An Apple a Day...

This week, Xavier found an apple left over in my lunchbox. He took it out and stole away to the corner where he chowed down! It was the first time he had ever eaten an apple that was not cut up into slices. He tried to be sneaky and he thought it was hilarious! He LOVED it! It kept him busy for a good 30 minutes. He wasn't sure which parts of the apple are and are not appropriate to eat. Dustin wouldn't let me correct him, however, and insisted we let him explore :)

It truly was a cute moment and he thoroughly enjoyed himself!

Birthday Party Fun!

Last weekend, one of Dustin's friends had a surprise birthday party. They have a little girl named Rosalie that is just a couple months older than Beanie. We went and had a great time! It was a nice little get together :)

Let's Go!

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Happy Birthday Freddy!

Soon to be Doctors!!!! (Dressed up like super heroes....)

Xavier really enjoyed playing with the little girls at the party and he impressed everyone with his appetite.
Even Rosalie was feeding him!

He wasn't quite sure how to play with the little girls...

Rose feeding Bean!

It was sooo cute!

We are so thankful for the friends we have made in Florida. It makes being away from family just a little easier :)

Playing With Daddy :)

Xavier loves his daddy. They spend hours playing on the floor wrestling and being silly :)

My Life :)

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Xavier also likes to be "treated" by Dr. Daddy :) Any time that Dustin gets his table out to adjust me, Xavier is next in line. Dustin pretends to adjust him and Xavier gets a kick out of it!

His favorite thing to do right now is running into Dust at full speed when he is sitting on the floor. They are too cute :)

Playing With Midnight :)

Xavier is OBSESSED with Midnight. They play so well together :)

Here is a cute video of them playing!

15 Months Old!!

Cute pics of a 15 month old Bean!

Playing at Homecare!

CRAZY!

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Baby's First Haircut!!

This weekend, Xavier got his first haircut. It was a long time coming because he has my thick, long hair! It grows so fast! We...ok...I was very apprehensive. When I was little, I cut my younger sisters hair and her curls never came back! My mom still hasn't let me live that down. I was convinced if we cut it, his beautiful golden locks would never be the same.

Lately, I have been pinning it back! I know, I know...

He has enough hair for my clips!

Last week, however, I knew it was time. Susie told me that when he plays outside and gets hot, his bangs fall below his eyes and he has trouble seeing. I was mortified. On Sunday, Dustin basically forced me to let him get a trim. I agreed under the condition that we would do it at home. I only wanted his bangs cut and I was afraid that a hairdresser would lop it all off! So that evening, we gave him his evening bath and combed down his hair...

When completely combed, it reached his top lip...

It was outrageous.

 I couldn't bear to do it so Dustin took the plunge. He cut off about two inches solely from his bangs. I bawled like a baby.

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After his hair dried, I quickly realized that there was nothing to cry about. His hair was just as luscious and curly as ever :) It looks the same except that it's not in his beautiful blue eyes :)

After :)

We survived!!

Water Baby :)

My friend Kelly wanted to send Xavier a congratulatory gift for becoming a big brother...so she sent an adorable pool for him to play with :) He has a bigger pool, but we have to get in with him in order for him to swim in it. This is perfect for when we don't feel like gettin' wet! We are so thankful for such wonderful and supportive friends and family <3

Pregnancy #2 So Far...

Well, as we previously mentioned, Dustin and I are expecting bundle of joy #2 :) We are thrilled!

We had talked for many years about how we only wanted two babies and we wanted them close together. Ideally, they would be 2 to 2 1/2 years apart like Dustin and Clayton and my sisters and I. When Xavier turned 1, I started doing the math and realized we were running out of time! So, this summer we decided to put it in God's hands :) We thought it would take months or maybe not happen at all because I have been told that I can't get pregnant. That doctor was wrong...clearly...because we got pregnant immediately :)

It was a random Tuesday night after we got home from our trip to Indiana that I decided to take the test. It was positive so we ran to the store and bought a few more to be sure. After they were all positive, I made an appointment with my doctor for the following day to get an official test and the following day my doctor called me with the "congratulatory" call to let me know we were, indeed, expecting :)

So, I haven't had an ultrasound yet but based on the exam that my OB performed and the dates, my doctor expects that I am currently 9 weeks pregnant and I am due April 2. This due date might change after the first sonogram in September (it did for Bean, too.)

9 weeks!

I went to my first OB appointment two weeks ago. I am going to the same practice that I went to with Xavier so they know our history. Dustin met the Baby and I there after he got out of clinic. When the nurse called us back, she doted on beanie and told us how excited she was for us! We were put into a small room and after realizing that they weren't going to do anything special (i.e. heartbeat, sonogram, etc.) I told Dust that he could just take the baby on home because he wouldn't miss anything important. I was wrong :(

As soon as they left, the doctor came in with a very concerned look. Although I may have mentioned it briefly in the beginning of this blog, I didn't go into detail as to how traumatic and dangerous delivering Xavier  truly became. Apparently, the doctor's of the practice had discussed my case at lunch previously that day and they had some very strong opinions as to how this delivery should go. When I told her I wanted to deliver baby number 2 naturally, she pretty much shot me down. Due to the damage Xavier did to my body, as well as the baby's safety, they are STRONGLY recommending that I have a C-section this time around. After a lengthy discussion, I said that I would consider it but we are "tabling" the whole conversation for now. I am hopeful that I am still able to deliver this baby naturally...maybe it won't be quite as big...or go 2 weeks overdue...Whatever the case may be, Dustin and I will make the smartest and safest decision for myself and the bambino :)

I am currently having an aversion to pretty much every food in the book. I am vomiting pretty regularly and feel tired, lethargic and light headed around the clock. School started back up this past week for me so that doesn't help matters. With all that being said, I am still feeling 100 times better than I did with Xavier! Hopefully the morning (afternoon and evening) sickness goes away soon!

But we know it will all be worth it :)

ER Visit # 2...

Last Sunday evening, Xavier developed a little bit of a fever and a cough. It was nothing major and we didn't think twice about it after giving him some Motrin. He went to bed at his usual time and Dustin and I went about our evening.

At midnight, we woke up to Xavier crying. I went into his nursery and got him out of his crib. I changed his diaper and did all of the usual "middle of the night" procedures. I realized once I sat down in the rocker with him that his fever had skyrocketed. I immediately called out to Dust, who came in and took his temperature, It was 102.4 :( As soon as we took his temperature, he began to cough and we knew that something was wrong. His cough sounded like a gasp. It sounded like there was something wrong with his lungs...it's hard to explain but my mommy intuition told me that we needed to take him to the hospital. Dustin gave him some medicine for the fever while I packed up the diaper bag. We jumped in the car in the middle of the night to take Bean to the E.R. 

Once we got there, we were taken back to a room immediately. The nurse listened to our concerns and took his temperature. It was now at 103.7!!! I obviously began freaking out. Even though we had given him Motrin only 30 minutes before, the doctor decided to give him a dose of Tylenol to help break his fever quickly. They inserted the Tylenol rectally and it seemed to do it's job. Within 10 minutes, his fever broke.

Pretending the bed remote was a phone!

You wouldn't know he was sick :)

My Life!

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3:00 AM!

Once the doctor came in, she examined him and decided to do an x-ray. The x-ray came back clear and she diagnosed him with croup. They gave him some steroids to help the inflammation in his throat and sent us on our way.

He is still struggling with sleeping. He has not slept well for a week now but he is getting better and his fever has completely dissipated.

My Little Sick Baby

Please keep our little Beanie Baby in your prayers!! :)