A day outside

I had my 5 minutes of fame today. I was in The Bend Bulletin (local paper) on the front page of the Local Section showing off my great bubble blowing skills. I went to the park this afternoon with my Grammy and my Mommy so I could practice again.
And of course spend some time on the airplane.

And who goes to a park without rolling down the hill?

Below I was playing Hide and Seek with Mommy in the tree in front of our house. I would run behind the leaves and say "Tay-din are you?" (Kadyn, where are you). Mommy would pretend she was looking for me and I would tell her I was in the "dit" (dirt). She'd go look in the dirt and then I would jump out and yell "boo."

Some things to note:

1. My words are becoming sentences as I learn to put 2, 3 or even 4 words together.

2. I refer to myself in the 3rd person "Tay-din" Ex. "Tay-din come?"

3. I also refer to myself as "You." Ex. "Mommy, hold you?"

4. My "ie" endings are becoming actual words as I slowly drop the "ie."

5. I love love love to read and I still love love love Thomas the Tank Engine.

Surgery Update

I wanted to let everyone know that I am just getting home from the surgery (if you don't know what I'm talking about read the post below). They were very kind in scheduling me for 8am so I didn't have too long to go without eating (this baby likes me to eat...a lot...so this could have been a very hard thing resulting in lots of throwing up if it were scheduled later in the day).


Everything went great and the baby is doing just fine. They removed the lump and are still very positive about it. I'll know more on Monday. God has given me a peace through this whole ordeal and I am so thankful that everything went as smooth as it did, and more importantly, the baby is doing well. My arm is still somewhat numb so I have no idea how much pain I will be in here in a little while. They opted not to give me anything stronger than Tylenol because of the baby so we'll see how that goes :)


Thanks for the prayers and support. I/we really appreciate it.

Jeep Washing & the 29 Week Belly Shots

Sam taught me the art of truck washing this past Thursday. First, you need to get a big bucket of "Wa-tea" (water)...then you get to add "SOAP"!

When the soapy water runs out, it's best to have someone older and wiser to ask for more.

Isn't Sam's mommy great?! Not only does she watch me Thursday mornings while my mommy works...but we get to wash the truck too (and get all wet!). And not just with plain, boring water...with genuine soap.

Below are the pics of my mommy's tummy. She's 29 weeks in these pictures.

My brother seems to be doing really well. His heartbeat is great (140), he's flipped out of breech position, he had hiccups for the first time the other day (well, the first time mommy could actually feel them), and he's been moving up a storm. Daddy says that mommy's tummy looks like it has an alien in it. We're placing bets around my house that the baby is going to be BIG. Though he's causing mommy lots of discomfort (braxton hicks, nausea if she doesn't eat every 2 hours, kicks to the bladder, etc.), he seems to be doing great. And we're all getting really excited to welcome him!

Mommy, however, could use some prayers right now. She's had a lump (for lack of better words) in her armpit for lots of weeks now. After some observation, no shaving, several blood tests and follow up blood tests for viruses--all coming back negative, and with the lump growing at each appointment, her Dr. sent her to a general surgeon for a biopsy. Based on family history with cancer, the surgeon thought it best to remove the lump asap (though the dr. said her guess was that it's benign).

As of right now mommy is scheduled for the lump to be removed and sent for testing this coming Thursday, September 11. Mommy isn't worried about the lump...she's just concerned for my baby brother. We're waiting to hear confirmation that the anesthesia won't bring on pre-term labor and it's just one of those things they have to warn about (a risk the general surgeon said could happen but isn't likely--but the problem being that next week my brother will only be 30 weeks). If there really is risk involved, the surgery will wait!

Sam's mommy gave my mommy the following verse and she's been hugging it ever since. Please know though that mommy has a sense of peace about this and as the dr. said, it's probably nothing. However, we welcome prayers of support while we begin the waiting game.

Philippians 4:6-7 "Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus."

God never gives us more than we can handle so we welcome the trials he's putting upon us with open arms. As long as we lean on Him, it will never be too much. And if these trials bring us closer to Him, closer to each other, or allow us to bring glory to His name...Jesus, bring the rain!! (listen to the song that mommy added to the song list to understand the meaning of that statement)

Messing around with camera settings

My Uncle "On-dee" (Anders) was messing around with the different settings on his camera when he took these pictures on the train in to NYC. We love love love these pics and can't decide which one to frame. What do you think?

Fuzzy, except for me, in sepia

Fuzzy, except for me, in color

Only me in color

Sepia

Regular color

Did I mention my brother's in the double digits?

As promised, the remainder of the pictures of my trip to Connecticut/New York City. Here's a pic of us finally arriving. Mommy and daddy let me sleep in and fly in my jammies. I highly recommend this. Just don't forget to bring a pair of crocks to add to your attire.

Here's my 2nd cousin Hannah. We don't look related at all do we?

On the train in to NYC I fell asleep almost before the train took off. My little brother makes a great pillow...until he kicks.

I was pretty grouchy when we first arrived in NYC so we made a dash to Central Park. There was a great water park there with fountains and a maze of water that I had so much fun jumping in. Grouchiness gone.

Did you know Central Park is the 2nd largest park in the US and would take over 4 hours to walk? Wow. And to think we hit the best part in a matter of minutes.

After lunch we went to FAO Schwartz. If heaven were a place on earth, it would be in this amazing toy store. It was 3 stories of bliss.

My new favorite thing is trains. Well, not really just any trains, THOMAS the TANK ENGINE...but this train was really cool.

After a long day in the city I had to take a second nap of the day. For all those of you that know me and my sleeping patterns...this was a BIG deal and had to be documented.

And the trip wouldn't be complete without a picture of my Mommy, Daddy, Uncle Anders, Grammy, Great Grandma and Great Grandpa. What a special time with everyone.

If anyone needs a tour guide, let me know. I'm the little man for the job.

Visiting the Greats

I went to visit my Great Grandparents in Connecticut two weeks ago (has it really already been 2 weeks?) The last leg of our flight was cancelled flying in to JFK so we spent the night Detroit Michigan allowing me to add yet another state to my map (see the very bottom of my blog). Since I didn't have a pack n play there I got to sleep with mommy and daddy!! We went in a "He-Peen" (Airplane) and everyone said that I couldn't have been any better :)

I was resting up so I could see my "Greats" and extended family. I was very excited to see there were other kids there...mommy's cousins, my 2nd cousins...Hannah, Lydia and Jillian. I loved the babies and was quite good at giving hugs. (I'm pretty sure the identical twin that's facing me is Lydia and the one facing you is Jillian)

The picture above was before things got a little crazy. Below? Hmm. Enough said.

And if the balloons weren't crazy enough, our noses turned RED!!

Below is mommy's uncle. It was about this moment that I realized I must take after my mommy's side of the family.

More pics to come from my trip!!

Already well into August and a lot of posts rolled into one

Here is my mommy getting bigger by the day with my little brother. She's almost 25 wks here. He's an active little guy and has a good strong heart beat of 140 though he's been wrecking havoc on mommy. The one good thing is that every time mommy has to go potty, I get to go potty in my big boy potty too and get "Kahn-dee" afterwards. I've been eating a lot of candy lately as a result. See, I knew this big brother things wouldn't be so bad.

I went to my first Deschutes County Fair this weekend. I got to see all kinds of animals and even ride on a horse. Mommy decided that if I get involved in 4H it should be in sheep.

A lady took this picture so sorry this one is so dark...(although we don't mention the D-A-R-K word in our house anymore because it sends me to instant tears)

After observing all of the barns of animals I decided that if my mommy were a nice mommy she would let me raise pigs (it's not that I liked the pigs...actually they scared me a bit because their hair is really sharp and one tried to eat my foot) because pigs are the animals that all the pretty girls were raising.

Here's proof...this pig was after my foot. I think he really just wanted my cool crocks.

Let's see...lots of candy, a fun time at the fair, playing outside with Boulder...what more could a guy hope for?

So far August has been pretty great.