The adjustment to a new little brother has been far more difficult than I expected for little Kyler Dude. He has had a really hard time getting used to Damon being around and having to share Mom and Dad. I never knew Kyler could be so whiny!! It is driving me crazy. The long (or short) nights just add to the frustrations, but I think there is light slowly appearing in the tunnel!
I know it looks like Kyler is laying on Damon, but I promise he is not. This picture just shows how desperate Kyler is to get attention. Trust me he has not been neglected in any way, but he sure feels as though he will never be loved again!
Damon spends most of his afternoons naked and bathing in the sun!
My mom drove down to Brownwood to pick up Nanny so she could see her boys. It was really fun to see her and spend some time with her.
Kyler still trying to get attention
This is how hard I have been trying to keep this boy up during 'normal' hours. He even sleeps through a bath! What else can I do to keep the child awake?
Here are some videos of Kyler and the new things he has been doing:
He started doing this on the hard floor in the living room; luckily, we convinced him to do it on the trampoline instead!
We are not sure where this came from, but he does it all the time now. He pulls his pants down by himself and attempts to walk around the house, laughing as he's falling everywhere!!
He has arrived!! On Friday I went in for a regular doctor's appointment hoping she would let me have a baby. Well, my wishes came true! She said she would break my water, so by 1:00 we started this process. Things were going well, but not fast enough so they started pit and then things got painful. After many long and torturous hours, Damon Blade arrived at 11:24pm. He was a tiny thing at 6lbs 13oz and 20 1/2 inches long, but with no epidural and pit, I believe some fairness in life should exist!
Damon has been a very sweet little boy so far. He hardly ever cries and eats so much better than his brother. All we need now is to teach him day from night!!
Two brothers!!
This is not the best picture of Damon or Kyler, but it shows how he feels about the whole situation. He's not quite sure what to think of this baby, but I don't think he likes Damon very much. Although, Kyler does get very concerned when he cries.
Sweet Damon with his Nanny Keys
Adorable Baby Feet
Oh I love this little boy so much already!
Kenney thinks the fuzzy blonde hair all over his body is funny. This is the best picture we could get, but you can see it if you look close. We are still amazed at how little he is!
We have been inside most of our days lately because of the weather, so we have been trying to entertain ourselves in the house.
This is Kyler's little seat in the kitchen. He's very proud of himself for finding it!
He's just too cute!
Kyler's newest face! I'm not quite sure where it came from, but he will just do it randomly. He also does it when you ask him, "Where are your eyes?"
New Skills
Kyler's newest toy. He is getting better everyday. Not too bad for a 17 month old! He likes to hit the harder balls too, and I have to take cover!
He has been practicing basketball a little longer than baseball so he's got the hang of basketball a little better. He used to clap for himself after every shot, so we've had to move the goal up at least twice now. He likes shooting the football and volleyballs in the hoop too!
39 Weeks
Here is the picture that many of you have been asking about. Yes I am still pregnant. I thought this baby would be out by now!! I have decided that it is very mean to tell a pregnant woman that she is going to be induced all the way through her pregnancy, and then decided 3 weeks before the due date that you've changed your mind!! I thought for sure this baby would be here at least a week ago. I know I don't look huge and uncomfortable to most of you, but trust me I AM!! I think I just picked a shirt that makes me look smaller. I know I am getting a lot bigger because everyone I run into asks me how much longer!
50 Consecutive Days
Basically this summer has been HOTT. We have had 50 days in a row of 100+ degree weather and 76 days so far this year with about 15 inches less rain than normal. Therefore, we are indoors the majority of the time. Poor Kyler loves being outside, but I can't hack it for very long. I sweat just going out the front door and getting to the car! Plus we are under water restrictions and cannot play in his pool anymore. Today we are supposed to break the streak and only get up to 98!! To some that may seem hot, to us that is a miracle!! This is a poem that Kenney found describing our current situation:
Ode to Texas
The devil wanted a place on earth
Sort of a summer home
A place to spend his vacation
Whenever he wanted to roam.
So he picked out Texas
A place both wretched and rough
Where the climate was to his liking
And the cowboys hardened and tough.
He dried up the streams in the canyons
And ordered no rain to fall
He dried up the lakes in the valleys
Then baked and scorched it all.
Then over his barren country
He transplanted shrubs from hell.
The cactus, thistle and prickly pear
The climate suited them well.
Now the home was much to his liking
But animal life, he had none.
So he created crawling creatures
That all mankind would shun.
First he made the rattlesnake
With it's forked poisonous tongue.
Taught it to strike and rattle
And how to swallow it's young.
Then he made scorpions and lizards
And the ugly old horned toad.
He placed spiders of every description
Under rocks by the side of the road.
Then he ordered the sun to shine hotter,
Hotter and hotter still.
Until even the cactus wilted
And the old horned lizard took ill.
Then he gazed on his earthly kingdom
As any creator would
He chuckled a little up his sleeve
And admitted that it was good.
'Twas summer now and Satan lay
By a prickly pear to rest.
The sweat rolled off his swarthy brow
So he took off his coat and vest.
"By Golly," he finally panted, "I did my job too well,
I'm going back to where I came from, 'Cuz Texas is hotter than Hell."
We have known for a while that we need a playroom, but just haven't given it priority. Well, Kenney wanted to move all the storage stuff we had in the room and put the toys in there. I told him I would rather paint and get the room done before we moved in toys, so we decided take on a new project before the baby gets here!
Before
This room was really dark and seemed like a cave. The people living here before us used it as a bedroom, but it connects right off the living room so we thought it would be a perfect playroom.
After
We were able to paint, clean carpets, etc. in about 3 days! Kyler tried to 'help' as much as possible, but we did most of the work while he was sleeping. Nap time was work time! By the time I had rolled to room twice, painted all the trim (especially the trim around the floor), and cleaned the carpets, I thought I could get this baby out! No such luck, I worked hard for nothing!!
The yellow really brightens the room up and makes it much more lively! Kyler loves this room as long as Kenney or I are in the room with him. He has tons of space to run and throw balls.
As you can tell in this video, Kyler loves to run! His daddy is his favorite friend. Thank goodness one of us has energy to keep up with Kyler!
I know it looks like Kyler is laying on Damon, but I promise he is not. This picture just shows how desperate Kyler is to get attention. Trust me he has not been neglected in any way, but he sure feels as though he will never be loved again!
Damon spends most of his afternoons naked and bathing in the sun!
My mom drove down to Brownwood to pick up Nanny so she could see her boys. It was really fun to see her and spend some time with her.
Kyler still trying to get attention
This is how hard I have been trying to keep this boy up during 'normal' hours. He even sleeps through a bath! What else can I do to keep the child awake?
