Sleeping all night

Kevin has started sleeping through the night. We've started giving him his cereal after his night-night bottle and that fills up his belly. He took his bottle at 9:30 last night and slept until 8:00 this morning. He also fell asleep on his own. Ben put him in his crib at 11:00 and he was asleep by 11:30. We're more excited about that than him sleeping all night!!

We're trying hard to get him into a schedule before he starts daycare next month. He's doing good so far. Next is a nap schedule. That one will be a challenge.....

I didn't sleep a wink last night. I got up this morning and read my prescription inserts to see what was in a pill that I took that would have kept me awake. I figured it out and won't be taking that one so late tonight. It helps with my cough but I'd rather sleep.

Pictures

This should be some sort of a record....3 post in one day. I hate being at home sick but my medicine is wearing off so I am about to eat dinner, take more medicine and go to bed. Enjoy the new pictures of Kevin. It's killing me not being able to hold him but I talk to him and he smiles for me and that makes it all better. Did I mention that we have the "milk" sign down already? He doesn't actually sign it (he's not that smart!) but he sure knows what it means. If he's acting like he's hungy, we sign milk and ask him "Do you want milk?". He waves his arms and gets fussy. We take that as a YES! And he's not just done this once, it's happened several times in the last week. It's really nice. If he's not hungry and you ask him - all we get is a huge smile...like "no, silly parents, I'm not hungry - you'll know when I'm hungry!"

Future Pastor

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"Logan is a 13 year-old boy who lives on a ranch in a very small town in Nebraska. Logan listens to Christian Radio station 89.3FM KSBJ which broadcasts from Houston, TX. Logan called the radio station distraught because he had to take down a calf. His words have wisdom beyond his years.

Got the flu shot....still got the flu!

Yes, I am another victim of the flu! I started coughing Monday afternoon. By the time I got home yesterday I had a fever of 102. I got up early this morning to make it to CareNow before they got too busy. I arrived at 8:03 and there were already 10 people there. And lucky me got stuck behind the not too smart family of 4 who were all sick. I guess it wasn't possible for just one parent to sign in - both had to stand at the desk and take up more room. And when asked who was being seen...they thought it would be a good idea to both answer but to say different names! I knew it was going to be a long morning. I only had to wait an hour to get put back in a room but waited another hour before the doctor arrived. It wasn't too bad. They have TVs in all the exam rooms and they were playing Radio. That's one of my favorite movies!!!!

The doctor reported back that I have a double ear infection, an upper respiratory infection and the flu. I took my 3 lovely prescriptions to CVS and they had them all filled within 10 minutes. That should be some kind of a record. The house has been disinfected and we're really hoping that Kevin doesn't get sick.

Home with Jesus

Thank you all for your prayers for Juston. He went home to be with Jesus at 4:00 this morning. I am so glad we were able to go out there and see him yesterday. Please continue to pray for his wife Terry and the entire extended family.

We took Juston and Terry out to dinner last March to tell them we were pregnant. We went up to the hospital Halloween night (5 days before Kevin was born) so he could see how big I was. And then yesterday we took the "final product" to see him. That is really special to us!

Loving his cereal!

We decided to give Kevin some rice cereal tonight. Why?....just because!! And boy did he LOVE it. The first few bites he was trying to figure out what to do with it and after that he was opening up his mouth when he saw the spoon come near his mouth.

I was off work today so Ben and I made our way to the police department so Ben could show Kevin off to everyone. After that we went to see his old supervisor who is at home on hospice care and not expected to live much longer. He was diagnosed with a brain tumor 18 months ago and now that he's home his days are numbered. Please remember the Juston Holton family in your prayers.


Waiting for us to finish cleaning the kitchen...he's so patient!



Me and my puppy



Loving my new toy



Give me that...I can do it all by myself



Yummy cereal



Always sticking out the tongue




Enjoy this cute video of Kevin and Ben playing! Please notice our very annoying dog Meghan in the background wanting Ben to play ball with her. She does that all the time!

And the title of his video: How not to get rid of hiccups.

Silly Baby

I call Kevin my silly baby all the time and today he has lived up to his name. The last few weeks he has really been difficult to feed. He gets down a few ounces and starts wiggling like crazy - his head is bent back as far as it can go and he is half on our lap and half off. It is terribly frustrating! Last night we got home from church around 9:00 and since he decided to play in the nursery instead of eat - I assumed he would be starving. I gave him his usual room temperature bottle. And what does dramatic Kevin do? He bites on it for a minute and then acts like he's going to throw up (gagging face and all!) I laughed and thought it just entered his mouth wrong. I tried again a few minutes later....he did the same thing. I had Ben put his bottle in the fridge for about 20 minutes. I guess it was cold enough for him to eat it because he took ALL 6 ounces! Silly baby!!!! He likes his bottles cold now I guess. *Is anyone wondering who he gets his dramatic tendencies from?*

He has also figured out that his daddy is the funniest person in the world. All Ben has to do is look at him and Kevin cracks up. It's so cute.

Mavs!

I know this has absolutely nothing to do with Kevin....but I'm so happy about this I had to share.

Direct from ESPN.com...."It's done," Mavericks owner Mark Cuban told ESPN.com via e-mail Tuesday afternoon. "J-Kidd is a Mav."

How to melt pacifiers

Just in case you ever wonder what happens in our house late at night.

If you leave pacifiers in boiling water for 45 minutes, they will melt! This will then cause a very tired daddy and baby to make a trip to Wal Mart at midnight to buy new pacifiers because a certain fussy baby will not go to sleep without it. Before they can leave, the daddy must open all doors and windows to allow the smoke to leave the house. Once returning home and getting food in his belly, the once fussy baby is now so sleepy he doesn't even need the pacifier....which is a good thing because the tired daddy bought the wrong size! He's so ready to go back to work.

Pictures

Here are Kevin's pictures from Target!

Urgent Prayer Request

The Morgan family needs your prayers. Bro. Morgan is a missionary in our church and was home from Africa to take care of some personal business. Last night, his son, daughter-in-law and 2 grandchildren were in a car accident. His son and granddaughter (age 11) were killed. His daughter-in-law has suffered severe intestine injuries from the seat belt. His other granddaughter(age 5) is in surgery right now with brain injuries. The family does have a 3rd child that was not in the car.

Praise God that they were home when this happened. Imagine traveling from Africa knowing that you have lost your son and granddaughter. Please pray that the family feels God's loving arms around them in this time of loss.

Videos and more pictures!

Real funny, daddy


Put that tongue back in your mouth...


I love to watch TV

Go ahead and talk...it's a commercial


I'm ready for my walk, mom!







That last picture is my favorite. I haven't put a hat on Kevin since he was 3 weeks old. I love his hair and never want to cover it up. Today it was too cold for a walk without a hat...and I LOVED him in it. It made his eyes look so blue (we're hoping they stay blue!) and his little cheeks look chunky. He's too cute for words!

Ben brought Kevin up to work today to see me so I decided to weigh him. Our little chunky monkey gained 7 oz in a week. At this rate he'll gain about 2 lbs before his 4 month check up. They weren't joking when they said he'd make up for lost times.

Enjoy the videos.... One of them is hard to see but you can hear Kevin talking to Ben. I think it was like midnight when this conversation took place. The other is mine and Kevin's time together on Saturday morning. I let Ben sleep in and I get up and take care of Kevin. We have so much fun...if he stays awake!

Roll Over, Kevin!!!

Big boy Kevin learned to roll over this weekend!!!! He's so proud of himself. He's on his back for all of 10 seconds now before he ends up on his tummy....and then on him tummy for a while before he rolls over to his back. It's so cute watching him. He really works hard.

His pictures turned out great. We loved our photographer and she got some great shots of him. We bought more than we usually do because we couldn't decide what we wanted. We bought Target's "smile station" so we'll be able to view them online later this week. I hope to be able to post them....

Ben surprised me this weekend with beautiful roses for Valentine's Day. He took me out to dinner Friday night and we had a wonderful time. Thanks, G-mama and Aunt LeeLee for watching Kevin!!!

We're buying diapers!!!!!

We are officially diaper purchasing parents! Not too bad for having a 3 month old. We had so many diapers from showers and gifts we received from family and friends. The shelf in his closet that once held about 20 packs of diapers now holds one lonely pack.

We've also cleaned out all his 0-3 month clothes. He's becoming such a big boy!

Appointment Details

Kevin's check up went good today. He only weighed 12 lbs 14 oz and was 24 1/2 inches. That is 50% for his weight and 70% for his height....way down from last month but we have reflux to blame for that! Normally a baby gains 1/2 to 1 ounce per day - that would mean Kevin should have gained 15-30 oz since his last appointment....he only gained 17 - so he was right at the low end of the scale. She assured us that as he gets used to his medicine and new cereal/formula bottles - he should gain lots of weight before his 4 month check up.

Everything else was good - he is right where he should be in his development. And of course his cute little self got to talk to everyone in the clinic and show off. We went to church tonight and when I picked him up from the nursery every baby was crying...except Kevin! My mom was in nursery tonight and she said Kevin would talk to the babies that were crying. I was shocked that he didn't have a complete melt down being around 9 crying babies but he did great! We're so ready for daycare....well, Kevin is - not sure if mom is ready yet ; )

Delayed Appointment

Our 3 month appointment has been rescheduled to Wednesday at 2:30. Our pediatrician's mom is very ill and she needed to leave the office early today.

I'll post his measurements tomorrow.....

3 months old

I can't believe 3 months ago today we were at the hospital having Kevin! Time has gone by so fast and Kevin is getting so big. He woke up 2 times last night because he has figured out how to role over onto his back....and we all know that this baby refuses to sleep on his back - so he wakes up crying. Of course, he only cries for a few minutes until daddy picks him up and then all is right with the world. Some may call that spoiled - we call it adorable!!!

Our fun weekend

We had a wonderful weekend! We gave Kevin back his 6 oz "night night" and "good morning" bottles and he is loving it and best of all....keeping them both down! He goes in for his 3 month check up tomorrow and I'm sure he's over 13 lbs.

Ben and I went shopping this weekend and loved the wonderful (and unseasonable) weather we had - 70 degrees in February..you can't beat that! We went to church yesterday where Kevin showed off in the nursery what a big boy he can be. I love picking him up and seeing him so happy. He then proceeded to show off his talking and laughing skills to several other people. He was passed around to everyone...and had something to say to each person that held him. He's just so much fun. We also introduced books to Kevin this weekend and we were shocked at his response. He LOVES books : ) He talks to the pictures, kicks his feet and waves his arms everywhere....it's too cute. With his reflux we had to sit him up for 30 minutes after he eats - so now we read to him during those 30 minutes.

I'll post his measurements after his appointment tomorrow. No yucky shots this time...yay!