Spring Time!!

Cori told her daddy she wanted to plant some flowers; Off to Home Depot we went!

Easter 2012

Better late than never! 

Big momma!

Recently I called Cori "little momma" just being funny. Now, she asks me to call her that on the regular & has even adopted the term "big momma" for me. The way she says it is hilarious so I can't help but laugh so of course she says it over & over. She even calls her babies, dogs & brother "little momma/daddy" Levi thinks its quite funny too. I think I heard her say to James last night "good night big daddy"! He laughed bc he thought it was strange....oh, and she asked me about my wedding ring the other night & ran straight to him insisting that he buy her a wedding ring & marry her too. Cutest thing ever!! She said "it's only fair".

She keeps us laughing 24/7 - she's destined to become a comedian!

Anyway, I haven't posted much about her lately so I wanted to share these funnies. I'll try to get her on video saying little momma - it's a mix between cute 3 year old little girl & Elvis Presley!

And a picture of all her cuteness! She's getting so big! She rode a mile on that bike all by herself!!

For Holly

Levi is doing well in his helmet. He hit an awesome growth spurt at the perfect time! Dr. Says his head is probably as good as it will get but still wants him to continue wearing it for a few more weeks. He's gone from a 10 to a 5 - 5 is normal!! I'm one happy momma! It's very encouraging to be able to see a change & know that our decision & money spent was worth it! Holly asked that I post more pics so here are a few. I haven't taken many. These are from my cell phone, so they suck, but you can see just how happy my boy is! 

I think he looks like Mario Bro's here 

I hope this works. Levi was so tired he couldn't stay awake!! 

Levi 9 months!

Levi's 9 month appointment went well! He's 17lbs which puts him in the 20th percentile. I can't remember how long (or should I say short) he was, making him in the 5th percentile on his height. My short boy! He was 40% for his head. They gave him the 2nd round on his flu vaccine & sent us on our way. Next check up after his 1st birthday! Man, this is flying by!!

Levi is now crawling, clapping, waving bye bye, saying momma, dada & bye bye. He laughs at anything his big sister is doing & gets more cute everyday!!

Super mad!

Levi has been doing really well with his helmet....until today. When I dropped him off at daycare everything was fine. His "teacher" called around 1pm & said he had a pink spot where the helmet was touching his cheek. Ok, the helmet is supposed to fit snug, especially on the parts that are too far out, so I thought it was ok, he usually is pink on his forehead & back of his head. I thought nothing of it. She made it seem like it was nothing. Today when we get home I notice he has a bad odor about him so I took the helmet off to clean it. As you can imagine, it gets sweaty in there. OMG my poor baby! His face was basically blistered! There was a huge RED spot, not pink. It's swollen, bruised, & soggy, almost like its raw. I could cry. I smelled his face and gaged. I guess as he drank his bottle some milk went down his face & got behind the helmet. All day my poor guy sat in sweat & sour milk. Not only is his face raw, his neck is too! I'm disgusted & heartbroken. This helmet thing is doing more harm than good so far. I emailed a picture to his dr. And she called me right away to say that I need to leave the helmet off for at least 24 hours & send her new pictures tomorrow. So now, not only is his face raw, the expensive helmet is not even able to be used. I'm so mad I could just give up with the whole thing, but I won't. This is going to be a long 3 months! I guess I need to have a talk with the daycare in the morning, which I hate doing. I hate sounding like the griping parent!! The neck thing has already been an issue though. I can get it all cleared up over the weekend & by Monday when I pick him up, it's raw again. He has very sensitive skin so I'm wondering if his skin will reject the helmet for good. I can't deal with this on his face. (it's actually red on both sides, but the other side is just red, not raw) prayers for my boy, please!

Proud of my parents!!

The before picture was taken at my brothers wedding in May of 2009. The after picture was taken this past October of 2011. I am so proud of both of them for their determination to get healthier! Both of them feel great and are happier than ever!! Congrats Mom & Dad - y'all look great!!