Again...my how time flies...

Well, Rex is now 8 months old and has quite the personality. Mackenzie still loves him to pieces (I know this won't be the case forever).

Rex is moving around, but not crawling. He either rolls, spins on his belly or does this crazy inch worm thing on his back. He's funny! We have been fighting ear infections for about 5 weeks now. He is currently on the third antibiotic and the doc says that if this doesn't work and/or he gets another ear infection we are going to be sent to an ENT for tubes. At this point I'd welcome tubes! These ear infections are making him uncomfortable and they are keeping Tony and I from a good nights sleep. I will say though Rex has slept through the night for 3 nights in a row so far so I'm optimistic that he's feeling better. Either that or I'm drugging him up enough before bed that it knocks him out for 10 hours. HA!

Mackenzie is already complaining about school. She's in the third grade. I don't remember hating it quite this early, but maybe I did. She is doing well though. Reading really good, doing pretty well in math, and loves art and music. She's also in gymnastics right now and is doing quite good in there as well. She is in the level 2 class, which has proved to be a bit more challenging, but she is hanging in there.

Below are a few new pictures of the kiddos. I hope everyone is doing well! Until next time...

Summer has come and gone...

I can't believe it has been about two months since I blogged last. Time sure flies!!

Well a lot has happened over the last two months...

Rex has learned to roll over, his two bottom teeth have broken the surface and he is starting to sit up pretty well on his own. He's eating cereal and baby food now as well as formula. He's growing up so fast.

Mackenzie has learned how to ride her bike without training wheels this summer. She is also involved in gymnastics and loves it. She is growing up so fast as well.

Here is a recent pic of the kiddos. Until next time...

Update!

Wow...where has the time gone! I can't believe we are already "mid-year" 2008.

Update on the kiddos...Mackenzie is wrapping up school this week (as is Tony...he is probably more excited than she is). She will be a big 3rd grader next year. Can you believe it? We're hoping she'll grow some over the summer so she won't the smallest kid in her class for the third year running. Rex had his 4 month appointment on May 22nd. He weighed 15.6 pounds and was 25 inches long. He's a growing boy!
Here are a few pictures from the past month...it has been exciting!


Not a fan of tummy time!!


Kiddos and Spanky


Rex LOVES the exersaucer! This is Mackenzie's old one and I think she is reliving her "childhood" with Rex. She plays with it too. We even have found her sitting in it spinning herself around.


This is how he sleeps most of the time. Ha!


Such a Cutie!!!
(with the big drool stain on his shirt...we think he is teething)

We have cereal!!!

We've started Rex on rice cereal once a day. He's not a huge fan, in fact it is a bit of a struggle to get him to eat it.



In it goes...


...out it comes.

Chatter Box

Yesterday and today Rex has been quite the chatter box. He is "talking" a lot and responding to you when you talk to him. We swear he said "Uh Oh" last night. I'm sure it was just a coincidence but it was pretty neat anyhow. He is getting so big! Below are a couple of pictures from tonight.

Rex

I've been home sick with Rex this week. He has an upper respiratory infection. Even through all the hacking and coughing he still played and smiled. Gotta love babies!!

New Family Photos

Well...long story short JC Penny messed up some of our previous family photos so we had to get them taken again, which was like torture for some. Anyhow, I was able to take advantage of the situation by getting some new pics of the kiddos at no cost. Always love a bargain!! :)

My head is in this one...oops!!

My Graduation...Woo Hoo!

The sign



Rex enjoying the graduation ceremony



Me

Me accepting my degree from Chancellor Sullivan

Mandee & I



Mackenzie wearing my honors medal

Back to Work

My last week of my maternity leave is here. I'm so sad! As much as I look forward to adult contact again I dread having to leave Rex at daycare and head back to the workforce. Oh if only I could be paid to stay at home full time.

While I am heading back to work I will not be going back to the same place. I'm beginning a new chapter in my career as the project manager for a technology company. Hopefully this will be the new beginning for great things to come for me and the family.

Family Photos

Not so good with the photographer

I took Rex to have his one month pictures at JcPenny a week or so ago and they didn't go so well. We had to wake him up at one point just to try to get a pic with his eyes open. Then toward the end he was fighting sleep so bad all he wanted to do was cry. Needless to say this wasn't the best day for pictures. We'll try it again another time. Until then here are a couple of the decent ones.

The Winter Storm of 2008

We don't get very much snow here in the Louisville area so when we got about 12 inches this year it was awesome!





Since we don't usually get snow we didn't own a sled and every place in town was sold out of them so we tried to improvise with an air mattress. It didn't work too well. :)

Beautiful Smiles

Today was such a cool day. I left Rex with my mom for an hour or so while I ran errands. When I came back my mom was holding Rex. I walked up to them and said "there's my little man" and I got the biggest gummy smile there ever was. It warms my heart that he knows his mama! These are precious memories to never be forgotten!

Just getting started

Hello! I am just getting started with this whole blogging phenomenon so please be patient with me. I'm actually attempting to set this site up with a sleeping baby in my lap.

I hope that everyone is well and please check back often as I will do my best to keep it up to date.

The Great Wolf Lodge - 2/23/2008

Mackenzie in the Lobby























The Lobby


















Rex getting ready for the water park...he spent most of the time asleep in the stroller.

















Mackenzie in the wave pool




















One view of the waterpark...it's huge!

Mackenzie LOVES her brother!