Easter

As I type this, I must tell you, ALL of my children are taking a nap at the same time.  Hold your applause please.  The house is quiet and I'm not sure how long this will last so on to some Easter pics!!  Hayes was on the tail end of a little bug he caught from his first week at daycare so we stayed home and Matt took Trenton and Trevor to church early Sunday morning.

And just because I bragged about it, I hear Trevor on the monitor talking.  But I can't be mad at him....look at that face in this pic! hehe

Trevor wore his necklace he made at chruch all day.

This is how Hayes felt about wearing his Easter outfit. That reminds me...gotta re do the 2 mo photo!

On the hunt!!

Trevor got a little help from MiMi.

Opening the goods.  Trevor was so cute, he wasn't really into hunting the eggs but he was very interested in eating what was inside! Trenton was into both things of course. 

So thankful for these sweet boys and thankful Jesus came ALIVE on Easter!  Trenton seemed pretty interested in the story of Easter this year.  Can't wait for Trevor and Hayes to understand one day too.

Trenton starts his tball games next week so pics to come!!

So Inviting Sluggers!!

Trenton had his 1st tball practice this week!!  He is on a team with some of his buddies, Cole, Crawford, and Will.  I can't wait to see these lil sluggers in action!

Trevor the big brother

Here are some pics of Trev this morning.  He is taking the big brother thing much better than I thought.  Actually, he has no idea what to think.  I'm sure one day he and Hayes will be buds!

Check out the spot on his forehead.  He was running outside last weekend and fell, somehow the forehead caught his fall and he skinned it!  Poor baby.

Hayes 1 Month and Friends/Fam

Hayes is actually 6  1/2 weeks old now.  Hard to keep up with pics and blogging.  He is growing like a weed and is between 11-12 lbs already.  I think he's going to be the biggest boy.  VERY long.  Wearing 3mo in most brands and pants already too short.  His "newborn look" is changing and he is looking at me now and smiling :)

He can now see the toys on his floor gym and will stay content for a few min. looking at them (or the tv).

Here we are ready to head to Target!!  It's our second home these days.

This weekend my sis, Michelle and her fam came to town.  Also, the Bohannan's came for a little Spring Break trip!  We were so glad to get the spend the day playing with them on Sat.  Trenton loves playing with Laci and Megan and little Brynn is just a doll. 

Cousin Reagan swinging away!!

Trev Bug

Laci holding Hayes.  I couldn't believe how grown up she has become!  Seems like just A FEW years ago that I held little Lace in the hospital.

Future Mommy club. All blue eyed babes!

Trevor picked Byrnn up for their first date. 

It did not end well.  Trevor has sharing issues. :)

Can't leave Tyler and Trenton out!  The jeep never gets old for these boys!

My big babies

Well, life is about as crazy as I thought it would be with 3 kiddos.  The hardest part is I don't really get out with all 3 that much, and I when I do...I usually regret it.  Trevor (middle man) is too little to handle along with a newborn in a carseat.  Trenton helps as much as a 4 yo can by trying to hold his hand in parking lots but you can only put so much trust in your 4 yo to keep your 20 mo. old safe (if ya know whatta mean).  So far, we have braved Target (good trip), Chuck E Cheese (good trip until time to go), and Once Upon A Child (nightmare).  I know I just gotta give it time!!!

Here are some pics of T and T...thank goodness they play well together.  I don't know if I could handle fighting right now..

Trev "climbing" up the stairs into the house.  The big boys have free reign outside while I'm doing something with the baby.

Ham Bone

Best big bro ever....who is clearly picking out his own clothes to wear...Merry Christmas everyone.

Trevor has a need to BE ON someone most of the time.  Since it can't be mine all the time now...it's big brother.  This is how he likes to watch cartoons.  So cute!

Trenton's face cracks me up!

Our 1st Two Weeks

Well, today is the day....I have all 3 kids by myself.  That will probably deserve another post sometime... here are some more pics of my babies (sorry Trenton, you don't sit still long enough for me).  I'll include him later :)

Laid out!!

After a head wash

While my mom was here, she knitted everyone a hat.  Here is Hayes sportin a "Rena" special. :)

Look at that face....trouble.  Trev has had a bit of freedom lately (lack of discipline really).  How can you get mad at a 19 mo. old when I'm the one who entrusted him with a box of crackers. 

Trevor loves all of Hayes' baby things.  He is in the nap nanny most of the time.  This fuzzy bear is antoher fav!

Say a prayer for me today!!

More Hayes love

Well, we got the first week under our belts.  After 1 week, I'm pretty much "recovered" from surgery and feeling like myself again.  I can see ankle bones and veins in my feet and hands again.  Huge deal, I know.  I won't tell you how much water weight I've lost....it's pretty alarming.

The "big boys" are doing great.  They have reached a new level of "play".  WRESTLING!!! Pretty funny for the most part but with lots of laughing comes more boo boos.  Trenton forgets that Trevor is just 19 months and is not as sturdy as him.  The all time favortie...sitting on each other's heads and bouncing.
Here are a few more pics of Hayes with family...

 My sister Michelle.  Who was a huge help all weekend.  She grocery shopped, helped with T and T, and stayed the 2nd night in the hospital with me.  And of course, loved on some Hayes.

Another sister/lifesaver...Rachel.  She spent most of her time in the hospital with me and Hayes.  Stayed the first night with me (my hubs is not a deadbeat....I MADE him stay home and help with the other kids for bedtime/morning....Trev loves him some daddy).  Set her alarm on her phone every 4 hours to make sure I got percocet.  Now that's love my friends. 

Another great sister and newphew.  Aunt Tam and cous Cam.  Cam is totally pumped about another boy in the fam I'm sure! 

And last but not least....Jennifer and her family.  They made the trip from Conway for the weeknd.  I hope things don't get too confusing for them....Jon has a sister with a boy named Hayes.  2 nephews with the same name!  Will is a few months older than Trev and is just precious.  He will be 2 in a few weeks!!   Wow time flies!

So this week I'm by myself...But T & T are at preschool MTW.  We have snow today and I'm getting SO much done with just ONE kid!!  Wow....what a difference.  Plus, he sleeps away 95% of the day.  I'm going to hold him and do nothing as much as possible.  I'm learning that these days are defintaly coming to an end WAY too soon! 

Hayes is here!

Well, this post is a little late...Hayes has been here almost a week now.  He was born 1 day earlier than "planned" (scheduled c section).  My body actually tried to have a baby on its own!!  Miracle, I know.  We went to bed last Wed. night and I was pretty sure I was having contractions.  I never had ANY with the other 2 boys so I wasn't really sure.  Trevor was sick with fever and snot so I got 1 hour of sleep from 9:30-10:30 before he woke up and needed me.  We were up til about 1:00am.  The whole time I was having contractions about every 10 min.  All I could think was I'm going to have a baby and I'm still up and rocking with another baby!!  Matt finally got him to sleep a little after 1:00.  I got up to go to bathroom (for the umpteenth time) and my water broke!!   I broke the news to Matt (who had not gotten any sleep either) and we showered and called Gigi.  She came over to stay with boys while we headed to the hospital.  They confirmed that my water did break and said "well lets have a baby!".  So my plan didn't go according to plan.  No last min. hair and nail appt for me!!  Slightly devevastating for a few min but I got over it! :)  Hayes has been super easy (aren't all newborns easy?  once you have toddlers you will realize this).  He sleeps/eats/poops...repeat.

He weighed 7 lbs. 13 oz and was 21 inches long.  At his 5 day appt. he was 7lb 6 oz.  Should be back up to birth weight by 2 weeks.  Very healthy sweet  boy.

 This picture cracks me up.  This is really how excited Trenton is.  He is such a great big brother already, now he gets to show off his skills again!

Disregard the cheeto face...This pic was taken several hours after we were home.  Trev didnt' make it to the hospital because he was sick and I didn't think he would do ok.  He is a MAMA's boy and if he saw me he would want to be ON me (which he couldn't).  So far-so good.  He doesn't mind at all when I'm holding and feeding Hayes.  He kind of more or less ignores him (which is ok with me).  He smiles when he sees him and that's all I can ask for.

I leave you with one of my favortie pictures ever!  This ACTUALLY happened FOR REAL on Sunday night when all the company left.  All 3 boys SACKED OUT!!!  That will never happen again..

Clippers Basketball

Today ended the season for Trenton's 1st basketball team, the Clippers.  It was entertaining to say the least!  Trenton really tried hard this last game to get the ball and either pass it to someone or shoot it.  He got the ball, ran to the the opponents basket....stopped when everyone yelled at him, dribbled towards his basket and passed the ball to his teammate!  He was so excited he came over the the bleachers and told me all about it (like I wasn't watching).

Dribbling and looking at the camera....impressive I must say!

Trenton and Jackson getting ready for name announcement at the beginning of the game.

The starting lineup!

Jackson trying to decide whether or not he's going to go out on the court.  I begged and begged so I could get his picture.....it took a while, but........

HE DID IT!!  Coach Sean putting on his armband.  Trenton providing entertainment.  The coach agreed with me that Trenton would probably love to be the mascot one day. :)

And that's all my blog will let me upload.....so frustrating! 

We are so proud of all the boys and how far everyone came during the season.  HUGE difference between today's game and the 1st game.    Can't wait to do it again!  Next up, karate!

On another note....I am ready to pop.  5 more days until Hayes makes his arrival.  We are so ready and excited to meet him.  I have a feeling he's going to be bigger than his brothers were.  We'll see I guess....

Update

I haven't blogged in a while for a couple of reasons.  #1-When my kids don't need need me (naptime/bedtime) I choose to do other things.....like sleep/clean/laundry.  If Trevor sees me on the computer he freaks out and wants to push the buttons so that really limits my time on here.   And reason #2-My pics won't stinking upload (I'm not frustrated about this at all).  It takes 30 min for just 2 or 3 to upload, then the others NEVER do so I have to cancel the whole upload.  If anyone can help me with this that would be GREAT. 

Christmas was great of course.  Trenton is at such a fun age.  Trevor got pretty excited about a few things then moved on to the next one.  We are early birds around here (not by parents choice) so we were DONE with presents by 7:00.  I hope to look back at this blog one day and laugh at that sentence.  Oh I hope how I can laugh......  We went to church ( I love Christmas on Sunday!) and then just came home and played with new games/toys. 

Trevor is 18 months and becoming such a big boy.  He is communicating some (which is such a huge help at this age).  A simple "no" or "yeah!!" helps me figure him out.  He repeats a lot of words and says a few on his own.  His favorite thing in this world is bananas.  I can't keep them stocked.  He wakes up and says "nana" until you deliver.  I hope you can't OD on potassium (we already have if it's possible).  When we go through sonic-he knows he's getting another banana.  McDonalds has also brainwashed him.....he points and screams when he sees the golden arches.  He's a fan of their pancakes.

Trenton is keeping us on our toes as well.  He keeps us laughing (and yelling) everyday.  His latest quote "Darth Vader isn't bad, he just has bad plans."  Great...he can defend villians.  Future lawyer?  Lets hope not...no offense anyone. 

Baby Hayes is coming Feb 3 2012 (9:00am to be exact).  He moves all the time which mostly makes me smile but sometimes makes me say "Ow!"  In his free time he enjoys tapdancing on my bladder and hiccuping.    All my boys had hiccups several times a day.  He doesn't have a room yet but there are plans for one.  I have bedding and supplies stashed anywhere I can fit them in random closets.  As long as I have diapers when he comes home I'll be fine (funny how things change!). 

Hopefully I'll figure out the pic thing soon.   Happy new year!!

Fall and Walking

 Trevor has been walking really good for about 3-4 weeks now.  Haven't done an offical post on it yet.  It was nice not having to chase a clumsy toddler around for awhile but I must say, it was actually getting harder with him crawling for so long.  16 months!!!!  He is much more independent now and this preggo mamma doesn't have to carry him so much.  We are trying to "train" him before Hayes gets here. 

 We have been spending as much time outside as possible.  The weather has been awesome and we are going to take advantage of every min. we can.  I know what happens around here in Jan. and Feb. and I'm not looking forward to being cooped up with 3 kids.

 Trenton the monkey...Matt and I planted this maple in our backyard 8 years ago.  It's getting huge!  Good climbing tree for all the boys around here.

 So I don't know how to move pictures on my blog (pathetic).  I had to add one more of Trev walking...so stinking cute.  The boys spent a few hours outside last week playing in the leaves (darn maple).  I forgot how entertaining nature could be.  The next pic is Trevor bundled up and ready for our 1 mile fun run (slight jog/mostly walk for me!).  My sis Michelle signed us all up for the 1 mile so she could do the 5k.  She is a champ...running a 5K somewhere every stinking weekend.  40 mph wind that day.  I ended up zipping Trev up in his buggy!

After the race....still full of energy.  Nothing slows down kids. 

Baby Hayes update.  I have a little over 2 months to go.  I will sched. my csection in a few weeks.  Feeling pretty good.....I guess.  That wasn't very convincing I know.  I don't know if I'm really that "tired" but just feeling "lazy".  I don't feel like doing anything.  The thought of decorating my house for Christmas makes me moan...how sad is that?  I am not really stressing that we have done nothing to prepare our house for him.  We will be converting our playroom into Trenton's bedroom and I don't want to give up that room until I absolutley need to.  I am planning on getting to work during my maternity leave (while the other 2 are at school).  Funny how much changes with every baby.  Can't wait to see what he looks like and have him here with us.  I think he's going to be a "crazy haysie".  Don't want to label him too early but by the way he moves constantly I have a feeling he might not be as laid back as Trev.