tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12779007283250065732024-03-13T14:01:27.098-05:00Shuler UpdatesKeep in touch with the lives of the Shuler family in Katy!theshulershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09210963168335118864noreply@blogger.comBlogger242125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1277900728325006573.post-61024176846930000092014-03-24T09:25:00.001-05:002014-03-24T09:25:53.148-05:00Harrison Milestone Moment<div style="text-align: center;">
As of March 21, 2014, my little big guy is up on all fours and trying to officially crawl. Before we know it, he'll be up and running!</div>
theshulershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09210963168335118864noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1277900728325006573.post-88453835555681166672014-03-20T16:48:00.001-05:002014-03-20T16:48:42.514-05:00Recurring Nightmares<div style="text-align: center;">
Do you ever have a nightmare that you just can't shake? </div>
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When I was a kid, we had a lagoon in the backyard with alligators. I had a recurring nightmare that the house had caught fire, and, for some reason, I could only get into the backyard. Of course, the alligators were out of the water, and I would get eaten. Wake up, cry, sleep, repeat.</div>
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As a grown up, I had this preconceived notion that I would grow out of nightmares. Like my favorite pair of jeans. For the most part, my adult nightmares are contained by daytime worrying. It isn't something that wakes me in the middle of the night. It's something that keeps me unfocused on occasion during the day. </div>
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More recently, I find myself waking in a cold sweat, unable to sleep, tears running down my face that I don't remember crying. Sometimes, I'm back in the OR waiting to be put under, hoping that everything is okay. Sometimes, I'm waking up in recovery to find that my baby didn't make it. Sometimes, it's SIDS. </div>
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Nightmares. Some are things that have actually happened, some stem from things that could happen, and others are your worst fears realized. I know that, however scary it may have been, I made it through that surgery just fine. I know that Harrison is a healthy little boy. I know that it is highly unlikely that he will just stop breathing. For some reason, all the rational thought in the world will not stop the nightmares. </div>
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Here's to hoping that I outgrow them. While we're waiting, I'll try to fit back into that pair of jeans.</div>
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xoxo ashley</div>
theshulershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09210963168335118864noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1277900728325006573.post-42484520691200623842014-03-20T15:32:00.000-05:002014-03-20T15:32:01.312-05:00Kids Say The Funniest Things<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14.399999618530273px; line-height: 16.866666793823242px;">We have a favorite empanada place we go to every so often to meet friends for dinner. When Cullen heard that we were meeting Jamie and Keaton for dinner, he asked if we were going to the emchipilada place.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14.399999618530273px; line-height: 16.866666793823242px;">When we ask Cullen if he's doing something he shouldn't be, he regularly responds with, "No I amn't." Close enough to a real word.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14.399999618530273px; line-height: 16.866666793823242px;">Cullen loves Johnny Cash, and he loves Fulsom Prison Blues. When we were at dinner recently, he was on the playground when it came on. He came running over to us and screamed, "It's Johnny Cash." I love it.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14.399999618530273px; line-height: 16.866666793823242px;">We were in the backyard playing last month (February 2014), and we got to talking:</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14.399999618530273px; line-height: 16.866666793823242px;">Cullen: "Mommy, are you beautiful?"</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14.399999618530273px; line-height: 16.866666793823242px;">Mommy: "I don't know, Cullen. What do you think?"</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14.399999618530273px; line-height: 16.866666793823242px;">Cullen: "Mommy, where do moles live?"</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14.399999618530273px; line-height: 16.866666793823242px;">Mommy: "Moles live in holes."</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14.399999618530273px; line-height: 16.866666793823242px;">Cullen: "Why do moles live in holes?"</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14.399999618530273px; line-height: 16.866666793823242px;">Mommy: "Because it rhymes."</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14.399999618530273px; line-height: 16.866666793823242px;">**Upon googling this subject to find an answer, I have discovered that moles do in fact live in holes.**</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14.399999618530273px; line-height: 16.866666793823242px;">James was out of town for work, both boys were asleep in their beds, and I was trying to clean up the house and prep for the next day when Cullen popped up out of nowhere. He scared me, and my remark was "Jesus." Let's be honest. I'm thankful that's all I said. Cullen's response? "</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;">Do you always talk to Jesus when I'm sleeping?"</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;">One day, Cullen got in trouble on the drive home for being a stubborn little smart aleck. I have <i>no idea </i>where he gets it from. On top of being wrong, he repeatedly insisted, "I'm right, and you're wrong." I had already passed my breaking point, so I told him as he stepped on my foot on the way out of the car to go straight to time out and think about how we talk to others. Within a few minutes, he was out of time out and had apologized. He was being way too helpful and a great big brown-noser.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14.399999618530273px; line-height: 16.866666793823242px;">Mommy: "</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;">I know what you're trying to do here"</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;">Cullen: "</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;">I'm trying to be less bad."</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;">Cullen regularly asks the name of the song on the radio. He does this so he can request the song by name when he wants to hear it. He really loves Blurred Lines. I know. So appropriate for a four year old. I always make sure we're listening to the edited version, but, for some reason, I missed the fact that the word bitch is still a part of the song. There were no words the morning Cullen asked, "Mommy, why they say hottest bitch in this place." I told him I didn't know, changed the station, and relinquished my opportunity to win mom of the year. Ever.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;">My favorite of all was this one from just a couple of nights ago on the way home from tee ball. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Cullen: "Five year olds have big penises."</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Mommy: "Why would you say that, Cullen?"</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Cullen: "I just thinked about it. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">My heart just said it, and I heared it."</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">There are no words. I am way out of my league.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">xoxo ashley</span></span></div>
theshulershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09210963168335118864noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1277900728325006573.post-32358646982278384882014-03-19T16:42:00.001-05:002014-03-19T16:42:48.056-05:00Milestone Memories<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">They're in the baby book, too, but who doesn't like repetition?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">On 12/22/13, Harrison rolled from tummy to back for the first time.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">On 2/7/14, Harrison rolled from back to tummy for the first time.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">On 2/23/14, Harrison sat up by himself for the first time.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">On 3/14, Harrison's first tooth broke through the gums.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Maybe the rest of his milestones will be recorded on here in a more timely fashion.</span></div>
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theshulershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09210963168335118864noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1277900728325006573.post-65338088972071982002014-03-19T16:40:00.001-05:002014-03-19T16:40:18.792-05:00Boys Being Boys<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
This is just a little catch up of the boys over the last few months. Just our boys being boys.</div>
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Cullen has grown to love Monkey Joe's, and he asks at least once a week if he can have his birthday party there. I keep telling him we'll re-visit his request in September.</div>
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This is the happiest baby I've ever met. Seriously, ridiculously happy.</div>
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I love this little face and all of his expressions.</div>
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Happy!</div>
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Boys.</div>
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When we're at a little boy's birthday party, what is James supposed to do? Encourage another dad to bounce on the trampoline with him. Moments like this remind me why I will <i>never </i>be the cool parent in our house. </div>
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Rain boots boy.</div>
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Our little answered prayer.</div>
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Mohawk helmet, shooting glasses, and a fire hose. How do you drive your Power Wheels?</div>
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Blue-eyed baby.</div>
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Cullen has discovered booster seats and pancakes at Cracker Barrel. The only place he'll sit in a booster.</div>
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James' company held a vendor appreciation event at Minute Maid this year. They all got to go on the field to bat.</div>
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BBQ Baby</div>
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Brothers!</div>
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Little Lion Man</div>
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James got tickets to a Rockets game on a Friday night. Between the cold weather and my general fatigue, I opted to stay home and send Cullen in my place. They didn't make it through much of the game before heading home, but Cullen loved his boy time with Daddy.</div>
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Getting ready for bed.</div>
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Early morning hugs.</div>
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Little Big Guy</div>
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He's a big kid these days, but the car seat naps still happen from time to time.</div>
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First photographic evidence of Harrison sitting up on his own.</div>
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Like father, like son. Harrison ends up in our bed more often than I'd like to admit, and I usually leave him there in the mornings. He sleeps better, and I get more of a chance to get ready for work. I just love that they sleep in the exact same position.</div>
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I bought this little shirt for Cullen to wear to the rodeo when he was tiny. Unfortunately, it was way too big for him. Lucky for me, I am a hoarder of baby clothes, and it was just right for Harrison on Go Texan day.</div>
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Handsome little guy.</div>
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Sitting up in the baby bath.</div>
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Another piece from my baby hoarding collection. This one was my nephew's first. Then Cullen's. And now Harrison's. I love seeing baby clothes get used. It makes me feel less guilty when I buy them.</div>
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They grow too fast. I take as many pictures as I can. And hold them even more.</div>
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We have really put our zoo membership to good use this year. It more than paid for itself during my maternity leave alone. We got to go with the Littles...</div>
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We got to make a family trip on our own...</div>
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We made a Christmas time visit...</div>
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And we got to go with Kristen and Thomas.</div>
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On our most recent trip, we were waiting on our friends, so we decided to take a ride on the train. One of the other moms stopped me to tell me how amazing it was to watch the way Harrison stared at me when I talked to Cullen. She told me that it's not the way other babies stare at their moms. It was more. Because I was talking to Cullen, I didn't see the moment she was talking about, but it still made me so happy. </div>
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theshulershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09210963168335118864noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1277900728325006573.post-37580078566760960462014-03-19T13:36:00.002-05:002014-03-19T13:36:54.924-05:00Emily Visits<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
James' cousin Emily comes into town on a regular basis for work. We don't always get to see her, but we always try. For some reason, Emily had my number saved wrong in her phone and managed to text some stranger about dinner plans. Luckily, we figured out the mistake, and we were able to stop by for a visit. Emily was so sweet with Harrison, and he really loved spending time with her.</div>
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Of course, that meant plenty of play time for Cullen with Aunt Peggy. James and Andy watched the Baylor game, and I got to visit with Emily. I think we all won that night.</div>
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theshulershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09210963168335118864noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1277900728325006573.post-7981007373415455852014-03-19T13:17:00.001-05:002014-03-19T13:18:05.340-05:00First Foods<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Our pediatrician encouraged us to try cereal with Harrison at his four month well check. He wasn't too small, but he wasn't as big as she wanted him to be. I think I tried cereal twice before giving up. Harrison didn't want it, and I didn't want to do it.</div>
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At his six month check, she encouraged us to start fruits and veggies. I could get on board with that one.</div>
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Harrison is a great little eater these days, and Scout is loving the extra snacks. Harrison loves anything I can add cinnamon to and favors my homemade baby food over anything pre-packaged. I'm so glad I'm making the time to make baby food. It is beyond worth it. Scout loves puffs. Little carb lover.</div>
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I couldn't be any luckier to have three awesome guys to share my life with.</div>
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I don't think I've ever seen a tee ball season with more rain. We hardly had any practices before the season started between the rain and the cold. On the first day of practice, the coach cancelled less than thirty minutes before it was due to start. Cullen was heartbroken.</div>
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Since they were both already dressed for the cold, James took Cullen into the back yard for his own personal practice. </div>
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Cullen has shown so much improvement over last season, and it's really showing.</div>
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He's even gotten better about what to do with his bat after batting. He hasn't hit one single coach in the shins yet.</div>
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Before the season officially started, they had opening day ceremonies. The boys were in a parade, and there were games and competitions.Cullen did a really great job and actually came in first in tee ball in a competition involving batting, fielding and running. He is really proud of himself, and I think it is helping tremendously with his playing.</div>
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theshulershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09210963168335118864noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1277900728325006573.post-2484091545362669402014-03-19T12:58:00.003-05:002014-03-19T12:58:50.542-05:00Brave Boy<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
We saw the preview for Frozen over the summer when we went to see Despicable Me 2 and fell in love. All three of us laughed about it, and we decided we would see it when it was in the theater. Even though we later found out that it was primarily geared to girls, we still decided to see it. James declared it cheesy, and Cullen seemed disinterested for a large portion of the time, but we're all very familiar these days. Cullen love "The Frozen Song" and requests it almost every day in the car.</div>
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On the way out of the theater, Cullen noticed this bungee jump trampoline thing. He was hooked, and I was changing Harrison's diaper, so James signed him up. Imagine my surprise when I come out of the bathroom to find my baby strapped to the harness and bouncing. </div>
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As Cullen gets bigger, he is growing more and more independent. I love seeing him develop, and I'm really enjoying his sense of accomplishment when he gets things done. </div>
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Look at his first official project. I wasn't home, so James got to help with this one. You can see where he got bored and didn't feel like coloring anymore. You can also see where all the cotton balls have gone. We can always buy more, and Cullen was so proud.</div>
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I've also started letting him help more in the kitchen. I think we were making blueberry muffins here, and he loved stirring the batter. Lucky for me, he lost interest before it was time to put the batter in the tin. We all know how I feel about messes. </div>
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Harrison's baptism was on January 12, 2014. We were lucky enough to have Bob & Karlene come in for the weekend to share in the festivities. It was a great time for them to meet Harrison. </div>
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And great for them to get to know big kid Cullen. He is in love with Aunt Karlene.</div>
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Cullen was ready for some outside time, so he got to climb a tree.</div>
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And my mom got this car for Harrison to play with at her house. Since it's really more of a Cullen-sized treat for now, Cullen "showed him how to use it."</div>
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Cullen was really disappointed to find that the pool was too cold to swim in, but he talked Nana and Karlene into getting in with him on the steps. They were both pretty shocked to find just how cold the water was.</div>
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Of course, I can't find any pictures of the actual baptism, but there's this precious one of the boys after everyone headed home.</div>
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I know what you're thinking. I'm months behind on posting, and I'm making an entire post about croissants? One of our gifts this year for Christmas was a box of chocolate croissants from Williams Sonoma. They were ridiculously good and amazingly simple. If you need a gift for someone or want to look like an amazing hostess for an overnight guest, look no further.</div>
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You just take them out of the box the night before, so they have time to proof. They start out looking like these little hockey pucks.</div>
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In the morning, they're all risen and ready to go.</div>
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Everyone wins. We bought another box of them. I'm just looking forward to having company to make them again.</div>
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theshulershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09210963168335118864noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1277900728325006573.post-47091743552974058452014-03-19T12:05:00.000-05:002014-03-19T12:05:14.468-05:00New Year's Eve 2013<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
On New Year's Eve 2012, we found out that we were expecting a new addition to our family. Twelve months later, we enjoyed driveway fireworks and a laid back evening. It was really cold, but it was still fun to watch the fireworks with the boys.</div>
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The pictures are dark and blurry, but that doesn't mean we had any less fun.</div>
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theshulershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09210963168335118864noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1277900728325006573.post-84003748439693020812014-03-19T10:53:00.003-05:002014-03-19T10:53:33.073-05:00Christmas 2013<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Christmas is one of my favorite times of year. There is always so much joy and excitement surrounding it, and I love watching my boys open gifts that were selected with thought and care. This year was a little more hectic, as I had just gone back to work, and I had one more little guy to buy for. On top of those fun times, this is the first year that Cullen has really truly believed in Santa. It was more work, but oh so much fun!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">This is our year to spend Christmas with the Bailey side of the family, so we headed to Lake Jackson for Christmas Eve service. Even though Cullen had attended a candelight service and taken communion before, things were different this time around. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">During communion, Cullen officially decided that he didn't like grape juice. He told James that he wanted orange juice instead. In an effort to stop the talking in its tracks, James told Cullen that the church was out of orange juice. As any four year old might, Cullen responded with, "</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;">They need to go to the store tomorrow and get it."</span></div>
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After church was dinner and a few presents with my parents.</div>
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Harrison was pretty excited about his first Christmas.</div>
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We got the boys ready for bed at my parents' house, with the plans of putting them straight to bed when we got home.</div>
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On the way home, we talked about Santa and his reindeer. Somehow this sparked a talk with Cullen about James going deer hunting. Cullen offered James the reminder that he should never shoot Santa's reindeer. Good call.</div>
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I had put a lot of effort into prepping Christmas prior to Christmas Eve. It was a lot of time out of our day to drive to Lake Jackson and back, and I wanted to put the boys to bed, put out Santa's loot, and head to bed. James had picked out Cullen's Santa gift at Costco months before, and he knew all we needed to do was set up some train track. I had already assembled everything else, so he headed upstairs to assemble the track while I got ready for bed. Half an hour later, as we closed in on midnight, James came down to tell me that we had a problem. The track James bought was actually a train table requiring an excessive amount of assembly. We were up until 4 putting it together. Harrison hung out with us for a large part of the time. </div>
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Even though the 4am thing was not a part of the plan, we got it all done and ready for the morning. </div>
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I set up a super-crafty obstruction to keep Cullen from seeing the Christmas tree before we were all up, and I asked that he come get us before he checked out his gifts. Instead, he flattened himself against the wall, went around the barrier, and then came down to tell us what Santa brought. Next year, he will sleep in our room, or the tree will be downstairs. I'll figure it out later.</div>
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I got the boys matching pajamas this year. I never thought I liked the whole kids-in-matching-outfits thing, but I really do. I mean. Look at them. </div>
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It was such a nice day of family time with a focus on the boys and their presents. This time around, I got a ham and just made a nice dinner that required little prep work. Perfect.</div>
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And Cullen was pretty excited about his Superman shirt (also complete with cape).</div>
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Less than three hours of sleep caught up with James and Harrison by mid-afternoon.</div>
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And that gave me the perfect opportunity to enjoy my new wine glasses.</div>
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Christmas is so much work, but the magic of the season makes it all worthwhile.</div>
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Every year around Christmas time, I make gingerbread cookies. I don't really like to eat them, but I love the smell of them. And James loves to eat them, so I look at it as a win-win.</div>
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Back in August, my sweet sister in law got me these awesome cookie cutters. Did I use them this year? Nope. Of course not. I also didn't make Christmas cookies. Better luck next year, y'all.</div>
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Instead of cookies, we did gingerbread houses. And I didn't even make the gingerbread. It's from CVS. The good news is that the boys didn't care, and they had a great time make their houses.</div>
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I put the icing on and let Cullen stick on the candies.</div>
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James made the chimney.</div>
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This post is one of the reasons I've hesitated to start blogging again. In December, I got a call from the boys' school that Harrison had a fever. It was a Friday afternoon, so I packed up and headed to the school. By the time I got there, the teachers were all around him and putting cool cloths on him. His fever got to 102, and the doctor's office recommended that we go straight to the hospital. </div>
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What I learned that night is that they will do a blood test to get a better idea of what might be wrong with your baby. They'll do an IV, and they'll take a urine sample. I always thought that an IV was the worst thing in the world, but it's so much worse watching it happen to your baby. As his fever continued to rise (just shy of 104 at its highest), I had such a tough time keeping it together.</div>
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Once it had been determined that we would be there for a while, James and Cullen headed home. There was no need for us all to be exposed to hospital germs, and we didn't know just how long we would actually be there. As soon as they walked out the door, I broke down in tears. </div>
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As any parent does, I have gotten overly attached to Harrison. He is such a bright spot in our lives, and he is an amazing blessing. He is a happy baby. He is a precious baby. And I live every single day in fear that God is going to take him back. A day doesn't go by that I don't remember that he wasn't supposed to live. When they started running tests and told me they didn't know what was wrong, I couldn't keep it together. </div>
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To this day, all we know is that he had an extremely elevated white blood cell count. Every test they ran came back negative. He was a little boy with a high fever. And, for now, he's ours.</div>
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James and I are Baylor fans. By default, that means that our boys are Baylor fans.</div>
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This past season was the last for Floyd Casey stadium. It was a little bit bittersweet. James and I watched so many games in that stadium as students and many more as alumni.</div>
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There was no question that we would be attending the game. I was able to snag tickets for all four of us, and we were ready to go. In the prepping process, Cullen tried on James' old Baylor Line jersey. Someday, he might wear it to a Baylor game. Misty mommy over here.</div>
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Harrison wore a bear shirt. Truth be told, it was so cold that day, that no one knew who you were supporting by what you were wearing.</div>
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The wind chill was 12 degrees at kickoff. The only reason I took that bundled blanket on my front into the game was because I knew Cullen wouldn't last long. Harrison was done before we ever even kicked off, so we headed down to the one of the only two heated areas in the stadium. Within fifteen minutes, Cullen was over it, too. </div>
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James walked us back to the car, and I took the boys back to the hotel while James watched the game. It was an expensive adventure, but at least the boys can technically say they were at the last game at Floyd Casey. Technically.</div>
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We went to Santa's Wonderland in College Station. I've heard about it for years, but we've never really had an excuse to go. With Cullen really believing in Santa, we felt like Christmas season 2013 was the perfect time. </div>
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I dressed Harrison in his Santa sleeper, since it obviously wasn't cold enough to even pretend it was winter outside.</div>
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Cullen enjoyed the trail ride with all of the lights.</div>
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Then we spent two plus hours in line to see Santa. No one was too happy about it, but the grown ups all admitted defeat and decided we were absolutely staying until we saw him. I ate a funnel cake in line, so I think I cared a little less. </div>
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It was all so worth it when we got close to the front of the line, and Cullen glimpsed the big guy through the window. He was enamored.</div>
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Admittedly, this was the best Santa I've ever seen. He was jolly, pleasant, and absolutely realistic. Cullen was is awe of him and asked for a helicopter with a "marote control."</div>
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And the photographer even got both boys to smile and look at the camera. How?</div>
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It may not have been a perfect trip, but I'm so glad we went. I hope we can go during the week next time and avoid the crowds...</div>
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In December, Cullen had his martial arts promotion. He now has a white belt with a yellow stripe. I'm sure that means some<i>thing </i>to some<i>one</i> some<i>where</i>.</div>
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James was supposed to attend the promotion, as I'm already spending so much time out of the office, but he wasn't able to. At the last minute, I hauled out of work to make it. Because Harrison won't take a bottle, I'm using my breaks to go feed him. Here's how things go when you have two kids who need you in separate places at the same time.</div>
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I left the office and went to the school with the intention of walking with Cullen to martial arts. They had already left, and I could hear Harrison crying in his classroom. I grabbed Harrison, put him in his stroller, and ran (not even kidding here) in my four inch heels to martial arts. </div>
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I get there, and Cullen is sitting on the floor crying, because he is the only one there without a parent. He lights up when he sees that I've arrived. He asks me where Daddy is. He cries when he hears that Daddy isn't coming.</div>
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The rest of the ceremony goes pretty well. I'm proud of Cullen and the growth he is showing. He's turning into a pretty good listener. Each child receives their belt from the teacher and goes back to his place on the mat. At this time, the parents are supposed to join their son on the mat to tie on his new belt and tell him some of the reasons you love him. You have sixty seconds. Then, your son has sixty seconds to tell you why he loves you.</div>
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I spend my sixty seconds balancing a nursing baby on one knee while I tie Cullen's belt on. I'm proud of myself for managing this. I tell him that he's "my best big boy." I tell him how proud he makes me. How he makes my heart happy. How he will always be my boy.</div>
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Cullen's sixty seconds? "I don't want you here. I wanted Daddy here." I start to cry. "Well don't cry about it. I just love him more." I continue to cry, because I am a blubbering mess. "I love the way you pour my milk in a cup for me." And that is how a boy tells you he loves you.</div>
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Congrats anyway, big guy. I promise to never tell you that I love someone more than you. Even if you did it to me first.</div>
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theshulershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09210963168335118864noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1277900728325006573.post-43555495016621283432014-03-17T12:31:00.002-05:002014-03-17T12:31:30.777-05:00Bald Baby<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
I swear to you that I don't remember so much of his hair falling out. </div>
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Even bald, he's still pretty cute. </div>
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Oh. You ate turkey for Thanksgiving? Bummer. We had brisket from Franklin's. :)</div>
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I outsourced meats and desserts (crazy, I know) and just made the sides. It was the best Thanksgiving I've hosted in a while, because I wasn't as stressed about food. Who doesn't prefer to enjoy their family time?</div>
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And these kiddos got a cousin bath. So many precious memories ahead of us!</div>
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In November, a lot of guys grow mustaches for prostate cancer awareness. James' mustache started out as a joke. By the end of the month, I had to ask him to shave it. I was running out of eyeliner for Cullen to use to draw his on. Like father, like son. </div>
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Now, James has a beard. I've grown to like it, and I find it odd when I come across a picture of him without it. Cullen's latest mustache venture was a bit more entertaining.</div>
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Boys. I'm just waiting for the day they draw one on Harrison.</div>
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xoxo ashley</div>
theshulershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09210963168335118864noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1277900728325006573.post-26510760709623769102014-03-17T10:09:00.000-05:002014-03-17T10:09:55.260-05:00Back To Work<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
I went back to work in November. After more than three months at home, it was a tough adjustment. Two kids at home is work, but it isn't ridiculous. Working with two kids is rough. I can't say I entirely recommend it. The toughest part is how much I love my job. </div>
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I love this little piece Jess sent to me right after Harrison was born. It's hanging next to the glider I never have time to sit in. </div>
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On my first day in the office, I got this precious card...</div>
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...with these beautiful flowers.</div>
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James has been amazingly supportive and helpful through the transition. I don't know how single parents do it!</div>
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xoxo ashley</div>
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