Well.....yesterday was a real downer. I got a call from Keith and instead of him coming home around my birthday (Sept 3rd) he is now having to wait until Oct 17th. I think I cried all day yesterday. I just wasn't expecting that. I was ready to go home, get settled and see him!!! Now I have to wait another 2 1/2 months! When he gets home...he will have been away 7 months of poor Kenna's 22 months...and Konner's 9 months. Such is life I suppose....I know others have longer.....but it doesn't make it any easier. I am still going home at the same time.....which is good and bad. It is kind of lonely at home....everyone is always doing their own thing.

Well enough boo-hooing for me....but on a lighter note...everyone is well. So that is good. Our dogs have stopped being sick according to their babysitters...so that is good too. That is all for now...I am off to spend some time with my brother!!

Well , Konner has started to pull to his hands and knees and rock back and forth! So.....he is getting closer to crawling. He still isn't sitting on his own....so that tells me he is more interested in moving than sitting. Not surprising. Kenna is good also. She and I just ended a round of the stomach flu last week. NOT fun. My neice, nephew and brother also got it. Right now....Konner either has allergies and because of the congestion has thrown up a few times, or he now has the virus also. I am praying it is not the stomach flu! UGH!! I want to sleep one of these days. I was crying from exhaustion the other day, thinking how I haven't slept in about 3 years. I got pregnant with Kenna (no sleep), had Kenna (no sleep), golt pregnant with Konner (no sleep) and then had Konner (no sleep). That equals a whole lot of NO sleep. Such is life I suppose. We will survive!!

Konner is 6 months old!!

Konner turned 6 months old yesterday....hard to believe is 1/2 a year old! I also can't believe Kenna is almost three months away from 2. Insane! Keith is doing well and we talk to him every day. He is very tired though...poor guy. He is going to have to come home in order to rest...imagine that! This is Konner after eating his cereal......you see how much he likes it! haha! Also the other picture is Konner after his cousin Jade got ahold of him and put necklaces and Kenna's PINK shoes on him!! Por guy!

Kenna relaxing with a good book...

the crazy swing!!

Kenna and her 4 yr old cousin Jade wrestling!!

Jade, Kenna and Wade "drinking" their ice cream in the hot TX heat

What a sweet pair of kids.....

Here is a picture of Kenna is the crazy swing at gymnastics. There are little kids that have been going there for months and even a year and they won't get in it. Kenna went in it the first day! She loved it!!



I am finally trying to do a few things for myself. It has been hard to think of myself since the kids have been born. I tend to be an all or nothing type of gal.....so I have been giving the kids my ALL. So....I was urged by family members to start taking some time for myself. Well I got my hair highlighted this weekend and went to my first appointment to get my teeth whitened. I go this week to pick up the trays and gel. So.....I have at least started.



Well....that is all for now. I need to get in bed since the kids have both finally fallen asleep.

Here is a pic from our recent visit with Great Granddad, Konner and a pic at the park with a playgroup I am in. Things are good here in TX and going alot faster than if we were at home alone...I can assure you of that!! Konner has started solids and is now rolling over both ways. Yeah Konner! Kenna is talking up a storm....my favorite recent saying is either "Binkie where are you (where are you is all one word)" or "See ya Momma!" or "Whoa dude!" Kenna has been in gymnastics and it has been fun. We have been going to the pool, park, shopping...you name it. I have been going to a women's bible study on Wednesday mornings and that has been great too! I went to my first movie in 6 months today....Harry Potter. It was good!

I thought Kenna looked cute before church and had to take a pic.....then

I had to take a pic of Konner this morning so he wouldn't feel left out!!

Sorry guys!!

I finally fixed the problem on my blog for good! Yeah! Well.....Keith has been gone for 3 weeks now....for those of you who don't know....Keith is in Iraq. YUCK! We are leaving for home in another 3 weeks. My mom is flying here and then we are driving....I am a little nervous about driving with an 18month old and 4 month old....all the way to TX!! Should be interesting...my mom is a brave woman.

We have been keeping busy in hope that the time will pass faster. I tell you what...I do not envy single parents. This is a lot of work!! There is never any down time.....except when I am TRYING to sleep. Heavy on the trying.

I talk to Keith every morning...and he is doing well. I try to keep him informed on the kids....I am not sure who has the harder job right now...him or me?? He has free access to all the latest movies at the theatre, pools, gyms, yummy food (Even a seafood night on Thursdays with lobster and crab legs).....and he gets uninterrupted sleep (after you get used to planes taking off constantly. So......I guess you can decide who has it harder! haha! I wouldn't like the heat....and of course the biggie....not seeing the kiddos for 5 months. I can't even imagine....especially since I haven't been away from both kids in 4 months longer than 30 minutes.

Well...that is about it for now. I will update more often now that I figured this thing out!!

Stinkin blog!

Sorry its been a while....the blog keeps being finicky!! Not much going on except preparing for Keith to deploy. YUCK!! He leaves in two weeks....and I am really trying not to think about it. I don't like the idea of being a single parent for 4 1/2- 6 months. Not my idea of fun!! Poor Keith is gonna miss the kids big time.....glad its not me!! I haven't been away from Kenna for more than 16 hours! And not more than 3 hours from Konner! (not is not gonna get better until he stops needing me as a food source......he is not taking a bottle!) UGH!! Here are some recent pics of the kiddos.

In other news, Keith turned 30 last week, Konner had his 2 month check up and is 15 lbs and 10 weeks old, Kenna is 29 lbs and 17 months old, and I am 30 and .....just kidding....I wouldn't dare divulge that information!! haha!

Today it is snowing and it is only 4 days until Easter!! That is crazy...what is up with the weather!!!???

It's been a while since I have written....sorry guys!~ I have had computer problems....and whole bunch of other stuff going on. To start.....when we were in the hospital....we were told we had to move.....so that was exciting (yah right!) Then we found out Keith would be going out of twon for to weeks starting last Thursday and then would be deploying for 5 months in April! YEAH!! So....we have been moving the past week and a half.....we are in....and my mom left today. I am fighting to not sink into depression with Keith and my mom gone....and me here all by my lonesome. I am very thankful my mom was able to come though.....we wouldn't have survived without her. Here are some pics we have taken over the past two weeks.

It's a BOY!!!

Well Konner is here! I was expecting him to be here so soon....but it is a good thing. I went in for a normal checkup on Tuesday afternoon and didn't go home until yesterday!! Needless to say, I went to my Dr appointment and my blood pressure was too high and they wouldn't let me go. That being on top of the fact that Konner was measuring large....led them to admit me into the hospital. Soo.....after some rushing around, packing etc.....Keith finally got Kenna dropped off and joined me at the hospital. After 9 hours of labor and 3 weeks EARLY, Konner was born at 5:13am on Jan 17th. He weighed in at 11lbs 8.9 ozs and 22 & 1/2 inches long!! Big boy!! My Doctor said that was the biggest baby he had ever delivered naturally and not by c-section in his 28 years of practice. Nice!! Just the record I was looking to break!! He is healthy besides losing a little too much weight in the first two days (I think due to his circumcision....who would want to eat after that!) and then he is slightly jaundice so they have him on the light blanket (the Wallaby3). So....we have to go back again on Monday and have his billyrueben levels checked. (sp?) Otherwise we are all doing good. Kenna is fascinated with him and wants to touch him a lot. Well...I need to go but wanted to update ya'll!

Well today I had another Dr appointment and all went well. I did test positive for Group B Strep...which is no big deal. They will just have to give me antibiotics in an IV when I go into labor. The strep occurs in 20-30% of pregnant women....so it is pretty common.

Kenna went to our friend Tanya's house while I went to the Dr. She watched Kenna and she played with her son Andrew. He is 4 months older than Kenna....but they played well together! They had fun from what I saw.....even when he got a kick out of pushing her down for a reaction!! Luckily Kenna just looked at him like "what was that for?" But it went really well....thank goodness!!

I turn 37 weeks pregnant this weekend....so I am sure the Dr will want to come up with a plan on Tuesday. We'll see!!

Just thought I would show a picture of Kenna enjoying her Christmas present from mommy and daddy. She likes it...and so do I until she tried to stand on it and rock (on a hard wood floor). I am afraid she is going to put me into labor....I can't count the number of times she has almost bit the dust big time just this week!! The picture of her and Kassie has a rug burn on it.....as she was in a Little Tykes police car and proceeded to get out the wrong side, which flipped the whole thing over and sent her skidding on the carpet. Tonight she rolled around and ripped the scab off, made it 2x worse and now looks like we has been in a boxing championship!!! Let's hope our son will be the subdued one!!!!

we are home!!!!

Well....we got home safe and sound...and I wasn't kidding when I said it would be a mircacle to get all of our stuff home! We almost were charged an extra $50 for over weight bags....but after a little switching around...we got all the bags to 50lbs. UGH!! This morning Kenna got her cast off....which was pretty quick and painless....although she didn't initially think so. The technician said she did a really good job...and she did. She is already walking on it.....but still walks like she has a cast on for now. Poor thing. She got her first real bath in 4 weeks tonight and that was nice.

After her Dr appointment today, I had my ultrasound. It went well...Konnor looked good....but he is looking big. The Dr said his body is measuring 39 weeks right now, and his head is 41 weeks! UGH!! Sooo....he looked really nervous when we was going over the numbers. He said alot of Drs would go ahead and do a C-section in two weeks.....because they don't want the baby to get stuck....but her wasn't there yet since I had given birth to a 10 & 1/2 lb baby on the first try with relatively no trouble. So.....I now have to see him twice a week until the big day, get stress tests every week....and try to keep him in 2 more weeks. At that time they said they would do an amnio (which if that is what I think it is...it doesn't sound fun) to determine if his lungs are mature enough. If they are....then it look like he will be coming out sooner rather than later. So much for that 4 Feb due date!! Looks like we are gonna have a January baby. He said if we went 5 weeks until his due date....he would be bigger than Kenna! Imagine that!

Well that is the latest on our end. No pic today....I have barely had time to write this!! I will check in later!!