Loving Life!

To say that I love life right now would be an understatement. I love having 2 precious boys and the joy that they both bring every day is amazing! Lochlan is growing so fast and is such a big boy! At his 4 week check up he had grown 2 inches since birth! He is now 7 weeks old and probably weighs around 13lbs! He has recently started smiling at us but I have yet to capture it on camera. He is a mammas boy! He also loves to be around people. If you walk out of the room and leave him by himself for more than a few minutes he will let you know he doesn't like it. he sleeps GREAT and has since he was a newborn! He usually gets up once around 3-4am to eat and goes back to sleep till his big brother comes in and wakes him up in the morning around 630-700. He has even had a few night where he sleeps all night long. I don't think I ever experienced more than 2 hours of sleep at a time with Landry so this is a new ball game for me and let's just say I LOVE getting sleep! He is such a sweet baby and big brother Landry just loves him to pieces. He is always loving, kissing, rubbing on him. However, he only does this at home-for some reason he hardly ever does this in public when other people are around. I love my boys to pieces and life is only going to get better.
When Lochlan was just 1 week old he had some special visitors come into town to visit him all the way from Wisconsin. What a joy it was to spend some time with Martha, Nora and Wyatt. Grandma also came in for a few days to see all 4 of her great-grandchildren. We always love it when when she comes to visit! We stayed very busy while they were in and looking back I don't know how I didn't just totally crash from going non-stop for an entire week while juggling life and adjusting to two little ones. I wanted to share a few sweet pictures that were captured during their visit. I love getting all the cousins together to spend time with each other-I just wish we could do it more often.

Lochlan Williams arrival

As I'm sure all of you know our second precious baby boy entered the world on Sept 22 2011 at 12:17pm. Here is the breakdown of his arrival:

I had been having very regular contractions for a month and a half with no progress. To say I was ready for him to be here was an understatement. So when I went to the doctor for my 38 week check up and he told me I was still dilated at a 2(which I had been at for 3 weeks) I was very disappointed. I just knew I would be a 5 or 6 with how strong my contractions were. So we decided to go ahead and be induced and I picked the day Sept 22 b/c it was a Thursday and I would be able to have Austin home with me all weekend after his birth. On Thursday we arrived at the hospital at 5am. They were very busy in the labor and delivery department so they told me to go to my room that had been assigned to me and they would get to me as soon as they could. At 6am Dr Pelletier came in and broke my water and so the contraction continued(remember I had been having them for over a month). He pretty much told me before he left the room that he would be surprised if I were able to have a normal delivery-he though I would probably need a C-section b/c he was still very high. The nurse came in at 8 and got my IV and pitocin started to speed up the process and checked me. I was still at 2 cm and boy was I in pain already. I requested my epidural as soon as possible. So at 9 am I got my epidural. At 10am I was at 5cm when the nurse checked me. When the nurse came back in at 1130 she just wanted to check me one more time before they turned my pitocin up and the look on the nurses face said it all. I was at a complete 10 and he was already in the birth canal about to come out. She asked me to do one practice push just to be sure he was going to come on down ok and in the middle of my push she says "ohhh ok..ok..that's good-don't push anymore! Lets get Dr pelletier on the phone and tell him we are ready for him." Finally-our baby boy was ready to come into this world and we were all ready to meet him. I pushed twice when the dr got there and he was here! He was perfect and beautiful and a miracle from God. Landry got to meet his baby brother as soon as he got out of school and he was so excited. He has been so good and sweet to his brother and loves on him all the time. Life has been so good and busy since we brought him home. I love my boys more than anything and I give God all the glory for these two amazing blessings!

I still have so much to catch up on since he's been here but slowly I will get there..just be patient with me I am still learning how to care for two sweet boys. :)

2 False Alarms

WARNING: this post may be a bit whinny!

Ok so you have been warned and I'm not one to complain publicly or be whinny but I sit here writing this post with conflicting emotions. We have had 2 false alarms that baby#2 was on his way but both times we have come home from the hospital with nothing but time away from Landry and empty handed without him a little brother. I say I have conflicting emotions b/c on one hand I am so ready for him to get here so we can see, hold and love on him but on the other hand I am taking advantage of every minute I have left with just me, Landry and Austin. I have been having pretty strong contractions that are consistently 2-4 minutes apart the past two times we went into the hospital, but due to no progress on dilating I have been sent home both times. However, this past time I did dilate from a 1.5-3 but they didn't consider that enough progress for me to be in "active labor" so they weren't able to go ahead and induce me. I go to the doctor Tuesday for another weekly checkup and an ultrasound to make sure the baby is in the right position since I am not dilating like I should be with these contractions so please pray we get answers and a set date for an induction. I DO NOT want to be induced-but I can't take these contractions much longer so I am ready to do whatever has to be done to get him here safe and sound. Ok-so now I am off my whine box and I promise the next post I write will be a lot more happy and up beat! :) I have lots to catch up on with Landry. He has changed so much!

Maternity shots

This past week we finally found a day to go get a few maternity shots with me and Landry. My wonderful photographer husband posed us and took these wonderful shots. I was very pleased with them and even more pleased that we saved the money on using a professional photographer since he did such a great job. This pregnancy has FLOWN by and I can't believe I only have 5 more weeks to go! We are so ready and anxious all at the same time to meet our new addition to the family. Landry is very excited and there isn't a day goes by that he doesn't talk about "baby cocoa." I know there will be many struggles once he gets here but I have a feeling he is going to do great and be a wonderful big brother. I have lots to catch up on with Landry in the blogging world but that is for a post of it's own and hopefully that will happen sooner than later.

favorite sayings...

Landry is talking and saying so much so I wanted to record just a few of my favorite things right now so I don't forget my favorite things. I am so behind on posting pictures but I promise once I stop working and Landry goes back to Tues/Thurs school I will catch up on those. These aren't interesting to anyone but family that doesn't get to hear Landry talk everyday but I had to record a few of my favorites for my own purposes.

"boo cows out barn today?" there are some cows that we pass every time we leave the house and he always wonders if they are out of the barn before we even can see them.

"two baby Cocoa's" Landry named baby #2 "baby Cocoa when I was 8 weeks pregnant and has stuck with that name ever since. The other day he was sitting in my lap and pointed to...well let's just say it wasn't my belly it was just above my belly and said "look mommy two baby Cocoa's!" Of course austin was dying laughing and I tried to not make a big deal about it but he continues to say that all the time now...and will sometimes even proceed to point to the "2 baby Cocoa's" when he is making this statement.

"I cakcle baby Cocoa Mommy"-he does this as he is laying on my stomach in the floor or in bed while we are playing and what he means by "cackle" is tackle. Poor baby Cocoa-I hope he comes out ready to defend himself b/c I think he is going to have to! :)

"I popped up mommy...I go see doctor donney"- we were driving down the road this week and his nose was stopped up so he decided he needed to go see Dr. Denny(who he calls Dr. Donney)-his pediatrician who he loves!

"Tawa Beph"-Landry has learned my name and will periodically call me by it at random times. The other day when he woke up from his nap I hear him yelling "Tawa Beph i get up!"

"Yanyee Autin" this is how Landry pronounces his name and I love hearing him say it!

"daddy come home me"- he will get on the phone with austin while he is at work and ask him to come home to him. This is so sweet but breaks my heart at the same time. He loves his daddy and always wants him to come play with him.

"two burd"-My granny will ask him who he loves and at the top of his lungs he will yell "TWO BURD" which is his way of saying "Sue Byrd"..as you can guess it she taught him this trick! :)

"I go Ray and Sue house- ride bota- see horse"-(he says this the exact same way every time)My austin and uncle Susan and Laray have a Kabota at their house b/c they have quite a bit of property. Their next door neighbor has miniture horses and Landry's favorite thing to do it ride on the kabota to go see the horses.

"I kiss baby Cocoa"-he loves to give the baby kisses throughout the day.

"Mommy what that??" this is his question for just about everything these days rather it's a noise he has heard or a building he has seen or just to fill the empty space of us not talking to him.

"No mommy-Bop it-that's my daddy. Unnertand(understand) me? No no!" This is what he said to me the other night on the way home for church as Austin and I were having a conversation without Landry. I don't think he was too happy about not being the center of attention for those few minutes! Whew! This little boy is going to have a hard time come September!

"oh mommy-that's pwetty!" This was the sweetest thing. I was getting ready one day and being pregnant I just don't feel my "prettiest" but Landry walked in without being prompted and looked at my outfit and said those sweet words to me. It made my day and made me feel "pretty" just thinking my son thought that about me and told me.

"Mommy I gonna pank you because you no talk to me that way"-this happens at least once a day now and the funny thing is he will say it when I haven't even raised my voice at him. Silly boy!

Love this boy!

I thought I would just share a few sweet photos that have been taken lately. Here's Evan and Landry on Evan's wedding day this past Saturday. I love the way you can see him smiling behind the water bottle.He could have been a good promoter for Evan and Catherine's wedding with this shot we got on Saturday. They had this laminated paper wrapped around water bottles that were served the day of the wedding for people to drink before the reception started to cool off from the 98 degree heat that day...what a great idea and what a sweet little boy! Showing off his boo boo he got on his knee about a week earlier. He knows it's there and even though it's healed and the scab is gone we still complain about our "boo boo hurting" and says "mommy kiss it." I love kissing those boo boo's and making them all better-being a mommy is the best job in the world! :)

Giving mommy kisses before the rehearsal dinner Friday night for Evan and Catherine's wedding. I love the way his little lost is scrunched up just like mine...his kisses are the best!
I love the way he loves his daddy and loves to cheese for the camera now. You would think he would have caught on to this a lot sooner but I guess being a boy he could care less about having his picture taken until the past few months. Now you can't get the camera out without him stopping what he is doing and smiling from ear to ear while saying "cheese" and then immediately wants to see himself on the camera and says "awww cute!"
I love the way he is such a big helper and loves to help mommy any chance he gets. This was him helping me with laundry one day. He would get the towels out of the dryer and drag them across the floor to my bed where I would fold them. All I can say is "your welcome" to his future wife! :)

busy busy boy

Life has been in the fast lane lately...and what i mean by that is Landry hasn't slowed down at all. I will attach just a few picture of what our every day life consist of. He is really big into golf right now and this makes his daddy very very happy-so much so Austin took one of his old clubs sawed off the shaft and put a handle on it so it was just the perfect size for him so now he has his very own REAL golf club(WATCH OUT SADIE!).

This sweet little boy loves to bring me flowers.....even my very own flowers that I have planted in flower pots. It's hard to get on to him when he is picking them b/c he brings them to me with a big smile on his face and says "he you go mommy-i love you big" and gives me a big hug after giving the flower to me. This melts my heart every time even when all my pretty flowers are gone from my pots, but it's ok I can always plant more so I will never turn down him showing his love to me. (not sure why my computer decided to underline this paragraph and not sure how to get it off on blogger.)

Landry is still completely in love with all animals but especially horses aka "hor", cows aka"boo cows" and rabbits aka "hop hop." So it works out perfectly that a good friend of ours is neighbors with my aunt and uncle and she has several animals on her land including rabbits, horses and miniature horses. One of the best parts of the trip is Landry getting to ride on the Kabota which he calls a "Bota." On of the miniature horses just had a baby that was the size of a small dog. We love going out to to see the horses and they are so gentle and good with Landry. One of them is so gentle and trained she will actually roll over like a dog when you tell her to and she is in the mood to entertain. She will also let Landry ride on her back which he loves. We enjoy going out there just as much as he does and it is great family time for the 3 of us.

These are just a few things that we do on a daily or weekly basis. The summer is already filling up and we are looking forward to whats to come.

When we aren't spending the day playing golf ball or on the farm playing with the horses you can bet that you will find us outside playing in his new swimming pool we got him even Sadie gets in and participates in the fun. This was money well spent and really helps cool off the heat from these upper 90 degree days we have been having lately. I have found that big boy underwear is the easiest and cheapest way to let him play in the water all day. He likes to go pee pee on the grass and trees so they are a lot easier to get off and on than swim diapers and swimming trunks. The best part is when we come inside for a quick break we take them off let them dry in the sun and are ready to wear again when we go back out. He may kill me one day for putting these pictures on here, but I think they are adorable. He loves playing in the water! I think he would stay in it all day if I would let him but with us not having any big trees in our yard that heat can get to this 5 1/2 month pregnant mommy after a few hours so we take several breaks for a nice cool drink in the shade.

He is changing and growing up so fast. I can't believe that in a few 4+ months he is going to be a big brother! This makes me very excited and very sad at the same time..am I weird for feeling that way?? I just can't seem to grasp MY baby being a big brother and not being the "baby" anymore. I will catch up on milestones very soon b/c I am very behind on those. Hope everyone is enjoying this beautiful summer as much as we are so far and what's exciting is that it's just getting started! :)

Big brother to a BABY BROTHER!

We couldn't be happier to say that Landry is going to have a BABY BROTHER! Everything looked great at the appointment and the doctor said we were right on schedule for a September 30th due date-of course I wouldn't mind if he comes a little early like his big brother as long as he is ready and healthy. We had a "reveal party" at our house the night we found out and told the the family with a Baskin Robbins ice cream cake. It was such a fun way to celebrate with everyone. The only thing that could have made it better was if Martha, Chris, Nora and Wyatt were here to celebrate with us. I just love my entire family!
It's so funny the response I get from people about having another boy. I get the "sympathy" looks and comments of it not being a girl. The most common one is "Oh so are yall going to try one more time for a girl?" This is funny to me b/c to be completely honest I am SOOO THRILLED Landry is going to have a baby brother to play with and be close to. He is so rough and tough and another little boy in the household is right up his ally and ours! We still haven't decided on a name yet and we are also unsure if we are going to reveal the name until he is born. The reason for this is I really like different names and I'm scared I will let someone's response or reaction to my name I pick out sway my decision. I got some comments about Landry's name while I was pregnant that upset me (pregnancy hormones don't help much) so I'm not sure I want to do that again. If we do tell it will probably be to immediate family only. Who knows though-we will see if I can keep a secret that long! :)
Please continue to pray for this baby boy.

First Dental checkup

Landry went to the dentist for the first time last week and got his teeth cleaned. We headed down to Uncle Nat's practice and Aunt B got to clean his teeth.






I really talked it up before we got there and told him how Aunt B was going to tickle his teeth and get them really nice and clean like his toothbrush. He was very excited when we got there and couldn't wait to go for a ride in the chair.
He was such a good boy and looked so big sitting in the dental chair all by himself. I do have do say though, sitting in that chair didn't last long he ended up in her lap about 2 minutes into his cleaning and stayed there the rest of the time.
He did great though. I actually stepped out after getting a few pictures b/c as most mother's know you child will do better if your not right beside them.(Maybe I'm the only one??) But he got a great report and we will be going back in 6 months to get them cleaned again! Yay Landry! Your such a big boy and growing up so fast--slow down!