Dylan's 1st Swim Lessons

Dylan had his first swim lesson Monday night. He did great and was excited the whole time. Right now he is the only person in the class so he got all the attention. The teacher sings songs the whole class and Dylan had to float on his back (while being held of course) and try and learn to go under water. He still has to learn to close his mouth! We were happy he did so well and hope it continues next week. The pictures are a little blurry - I got a new camera for my b-day and Steven had it on a weird setting that I did not know how to fix at the time.

Baby Boy #2 & Happy 30th and Mother's Day

Steven and I are expecting again at the end of September and found out last Friday that it is a little boy. Poor baby does not have a name yet so we have just been referring to him as baby #2. Steven has lots of names picked out but of course I want it to be perfect so I am taking my time. I am excited to get to use all of Dylan's cute little baby stuff again. I am feeling pretty good just trying to keep up with Dylan. I think he may get quite bored having a pregnant mom this summer so I am trying to find him a lot of activities to do - Gymboree, swim lessons, please let me know if you have any other ideas!

Last Thursday I turned 30! Scary and good. I think I am at a very good/happy phase in my life. Maybe its the extra hormones but I have been very emotional lately when I think about my wonderful friends and family. Thursday night we celebrated with my parents and Steven's dad and then Friday we went to the Mucky Duck to see Bruce Robinson with friends.

Saturday Dylan had his first boys day! Steven took him to Gymboree in the morning and then after his nap they went with Ryan and Tyler to Lake Conroe. Steven said Dylan was good and happy the whole time on the boat and all. He was exhausted and super cranky when they got home but it was nice to have a day to myself. I ran lots of errands and did some shopping.

For Mother's Day they boys let me sleep late and then we had a relaxing afternoon hanging out by the pool. It was a very relaxing day and then I met my mom for dinner.


Dylan and Steven in the pool.

Dylan is 18 months

Dylan is officially 18 months although we went for his 18 month check-up last Thursday. He screamed the entire time and the doctor said 18 months was the hardest age to exam kids because they are at their peak anxiety levels. Well when Dylan got home he slept for 3 hours and then was back to his normal self. His 18 month stats are below:

Weight - 24 lbs, 6 oz which is 25-50 pecentile
Height - 34 inches which is 90 percentile
Head - 19.5 inches which is 90-95 percentile

Dylan is full of energy these days and loves to go play outside, mainly pushing his train around, blowing bubbles, picking flowers or sliding. We have been trying to arrange activities to keep him busy since most of the time he is home all day. We have temporarily haulted going to Gymboree because of the flu threat but hope to take him there again soon.

Yesterday we took him to the zoo for the 1st time. The Houston zoo was much nicer than I thought it would be. Dylan enjoyed seeing the giraffes, elephants, ducks, flamingos and monkeys. Most of the other animals were just laying around - lions, bears, tigers, etc. so he was not too impressed with those. We plan to go back soon and ride the train.


Dylan with his daddy at the zoo

My moviestar!

Feeding himself.

Great news - Juliet goes home

On Thursday, April 30th just two weeks after she was born, Melinda and Craig were able to take Juliet home. Layla was super excited to meet her baby sister and Melinda said River joined in on the excitement but I am not sure if he knows what is going on yet. We are so thankful Juliet is doing well and is at home with her family. When my sister sends pictures I will add them in.

Baby Juliet

Above is a picture of Juliet (my niece) taken 1 week and 1 day after she was born. She is still in the NICU but doing great. All of her test results came back normal which was excellent news now they are just working on her feedings. My sister said she got the feeding tube out today but if she does not start eating more they may have to put it back in. All is all she is doing great and we are praising God and so thankful for her recovery and progress.

Anniversary Present

For an anniversary present Steven asked to go hunting last Tuesday night/Wednesday morning. Lucky for me Dylan was up all night while Steven was gone. Below is a picture of his kill - we are suppose to get to eat it (it is a turkey if you can not tell).

Happy Easter & Baby Juliette arrives

I know I am way behind on my blog so I am going to try and catch up for April. We had a quiet, happy Easter at home just the 3 of us. Since we expected the weather to be bad on Sunday we did an Easter egg hunt for Dylan in our front yard on Saturday and then again on Sunday. He liked finding the eggs especially since I put candy in them! Easter morning we went to church before the storm and the lights went out during mass. Crazy weather but after lunch the weather was beautiful and we were able to spend time outside with Dylan.

Steven's mom was here for Easter weekend - she came to help her siblings get her mothers house ready to put on the market. She babysat Dylan Saturday night and they did really well together.

On April 16th my sister had baby girl Juliette Pearl Anderson. My sister had a placental abruption during labor so Juliette had to be given oxygen and rushed to the NICU. It was a very stressful, emotional weekend but thanks to lots of prayers and support Juliette is improving everyday. She is still in the NICU but doing much better and breathing on her own. She is one tough, beautiful little girl. We are headed back to Austin this weekend to see her again. Thanks to everyone for your prayers and kind wishes for baby Juliette and our family. I will post a picture of her soon my sister said she was able to take a good one today.

Dylan is growing, talking a lot and have temper tantrums when he does not get his way. He is sleeping much better in his big boy bed than in his crib. Some nights he makes it all night by himself and others he wakes up around 4 or 5ish and Steven or I go and sleep with him. He prefers to be with me all the time now. Sometimes he does not want Steven or the nanny to hold him or play with him just me which can get exhausting. When we wakes up at night instead of crying he just says Ma, Ma. He also loves picking flowers out of the yard and bringing them in to me. I do not think we will have any left on our bushes soon - such a sweet baby boy. He is also really into Thomas trains and likes to put together and pull apart the tracks.

Steven and I will have been married for 5 years this Friday. Time is flying! That is all my April news so far. Hopefully the rest of the month will be calm and relaxing and we are praying baby Juliette gets stronger and healthier everyday. Below are some Easter egg hunt pictures of Dylan.


Dylan enjoying Easter candy


Dylan hunting Easter eggs