Merry Christmas!

We had a great Christmas this year! We started out on December 18th and went to Marty's grandparents house. We have dinner, exchange gifts and play a family tournament with a children's game. This year it was Don't break the ice. Marty, both the kids and I almost made it to the final round! The furthest I've ever made it in the tournament! The kids had a lot of fun, there's so many kids there to play with. And Mackenzie is the middle in a group of 3 kids that are 4 mos apart in age!

Christmas eve morning my mom came by to have Christmas with us and the kids. Christmas eve we spent at my dads house. We exchanged gifts, ate some yummy food and had good conversation with everyone. It turned out that grandpa and GG seem to think mackenzie was extra good this year. She was very spoiled with all the gifts she got. Marty and I were given a date night and we can't wait to use it! All 7 of us kids (me, Courtney, Danielle, Taylor, Marty, and the kids) had a picture canvas made for Dad and Carol of all of us. I turned out great!

We woke up on Christmas morning and opened presents together. After, I made biscuits and gravy for breakfast. Later, we went to Doug and Leslie's house for dinner and we had a great time with everyone!

Monday, Aunt Jo got here for her Christmas visit and the kids and I went to my dads to visit.

Tuesday, we stopped by my grandmas house to see her for the holiday.

We're spending new years eve at home with the kids, just the 4 of us, 2 which will be in bed.

Sunday, we're spending the afternoon with Marty's mom for Christmas with her.

I hope you had a great holiday as well!

Camerons Helmet

Cameron's new helmet is actually quite cute, and he's doing great with it! We went to fit it and pick it up yesterday. It was trimmed so it wasn't too low on his forehead and his ear holes were made bigger. Other than that it fits quite well. It's a bit loose because of the room for head growth. We go back in a week once he settles into it to get the fit checked again.

They have him on a schedule this week to get him used to wearing it all day. Yesterday 1 hr on, 1 hr off, all day. Today 2 hrs, tomorrow 4 hrs and do on. He's not having to nap in it until tomorrow and the first day he'll wear it over night until Saturday. If he falls asleep in his helmet, that's fine. He's been sleeping in it today for 2 hours. It doesn't seem to bother him :)

Cameron Update

Cameron had his evaluation this morning for a helmet. We went in and a bunch of measurements done. They did head circumference, front to back, left to right, and diagonal from left to right then right to left. Based on the difference of the diagonal measurements was how it was decided if he needed a molding helmet or not. I was informed that the difference has to be a centimeter or more. The difference between Cameron's measurements was 11.5 mm.

Once it was determined he should have a helmet, they did scans of his head which took about 20 min. That was some cool technology by the way. Much easier than I had imagined.

The scans are now being sent to Arizona to custom make his helmet. And it won't be plain white, he's going to be a styling' little boy with a camo helmet! We go back the afternoon of the 19th to make sure the fit is right and pick it up. I'll post pictures then. I'm sure he'll be looking cool!

The Kids Keep Growing!

I've been waiting until I have all my information on both kids, but I can always update so...

Cameron had his 6 month check up on November 29, at 7.5 months. He's huge and growing very well. He weighs 19 lbs 4 oz and is 28 in long. What a big boy! He already wears 12 mos clothes, sometimes 18 mos. his dr. said he's perfectly healthy, which there was no question, and he's right on track for everything else. He does, however, need an evaluation for a molding helmet for positional plagiocephaly. his evaluation is scheduled for Friday at 10 am so I'll update about that. He received his immunizations and his flu shot. He did have a fever that night and the next day from those but that's normal for him.

Mackenzie had her 2 year check up on the 6th. She is 31 3/4 inches tall and 24 lb. She gained 1 lb in 6 mos, from all of her running around. She, just like Cameron, is perfectly healthy and is doing great in every aspect, except speech. She didn't need any shots except her flu shot, no fever or anything, which is normal for her. A bit of an update on her speech...she has more than a speech delay. Her speech pathologist has diagnosed her, 95% sure, with childhood apraxia of speech. We're continuing with the therapy she's getting at this point, as she grows and her needs change, her therapy will change with her.

All in all, they're very happy and healthy, and they have some very proud parents. We can't wait to see how they both progress with everything they do!

Christmas Decorating!

I usually decorate the Friday after Thanksgiving, but this year was so busy with Mackenzie's birthday party and our anniversary so it was put off until Saturday.

Anyways, Mackenzie helped me this year decorate the tree and she had so much fun! Decorating has never been something Marty really got into, but he sure loves watching her do new things! She helped me hang all of the non breakable ornaments, even though, if she had her own way, they would have all been in the same spot on the bottom of the tree :)

After the babies went to bed, I put up the rest of the decorations and hung the stockings. I love how our house looks when it's decorated for the holidays!

We don't usually buy new decorations, but this year I bought a babies first Christmas ornament for Cameron, and a countdown until Christmas for the both of them. Mackenzie loves the countdown because it has Santa on it. This year, she loves anything with Santa! I hope she feels the same way when we go see him. She cried like crazy last year.

Merry Christmas!!!

Mackenzie Turns 2!!!

Ok so I'm a bit behind, but what do you expect of a busy mom :)

Mackenzie turned 2 on November 23rd! She had three parties this year, one with most parts of her family.

Saturday, November 19th was her first party with my moms family. It turned into a disaster and I thank God she won't remember it when she's older, but we won't get into details. We bought pizza and pop and I made a yummy cake. Pretty proud of the way it looked because I'm not good at making cakes look pretty :) She got a few outfits, a Dora doll for the bath and her favorite, a princess tea set.

Wednesday was her actual birthday but dad wasn't able to make it home. I took the kids to grandpa and Gege's (Carol) for lunch. Plus, Aunt Ney Ney was in town! Aunt Ney Ney got her princess dress up stuff, which she loves and wears everyday.

Of course, Thursday was thanksgiving, which is always busy. Marty got home late Wednesday so she opened her presents when she woke up. We got her an outfit and a 30 piece playdoh set! She loves playdoh. We went to Marty's moms around noon. We had her birthday with them then since everyone was in town. She got 2 baby dolls, a new purse, folding table and chairs, her size, and a mini pillow pet! She sleeps on that every night!

Friday, we had her party at Grandpa and Gege's! All aunts were there except Ney Ney who was in school or working. Our friends Tim and April came to join in the fun! We got her a Cinderella cake from meijer. Grandpa and Gege got her a Cinderella balloon and doll. They also got her 3 new outfits and a big magnadoodle. Aunt Danielle got her a princess music set (recorder, tambourine, maracas and a harmonica). Aunt Taylor got her a princess cup with a straw. Best part-it doesn't spill! Aunt Jo got her a bunch of Abby Cadabby stuff (sesame street character), which she loves. Tim and April got her the Leapfrog Tag Junior reading system. We do a lot of reading with regular books, but this is great when she wants to read while I'm cooking, cleaning or feeding Cameron. Aunt Melody and Uncle Curtis got her a gift card from Carter's, who children's clothes I love. I just ordered her a dress and leggings, so we're just waiting for it to get here!

We had a very busy week of celebrating, and it's hard to believe that she's already 2! Time really does fly as you get older.