Celebrating Blake!!!

Blake's first birthday is today and I thought I would put together a blog celebrating his first year of life!! I will warn you that this is quite long and as I was looking through these pictures I cannot believe how fast a year has gone by. So...here is my Blakers!

My OBGYN decided that November 12th would be Blake's birthday because I had developed preeclyamsia and the only way to cure it is to get the baby out. I was quite nervous about having to be induced, but knew that I needed to do what was best for him and me. So, after about 7 1/2 hours of labor (thank you epidural) Blake was here.

Brand new baby....

He's thinking, "Thank goodness that is over!"

Drew meeting Blake for the first time.

So sweet!

So, after Blake was born everything looked great except his blood sugar. It was too low and they couldn't get it to go back up. So, he ended up in the NICU.

He had to eat every three hours so we could get the blood sugar up.

Too Cute!

So tiny!

Five days after he was born his body decided to get his blood sugar regulated so we finally got to go home!!

Hanging out at home.

Christmas Day!

Really...that's my brother??

Blake in the sling.

Happy boy!

Yummy cereal!

Baby food!

Baby dedication

Playing outside.

Bath in Mamaw's sink.

First breathing treatment

Runaway baby

First tastes of watermelon

Swinging at the park

Taking a ride at the cabin

Our Buzz Lightyear

Today we are spending the whole day together. Daddy even took the day off work. Later we are going to get Blake's picture taken and go out to eat. Saturday is the big party day...so more pictures will be posted then! Happy Birthday Little Blaker Bear! We love you!!!!!!

My Niece

So, my brother and his wife had their baby on September 8th and she is the first girl baby born to my side of the family! We are super excited for some pink!! Her name is Alexis Cheyenne and she is just wonderful! Here are a few pictures although I am sure she has changed a lot since we first got to meet her!

I got the honor of being at the hospital when she was born. Kyle had to work and the boys were with their grandparents. It was a lot different being on the other side of the delievery room!!! Waiting is hard! But she is here and gorgeous and I miss her like crazy!!!

So excited for some pink!!!

Hanging out with Auntie Amy!!!

Proud Uncle Kyle!!

At the Park with Papaw

So, I know that it has been a loooonngg time since I last posted. Things around here are super busy and since Blake has started crawling it's even more busy! Haha! We have had a fun couple of months so this week I am going to try to play "catch up" on our lives.

My dad came up for a couple days to visit and we had a great time! He kept the boys entertained and they loved having some one on one attention from their Papaw. He came with me to my first volleyball class at the Y (which has started up again) and observed me coaching. On Thursday he took the boys and I too McDonalds and then to the park.

Drew climbing the rock wall.

"I can do it too Bubba!"

Papaw helping the monkey.

Blake loved to crawl around the park instead of being in his stroller or in his sling.

Hanging out at the park.

Coming later this week....I am finally an aunt!!! I will introduce you to my neice. Also, more pictures of my cute little boys!

Our Visit from the Dillons!

We were very lucky to get a visit from some very special people this summer!!! The Dillon Clan came to visit!! We were very busy while they were here and we had so much fun!!!

Drew and Mitch on the log ride.

Jen and the twins.

Reilly and Haley playing the african drums.

All the kiddos at our house!

Mitch at the splash park.

Drew and the twins.

More sliding!

Reilly and her buddy Blake at the hotel.

We had a super fun time with them and miss them so much!!! Drew said to me today, "Mommy, Mitchell is my friend."

A Great Weekend!

We were able to have a great weekend with Kyle's family!! They arrived Friday afternoon and we were able to let the kids play outside for awhile and then we ate pizza and relaxed. Our pool is a little small, but it worked!

Kayla, Kinsey, Cody, and Drew

While the kids played in the pool, Blake played on the blanket with Mommy and Grandma. Daddy and Grandpa were playing catch.

Drew loves to play Starbucks, so these were our two "baristas" for the weekend. For some reason they only made frappucinos!

On Saturday night we went to a TinCaps game. The TinCaps are a single a baseball team here in town. Their field is brand new and it's VERY nice!

This was Drew's first baseball game....something Kyle has looked forward to for awhile! He even got Drew a baseball!

I love this picture!

My family!!

All the kids and grandkids...Kyle, Drew, Me, Blake, Kinsey, Cortney, Kayla, and Cody

The whole Turner family...