been a while.....

Conner's first snow- for what it was worth!!! He and I were sweating in this pic even though it was like 11 degrees!

gnawing with those 2 teeth that Santa Claus brought him!!!! Could have brought mom and dad some energy with those teeth since we were the ones up all night with him!

To say things have been busy the last few months would have to be an understatement!! Between, Holidays, sick kids, a death in the family, and trying to work extra shifts and taking call- what little mind I had left is just about gone!!!!!

This is a Conner Dean update!!! It's so hard to believe that on Jan 15th, 09 I was 20 weeks pregnant and starting my bedrest with him. On Jan 18th, 10- Conner was 8 months old!!! That is so hard to wrap my mind around! These past 8 months have gone by in an absolute blur!!! He is amazing- as I'm sure most "normal" babies are!

The past few months have brought Conner's first Christmas- and he got his first 2 teeth!!! Literally- they came in Christmas Eve Night- we were up all night working those teeth through!!! It was so wonderful to spend Christmas with our family and not have to worry so much about germies. I still worry, probably more than I should though- but, hey, I have earned the right to be a worry wart!!! He truly loved all the lights of Christmas and the paper was his favorite gift!

We are now trying to eat anything we can get our hands on- we may be transitioning to real food soon as he has no interest in that yucky baby stuff! He is sitting up for longer and longer periods of time now too! He is crawling too! Which is so funny to watch! He will get anywhere he wants to go either by crawling or rolling.



The one complaint with Conner- he still doesn't sleep all night!!!! We have tried to cry it out method and it's not working! He doesn't give up and that in turn manages to wake JD and then we have 2 crying boys- which is not good!!!! Oh well, I guess we will be sleep deprived a little longer- I better enjoy my snuggles while I can get them!!!!

A little bit of Christmas!

This is just a little bit of our 2009 Christmas!!! Thankfully, aside from snotty noses (which is the norm for our kiddos)- everyone was over the horrible stomach bug! We had such a wonderful Christmas complete with the kids getting even more spoiled! It is so wonderful to know that we are all loved by so many people. I think God just has ways of putting people and things in place when he knows you need them the most.

This was probably the best family photo we got this year- it's hard to get 3 little ones to look in the same direction AND smile at the same time! This pic was snapped in between Conner Dean crying! I am a little sad to know this is my last-first Christmas! no more babies!!!!!

I hope this New year is wonderful.......

My Sweet JD

I love this little boy! He is a total sweet heart and is a comedian!!! He has a precious giggle and does some unbelieveable cute things.......

So, to all the rude people out there...... There is nothing wrong with my baby! Yes- he's small. Yes- he has a BIRTH MARK (hemangioma) on his nose, but,that doesn't mean something happened to him. And NO- he isn't talking yet. ( I understand he's almost 2 and you are amazed that he doesn't talk).


But, ya know what..... he almost died. He was a tiny 1 pound 12 oz baby that contracted several serious infections.... one of which kills 90% of babies that get it- and he survived! And regardless of how hard it if for me to deal with his speech delay- I am just beyond blessed that he's still in our lives. I would NEVER ask a parent what was wrong with their kids face- why are people so rude???


OK- soap box.... I'm getting off now!

Like it's your last day....

Last week, I had a dream that shook me to my core- brought me to my knees in fear! I dreamed that this sweet little girl was gone... No longer in my life. This dream was so vivid and real- I was hysterically sobbing and was almost unable to control my emotions when I woke up and realized that this precious girl was snuggled beside me in the bed. I can not imagine my life without Tay in it- the joy she brings to me and others.... She is so loved by so many people. I am so lucky to be her mommy. I have dealt with the idea and possiblity of losing her before... but, that was 4 years ago when I didn't know how much I could truly love this precious little love.....I have been so nervous the past week to let her out of my sight- afraid it may be the last time that I hug or kiss her.... I make she she knows I love her "higher than the highest kite ever flown, deeper than the deepest fish ever swam... I love you more, so much more than you're ever known."

And I hope they do.... all know that I love them more than they could ever know.... I cannot imagine my life without my babies!

(Just an FYI- I would be equally lost if I lost JD or Conner, but, she was the one in the dream...) (I am all teary as I write this even.... someone told me to write it down, that it would help take it off my mind.... that's what I'm trying)

A day in the leaves

Conner in the leaves! (not crying right now)
Sweet JD

My Precious Family

Sassy Jane

My little loves

Last week, we went to my Sis-in-Laws and played in her leaves. I had wonderful photo ideas in my head and thought I could get some beautiful shots of my kids. My kids, on the other hand, obviously didn't get the memo. They didn't really even want to play in them much. (Well- JD was ok to be face first in them, but, that's not a pretty shot)! Every time you sat Conner in them, he started crying and Tay was getting dirty- such a girl! I got a few shots though. And a pretty good family photo- minus my cleavage (sorry!)

Kelly Pumpkin Patch

In trying to decide what to do for Halloween that would include the entire family and not require alot of cost, we decided the kids would be pumpins. JD's costume was Tatum's and I got Conner's on e-bay. It took quite a bit of convincing for Tatum to be on board with the whole pumpkin theme- so I made her a lovely tutu and she was the pumpkin princess! Jeremy and I were the pumpkin patch farmers- Don't we grow lovely pumpkins??

moms are NOT superheroes

Momma's do not have time to get sick!!! But... here I am! As I am typing this, I was suppossed to be on my way to Chattanooga for continuing education (which, I was highly looking forward to.) Tay's first Halloween party is this week, along with Halloween- which is Conner's first Halloween.


Let's rewind back to Monday... wake up fine- get Tay to school. Come home and the boys lay down to take a nap and I take advantage of the situation and nap too. Wake up around 10:30 shivering.... finally make it out of the bed- temp of 99.3- which is pretty big for me as my norm is 96-97. By 11:30- temp is over 100 and I am almost in tears from the pain... call Jeremy to come home. By 1:40 when I get to the dr, temp of 102.6. Diagnosis: (I'm sure you have guessed it) h1n1 flu! Dr.S said there is nothing else that can come on a person so hard and so fast.


That brings me to today..... still running a fever and I am quarantined at my momma's. Jeremy is taking care of the kids and being the momma and the daddy. Which is killing him because the kids are missing their mommy. He said it's so hard to convince them that it's ok that I'm not there when he is missing me terribly too! I want to go home so bad I can't stand it! According to the CDC, I can go back to civilization when I have been 24 hours fever free. I am sooo hoping that my fever will break and stay gone- soon!!!!! I do not want to miss Halloween! And, I'm sure that Jeremy isn't gonna want to do the whole Halloween thing with 3 kids by himself!


Pray- HARD- for us!!!!!!