Cute Video

This is just a video one night after bath time. Excuse her hair!

It's About Time

I know it has been forever and I am sorry for those of you that follow. My computer crashed. All of my pictures of my baby are on my computer. Stupid me never saved them anywhere else. Shannon is working on it daily to try and get my pictures back. My therapy is blogging and facebook so I have been in a lost world. I am on Shannons computer now and not liking it. I miss my computer. Anyway...enough about me.
A lot has happened lately. We went to an allergist after Katies 18 month check up and found out she is allergic to nuts. We have 5 epi pens now and are very very careful about what she eats. So far we have had no problems. Another big even was that Katie started daycare. She loves it! She is so good during the day. The teachers love her. The only problem is every morning when I drop her off she cries. The teachers say she is finished as soon as I walk out the door so I am convinced she is trying to make me feel bad. Everyone says she will grow out of it but I am not so sure. I still cry sometimes when I have to leave my mom. I think it is in her blood. My mom has always said my bladder is under my eyes...so hers might be also. We had our first fight over clothes a couple of days ago. Let me remind you she is not 13...she is only 20 months! I had picked out an outfit...she threw a fit. The bad part is that she can undress herself now. I showed her somthing else and she said NO. I said what do you want to wear? She went to the closet and picked out her sunday dress! I mean...she was determined. And so it begins. We welcomed Rachel Lauren Thompson into our family on August 19th. She weighed 5lbs 7 oz and was 18 inches long. Mom was able to stay in Illinois with my sister for 2 1/2 weeks. All are doing good. Katie went to her second birthday party yesterday at Pump It Up! She loved it. She was such a big girl! Katie is now sick with a horrible cold. Of course I am freaking out..SWINE FLU....but she does not have any fever so I guess I can relax a bit. Let me tell you...I don't know how kids produce so much snot! It is like her brains come out when she sneezes. Maybe a little too much info...but oh well. Have a blessed day. In the pictures..the poka dot dress is the winner from the fight.

18 months old!

Katie had her 18 month old check up yesterday and she is very healthy. The weighs 26lbs and 5 oz. She screamed while they took her temperature and measured her, but when they were looking in her ears and up her nose she just smiled. She had to get two shots but does not have to go back until she is 2. The bad part is that we have to go see an allergy doctor. (Little back ground... the doctor told us to try peanut butter at her 15 month check up. We tried but she turned her head. When she did the peanut butter got on her cheek. She immediately got red whelps all over her cheek.) The doctor wants her to have a test to see how bad the allergy is and if she is allergic to anything else. We go August 4th so we will see.
Katie is starting "big school" Monday. We are going to call it school...not daycare. Anyway we went to meet her teacher today. Miss Suzanne is so sweet. She showed us around and showed us Katies cubby. Katie loved it. I will take a picture Monday when I drop her off. I was very sad and probably will be on Monday, but today when I left I had an excited feeling for Katie.

I also wanted to say how very blessed I am. I have a family that loves me, a house, a job, and friends who take care of me. God is good.

Videos

Potty Time

OK I know she a little young but I had to buy Katie a potty. Everytime I go to the bathroom she wants to come in, sit on my lap, and clap when I go. (Probably more info. than some of you needed.) Recently she wants toilet paper so she can wipe, so I thought it was time. She loves the potty but she has not used it yet. She likes to sit on it and play with it. That is ok. I just wanted her to have one of her own. The other day Shannon had put her on the potty with no diaper. She sat for a minute..stood up and walked to the rug....and guess what...tee-teed. Imagine that. Anway...she will get it one day.

Big Girl

Katie is growing up way too fast. She like to clean, loves to talk on the phone, and wants to cook. She is definately a girl!

Illinois Trip

Mom, Katie, Adam, and myself went to Illinois for a week. We decided to take th 10 hour drive in 2 days. The first day was ok until about an hour and a half out from our hotel. Katie was finished. She screamed so hard because she wanted out of her seat. WE finally got to the hotel around 9 and she was giddy. She was running around squealing in the hotel room. I was worried someone would complain. The next morning we set out on our journey to Illinois and it was an easy trip. We were so excited to get there and Adam was so excited to see his friends. WHile we were there we painted the nursery for Regan and painted Adams room. I will be getting a new niece in a few weeks. The day we left we drove to St. Louis to see my brothers and their family. That night we spend the night in Clarksville and then headed home the next morning. Needless to say I will not be taking a road trip anytime soon. Here are some pictures of Regans house and Adam riding his bike with no training wheels.