Go Seminoles

Harper is developing into quite the little ball player. I have not gotten to watch him as much as I would like to, but the few times I have, he has played well. My dad watched the little boys last night so my mom and I snuck away and watched his 7:30 game. This season is over and he is already missing it! I guess we will play again in the Fall:)

The Pool

We did it, we put a hole in the ground!! The pool project is officially complete. It has been a fun project to oversee. Harper could not wait to do a cannon-ball, so you will see some "green" looking water in these pictures. Our entire family has had so many fun times in the pool already. I am really looking forward to making more memories this summer...and saying cool...and tan! 

We had one little incident that involved a trip to the emergency room for Harper. Thankfully we avoided stitches and saved his chin with derma-bond glue. 

Eyes

My brave Mr. Hogan underwent surgery last Monday. Tomorrow marks one week post op and I am happy to report he is doing fantastic! Surgery was a wee bit overwhelming for this mama, but I am so thankful for modern technology and medicine.

Last Sunday we loaded or unload the car....not sure if we put as much stuff in the car as we had to take out in order to just take ONE kiddo for a couple of days! Cam, Hogan, and I headed to West U to stay with family while Addy and ChaCha stayed at our house with the rest of our crew. We planned to spoil Hogan on Sunday before surgery the following day. We made sure to stop by Pappasitos for Cinco de Mayo and then we had ice cream for dessert in Rice Village.

 Once last look at the right eye...

We let him stay up late and got in lots of snuggles before we put him to bed, but Hogan had other plans. He did not want to sleep in the pack n play...and since we were guests in a home with two other families we did not want him to cry. So Cam and I took turns sleeping with him all night...longest night ever! So we were all a little cranky when we woke up.

Hogan couldn't eat or drink anything before surgery, this was the worst part!! He did good, but surgery did not begin until 9:30 and we arrived at the surgery center at 7:45!! It was awful. It made me think of the starving kids all over the world. Hogan had the saddest/maddest cry, and he could miss a few meals...trust me!! It made me think about the mamas who have to listen to their children cry and don't have any food to feed them:(

Anyways, we were happy to finally get taken back to our "room" but then once again it was a hurry up and wait game. Why is it always like that at hospitals/doctor's offices? Hogan was getting hungrier and louder by the minute and my anxiety and nerves were getting frazzled. Thankfully Dr. L came in and went over the game plan with us.  The next thing I knew they were taking Hogan from my arms and walking into the operating room. I handled it better than I thought I would. I think I was just worn out from holding a crying kiddo. We prayerfully waited in the waiting room for 2 hours.

A nurse called us back as we waited to get the report from Dr. L. He said everything went well and that  Hogan would be waking up shortly. We were escorted into a lounge right outside of recovery. I mean right out side of recovery...we could hear everything going on in recovery....like Hogan screaming for a solid 25 minutes before they came to get us! I lost it, mama bear came out. I was not a happy camper, there is nothing like hearing your baby cry and you can't get to him. I was crying furiously when they finally came to get me. They say you come out of anesthesia like you go into it. He was screaming when he went under because he was taken from me so he came out the same way.

I immediately held him while the nurses attempted to unhook him from the machines and IV's. He was screaming "Off" he did not want to be attached to anything. They gave him morphine to calm him down and I think that may have made things worse.

After about an hour in recovery they discharged us. Hogan slept peacefully in the car for the majority of the way home. He was still pretty drugged so he would sporadically wake up and cry. I was looking forward to the next few days. That may sound strange, but I was excited about just spending time snuggling Hogan and not having any one else to take care of. I had the glider moved downstair so I could rock him and take it easy..HA!

Hogan threw up most of the afternoon after arriving back at the house. I assumed it was from the morphine. It was way more hectic than I thought, so I asked my mom to stay the night. The following morning he also threw up milk all over the freshly steamed carpet! He took a nap in throw up too:( Let the craziness begin, there was no time for me be sick! Thankfully my mom stayed so that I could go to the doctor because my cold had turned into a sinus infection.

We headed back to Houston for his post-op and Dr. L suggested we see our pedi if the vomiting didn't stop. Thankfully it did and I woke up throwing up the following day! Lovely.  Stomach bug confirmed. So Hogan did have the stomach bug on top of having surgery :( What a trooper!

Hogan and I did not share the stomach bug with anymore else, but I did shared my cold and sinus infection with Huddy. So they say it takes a village, and it sure does. The next few days were a blur after that. Hampton was in Kingwood with my mom for a week, Hudson spent the days with ChaCha, Cam was on call, and Maria babysat while I slept off the bug. What a week!!!!

So we were all reunited yesterday, just in time for Mother's Day. I am not sure if the hardest part is behind us or not. Hogan can not run, jump, swim, or participate in any rough play for another week. Ummm, he has THREE brothers and our pool was finished this week!!

This picture was taken on day 10-still red but looking better!

The Three Little {Baylor} Bears

We celebrated the 3 Little bears 2nd birthday at the park. It was a gorgeous morning with family and friends. We had a 'beary' good time!

I love the next series of pictures because Hudson could be on a liquid diet. He had his first capri sun and was loving it!

Mama Bear, Papa Bear, and the Bear cubs

Bearly Behavin'-love the look on their faces

Papa Bear

Two Two Two Cute!!

I can not believe I am the mama of three TWO year olds!! They couldn't be any cuter!!. Lets start the update with Mr. Hampton since he was Baby A.

My sweet little hampy is still the smallest in stature, but you would not think so if you saw him eat. He LOVES to eat and says "eeeeeeat" or "nack" a lot. His favorite foods include oatmeal, all fruit, all carbs, taco meat, beans, and lara bars. He uses a spoon and fork with his left hand. We think he is going to be a lefty like Harper and Daddy. We recently discovered Mc Donalds. I am a CFA girl, but it just so happens that we are always passing MCDs. SO my car automatically pulls in after church on Sundays. As soon as we get in the drive-thru line, Hampton starts screaming "App-le/ Nack." I drive through and order apples every Monday when it is my turn to carpool. Hampton has a *little* temper when things don't go his way and the drive thru is longer than .2 seconds. We are working on this newly developed temper. He has also learned to have a temper tantrum and literally throw himself on the ground. Usually he falls straight backwards and hurts himself. We are praying he grows out of this soon!! This time last year Hampton had a reaction to strawberries and peanut butter. We have avoided these foods to the best of our ability for the last year. I took him to see an allergist last week to get the official test. It all came back negative!! Woohoo, I have introduced the foods this week and he had no reaction. So thankful that we don't have to be so careful. He still will not touch an egg or eat anything homemade with an egg in it. Very strange, but he is not allergic, maybe just intolerant.

Hampton has looked like a boxer for the last month. I grease up his face every morning with Aquafor in  hopes that his scratches can heal and he won't get any new cuts. Hampton is the biter in the family and in return, his brothers retaliate by going straight for his face...yep like cats. He looks so pitiful, but deserves 99% of the scratches. He is our scrappy/sneaky guy. Things are starting to look up because time out is being better enforced and he is learning to share. He is the best at giving a toy to someone and moving on to the next toy or activity. Hopefully the others will catch on to taking turns soon :)

Hampton loves to bounce in his bed, well actually they all like Hampton's crib. It has some serious springs. The crib broke last week, but we are hoping our rig job will last another few months! When I lay Hampton down for a nap, he usually bounces for a good 20-30 minutes before laying down. It is pretty hilarious to watch on a monitor. Recently he requested to sleep with a basketball, and he has now perfected sitting on the ball and bouncing in his bed...you just can't make this stuff up, ya'll!!

Hogan and Hampton

Moving on to Baby B....Mr. Hogan Allyn, my talker. He is the most advanced verbally out of the trio. He will repeat anything you say and he loves to talk while he plays. He has mastered I love you....oh melt my heart! After time out, he always says "I love you!" He obsessed with "E-MO", aka, Elmo. He requests Elmo every time we are in the car and each morning at breakfast. He sings the "la la-la la" part. We also ask him where people are and he says "I-no" for I don't know. It is so cute!! He calls Hampton and Hudson "Tee-Tee." Which Harper thinks is hilarious...5 year old humor. We call the boys Hampy, Hogie, and Huddy a lot so I am sure that is what he is trying to say.
He loves to pick up my phone and pretend to take a picture of himself while saying, "Cheese!" I guess I take a lot of pics.

Hogan is also very cuddly. He sleeps with 6 blankets and 2 lovies...no exaggeration. He carries them throughout the day as well. If he begins to cry, Hampton will go get Hogan's blanket and he immediately stops crying. He loves to be held after he wakes up in the morning and is very possessive with his mama. He also usually needs some snuggles during play time too. He crawls up in my lap and loves on me for a few minutes for no reason....love this!

He is still active although the others have caught up so I don't feel like he stands out as the most active anymore. He enjoys playing basketball and says "Two" when he scores. We loves to go outside and especially likes going to the park. Harper pulls the choo-choo and Hogan grins ear to ear. I have noticed that Hogan is more of the "Loner." He prefers to play  by himself while the other two play together. He is content doing is own thing.

Hogan will be having eye surgery to correct the muscles in his eyes on May 6th. The doctor is confident that this will straighten out his eyes. We are praying this is a one and done fix! He has discontinued his glasses and has not asked for them one single time. Which is strange because I thought they really helped him.

Our sweet baby C was Huddy Buddy, my independent and serious little dude. There are 50 shades of Huddy. He makes the greatest facial expressions, so you always know exactly how he feels. In fact, I got called out of BSF a few weeks back because they thought he had a seizure. It turns out he was pouting and had some mean mug shots! He has learned how to cut his eyes and frown. Oh dear, we are in trouble for the teenage years.

Hudson is obsessed with balloons. There is always at least one mylar balloon at our house, usually four! He is giddy when he has a balloon in his hand. His other favorite past time would be jumping on the couch or bouncing in Hampton's bed. He has some serious rhythm too!!

Hudson knows what he likes and what he doesn't like. If he doesn't like something, he immediately says "Bye Bye" until you take away the toy or whatever it is he dislikes. He strongly dislikes stuffed animals, he gets hysterical especially if they talk or sing. We sold several toys at our garage sale that he was terrified of. We did not even try Santa or the Easter Bunny this year!. He is also scared of animals, so that made for an interesting trip to the Montgomery County Fair.

Hudson is still the biggest in height. He doesn't eat as much as the others, but he makes up for it with milk. He LOVES "Nuk." Peanut butter and jelly sandwiches are a staple in our house, we eat them all the time...but not Hudson. He opens up the sandwich, drips is pointer finger in the jelly, and then licks his finger. He does this until every ounce of jelly is gone...Hogan (our human garbage disposer) gets the remains! We have started pulling the high chairs up to the kitchen table rather than having them eat on trays. They started to scream when we put them in their high chair. I think they are going to be like me and enjoy change.

These little guys are three of my biggest blessings. They have taught me so much about life. They have slowed me down and made me stop and enjoy the little moments in life. Our house if filled with laughter and we are truly blessed to be apart of this adventure. I could not imagine it any other way!

Happy 2nd Birthday Hampton, Hogan & Hudson!!!

TWO year STATS

Hampton                                         Hogan                                    Hudson
29 lb 2 oz                                       30 lb 7 oz                               30 lb 2 oz
33 1/2 inches                                  32 1/2 inches                          34 1/4 inches
Head 20 inches (90%+)                20 inches (90%+)                    20 inches (90%+)