Our first ER trip...

Hello Everyone!

I am sure that you all thought I had forgotten about my blog. Truth be told, I did! Ha! I have been so wrapped up in my new hobby, sewing, and my old hobby, reading. I have not found the time to blog. But I am here now! And do I have a story to tell!

So you all know that my darling little Angels are also known to be quite the little dare devils. Always jumping off the furniture, climbing on top of dressers, running into walls (on purpose!), and oh so much more wonderfully daring things. It is a miracle to me that we have made it this far without a trip to the emergency room. But, that changed Saturday when Cayden busted his head open.

So, of all the daring things my kids are known to do, what happened that made him finally warrant a trip to the ER? Well, surprisingly enough, it was a complete accident. He was getting down out of the glider/rocker and when his feet hit the ground he was a little unsteady so he fell to his knees and his head went forward slamming quite hard on the bottom corner of the dresser. It just popped his little forehead right open. Nothing too big but deep. Deep enough to receive 4 stitches! He handled it quite well. Of course he was numb when they did the stitches. They had strapped him in a harness of sorts that of course kept him from moving. So that did make him scream for daddy the whole time. While Mommy watched from behind holding my breath and tensing up so much that I nearly threw up and passed out. I sat down in a chair in the corner of the room and when the Dr heard me trying to catch my breath she told me to leave the room! Ha! No way! I was fine though. I survived and so did Boogs. He was back to his old happy self moments after they unstrapped him and handed him to Daddy. I had the worst tension headache Saturday night. But I was overall impressed with how we all handled the first ER visit. Hope to not go back for a LONG time though!

Things are going well here at the Keenum house. We are all still very much in love with each other! Everyday is such a blessing! Counting down to the birthdays coming up. Cayden will be 2 on November 13th! And Kaylee will be 3 on December 18th! It is so surreal. But we are loving every minute of it!

I hope to update this blog more often. I will at least try. :)

Love you all! God bless!

ATTENTION!!

Just to let EVERYONE know... I am extremely proud of my husband! I have so much respect for that man I want to scream it to the world!!! I mean seriously if I could write him a reference letter, every one would want to hire him! He freakin' rocks my socks!! :)

As most of you know Matt has worked NON-STOP this weekend. Getting all of about 6 hours of sleep in three days. The kids and myself have missed him TERRIBLY. And wished that he was home with us instead of at work. Let those feelings not be confused with lack of appreciation for the hard work Matt is putting in to provide for his family. Really lets stop and think about this for a second...

We have Matt (love of my life, bestfriend, world's best daddy) whom we love spending every moment of everday with, working non stop to make sure that we are provided for and happy. Oh if its even possible...he just makes me love him more!! So, when you love someone that much, why would you not miss them like crazy when they are gone?!?

I know this post may be a little random to most folks, but I just had to make sure that my complaining about Matt being gone was not misunderstood by anyone. It would break my heart if anyone thought that I didn't respect/appreciate/love Matt. I can gaurantee you that NO ONE loves him more than I do!!! (Except God). He's my Angel, my star, my rock!

Ok, I could go on and on about this man, but he told me to stop. lol. Going to go to bed now. ;)

Thanks for reading!

Grammar check???

Lol. My last post was filled with errors. While Spell Check has the best intentions of correcting your spelling errors, it can not read your mind. Ergo, make sure you very carefully check spell checks corrections before signing off on them. Ha! Monogamy is not something we struggle with in this house. But Monotony is! Lol. That is too funny. And I am not fond of the color yellow (not found). There were more but oh well.

Also, anyway think that Kaylee looks like she is glaring at me in the picture above?? I think I must have said something to her or something. LOL. She is so funny!

Just another day in...paradise?

Hey there!

Just checking in to give a couple updates. Has for the 'big announcement' you were to receive last week... My darling, bestie, Nicole is expecting baby number two!!! A true answer to prayer! We are so excited! However, against my firm dislike, she has decided not to find out what she is having. lol. I admire her for doing that. I would never be able to hold out that long. As for the person throwing the baby shower, I personally would LOVE to know whether to use pink or blue. I have never been that found of yellow. :) Hehe! I love you Cole!

Matt has gotten the job at Taco Bell. Though he seems very excited about working there, I ask for many prayers. I am already seeing some serious signs of fatigue. He is such a wonderful provider for this family and would go to the ends of the earth if he needed to. I love him for that. Just pray that the Lord gives him the energy, strength, and occasional day off that he needs.

And while your praying...pray for the children and myself as we are left at home with out our wonderful, fun, loving, doting, father and hubby. Kaylee and Cayden get so cranky and fussy when they are trapped at home all the time with nothing but the same old toys and boring old mommy. They love spending time with their daddy so much (as do I). it breaks up the monogamy of the day. He is such a wonderful light in our lives.

Cayden is amazing me everyday. I am really starting to see him grow, physically, mentally, and emotionally. It is great that I am finally opening my eyes to see that he is not a "baby" anymore, but bittersweet. As I am proud of his new accomplishments and his mouth full of teeth (finally), I know that my baby days are over. :( Praise the Lord for bringing us Hudson! What a blessing to have him to ease my baby blues. Ha! He is so precious too! As is his Mommy and Daddy who happen to be the best employers/neighbors ever!

Kaylee is doing well. She is unfortunately going into the terrible threes which I just found out are worse than the terrible two's with a little girl. Ugh! Her tantrums are now more "grown up". Meaning, that she has learned the art of backtalk. Pray for her (and the rest of us!) as she learns to handle her emotions and express her feelings in a more positive way. I pray that she learns better than her mommy did. lol. On an EXTREMELY positive note, my little 'Miss independent' has started being more cuddly, loving lately. Oh how I have missed her sweet kisses. Its funny though to have her yell at you one minute and then lay her head on your shoulder the next and say, "I love you so much Mom!" :)

As for the crazy one in this family...I am doing alright. I have kind of slowed down with the business which makes me a little nervous to hand over the money for the business licence. But I know that God has plans for me. It is exciting and nerve-wrecking. I truly hope to gather the money and the courage to get the licence next week.

I hope that everyone is doing well. Keep in touch and invite me and the kids over to dinner during the week. lol. Until next time......

Hello, Hello

Quick update for ya:

Matt is currently looking for a new job opportunity. We love Ross Bridge, but the pay checks have not been sufficient enough for us. Even the money from Pizza Hut has dropped. So, he is thinking of changin from Pizza Hut to the new Taco Bell when it opens for his second job. Just keep him in your prayers that God will present him with the right job financially and emotionally. I want him to love going to work.

I am in the process of getting my business liscense for Kaylee's Boutique. Pray that it goes well and that I don't forget anything that I will need later. Things are great with the Boutique so far. I am learning to sew boy clothes and have had a few people already order some dresses and bows from me. Its been fun! Tonya, my friend, has her own Children's clothing business called Sew Adorable. She has been such a HUGE help in getting me started and spreading the word for me. I made my hair bows to match her fall line. You can check out a 3 column article on Kaylee's Boutique in Wedensday's (7/15/09) Shelby Reporter. My friend from middle school wrote the article to kind of get things up and running. So, awesome!

Kaylee and Cayden are doing well. Changing everyday. Cayden is really starting to grow up. I have babied him a lot because, well, he's my baby. However, he is really starting to be a little more independant and loves playing with his sister. He is climbing on the furniture now. As yesterday afternoon he can get in and out of his bed by himself!! He is talking A LOT! Some things we can understand. Some things we can't, but he loves to talk. Kaylee is still Kaylee. Nothing new to report on her really. She is still the funniest thing ever. I really really need a video camera. I could make a lot of money off of her. She just cracks me up with her little sayings and her faces that she makes. She is 2 going on 21. Hilarious!

Well, that is about it for now. Stay tuned for a big announcement coming sometime next week............

Getting Distracted! :)

Ok, So I have been a little pre occupied with Kaylee's Boutique and my new found addiction to facebook. I am afraid that I have neglacted my blogs. :( Sorry.

Things are going great here, as usual. Father's day was wonderful. Mattie wanted to spend the day playing games with his family. So, we did that. He got some fun stuff from his babies including a tshirt that says World's Greatest Dad. He loved it.

Kaylee's Boutique is really coming along. I haven't sold anything yet, but I have bartered. :) I made 15 hairbows for a friend of mine to match her fall line. She sews children's clothes. She invited me to her trunk show on the 12th where I will be able to sell my bows!! Woohoo! I am excited! I soooo love having something to do. Matt loves me having something to do too. :)

Kaylee Anne is still in her terrible two's but is learning some new tricks. She knows how to back talk now and roll her eyes. She "fake" cries to get attention. OMG! Its unbelievable to see my sweet innocent baby learning these things. One of the many "firsts" that are not all that exciting. However, she is still our baby girl. We love her to death. She is sooooo smart too. She knows her different birds and she told me that Cayden's passy is white. She loves counting. And my favorite is that she has learned to sing songs using lyrics instead of giburish.

Cayden is my little love bug. He still loves to cuddle and kiss. He has become a little more independant. His new phrase, "I do it!!!" He is "talking" a lot. He has these full on conversations that no one can understand but it is so fun to hear. He has gotten pretty much all his teeth in finally. He has not had any more diaper rashes since his switch to Lactose-free milk. We have also taken them from juice to home-made kool-aid with very little sugar in it. So, that has helped too.

Matt and I are still happy, happy, happy. We love spending every minute together and are having so much fun raising our babies. My "bad days" have been few and far between since starting my new medicine. Things have just been peachy keen. I love life and I especially love my life. :)

Well, that's all for now. I will try to fill you all in our fourth of July activities. Have a wonderful holiday!!!

OMG!! What a little Mimic!

Ok, so Matt and I were watching some magic show on monday. I guess I should say that Kaylee was watching it too. Anyway, they did this trick where the "helper" swallows a needle that was "in" her glass of wine. This particular show was on how the magic tricks were done. So, she really didnt swallow the needle. It just gives the illusion that she did. Anyhoo, he then gives her some thread which she plays with in her mouth for a few seconds. She then, pulls her shirt open a little bit to reveal part of her tummy. There "inside" her tummy you can see the needle. She pulls it out with the thread attached of course. It was a little disgusting but whatever.

So, a few seconds later Kaylee disappears into her room. She comes back and appears to be pulling something from her tummy. I laughed and ask if she was pulling a needle out of her tummy. She said yes. Then, I noticed that she had something in her mouth........it was a piece of thread!!! Idk, what she pulled the thread off of, but I do know she got that trick down. LOL.

Oh, do we have our work cut out for us with her. Whew! What a mess!