It's already September!

It has been too long!  Ethan is in a new room.  He's almost five, just ask him.  He'll tell you!  Garrett makes us laugh every day! Tanner is five months old. Wow, how time flies.

We've been through a lot in the past few months!  More to learn about our adventures later.

Next chapter

I have enjoyed having Tanner at home during the week while the others go to work and school... Next week will start a period of six weeks with everyone at home. What to do? Low cost entertainment is a must! With a 4 year old, a 2 year old, and a 3 month old... What to do? I'm trying to find as many parks in the area, pools are scary by myself, splash pad is doable,free museum day, zoo membership, play do made with oatmeal? I've got to dress, feed, play with three boys who are all entertained in different ways. Oldest likes Mac n cheese and watching cartoons. Middle doesn't care for tv and dislikes Mac n cheese. Youngest is still not on a "schedule" for feeding and sleeping. So, how to go through the daily routine with three very different routines. Oh, and feed myself so we can nurse for his health. We have to be aware of overheating in this Texas heat, too.

Clutter be gone

I'll have Tanner alone during the days of June. I've decided that I will use the low traffic time to progressively de-clutter my house. Please pray that I don't allow myself to get overwhelmed thinking about cleaning ..."the WHOLE house"...

Too tall Tanner

Its easy to see how fast time passes as my kids grow! Tanner is two months old and constantly growing and changing. Eventually I'll get pictures on here, just comments for now... He is 14.2 pounds, 24.5 inches long. He feels like he's gone through the growth jump in length, especially, faster/earlier than his brothers. He is such a sweet baby. He gets lots of lovin' from his brothers...which I figure will continue until he takes his first toy from G man. The oldest, Ethan, LOVES Tanner!!!! He gives him kisses and hugs daily! He whispers, "I love you", in his ear before bed. Garrett loves him too...just not as audible as E man. Garrett tries to help when t man cries by shushing him and singing ABC's. Very sweet! Three at different times in development is proving to be challenging! Nursing, learning to jump, learning to read.

The merry merry month of May

With three boys, the world is never dull. Each one brings his own skills, curiosity, and excitement. Ethan is the planner, Garrett the doer, and Tanner is the talker (I think). In the past two months our family has been through several tough situations. End of march held two: father in law with knee surgery and the birth of Tanner. Ten days later, uncle Dave, my brother, had a massive heart attack where they had to resuscitate him 17 times. He had a quick recovery in Georgia where he has become one of the miracles. He has some memory loss but is aware of it and trying the relearn what he has forgotten. Ten days after Dave's heart attack and upon seeing his fast recovery, my father returns home to get back to work... That didn't last long. He was home less than two hours when he broke his hip. Now with three children, one of which is only three weeks old, I am driving, against doctors orders, to the hospital with all three in tow to find out what is next. Dad had hip replacement surgery the next day. He has been on the road to recovery physically and is doing well. He doesn't remember anything about the day it happened, any of the ER interactions, or how he fell...? We also had two counts of strep when Tanner was due to come home, both boys at home with grand parents!!! Garrett has been having lots-o-snot, too resulting in ear infections. What a ride!

May 2012

Our family is complete... 3 boys will prove to be energy filled exciting days to come. I'm starting this blog later than I had hoped, however, I will fill in the history with pics and stories as we go along.