Braves game, Surgery, and the Zoo

At the braves game:) Patrick was much better behaved than Ireland:)




Here we are in the waiting room of the surgery center!


This is Ireland checkin on Patrick so that she can "kiss and hug him"

Next she wanted to see if the basketball was bigger than Patrick:)



Is she not so cute in her little nightgown they gave her? This is when I started to get worried:)





Here we are at the Atlanta Zoo! We had been waiting for the weather to be nice and it was. Ireland has been talking about the zoo for months.



Here she is in the petting zoo:)

Busy, busy, busy

Wow what a busy month! Two kids keep us very busy.. Here is a quick update. Ireland had her ear tube surgery on Monday. She did great:) She was not scared at all! Then Ireland had her 2 year check up yesterday and Patrick had his one month check up. They both did great. The doctor was very impressed with the fact that Ireland is potty trained during the day and that she talked so well:) She even had her finger pricked and did not make a sound she just wanted to know what kind of band-aid she would get. Potty training is going well. She has had very few accidents and it is so much easier not doing diapers for two. I ended up with strep and a sinus infection this week, luckily I have not passed it on to the rest of the family! Patrick has had a rough week. We knew he had reflux but the medicine he was on stopped working and he was crying all day long. They finally have him on a new very expensive new medicine that seems to be working so far. I will keep you updated.


Last Friday Ireland, Patrick and I went to my parents house for the afternoon. Ireland "helped" Grammy and Pop Pop plant some new flowers. I think she made more of a mess but who cares. She was so excited when she got to water them all.

Patrick was also very excited and passed out on the blanket out in the yard. To be that relaxed must be nice...



Potty training...Kevin put her up to this:)

I was changing Patricks diaper and left the room for a minute when I came back he was sound asleep and I had to take a picture.

Ireland has started wearing dresses since she started potty training.. I love this girl so much I cannot put it in to words:)






We had Irelands family birthday party on Sunday the 20th. Is she not so cute? The weather was very cold but we still had a great time.




Unfortunatly, she was also very sick. She had woke up from her nap before her party with a fever of 101. About half way through the party she want down hill very quickly. We had to take her to the emergency care center and by the time we got there her fever was 103. While they were running a strep test they gave her a popsicle. I had to take a photo because she was so pathetic. They told us it was just a virus and to go home and get her to bed. However, at about midnight her fever spiked to 105 so we spent the evening on the floor in her room calling the nurse line and talking to the pediatrician to see if she needed to go to the emergency room. It was extremely scary and I hope it never gets that high again. She was not moving or talking she would just lay there and look at us. About 24 hours later she was good as new again:)



Happy 2nd birthday Ireland!! The night of Irelands birthday we took her to Chuck E. Cheese for the first time. She loved it:) She and Kevin played all kind of games while I watched Patrick.


This was so funny. She was on this huge truck and when it started leaning sideways she had the funniest look on her face. She could not decide if she thought it was funny or if she should be scared.


As you can tell all the blinking lights, loud noices, and crazy children were really disturbing Patricks nap:)



Ireland loves loves loves Patrick. We have to make sure we keep her from smothering him. She loves to hug and kiss him all the time. First thing in the morning after she asks for Sweet tea she wants her Patrick.



Ireland had her birthday party at school. She brought in the cutest Curious George gift bags with a coloring book, markers, stickers and a Curious George mask for each child. I brought cup cakes (without frosting per the teachers request) Ireland wanted chocolate since she is like her mother and addicted to it. She had a great time except she seemed confused when everyone sang to her.




A couple random pictures...

Ireland still goes to our front window all the time asking where the bird went... she walks around saying bird bye-bye bird bye-bye:)





Here are a couple cute photos of Ireland. She loves to slide down the hill in our back yard in the diaper box:)

We are in love with Patrick!

We are so happy to be home from the hospital. We are having so much fun getting to know Patrick. He is very laid back. He has been a great sleeper so far. I have to wake him up at least once a night to eat since I am nursing and cannot go all night without him eating! I took him for his one week appt on Monday. The doctor said he was perfect. He is in the 96% for his age in height but only the 24% for his head. Poor boy.. I am sure it will get bigger:) I still have to call several of you back..please be patient with me:) I will do it soon!

These are pictures from Patricks first sponge bath. He cannot have a real bath until his belly button heals. The bath mat is like a lounge chair he seems to love the water just like Ireland does.




Patrick chilling in his bouncy seat!





This is Sarah a good friend of Kevins from high school. Kevin is holding Dylan her little one born in January. We are so excited he and Patrick will get to grow up together.



Ireland playing Horsey with Daddy!

Still checking out Patrick....



Patrick relaxing and smiling!

Ireland with her daddy!

This cracks me up. Alesha got this swing for Ireland when she was born and she would always cry when I put her in it. Now that it is Patricks and she no longer fits she wants to sit in it all the time. She goes around saying my swing, my swing


Ireland checking out Patrick the day we brought him home. She always says hold him...but if he cries she pushes him off her lap. We have to watch her very carefully!




Our cute family!

Ireland loves her little brother:)


Here is Patrick right before we left the hospital. Is he not adorable???