My daughter isn't growing!

So I took Addie to the Doctor yesterday and found out that in the last three months she has not even gained an ounce. I have a 14 lb 10 month old. The only advice I was really given was to feed her more. SO, I am feeding her every two hours, which is exhausting. I'm a little worried but I think that's the devil becuase I was totally okay with it when the doctor told me. I just knew some things had to change and we have to get her back on track. So my tiny daughter that isn't even on the growth chart anymore will hopefully begin to pack on the pounds!!

It's Official

Aaron Walked!! I'm so excited and proud of him! Here are some pictures from the event!

My husband is offically out of school for Funeral Directing. I think his plans are to go back to be a Embalmer in about 6 months. He takes the Board on June 5th!

Our Whole Clan:

Aaron and His Boss:

The Family:

Aaron Graduates!!!

Well, He did it!! My husband is officially a College graduate!! He walks on Friday! I'm so proud of him and excited for all that is to come! God is so good and I feel like such a blessed woman. The air in my house is different! Less Stress, More Peace, No Worry!! I'm so thankful to have a man that works so hard to provide for his family, even at 24.

Thank you to all of those that prayed for him! I really appreciate my friends and family!

Addie and Her TuTu!!

Addie and her sweet TuTu that I made! I think I want to take some more pictures soon!! It is so cute! The first one is just for laughs but the others are so sweet! I love this little girl so much!!

ADDIE!!! and Aaron School update!

So, My precious Addie...she had been crying for a little bit before I went and got her out of her bed this morning, I walked in her room to find her completely standing up in her crib. She isn't pulling up on anything else in the house, so I thought I still had a little bit. But there she was, screaming and standing. Also, she is pushing through her first tooth on the bottom right. She has been fussy lately but I thought it was just due to a little virus, but nope. I felt it, her first tooth!! I"m so excited! As soon as I can I will post pictures of her doing these fun things and her cute teeth! SHe is crawling and she is super fast, I can't keep up with her, she is still army crawling but is definatley more effecient in doing so. I never really had this with Cade so pray for me as I learn all about what it means to not only have a crawling child, but one that also puts EVERYTHING in her mouth!

Okay, now on to my lovely Husband Aaron. He has to take several tests this week and if he fails even one test, all of his schooling is for nothing. He can't even retake the one class, he has to start school completely over again (which he won't) and all the money, time, and stress that has gone into this rediculousness we call school will be for nothing, not to mention that in this economy he will also be looking for a job. The job he currently has only continues if he gets through school. So please be praying for him this week! Pray for the provision of our family. I know that he has been studying, so pray that God brings the things he needs to know back to his memory! Thank you!

Aaron and School

Well, Lets just say, they don't mix. It took him longer to get through High School, but mostly becuase I think he just didn't care. And now longer to get through college. I don't really care, I'm just proud of him for working and supporting his family alone, and then on top of that going to school full time and passing (for the most part).

Aaron is highly intellegent. I have never met someone that can figure out things the way he does. He definately thinks differently, but he can figure things out that even someone we might consider to be really smart can't. The problem is that he just doesn't do well in school. Aaron has embalmed before becuase he used to have provisional licenses to do so, and is admittedly by other funeral directors, one of the best embalmers they have ever seen, yet he can't make it through the schooling that you are supposed to have to do that. Why? becuase it's not hands on doing. That is how Aaron learns the best. They have to take much of the same classes that any other degree requires. English, Math, Accounting, Small Business Management, Anatomy, Psychology, etc. I want to help him so bad but there is really nothing I can do for him. He is passing all his classes but one (grief psychology) in which his teacher, by Aaron's admission, doesn't really teach.

He has finals this week, and then the next two weeks (i guess) he has "comps" which is where he takes tests on everything he ever learned in this school, however some of it he went through years ago. He is scared, and stressed. He feels like he isn't going to make it. Becuase he works at a funeral home at the present time, his job is contingent on him passing school. He just got this job back and I really feel like it was the provision of the Lord. I know that Aaron can do it, but he doesn't, and he keeps speaking it in to being that he isn't going to make it. I have tried to talk to him, but I just don't think he really understands what I'm saying, or that that is really true. Please keep Aaron in your prayers these next two weeks as he finishes school. I'm really so proud of him that he has made it this far, and I just want him to get the boost of confidence that he needs to beleive in himself, and lean on the Lord.

Thanks!

POOP!!! AGHHH!!

It's amazing how something THAT cute could poop so much!! My kids have been sick lately which has lead to Mr. Cade having diarrhea. Yesterday morning Cade came into my room as he does every morning, but before I put him up in the bed I realize he had pooped in his pants, regular poop mind you, and I didn't think too much about it since I had given him prune juice the night before I thought he must have just done it in his sleep and I changed him, no big deal right?
I ran into the tanning place yesterday and Peter sat in the car with my kids. By the time I came out Cade had pooped in his pants. I explained to him it's okay, You tried to tell me, don't worry about it. I preceeded to drive straight home so I could clean him up. On the way home he starts screaming.."I have to poo poo I have to poo poo, It's coming out!!" I can't help but laugh... but tell him it's okay, do what you have to do, but try and hold it we are almost home. and he just keeps saying "it's coming out". So As soon as I get to the house, I can see yes, it is coming out, the back of his shorts. So I run him into the bathroom where he goes MORE... alot MORE!! I get him all cleaned up and throw his underware away, because I was so not cleaning that. And put clean underware on him.
The rest of the day is pretty normal, but by this time I have realized he is sick, at least in that way. He goes potty the rest of the day all is well. At 1:22am this morning Cade comes running in my room screaming,"I poo poo everywhere". I could tell he was upset and assured him it was okay. I take him in the bathroom, oh yes, it's everywhere. I clean him up, of course trying to be as quiet as possible, since Addie is sleeping, get everything all cleaned up but explain to him Mommy will be putting a pull up on him because I don't want to clean up anymore poop! I then go in his room. OH MY!!! Needless to say the sheets as well as the pillowcases (not sure how that happened since it wasn't even on his shirt) had to be changed, do I need to remind you this is all at one thirty in the morning?
I am reminded today, how nice it is to have a child that is potty trained, but the irony of it all, I was taught by the potty trained child. And I should have just washed the first pair of undies... In the long run I cleaned up so much more poop later.

SO that's my mommy story!!
Anyone else have a rediculous poop story?