Sunday Best

The kiddos before church on Sunday. Too cute!

Happy Easter

Laney and her basket. Look to the left friends, that's snow!

Cabbage Patch Kids

While in Georgia, we went to Babyland General where Cabbage Patch Kids are "born." I was so excited when Julie told me it was near by. We HAD to get Laney a Cabbage Patch Kid!

Hank and Laney in the cabbage

Sweet smiles

The big easter basket

The kids with their hats. I think Laney looks like a little Dutch Girl

P.S. A pic of Laney with her Cabbage Patch Kid to come later...it didn't fit in the suitcase :)

Jammies and Juice

Last week we went to visit our friends Julie and Hank for Hanks 2nd birthday. This was our first night in Georgia and Laney and I were very tired after traveling from Denver.

Laney prefers to have her bottle while laying down. Hank tried it out too and liked it as well.

9 Months

Yep, that's four teeth coming in at the same time!

The house that became a home.

We moved to Cheyenne in July of 2006. We bought this house, our second home. I liked it pretty well. Let's be honest, we weren't excited to move here. Cheyenne represented the loss of a dream, the start of a new very unfamiliar life. What we didn't realize is that it brought us so much. New friends, new jobs, and a stronger marriage. We have been through just about everything in this home. Although it wasn't the first home Jim and I bought together, it sure feels that way. When our realtor put the for sale sign in the yard I became teary. Jim was surprised. I have lived in a lot of homes, unlike him who has only lived in two. He asked why I was so "attached" to this home and none of the others. I told him it was because we brought our baby home to this home. I know, we are in the Air Force and Laney will have many homes, but there is just something about the home you bring your baby to.

Daddy's Little NASCAR Fan

Last Saturday we were watching the Saturday night NASCAR race at Texas and Delaney thought that Darrell Waltrip's (DW) famous words, "Boogity, Boogity, Boogity" were hilarious. We repeated those words over and over just to make her laugh. Who would have thought that she would be a NASCAR fan already ... I guess it comes from timing myself every time I change a diaper.

So here is a short clip of her laughing to "Boogity, Boogity, Boogity"--thanks DW.

P.S.

I wonder if the #17 car has racing suits that come in a size 9 months?

Peek A Boo

Jim was playing peek a boo with Laney the other night. She was making some of the funniest faces so of course I had to grab the camera. SO glad I did! I caught this expression. Utter surprise...despite the fact that we had been playing peek a boo for at least 10 minutes.

Spring?

A few weeks ago we had GORGEOUS weather. I'm talking almost 70! That's unheard of for Cheyenne in March. We took advantage of the nice day and spent most of it outside. Laney loves to be outside and the ironic thing is she also loves the wind! But that's because its all she knows! Well in true Wyoming fashion, we have had a few mornings of snow in April. I realized I hadn't let Laney "play" in the snow yet. So after breakfast we headed out to explore the snow. She wasn't quite sure what to think.

Waving to the neighbors

Grammy Time

Last weekend we met Patti in Denver and spent some time with family. The weather was gorgeous on Friday and Saturday so we went for walks both days. Here are a few pics.

Man of Steel/Tender Heart

As most of you know I LOVE TV. I watch it ALL. And sometimes I can talk my hubby into watching a few of my shows with me.

A couple of weeks ago, I came across the show "One Born Every Minute." I started watching and was hooked from the get go. I called for Jim 'cause I thought he might find it amusing too. I mean what's not funny about watching other people go through what we had only a few months ago? Most of the stories are light hearted and focus on the weird things people do and say during labor. One of the stories this particular show was about a woman who labored a long time and the baby was starting to show signs of distress. At the commercial break Jim got up and said he didn't want to watch anymore. I teased him and said get over it. The baby will be fine. He promptly looked at me and said "I don't need to watch what I lived through with Laney." I was shocked! I didn't even think about it that way.

My labor was pretty "easy." I was induced at 8 A.M. Things progressed fairly quickly. I had my epidural at 11. And at about 11:20 I was feeling MUCH better. A few minutes later mine and Laney's heart rates/blood pressure dropped BIG TIME! The nurses got them both back up IMMEDIATELY and we played this game for the next few hours. At 1:15 I started pushing and 2 P.M. our little princess was welcomed into the world. I told Jim to go with her since my mom was in the delivery room and could stay with me. The doctor didn't hand Laney to me right after she was born, and I didn't think anything of it. What I didn't know was that her heart rate was 50 bpm, they had to do chest compressions on her, and her APGAR score was 1 at 1 minute, everyone was WORRIED! No one told me and I think they all knew that at that time it was better to leave me in the dark...I agree. Jim watched it all and was SCARED TO DEATH.

So after realizing Jim was not amused by the show I left it alone. I can't imagine what went through his mind while watching our sweet baby with all the doctors and nurses.

Thank you Jim for being my Man Of Steel With A Tender Heart!