A Sad Goodbye

Yesterday I had to say goodbye to my good pal Beemer....we sold her yesterday to a wonderful new owner. I know it is silly, but I actually cried of her having to go. But thankfully the owner seems like a good ol guy and will take good care of her. I will truly miss her, as she was so good to me and us but unfortunatley was getting a little too small for our growing family. But as I was talking to my Dad about it, we said that will push me to get my RN and get another Beemer but bigger one. So I am just praying I get accepted into one of the programs next year!! Here is a couple pics of Jason driving her off for the last time....it truly was a sad day for me yesterday :(

Christmas 2011, part 1

Santas elves came a day early here in San Antonio....Kerrick got a trampoline!! Here are a few pictures of him trying it out for the first time. It was a whopping 46 degrees out, so we only stayed out for about 30 minutes before coming in to warm up!!

PASSED

Just wanted to send out a Congrats to Jason for passing his PT test with a 100!! And because he made a 100 he gets 3 free days of leave! Way to go Bud!!

One Month Old

Caelum is one month old today!! I can not believe it! As I have been told many times, to enjoy every minute because they grow up way to fast - oh how true that is. Even though Caelum has proven to be a different baby than Kerrick was (I know every kid is not suppose to be the same but still had to state that fact), he is wonderful blessing we have received. And even though we have only had him here with us a month thus far, I can not imagine our lives without him!
I went for a visit to my work and to pick up his medication on Monday, so of course I took advantage and got his weight....as of Monday he was a whopping 8.15 pounds. We figured he did gain more weight as he is getting his cute little double chin, but was still surprised to see the numbers. But then again he does eat like every 2 hours, so it is not all that surprising!!
Kerrick is still doing really well with Caelum. He is very protective of him and very helpful with everything and too sweet with Caelum. If anyone other than us comes near Caelum, and Kerrick is standing by him he pushes them away - such a protective Big Brother! Hopefully it will stay that way.
We hope you all are having a good week and ready for Christmas!!!

First Christmas Party

Here is a picture of the boys before their first Christmas party. One of Jason's buddies from high school lives here in San Antonio and we were invited over to their Christmas Party. (Sorry Kerrick would not let go of his snacks and hold Caelum for the picture.

Pictures with Santa

We took the boys to good ol Bass Pro Shop this morning to get their pictures made with Santa and as you can see....it was loads of fun!! Thankfully we did not put them on Santa's lap together as I am sure Caelum would not have made it through it with Kerrick kicking and screaming and poor Santa trying to keep him on his lap. Oh well - tis the memories!!

Caelum's First Bath

We gave Caelum his first full submersion bath earlier this week. He of course did great and loves to take a bath! We used Kerrick's baby bath tub in the kitchen sink, which worked out fine but have since been trying to give both Caelum and Kerrick a bath at the same time in the bath tub. The picture above is of Caelum during his first bath!!

3 weeks old

Caelum at his first birthday party!
Kerrick bowling for the first time.
Gramm's and Caelum's on her last morning here :(

Caelum is 3 weeks old this week! He went to his first birthday party this past weekend. Our good friends son, Caden turned 5, so we all went to his party at the bowling alley. Kerrick got to bowl for the first time and had a good time. He has not quite learned the idea of sharing, but he actually did good with sharing with bowling and letting other people take their turn. And of course once they turned the music on in the bowling alley, he had to show off his moves! Too Funny.
Caelum is doing really well and let us just say the boy loves to eat (every 2 - 2.5 hours to be exact!) And Kerrick is still doing wonderful with him. Yesterday was our first day
Gramm's also went home this week and it was oh so sad to let her go...but I guess she would like to see Dad again and get back to her own life and most importantly let her get a full nights rest. But it sure was nice having her while we could. What a tremendous blessing you are and were to us Mom! Sure wish we were all closer! And Thanks Dad for letting her come and stay with us, although we wish you were here too. But we are thankful you both were able to share the beginning of this new chapter with us!! Love you guys and can not wait to see you again very soon!!