little Pierce's update

sweet Oakley.  poor kid doesn't have a baby book.  Marquita always bought my kids baby books and since she was in the hospital when Oakley was born, she wasn't able, obviously to get her one, and i have been to pathetic to remember to get her one.  so i figured i should document a few milestones here.  she is such a laid back happy baby.  she had a disgusting ear infection that required 2 rounds of antibiotics and busted her ear drum in May.  she was a little fussy the night before she woke up with GREEN SNOT dripping from her ear...other than that would have never known anything was wrong with her.  (first kid to get ear infection).  She started crawling (like a strange crab) on may 18th.  and on June 15th had her first tooth break through (first kid to get a tooth before 13months).

my Miley Belle.  its funny how you love your children the same amount, but they steal your heart in different ways.  this one is such drama.  has been since day one. but i love her for it.  she tests my patience, pushes my buttons and makes me want to pull my hair out one minute.  then the next comes up and kisses me and says "u da best mommy eber" and i melt.  she wants to wear a dress everyday...because when she has on a dress she is a "pincess".  if you say ouch, she runs over and asks if you are ok and offers to kiss your boo boo. she is a very sweet drama queen.  she is working on potty training, some days she goes potty all day and other she is not in the mood but we seem to be making slow progress.  she loves minnie mouse, dora, max and ruby and peppa pig ("pecka pig") .  current favorite Miley language : babensoup = bathing suit, pitty= pretty, wabwabbit= rabbit, pup= cup, tiny chicken= chicken nuggets, paul-tea= coffee

oh Presley Grace.  she is the perfect combination of tough and tender hearted.  while she remains our tomboy, she is growing up a little. Lucas and her have been wrestling buddies since she was tiny and she has always been a hands on kinda girl.  pretty sure touch is her love language.  though it may come out as a tackle she is really showing you she loves you. but as rough as she seems sometimes she is very aware of peoples feelings and takes things very literally.  she is becoming a bit of a germaphobe.  she didn't get that from me.  im all about sanitizing and cleanliness but i also believe in the 5 second rule and exposure to a few germs build a healthy immune system.  but she washes hands on a schedule and if something looks like it touched her plate that shouldn't have, she ain't eating it. if her shirt smells "off" she ain't wearing it.  she still loves to play with stuffed animals, mainly dogs. other than her toy story phase she has never been attached to a particular character.  she plays with her stuffed animals and when she pretends she talks in an english accent...funny. she has a deep sense of family.  very protective of her sisters.  loves God...i love to hear her pray and am impressed by the intimate way she talks to Jesus. very sentimental like her daddy...who she thinks hung the moon.


love, love, love these girls so much it hurts.  thankful for every second i get to spend being their mom.  thankful for Gods mercy and grace.

I'm baaaaaaaaaack!  Maybe.  Somehow October, November and December disappeared.  A few times I attempted to post but my computer was being complicated and I didn't have the patience to oblige.  I will try to do better.

We had a happy Halloween...

 

A not so happy Thanksgiving...

I don't have pictures. Well I do, but they are depressing. Presley woke up at 4am on Thanksgiving screaming in pain with her eye.  She had been weaned off meds for a month.  But we started them back needless to say.  Her eye pressure was outrageous.  After about two days on meds she felt much better.  We were indeed still thankful for our countless blessings. Just not a good day.

A wonderful Christmas...

Rudolph always makes a special appearance. Presley asked Santa one year for Rudolph to come in her room and leave her reindeer cookies, since then he comes every year, and now leaves Miley something special too.  Presley wrote Santa a letter last summer and requested Rudolph earrings.  She got those and Rudolph masks.  Presley thought it was the coolest ever...Miley, not so much.  Not actually on her face anyway.  They also got pink mustaches in their stockings...turn your head and the baby has one on.  Funny though.

And those of you that thought I forgot to send you a Christmas card, nope.  They just didn't exist.  I know, I get crazier by the day.  We had pictures made that were intended for cards but then suddenly it was a week until Christmas! How did that sneak up on me? Don't know.  But it did.  I'm sorry.  Again, I'm going to try to do better.  But the pictures were great...

(pretend this is a Christmas card)

Ashley Allen.  Two Clicks Away Photography.  She is awesome!

Did I mention that we found out on Christmas Eve that I am pregnant...AGAIN!
Yes, we know what causes that.  Yes, we planned on four children.  No, we did not plan on the this one coming so soon. Yes, I was on birth control.  No, we are not trying to have a boy.  A boy would be nice, but another girl will be just as nice.  We believe God gives us what He has planned, and so far that has been girls.  Besides, have you ever met my girls?  Who would trade them in for boys?  Not us.  Anyway...we are very excited, though there is a layer of anxiety wrapped around that excitement.  God keeps reminding me of His faithfulness and that layer is becoming more thin.  In the middle of my last c-section the doctor peeked his head around the curtain and casually told me my scar was so thin it was difficult to sew up, so if we wanted another baby it would be best to wait at least two years to allow scar tissue to build up and strengthen the scar that has now been cut opened 3 times.  Soooooo, two months later here we are. Don't know how much you know about uterine rupture, but its not pretty. I see the doctor next week.  I don't think he is going to be impressed.  He told me at my six week appointment that if it happened sooner it would not be the end of the world and we would deal with it if that time came, don't think he meant two months later.  But oh well.  I keep hearing the words of that Third Day song, "I need a miracle" in my head. Definitely need prayers for a miraculously healthy pregnancy, delivery and baby.

One more prayer request. My friend Laura got  much less exciting news at Christmas.  She was diagnosed with breast cancer. Yuk.  I think about her constantly and pray for her every time I do.  She is a survivor of Leukemia. She has already been down this road.  I hate it.  She is a fighter and she will win this one too, I know it. I pray for wisdom for doctors, strength for Laura and her family, healing and another super testimony of the Great Physician.