Randoms

The end of May and June have been a whirlwind! I was put on bed rest the end of May due to high blood pressure. Mom came up to help take care of the kids. She kept them busy with all kinds of activities. I wish I had gotten pictures of all the things they did. Here are a few pictures from the last few weeks.

Blowing BIG bubbles through a noodle.   No summer is complete with out pop sickles!! Peyton likes to eat his like an ear of corn! Its quite entertaining!

Happy 4th of July!

Happy 4th of July! Today Judy took the kids to Mc Donalds to play and to Sams to get out of the house for a bit. Mom made them all matching shirts! They are so cute!!! I tried my best to get a cute picture, but below is all I got..... Some sweet friends of ours brought us a BBQ fest for dinner. I had been wanting to make a fruit pizza ( America Flag) for the 4th so Faith and I made one. Lee and I took Faith to the fireworks down the street at Mount Comfort Church. It was really nice to get out for a bit!

So many things to be thankful for on this 4th of July!

Happy birthday Ian

On June 19th Ian Michael Pennington was welcomed to the world!
6 lbs. 11 oz.
19 inches

We are so blessed to have a healthy little boy!

The morning before we left for the hospital.

What we've been up to...

Quick update on Ian and me. I have become quite familiar with the doctor's office in the past week. I have been there every week day except for 1 in the last week and a half. My blood pressure started going up since last Tuesday. Due to the Scary experience we had with Peyton, my doctor has been watching me very closely. My blood pressure has been staying higher than preferred, but not unmanageable. I have been taking it easy as the doctor has told me to stay resting and no activity. Mom has been up here since last wednesday taking care of the kids. I don't know what I would do without her! She has been wonderful with the kids and a LIFE SAVER!!
The blood pressure cuff has become quite the hit! You know you take your blood pressure a lot when find your son taking his blood pressure with no help! Future doctor on our hands!! They fight over who gets to push the buttons when I take my BP.


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New ride

For months I have been trying to decide on whether I go all out with the mini-van and do the whole "soccer mom" practical thing, or if I should get what I really wanted, an SUV. Well we finally decided to go with the SUV. Last week I found a Tahoe that had what we were looking for. Lee went and picked it up on Friday, spent the night in Dallas, and drove home Saturday. When Lee pulled in we all went out to greet him and check out the new ride.
Faith and Peyton were checking out every inch of the car. Faith climbed out of the car so I closed the back door as Peyton was climbing to the front seat. I went to open the front passenger door to get him out of the car when he greeted me at the window with a "click"!!! He locked himself in the car!!!!! I looked at Lee to get the keys when he said, the keys are in the ignition still. The car wasn't on, but we hadn't taken the keys out. Lee felt in his pockets for the spare and realized both sets were in the car!!! It was really hot on Saturday and the car had imprisoned my son! I knew that he would be baking in a matter of minutes. (especially with black leather interior) I ran to get my phone and call 911. (note, I'm suppose taking it easy to be on "bed-rest" because of high BP) not good for my BP! I was on the phone with 911 while Lee went to get a hammer to break out a window. Yes, this is our BRAND NEW CAR!!!!! (or NEW to us at least)....To make matters worse, Peyton had found my container of gum and was stuffing them in his mouth as fast as possible! Great I'm going to have a choking son in a locked car! After a few minutes, Grand-b started coaxing Peyton to press the button to put down the window. At first he was more interested in the gum rather than saving his LIFE, but Finally he did it! (it's because my child is so good at listening and following directions I'm sure!! ;) ha!) He put it down far enough that mom was able to reach her arm in the window and unlock the door! Mom grabbed Peyton and took him straight in to get water and cool him off. Mission aborted!
Needless to say the excitement of the new car was replaced with, which window should we bust out?!?! And if you're wondering, I didn't take my BP for two hours after the event. It was still the highest it's been yet after two hours.
Great way to welcome home the new ride!
One last thing,the 911 operator asked me why my son was locked in the car?!?!?! REALLY?!?! what kind of question is that?!?!


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My birthday!

  

We celebrated my 33rd birthday on Tuesday! What better way than with a Fruit Pizza! These are MY FAVORITE summertime treat! I will take a Fruit pizza any day over the traditional Cake and ice cream.  Mom came up to help out with the kids so I was able to take a birthday nap. That night Lee and I went out to dinner and got to spend some time together. Mom stayed until Friday. It was perfect timing because I had a couple of doctor visits she was able to keep the kids for as well. It was a good week all and all. It ALWAYS go TOO fast when mom comes up here! Love you mom!

Oh and BTW, Ian’s ultrasound looked really good. The ultrasound showed him weighing 5 lbs. 9 oz. That’s the biggest baby I’ve had so far! I’m thinking he is going to be my little football player. My AFI was a little low, so they are going to do a re-check here in a week or so. Besides that my BP is doing great. This is the longest I’ve gone without being on bed rest! Thanks for all your prayers!

Ruffles

I have been wanting to try and make Faith a "ruffle neck" dress. I know my sewing is going to be limited when we add another one to the bunch! I finished her dress last night. I'm excited how it turned out!






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