Parker's ISR Video

Miss. Madison Paige Feagans

It seems that I hardly ever post photos of Miss. Madison....so here she is!

BELOW: Madison about 1 year old ;)

BELOW: Madison about 2 months old.

Below:Madison and Uncle Bruce (6 months old)

Below: Madison 8 months old.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

Happy Birthday President Lincoln!

E is for EXCELLENT

Since I was awarded the EXCELLENT award, I have to give it to others...

SO...I am giving mine to Michelle, Kendrick's wife....(you know who you are). She is an excellent mom and if I need to talk I know she is there.....this award also comes with a challenge to her....she will be leaving her part time job in April (I think)...so I am challenging her to
START A BLOG!!!

ALSO...Mrs. L gave an award to Rachel but I must back that award....Rachel has talked me through some difficult issues only a friend could help me get through...Thanks Rachel....you are AWESOME!!! and so is Lala and I guess JD too!!!

Friday...YEAH!

So I was given an award from Mrs. L over at My Memory Keepsake....she gave me the Excellent award! Thanks Em! And thanks for fixing my blog problem! Em helped me fix a horrible flashing header on my blog...but as you can see we got it fixed with the wonderful photo that is there now for Valentines Day!

Snap Shots....of the kids of course!

I think he is trying to give his sister a kiss!

HOME SICK HOME

What an eventful weekend....
Friday: Missy (my neighbor) and I left around 12:00 to go scrapbookin' for the weekend. We got to Carlyle Lake around 2:3o after all of our necessary stops! When we got there we unloaded our stuff and went to cutting, taping, sticking, ohhing and ahhhing over photos that I haden't seen in a long time!! I stayed up ALL night....I think it was around 8:30 am on Saturday that I finally went to bed...but was woken up shortly after by others in our cabin....I WILL BE STAYING IN A HOTEL NEXT YEAR....

So I got up took a shower and went back at it...I was up until about 11:00 that night and then I had to call it quits!

I was tired today but I got a lot done. I made a little 6x6 scrapbook for M. It was of photos of M and Ceazar. She was excited to have them all in a book just for her! I also finished our 2005 family album! Each one of my kids have an ABC album. So I was able to work on Parker's album and get it almost finished....just a few more photos!



When I came home it turns out that D had been sick nearly the whole weekend. I have a feeling it is the flu...the sore throat, cough and fever one.....

I just hope the kids don't get it. M has not missed one day of school so far...and I don't think she wants to miss any...don't worry I will keep her home if she gets sick....I am not a crazy parent like some out there!

And the boys will be starting the Infant Swimming Resource (ISR) program on Tuesday! I am so excited!!

I have been holding out on you guys also....after A LOT of praying I decided to apply to be an instructor for the program. I have submitted my resume, letter of intent and a questionnaire; all which were required for the program. I have an interview tomorrow evening at 6:30 CST. I feel like I have butterflies in my belly and I am so excited about the possibilities that this will provide for our community, my family and ME! If you are unfamiliar with the ISR program watch the video below for an idea of what I will be teaching!

He Came and He Left....

but when he left he forgot something....

A LOT of something. White. Fluffy. Cold. Soft. FUN!

We will be playing out it in today....

but these photos are from our back yard!

Last but not least...L-Train is walking away from things when he needs to get something. I guess now he will be leaving the babies room at church and going to the 1's....this makes me sad...

FYI: I will be out this weekend...I am scrapbookin ALL weekend. We are leaving today around 12:00 and I will return Sunday just in time for a baby shower and then the SUPERBOWL!!! GO TEAMS....because I don't know who is playing :)

Old Man Winter

Old Man Winter is back in town! P came to me first thing when the fluffy flakes started to fall from the sky....

P-Mommy, Please P go out and play in the snnnnoooowwww! Please!!!

Me- P you can go out side when the snow covers the ground ( I am not sure if he knows what that means)

P- (Disappointed) oookkkk, play with my trucks....

P & L-Train's swing looks so lonley out in the snow:

P & Eddie

P got Eddie for Christmas 2 years ago. Never did I think P would want to "hang out" with Eddie the way he does. They are so cute together....watching movies, digging in the dirt, swinging, or just taking sissy to school! They are two peas in a pod!

BTW: Yes my son is sleeping is a doll house bed....he loves that he can put his cars and trucks in the window part. You can't see the window part but I am sure it has his Thomas the Train flash light, Lightening McQueen car and Mater in there!

The BIG 30 :)

That is right....my husband is the big 30!! Here are a couple of photos of him through the years for your viewing pleasure!

Some Photo and Update on Ceazar

The spot that had 6-7 stitches.

Belle

As you can see he is looking better every day!

Today I was able to get some pretty good photos of P's face since the bite (a week ago tomorrow). He is looking and feeling much better!

As for an update on the family...D will be training the BiG 30 on Wednesday! As of right now I don't think he is making much of a fuss about it...

I have been working on my new sewing machine that I got for Christmas! I have made one "rag" quilt for a baby shower that I have to go to on Sunday! I am going out of town next weekend (by myself) to go scrap booking ALL weekend! I went last year and had a BLAST!

M is busy with school and doing great! She is also in swimming lessons and dance! Watch week is next week so I will try to remember my camera and take some photos!

P is P...what can I say...His school starts in April...we will see how many melt downs he has with this semester!

L is a momma's boy...that is all I have to say about that!!

Ceazar will be going to his new home today! I am very excited about the new family that will be taking him. Like I said before there will be a little girl, a little boy, a mom, a dad and another dog for him to play with! Comet is the other dogs name. We look forward to having many playdates with Ceazar's new family!

Swollen Eyes

You might think I am talking about P...however I am talking about me. I have been crying and crying and crying.....I could go on and on about the amount of crying I have done yesterday and today.

Finding a new home for a dog you really want is not easy. As a matter of fact it is filled with highs and lows, tears and tissues that (in my case) have lead to a headache.

I have been in contact with a woman, B, is what we will call her. She has a way with words...words that are so kind and comforting to my heart. I am pretty sure we will be going tomorrow to check out her home and see what M thinks of it. I have to talk to D tonight and M tomorrow and see if this is what we are on board for. I wish I could post B's emails that she has sent to me about our situation. She has been where we are and is giving me both sides of the road.

If all goes well, we will be taking Ceazar to meet his new family on Friday. They can all test the waters for the weekend and see if it is going to work.

B's Family is a mom, a dad, a brother and a sister. They also have a golden retriever. Their golden is about 7 years old (I think). She (Comet) is older but they want her to have a friend before she passes on.

I know prayer is powerful and that God works in mysterious ways...even though P had to suffer from a dog bite he acts as if nothing has happened. Ceazar must be needed in someone else's life...we will never know HIS plan and no where in the bible does it say it will be easy but Thank God for this family.

That is all for now...gotta go before more tears start to fall ;)

Plastics

Just wanted to update you guys on P-Man's appointment with Dr. Pollack at St. John's Mercy Health Center. First off I want to start by saying I will never go to another plastics guy/girl ever....the last one we went to was well...in it for the money...TOTALLY....



Dr. Pollack sees a lot of burn until children. The other plastics guy we saw (back when P-Man got stitches in his tongue) was a tummy tuck/breast implants guy....not that they didn't study the same stuff...but this guy was much more child friendly :)



So he said that P was going to recover just fine and that the rest of the stitches will fall out in 3-4 days. After that we need to put lotion with Vitamin E in it on the wound. Then he said to help prevent scaring or to reduce the amount of scaring to keep sunblock on it and keep a hat on his head! P likes to wear hats so that should not be a problem!

Ceazar Update:

We do have a couple of families that we are in contact with about him. Please pray that we will find the best fit possible for all people involved!

Family Update

I have never met a kid as strong as P-Man. I remember about a year ago when Poor P-Man was in the ER for falling in the bath tub and getting stitches in his tongue. Within 12 hours he was jumping on the couch just as he was Saturday night. I was on the phone with Missy our neighbor and P-Man wanted to talk to her....she asked him what he was doing and he said "jumping on couch and mom"...and that is exactly what he was doing....jumping on the couch. I wanted to update you all with some photos of him and M.

This is M and Ceazar before Daddy and M took him to Hallie's Vet Clinic.

She was crying and very sad.

Taken Saturday Afternoon. You can see the swelling.

This was taken today. The swelling is still there but it is getting better.

Words Don't Express....

how it is that I am feeling at this moment. This morning we all got up just as it would have been a typical Saturday morning.

BACK UP: When P is around and Ceazar is eating he always plays with Ceazar. Ceazar does not care for it what so ever and will growl at him to get him to stop.

TODAY: P was playing with Ceazar after he fed him and Ceazar had enough of it and bit him in the face. I knew it was bad because of the ear piercing scream that P let out. D was in the laundry room and FLEW up stairs. I picked P up and took him in the kitchen to check his face. I could tell he was going to need stitches without a doubt. D took him and put him in the van. I went back inside to find clothes b/c I still was in my PJ's. Called the neighbor and she came over to watch L-Train and M. We went straight to St. Johns Hospital in Ladue. We were greeted by a very nice staff and we were taken right back to our room on the pediatric side of the ER. There was NO hesitation on getting P comfortable and taken care of. Needless to say we will NEVER go to any other ER in this area.

He has two 3/4 in. cuts on his face. One of the cuts she did not stitch up. She thought that it would be best to just leave it since it was pretty much closed up and clean. The other was about 1/8 inch away from his eye. We were VERY luck that it did not get into the tear duct. She put 6-8 stitches in that one next to his right eye. Our doctor was WONDERFUL....there is really no other way to describe her and her approach to children. If she was a general practice pediatrician we would be her patients in a snap!

With all of that going on we had to think about Ceazar and what to do with him. We don't feel like he is an aggressive dog. He just doesn't like to be messes with while eating. So D called his sister (who is a Vet) and asked her what she would suggest. She also does not feel like he should be put down just placed in a family without small children.

So that meant that we had to break the news to M. WOW.....I feel so sad for her. We got Ceazar when she was about 18 months old. And until Belle came along she was the only animal she had ever had. She cried, I cried, D cried and I am still crying. I know it is the right thing because we have to protect our children. And like I said before he will not be put down. I really hope we can find a family for him that would allow us to come and see him like once a month until M is OK with the situation.

So this morning has been filled with many emotions. Please pray for a home for Ceazar and for M to have peace with the decision that D and I had to make.

On my previous post is a photo of Ceazar and P. I still don't understand why Ceazar did this....he will let the kids jump on him and pull his hair....

Man's Best Friend

P and Ceazar watching Go Diego, GO!! Well Ceazar is chewing on his bone!

Foto Friday ;)

The Foto: This is of D checking out a grouper at the Aquarium in Denver, Colorado.

It was huge! Below are a few other photos from the Aquarium!

Thank You Cards

These are L-Train's Thank You cards....be looking for yours in the mail soon!

Kittens

My friend Chris and I saw this quote when we were in Florida at a little coffee shop we went to EVERYDAY....now it needs to come to Chicago and St. Peters!!!

1st Birthday Party!

Sunday night we celebrated L-Train's 1st Birthday. We celebrated with Airplane Grandma (my mom) and Papa, Uncle Bruce and Amanda and Grandma Sandra. The small group was very nice. We had pizza and cake and ice cream! Below are photos from the party!

The ending result of the below photo was NOT good....he threw up all over me and the couch. We were at the the doctor today and it turns out he has a virus and the spots to prove it. Never knew that you got spots with a virus. Our very intelligent pediatrician informed me of that, thanks Dr. Agolia. (I have a story of Dr. Agolia and our visit to post about tomorrow :))

BoThErs mE

I need to post about my NEW BEAUTIFUL TILE! But first I must say....D I love you and your did a WONDERFUL job on our kitchen floor, I look forward to many days of slaving over our stove while standing on the new tile.....well maybe not that last part, but he did a GrEAt JOb!



Out with the OLD (linoleum)

This photo does NOT do it justice....it was very dirty and gross.

In with the NEW:

(sorry I can't rotate it)

HE IS ONE.....

I can't believe it....it seams like just yesterday I was in the hospital with him and P was pushing around the soiled clothes cart...I know....I should not have let him do that but oh well. So about Lincoln....

When I found out I was pregnant with him the nurse in my doctors office told me. We were not shocked since we were not doing anything to protect against having another ankle biter. It was kind of funny that someone else told me we were pregnant because I told Daniel we were expecting M and D told me we were expecting P. The nurse Regina, was so excited. First and foremost I was worried about postpartum depression. I had that with P and was worried about it again since the boys would be only 17 months apart in age. Thank God none of that happened.

I wanted to make a big deal about telling D about the upcoming birth of our 3 little guy since I didn't get to with the other 2. SO I went to the mall and bought a yellow shirt for M and a red shirt for P. On the back of M's I has screen printed " I want a SISTER!" and on the back of P's I had "I want a BROTHER!" That night I told D I had a surprise for him the next day. The following day I dressed the kids in their shirts and thought it would some how drop hints to D. I tried to put them together in front of him so he would see their backs. Well, P was 8 months old and when nap time came I knew he would NEVER get it....so I started to ask him if he had figured it out. He said NO. I remember we were laying on our bed with M playing around and he asked if it was in this room. I told him YES. More and more hints were given and finally I said "Didn't you read the kids shirts?" He said Yeah and thought nothing else of it. So I turned M around and he asked me where my mom had gotten her shirt. I told him that P had one that said "I want a BROTHER!"

Finally after all of that his light bulb started to flicker.

9 months later we had LJF. He was born the day after we had new carpet installed in our whole house. January 9, 2007 @ 11:29am. He weighed 10lbs. 4oz. and was 20 inches long.

He has been such a blessing to our family. We love him so much and couldn't imagine our lives without him!

We love you Little Man!

New Years in Florida!!

So we are having a BLAST....

We are headed to the beach today but wanted to post some photos...We told the kids we would! Miss you guys! Love, Mommy and Daddy!

Check out the slide!

NOT Pregnant

So, I got a call today from a friend and she wanted to know what kind of count downs I would be posting about....

SO I AM NOT PREGNANT.....

But the countdowns are......
L-Train's 1st Birthday.....January 9
Laying Ceramic Tile.... 2nd weekend in January
D's 30th Birthday.......January 30th

So now that I have cleared that up....we are in Florida...still have not seen the beach but we are going to hang there one day! We will be going deep sea fishing with Capt. Bill at Endless Summer Carters! I will try to post everyday and post some photos...mainly for the kids back home with my mom but for all you others too!!

Until tomorrow! Have a good nite!

Lots going on here at the Feagans house....

And the baby just woke up....man I hate that....just as I sit down to tell y'll about my fun filled Christmas and my BIG countdownS....thats is right there is more than one! I will have to post after lunch....L is awake.....

OUT!

Merry Christmas :)

Hello, Hello! Sorry I have not updated you guys on Ls Tubes. Everything went very well. He was fussy waking up from being put under but other than that everything was nearly great. I say nearly because on Thursday he started to run a fever. So Dr. Reichert wanted to see him in the office. Dr. Reichert had to drain a lot of fluid from behind his ear before he put in the tube so he thought it could be clogged and infected. However that was not the case and everything looked good. He did however suck some yucky stuff out of his ear and I could barley hold him down. For 11 1/2 (OMGosh he is almost 1 ;( )months old he is really strong. But all in all everything was great.

Here in the Midwest we got 6 inches of snow!! It was a perfect time too, it was the weekend so D was off work and Mwas off school. It was so nice out that we were sitting in the snow eating it and throwing snowballs at the dogs. When I let P eat it I thought he was going to faint....he was so excited! Photos will be posted later when I have patience for slide.com!

For the past 3 years it has been a tradition to wear our PJ's on Christmas day to Ds families house. I must say it is a WONDERFUL tradition. Even better is the first year we stared this we had pizza and sundaes to eat!!! I must say I totally recommend at least trying it for one year and if your family doesn't like it....they are crazy!

There was is a friend in our church who had a baby! And I got to photograph him on Saturday! You can see his photos at http://www.danielpaigephotography.blogspot.com/ I must say he is a total cutie! James is a sweet heart!

We are so excited to have D at home with us this year on Christmas Eve. His company was nice enough to let all the employees have Christmas Eve off! Thanks Bob!! We are going to celebrate Christmas Eve this year by going out to my mom's house early for breakfast and then we are going to make Christmas Cookies!! At 3:00 we are going to stop and open gifts and then let the kids have time to play. When my brother and his girlfriend come over we are going to have dinner. Then we will get changed in to our PJ's and play for a little longer before it is time to pack up and get ready for Santa :) P stared out the Christmas season calling Santa "Christmas" We would show him a picture of Santa and he would say "ohhh, Christmas." Very Cute!! I wish I had it on video like the Poop Porch thing! That was funny!

Well, I must go now! I hope you all have a wonderful CHRISTmas!!!

Parker's Last Day of School

Yesterday morning I got the BEST photo of my boys! P was being all sweet on L and wanted him to hug him. It took a couple of tries but I finally got the BEST one!! Check out below!

Look how loving he is trying to be to his little brother! ;)

Also, Thursday was Ps last day of school. So below are some photos of that!

P's Favorite Tacher, Joe

P's girlfriend, Callie

tu2es part to: continued

OK....so Tuesday was the big day to get the approval. Dr. Reichert is old....but that means he has seen A LOT of kids and has A LOT of experience! RIGHT! Well, he was just too cute with the shinny circle thing on his head....like in the photo below! The shinny leather thing was old...it had a leather strap.



So D sat in the chair with L and he checks out his ears. He goes through the drill....asks us questions about P's tubes and tells us we can schedule with the front desk!

One thing he did say was that L, unlike P has large ear canals (see below for a photo of this too). With P we do not have to put anything in his ears when he takes a bath....but since L's ear canals are larger we have to do this...he is fine in the pool water but not in lakes, baths or rivers....like we are going to send our 11 month old floating down a river.



So that is the jist of it. Surgery is at St. John's Surgery Center! We have had all of out surgery's there!!

Also, today is P's last day of school.....yeah!! He made it! I will take some photos of him today....I hope he smiles for the camera.....BTW....the principal of the school's daughter is in the class and she told her mom that P is her best friend! I guess he is nice to someone!!

OUT!

tu3es part to

Just wanted to say that the doc. thinks that L is a great canidate for tubes and we will be getting them on Monday. I will explain more later! Thanks for the prayers!