Teething = Lots of Drool and Clinging

Man I am so sick of teething. Paisley is getting 4 molars in at once, she seems to like to grow 4 teeth at a time... its horrible. She has to be right by me non stop, sometimes not even going to her Dad, and on top of that she has buckets of drool and snot pouring out of her nose and mouth... oh and the constant crying... that's always fun!! So all I can say is thank goodness for andbecause without it I would be

Notice its the childrens tylenol... that's what I give Paisley, I have to take more effective drugs !! ha ha!!

GOING PRIVATE

We've decided to make our blog private. This just means you will now have to log in to view our blog, so its one extra step but it helps us protect who our information is getting out to!! If you would like to still follow up on the blog please leave a comment or email me ashlee3@hotmail.com so I can add your email to the allowed list!! It will become private April 1st. Thanks so much!

Update on Baby Bronson

Bronson's doing good. They completed all the tests needed. He had to have a spinal tap done so they could test the spinal fluid, a CT Scan, MRI, EEG, Urine and blood tests. He's been on an IV since we actually got admited (after a 7 hour wait to get seen HORRIBLE) anyways all the the tests have come back normal, so they are thinking this is a one time deal that we shouldn't have to deal with in the future.. THANK GOODNESS. He is still up at Primary Childrens until tomorrow afternoon, we are just waiting to make sure the spinal fluid, blood and urine cultures come back normal then we'll be freed!

BABY BRONSON

Just wanted to let you know Bronson had a seizure yesterday afternoon... I had to take him up to Primary Childrens where they have done a CT Scan, Spinal Tap, Catheter, IV's etc etc etc... I will let you know what comes of it all... They are going to do an MRI I think at 6:00 am so I'll be heading back up shortly... I will keep you updated

Just an update

So I've been slacking! Valentines came and went! I completed the 14 days of Valentines for Dallas, it sure was fun watching him come home and like a little kid he would look for his Valentines surprise. It was fun getting things ready for him, I took pictures but haven't uploaded the pictures from the camera yet so I will do that and post what each day was.
As for the family... we're doing well. Bronson is still trying to gain weight, he seems like he's gained a tiny bit, last weigh in he was only 6 lbs 8 oz. He's almost 6 weeks old I can't believe how fast time has gone by since we've had him home which has almost been 3 weeks! We haven't been able to leave the house with him very often because of RSV season, the hospital really drilled it into our heads :) that we shouldn't leave our house for 5 months because he is such high risk since he was premature.
Paisley she is still clingy to me like double sided tape... I swear it feels like she is my shadow! My Mom said this is how I was when I was little and didn't grow out of it for several years... yipee.. I guess we'll call it karma! She is super sweet with the baby and loves to give him kisses and rub his head. When Dallas comes home or when my parents come over she'll run to my Mom to give her hugs, its so sweet to watch.
Gavin is still going to Kindergarten and has a crush on a few of the girls.... Bella still is in the mix! He really doesn't like getting up for school, he says sleeping is his favorite thing to do. ha ha!! He was really happy about giving and getting Valentines to everyone, he got one from Bella and was super happy!!
Dallas has been busy working, all the time. And I've been doing the same ol things!!
I will try and update more, but dang 3 kids is a lot of work!!! :)

Pictures of Bronson

My friend offered to come over and take pictures of Bronson, here are the results :) I get to choose 10 of them, so let me know which ones are your favorites... I can't decide!

14 Days of Valentines

This year I decided to do 14 days of Valentines for Dallas.... Its been fun to get it all ready for him for when he comes home and its exciting to see his reaction to each days surprise!! Here are the pictures from each day so far! I'll post the others as each day comes!!!

Day 1: You make me Laugh My Taffy off!!

Day 2: Its Fun When We Score! :)

Day 3: You Lift My Spirits

More of Paisley's Pretties

We were able to get another piggy tail for Paisley! SO CUTE!!

Another Day and another Weigh in

Yesterday my Mom came over again to help me out! Thank goodness for Mom's.... I told her she needed to check into taking short term to help me out ha ha! This 3 kids business is insane!! Lesson learned DON'T have your kids 13 months apart especially when one is stuck to you like glue... NOT a good idea! Paisley is super cute with Bronson though, she loves to give him kisses on his head and tries to be soft when she rubs his head, she's a sweet little girl. Gavin is loving being a big brother, he loves holding Bronson and keeps telling us who of his friends he's lined up to hold him next!!
I took Bronson in for another weigh in today and he still hasn't gained any weight, so we have to go back in on Tuesday. He is already 3 weeks old! I can't believe it! I hate that I have only had him home for a week of it, but I'll just be happy that I have him home!! He sure is a handsome boy!!

Another Day

Today we went in for another weigh in for Bronson... he isn't gaining anything, today he lost 1/2 an ounce which isn't a huge deal but he needs to start gaining weight!! He has been doing good though, such a cute little guy! Paisley has been super jealous and has to be attatched to me or she is crying. SOOO much fun! She had her 1 year check up on Monday and had to get 3 shots... since then its not been too much fun. She is sick now and she has a really bad diaper rash that nothing seems to be taking care of... its so sad, she just screams when its time to change her. Poor thing. Gavin is trying to be a good big brother, he thinks he should be able to walk around with Bronson, I barely trust myself to walk around with him ha ha!! My Mom has come over the last couple days, she's been such a big help through all of this!! I asked her one day if she ever watched Jon and Kate plus 8 and she said No... we're living it! ha ha!! I appreciate all their help, especially since we weren't anticipating all of this!!

The Best Day Ever!

Yesterday we were able to bring home Bronson!!! We are so excited to have him home!! Gavin and Paisley were able to "meet" their new little brother for the 1st time yesterday, since its RSV season they won't let little kids into the NICU to see the babies.

Saturday to Sunday Dallas and I stayed at the hospital. We were able to keep him in the room with us and try and help him get the hang of eating. He did really well. Sunday we were suprised to hear that there was a possiblity of him coming home on Monday! We were so excited!! This whole time we've been there they kept telling us to expect our due date to take him home which was February 9th! So for him to come home he needed to take everything by mouth and not through the feeding tube, and also to gain weight! He did great with eating but lost a lot of weight, so early Monday morning we were told to not be too dissapointed if he wasn't able to come home. Then a few hours later we got a call from the Nurse Practitioner who told us that he for sure would be coming home!! YIPEE!!!

Anyways we do still have to take him in to the Pediatrician every other day for weigh ins to make sure he is gaining weight. Then I can only nurse him every other feeding and the opposite feedings I have to pump and then fortify the milk so he gets extra calories.

So needless to say we are all so happy he is finally home!!! Here are a few pictures I took of him today!!

Paisley's 1st pony tail!!!

Finally Paisley has enough hair to attempt to put in a ponytail and today we accomplished the task!! She only left it in for as long as it took to take these pictures but hey she still looked super cute!! Oh and the good ol picture of her on the dishwasher!! Too cute!