Someone is 2

Denzil had a birthday, shout Hooray! We were going to try to get a few friends together for cake and ice cream but in the end it was just our family. It was great though. In the morning we had him open his present, CAT trucks and a Mater truck. He loves them and can name the CAT trucks correctly. We went to church and then after nap Kris made some cupcakes.

I have a video of Denzil singing happy birthday to himself but I haven't had much success with uploading videos on here so you'll just have to imagine what it was like. We had to light the candles and sing several times because Happy Birthday is one of his favorite songs. He was able to blow the candles out himself a couple of the times.
The first thing (and really the only thing) Denzil ate off of his cupcake was the chocolate chip eyes. We put eyes on Elmo several times because he didn't really want to eat the rest of the cupcake. Kris also made Cookie Monster cupcakes.
Happy Birthday to our sweet Denzil! We are so happy to have him and to watch him grow and learn everyday. At his 2 yr appt he was 27 lbs 2.5 oz (40 %), 34 inches tall (40%), and 19.5 inches head circumference (73%). He speaks very well and loves to sing songs and read books. His favorite toys right now are cars, trucks, planes, and trains. He has been lining them up when he plays with them and now takes them to bed with him sometimes because we got rid of the paci. No, it's not because he turned 2 but because he decided to play in his diaper during nap time and it was no longer sanitary. He's done pretty well without it but now we have a few minutes of crying sometimes when he is going to take a nap or go to bed. He still is taking pretty long naps usually, 3+ hrs, and bedtime is supposed to be at 8 but we haven't been so strict with the summer time. He loves nursery now and loves his friends. We love you Denzil and hope this next year brings great adventures and lots of learning!

1 month already?!!

My how time flies and more so with child #2. I guess it's because there is never a dull moment. McKinley has been doing pretty well. At her two week appt she was 7 lbs 14 oz and apparently she shrunk because they measured her at 20 inches. She has been eating every 2.5 to 3 hrs and at night I usually get one 4 hr stretch or so between feedings. One night she went 5.5 hrs but that hasn't happened since. She eats quick too so that is a bonus. Sometimes she likes to throw up what appears to be everything that she just consumed but it doesn't happen all the time. We have had a few smiles and her crying time in the evening is getting better (for the most part anyway). Her hair is still more brown but sometimes it looks like there is a little bit of red in it. Denzil loves her (sometimes a little too much) and we are excited to see her growing and being more alert. She is a joy to have in our family and we are looking forward to all the good times to come.

1st photo shoot

Just a sampling of the cute pictures our friend took of McKinley at about 2 weeks old. She has been a sweet baby and we are so happy to have her in our family.

Fun times with friends

After spending time at home post McKinley's birth Denzil was excited (and me too) to get together with some friends. Who wouldn't like someone riding on your back;)

Cute kiddos just lounging around.
Denzil loves swimming so this was a perfect way to spend the hot late morning. He just loves the Jackson's and their house.

I made a mistake and misread an invite to a party so we ended up at the park. Since we went to visit my sister in March Denzil has loved teeter totters and this one doesn't disappoint. He still loves swinging and his new favorite is the under dog!
Denzil ate his first real ice cream cone. He has eaten ice cream for a while but doesn't really love it but we got a soft serve cone at Chick fil-A a few weeks ago and he loved it! It was fun sharing with him and seeing him get excited for another lick.

Denzil loves the water and had so much fun in our friends backyard with this water toy. He had lots to drink too from the mini fountains.

And who doesn't love a little picnic with friends??! We have been having a great summer but are looking forward to some cooler weather.

McKinley's 1st few days home

When we left the hospital with McKinley the pediatrician said that we needed to see our doctor the next day to check her bilirubin levels because she was at around 11 so we made and appointment and enjoyed our first night home as a family. The doctor did a heel prick test to check the levels and then we went home. A couple hours later we got a call saying that McKinley needed to do the light treatments for jaundice because her bilirubin had jumped up to 21. They said a home health company would bring them by for us and that we needed to see the doctor each day until they said she was okay. Not too long after that we got another call saying that if the lights didn't arrive to our house by 9pm and no later then we were to take her straight to the ER at Baptist. So, we were a little bit nervous about that. The home health people said they'd be here about 9:20 so Kris and I decided to wait for them because by the time we got to the hospital and were all set up we figured it would be after 9:20. I'm glad we did because it wasn't so bad having a little glow worm of our own for a few days. She did great with being wrapped up in the light blankets and we didn't have to have our little one in the ER catching any sicknesses