Out and About

We hung out in downtown Ruston for about an hour and found some steals on cute outfits for Landry:). It was "cool" for about 10 minutes and then the sweltering sun came out from behind the clouds. Oh well, we had a good time!


Landry didn't make it too far into the outing before falling fast sleep.
We went to the Boardwalk last night and Jake took his first carousel ride and didn't move the entire time!
We then went to eat and Landry is becoming a pro at the high chair(forgot the high chair cover and a blanket worked just as well!). She really likes her teether ring and would not smile for me!

Diaper Derby

We had a lot of fun yesterday at the Diaper Derby in Ruston. Tried to get a picture before the festivities but Jake had other things in mind! Landry did great throughout the whole ordeal, even though it was her lunch time.


Jake getting ready to go through the hoops. He won the first round although I almost disqualified him by not listening to instructions. Go figure...never have been good at following directions!!! The next round ended early as Jake decided he wanted to go see the tricycles that were meant for the older kids race. He had NO interest in going through the hoops again. He was darling though and that is what matters:).
Jake playing with his cousin Abby at the Holiday Inn pool...or whatever name that hotel has(it will always be the Holiday Inn to me! We used to eat there every Sunday with my grandparents growing up)
Jake has to do everything himself nowadays and yesterday wanted to pick up the piece of blueberry pie and eat it. We are working at the fork but he just hasn't learned not to turn it before it gets to his mouth!
We happened to get Jake on the couch for this quick picture before he was off to do 10 million other things!

Matt left yesterday as he had to umpire 2 baseball games today and we decided to stay until this afternoon. We are meeting him in Minden later today. Had a great time visiting with Abigail as she thoroughly enjoyed playing with the babies. She will be in 6th grade in the fall. It was like yesterday when she was born...I had just graduated from high school! We just got back from Family Day in the park and I will post some of those pictures later.

Just Tired

Have you ever had one of those days when you are just TIRED! This is one of them:). Landry was so tired after I gave her her bottle that she fell asleep on my shoulder without bothering to burp. I held her for a bit because she is just growing up too fast. I love those sweet moments when you get to stare at them while they sleep...nothing sweeter.

I took both babies to the doctor today for runny noses and deep chest coughs. We have to give Jake breathing treatments 3 times a day for the next 3 days. That is going over like a lead balloon. I feel so sorry for him because he just doesn't understand we are trying to help him get better. He has been super fussy and clingy lately, which is NOT Jake! He just doesn't feel good. Mrs. Ramona had to bring him to me from the nursery yesterday at VBS, so I knew then he wasn't feeling well. I took him to the dr. yesterday and today was a follow-up.

VBS has been great this week because it gave us a chance to get out of the house for a bit. By the time we came home, took naps, and I got dinner ready, the day was pretty much over. The days are going by too fast! I start cross country practice with my high school team next week so that means Matt will be on his own in the mornings 3 days a week...for those of you who know me as a runner: I know that is not enough time to get in sufficient shape for cross season and yes we started late. For those of you who know me as a mother: you understand! My priorities are just different and although I wish there were 2 of me, it just isn't going to happen and you have to make a choice. But the athletes I coach are troopers and they will be OK for the season.

So I am off to bed so that in the morning we can go to our last day of VBS, come home and take our naps, and then head to R town sometime after that. Have a good night everyone!

Little to Say

There has been little going on this week worth posting, so I haven't! I am working at our church's VBS and Jake and Landry have been going to the nursery. We did not have MDO this week due to VBS, so I said yes when asked to volunteer and it has been going pretty smooth. The kids come home and take good naps(or have so far) and I get a chance to lay down too! We also had Jake's Gymboree class this afternoon and Matt got home early to keep Landry. This weekend we plan on going to Ruston so that Jake can participate in the Peach Festival diaper derby. His age category has to go through hula hoops or something to that extent. It will be fun and give the babies a chance to meet their cousin, Abigail, who will be with my parents next week.

Lately I am in mourning about the reality of going back to work:(. The longer I am at home the more I hate the fact that I am going back. I do love the people I work with, but I really would rather be at home. Jake will be going to Asbury Ark Academy in the fall and Landry will be at a local day care. We are trying to work out a way where she may can stay in MDO if we find someone to keep her before and after...I am working on it! Then next year she will be with Jake at Asbury. Her eating when she is away from home is still poor and that worries me about full time daycare. I am afraid they won't work with her like they do at MDO, plus she will be walking come January and the room at the daycare is TINY. I should have thought about this earlier b/c Jake was in the same room last year, but didn't! When I called FBC-Bossier, they told me it was a year and a half wait(yes you heard right!). She has been on the daycare list she will attend since last June so I shouldn't have been surprised, all the lists around here are that long. Oh well, I suppose it won't be the end of the world if she goes to daycare...yes it will!!! Here are a few snap shots I MUST add:)
Jake and Landry love their bath time and Landry is really into the toys now that she is in her bath seat!
They woke up from their nap together yesterday and Jake wanted to love on his little sis
I will NEVER get tired of seeing them smile at each other....it melts my heart every time!!!

Sunday Lunch

Matt's dear Aunt Lou cooked dinner for us after church today and it sure was yummy! She just moved back out to the country to live with Mark(Matt's brother) and is going to start cooking every Sunday. This is the house that Matt and I lived in when we were first married. We don't go out there much since we moved, but now that Aunt Lou is back we will be there more often. Everyone needs an Aunt Lou!! She never had any children of her own, so Matt and Mark are like her own children. She is so sweet to us and we love her dearly!!!

Aunt Lou, Jake, Papaw, Mr. Wes(family friend and neighbor), Matt and Mark
Landry and Jake asking their dad why I am taking SO many pictures
Quick picture
Landry is all smiles with her #1 fan...DADDY!
Landry is already trying to get into everything that is Jakes! She is rolling over both ways very efficiently these days and trying to grab everything. She got on her knees for a second last night, so it might not be long before she is crawling:).

CPR???

We received a phone call last night from Jason(Elizabeth's husband and Ben's dad) around 9:15. I should have been alarmed just from the phone call since it was so late but I suppose I just wasn't thinking. Anyway, he was letting us know that Ben had experienced dry drowning after he was already in bed for the night. Elizabeth just happened to have the monitor sound on when she heard what sounded like Ben hiccuping(he is 21 months old). She wasn't sure, so she when in the room and he wasn't breathing!! Jason(who happens to be a doctor) picked him up and turned him upside down because he thought maybe there was some water in his lungs(they had been with us earlier that evening in the swimming pool). By that time Elizabeth said he was turning blue. At some point he did the Heimlich and then rescue breathing, which dislodged the hot dog and he started breathing. Thank God Jason was home(I believe he was supposed to be in surgery that night) and that the monitor was on...he had already been in bed for 45 minutes to an hour.

That really got Matt and I thinking about some things. I know the general idea of CPR, but haven't been certified in several years. In an emergency situation, I don't know that my mind would remember something I haven't practiced in years. And the other scary situation is that I do not have the sound on on my monitor....sometimes but not normally. Yes I have the screen on my video monitor and we have 2( 1 in the kitchen and 1 in the bedroom) that are not turned off until bedtime. I do go in their rooms before I go to bed, but again I don't leave the sound on while sleeping because their rooms are right next to ours and I can hear everything....but not them stop breathing.

Praise GOD that Elizabeth and Jason were paying attention to the monitor(she doesn't always have the sound on either!) and Ben was alright. The doctor said that water was coming back up his wind pipe and caused what he ate for dinner to become lodged and therefore cutting off his oxygen. There was a story on GMA about this dry drowning a couple of weeks ago and although it is very rare it can happen. So as I sit here typing I have my monitor turned up very loud and Jake has been very comical since we put him down. He howled for a bit like a puppy and then started saying bye bye. The last thing I heard him say was dooooog?(it is his accent) and I think he might be drifting off to sleep by now:). And I went to check on Landry since I can only watch one of them at a time, although I can switch channels on the monitor to see her...yet tonight I wanted to make sure she was OK so I physically went in there and she was. So I hope that this might get some of you thinking about what you would do if faced with a similar situation such as this.

Nicholas!!!

We had plans of hanging out with some friends this evening when my mom called and told me that Nicholas wanted to see Jacob. He is in town for the week(Abigail is with Truly's parents and will be with my parents next week) from Atlanta and we were so excited to see him! So they met us at the Brignac's house. This was the first time Nick had seen Landry and we were glad they finally had a chance to meet!!
Landry, mom, and Nick
Landry and Avery Brignac....future BFF's! Avery is 3 months old
Matt and Jake in the Brignac's pool

We were originally hosting a shower for a couple in our Sunday school class, but she(Mickie) was put on bed rest 2 weeks ago due to high blood pressure. It has been so long since we have had a fellowship that we decided to have the get together anyway. Mickie is due July 6th, so she doesn't have too much longer before they welcome Maci Nicole. Had a great time!