And finally - this month....April

Ok, now that I'm caught up to current events, it makes it a lot easier.

We had an awesome Easter this year.

On Friday, we attended Good Friday services as a family. There was no childcare today, so it was a good test to see how the boys would do in service. They did phenominal! They just sat on our laps the whole time and paid attention, and didn't make a peep. They were sooo good. We brainstormed hard about what we could do to convey the message of the true meaning of Easter to the boys. We finally decided to do Resurrection Eggs, and tell the story that way. It was very meaningful to us, as Dustin and I took turns explaining the different elements of the Gospel message to the boys. After Sunday nap and before our Easter dinner, we decided to go take some pictures in the Texas bluebonnets.

Recap: Jan - March 2010

So, here's the rest of my recap for this year.

January -

As soon as we got back from Guymon, daddy had to go to NYC for a retail trade show. He had a lot of fun, it seemed. He got to go up on the Empire State Building, see Radio City Music hall, and much more.

While daddy was away, the boys learned how to "wrestle" each other. But it always starts as a hug. This is the before and after. :)

So, my pregnancy has been progressing along with no issues whatsoever. And we get to find out the sex this month! Wohoo! We totally thought it was a girl, but lo and behold. Another boy! We decided to name him Connor Riley, and to decorate his nursery in camo.

February -

And we're off to Angelfire to meet with family. However, we found out that the roads are bad, so, we'll be stopping off at Papa's house in Santa Fe. They also graciously acquiesced to watching our dogs. We had a bunch of fun in Angelfire. The boys got to see dada skiing, and got to sled a little bit. They played in the snow, and ran up and down the stairs in the cabin. It was however a LONG drive, and both the boys managed to get sick in our extended weekend getaway. Not fun, especially with 14 hours in a car for each direction.

March -

So, we're off to full swing in preparing for baby mode. We are starting to decorate the room (and when I say, we, I mean Dustin). We have planned a 4D baby ultrasound this month, and my mom, stepdad, sister, and nephew get to come at the same time, so my mom and sis can see the sonogram! Cool! It was also our anniversary, and Dustin's birthday this month. Can't believe it's been 8 years already!

Pics of the nursery - a work in progress....

Baby Connor at 29 weeks - and yes, still a boy

Playing with Papa, and eating a snack with cousin Gavyn.

Recap: October - December 2009

Ok, I realize I haven't posted anything in several months. That should hopefully change in the near future. So, here is a month by month recap.

October - Wow! Found out unexpectedly that we are expecting another baby! Wow! It's amazing, since it took us quite a long time and process to have our 2 boys. God totally threw us through a loop. But we are totally excited about it. The boys seem excited too!

Also, in October, we went to the pumpkin patch, carved pumpkings. For Halloween, we dressed the boys as the Cowardly Lion (Hunter) and Tin Man (Isaac). We didn't really get to do much trick-or-treating, as they were really cranky for their bedtime, but we showed them off a bit, and we visited with our friends the Keerans and played some games. Their buddy Hudson was dressed as a giraffe.

November -

In the first week of November, we got a visit from our Mamoo and Papa from Guymon. We were sooo excited to see them! They try to come every couple of months to spoil the boys good and proper. :) It is hard for Mamooo to stay away from her babies for too long.

Also, for Thanksgiving this year, we decided to plan a trip to Denver. We hadn't seen Dustin's grandma, aunt, uncle, and cousins in forever! The boys had a blast! We drove them up the mountain just to see some snow. They have never got to play in it before, since we live in Austin (where the snow is treated as an official government holiday - i.e. we hardly ever get it). The trip was fabulous, and the boys really enjoyed meeting new people who would spoil them. The only downside was the airplane ride, after which daddy says "Never again" - meaning the plane of course. The boys were EXTREMELY cranky, and it was really hard for a pregnant mama, and a dada who threw out his back during bowling the night before to always be walking through the airport, since the boys refused to be still or sit down for 1 second, and it didn't help at all that the flight was delayed 2 hours on the way back!

December -

Time to head to Guymon for our annual Christmas trip! But this year, Dustin's job only allowed him to be off "after" Christmas, so we spent our Christmas at home. I waited 2 hours in line at the Honey baked Ham place and picked up our ham for our first Christmas dinner at home - ever.
This year for Christmas, we really tried to emphasize the importance of Jesus, and the bible. So, off we went Christmas afternoon through to Guymon. The boys weren't really into actually opening their presents, as they typically opened one, then played with that toy. So, mama and dada still opened most of their presents. But the upside is they got to spend our after-Christmas Christmas with all their grandparents.

Overall fun summer, except for the sickness

Man, this summer has flown by!!!

We were very busy, and the boys were also sick quite a lot, thankfully not during any of the busy-ness. Here's our summer in a nutshell.

June - Dustin and I went to Hawaii on the beautiful island of Maui. We had sooo much fun! We almost didn't want to leave, but then we remembered that we missed our kiddos and needed to get back. We drove up Haleakala and saw the most gorgeous sunrise ever, we snorkeled quite a bit, during which, we saw a shark and a HUGE turtle, we saw an actor and actress when we arrived, and we chilled on the beach a lot, and just had an amazing time! My mom and stepdad were so kind to watch the kids while we were gone, and they had a blast too. Thanks mom!

July - All of us (including dogs) went up to OK for my class reunion.

August - Family trip to the beach! We took the boys to a condo on Port A for the weekend. It was a blast! The boys really enjoyed running on the beach. We really enjoyed the condo thing, as we don't really like being confined to a hotel room (especially during naps and bedtime). This is definitely going to be a yearly thing.

September - We went to Stillwater to watch an OSU game. We met some family up there (mom, stepdad, brother and his girlfriend, sister, and bro-in-law, along with his girlfriend. Overall fun trip, except for the rain all the way up there, during the game, and all the way back. And we lost. But Stillwater has always been a fun town, so it was fun. Dustin already wants to move back. Here's us in our OSU gear!

October - going to ACL!!!!

Back from OK

Well, we just got back from Oklahoma. The trip with the boys wasn't too bad. On the way up there, they were pretty cranky, and got about 6 hours LESS sleep at night than they usually get. But other than that, they were really sweet. The trip back was fabulous. We stopped to see Dustin's sis on the way back, so it broke up the trip a lot. The boys did fantastic with Veggie Tales, and kids sing along cds (I was the one singing).

Hunter got a little sickly when we were leaving, and now has a massive cough, and snot going on. Isaac is starting to get it as well. Fun!!!

Also, some fun news... Both boys have mastered running and spinning in circles, and they are both starting to say a LOT more words!

Isaac: Mama, Dada, Ball, Blue, Duck, Tars (which is Car)
Hunter: Mama, Dada, Duck, Bye

Walking madness

Well, the boys are starting to walk. Hunter started taking steps when Dustin's mom was visiting, and Isaac started taking steps the next week. They are doing quite a bit of walking, get really frustrated when they fall. They haven't quite mastered the "not falling down" thing. I think once they do that, they'll be WALKERS!!! Guess we need to tell them in the Children's ministry at church, so they can finally bump us up to the 1 year old class!

Can't believe they're ONE!!!!

Hey all, sorry for not posting in a while (6 months is a long while, i know). It has been a whirlwind. Where do I begin.

At 7 months - the boys didn't want to eat solids.
At 8 months - we finally coaxed them into it
At 9 months - the boys were crawling
At 10 months - the boys started pulling up, and feeding themselves
At 11 months - the boys started cruising, and rejecting all baby food. We're on straight table food. I was able to cut down to 5 bottles/day
At 12 months - the boys are now 1 year old!!! We are eating a bigger variety of food now, and down to 4 bottles per day. Still trying to move over to the sippy cups, but for now.. If it ain't broke.....

I just love the boys. They are still momma's boys sometimes, but I absolutely love that. I'm still working from home. We just got a new nanny that is GREAT!

Life if good! In 2 weeks we are going to HAWAII!!!! Just Dustin and I. It is a much needed break, after a year of parenthood without one. I'm totally looking forward to it!!!

Christmas Fun!

Well, we made it back safely in one piece from Oklahoma. We had fun seeing family, and got to celebrate the boys first Christmas (which was very very memorable)..... What happened - Let's see......

• We had family photos (which turned out decent)
• Hunter's eardrum ruptured (very gross)
• I got sick (stomach flu, called Norovirus), then Isaac, then Hunter......
• And the boys spread it to everyone in our family (I think the count is up to 20 people now - well, what can I do, everyone wanted to hold the boys, whether or not they were sick)
• I didn't get a whole lot of pics at Christmastime, since I didn't feel very well.

So, now we're back, and now Isaac has an ear infection. But the good news is the boys are now starting to eat more solids, which is nice. I really enjoyed the week off at home with them. It was a nice way to unwind after our trip.

What a trip!

Well, this weekend was the boys first plane ride. That's right! We flew to Santa Fe, NM for the weekend to see my dad get his vows renewed.

The boys did so great on the plane. Everyone was remarking how well they were doing. We also attracted a lot of attention in the airport, and on the plane.

When we got to Santa Fe, Hunter was so excited to see new stuff, that he didn't sleep too well after we landed. By nighttime, he was so overtired that he was screaming for 5 hours straight! No amount of cuddling/holding was calming him down. We finally tried some chamomile tea, and he conked out. By the morning, he was fine, and did fine the remainder of the trip, and when we got home as well.

On Saturday morning, as we were getting ready for the wedding, we noticed Isaac was cutting his first tooth! Yay!! He had been fussing a lot, and we knew it was coming, and there it was!

The ceremony was short (which we LOVED), and we got to see a lot of family (which we loved even more)! Everyone was so excited to see the boys - Especially Grampa Cliff, who made sure they had EVERYTHING they could possibly need (which is nice, since it allowed us to cut down on our packing a lot).

Anyways, we made it back home in one piece, and all four of us took a nap. It had been a long day. We started at 4am. But all in all, it was a good trip. We prayed and prayed about it in advance, so I know that helped!

Doing better, and had a great Thanksgiving

Well, the boys are now over their ear infections. It was sooo much better after the initial 24 hours. And we are just now starting to get their (and our) sleep schedule back on track. They are doing great, and their nasal congestion is pretty much cleared up by now.

My mom and stepdad also came down for Thanksgiving, it was pretty fun. We were pretty stressed with screaming boys, lack of sleep, and painful arms and back from carrying babies around trying to get them to sleep. So, my mom had a great idea; why don't we just order our Thanksgiving dinner, and not worry about cooking, so we ordered a complete Thanksgiving dinner from Cracker Barrel. It was GREAT! We didn't have to cook (fortunately, because we found out we didn't have time to), and the food was really good. We had just enough leftovers. Dustin made 2 pecan pies (one plain, and one choc chip). I liked the choc chip.

We fed the boys sweet potatoes, and mashed potatoes for Thanksgiving. We let them get all messy. It was a lot of fun.

We have some good milestones to report. Isaac started taking solids well, and Hunter learned "open your mouth" after which, he started eating solids better, and taking his medicine (for ear infection) completely without fussing. Isaac is working on not fussing for his meds. This is a BIG achievement, since for the last week, we had to force medicine down them, and it would be everywhere.

Here are a few pics from the first Thanksgiving:

Boys eating sweet potatoes:

Rougher weekend!

Man, it's been a rough weekend!

First things first - after they got over their mild cold last week. Hunter and Isaac had a little runny nose and Isaac had a slight fever, so he didn't get his shots at their 6 month checkup on Thursday. Hunter went ahead and got his shots.

They both are doing really well in growth. For Isaac and Hunter, their length was 25 1/2" and 26" respectively (10-25th percentile). And their weight was 16lbs, 5.5oz and 16 lbs, 8oz, respectively (25-50 percentile). Their heads were both 44" (50-75th percentile). Yes, I know, they have big heads. My mom says it runs in my family, so guess they're stuck with 'em. ;)

On Friday, Hunter started running a fever, which we assumed was a response from the shots - WRONG! His fever lasted all weekend, and even got over 103! He has been screaming almost inconsolably all weekend (except drastic mommy measures - which wiped me totally out) - the screaming happened every 3-4 hours or so (after his meds wore off).

And last night, Isaac started the inconsolable screaming. Needless to say, we missed church on Sunday, and took the boys into the doctor this morning. Turns out, Hunter has an ear infection in both ears, and Isaac has it in one ear. We got some antibiotics, and hope to be a scream-free zone by Wednesday.

As far as our sleep goes and the boys schedule, it is pretty much non-existant. We've been up every 2 hours with a screaming baby. I think I got 3 hours of sleep each night for the last 2 nights (I did take a 3 hour nap yesterday, though). Dustin took off today to spend with them since they are pretty difficult to manage for 1 person. Maybe he'll try to take a nap, too. But we've both said that our sleep is not so important - the boys getting better is what's more important. We really love those little guys! It breaks my heart to see them in pain - we've been on our knees praying a bunch.

Anyways, it has been pretty stressful around the Scott house for the last few days. We're ready to see the sweet side of our little boys again. I miss the sweet laughs, and cuddling with Momma - I'm sure they do too.

Fun followed by a Rough Night!

Well, we got a date night last night! It was great! Dustin had the whole thing planned, and wouldn't tell me until the last minute. Our awesome, sweet friends watched the boys while we went out. It was really, really nice to get out.

After that followed a really rough night! Isaac was up pretty much all night wanting food. I heard him crying last night, and I usually give him a little bit to see if he'll go back to sleep. Well, no such luck! After repeated pounding on his shoulder, Dustin got up to feed him a few ounces. Then, Isaac was fast asleep, but crying another 30 min. I got up this time, and he had a burp, then went back to sleep. This happened off and on every hour until 5am. This makes for a tired mommy and daddy.

So, since the night started off soooo great , we were late to church, since we overslept our alarm. Luckily we made it in time to serve - lots of kids were counting on us to be there. Today the kids learned about Gratitude. But every time we go and hear the lesson, we can even take away something to apply to our lives. So, the moral of the story is - even though we had a rough night last night, I'm so grateful to God for giving us two sweet boys.

And also, a lot of fun stuff to note today. Isaac ate a cracker (I know, I was more suprised than anyone), and they both drank water from a sippy cup for the first time, as I didn't want him to choke on the cracker.

First Post

Well, I thought it was about time to start a blog. I've been thinking about it for a while now, and decided just to bite the bullet.

The boys are almost 6 months old. Next week is the big day. We started feeding them rice cereal a few weeks back. I don't know that they like it too much, but we're trying to keep it interesting for them.

And this week also is a big thing around our house. Everyone is sick. First it was Dustin (he thought it was allergies), then it was me, then yesterday, Isaac then Hunter. The boys have never really been sick before, so it was a little hectic around here. It makes me really feel appreciative to all those moms who can do this so easily (Thanks Mom!). :)

My mom is coming down for Thanksgiving, and am pretty excited about that. They are so excited to see the boys. I'm excited to have them participate in their first Thanksgiving. Let's try some mashed taters and some sweet taters.