Christmas to go back to school. I never wanted to have to take Jay so soon to daycare and that was what made my decision for me. It is the RSV season and that is the last thing I want my baby to go through. This is also time for Jay and Mommy to spend one on one time all day every day that may not be possible later. My students will just have to retaught and retrained in Jan. I can always make up that time with my students but not with Jay! He is laying here beside me as I type smiling and cooing! I guess he is telling me that I have made the right decision.
I am however going to school today to help work on the benchmark exam we give every 9weeks. I am taking Jay with me for everyone to see. So many of my coworkers have sent encouraging notes, gifts, and prayers but have not gotten the chance to meet the little guy.

On another note, my sister-in law just found out that she is having a baby girl! (Congrats Jody and Miranda!) I guess Jay will just have to put up with being the only boy for awhile. They will only be about 7 months apart. Hopefully one day we will live closer so that they can grow up spending time with each other!

Well, Christmas time is here! I love Christmas but seem to be a little behind this year. So many people I know have already decorated and finished their shopping. Me however, have not done either. I am almost finished shopping for my kids (thanks to my mom going shopping with me on black Friday!). However, I have not bought anyone else's presents yet! I plan on having it all done this week. But for those of you who know me well, know that I am a procrastinator!!

1 Month

Jay is a month old today and already been through so much. However, he is such a good baby! Last night he slept 6 hours straight without a bottle and the night before it was 8 hours! I am just hoping that this trend continues. Also, we went to the dr. twice this week and he has gained a whopping 7 ounces in three days! I told the ped. the reason is b/c he is eating 2 1/2 ounces every hour and a half to two hours. Not sure I can afford to keep feeding this child. LOL! I am just happy that we are finally on our way to where we are supposed to be and that surgery was all we needed. Even though it was scary to go through, I know it could always be worse. I am just thankful that he had something that could be fixed!