Quick update on Mckenna...
She had her VCUG re-done today (the one she had to do about 6 months ago that found her urinary reflux). The good news is that her left side doesn't have the reflux anymore. Which means her ureter on the left side closes when she urinates now- YAY! The right side has stayed about the same, but at least it hasn't gotten worse!!! Yippy! We were so glad to have some good news today. Although, I had to go out of the room during the x-ray (b/c of being pregnant) and almost cried. I could hear Mckenna screaming through the door and felt so sad! Jeff said she did great despite all the crying.
Afterward, we took her to the Humane Society to play with the doggies and kitties. She loved running around the puppy room looking at all of them! She misses Rowdy!! Someday we will have another doggy for her and maybe a kitty :-) haha!!!
ANYWAY...
This week I have been thinking a lot about having baby number two. Double strollers, bottles, sleeping, potty training Kenna, etc., etc., etc.
I have found several double strollers that I LOVE, but of course none of them are below $600- ha! I will have to keep looking at others, but until then I need some suggestions. Which ones have you guys tried or do you like????
Next, bottles. I wasn't able to nurse with Mckenna and don't know if I necessarily want to with baby #2 (I enjoy the freedom a lot...don't think I could have some one NEEDING me soooo much!!!) With Kenna we used the Avent bottles. She never had problems with gas or ear infections or anything that gets associated with bottles, but they LEAKED! Mckenna was always covered in milk, ugh! I need some suggestions. I was looking at the Playtex Vent-Air ones, but I don't know much about them. So again any suggestion is welcomed!!!!
THANKS!!!
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
Saturday, January 9, 2010
Our Western States Tour...
WE ARE HOME!!! Yay, but we LOVED our trip and are glad we got to see so many family and friends.
We decided to drive to Utah so that we could give my parents our dog, Rowdy. Sad, I know, but he LOVES his new house! He has two built in best friends, Kia and Phoebe. I should have gotten a picture, but no such luck :-(
Our first stop was a night in Trinidad, Colorado. We stayed at a hotel that had an indoor pool so that we could take Kenna swimming. She LOVED it!!! She learned how to jump off the deck to one of us and even wanted to stay longer even though it was pretty chilly.
After our swimming adventures we drove the 3 hours to Denver. We stayed with Jeff's sister, Melissa, and her family. I was excited to see Mckenna and Jennifer (their 14 month old) play, but instead of playing Mckenna decided to get sick. She woke up at 1am PUKING...ugh! We were up for the next 9 hours with a sick baby! It was miserable!!! Poor baby! We spent one more day in Denver and then headed out to Utah.
Our next drive was from Denver to Lehi, Utah. What a drive. It was so beautiful, but FREEZING. The car thermometer showed -4 degrees for several hours of the drive. BRrrrRRr!
We spent the next (almost) two weeks in Utah. We played and ate and played so more! It was so great!
Mckenna loved CHRISTMAS!!!! Her favorite part... CANDY! She learned how to say candy and asked for it 100's of times a day. She is a true kid.
Jeff bought a snowboard and enjoyed going several times. I was sad I couldn't go, but maybe next year :-)
I loved EATING- haha!! We had Spaghetti Factory TWICE and Brick Oven (Yum...I am already craving their cream of broccoli soup again!!!!).
Twice we went sledding. Mckenna thought it was FABULOUS! She would sit on the sled and say "wee, wee, wee" the whole way down! She also loved eating the snow. It was so fun to watch her enjoy it so much.
After Utah we made the long trek to Arizona. We saw lots of family and Kenna got to play with lots of cousins. We enjoyed the beautiful weather by going to the zoo. Mckenna and Anndi (my sister's 2 year old) loved playing together. It was cute to see them enjoy each other- finally!
When we visit our families there are always several restaurants on our MUST HAVE list. In AZ we enjoyed Elmer's, Serrano's, and El Sol. YUmmmmy! (I am SO pregnant...haha!)
Our last leg of the journey was LONG. We left Arizona several hours later than we had planned, I had a headache and Jeff was TIRED. We made it to Las Cruces at 4am and were able to sleep in a hotel for a few hours. We left Las Cruces around 12pm MST and arrived home (WOOHOO!) at 10pm CST. It was so nice to sleep in our own beds! (also the italics won't turn off...annoying!)
Now...get ready for lots of pictures!!! :-) Most of them are from our Utah portion of the trip too..sorry!
Christmas Eve... I showed Mckenna the little Nativity while my Mom read the Christmas story. Also, notice Phoebe (the dog) in the pictures. She had to be in the middle of everything that night!
We opened our traditional PJs on Christmas Eve. Mckenna LOVED opening presents!
Santa Claus came to Grandma and Grandpa Gall's house!! Mckenna got a baby doll stroller, a HUGE stuffed puppy and some other fun toys!
We got all bundled up to go to the Temple Lights in SLC. It was BEAUTIFUL, but oh so cold!!!
Uncle "Ty-Ty" and Aunt "Rybee" at the Temple Lights.
Pretty picture of the Temple with some red Christmas lights!
Our cute girl eating an oreo. Her piggy tails are adorable, huh???
This is a bad picture, but Aunt Ry put Kia (the dog) in Kenna's stroller one morning. This is pure joy on Mckenna's face as she ran around pushing Kia just like a little baby. Good thing Kia didn't hate it TOO much!!!
My Grandpa Charlesworth pulling Mckenna and I on the deer sled. It was so fun, but a little too bumpy for my liking :-)
This is an "action shot" of Kenna and Aunt Ry on the sled. Mckenna's beanie kept falling over her eyes! It was fun for me to sit on the back of the quad and take pictures!!!!!
Mckenna saying "WEE!"
She LOVED the snow!!!
Mckenna and Anndi at the Phx zoo (by the monkeys) Aren't they cute together???
Mckenna and the monkey! We know she could see this animal :-)
"THREE little monkeys playing at the zoo......"
Playing at the park with Grandma and Grandpa Jones!
Our family sledding picture! This was taken with Jeff's phone, so sorry it isn't the greatest!!!
I know I should post a belly pick- I feel huge :-) but I haven't really felt up to taking one, haha! But I promise one soon!!!
We decided to drive to Utah so that we could give my parents our dog, Rowdy. Sad, I know, but he LOVES his new house! He has two built in best friends, Kia and Phoebe. I should have gotten a picture, but no such luck :-(
Our first stop was a night in Trinidad, Colorado. We stayed at a hotel that had an indoor pool so that we could take Kenna swimming. She LOVED it!!! She learned how to jump off the deck to one of us and even wanted to stay longer even though it was pretty chilly.
After our swimming adventures we drove the 3 hours to Denver. We stayed with Jeff's sister, Melissa, and her family. I was excited to see Mckenna and Jennifer (their 14 month old) play, but instead of playing Mckenna decided to get sick. She woke up at 1am PUKING...ugh! We were up for the next 9 hours with a sick baby! It was miserable!!! Poor baby! We spent one more day in Denver and then headed out to Utah.
Our next drive was from Denver to Lehi, Utah. What a drive. It was so beautiful, but FREEZING. The car thermometer showed -4 degrees for several hours of the drive. BRrrrRRr!
We spent the next (almost) two weeks in Utah. We played and ate and played so more! It was so great!
Mckenna loved CHRISTMAS!!!! Her favorite part... CANDY! She learned how to say candy and asked for it 100's of times a day. She is a true kid.
Jeff bought a snowboard and enjoyed going several times. I was sad I couldn't go, but maybe next year :-)
I loved EATING- haha!! We had Spaghetti Factory TWICE and Brick Oven (Yum...I am already craving their cream of broccoli soup again!!!!).
Twice we went sledding. Mckenna thought it was FABULOUS! She would sit on the sled and say "wee, wee, wee" the whole way down! She also loved eating the snow. It was so fun to watch her enjoy it so much.
After Utah we made the long trek to Arizona. We saw lots of family and Kenna got to play with lots of cousins. We enjoyed the beautiful weather by going to the zoo. Mckenna and Anndi (my sister's 2 year old) loved playing together. It was cute to see them enjoy each other- finally!
When we visit our families there are always several restaurants on our MUST HAVE list. In AZ we enjoyed Elmer's, Serrano's, and El Sol. YUmmmmy! (I am SO pregnant...haha!)
Our last leg of the journey was LONG. We left Arizona several hours later than we had planned, I had a headache and Jeff was TIRED. We made it to Las Cruces at 4am and were able to sleep in a hotel for a few hours. We left Las Cruces around 12pm MST and arrived home (WOOHOO!) at 10pm CST. It was so nice to sleep in our own beds! (also the italics won't turn off...annoying!)
Now...get ready for lots of pictures!!! :-) Most of them are from our Utah portion of the trip too..sorry!
Christmas Eve... I showed Mckenna the little Nativity while my Mom read the Christmas story. Also, notice Phoebe (the dog) in the pictures. She had to be in the middle of everything that night!
We opened our traditional PJs on Christmas Eve. Mckenna LOVED opening presents!
Santa Claus came to Grandma and Grandpa Gall's house!! Mckenna got a baby doll stroller, a HUGE stuffed puppy and some other fun toys!
We got all bundled up to go to the Temple Lights in SLC. It was BEAUTIFUL, but oh so cold!!!
Uncle "Ty-Ty" and Aunt "Rybee" at the Temple Lights.
Pretty picture of the Temple with some red Christmas lights!
Our cute girl eating an oreo. Her piggy tails are adorable, huh???
This is a bad picture, but Aunt Ry put Kia (the dog) in Kenna's stroller one morning. This is pure joy on Mckenna's face as she ran around pushing Kia just like a little baby. Good thing Kia didn't hate it TOO much!!!
My Grandpa Charlesworth pulling Mckenna and I on the deer sled. It was so fun, but a little too bumpy for my liking :-)
This is an "action shot" of Kenna and Aunt Ry on the sled. Mckenna's beanie kept falling over her eyes! It was fun for me to sit on the back of the quad and take pictures!!!!!
Mckenna saying "WEE!"
She LOVED the snow!!!
Mckenna and Anndi at the Phx zoo (by the monkeys) Aren't they cute together???
Mckenna and the monkey! We know she could see this animal :-)
"THREE little monkeys playing at the zoo......"
Playing at the park with Grandma and Grandpa Jones!
Our family sledding picture! This was taken with Jeff's phone, so sorry it isn't the greatest!!!I know I should post a belly pick- I feel huge :-) but I haven't really felt up to taking one, haha! But I promise one soon!!!
Tuesday, December 8, 2009
Just a quick little ad for my sister....
She makes ADORABLE hair things (and now jewelry) for her girls!!! They are the cutest things!! If you are looking for some fun Christmas ideas, or just cute hair things for your girls, you have to check out her blog. It isn't set up to do PayPal yet, but if you are interested in ordering you could talk to me!!!!
She makes ADORABLE hair things (and now jewelry) for her girls!!! They are the cutest things!! If you are looking for some fun Christmas ideas, or just cute hair things for your girls, you have to check out her blog. It isn't set up to do PayPal yet, but if you are interested in ordering you could talk to me!!!!
Saturday, November 21, 2009
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Oh yeah...
I forgot to update about Jeff's school situation...
For now he is taking online pre-req classes for the MISM program. We are hoping to get into BYU or ASU. He will take the GMAT soon (December-ish) and the send in all of his applications. Applications aren't even due until like March, so it will be awhile before we find out where we are headed. For now we are staying in Texas until baby boy comes in April (or MAYBE March... :-) is that hopeful thinking? haha! Mckenna was 2 weeks early!) We will put our house back up for sale after the Holidays and if it sells we will most likely just rent here for a couple months!
In the mean time think good thoughts for Jeff!! We are hoping he gets a GREAT score on the GMAT :-)
Also, if I haven't talked to you in a long time- I am really sorry! I have been busy, but also just plain ol' pregnant (I know most of you understand that-ha!) I will call you one day...but until then sorry.....
For now he is taking online pre-req classes for the MISM program. We are hoping to get into BYU or ASU. He will take the GMAT soon (December-ish) and the send in all of his applications. Applications aren't even due until like March, so it will be awhile before we find out where we are headed. For now we are staying in Texas until baby boy comes in April (or MAYBE March... :-) is that hopeful thinking? haha! Mckenna was 2 weeks early!) We will put our house back up for sale after the Holidays and if it sells we will most likely just rent here for a couple months!
In the mean time think good thoughts for Jeff!! We are hoping he gets a GREAT score on the GMAT :-)
Also, if I haven't talked to you in a long time- I am really sorry! I have been busy, but also just plain ol' pregnant (I know most of you understand that-ha!) I will call you one day...but until then sorry.....
Monday, November 16, 2009
Long Awaited Post....
I know it has been FOREVER since my last post. I have been very out of the blogging world- kind of on purpose and kind of because I have been BUSY! So here is a little update on the Jones Fam...
#1- Last Wednesday we found out we are having a baby BOY... I wasn't sure if I was ready for BLUE instead of PINK, but I am really excited now!
#2- Mckenna is growing up so much. She talks all the time and has even learned to say BROTHER which sounds more like "Blotha" (she even sticks her tongue out at the end-adorable!)
#3- Mckenna LOVES to be outside. Whenever we go to leave she runs to the front step and sits down. She doesn't want to get in her car seat she just wants to sit on the front porch!
#4- Mckenna is really good at throwing fits, but is CUTER than ever!!!!
#5- We put our Christmas tree up a whole week ago... YAY, I love Christmas!!!!! The bottom half is undecorated since Mckenna keeps pulling the ornaments down and playing with them, but it is still beautiful!
#6- I was in charge of our ward Fall Festival. It was a crazy time and I am glad it is over. Next up...CHRISTMAS PARTY! December 12th is coming WAY too fast. I am not quite ready it to come!!!
#7- We have been playing lots and lots with cousin Jax and best buds Chandler and Ryan. We went to the San Antonio zoo for the first time a couple weeks ago and LOVED IT. Mckenna's favorites were the MONKEYS! She thought they were so fun!
#8- We are excited for Thanksgiving--- Marty and Heidi are coming! YAY! I can't wait for cranberry salad. It is a Jones tradition that I have fallen in LOVE with! Much better than the traditional cranberry goo...
#9- A little pregnancy product review... I got a BeBand to help hold my pre-pregnancy pants (that used to be a little to big...and are still too big) up! They are supposed to help hold up pre-pregnancy pants once you go the unbuttoning trick (and hide the fact that they are unbuttoned..haha) and other helpful things through out pregnancy-woohoo! I absolutely love the thing!! Belts were getting too annoying :-). I think every pregnancy woman should get one! On this topic the other day at Gap I got 3 maternity dress, 5 maternity tops, a shirt for Mckenna and 3 books all for $50!! Woohoo! Usually maternity stuff is so expensive, so I was EXCITED!!
#10- I have been loving TLC's baby shows... A Baby Story and Birth Day... I guess there is something about being pregnant! I can't wait to have a little baby again- well I guess I can wait because it will be hard to have two, but it is EXCITING!!!
#11- Our lives aren't very exciting right now! Jeff goes to school and I play with Mckenna.... What a fun life :-)
Now For picture overload....
Mckenna eating breakfast with Ms. Bear
We carved pumpkins. Mckenna thought the pumpkin guts were YUCKY!
Halloween Zebra! And this proves she LOVES sitting on our front porch!
Zebra Girl!
Happy Halloween
Jaxon and Mckenna- cute zoo animals!
We frosted sugar cookies and Mckenna looked liked this the entire time....yum!
#1- Last Wednesday we found out we are having a baby BOY... I wasn't sure if I was ready for BLUE instead of PINK, but I am really excited now!
#2- Mckenna is growing up so much. She talks all the time and has even learned to say BROTHER which sounds more like "Blotha" (she even sticks her tongue out at the end-adorable!)
#3- Mckenna LOVES to be outside. Whenever we go to leave she runs to the front step and sits down. She doesn't want to get in her car seat she just wants to sit on the front porch!
#4- Mckenna is really good at throwing fits, but is CUTER than ever!!!!
#5- We put our Christmas tree up a whole week ago... YAY, I love Christmas!!!!! The bottom half is undecorated since Mckenna keeps pulling the ornaments down and playing with them, but it is still beautiful!
#6- I was in charge of our ward Fall Festival. It was a crazy time and I am glad it is over. Next up...CHRISTMAS PARTY! December 12th is coming WAY too fast. I am not quite ready it to come!!!
#7- We have been playing lots and lots with cousin Jax and best buds Chandler and Ryan. We went to the San Antonio zoo for the first time a couple weeks ago and LOVED IT. Mckenna's favorites were the MONKEYS! She thought they were so fun!
#8- We are excited for Thanksgiving--- Marty and Heidi are coming! YAY! I can't wait for cranberry salad. It is a Jones tradition that I have fallen in LOVE with! Much better than the traditional cranberry goo...
#9- A little pregnancy product review... I got a BeBand to help hold my pre-pregnancy pants (that used to be a little to big...and are still too big) up! They are supposed to help hold up pre-pregnancy pants once you go the unbuttoning trick (and hide the fact that they are unbuttoned..haha) and other helpful things through out pregnancy-woohoo! I absolutely love the thing!! Belts were getting too annoying :-). I think every pregnancy woman should get one! On this topic the other day at Gap I got 3 maternity dress, 5 maternity tops, a shirt for Mckenna and 3 books all for $50!! Woohoo! Usually maternity stuff is so expensive, so I was EXCITED!!
#10- I have been loving TLC's baby shows... A Baby Story and Birth Day... I guess there is something about being pregnant! I can't wait to have a little baby again- well I guess I can wait because it will be hard to have two, but it is EXCITING!!!
#11- Our lives aren't very exciting right now! Jeff goes to school and I play with Mckenna.... What a fun life :-)
Now For picture overload....
Mckenna eating breakfast with Ms. Bear
We carved pumpkins. Mckenna thought the pumpkin guts were YUCKY!
Halloween Zebra! And this proves she LOVES sitting on our front porch!
Zebra Girl!
Happy Halloween
Jaxon and Mckenna- cute zoo animals!
We frosted sugar cookies and Mckenna looked liked this the entire time....yum!Thursday, September 24, 2009
QUESTION...
If you are family who got an e-mail from us to check out our new news then go to the next post!!!
So, lots of my blog friends having been going private lately. I haven't for several reasons, but one big reason is that like everyone else I occasionally stumble across a name on someone else's blog of a friend I once knew...I love to read (at least one) to see how people are doing. I think we all call this "blog stalking". I am totally a fan :-) My kind husband helped me make our blog unsearchable (so that you can't type our names into google and up pops our blog...if you are still not private I HIGHLY suggest turning that off!!!), and I feel pretty safe. I haven't seen random pictures of my baby anywhere or ever had weird people leave comments. My question to ya'll (Jeff accidently said this the other day when we were talking and he said "WE HAVE TO MOVE TODAY..." haha gotta love Texas!!!) is why did you make your blogs private? Have I just not heard any horror stories??? I really would like to know so that I can make the best decision for my family (and blog...) THANKS!!!
So, lots of my blog friends having been going private lately. I haven't for several reasons, but one big reason is that like everyone else I occasionally stumble across a name on someone else's blog of a friend I once knew...I love to read (at least one) to see how people are doing. I think we all call this "blog stalking". I am totally a fan :-) My kind husband helped me make our blog unsearchable (so that you can't type our names into google and up pops our blog...if you are still not private I HIGHLY suggest turning that off!!!), and I feel pretty safe. I haven't seen random pictures of my baby anywhere or ever had weird people leave comments. My question to ya'll (Jeff accidently said this the other day when we were talking and he said "WE HAVE TO MOVE TODAY..." haha gotta love Texas!!!) is why did you make your blogs private? Have I just not heard any horror stories??? I really would like to know so that I can make the best decision for my family (and blog...) THANKS!!!
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)