rolling already?

One day, a couple of weeks ago, Paxton flipped onto his tummy. I thought it was a fluke. But he did it 3 times that day. He's done it a couple of times since then. But today, he's done it all day long!

Oh my!

(he is one day shy of 3 months old)



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taking life for granted...don't do it

(note: I've debated whether or not I should make any sort of blog post about this, as it was a personal experience for my dad. An experience I know he doesn't want to re-live and he tries everyday to get out of his head. But for me, I can't stop thinking about it. I can't stop thinking about all of the people in this world that take life for granted. We are not guaranteed tomorrow and therefore, I am compelled to write about his experience.)

My parents took a three week vacation a couple of weeks ago. They drove to Colorado, for my Aunt's wedding, and continued their trip heading west with a final destination of sunny California. Las Vegas was one of many stops along the way. About an hour outside of Vegas, they were a little unlucky...or maybe I should say, they were the lucky ones.

a cloud of dust
a horrific accident
my parents were the second car on the scene
the first car was a group of college aged boys
running for water, running for fire extinguishers
the car started to smoke and then went up into flames
intense heat
no one could even get close
they tried, they tried everything they could
but there was nothing that could be done
the flames and the heat were too intense
they could see an arm out the window
but the worse part, was the screaming
a child
a child was screaming inside the vehicle
they had to listen
the complete and utter helplessness as the screaming continued
a highway patrol was the first emergency vehicle to arrive
there was no way there were going to be survivors
my dad had to walk away, he had to get out of there
he walked back to the car crying
he says he will never forget that horrific sound
that screaming will be forever embedded in his head

He read the next morning that it was a father and his 6 year old son in the vehicle. Both died. How do you continue a vacation, how do you have fun??

In an instant, lives were changed. Life is too short and you never know what any moment will bring.

I've been having a lot of anxiety over this. It seems to affect me every single day and especially when I get into my car and especially when I have my kids with me. I pray you cherish every moment of every day. For me, it puts things into perspective. What we think are big issues are really nothing compared to what some people have to live through.

And we have no reason to complain.

well baby checks

Last week, all three kids had their check-ups with the pediatrician.  Here are our stats:

2 years:
Kaden:
     Weight: 28.12 (60th percentile)
     Height: 34 inches (44th percentile)

Kenley:
     Weight: 34.2 (98th percentile)
     Height: 34 inches (68th percentile)


2 months:
Paxton:
     Weight: 15.0 (88th percentile)
     Height: 25 inches (99th percentile)


I made all the appointments at the same time, so we could do it all in one shot. I thought it would be easier for Cody to take time off and only have to go in once. Yikes, we were there a looooong time. And the longer we were there, the smaller and hotter the room got! But I must admit, all three of them were amazing troopers :)

Paxton got his shots. Mom couldn't wait to pick him up and snuggle. A case of the post-immunization-crabbies also gave mommy some more snuggle time.

We have three growing, healthy, A-M-A-Z-I-N-G, kids on our hands!