Cope's Visit to the Pediatrician

Before the traumatic shots.

After the shots, dressed and ready to GO!


Cope had his 2 month appointment today with our pediatrician. The visit went great except for the shots, of course. The nurse even said he was the best 2 month old she had ever examined. Now I am sure she tells that to everyone, but it still made me smile. The vaccines were rough on me and Cope. His cry was so pitiful, but I think what made it worse was him poking out his precious lip! The BEST part of the visit was finding out that Cope doesn't have to see the urologist in Atlanta after all! The doctor there said his hydronephrosis was so minimal that he didn't need to be seen again-ever! The kidney was within the measurements of "healed". The Lord heard our prayers and we are so thankful! Here are Cope's stats. Another post is coming soon on what Cope is up to at 2 months, and what Simms is up to at 28 months!

Cope's 2 month stats:

Height- 21 3/4in.
Weight- 12lbs. 3oz.
Head- 15 3/4

Florida Family

We just returned from 5 days of visiting Dru's family that lives in Florida. We wanted to introduce Cope to them, and of course we love going to visit down there. We left on Thursday night and it took us about 7 hours. Luckily we had Dru's mom with us, so there were plenty of hands to help with the two kiddos. They did great though, and mostly slept the whole way down. OF COURSE, we get there and Simms begins running a fever that got up to 103.5 at its highest. Completely scary. We took her to a doctor there, who thought it was just a viral thing that needed to run its course, but it really hit her hard and she was pitiful. I think most of Dru's cousins who heard her while we administered medicine to her four times a day, will probably never have kids. She was determined not to take any of it, and it usually took 3 of us to get it all in. Other than that, our trip was great. We had such a blast with Dru's family. They are so much fun and have treated me like one of them since day one of meeting them almost 10 years ago! (Now that's crazy that it has been that long.) Of course we ate and ate. I've said before Dru's mom and aunts are great cooks, and we ate wonderful food the entire trip. Dru's sweet Aunt Katherine had diapers, formula, milk, juice, wipes all waiting for us when we got there. And it was wonderful seeing Dru's grandfather, Pah. We are so glad we were able to introduce him to Cope. We can't wait to go back. Oh, and of course Simms woke up fever free on the day we left. She and Cope turned 28 months and 2 months while we were away. A post on that will be up soon.

Dru and all of his cousins. I couldn't help thinking about how much we all miss Goosie when I took this picture.

Pah with his first great-grandson.

3 Generations.

Sweet little girl was so sick.

Dru's aunts covered Cope up with this blanket and sent the picture to Dru's dad. They are HUGE Gator fans. It does, however, look as if Cope is sticking his tongue out at the Gator. Ha!

Snow, Sickness, Valentines, 7 weeks

Can you tell I like to cluster lots of posts together? Its easier that way when you don't have much time to get on the computer!

Our Valentine's weekend was very eventful, and not necessarily in a good way. The Thursday before Valentine's Day was Simms party at school. She was SO excited! The party was adorable, and she came home with such fun crafts that I'll keep forever, including a surprise keepsake for me. It was a love bug with her hand prints for the wings, with the sweetest poem on it. Of course I cried the second she handed it to me. I'm serious, it was SO sweet. She has carried her cards she got from friends at school around with her constantly. She can tell me which friend gave her which card. I am so glad she loves going there. The party snuck up on me, so Simms took Valentine's from the drug store. I would have loved to have done something cute for her class, but oh well. There is always next year and she was excited either way. We layed all of the cards out on the table with her Valentine list, and she was so happy as I called out the names and she chose which card they would get. Here is the only picture I took that morning, and it's with my phone.


Later that night, at our Dave Ramsey class, (which is great by the way, except Dru has taken away all of my unnecessary spending, which I didn't know there was such a thing ;-)) I began feeling sick. We picked Simms and Cope up from my parents, and as soon as we got home, I went on to bed. I woke up around 3 to that nice stomach virus I've been hearing so much about. Lovely. Dru really stepped up during the night. Cope usually nurses around 3:30 or 4, and I didn't want to risk him getting sick (failed attempt) so Dru had to make and give a bottle, then turn right around and get up for work. My mom came up when Dru left and stayed until around lunch when Dru came back home to take care of me. Long story short, I was better by Friday afternoon. Dru, Cope, my mom and dad all ended up with it by Monday. Let me tell you, it's scary when a 7 week old has a virus! Dru, who never misses work, missed 2 days! The virus revisited me on Monday. There was no one to call since my parents were sick; it was just BAD! During those few days, we received about 5 inches of snow and celebrated Valentine's Day. Dru was so sweet and had Simms a rose on Sunday morning. Sweet, sweet Daddy. He loves his little girl SO much. Here are some pictures of the snow and our days stuck inside.
We had 795 tea parties while we were quarantined.




And here is our sweet 7 week old, (8 weeks tomorrow!). He is the SWEETEST, most laid back baby. Oh how we love him! It just seems like he has always been a part of our family! And he looks just like his daddy, which makes my heart smile! We look forward to introducing him to Dru's Florida family in a few days.

Cousins

A sweet little lady and a big ole' boy! (He's pretty sweet too)

Cope-6 weeks today (and GROWING BY THE DAY)
Mary Margaret-1 week yesterday

Baths

Simms gets a bath every night. Obviously a two year old would. Cope was getting one every other night or so, but he is getting them nightly too. Dru bathes Simms and I bathe Cope. The bathroom is kinda tight with all four of us squeezed in, but so much fun!


Dru was not happy when I came home with bathtub crayons for Simms.



Ready for bed! (We can hope, right?)

I usually take my bath/shower at night too now. It is almost impossible to shower and get ready for the day with two. At least I haven't figured out a good system yet. It is also the only time all day that I get alone time. Well, looking forward to my shower tonight, as soon as my hair is wet and shampoo has been applied, the water goes cold. Oh the sacrifices!

Mary Margaret Kirk

Mary Margaret Kirk
February 2, 2010
7lbs. 2oz., 20 inches
7:37 a.m.
What a sweet daughter Sissy and Drew now have. This sweet baby has the thickest, blackest hair I've ever seen on a baby. I love it! I think she looks just like Sissy. They are all doing well, and Sissy hopes to be breaking out of the hospital today. Soon, yes. She hates hospitals though and her OB and MM's Pediatrician both said if she and baby were doing good, they could go today. We will see. I can't wait for them to get home!

1 Month, 27 Months and Back Together Again

One month with our sweet Cope. At 1 month old, Cope has brought into our lives- extreme happiness, full hearts, more love than we ever thought possible, sleepless nights, sweet baby sounds, sweet baby smells, precious baby feet, thankfulness for our son, a deeper love for each other and Simms, a few tears, teamwork, lots of diapers, special times between a mother and a son during those late night feedings, gratefulness that we were chosen to do this again!

At 27 months, Simms has brought us- pure joy, more love than we've ever imagined, lots of laughs, tons of tea parties, a few tears, late nights waiting for this little girl to go to sleep, a new appreciation and thankfulness for the daughter she is becoming- even when she is frustrating us, happiness as we watch her being a sister to her brother, gratefulness for the 27 months she has been in our lives.

We are all together again! Dru has been in Houston for work, Simms went to McShan with Gigi to stay at Becca's for a few nights, and Cope and I were home. I was very nervous when Dru first told me he would be gone for 4 nights. How was I going to manage without him? But thanks to Mrs. Lil and my mom, I had plenty of help! I am so glad Dru is back. I am happiest when our family of 4 is all together under one roof-preferably our roof!

Sorry for the quality of the pictures. Sissy took her camera back home (darn). For good reason though- Mary Margaret Kirk is scheduled to arrive Tuesday morning! We can't wait!