A day of doctors

We had a family outing going to the doctor's office.

Sheldon had one for his diabetes this morning and the kids had well child checks this afternoon. I was the only one that got off free of visits, I have had my fair share of them the last year.

Sheldon's appointment went well. He is doing good, which is great!


Abbie (at 20 months old - almost 21) : She is in her 85% on her height and weight. She is doing great and speaking so much more every day. Poor thing had to get shots today and it was so hard. The nice thing was Daddy was there to comfort her after. As soon as Sheldon picked her up and huged her she was perfectly fine. We both can't believe how much our little girl is growing. It seemed like not too long ago we brought her home, that is crazy!

Nixxon (1 month old) : He is doing really well and growing really fast. He would be only a couple of days old if I carried him to term. He has gained 3 lbs and 1 oz since we brought him from the NICU and grew 2 inches. He weighs 8 lbs and 13 oz and is 21 inches long now. I can't believe it! He is doing great and eating like mad. He is eating 3 oz of formula and keeping everything down. The good thing, mostly for me, is I can start feeding him every 4 hours now. That means I only have to get up once in the night instead of twice, that make me a happy camper. He is starting to be able to fit in 0-3 months clothes now instead of just newborn clothes, that gives us more of a selection each day.

Our little monkey

Abbie is part monkey for those that didn't already know. She is always climbing on furniture, boxes, and anything she can get a foot or grip onto. The other day I was in the middle of doing something and I heard a crash in the other room, but the weird thing was there was no cry from Abbie. I went in there thinking I was going to find Abbie flat on the floor falling from something. That isn't what I found at all. All I can say was good thing Nixxon wasn't in there already.

Oh my goodness!!

Ok I am grateful for part of it but now I am scared out of my pants! Let me tell ya I used to be so afraid of spiders and my sister can verify it. I used to put something on top of them and go get her to kill it, especially the really big ones. Once, I can't believe I am going to admit to this, I found a spider and it got away before my sister could come and kill it. I was so afraid I slept in her room. I can't believe how much of a dork I was. Any ways, since we have moved we have dealt with many spiders. The good thing is it made me face my fears and I am proud to announce I have killed many and even big ones. The thing that scares me now is Sheldon and I thought they were all wolf spiders. It made me think twice when Shalan, Sheldon's sister, told us that a different spider looks like wolf spiders. Well I did some research and found out they are most likely a different kind of spider.... a Hobo Spider. I have already dealt with a Brown Recluse at our other place and now this. The good news is we are going to have someone come and spray in and out of the house in a couple of days. I just can't wait so we don't have to deal with spiders for a good while.

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Love these pictures. Abbie is so silly and Nixxon is getting so big.

2 week check

So we, as in Abbie, Nixxon, and I, went in to have his two week check and man was that an experience in a half! They had to fix his circ. and do his PKU this time. It was enough for a long time. Abbie did so good while he was getting checked until he started crying from those two things and she started to cry/scream like he was. When they did the PKU they ended up poking him three times because he wouldn't bleed enough for the card.


Height: 19 in
Weight: 6 lb 6.5 oz
Doctor says he is doing great!

Family together at LAST!!!!

Nixxon is finally home with his family. I can't tell ya the emotions that were going through my head when the nurse at the NICU told me to make sure to bring his car seat up to do the car seat test, where they have to sit in the car seat for 90 mins and keep their stats up. I asked her if that meant he was going to be able to come home in the next day or so. She said he is doing so well that it truly is a possibility as long as he keep eating and breathing well. I told Sheldon the great news but we decided to not tell anyone just yet, in case his status changed. I called up there to check on how he did and they said he did great and it is for sure he can come home. Sheldon and I went up at 7pm and signed the papers, which seemed like forever. I couldn't believe it we could finally take him home. We are a little nervous on how Abbie would react with him but we are excited for her to see her little baby brother at the same time. Here is his first picture at home. All of his clothes are too big but some fit him in length but he doesn't fill them out. Abbie is jealous but mostly she wants to consistently help me and have her dolly do the same thing that I do for Nixxon. It is really quiet amusing and cute.

Now with Abbie. She is always making us laugh over something or another. Here is a picture of her with a hat over her head. It should explain who her favorite character is.

What support and the love of Abbie!

Since I have been home from the hospital I have had a little tag along. Abbie has been so happy I am back home that she hates when I am out of her sight. Even though it is hard sometimes, with going to the bathroom, I do admit that I love it. I know she loves me and that I mean a lot to her. I don't know how she will react to Nixxon when he does come home. She has been playing with her little baby doll and the cutest thing is she is trying to feed her with the bottle she got with it. I have to tell ya the funniest things she is doing right now. At her nap time I sing to her to help her calm down and she has joined in too. I love to hear her especially when she dances/kick the ball. It is quiet amusing.

I can't express the thankfulness of both my family and Sheldon's family. I will confirm that I was extremely emotional while in the hospital and was probably really grumpy and yet everyone has been very supportive in making sure we have everything we need. The one I am in debt to is my wonderful husband. Sheldon has been so supportive since we found out we were going to have another baby. It was so cute! He wouldn't do too much where other husbands might have just let things go until getting big. Sheldon was always there to let me cry or any other emotion that came. I probably would have ran after a few times of my emotional out bursts. On Wednesday he made sure Abbie was taken care of and helped me throughout the whole day. He was there the whole time I complained of pains from the contractions and help me focus that everything would turn out ok. Sheldon is such a wonderful Daddy to Abbie in making sure she was always taken care of. Going through the whole C-section thing Sheldon never left my side and held my hand through it. He was worried about me and Nixxon. When he knew I was ok he wanted to make sure Nixxon was too. He promised me that when we were able to leave the hospital he would make sure if I wanted to go up to see Nixxon he would make sure I would be able to. I don't know what I would do without him and all the love and support he gives to me and especially our family. I love you so much Sheldon with all of my heart, and I will forever and ever!!