Waiting

In December, we noticed several lumps in Tucker's neck. We were concerned, so we talked to a couple of doctors who both told us just to watch it for a couple of months. At Adde's one year check-up, we mentioned to our peditrician that they were still there, so he scheduled us for an ultrasound. Tucker did amazing during the ultrasound. He was in his Thunder gear, so the tech talked Thunder with him taking his mind completely off the scan. The scan showed seven lumps the largest being 1.75 cm.

Yesterday, our wonderful peditrician texted me that there was something in his lymph nodes and that he needed to see us next week. We're scared.

I am so thankful for two of my closest friends who cried with me yesterday. My friend Danna sent me this text taken from Psalm 91 from The Message that I have clung to...

"If you hold on to me for dear life," says God, "I'll get you out of any trouble. I'll give you the best of care if you'll only get to know and trust me. Call me and I'll answer, be at your side in bad times; I'll rescue you, then throw you a party. I'll give you a long life, give you a long drink of salvation!"

We go Monday morning for a consult with a different doctor. Until then, we are staying busy and clinging to those words.

Adde - 1 year

It's a little late, but it's hard to believe our baby girl is one!

-She is a very busy little girl with a red head attitude to match her auburn colored hair. When she wants something, she wanted it five minutes ago!!
-She still adores her big brother. She follows him everywhere and "talks" to him constantly.
-She broke herself of bottles a couple of weeks before her first birthday.
-At her one-year check-up, she weighed 20 lbs. 10 oz.
-She is starting to become a little chatterbox! She says momma, da da, bubba (her first word), no, and more (when she wants a bite).

Oh, how we love this little redhead!!

From the Mouth of Tucker

1. What is something mom always says to you?

I love you more.



2. What makes mom happy?

When I am nice.



3. What makes mom sad?

When I cry



4. How does your mom make you laugh?

Tickles


5. What was your mom like as a child?

tickle


6. How old is your mom?

1


7. How tall is your mom?

like daddy


8. What is her favorite thing to do?

Go to the house


9. What does your mom do when you're not around?

Play with Maggie


10. If your mom becomes famous, what will it be for?

Being taller


11. What is your mom really good at?

Babies


12. What is your mom not very good at?

Petting the dog


13. What does your mom do for her job?

Be nice


14. What is your mom's favorite food?

Chicken


15. What makes you proud of your mom?

Presents


16. If your mom were a cartoon character, who would she be?

a duck


17. What do you and your mom do together?

Be ducks


18. How are you and your mom the same?

Because we are the same and we go together.


19. How are you and your mom different?

We like the Thunder blanket


20. How do you know your mom loves you?

We cuddle


21. Where is your mom's favorite place to go?

Chuck E. Cheese
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Cruising along...

Adde has really grown the past few days. She has started cruising the furninture (taking her sweet time), babbling, and climbing into her PBK chair. She gets so excited each time she makes it into her chair. She just grins her adorable, teethy grin waiting for everyone to acknowledge her.

these are the best days of our lives

I want to cherish every moment of my babies. We have been so busy lately (explaining the lack of posts). Keeping up with two very active crawlers and a very busy 3-year-old is exhausting!

Last night, we spent the evening together playing at play zone, enjoying some froyo at orange leaf, and just playing together at home. Tucker drug his basketball goal in from the backyard telling us "look guys", so he wanted to "shoot hoops". We ended up having a big living room basketball game while sister crawled around dodging the ball and playing. I loved every second of the giggles and squeals from both of our babies.

These are really the best days of our lives!

5 months

i realized this morning that i never posted adde's 5 month stats, so...

at 5 months, adde...

-weighs a little less than 16 lbs.
-loves to eat. she eats cereal each morning for breakfast and veggies at other meal times. we haven't found anything she doesn't like yet, but sweet potatoes seem to be her favorite.
-lights up whenever anyone acknowledges her!
-rarely fusses.
-gets up once a night for a snack.
-takes 5 1/2 ounces of breast milk every 3 hours.
-loves her brother's old jumperoo.
-has the cutest chubby rolls.
-loves to talk!

four months

yesterday, tucker and i went on a playdate at a bounce place with our preschool department at church while adde played at uncle zack and aunt hollie's house. we spent the afternoon in ada for sweet adde's 4 month check-up. dr. o was so impressed with how big she has gotten as well as her red hair. she was happy the entire appointment, smiling and talking to dr. o, until it came time for the shots! :( needless to say, mommy and tuck got to stop at a peach stand for some peach ice cream on the way home as a reward for surviving the appointment.

at 4 months, adde...

-weighs 13 lbs. 10 oz. she's in the 66th percentile in weight and the 50th in height.
-has found her feet. she grabs them many times a day.
-is grasping toys. while playing on her playmat, she pulls on the toys above.
-started eating cereal. she's still a little unsure about it, so hopefully she'll catch on soon so we can move to veggies.
-is drinking 5 oz. of breastmilk every 2-2 1/2 hours.
-wakes at 3 every morning for a snack before drifting back to sleep.
-adores her big brother!
-took her first vacation to Great Wolf Lodge in Texas with nan and pa and all of the fam.
-takes 3-4 naps a day. her morning nap is her only long nap though.
-squeals...it's so sweet to watch her squeal and grin at us when we acknowledge her!