Our new fireplace

Our fireplace is finished!!! I loooooooooooove it!

Summer fun!

This past weekend we got the baby pool out and let the girls take a "swim."

Few recent pictures

Here are a few recent pictures. I will post more from this past weekend. Cute pics of the girls in the baby pool in the front yard.

But for now.....

it's been a while!

I decided I needed to start keeping my blog up-to-date. So here is a quick update on both girls.

Tai had nurse-maid elbow for the third time this past Friday, all three times it happened at daycare. We talked to the director and they have ensured us this would be the last time. Tai loves her teachers so Rick and I are working with Kindercare to get this resolved. However, she certainly enjoyed being on baby hydrocodone in the mean time for the pain! :)

Scarlett is my little (but not so little) amazing child. She is always so happy and smiles all the time. I could just bite her little cheeks off! I can not believe she will be turning 6 months in a few weeks, where has the time gone??? She is learning to sit up right now, and can sit on her own for a few second before falling to the side. But she is well on her way. She just adores her older sister, who is also begining to show some interest in her younger sibling (who she calls "sissy."

Both girls are doing very well. And are growing likes weeds!

Surgery

Tai had her surgery on August 19th. I was able to hold my tears back until they took her back for surgery, but as soon as she was out of the room, waterworks!!!! Surgery went well, however it took Tai a little longer than average to wake up from anesthesia, then following wake up she needed breathing treatments because of her low oxygen level. When we were finally allowd in the room, Tai was fighting the medication and was thrashing around. I tried to rock her but nothing seemed to help. When Rick took over he fell alseep in his arms! Daddy had the trick! But now she is doing much better, recovery went well, and she is running around and playing like a toddler should. I think my recovery from the stress was tougher than Tai's recovery from the actual surgery! All in all, my baby is doing great, and I am hoping for no more ear infections!

SISTERS!!!!

Tai is having a SISTER!!!!!!

Rick and I are SO excited to have two daughters, and especially excited that Tai will know the joy, heartache, and warmth of having a sister!

A name on the table..... Tes

Tubes & Adenoids

We went to see the ENT two days ago and the specialist confirmed that Tai did need tubes but also due to her constant runny nose and getting colds all the time, she also needs her adenoids surgically removed. EEK! She is scheduled for surgery on August 19th, 2010. I am trying hard not to think about my baby going in for surgery but it is very hard. This is going to be a very long 2 weeks. Sigh!