Baby Love

Spring has got to be the best time of the year..well except for these darn allergies! I love that everything looks so pretty & feels so fresh & new. There is also all the new babies! Bill was mowing last week & happened upon a bunny hole in the yard. He ran over it without seeing it, when he was coming back on another pass he saw a baby bunny go running. Unfortunately one did not make it out of the mower fight..Bill felt so bad:( But he did find the other little baby bunny..I naturally wanted to keep it..he was so cute! He ended up running to the neighbors yard & we haven't seen him since. Here are some pics of baby bunny foofoo!

Just like his Daddy!!

What can I say..he drives like his Father..LOL!!


Mowing the yard together :)

So much to blog about..

so little time to do it! The days just seem to zip by me lately. Bill & I celebrated our 10 year wedding anniversary..doesn't feel like it has been that long. Ten years ago I never would have guessed we would have 4 great kids & be living in North Carolina! Can't wait to see what the next 10 years hold for us!

Ben went to see an allergy/asthma doctor last week. He tested negative for the most common allergies & he seems to be doing well on the Singular & Pulmacort(sp?). He is eating new foods every week & he LOVES it! I have been making his baby food & I can't believe I didn't do this for the other kiddos! It's so easy & so much better for him. He is seeing the Cardiologist tomorrow..will update asap!

Everyone else is doing great..girls are excited for Summer to be here..so am I! Bill is working hard as usual and Zach is funnier than ever! He is such a goofball..he'll probably end up being the class clown! Emma will be 7 on Saturday the 9th. WOW! Where does the time go!

Happy & sad news from my little sis Stef. My brother in law is going to be a doctor in the Airforce & they are moving to Louisiana in July..it's about 13 hours from me :( I am so excited for their new adventure but sad it's so far away. They also have to put their dog Winnie down. She is such a sweet dog & will definitely be missed. The happy news is...they are expecting another baby in December! Stef is an awesome Mom, J is a great Dad & they make beautiful babies together! Congrats guys!!

I think that is all the updates! I know..I need to do more blogging..I'm working on it!

Hanging at the hospital


Check out my Baby Legs!!


I can reach my feet now..and they taste good!


Emma & her crazy hair!


Kaylea :)


Zach..he needs a bike to go with his cool new helmet!


Check out my new hat!

6 Months

It is amazing that 6 months has passed since Ben was born. It seems to be flying by. He is eating solids now & he loves it! I think he does something new everyday. He has had a rough April though. He was back in the hospital again the weekend of Easter. I took him to the ER on Friday night & he had a 7 day stay. At one point he was on 5 liters of oxygen, 2 antiboitics & breathing treatments every 2 hours. I am still nervous that he is going to get sick again. We are taking him to see a Pulmanologist on Monday, so hopefully they will be able to give us some insight as to why he keeps getting pneumonia.

He is also going to see a cardiologist in a few weeks for a check-up on his heart. They are not concerned but because it is rare for Downs babies to not have heart problems, they wanted to re-check him at 6 months.

As hard as it is to have had multiple hospital stays with Ben, I know things could be so much worse. We are thankful everyday & feel so blessed. Our family, friends & neighbors have been such a huge help..I don't know what we would do without them!

Here are Ben's Elmo pics..1 month & 6 months :)

Ben...

I am wondering if this roller coaster will ever stop. Before we went to Florida, we took Ben to Urgent Care where they told us he had pneumonia. They put him on antibiotics & steroids. We took our vacation & had a great time..will post more about that later.

I was concerned with his breathing this past week again. So we took him to the pediatrician. They had us give him neb treatments every 4 hours as needed. It wasn't doing much. On Monday we took him back to the ped & he left there in an ambulance because of respiratory distress.

He was admitted to the Children's hospital & put on oxygen. They have been giving him steroids & breathing treatments everyday. He is getting better but they are thinking it is asthma. They thought maybe when he was nursing that a small amount was going into his lungs. They tested that today & that was not the case. Which is good but asthma isn't good either. They have prescribed for him to be on a steroid neb treatment twice a day, everyday. Hopefully they have figured out why our little man has breathing issues.

I want to thank everyone for your thoughts & prayers. They mean so much!
Here are some pics of Ben hanging out at the hospital.

Happy Birthday Zach!!

Sunday the 22nd was Zach's 4th Birthday. It seems like it was yesterday he was a baby! When I was pregnant with him we didn't find out the sex. So when they said "It's a BOY!" I was shocked..& a tad scared! What was I going to do with a little boy?? He is the sweetest, funniest, kindest little man! He is definetly going to be the class clown. He loves to make us laugh. He loves his sisters & brother, anything that has to do with trucks or trains..he is all boy! But he has a soft, gentle side..just for me :) 4 years ago I couldn't imagine having a little boy & now I can't imagine not having one.

All he wanted for his Birthday was a baseball glove & ball..I see baseball practices in our future!

The Big "Move"

Last week we moved Ben to his crib in Zach's room. With all the kids it was always hard to put them in there own room. I loved having them right there beside me where I could peek over & check in on them at anytime. He has been sleeping through the night since November so it was time. I think I put it off because of his breathing issues early on. Anyways..he loves it & sleeps very well..even at nap time! Zach loves sharing his room with Ben & gets sad when I don't put them in for a nap at the same time. He is such a good big brother!

A Day with the Ducks :)

The kids love to save the heels of the bread & take them up to feed the ducks/geese in the front of the neighborhood..hey it's fun/free entertainment! The weather was nice just a little windy so Ben stayed bundled in the stroller. Then we walked up to the park & they ran off some of their energy..I can't wait for Spring!

Something New

Well Ben had his 4 month check-up this week...he weighs 14lbs 12ozs & is 25-1/4" long. He is in the 50th percentile for his weight & 75th for his length. He is getting chunky & I love it!! The doctor said he looks great & is doing well. She did say that his muscle tone is a little low which is to be expected but you would never know it..he has a strong grip! We are looking into getting him evaluated & maybe starting some physical therapy depending on what they recommend.

Ben is getting to that fun stage where he is interacting more everyday. He loves to watch the kids play & gets excited when they come over & talk to him. He got to try some rice cereal the other day & he actually did really well. Here are some recent pics..

Ben's sad face :(

Our Yearly Snow Day!!

We rarely get snow here but we did on Tuesday! The kids were beyond excited. Kaylea was in my room at 4:45AM to let me know it was snowing..that made for a long day. They had so much fun. I wish it would have lasted a little longer. The kids were bummed we didn't get a chance to build a snowman, so hopefully we will have at least one more snow day this year!