Well Checks

Tanner and Izzy both had their well checks yesterday with Dr. Scott. Tanner is 18.8 lbs (75th percentile) and 28 inches (90th percentile). Izzy is 25 lbs (25th percentile) and 34 inches (50th percentile). They both did amazingly well and they are both developing perfectly and very healthy! We talked about getting an assessment with a speech therapist for Izzy but Dr. Scott doesn't think there are any problems and she has added a few more words lately. We'll see how she is doing around the first of the year. We also talked about moving Izabel into a big girl bed and all agreed that the time is quickly approaching! That is giving me a little bit of anxiety but I'm sure she'll adjust fine. Before we left they both got shots. Izabel just had one vaccine and her flu shot and Tanner had a total of 6 vaccines and a flu shot. They will go back next week for the H1N1 shot as well. Izzy got hers first and she cried a lot. Just when she started calming down Tanner got his shots and she started crying "Tay Tay, Tay Tay" over and over. It was so sad watching her cry for him but really cute at the same time!

In other big news...Tanner started crawling Monday night! That's right, he gets up on his knees and everything. Our little man is growing up and soon he'll be chasing Izzy around the house! He'll be moving on to stage two foods in a couple days when the stage ones are all gone and he has been working with the sippy cup. He's sleeping almost as long as Izzy at night which is amazing and falling asleep on his own with little to no crying. He's the happiest little boy anyone could ask for! We are truly blessed with two beautiful and healthy children and we thank God for that everyday!!!

A Weekend Getaway!

So I haven't been feeling well due to present circumstances and I haven't been sleeping well due to not feeling well so a weekend away was all that kept me going last week! I always hate to leave the kids but I know that having some time away is so good for me and for them.

I took Friday off and we headed up to Atlantic City. We took Andy since he is now 21 and Humaira and Rebecca met us up there. I drove the whole way which is not fun but for me it's better than riding. We stopped twice and hit just a little traffic so we made it up there in about 5 1/2 hours. When we got there we checked in at Harrah's and then headed over to Bally's for Noah to swipe his rewards card. They were giving extra comps so we both wanted to make sure to sign in! Then we sat down and taught Andy how to play three card poker. I hit a three of a kind which pays 30 to 1. I was so excited and walked away up $400! Then we headed back to Harrah's to eat dinner and meet up with Humaira and Rebecca. We took them up to the room and then I headed down with them to play and go to the bar while the boys headed to the poker room. We stayed up nice and late drinking and enjoying each other's company. It's always great when we can get together :)

My view looking back from the driver's seat

Humaira and Rebecca playing checkers at the bar
(Yes I said at the bar!)

Humaira and Rebecca

Saturday we slept in and then headed to the outlets for some shopping! I got tons of clothes for the kids (mainly Tanner) so they can stop wearing shorts in the cold weather :) I also got myself two new pairs of jeans (in a size smaller than normal) and a few tops and Noah got a few things as well. Our shopping got cut short by rain but that was probably a good thing. We hung out in the room for a while and then headed down for Ben & Jerry's and a little more gambling. At this point Noah and I had spent my winnings but I was still up a little bit. Humaira did very well Friday night and was now addicted to the game so she kept pulling us to the table. I sat with Noah at blackjack for a while hoping he could recoup some of his losses. He did for a little while but then lost them again. Just be prepared for me to say that we did not come home with any money! We got dressed up and went to dinner at Morton's at Caesar's. It took a very long time and we ended up getting all of our drinks and desserts for free but we had an amazing dinner. I had steak and lobster and it was fantastic. Then we played until we were all exhausted and out of money before heading to bed.

All of us at dinner

Sunday we got up and headed out around 11:30. We stopped all together and had lunch and then hit the road to get home in time for Hallelujah Harvest at church with Izzy and Tanner! We made it home by 5 which was again great time. I think we all had a great weekend and we enjoyed each other's company. We can't wait to do it again!!!

Now I am trying to get everything ready for me to be out of work for most of the week. I have to leave early Tuesday and then I am having a minor surgery Wednesday morning so I will be at home recovering the rest of the week. Hopefully it will help and I will be feeling back to normal by Monday! I hope everyone had a great weekend and has a great week :)