Family Pic

We paused for a family picture tonight and apparently Landry did NOT think it was a good idea! She was hungry and we were heading to dinner. The weather has been SO great this week:). I am loving it-especially in the mornings as we head out for our run. We are still planning to close on our house in 2 weeks. Looking forward to that.
Landry's GI doctor suggested that we make her bottle for 30 calories per ounce verses the regular 20 cal per oz....there is a formula on the back of her can on how to do this. Other than that he said she looked good. Mrs. Dorothy said she LOVED chicken fettichine today( I know this isn't the correct spelling-spell check did not catch it so let it go!)(she put in the food processor), so maybe her appetite will expand ,who knows! We are trying to put her on more people food and see how she does.

Have a happy Thursday...one day closer to the weekend!

I'm Back!

Well, we made it through another week and Landry is continuing to grow up entirely too fast. She had her 9 month appointment in Ruston with Dr. Slusher and weighed 16 pounds 6 oz/ 27.5 inches long. Jake went as well to meet our new pediatrician and was 33 lbs and 35 inches. We liked her! Landry is a much better eater as far as trying new things. She will eat just about anything and I am thinking she will eat more when she can eat more people food. We just need some more teeth to come in(she still only has 2). Friday she ate her weight in Monjuni's lasagna(I only gave her the shell part with the sauce-no meat!) and yesterday she ate a bowl of mashed potatoes from KFC. I am trying more and more new foods with her each week. She is very efficient at pulling up to a standing position and is cruising a little on the furniture. Jake is his normal WILD self! He is on the go and rarely slows down.....he is all boy!

Matt is back from Chicago and will be with us now all the time. He will start selling his new drug, Actose(type 2 diabetes drug) on October 1. Until then he will be working his old territory. He is taking Landry to the pediatric GI tomorrow in Shreveport. I will be interested to see what he says about her progress. She was 14lbs 10 oz at 6 months and still hasn't gained a full 2 pounds in 3 months. That is slow weight gain, but she is probably just going to be small-who knows. She is still on her specialized formula along with Prevacid for reflux. I will let you know.

Below are some pictures I took today...I got a little excited about the expected cool weather and pulled out one of Landry's fall outfits. Yeah it was still way too warm to wear it but maybe not by tomorrow! The bottom picture is from last night...the babies had a BLAST playing in Landry's bed. Jake rolled all over her and she just giggled up a storm . She is one tough cookie. Have a great week!

She had no idea Jake was about to whop her with a truck. We are working on being nice to sissy....we are working on it!
Trying to get Landry interested in books....maybe not yet! We keep trying though:) Jake having daddy read him a book.
Getting a picture with my princess
Playing before bedtime! Then Matt and I went to see the movie "Righteous Kill"....pretty good.

Mary Catherine's Visit

We had a surprise visit from Mary Catherine and Clay today. They are in from Baton Rouge due to lack of electricity. We met them at Sundown for lunch today(how about today's weather!!! 63 degrees this morning!) and had a nice visit. Landry was the center of attention as Jake played with the sidewalk chalk.

Landry and MC
Landry is LOVING these cheezums! We couldn't stop laughing and she wouldn't stop eating them. She likes "people" food a WHOLE lot better than baby food. Maybe when we make the transition she won't be so small:)!
My sweet friend:)

On another note, Mary Catherine and Clay are training for the San Antonio half marathon. It just so happens that I ran with a girl this morning that is doing the S.A. Marathon too. We ran with 2 other young whipper snappers(aka fast and a lot younger!!) and I originally had not planned on doing the whole run with them, but the weather felt GREAT and I was just thankful to have some running partners(my stubborn side also kicked in). So I ended up running 14 miles with them and am now feeling it! That might be the farthest I've ever run. But it got me to thinking that I want to do the marathon as well. It is Nov. 16 and I am not sure it is a smart idea to do so much SO soon. So I am contemplating on what to do and we'll see. In the mean time I am enjoying getting back to my "old running self".

Matt leaves for Chicago tomorrow for a week of training on the new drug that he is going to sell. It is also a really busy week for me as we have open house at school and class on Tuesday. But we will make it through:). Be back soon.

Joker Jake

My dear child has become quite a fan of Big D's stickers. He gets them in the mail for donations in return....or something like that. But for whatever reason, he has a ton of stickers. So yesterday afternoon I found him like this. You gotta laugh at this. Nevermind the dirty shirt....he refuses to let us feed him and cannot fully grasp the fork concept. Life is never dull!


I caught mom and dad doing their best this morning to get Landry to eat all of her oatmeal. I was on my way to school and thought this picture was priceless! Landry is a big finger sucker and dad was trying to get her mind off of those things and get her to eatin'.

Message from Jake and Landry

Here is a message from the babies:

Yes, we bought a home earlier today...or should I say new to us. Matt and I have thought and prayed hard about the decision and decided to go ahead and buy a small(or better said VERY small) house that we can afford while we sell the one in Benton. This house has only been on the market for 5 days, so I am sure the current owners are happy! The market has been slow in Bossier, so it may take up to a year to sell our house. With that being said, we just don't want to impose on my parents for that long even though they love having us. We really hope to rent this house out one day and plan to never sell it....but who knows. For the time being it is ours and it will work. Here it is below:

We are not going to close until September 30th. The only thing I want to do is paint the kitchen...it is red and I just can't do it! Probably will go with a light mint green like we have in our current home. Matt is in charge of that as I don't paint. The experience I had before we got married painting wood paneling was enough to last me a LIFETIME. I vowed never again(but we have all said that right!). Keep you posted on the rest of the week as we DO have school tomorrow. And sadly enough I start my classes at Tech next Tuesday. How many hours can I possibly accumulate?????

The Weekend and Gustav

Here some some pictures from this past weekend. My brother Brian was passing through on his way to Dallas(his new home) and we got a couple of shots with him! Then we went to the get together for former Tech football players where we had a handful with the babies. At that point we decided not to take Jake to the game and my parents kept both of them. And we got to see a GREAT Tech game where they defeated Mississippi State team 22-14. I think this may have been the only time I've ever stayed for an entire Tech game:). Yesterday I went to a shower for a friend of mine from high school, Kim, who is due in November and had a good time catching up with high school buddies. Also found out we are out of school until atleast Thursday due to Hurricane Gustav. We won't get any wind, mainly just rainstorms. Now we are off to Bossier to see Matt's family until tomorrow. This break worked out great as Landry seems to be feeling under the weather and she needs to see her pediatrician in Bossier..we haven't found one in Ruston yet.

Fun on Friday!!

TGIF!!! It has been another long week and we are glad to have a three day weekend! The children have been keeping us busy and we have had many laughs over the past week. Jake had a great week and only woke up once before 6 am.....that was this morning at 5:55am. Other than that I cannot complain:). Living with his Big Mama has allowed him to eat more fruit, as you can see below. I just don't buy enough of it, but my mom sure does and he has had 3 new kinds of fruit that he loves: watermelon, plums, and blueberries. The pictures below are from last night:



Tonight I decided to splurge and let Landry have her OWN Popsicle. Jake will give her a lick every now and again, but I could TELL she wanted her own. Well, here's a the mid-action shot:
And Jake with his!
My brother Brian just got into town. He has never seen Landry in person and got to meet her tonight. Will post some pictures of that later:). We are planning on going to the Tech game tomorrow and taking the babies. Landry won't go to the game, just to the tailgate. Tech is having a tailgate for former Tech football players and we are planning to go to that. We will see how long Landry lasts. I am SO thankful we have my parents in town! They don't plan on going to the game and will keep her for us. Hope to get some cute pics!