tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37203249328495567952024-02-19T18:37:22.444-08:00Once you go Black...Our blog about babies, cats, refereeing, grad school and other such subjects...Devonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07524218885375602146noreply@blogger.comBlogger122125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3720324932849556795.post-65227947232635145432014-12-08T19:22:00.001-08:002014-12-09T01:26:15.236-08:00Colton Leo BlackThis past Spring, we found out we'd be welcoming a third boy into our family! Wow, three boys, we were excited and overwhelmed!<div><br></div><div><b>The Name</b></div><div>Weston and Landon both happen to end with 'on' and since Devon does, as well, we figured we'd better keep the trend going. The name Colt was first introduced to us a few years ago as a friend's rejected name for her son. Devon and I mentioned that we really liked it but, we never really gave it a second thought. While trying to think of names, I overheard the name Colton in a doctor's waiting room. I immediately knew Devon would love it because of our earlier run in and it included our required 'on.' It was a winner! <div><br></div><div>The middle name was a bit tougher, we just couldn't agree on anything. And by that I mean Devon didn't like any name I came up with. After presenting my billionth name, he finally just suggested we name him after my grandpa Leo. I don't know why I hadn't even considered that, it was perfect. </div><div><br></div><div><b>The Pregnancy</b></div><div>I was the sickest with this pregnancy, but still relatively mild. I went to a new doctor since Landon's doctor was now about 30 minutes away, this proved to be an awful choice. She was perfectly nice but a little test happy, to put it mildly. We had one possible, tiny imperfection on the 20 week ultrasound that led to a miriade of tests, each easing concern about the original issue all the while introducing a new issue. This pregnancy was wrought with a lot of needless worry, I was very happy for it to be over! </div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzxEr8bAhnuWExF8ZYWLVyqu_8zecLah4o1pT4xrt20KsBvhyphenhyphenpZiAMPsAJCG0wShRJHFgbvwh19ZNPnYyZV4EAfpIai60qv86YKu4MnFs-7uhIIo4tU0w8rTIm7WASf4lIuuJdR6NpHg/s640/blogger-image-657516962.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzxEr8bAhnuWExF8ZYWLVyqu_8zecLah4o1pT4xrt20KsBvhyphenhyphenpZiAMPsAJCG0wShRJHFgbvwh19ZNPnYyZV4EAfpIai60qv86YKu4MnFs-7uhIIo4tU0w8rTIm7WASf4lIuuJdR6NpHg/s640/blogger-image-657516962.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWhp62PSeArxVFVyZnQlYvcbf9hQl0XVlfEcKPGcHCG0NlY69jbKEN-tK5I9I8p3rQOrWTBkcqI5RrjCEtWeldrMmaGhg1_oVEsGzxtx3zcF8_OAKtXbHeyZ6Y9JcncAHufofBwP_rHQ/s640/blogger-image--42670677.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWhp62PSeArxVFVyZnQlYvcbf9hQl0XVlfEcKPGcHCG0NlY69jbKEN-tK5I9I8p3rQOrWTBkcqI5RrjCEtWeldrMmaGhg1_oVEsGzxtx3zcF8_OAKtXbHeyZ6Y9JcncAHufofBwP_rHQ/s640/blogger-image--42670677.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFhH5QxnwiwGnviWSjpI3l9r8PhH2PDBnyvcTOC_bn2PbyPZeUz1-plP3BWIMdbmSqK52eXdlILvjwdIrZaD8YRC1darbhpFqCzvrWDlMOnDVNMZfjFEyIYE9xYE8sIDvK3IsEobS8IA/s640/blogger-image-1992406201.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFhH5QxnwiwGnviWSjpI3l9r8PhH2PDBnyvcTOC_bn2PbyPZeUz1-plP3BWIMdbmSqK52eXdlILvjwdIrZaD8YRC1darbhpFqCzvrWDlMOnDVNMZfjFEyIYE9xYE8sIDvK3IsEobS8IA/s640/blogger-image-1992406201.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><b>The Birth </b></div><div>This kid is a prankster! At about 37 weeks I started having bouts of pretty regular contractions, which would get us thinking it was just about time to head to the hospital and then just stop. This happened about five times. But then one day, they didn't stop! We headed to the hospital only to be monitored for three hours and sent home. Two days later, when contractions returned I was not hopeful until at a church Halloween party, that night, they started to get more painful. We left the party thinking this was it, but the contractions got further apart instead of closer. Defeated again, Devon went to sleep and I watched a movie. Soon the pain got to be so intense that I woke up Devon and we once again headed to the hospital. By time we pulled up, there was no doubt this was the real thing. I was in immense pain, screaming like a crazy woman. My epidural could not get to me fast enough, literally! As I was sitting up, getting my back cleaned for the epidural, I felt the baby coming. The doctor, who had seconds before entered the room, told me to lay down. She then announced this baby was coming. Fear overtook me, as I was not prepared for natural childbirth, but little did I know the hard part was already behind me. Just two pushes later, my perfect little 7lbs 13oz, 20 in, boy was here! </div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4I2Pbj9y7nxbeBczbgk79mDUvd8QLqdkt6ObIQjuCfjpNuHXbzrfZl-2jAyuayfuf-yTVi8oriUt20XwR-5SShbGyH332em3ZJwd2dcJIu-u7sOLuf06JNZCBGsWACOiKQjeY3QYvIA/s640/blogger-image--1710350478.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4I2Pbj9y7nxbeBczbgk79mDUvd8QLqdkt6ObIQjuCfjpNuHXbzrfZl-2jAyuayfuf-yTVi8oriUt20XwR-5SShbGyH332em3ZJwd2dcJIu-u7sOLuf06JNZCBGsWACOiKQjeY3QYvIA/s640/blogger-image--1710350478.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5gf0CsN1IN-cybyqsZchOt8SLA8H4hbBFnyfR8rEQKhoHCJQxHUsYMl7gm-dCTPogDXz8mWMD0A2JBXgDe9Te5oH6SDg9iXbFt4HbDgVF80PDQRn43iL-EhRkoOB1NVE8CUzLjSJ7uw/s640/blogger-image-742180072.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5gf0CsN1IN-cybyqsZchOt8SLA8H4hbBFnyfR8rEQKhoHCJQxHUsYMl7gm-dCTPogDXz8mWMD0A2JBXgDe9Te5oH6SDg9iXbFt4HbDgVF80PDQRn43iL-EhRkoOB1NVE8CUzLjSJ7uw/s640/blogger-image-742180072.jpg"></a></div><br></div></div><div><b>The Aftermath</b></div><div>My mom brought the boys the next morning. Weston was SO excited to hold his new little brother! </div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGGDNYNV5pmZ3a1BBwbzbgyGKD9Rhzs-lTfdKAAGjaWzROIOuytdjafQA7Uzn7xzfnbWTdbSgSajMefdTPDNDo2ExTiXvbUrTXfqehaEmlNlxKToudjcwoaf0VqViGCbk5sRPPW5perQ/s640/blogger-image-1169081404.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGGDNYNV5pmZ3a1BBwbzbgyGKD9Rhzs-lTfdKAAGjaWzROIOuytdjafQA7Uzn7xzfnbWTdbSgSajMefdTPDNDo2ExTiXvbUrTXfqehaEmlNlxKToudjcwoaf0VqViGCbk5sRPPW5perQ/s640/blogger-image-1169081404.jpg"></a></div>Landon wanted nothing to do with me or Colton. 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It was love!</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipuj55ypNGgHgc644Jnj-V-Xhr1U-hNiex5pzVkYk8D6YazUIGBTuFUDBdBj7CzOLTjOcmTyDAZdWHRnMe1wZL1a8maC55WwC2eSQv0pqUVH0wggmhqbZ7-m53v_NoenP08xLAm7Yl8Q/s640/blogger-image-214775721.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipuj55ypNGgHgc644Jnj-V-Xhr1U-hNiex5pzVkYk8D6YazUIGBTuFUDBdBj7CzOLTjOcmTyDAZdWHRnMe1wZL1a8maC55WwC2eSQv0pqUVH0wggmhqbZ7-m53v_NoenP08xLAm7Yl8Q/s640/blogger-image-214775721.jpg"></a></div><div><br></div>Colton got to go home on Halloween, donning his first costume, a pirate! </div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnOsP8R-F-1b7mbvD5akdWDBUsKei3eRcZeTJliSxaJmlus-qZLWA0H1N0XVTI5yaPBHlB1hZ9Rsbdd6LDHgQ5Vvq6hfnI4vGpXSM511jF57SOVaq6G7xkcYBFDG_-TPBiztKkiSSmTQ/s640/blogger-image--508580091.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnOsP8R-F-1b7mbvD5akdWDBUsKei3eRcZeTJliSxaJmlus-qZLWA0H1N0XVTI5yaPBHlB1hZ9Rsbdd6LDHgQ5Vvq6hfnI4vGpXSM511jF57SOVaq6G7xkcYBFDG_-TPBiztKkiSSmTQ/s640/blogger-image--508580091.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrTRe8peDduZ7Y6rzI9qXqBnDHGaYrOBbQjGpxbc8QV5dKWcKHlJxI1_Gkg-SHQAaduGUUuAKC1-bzsFmO108BgY9PtytoYcsk0Rpc_Dsa4up7Ji5WDUt7JyrR4Np4CMXCwEZlrsjGwg/s640/blogger-image--1640716360.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrTRe8peDduZ7Y6rzI9qXqBnDHGaYrOBbQjGpxbc8QV5dKWcKHlJxI1_Gkg-SHQAaduGUUuAKC1-bzsFmO108BgY9PtytoYcsk0Rpc_Dsa4up7Ji5WDUt7JyrR4Np4CMXCwEZlrsjGwg/s640/blogger-image--1640716360.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>Colton's been a pretty good baby, but this kid LOVES to eat! I would love to just sit and nurse him all day, but that isn't possible with two naughty little boys running around! It won't be long till I have three naughty little boys running around! I can't wait...</div>Annettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05097671525103565634noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3720324932849556795.post-65073607065164427232014-02-22T11:56:00.000-08:002014-02-22T11:56:06.059-08:00Like Father, Like Son<div style="text-align: center;">
There's no disputing the fact that Weston looks like my side of the family. But, the more I learn about Weston's personality, there is clearly no disputing he is his father's son. Over the past few months we have learned that the CRAZIEST things appear to be genetic in our family. Here are just a few examples.</div>
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**When Devon was little he was fascinated by the chorister at church. His mom says that while hymns were being sung he would stand up on the pew and lead the congregation. </div>
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From a very young age Weston would try to mimic the chorister, by waving his hand around. Since he has gotten older, he's kicked his fascination up a notch. He now turns on the Ipad to choose a church hymn. He then goes stands on the fireplace and leads the music.</div>
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**Devon's grandpa played the viola. Devon adored his grandpa and want to be just like him. So, he would often pick up two sticks and rub them together as if he was playing the viola. It's because of this that Devon started to take violin lessons at the age of three. Leading the way for just about all of his siblings becoming violinists. </div>
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Unfortunately, it takes an act of congress to get Devon to play the violin nowadays. So, Weston has never seen his dad play, but that hasn't stopped him from falling in love. The second he saw his uncle Ethan play at Grandma Yoak's funeral, he was hooked. From that moment on, he played anything he could get his hands on. He would pick up toy guitars and put them under his chin. During Christmas time at Grandma Black's house, he would take the violin ornaments off her tree and try to play them. But my absolute favorite is when he used a balloon as a violin.</div>
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**Devon is INCREDIBLY literal! If I told him I was hungry and asked him to throw a can of soup on the stove, I would walk downstairs to find an unopened can of soup, sitting on top of the stove. </div>
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The other day, Weston was eating some applesauce. He started to bring it to the coffee table in the living room, but I told him he needed to eat it in the kitchen. He brought it to the table and was trying to eat it standing up, but the table was just a little too tall. Realizing that he wanted to eat it standing up, I told him to go eat it at the window (we have window seat in our nook that he can set it on). I looked away for a few seconds and when I turned back around this is what I saw...</div>
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He literally had it pressed up against the window. </div>
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Now, if he can just grow up to be as handsome, smart and as good of a husband & dad, as Devon!</div>
Annettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05097671525103565634noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3720324932849556795.post-40506788979350282082014-01-16T19:35:00.000-08:002014-01-16T19:35:10.335-08:00Landon Turns the big 0-1!!<div style="text-align: center;">
It's really hard for me to believe that my baby is already one, I feel like I was just pregnant with him. But it also hard to believe that he's only been in our family for just one year! </div>
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Landon had a very fun and very busy first birthday. We started the day with donuts, I believe it was the first time both boys had eaten ever eaten a donut. After our complete and balanced breakfast we headed to a gym right down the street from our house for some open playtime. Landon had a blast going down the bounce house slides and climbing over all the gym toys. We left directly from the gym to go have lunch with Devon. After finding out our favorite Mediterranean place closed down, we headed to a little Mexican restaurant. Landon once again had a nutritious meal consisting solely of tortilla chips and spoonfuls of queso dip (hey, you only turn one once!).</div>
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After nap time it was time to P-A-R-T-Y! I made Landon's favorite meal; pancakes, eggs and sausage. Once dinner was done Landon got to open presents, the highlight being his Cozy Coupe! I'd tell you he loves it, but to be truthful he hasn't spent much time with it. Weston has pretty much hijacked it and Landon seems quite content to let his brother borrow it, at least for the time being. Once presents were all opened it was time to make a mess with his cake. And make a mess he did, he couldn't shove it in fast enough!</div>
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Now, a few things I want to remember about my little guy at this age:</div>
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*Every time I look at Landon I think to myself, 'I seriously love this guy!' He is just so sweet, so cute and so adorable. A random stranger at Walmart told me that he's got the light. I can't explain what she meant, but I know exactly what she's talking about. </div>
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* He is one coordinated kid. The week he learned to crawl, he went up the stairs all by himself. We didn't find him until he was already at the top (we turned away for two minutes!) Not only can he climb stairs but he already knows how to turn around and back down them. He LOVES stairs! He cannot get enough. If it didn't make me so nervous he would go up and down them all day. </div>
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* He still loves to cuddle with his us. I brought him into bed with us the other night. We were both drifting off when I felt him crawling on me. He put his head on my shoulder and I wrapped my arm around him and he immediately fell asleep. I could have stayed like that forever, if my arm hadn't fallen asleep.</div>
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*He sleeps with this stuffed giraffe named Travis, that Devon's co-worker gave him. As soon as I hand it to him, he brings it up to his face and rubs it on his cheek until he falls asleep. </div>
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*He goes by LaLa around here. West can't say Landon, so he just calls him LaLa and despite Devon's best efforts, it seems to have stuck.</div>
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*He loves to eat and he can put it away! He easily out eats his brother and has even put down an entire six inch sub.</div>
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*He loves to use utensils and he's even kind of coordinated with them. On Christmas day we went to Denny's and he got the idea to eat pancakes with a toothpick. It was the cutest thing and he was getting every bite into his mouth. When Devon looked up and saw him with the toothpick he insisted I get it away from him right away until he saw how cute it was .</div>
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*He waves bye bye, claps when anyone says 'yay', give kisses and blows kisses. </div>
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*He is really laid back until he gets mad. He's got a TEMPER! If you take anything away from him he will literally scream like a banshee. And he has already learned how to get West in trouble, even when he's completely innocent (of course, I don't know that West is ever <i>completely</i> innocent). </div>
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*And my favorite thing...He's finally sleeping through the night!</div>
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When I found a couple broken blinds in the living room West was the obvious suspect, until today when I walked in and found this...</div>
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I felt bad for blaming West, until I opened the blinds and found what was so enticing to Landon.... </div>
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I guess that also explains why that window is always so dirty.</div>
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On Wednesday we were living the life! It was nearly 80 degrees outside. We spent the morning at the park with friends, came home ate lunch then spent the hour until nap time outside.</div>
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I knew this weather wasn't going to last long, so after nap time we loaded up the stroller and went for a walk.</div>
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I was hoping, since we spent just about the whole day outside, that would tide us over for a few days. I had no idea how LONG the next few days would be!</div>
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We woke up Friday morning to snow! Everyone was really excited, so we hopped out of bed, dug out our warm clothes and headed outside.</div>
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We had FUN! But that lasted for about 10 minutes. It certainly wasn't the light fluffy powder we got in Utah. Weston had fun just tromping through it, but Landon was done right after we went out. He definitely does not like the cold (he's a true Texas boy). It was really surprising that the entire Metroplex shutdown after 1/2"
of snow. But I'm beginning to understand. First of all, though it looks a
lot like snow, it's pretty much just ice. Devon described it as the way
snow gets after it's been compressed for a few days. Secondly, they're
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Saturday started out indoors...</div>
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Until we couldn't take it anymore and ventured out to Walmart. I've never enjoyed being at Walmart so much!! </div>
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<br />Church was canceled today, so yet another day inside. I did a little art project with the boys to keep them busy...</div>
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While I'm about to go crazy, I am thankful we're all safe and there's no damage to our house. There are tons of tree branches down in the area, due to all the ice. We only lost three small branches, though we have a whole tree that is leaning to the side.</div>
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The temperature is finally above freezing and I hear a lot of dripping coming from outside. I'm hoping we can get out of the house tomorrow! Wish us luck ;)</div>
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Landon was finally able to take his first trip to California! My friend Beckee (we've been friends for almost 30 years, YIKES!) was getting married in St. George, UT. Instead of just flying in for the wedding, I decided to fly into LAX and make a week long trip out of it.</div>
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I was a little scared to fly alone with both boys! They weren't perfect, but we survived!</div>
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The first thing I HAD to do when we got to Long Beach was meet my new nephew, Mason!</div>
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The second thing I had to do was go to Dominicos (our FAVORITE family restaurant)!</div>
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A few months back a friend posted on Facebook about this cool little park, so I had to take the boys...</div>
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The boys loved meeting their new cousin and we were able to get a cute picture of them all. </div>
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A HUGE benefit to having the wedding in St. George is that I got to stay with my other bestest friend, Jen and she finally got to meet Landon.</div>
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(A little side note, I also spent time with one of my most favorite high school friends and her two little boys, but I got no pics, boo me!)</div>
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And finally, the reason for the trip, the wedding. It was in a canyon just outside of St. George and it was BEAUTIFUL! Weston had a blast playing in all the dirt and trying to climb all the rocks, just like the big kids. </div>
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It was a fun trip, but I was SO excited to get home and see my hubby. I'm glad that Devon is coming on our next trip to Cali!!</div>
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Oh and a couple more cute pics of the boys from the trip...</div>
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Devon's grandma passed away a few weeks ago, right after her 91st birthday. I am SO grateful that I was able to know her and that both my boys were able to meet their great-grandma.</div>
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We flew Utah for her funeral. Although it wasn't under the happiest of circumstances, I was really glad to get an impromptu chance to see family and celebrate the life of an amazing woman.<br />
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The day of the funeral the boys got all dressed up...</div>
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The funeral was beautiful! One of my favorite things was the blanket display. </div>
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Grandma crocheted a blanket for EVERYONE of her 38 great-grandchildren. The display took up a few long tables and showed the love she had for all those kids. The blankets are such a treasured gift. <br />
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And the graveside, there was a flower arrangement that had the exact number of flowers to represent all of Grandma Yoak's posterity. There were two lilies representing Grandma and Grandpa Yoak, five flowers representing their children, 21 roses for grandchildren and 38 carnations for each great-grandchild. Everyone was allowed to take their corresponding flower. I just LOVED that! I let West choose a carnation for himself & Landon and a rose for Devon.<br />
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During a BEAUTIFUL violin number by his Uncle Ethan, Weston was literally mesmerized. So much so, that he didn't move an inch the entire piece and the Bishop, that was officiating over the funeral, pulled out his phone in the middle of the service and took a picture.</div>
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We also had time for some fun! The boys always love playing with their uncles, but this time they really had a great time playing with Grandma and Grandpa Black. Every morning Weston would walk around the house yelling, "Gandma Lack, get up Gandma Lack!" </div>
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Weston also really appreciated the fact that he has a TON of cousins in Utah. It was so fun to see him running around and playing with everyone. The day before we left we went to the Discovery Science Center with cousin Creed. The boys had a blast!</div>
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If there's one thing Devon misses about living in Utah, it's College
Football! We definitely don't have a shortage of it here in Texas, but
there's just something about seeing 'your' team play. Luckily, BYU
played a game in Houston this past weekend. We loaded up the boys and five million other things (it's amazing
the amount of crap you have to travel with when you have kids!) early
Saturday morning. It's only a four hour drive, so the boys were pretty
good in the car. The first thing that surprised us about Houston was how
beautiful it was! As soon as we hit the northern suburbs it was like we
were in the forest. It was so green. Devon loved the combination of palm
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<br />After a stop at McDonald's to get the wiggles out, we headed to the game. Here are some cute pictures I got before the game started...</div>
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To say the game was exciting would be an understatement! It was the best game I've ever been to and I've been to a lot of games! About 1/3 of the people in the stadium were BYU fans, so the atmosphere was electric. The louder the Houston fans got, the louder the BYU fans got. Both of the boys LOVED it! </div>
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Both boys even got a little nap in (how they slept in all the noise is beyond me!)</div>
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Over four hours after kick off, BYU was finally able to pull out a 47-46 win. I was literally shaking the whole 4th quarter!! The coolest part of the game was BYU's victory lap after the game. West loved giving a high-five to all the players. </div>
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After a VERY restless sleep Saturday night (we have got to figure out a better way of sleeping with two little kids in a hotel room!), we headed to NASA Sunday.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">You would not want to be standing under this as it lifted off! In this picture West was saying 'OH WOW!' He said it about 500x, it was cute the first 2x.</td></tr>
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By the time we left NASA we were exhausted! I think I'm still recovering ;) But all in all it was a great first Texas and Landon road trip!</div>
<br />Annettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05097671525103565634noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3720324932849556795.post-86986809417119886142013-09-05T23:04:00.000-07:002013-09-05T23:07:14.937-07:00My Husband Oh, I love my husband! I especially love him when he does stupid things. Unfortunately, they don’t happen too often. Since I met him I really only have two stories that I can tease him about. The first was when he got into a rental car, saw that there was an instrument on the dashboard that said 232 mi to E and he couldn’t figure out what was 232 miles to the east. The second was when he filled the dishwasher with dish soap and bubbled the kitchen. But my luck as turned, because in the past few weeks he’s done three stupid things!<br />
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Late one night we were on our way home from a Texas Ranger baseball game. Devon got a little lost and decided to make a last minute decision to get on the freeway. He thought there was just a couple white lines between us and the on-ramp when in reality there was a concrete island. By time he noticed the island, he was already committed, so we drove up and over it. My car did not seem to like our little adventure, but luckily there was no damage. My mom, who was in the backseat with my boys, let loose a naughty word that is not suitable for publication on this family friendly blog.</div>
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A couple Fridays ago Devon had a light day at work, so he was planning on leaving a little early. At 3:30pm he texted me and told me he was on the train coming home. At 4:10pm he called me and informed me he had done something stupid. I simply thought he had waited for the wrong train and would just be delayed a few minutes. But in reality he was calling to ask if I could pick him up at the train station. You see, since he was planning on leaving work a little early and would miss rush hour, he had decided to drive to work that morning. That afternoon he walked to the train station, sat on the train for 40 minutes and got off the train without once realizing that his car was parked at a lot in Downtown Dallas.</div>
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We decided to check out the new Perot Museum in Downtown Dallas. There is a main parking lot for the museum, but it was full by time we arrived. Devon drove around the corner and pulled up behind a row of parked car (he was stopped was in front of a red curb, so we could not park there). But we sat for awhile; I was thinking that Devon was just planning his parking strategy. But as the time ticked by and Devon hadn’t so much as put the car in park, it dawned on me that he wasn’t planning his strategy, he was waiting for all the cars in front of him to go. He had no idea all the cars were parked, he thought they were waiting at a light. I told him, through my tears of laughter, that the cars were parked, but looking back I should have waited to see how long it took him to figure it out ;)</div>
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I think it's safe to say the terrible two are well underway in the Black household!</h2>
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I was trying to get a good picture of the boys in their Fourth of July outfits. As soon as I set them on the couch together I got this picture....</h3>
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I then asked West to hug Landon and got this picture...</h3>
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Finally I got the one I originally wanted...</h3>
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I seriously love this kid! He is just the happiest, most content, cute, cuddly little baby! This has been a pretty busy month for him. He's finally made it up to the 17th percentile for weight, bye-bye 2nd percentile!! </div>
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He learned to roll over, but he hates it. He can't stand being on his tummy (this picture is a fluke). He's only on his tummy long enough to roll back over. I'm not sure how he's going to learn to crawl, since he hates it so much. Maybe he'll go straight to walking...</div>
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He's started solid foods and LOVES it (despite what his face looks like!) The first week or so of starting solids, I could not get him to open his mouth for the life of me. All the tricks that worked on Weston, Landon was not falling for, then one day it clicked and he became a pro. His favorite food so far is oatmeal mush, it's gross, but he loves it. He won't even wait for the spoon to come to him, he lunges forward to meet the spoon. He's liked all the veggies he's tried; peas, cauliflower, lima beans and carrots. The only fruit he's tried are bananas, but he doesn't seem to like them. Recently, he's taken to helping me with the spoon, which makes for messy clean ups.</div>
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He's started to sit up, though he doesn't have much interest in it, throwing himself back as soon as he's up.</div>
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Weston</h2>
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This kid is growing right up. One minute he's just the absolute funnest kid and the next he's driving me crazy! I guess that's the terrible twos. His language is FINALLY coming along! Everyday he's picking up a new word or two. Just the other day we were in Walmart picking out some pajamas and he walked right up to a pair and said, unprompted, 'Elmo.' I had no idea he even knew who Elmo was!</div>
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He's still <strike>in love</strike> obsessed with balls! I was cleaning up the backyard the other day and I counted 15 balls out there, 15! </div>
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He's always been good at kicking but he's getting quite the arm! We were cleaning up Legos that he had thrown all over the living room, when he pointed to the light in the dining room. I couldn't figure out why, till I saw this...</div>
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I still can't believe he got it all the way up there. On the same note, our biggest battle with him is throwing food. It's almost like he can't stand not to.We've praised him when he didn't, punished him when he did, bribed him before he did anything and nothing works, we can't get him to stop throwing food.</div>
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West also love the water,which is good because it's almost summer and we're in Dallas ;) </div>
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He's such a good big brother (most of the time)! </div>
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I seriously love this kid! We nicknamed him crabby because this kid had a temper! But all the sudden, at about two months, he became the sweetest, most laid back baby, ever!</div>
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He LOVES people and attention! I don't ever hold him at church because someone always comes and take him. All you have to do is talk to him and he's all smiles. We were at the doctor's office the other day and I was trying to talk to the doctor while holding Landon, but the doctor just kept looking and talking to Landon because he was just so happy and responsive. The doctor said he doesn't often see four month old's that are this friendly. </div>
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He's a tall skinny guy. 85th percentile for height and 2nd for weight. We've been working on the weight and he's gaining, so hopefully the weight will be up a few percentiles by next well check.</div>
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He also loves his big brother and is starting to laugh at all the naughty things he does!</div>
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Today Devon and I are celebrating our four year wedding anniversary. We hired a babysitter and planned to go out for fondue, but Landon is sick :( So instead, it looks like an early bedtime for the boys and Chinese takeout for us. Our life certainly isn't perfect but it is the life I've always dreamed of having! </div>
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Devonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07524218885375602146noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3720324932849556795.post-78848322252123701572013-04-17T22:04:00.000-07:002013-04-17T22:04:21.373-07:00It's Been That Kind of Week!In the past two days:<br />
*I've been told that the home we are under contract to purchase was in such horrible condition that our insurance company could not cover it. After a minor meltdown, it was discovered that the inspector was sent to the wrong house.<br />
*Devon dropped his razor foils down the drain. I went to remove the u-trap to get them out but discovered it was rusted shut. When I was about to run to Walmart to buy a new razor (Devon has a big conference all week, making it a not so good day to rock the shaggy look), Weston had his biggest meltdown ever, forcing me to put him down at 7pm and forgo the trip to Walmart.<br />
*I had to wake both kids up at 10pm, load them in the car and drive them to the train station to pick up Devon because the car that he drove to work was locked in the parking garage overnight.<br />
*I had to walk 1.5 miles to the train station, pushing a double stroller and carrying a carseat on my back.<br />
*I set a laundry basket on the stove and while looking for an item if clothing, turned the stovetop on, nearly catching my whole kitchen on fire.<br />
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*Our dryer is no longer working.<br />
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Whew! I'm tired ;)Annettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05097671525103565634noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3720324932849556795.post-55611609370590519322013-04-07T13:38:00.000-07:002013-04-07T13:38:06.086-07:00Landon's Blessing/Utah Trip<div style="text-align: center;">
I really wanted to bless Landon here in Dallas, since this is his home. But since it's hard for us to house even one guest in our little condo, we decided to travel to Utah for the blessing. Most of Devon's family is there and it's a shorter trip for my family. We left Wednesday afternoon and had quite the eventful airplane ride there. So eventful, in fact, that it has its own blog post. As for the rest of the trip...</div>
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We started the day with a quick trip out to Saratoga Springs to do a quick walk-through of our house. I was so impressed with our renters! The house was immaculate, the yard looked 100x better then it ever had while we were living there and it was so nice to see the whole house being used. When our walk-through was complete we headed to downtown Salt Lake. I went to lunch with my friend Beckee and Devon went to lunch with his brother John. </div>
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That night we went to one of our favorite restaurants, Pizza Pie Cafe. Oh I miss that place!! </div>
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We went to go see Devon's grandma and his great uncle Bob. Uncle Bob passed away less than a week later, so we are really grateful we were able to see him one last time and he was able to meet Landon.</div>
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That night we got to see John and Michelle's new house. West had a blast watching the antics that go on in a house full of boys. Landon stayed safe hanging out with the one girl.</div>
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My mom, Ricky and Shannon arrived, despite a big snow storm (Mother Nature made sure I didn't miss Utah too much). Just about all the family went to Tucanos for a late lunch. That place is good, but you sure feel like crap afterward! The rest of the day was spent recovering and getting ready for the big day, Sunday.</div>
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All the family our friends, gathered at church for the blessing. Devon gave Landon an beautiful blessing!! After church we all went to Devon's parents house for brunch and a lot of pictures. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">West LOVED watching Uncle Ethan play the violin.</td></tr>
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There was a huge debacle in regards to our seating arrangements on the plane but we thought it had worked out in our favor when we had the entire back row, window to window, to ourselves. The first half of the plane ride was great, West spent the time playing on the two empty seats next to Devon, while Landon laid sleeping on the empty seat next to me. West soon wanted to cross over the aisle to see me. He figured out very quickly that access to the aisle meant access to the entire plane. Not wanting to be 'those parents' with a child running up and down the aisle, I made West go back and sit with dad. He did not want to do that, so Devon and I switched, he sat with Landon and I sat with West. When West refused to stay in the row with me he started to meltdown. I took him into the bathroom with the hopes of calming him down, but the minute we stepped into the lavatory, he threw up all over both of us. The smell was so horrible, it just about caused me to throw up!At this point West was mine to handle the rest of the flight. I was pretty sure the throw up was a result of either motion sickness or being worked up, but in he event he was really sick I didn't want to get near the baby and I didn't want Devon to touch West and have the chance of two parents being covered in barf. When it came time for landing, West threw an absolute fit! It took every ounce of strength for me to keep him on my lap. While I could keep him contained I could not keep him quiet! Everyone started looking back toward us, my embarrassment was at an all time high! Devon made a suggestion and I promptly yelled at him to 'shut up.' Which, understandably, caused him to get upset with me. There's nothing like a scramming toddler to turn your only ally into your enemy. When it came time to get off the plane I was in tears. Weston was so worked up that he couldn't calm down! I walked through the airport in tears pushing a screaming little boy in his stroller. I had lots of older ladies stop to tell me that they had all been there and understood what I was going through, their empathy, while VERY much appreciated, only made me cry more. Soon we got our baggage, Devon and I made up and the buses outside the airport calmed Weston down. </div>
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We learned our lesson and on the return flight West was not allowed off Devon's lap and he did really well. Luckily, now this is just a story to tell. I look forward to the time, 20 years from now, when I'm the older lady seeing the throw-up covered young mom walking through the airport with a screaming toddler. I will truly be able to offer my empathetic condolences. </div>
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Easter festivities started out with an Easter Egg hunt put on by my Mommies group. I wasn't sure that West would understand the whole concept of gathering eggs in a basket, since we had a little trouble with the whole Trick-or-Treating concept, but surprisingly he caught on and had a great time.</div>
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Easter Sunday I got the boys dressed for church in the matching tie and bow tie that Aunt Shannon gave to them and if I do say so myself they looked incredibly handsome! (Devon was very disappointed that he didn't have a matching one too ;)</div>
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We were invited over to a friend's house for Easter dinner. They cooked an amazing meal and West had a great time playing with his friend, Avery. They looked so cute eating dessert together at the table. </div>
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Weston turned two yesterday!! I can't believe it's been two years since I had my first baby boy!! We had a great time celebrating his birthday. On Saturday, he had his first birthday party with friends. He had friends from our Mommies group and friends from church there. I rented out a Dallas Rec Center for the event. They provided a bounce house, lots of balls, scooters and other toys. To say West had a blast would be an understatement. Balls and bouncing are his two favorite things, so when he gets to combine them, he's in heaven! Usually he makes sure I'm right next him, but I only saw him a handful of times at the party, he was too busy having too much fun! </div>
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When we got home Weston opened up all his presents!! He's got really great friends that really know him, there wasn't one present that he didn't love!!!</div>
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After park time, we went to Target so he could pick out a present from Grandma Paulette</div>
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And finally he got to open his present from us!</div>
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We let him stay up an hour past bedtime and he played, just about the entire time and it was the first place he went when he got out of bed this morning. I think he likes it ;)</div>
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I really think that Weston enjoyed his birthday, I know that I did! This was one of the things I looked forward to most when I had kids.</div>
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*His favorite thing to do around the house is jump on the beds. Not only does he jump, he throws himself down. Luckily, we've had no injuries yet, but I'm not sure my luck will hold out too much longer.</div>
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*He LOVES his little brother. Landon gets about a bajillion hugs and kisses a day, I wish I was that lucky!!</div>
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*He is such a little helper. He loves getting things for his brother, like boppy, his blanket and pacifier. He also helps us put dirty clothes in the bathroom, retrieves phones, glasses, remotes, etc, when we are too lazy to get up. </div>
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*He knows how to Skype with Grandma Paulette on the Ipad, all by himself. He's able to call her and everything with no assistance from us.</div>
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*He already knows his basketball referee signs. He can call a foul, a charge, blocking, out of bounds, holding, three-pointer and thanks to Uncle Andrew, a technical.</div>
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*He LOVES phones and he's a sneaky little guy when it comes to them. Our phones disappear quite often and we find them and him in the corner next to our bed. </div>
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*Our biggest battle right now, is him throwing food at the table. UGH! He drives us crazy with this!! I'm sure someday I'll look back and wish or problems were as simple as that ;)</div>
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*He's all boy! He loves balls, cars, trucks, jumping and can find any mud puddle, no matter how small. </div>
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Overall, he's a happy, healthy little boy that sure seems to love life and that's all I can ask for!!!!</div>
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Yesterday I was feeling a bit like Wonder Woman! I got up, ironed Devon clothes, showered, got two kids dressed, fed and off to storytime. We ran an errand on the way home,but still made it back in time to eat lunch and get down for naps. I even got in a nap! After naptime I was able to get the house picked up, dishes done and everything swept. I had dinner completely ready when Devon walked in the door! Both kids were bathed and put to bed so I got to spend some time with Devon. I went to bed thinking I had this two kid thing down!! Unfortunately, that idea didn't last for long. It's currently 2:30pm and Weston and I are still in our pajamas. The only reason Landon is dressed is because he had a huge blowout this morning. I have yet to attempt a shower. Landon has been fussing all morning, I'm pretty sure he's tired, but he refuses to sleep. Apparently, I am the only one in this house(besides Hamilton) who is interested in taking a nap. On top of it all while I was tending to Landon this morning, Weston decided to rearrange his room... </div>
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My little guy is almost four weeks old, so I figure it's time to blog about the handsome guy! On Monday, January 7th I came home with a pizza to sit down and watch the National Championship game with Devon. Just as the game started so did my contractions. They weren't especially intense, so I ignored them for awhile. However, Devon pointed out that I should start timing because they seemed to be coming pretty close together. Devon downloaded a contraction app on his iPhone and started timing. Sure enough they were coming just about three minutes apart. We decided to go to the hospital and get checked out. They admitted me, but I wasn't as far along as I was with Weston, so I figured it was going to be a long night. But Landon was ready to come! I was admitted at 10pm, got an epidural at 12am, water broke at 2:30 and Landon popped out at 3:20am after only 12 minutes of pushing!</div>
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Birthday 1/8/13 8 lbs 5oz 21.5in<br />
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For the first two nights Landon had his days and nights confused. He would sleep ALL DAY and was up ALL NIGHT! Devon and I had to take shifts to make it through the night. </div>
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For the first week he would only sleep if he was right next to me. My mother in law suggested that he might just want to be warmer and she was right. This kids likes to be warm and toasty!! Weston was and is completely oblivious to temperature, so this is all new to me</div>
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He LOVES to be held and hates to be alone. If he can't see anyone, he'll let you know it.</div>
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At his two week appointment he was 25% for weight and 75% for height. Looks like we'll have a tall skinny guy.</div>
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He is not a fan of baths yet, especially after I used Weston's shampoo and it caused him to break out in baby acne :(</div>
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I think we really underestimated how much Weston understood about my pregnancy. He did not look the least bit surprised when he came to the hospital and found us with a baby. We even asked him where Landon was and instead of pointing to my tummy (where he'd been pointing previously) he pointed right to Landon. I think Weston enjoys having a little brother. He loves patting his little head and holding his little hand. He loves to help, he especially loves giving Landon his fier (pacifier).</div>
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He's even trying to teach Landon how to play football.</div>
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While, he loves having a brother, he doesn't like sharing a mom. He's been pretty naughty lately, especially while I'm feeding Landon. I was feeling little sorry for him, knowing this is a huge change in his life. But, that sympathy is subsiding very rapidly! Hopefully, he'll catch on soon and just make the best of his new life :)</div>
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I am happy to report that we are officially a pacifier free home! I stopped Weston's pacifier use during the day about five months ago and it was surprisingly easy. For our sakes, we let him use it at naps and bedtime. A few times we forgot to give it to him, when we put him down, and he would let us know about it by screaming and screaming until we figured it out! I really wanted to have him weened from it by time Landon came, but knowing it would not be easy, I put it off. A couple of weeks ago he started to chew completely through his pacifiers. Obviously, this was a huge choking hazard! I finally had the umph I needed to follow through on weening him. We started on a Monday night. I kept hoping it wouldn't be as bad as I thought, but it was awful! He screamed at the top of his lungs from 8pm till 1am. I did my best to comfort him, I tried to let him come in bed with us, I tried sleeping on the bed in his room and finally we realized it was best just to let him cry it out. At 12:40 Devon wanted to give in, but I knew if we put it off, it wasn't going to get any easier. We held out and finally at 1am he fell asleep! After that he woke up every two hours, but only cried for about 10 minutes each time. He followed that pattern of sleeping and waking up every two hours for about a week, but then on Christmas Eve, he finally slept all night. Victory!</div>
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One of my favorite things about having a child is seeing them grow and figure things out. During West's first year it was neat to see him learn new things physically. It's fun to see him do something for the first time and then tentatively do it again and again until finally it's just natural and normal. As West has conquered much physically, it's been even more fun to see him figure things out mentally. As of late, he's really started to grasp cause and effect. He now knows that if he doesn't stop throwing food, he has to go to his bed for a time out. He understands that he can't play with his blocks until mom is finished cleaning. Best of all, he is now able to be bribed! I know bribing a kid isn't great parenting, but a mom's gotta do what a mom's gotta do! The other day I had to clip his finger nails. By the way he usually reacts you would think I was chopping off his actual finger! To avoid a meltdown I told him that if he sat nicely while I trimmed, he could have a treat when I was done. Lo and behold, it worked!! He sat virtually wiggle free for the next few minutes and in return he got a tasty chocolate waffler. </div>
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The other day I was watching Millionaire Matchmaker (don't judge, I can't get enough of that show!). They were interviewing possible candidates to date their millionaire. A fireman, with an incredible physique, was being questioned. They asked him to pull up his shirt, so they could get a look at his sculptured abs. Weston must have overheard their request, because I looked over and he had pulled up his shirt and was proudly flaunting his less then sculpted milk belly. I'm sure that wasn't exactly what they expected to see ;) Guess I really need to be careful what I watch!</div>
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We were able to head to Long Beach to spend some time with my family for Thanksgiving break. Devon's vacation time hasn't fully kicked in (and we have to save what little he has for Landon), so West and I headed out the Monday before Thanksgiving and Devon joined us Wednesday night. I was scared to death to fly alone with Weston. This was his fifth flight, and he's always been really good, but I was worried that this would be the time he melted down. Luckily, he was just about perfect on the way there and on the way back. Here are some of the highlights from our trip:</div>
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We got to spend time with two of our favorite people, Ricky and Shannon (I never thought the day would come that my brother, would be someone I enjoyed spending time with ;)</div>
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<u>Thanksgiving Day at Uncle Gary's</u></h2>
My uncle Gary lives in a house on a few acres in Central California. It's always fun to go there and I was sure Weston was going to LOVE it! I was not disappointed!<br />
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No trip to Uncle Gary's is complete without playing a round or two of horseshoes! Devon and I even won!<br />
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West had to get in on the action, as well!<br />
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He's a born soccer player, even his falls are dramatic!<br />
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Some great college friends!<br />
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I also got together with one of my best high school friends. Our little boys got to play together. We used to talk about how we would have playdates and all that stuff when we were both parents and we finally got to do it!! But, of course, did I get even one picture??? Nope!!! :(</div>
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Whenever grandma's around, Devon and I take advantage of the free babysitting and go on a date. This time we decided to go check out the Queen Mary. We took a tour and just walked around. It was SO nice to have some alone time!</div>
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The trip wasn't perfect, we had our fair share of meltdowns...</div>
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But it's always fun being back in the LBC!</div>
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My obsession with finding the right costume for Weston began in September. I really wanted him to dress up as something that held meaning. My first idea was a soccer player. I didn't want a generic soccer player costume, as he'll be a generic soccer player for many years to come. I wanted him to be a player from a team we follow. Finding a complete anything from the US in his size was near impossible. I found some uniforms from the UK, but when you factored in shipping, it was going to cost us a near fortune. So, I jumped to plan B, a football player. I knew he wouldn't wear a helmet, but I figured it was now my best option. Just as I was about to order the football costume, West's obsession with soccer grew! Devon mentioned that he really wished we could find him a soccer costume. I decided to check Ebay one more time, to my surprise I found an Arsenal (Devon's favorite English team) jersey for only $7 and that included shipping. I, then, found some Arsenal shorts for only $11. Finally, his costume was set!</div>
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As for the actual Halloween festivities, it was a BUSY year!! Events started the Thursday before Halloween. My Toastmaster's club holds an annual Halloween party. I wasn't planning on taking the whole fam, but I found out another person was bringing their kids, so I figured I'd bring my little guy and husband. Since West was one of only a few kiddos he got plenty of attention! Luckily, I was the only one speaking that night, because he did get a little disruptive. I didn't take any pics at the party, but here are some from before:</div>
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The next night, Friday, we had our church Halloween party. It was a chili cook-off! IMHO, it's not Halloween until you've gone to a chili cook-off. We all had a great time. It was so fun to see West running around with the other kids.</div>
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After we ate and had a talent show, West played games in the Primary room:</div>
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West, then, got to Trick or Treat in the classrooms. He didn't quite understand the concept. As soon as he got something in his bucket, he wanted to take it out, so I ended up having to hold his bucket.</div>
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Saturday, we had a family party with the Mommies group West and I belong to. It was a fun night of football for the guys, chatting for the gals, playing for the kids and lots of food and pictures for all!</div>
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Sunday night we decided to carve pumpkins, well Devon and I carved, West finger painted.</div>
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Finally, Halloween! In the morning, we went over to West's friend's house, played and did a cute art project. That night we went trick or treating, which was quite the disappointment. I wasn't sure if anyone trick or treated in our condo complex, so we just went to the neighborhood right behind us. But NO ONE had their lights on! We ended up only going to four houses, on the whole street we walked up. I thought West was figuring this whole thing out, until we went to the last house. When we got to the man with the candy, West pulled some candy out of his basket and tried to give it to him. I had to explain to West that he was getting candy, not giving it away ;) I only got one picture from the night:</div>
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Even though it was hard and different not being with family, we sure had a great first Halloween in Dallas!</div>
Annettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05097671525103565634noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3720324932849556795.post-79874972977019042452012-10-28T15:22:00.002-07:002012-10-28T15:22:25.207-07:00Downtown Adventure<br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Devon had an AT&T conference in Dallas and even
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">We were supposed to spend Monday night, but after Devon had
already parked his car at the train station, I found out you can’t park cars
there overnight. West and I were just going to walk there and then drive the
car home, but I realized that the key I have for Devon’s car doesn’t work in
his ignition, just in the door. So, we decided to just have Devon come home
Monday night and we would spend Tuesday night downtown. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Weston and I started out Tuesday, just after breakfast. We
walked to the train station, took the train downtown and then found my car,
which Devon had driven into work that morning, so I could pick up the pack ‘n
play. The car was only parked two blocks from the hotel, but being pregnant, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>pushing a stroller and carrying the pack ‘n
play made it feel like 20 blocks! We made it to the hotel just in time for West
(and me) to go down for a nap. After naptime, we headed out. I had big plans of
going to the children’s museum, but it’s closed for renovations. I, then,
thought we could go to the children’s aquarium, but the fair was in town <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and since it’s on the fairgrounds, I would
have had to pay to get into the fair and then to get into the aquarium. So, we
decided to play it safe and find a park. The park we found was kind of chinsey
looking, but West still seemed to enjoy it!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">He especially loved it when he found a fountain and a
friend! I really didn’t want him to get wet, because I was planning on going
straight to dinner. But he was having so much fun; I didn’t want to ruin it. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">After he played for a while, we went back to the hotel to
get him changed. Unfortunately, I didn’t have any extra clothes for him to
wear, so my little date wore his jammies to dinner! At least he’s cute enough
to get away with it </span><span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;">J</span></span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">After dinner I went to renew our parking pass, so we could
stay parked there overnight. But I found out that we would have to renew it
again at 5:30am. Since neither Devon nor I wanted to get out of bed that early,
West and I walked around downtown trying to find a lot that would let us stay later.
After about an hour, we finally found something. It would be an understatement to
say that I was exhausted when we got back to the hotel! This pregnant woman
pushed herself way too much in one day! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I really wanted to see Devon before I went to sleep (he had
gone to a driving range as part of his conference), so I tried my hardest to
stay awake. When I was just about to give up, he walked in the door, but he had
a horrible headache. I went down to the lobby to see if they had any aspirin he
could take, they informed me that they didn’t but there was a Walgreen just
behind the hotel. It was just before 11pm, at this point, but it seemed safe
enough, so I ran over to the Walgreens. I made it there just fine, but on the
way back I was briefly chased by a homeless man and saw another man peeing on
the side of the hotel. After the entire days event I was SO happy to be in bed,
once again. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">The next morning, West and I got all packed up and headed
over to the lot where are car was parked. Just our luck, the car would not
start. I found the lot attendant with the intention of asking her how I would
get a tow truck in there. She informed me that if it was just a dead battery,
she could send someone over to jump me. My car had been slow starting for about
a week, so I was afraid it was more than that, but thought I would try a jump.
Luckily, that’s all it was!! So, we completed our exciting downtown adventure
with a trip to Wal-Mart. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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