Wow...sooo much has happened since my last blog...
To pick up where I left off:
Thank you to everyone for all your prayers for my mother back in April...THEY WORKED!!
She did go through a tough time. Her heart stopped 3 times and she spent a LONG time in ICU on a ventilator, dialysis, sedated, and then in long term care. (totalled a few months) She had open heart surgery to fix a valve. We did go see her thinking it would be the last time, but she pulled through and is at home now. All she has to do is heart medication and regular post heart surgery care.
Back to the future:
We are moving out of the apartment and into a house on the 21st of August. It is a cute brick 3/2/2 house in a very family oriented neighborhood. It is also around the corner from our new friends and walking distance to them!
Alexis starts school on August 24th and will get to go to school with her cousin and new bff!!! I am excited and sad about Alexis starting school. I know she will do great, and it will probably make her a happier kid to be around more kids her age and to learn.
Trystan is walking, running, screaming, babbling, saying a few words (nu-uh, uh-huh banana, eat, hello, out, up, push, etc!) He is becoming this wild little boy that is very set in his ways and knows what he wants...not sure where he gets that! :)
Chris is working with the same company and though the work was slow for a while it has picked back up now which answers soo many prayers!
I am chilling! I have really enjoyed all of the summer activities they have here for the kids. We have done swimming lessons for Alexis, free movies at the theater, Six Flags, the splash pad park, lots of playing and sno cone making! It has been really great! I have applied for some jobs doing aid work with the special education department of the Weatherford ISD but have not heard anything back. With Alexis starting school and Chris and I wanting Trystan to get more kid interaction-we have prayed about it and if I can work with the schools I will work, if not, I won't. The school system is the only place I can be there for the kids still. Trystan could go to a church daycare and I would mostly only miss a few meals and a nap, they have great benefits, summer/weekends/holidays off, and the hours will fit greatly for me to spend time with the kids and work! Pray with me for that one! There are 9 open positions and I have submitted my resume so we will see how it goes!
I think that is about it for now, maybe I can find some fun/funny things to post later since I had to spend this post catching up!
3.27.2009
Praises! and more Prayers!
Thank You to everyone that has been praying for my mom. They prayers are really helping! Today I talked to her and she sounded a LOT better. She is eating now, walked some today, talking better. Things are getting a lot better. She does still have a tough road ahead though-so don't stop praying now!
I found out more details on the infection and treatment. She has infection in her heart and lungs and a small leak in her heart. They are doing atleast 4 hrs of IV antibiotics split into 2 hrs of IV every 6 hrs. They want to keep her in the long term care for 6 weeks, but insurance may only cover 3 weeks. If they only cover 3 weeks then she will go stay with my grandparents for the other 3 and there would be a home health nurse to help.
Keep on praying! It is working!
I will update about us and the kids one day when this isn't pretty much all that is on my mind! :)
I found out more details on the infection and treatment. She has infection in her heart and lungs and a small leak in her heart. They are doing atleast 4 hrs of IV antibiotics split into 2 hrs of IV every 6 hrs. They want to keep her in the long term care for 6 weeks, but insurance may only cover 3 weeks. If they only cover 3 weeks then she will go stay with my grandparents for the other 3 and there would be a home health nurse to help.
Keep on praying! It is working!
I will update about us and the kids one day when this isn't pretty much all that is on my mind! :)
3.25.2009
The News.
I talked to my Grandmother and my Mom today. The final diagnosis is endocarditis with infections in a few other places as well. They have started iv antibiotics for 2 hrs a day. Yesterday she did not react well after the antibiotics but yesterday morning and this morning she was a lot more alert and sounded much better. If she can handle the antibiotics then she should finish up the antibiotic program in 6 weeks. She would still need care afterwards, but she will be feeling pretty good by then. Please keep praying for her, her husband, and out family. Even though they know what to do now and what it is, it is a battle still and she needs to be able to handle the medications for it to work, and so far she is not reacting well.
Thank you!
Lori
Thank you!
Lori
3.24.2009
Update.
They did the test. They said the infection is in her heart. My grandmother says the doctors think they can treat it b/c they found where it is. My sister, she does not agree. I am going to believe that the doctors would tell us if it was fatal so we could be there. That is what I will believe. Still...Keep Praying. We can have a miracle here!
The prognosis...
Well..for anyone who has found me moody or out of sorts lately...this should explain a bit.
My mom is sick. We are not sure what is wrong. It is to a point that my grandmother is explaining what needs to happen if they say it is critical and they have people at the hospital chapel praying for her. She has been sick almost 2 weeks. Upset stomach, weakness, swelling, severe pain. They have her on a lot of pain meds and have done ekgs, scans, tests...yada yada yada. As of yesterday they were saying it is a staph infection in her blood. We do not know if it is "self inflicted", from the last infection (before teen challenge), or something that has just occurred. They are doing a heart scope today to see if it has gotten into her heart valves. If it has...we may be on a timeline and need to go to Bama asap. If it has not...then they should be able to treat it in 4-6 weeks with iv meds. For now, we cannot even really talk to her, she is on a lot of pain medication. I am trying not to worry until we have definite answers...but really...there is surely a great internal battle and fear going on here.
Please, pray for her. Today we will find out more about what is going on. Until they do the heart scope we will not know a lot. Even the scope is dangerous and with her being so weak, it could end up badly. Just keep her in your prayers. and our family. This is a hard time. Her husband is also having to do a lot of soul searching these days-he is not much of a believer, and he is an alcoholic. He has been putting aside his habit to be there with her. He said he did not know she was that sick and he had refused to take care of her at home so she had been with my grandparents before they took her to the er and stayed until she got admitted. He needs a lot of prayer too.
Just pray a lot, and I do not mind if you add her to any of your prayer lists. I personally do not really feel like talking about it...makes it seem too real...but I do request prayers.
Thanks,
Lori
My mom is sick. We are not sure what is wrong. It is to a point that my grandmother is explaining what needs to happen if they say it is critical and they have people at the hospital chapel praying for her. She has been sick almost 2 weeks. Upset stomach, weakness, swelling, severe pain. They have her on a lot of pain meds and have done ekgs, scans, tests...yada yada yada. As of yesterday they were saying it is a staph infection in her blood. We do not know if it is "self inflicted", from the last infection (before teen challenge), or something that has just occurred. They are doing a heart scope today to see if it has gotten into her heart valves. If it has...we may be on a timeline and need to go to Bama asap. If it has not...then they should be able to treat it in 4-6 weeks with iv meds. For now, we cannot even really talk to her, she is on a lot of pain medication. I am trying not to worry until we have definite answers...but really...there is surely a great internal battle and fear going on here.
Please, pray for her. Today we will find out more about what is going on. Until they do the heart scope we will not know a lot. Even the scope is dangerous and with her being so weak, it could end up badly. Just keep her in your prayers. and our family. This is a hard time. Her husband is also having to do a lot of soul searching these days-he is not much of a believer, and he is an alcoholic. He has been putting aside his habit to be there with her. He said he did not know she was that sick and he had refused to take care of her at home so she had been with my grandparents before they took her to the er and stayed until she got admitted. He needs a lot of prayer too.
Just pray a lot, and I do not mind if you add her to any of your prayer lists. I personally do not really feel like talking about it...makes it seem too real...but I do request prayers.
Thanks,
Lori
3.16.2009
Thank April for This!
I got this from April, who got this from her friend!
To the first 5 people to respond to this post will get something made by me! Lucky you!
This offer does have some restrictions and limitations:
1. I make no guarantees that you will like what I make!
2. What I create will be just for you.
3. It'll be done this year.
4. You have no clue what it's going to be. It may be a story. It may be poetry or an article on properly cleaning your face before a mask. I may sew or paint something. I may bake you something and mail it to you. Who knows? Not you, that's for sure!
5. I reserve the right to do something extremely strange.
The catch? Oh, the catch is that you must re-post this on your blog and offer the same to the first 5 people who do the same on your blog. Oh, and be sure to post a picture of what you win when you get it!
To the first 5 people to respond to this post will get something made by me! Lucky you!
This offer does have some restrictions and limitations:
1. I make no guarantees that you will like what I make!
2. What I create will be just for you.
3. It'll be done this year.
4. You have no clue what it's going to be. It may be a story. It may be poetry or an article on properly cleaning your face before a mask. I may sew or paint something. I may bake you something and mail it to you. Who knows? Not you, that's for sure!
5. I reserve the right to do something extremely strange.
The catch? Oh, the catch is that you must re-post this on your blog and offer the same to the first 5 people who do the same on your blog. Oh, and be sure to post a picture of what you win when you get it!
3.09.2009
Spring time! Woo Hoo!
I am not good at blogging regularly these days, sorry!
Chris is working close by now so he is home every night and even gets a few days off here and there. We all like having Daddy home soo much!
What have we been up to??
*We did make a SUPER FAST trip to Alabama to get Chris' Impala. It was short notice, and we were only in Alabama for one day-so if you missed us, we will be back in May. Thank Amanda Reagan for our May visit b/c she and Devin are getting married then!! :)
Anyhow, we did make the trip. Trystan can have snacks and juice now (in contrast to our November trip when he was 7 months) in the car so he was a LOT happier! Alexis-she watched movies so she did not mind. Other than a chunk of the Escalde taillight being chunked off by the Impala in Chunky, MS at this creepy gas station-the trip was ok. I have decided that I really enjoy staying at the Hampton Inn. We stayed at one in MS on the way home to treat ourselves-and rest b/c the pace we had been at for the prior few days. They have white blankets-which they have on the maid carts-which means they wash them (they were also lumpy like frequently washed blankets!). They also have cribs, excellent night staff, and really comfy mattresses. I think we are going to save up and try to stay at the Hampton in Enterprise when we go back to visit.
*We went to the Ft Worth Stockyards a few weeks ago-the family and Chris' cousin Steven (sp?). It was a lot of fun. We were passing Mexican stores and then it turned into old tyme Stockyards with brick streets and old stores. We had a snack at Risky's. The stockyards are old stockyards where they do still run the cattle twice a day and have a train that goes around it on a neat track that rotates since there is not room for it to turn on its own. The train station has been converted into stores (candy, food, wine, tx items). They have a human maze, mechanical bull, restraunts, horses, a hotel, and a lot more. There were even men in cowboy outfits riding horses down the road. Trystan got to see his first horse and really enjoyed it, Alexis got to feed goats...and we got to park next to the manure pile!! ;) It was a lot of fun though. It helped me enjoy living here more.
*Yesterday we went to the local market downtown and got some tomatoes, zucchini, limes, plums, and jalapenos. It was Chris' first visit-he said he really enjoyed it. There is also a really cool Market in Ft Worth-it has all the fun special foods that you cannot find in your local Walmart, Winn Dixie, Etc. They also offer cooking classes there, which I really want to go to a few. It is the neatest place but I will not bore you with the details. Their website is: www.centralmarket.com
*Trystan has 7 teeth now, he stands up really well holding onto things, babble and real talking, eating like a pro, playing on his own a lot more, sleeping more or less through the night-(most nights, not all of them though!). He is just growing too fast.
*Alexis is having a hard time not being around friends like she was at daycare, but she makes a new friend everywhere she goes it seems. I think we will put her back in gymnastics the end of this month when the new session starts if she has a better attitude about it. She is making friend with the daughter of a lady from mops and the library.
We are about to start birthday prep for both of the kiddos. The good news is-both are in April so we can have one party for both of them-atleast this year while Trystan is too young to care if he has his own boy themed stuff and attention. Later on I am sure they will request seperate parties. We are also probably going to get our first family photos together in April-also, getting to get both of their stuff done at the same time. I am enjoying the close birthdays! Gonna save some $ for us! :) And they are both after tax times! Double good!
Chris is really enjoying his job, which makes him happy-and me! I am soo proud of him. He is such a good man, husband, father! We are enjoying the church activies here, unfortunately Chris has to work a lot of Sundays so he does not always get to go with us. (hey April-we may visit with you guys at your church on Saturday nights some so Chris can still go to church with the family)
Well...this has gotten long! If anyone wants pics that is not on facebook then leave your email or email me ( LoriRoks@hotmail.com ) and I will link you to the pics. I have some from the Stockyards, AL trip, a trip to Chuck E Cheese with the Jones family, and more posted on facebook.
Good Day All!
Chris is working close by now so he is home every night and even gets a few days off here and there. We all like having Daddy home soo much!
What have we been up to??
*We did make a SUPER FAST trip to Alabama to get Chris' Impala. It was short notice, and we were only in Alabama for one day-so if you missed us, we will be back in May. Thank Amanda Reagan for our May visit b/c she and Devin are getting married then!! :)
Anyhow, we did make the trip. Trystan can have snacks and juice now (in contrast to our November trip when he was 7 months) in the car so he was a LOT happier! Alexis-she watched movies so she did not mind. Other than a chunk of the Escalde taillight being chunked off by the Impala in Chunky, MS at this creepy gas station-the trip was ok. I have decided that I really enjoy staying at the Hampton Inn. We stayed at one in MS on the way home to treat ourselves-and rest b/c the pace we had been at for the prior few days. They have white blankets-which they have on the maid carts-which means they wash them (they were also lumpy like frequently washed blankets!). They also have cribs, excellent night staff, and really comfy mattresses. I think we are going to save up and try to stay at the Hampton in Enterprise when we go back to visit.
*We went to the Ft Worth Stockyards a few weeks ago-the family and Chris' cousin Steven (sp?). It was a lot of fun. We were passing Mexican stores and then it turned into old tyme Stockyards with brick streets and old stores. We had a snack at Risky's. The stockyards are old stockyards where they do still run the cattle twice a day and have a train that goes around it on a neat track that rotates since there is not room for it to turn on its own. The train station has been converted into stores (candy, food, wine, tx items). They have a human maze, mechanical bull, restraunts, horses, a hotel, and a lot more. There were even men in cowboy outfits riding horses down the road. Trystan got to see his first horse and really enjoyed it, Alexis got to feed goats...and we got to park next to the manure pile!! ;) It was a lot of fun though. It helped me enjoy living here more.
*Yesterday we went to the local market downtown and got some tomatoes, zucchini, limes, plums, and jalapenos. It was Chris' first visit-he said he really enjoyed it. There is also a really cool Market in Ft Worth-it has all the fun special foods that you cannot find in your local Walmart, Winn Dixie, Etc. They also offer cooking classes there, which I really want to go to a few. It is the neatest place but I will not bore you with the details. Their website is: www.centralmarket.com
*Trystan has 7 teeth now, he stands up really well holding onto things, babble and real talking, eating like a pro, playing on his own a lot more, sleeping more or less through the night-(most nights, not all of them though!). He is just growing too fast.
*Alexis is having a hard time not being around friends like she was at daycare, but she makes a new friend everywhere she goes it seems. I think we will put her back in gymnastics the end of this month when the new session starts if she has a better attitude about it. She is making friend with the daughter of a lady from mops and the library.
We are about to start birthday prep for both of the kiddos. The good news is-both are in April so we can have one party for both of them-atleast this year while Trystan is too young to care if he has his own boy themed stuff and attention. Later on I am sure they will request seperate parties. We are also probably going to get our first family photos together in April-also, getting to get both of their stuff done at the same time. I am enjoying the close birthdays! Gonna save some $ for us! :) And they are both after tax times! Double good!
Chris is really enjoying his job, which makes him happy-and me! I am soo proud of him. He is such a good man, husband, father! We are enjoying the church activies here, unfortunately Chris has to work a lot of Sundays so he does not always get to go with us. (hey April-we may visit with you guys at your church on Saturday nights some so Chris can still go to church with the family)
Well...this has gotten long! If anyone wants pics that is not on facebook then leave your email or email me ( LoriRoks@hotmail.com ) and I will link you to the pics. I have some from the Stockyards, AL trip, a trip to Chuck E Cheese with the Jones family, and more posted on facebook.
Good Day All!
2.18.2009
Ho Hums to WOO HOOs!
So, yeah, I have been down in the dumps lately. A little "home" sick, a little lonely, a little stressed.
Today was a good day though. I caught part of a Joyce Meyer show this morning. It was good-made me sing...made me feel better. After that I got to see some of my favorite In (out) Laws! :), storytime at the library, new friends for Alexis and I came over to play until 1. Trystan is napping and has been for an hour, Alexis is having tag time, I am doing laundry and cleaned the dishes some. Today is good. It is good b/c I chose for it to be good. God loves me, so I can have good days! Every day should be good. I just gotta keep this up. The nicer weather will make it easier since we can head out to the park or pool or somewhere fun whenever the weather is nice!
Just wanted to let everyone know I ma having a good/positive day!
I am watching Fireproof-Chris has been working late so we cannot see it together, but so far so good.
And a special thank you to a special lady-Mrs Jones...I am still singing Mr Jones in my head...you have made this move so much easier. I will be making your bff contract soon! :)
Lori Jean Jelly Bean!
Today was a good day though. I caught part of a Joyce Meyer show this morning. It was good-made me sing...made me feel better. After that I got to see some of my favorite In (out) Laws! :), storytime at the library, new friends for Alexis and I came over to play until 1. Trystan is napping and has been for an hour, Alexis is having tag time, I am doing laundry and cleaned the dishes some. Today is good. It is good b/c I chose for it to be good. God loves me, so I can have good days! Every day should be good. I just gotta keep this up. The nicer weather will make it easier since we can head out to the park or pool or somewhere fun whenever the weather is nice!
Just wanted to let everyone know I ma having a good/positive day!
I am watching Fireproof-Chris has been working late so we cannot see it together, but so far so good.
And a special thank you to a special lady-Mrs Jones...I am still singing Mr Jones in my head...you have made this move so much easier. I will be making your bff contract soon! :)
Lori Jean Jelly Bean!
2.15.2009
Love is D-Vine!!
We went on a DATE!!!
Chris and I went to Granbury, TX to go on a Wine & Chocolate riverboat cruise. It was really fun. Sure, over half the people there were on SS, but it was still fun. There were 5 different wines that we tasted and 5 yummy chocolates! I did not know they had chocolate, cherry, or almond flavored wines! Then there were great tuffles that were made by a kind of local bakery. Oh yeah...the wines were all from a local winery with I think 4 locations here! We learned some neat things about wine and got to learn a lot. www.granburyriverboat.com
This was soo much fun!! www.dvinewineusa.com www.blacktiebakery.com
Then you ask...did the kids go with you?? No. We got a babysitter. It was the first time we have ever had someone we did not already know keeping the kids, but it went well. She was referred by a lady from the Weatherford MOPS group. The girl works at the church's children's day out and MOPS meetings and also babysits for many moms at the church. The kids were both happy when we got home and safe. That is all you can really ask for right!
This is the first Valentine's Day we have gone on a date other than just going out to eat...and it was awesome!!
This is what we needed! Chris has been working 7 days/wk right now and we have not had Any us time. We also think we found a babysitter which means more dates, and I can take the cake decorating class at the college!! :) Fun times to come! I will put up photos of various things sometime!
We love you all, the kids are good, we are good...we hope you all are good!
Chris and I went to Granbury, TX to go on a Wine & Chocolate riverboat cruise. It was really fun. Sure, over half the people there were on SS, but it was still fun. There were 5 different wines that we tasted and 5 yummy chocolates! I did not know they had chocolate, cherry, or almond flavored wines! Then there were great tuffles that were made by a kind of local bakery. Oh yeah...the wines were all from a local winery with I think 4 locations here! We learned some neat things about wine and got to learn a lot. www.granburyriverboat.com
This was soo much fun!! www.dvinewineusa.com www.blacktiebakery.com
Then you ask...did the kids go with you?? No. We got a babysitter. It was the first time we have ever had someone we did not already know keeping the kids, but it went well. She was referred by a lady from the Weatherford MOPS group. The girl works at the church's children's day out and MOPS meetings and also babysits for many moms at the church. The kids were both happy when we got home and safe. That is all you can really ask for right!
This is the first Valentine's Day we have gone on a date other than just going out to eat...and it was awesome!!
This is what we needed! Chris has been working 7 days/wk right now and we have not had Any us time. We also think we found a babysitter which means more dates, and I can take the cake decorating class at the college!! :) Fun times to come! I will put up photos of various things sometime!
We love you all, the kids are good, we are good...we hope you all are good!
2.03.2009
"Nu Uh" and "Yeah"
How to tell that your 9 month old understands the meaning of "nu uh" and "yeah":
While he is standing up and opening bathroom cabinets you tell him "nu uh", then he responds with "yeah" over and over and over again!
It has been very uneventful and yet eventful around here. Almost every one in the house has had some sort of cough, runny nose, stomach virus. For now *knock on wood* no one is sick though. It is unfortunate that we have been sick b/c it has hindered our ability to get more into the new church. Last Wednesday I had made up my mind-I was like "We are going! That is it! Chris can take care of himself if he gets home before we do." (I have not gone on Wed b/c Chris would get home to an empty house). After I made up my mind, I get a call and email from the church that they are closed b/c the ice storm! Ehh. New bible study and kids Awana tomorrow night here we come! So that is that...
My boy is growing too fast! He is learning how to share. If he is eating something (ex: his socks, plastic toys, cheerios that fell out of his mouth) then he will try to put some in your mouth too! He is working on walking. He holds on and walks around his play yard, he also tries to stand up without holding on a lot-usually falls, but that is ok! He got his 4 top teeth now so he has 6 teeth!!! He is talking more (mama, dada, yeah, uh oh) and he shakes his head "NO" if he does not want something-he always wants bananas or pancakes though! Cutest of all though-he LOVES music and dancing! If a song with a good beat come on he shakes his whole body or stands up (if he isn't in the car) and shakes his butt! It is adorable. Alexis and I often have little dance sessions with him and he just laughs and smiles soo much!
Alexis is reading 1-3 letter words!! We do flash cards during learning time. We are working on making friends not on TV. She has played with April's kiddos more and our new neighbor has 3 kids and we have had some playtimes with then. I really hope she gets close to someone! She is super intersted in cooking now! Wonder how that happened??!! ;) She has her own cookbook now and has picked out some recipes for the week!
I am getting a little less hairbrained these days! I started doing two week grocery shopping and making two weeks worth of meal plans to go with it! It really cuts down on the dinnertime stresses, the shopping stresses, and the desire to go out to eat! I am trying to learn how to bake also! I know!! Chris got me a stand mixer for Christmas and it does make a big difference when trying to mix up yummy baked goodies!
Chris is still the awesomest! We got to go out for my birthday (thanks April and Jason!) and that was a lot of fun! Being able to talk without kid interuptions was awesome! He is working hard and unfortunately is on 7 days a week 11 hrs a day with 2 additional hours of drive time! He gets pretty tired but we knew it would come with the job.
Good to be back folks! I will try to update more often!
The Lady of the Lopez Home!
While he is standing up and opening bathroom cabinets you tell him "nu uh", then he responds with "yeah" over and over and over again!
It has been very uneventful and yet eventful around here. Almost every one in the house has had some sort of cough, runny nose, stomach virus. For now *knock on wood* no one is sick though. It is unfortunate that we have been sick b/c it has hindered our ability to get more into the new church. Last Wednesday I had made up my mind-I was like "We are going! That is it! Chris can take care of himself if he gets home before we do." (I have not gone on Wed b/c Chris would get home to an empty house). After I made up my mind, I get a call and email from the church that they are closed b/c the ice storm! Ehh. New bible study and kids Awana tomorrow night here we come! So that is that...
My boy is growing too fast! He is learning how to share. If he is eating something (ex: his socks, plastic toys, cheerios that fell out of his mouth) then he will try to put some in your mouth too! He is working on walking. He holds on and walks around his play yard, he also tries to stand up without holding on a lot-usually falls, but that is ok! He got his 4 top teeth now so he has 6 teeth!!! He is talking more (mama, dada, yeah, uh oh) and he shakes his head "NO" if he does not want something-he always wants bananas or pancakes though! Cutest of all though-he LOVES music and dancing! If a song with a good beat come on he shakes his whole body or stands up (if he isn't in the car) and shakes his butt! It is adorable. Alexis and I often have little dance sessions with him and he just laughs and smiles soo much!
Alexis is reading 1-3 letter words!! We do flash cards during learning time. We are working on making friends not on TV. She has played with April's kiddos more and our new neighbor has 3 kids and we have had some playtimes with then. I really hope she gets close to someone! She is super intersted in cooking now! Wonder how that happened??!! ;) She has her own cookbook now and has picked out some recipes for the week!
I am getting a little less hairbrained these days! I started doing two week grocery shopping and making two weeks worth of meal plans to go with it! It really cuts down on the dinnertime stresses, the shopping stresses, and the desire to go out to eat! I am trying to learn how to bake also! I know!! Chris got me a stand mixer for Christmas and it does make a big difference when trying to mix up yummy baked goodies!
Chris is still the awesomest! We got to go out for my birthday (thanks April and Jason!) and that was a lot of fun! Being able to talk without kid interuptions was awesome! He is working hard and unfortunately is on 7 days a week 11 hrs a day with 2 additional hours of drive time! He gets pretty tired but we knew it would come with the job.
Good to be back folks! I will try to update more often!
The Lady of the Lopez Home!
1.09.2009
This is where it all happens...
Wow...we are a total of 9 days into 2009 and I already feel it is entirely eventful!
Lets break it down:
Alexis: We are not doing gymnastics this session. We want to get her into more things to really make friends for now. We are checking into some preschool and mom's day out things to see what we like. She is still learning very fast. She is reading 1-3 letter words, doing simple math, some telling time...lots of neato things! Makes a momma proud!
Trystan: Crawling, pulling up, says "dada" all day long, tries the bye bye wave sometimes, babbles to you and his toys, gives big wet kisses, had his third tooth break through (2nd one to the right on the top if you are looking at him)...what is he not doing these days really??!! He was 22 lb 10 oz and 28" at his last doc visit. Other than teething and the general change of weather cough and runny nose he has been doing really good. Makes a momma proud!
Chris and I are doing good. He is working hard as usual. I am truly blessed to have Chris. He is a truly amazing man...I mean...he does put up with me...and love me! :)
Goodness...I am getting tired...we shall pick back up later...maybe I will find some funny stories to tell...
Lets break it down:
Alexis: We are not doing gymnastics this session. We want to get her into more things to really make friends for now. We are checking into some preschool and mom's day out things to see what we like. She is still learning very fast. She is reading 1-3 letter words, doing simple math, some telling time...lots of neato things! Makes a momma proud!
Trystan: Crawling, pulling up, says "dada" all day long, tries the bye bye wave sometimes, babbles to you and his toys, gives big wet kisses, had his third tooth break through (2nd one to the right on the top if you are looking at him)...what is he not doing these days really??!! He was 22 lb 10 oz and 28" at his last doc visit. Other than teething and the general change of weather cough and runny nose he has been doing really good. Makes a momma proud!
Chris and I are doing good. He is working hard as usual. I am truly blessed to have Chris. He is a truly amazing man...I mean...he does put up with me...and love me! :)
Goodness...I am getting tired...we shall pick back up later...maybe I will find some funny stories to tell...
12.24.2008
Chrismas!
Well...it is Christmas Eve! "Santa" just made his visit here at the Lopez Residence. This is an exciting Christmas because it is Trystans First Christmas and Alexis' Bicycle Christmas!! We did open the gifts from my grandparents, my mom, and Chris' sister already b/c we usually open gifts from family on Christmas Eve and from one another and "Santa" on Christmas. We did open a few from one another tonight, but mostly just for fun. :) So far Chris got me the Rachel Ray Big Orange Cookbook and a CD! :) oh yeah, and an Escalade! (He Loves Me!)
It has been nice not having anywhere to go yet. Today we just hung out. We had a ham, sweet potatoes, and green bean casserole for lunch! (Yes, I baked the ham myself!!) Then tonight we had GOODIES!! We had hot cocoa, smore cookies, candied citrus peel, chocolate chip cookies, chocolate covered pretzels, chocolate covered oreos, and pecan pie! And yes, I made it all lovingly with my two hands!! Just call me Betty Lopez!
The only real set plans we have for this holiday is going to Chris' aunt and uncle's house tomorrow night to eat with all of his family here. We had Christmas with my sister and nephew last weekend and also had a small get together with part of Chris' family to eat goodies and give the kiddos gifts! That made for a really great weekend!
Well...we will have an early morning here! Merry Christmas!! and to all a goodnight!
~*~Lori Jean~*~
It has been nice not having anywhere to go yet. Today we just hung out. We had a ham, sweet potatoes, and green bean casserole for lunch! (Yes, I baked the ham myself!!) Then tonight we had GOODIES!! We had hot cocoa, smore cookies, candied citrus peel, chocolate chip cookies, chocolate covered pretzels, chocolate covered oreos, and pecan pie! And yes, I made it all lovingly with my two hands!! Just call me Betty Lopez!
The only real set plans we have for this holiday is going to Chris' aunt and uncle's house tomorrow night to eat with all of his family here. We had Christmas with my sister and nephew last weekend and also had a small get together with part of Chris' family to eat goodies and give the kiddos gifts! That made for a really great weekend!
Well...we will have an early morning here! Merry Christmas!! and to all a goodnight!
~*~Lori Jean~*~
12.04.2008
Christmas Presents!
We have a small deep freezer in Alabama that we could not bring with us. It is about 2 yrs old, white, purchased new from Badcock, and was only used by us. I will need to find the information on it for anyone interested. We are asking $75 for it, but that is negotiable. Let me know if anyone is interested!
December has come!
Soo, it has only been about a month, but I am back again.
Chris has been home and that has made me happy. They have work lined up in TX so hopefully there will be no away time during the holidays!
Trystan has started crawling, and stopped wanting to take his morning nap-hence the lack of updating! He keeps me very busy now. He has been eating anything he can get his mouth on! We only feed him pureed food and I did let him gnaw on an apple for a little while the other day. The kid loves food! He also likes his toys, which he is talking to right now. When they do not work like he wants he talks loudly to them. Trystan learned how to clap! It is very cute! He says the MaMa and DaDa and when he wants his diaper and sees it he says "DDDD". He is growing up soo fast!
Alexis is doing very well in her gymnastics! They have an expo on the 13th to show off what they have learned. We are still doing pre-k at home. We have not been able to keep a good schedule since Trystan doesn't nap well now, but we are still doing a good deal of learning. She is getting pretty good at telling time, spelling and reading 2-3 letter words, recognizing larger words, handwriting, and counting! It is really cool to watch the children learn and grow!
I am being mommy and wife. I like it. I am still doing pampered chef, just have not done any shows here with Chris being gone and trying to get things settled in. We have been putting out Christmas this week and should be getting a tree this weekend to put up! I am really excited. We went to Bama for Thanksgiving. It was hectic. We were tired. We are NOT driving that far again for a LONG time, do not care what the occassion, not gonna do it!!! 18 hrs in a vehicle...Trystan doesn't like riding in the car that long, he is a mover and a shaker. So saying it was not a fun drive is an understatement. We did do some shopping for the kids without them so most of their Christmas is done! We just need to help "santa" and pick up some stocking stuffers. We did enjoy seeing our families though! I do with we could have seen more ppl but the entire family was so beat from going all over the place, the only way anyone could have seen us would have been to go where we were.
Glad you all got updated on our life!
Merry Almost Christmas!
Lori Jean
Chris has been home and that has made me happy. They have work lined up in TX so hopefully there will be no away time during the holidays!
Trystan has started crawling, and stopped wanting to take his morning nap-hence the lack of updating! He keeps me very busy now. He has been eating anything he can get his mouth on! We only feed him pureed food and I did let him gnaw on an apple for a little while the other day. The kid loves food! He also likes his toys, which he is talking to right now. When they do not work like he wants he talks loudly to them. Trystan learned how to clap! It is very cute! He says the MaMa and DaDa and when he wants his diaper and sees it he says "DDDD". He is growing up soo fast!
Alexis is doing very well in her gymnastics! They have an expo on the 13th to show off what they have learned. We are still doing pre-k at home. We have not been able to keep a good schedule since Trystan doesn't nap well now, but we are still doing a good deal of learning. She is getting pretty good at telling time, spelling and reading 2-3 letter words, recognizing larger words, handwriting, and counting! It is really cool to watch the children learn and grow!
I am being mommy and wife. I like it. I am still doing pampered chef, just have not done any shows here with Chris being gone and trying to get things settled in. We have been putting out Christmas this week and should be getting a tree this weekend to put up! I am really excited. We went to Bama for Thanksgiving. It was hectic. We were tired. We are NOT driving that far again for a LONG time, do not care what the occassion, not gonna do it!!! 18 hrs in a vehicle...Trystan doesn't like riding in the car that long, he is a mover and a shaker. So saying it was not a fun drive is an understatement. We did do some shopping for the kids without them so most of their Christmas is done! We just need to help "santa" and pick up some stocking stuffers. We did enjoy seeing our families though! I do with we could have seen more ppl but the entire family was so beat from going all over the place, the only way anyone could have seen us would have been to go where we were.
Glad you all got updated on our life!
Merry Almost Christmas!
Lori Jean
11.09.2008
Teefers!
Look at these two beautiful Teefers!!! The road was rough, we were weary, but we came out of it two teefers richer!! He is growing up too fast!
10.23.2008
Happy 6 Months!
Today is Trystans 6 month birthday! In celebration he got to eat some Baby Food-Turkey Flavored! Woo Hoo! He has had some rice cereal, but his pediatrician suggested we wait until 6 months for solids since he was doing soo well on breastmilk alone. We did the rice about once or twice a week, but now he is headed down dinnertime alley! Poor kid, he had it figured out a while ago I think. He is in fact feeding himself in the pics-he didn't like eating when I tried, but if I haded him the spoon he was happy to eat the "lovely" meat! His two teefers are looking good. We also celebrated by using a baby gum brush on his teefers tonite! I wish Chris had been here, but we talked about it and both agreed it was a good time to go ahead and start. Enjoy the photos!
Gynmastics!
Alexis had her first gymnastics class last Monday. She LOVED it! They did a lot more than I expected for a beginner class. Some of the pictures turned out blurry but it is ok. She went with a Hannah Montanah Leotard and Backpack. It was cute!
10.20.2008
Tidbits of Texas Life
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Alexis is doing ok here. She has had some troubles with the move and just missing some people, but I think she will be ok. We should have custody now legally, even though we have had her anyways, we wanted it official with the move and all. We are still doing "learning time". I think Alexis is doing really well. She can do letter sounds to "G" and even more, but that is as far as we have actually studied. She is working on telling time and working with money-mostly just familiarizing, no major stuff there yet. She almost has the days of the week down and she is getting a better understanding of months/dates/years. I really feel like Alexis will be reading by Kindergarten due to her quickness to recognize words that she already knows-and also that she has been making the letter sounds for words that she sees but doesn't know. This is an all too exciting time. I know that she will really enjoy it when she does learn to read b/c she loves books and I cannot always read them for her when she wants a story. Tomorrow Alexis starts gymnastics at a place here called The Rock. She is really excited. We found a Hannah Montanah leotard and backpack for her. If she does well with this then she will start dance classes in Spring-we wanted to start with one and see how it went. It was totally exciting that we could finally afford to put her in a class like this!
Look at my boy! He sits up by himself, has began getting up on his hands and knees and rocking (hence the blur), and he has two teeth that have broken through! All this excitement! The only really bad thing he has started is this blood curtling scream-he usually only uses this if he is unable to go to sleep before 9pm. Love my boy though. Chris' aunt was showing me some pics of Chris as a baby and young boy-I pray Trystan keeps looking like his daddy b/c his daddy was awesomely cute!! :) Oh yeah-Trystan says DADA! He said Momma one day, but now he just says DADA.
I miss my Mr. :( <--my face is sadder than that one.
Chris came back a few days back is now back in MS. I don't feel complete without him here, but, this is how it is. We still fully believe this is where God wants us to be, so I cannot dwell on the sad part, just that we are doing his will now. He is doing really well with his new job. It is nice b/c Chris has such joy and pride even on the bad days at work. He always seems to feel good about it. I am soo very proud of him and all he is doing to take care of us and follow the Lord.
Thanks to April I have been going to a bible study on Thursday mornings. It has really opened my eyes about my relationship with Chris. Where I thought I was doing great I realized I could do soo much more to make sure he knows how special he is. God lays it all our for us to have a great marriage, we just have to seek out the knowledge in the bible and apply it! I am also learning that no matter how good things are, you always need to strive to seek out God's will and words to keep you getting closer and doing better. If you ever stop trying to do better then you are just settling for not nearly good enough. This move has done soo much for our family and our faith. It is exhilarating. God truly does awesome work in our lives. I don't like Chris being gone, but it has honestly given us both a chance to remember all the things that we fell in love with in one another that we were putting on the back burner since we had Trystan.
It is late, cannot sleep without chris but I should try again.
Goodnight!
10.04.2008
Sleepless is Weatherford
So I have learned that I am almost incapable of sleeping without Chris by my side. He had to go to MS for work and I have taken a bypass on sleeping more than a few hours a night. I try. I lay in the dark, but without him there to hold me it just isn't the same. I might go crawl in the bed with Alexis. That sounds like a joke, but if I am not sleeping by 2am it might be reality. Trystan is sleeping all night again-it is like if Chris is here he won't, but if Chris isn't here then he sleeps all night.
Speaking of Trystan sleeping. My favorite part of the day aside from cuddling with Chris-is when Trystan nurses the last time for the day and goes to sleep while he nurses. He is just too sweet at that time. He falls asleep but keeps nursing and usually holds my hand. That is just one of those moments that no matter what happens that day, that moment makes it all better.
Now for Alexis. She is doing pretty good. She is starting to adjust a little better and relaxing a bit more as we get more settled. We do "Learning Time" each day. Alexis is learning very quickly. She is working on her letter sounds. She recognizes many words verbally and in print that suprise me. There is a really big gymnastics and etc school not far away and they start a new session on Oct 20 so I am hoping to get her into that. I need to find a regular dance studio for things like tap and ballet b/c she has been interested in taking those classes. It is exciting to be able to let her do all of these things.
Chris is doing really well at the job from what I hear. I don't think I need to update you all on how Chris and I are from my above grumbles about him not being here. I miss him too much.
Ahh...I should try to sleep thing again...
Goodnight all!
oh yeah....if anyone needs pampered chef, I am still doing that here and my website is still up. www.pamperedchef.biz/lorilopez
Also...if anyone needs a small deep freezer let me know. We have one that we are selling from our townhouse in Alabama.
Goodnight again!
The Lonely Mrs.
Speaking of Trystan sleeping. My favorite part of the day aside from cuddling with Chris-is when Trystan nurses the last time for the day and goes to sleep while he nurses. He is just too sweet at that time. He falls asleep but keeps nursing and usually holds my hand. That is just one of those moments that no matter what happens that day, that moment makes it all better.
Now for Alexis. She is doing pretty good. She is starting to adjust a little better and relaxing a bit more as we get more settled. We do "Learning Time" each day. Alexis is learning very quickly. She is working on her letter sounds. She recognizes many words verbally and in print that suprise me. There is a really big gymnastics and etc school not far away and they start a new session on Oct 20 so I am hoping to get her into that. I need to find a regular dance studio for things like tap and ballet b/c she has been interested in taking those classes. It is exciting to be able to let her do all of these things.
Chris is doing really well at the job from what I hear. I don't think I need to update you all on how Chris and I are from my above grumbles about him not being here. I miss him too much.
Ahh...I should try to sleep thing again...
Goodnight all!
oh yeah....if anyone needs pampered chef, I am still doing that here and my website is still up. www.pamperedchef.biz/lorilopez
Also...if anyone needs a small deep freezer let me know. We have one that we are selling from our townhouse in Alabama.
Goodnight again!
The Lonely Mrs.
9.07.2008
Goodness Gracious
I really should go into all the details, but ladies (and gentlemen if there are any reading), there is just too much to tell!!!
This past week and a half has been super busy. Here is the run down:
-Almost done unpacking
-Added some neato new items to our home decor
-New Washer and Dryer (Maytag at that!)
-Met the coolest relatives of anyone ever (that means you April!!)
-Have been hanging with my Momma, and that has been wayy awesome
-Been learning about the new town
-Had a date with my husband (the first in like a year!-due to baby sitter restraints and pregnancy)
-Night out in Fort Worth (the above date)
Most of the busy has been unpacking, but otherwise it has still been fun! Good times ahead, God is blessing us more than we could ever have imagined. God Rocks!
Goodnight!
The Mrs
This past week and a half has been super busy. Here is the run down:
-Almost done unpacking
-Added some neato new items to our home decor
-New Washer and Dryer (Maytag at that!)
-Met the coolest relatives of anyone ever (that means you April!!)
-Have been hanging with my Momma, and that has been wayy awesome
-Been learning about the new town
-Had a date with my husband (the first in like a year!-due to baby sitter restraints and pregnancy)
-Night out in Fort Worth (the above date)
Most of the busy has been unpacking, but otherwise it has still been fun! Good times ahead, God is blessing us more than we could ever have imagined. God Rocks!
Goodnight!
The Mrs
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