Landon's first haircut

Here is Landon's first haircut.  He is Mr. Serious all the time!

Baby news...

Have you ever tried to teach an "almost 2 year old" the concept that their is a baby in his mommy's tummy?!  Well, it is quite funny.  Jacy and I have been telling Landon there are two babies in my tummy, so what does he do...he lifts up his shirt, points to his tummy, and says baby!!  ha ha  It is the funniest thing ever!

I had a check up last Thursday to check on the twins, and everything is looking great.  They are about 4 to 5 inches from head to rump is what we were told by the ultrasound tech.  Even though it was a little early, 13 1/2 weeks, I begged her to tell me if she could tell what the sex of each baby was.  She told us that if she had to take an "educated" guess :o)  that baby 'A' on bottom is a boy, and baby 'B' on top is a girl.  Up until now this really has been a roller coaster day by day of emotions...good and bad.  I am still trying to digest this all, while Jacy is such great support and reminds me everyday how God made these babies!  Hearing that there is a little boy and little girl has made everything better.  More than anything I wanted Landon to have a brother, and I wanted my one precious little girl!

Since I went into labor at almost 27 weeks with Landon, my doctor is going to start giving me progesterone shots once a week starting at 16 weeks until the babies are born.  Well...she is going to teach Jacy how to give them to me..yikes!  PRAY for that please..ha

So, at the Henderson house, let's just say things are "rolling" on.  We are still living with Granny, probably going to break ground on our new house within the next 2 to 3 weeks.  I only have 3 more weeks of school and I am done FOR GOOD!  We are mentally and physically preparing ourselves for the twins, and teaching Landon who is boss :o).

Life...

Hi friends,
So it has been a while.  So many changes have gone on in our lives, I don't even know where to start.  Jacy and I decided last summer to put our house on the market, and we finally had an offer in January.  We closed on our house early March, so are currently living with his Granny.  We have finalized our new house plans and hopefully will be building here before long.  We are very excited about our new home! 

We have also found out that I am expecting again.  I am currently 8 1/2 weeks, so we are very anxious to get past the "danger zone" and be able to lighten up a little.  They are saying I am due November 14.  We are just nervous because of what happened in the past.  My first doctor's visit was last week, and we were very excited to hear the baby's heartbeat and find out how far along I was.  I have been extremely sick to my stomach which has not been fun.  It has been very challenging having a 20 month old at home and teaching First Grade.  Each day is a new day for me.  Thank the Lord I have the most amazing, supportive husband in the world!!!  He is just a miracle!!  Well, little did we know we would walk into the doctor's office not knowing we were about to get the biggest SHOCK of our entire lives so far.  We found out that I am pregnant with twins.  This has been SUCH a journey for us, and if we have learned anything in life, it is that we have know idea what the Lord has in store for us next!!  It truly is an amazing journey walking with Jesus!! 

So, after all this news and adjusting to the shock factor, we have been warming up to the idea of having 3 kids under the age of 3....WOW!  Can you imagine how crazy fun our lives are about to be!! :o)  Anyways, we had a little scare last night and I started bleeding again.  I went in for an ultrasound today and the babies look wonderful.  Hearts are beating strong and they are showing growth.  My next appointment will be next Wednesday and they are going to keep a close eye on everything.  Please continue to pray that both babies will be healthy and will be able to continue growing.  This is literally a day to day journey for us and we can do nothing but trust in the Lord ALWAYS!! 

We don't have a computer at Granny's so it is hard to stay up on posting.  I will try and do my best!  Landon has also recently got his first haircut, so I can't wait to post his video.  He did such a great job sitting like a big boy in his chair! 

Love you all,
Melissa

Boys will be boys..

I am sitting on the couch today, my day off, wishing I was enjoying the outdoors instead of sitting inside and the following conversation is what I hear coming from my bathroom:

Jacy:  Landon, come here.  I'm gonna show you how to pee in the toilet.  See, you lift the lid, then go to the bathroom.  No, No don't touch it.  Do you know where to flush?  This is how you flush (whooshh).

Landon:  Oohhhhhh

Hmmm.  I couldn't help myself and cracked up laughing.  I found this pretty humorous.  At least Dad can do the potty training.  Sounds like he is already on board...haha

Boys shall be boys I guess  :o)

Gig'Em Aggies!

So, I just can't wait any longer to share our Aggie photo shoot slideshow.  We took the pictures a couple of months ago, and have been keeping it a secret, because we did something special for Christmas.  I think it is safe to finally share it.  We start our Christmas tonight with the Hendersons, and tomorrow with my family.  Hopefully they won't look before then!  :o)  Enjoy your families as you spend time with them.  I know I will!

My sister and I were talking yesterday about how BLESSED we are to have every person we love  together this year on Jesus' birthday, and how everyone is healthy!  We take that for granted sometimes, and it truly is a blessing each and every day we have together!!!

Merry Christmas and happy birthday Jesus-we're thinking of you!!

P.S.  The pictures of Landon standing in the Aggie ring are my favorite...priceless!

Party in the USA

I had to share this video.  I laugh every time I watch it!  Make sure you scroll to the bottom of the blog and pause the music, so you can hear the video.

Thankful for...

Do you ever focus on what you "want" in life as opposed to what you are blessed with in life?  I tend to struggle with that, but this Thanksgiving as we spent time with our families, I just sat back and thanked God for each and every thing he has blessed us with.

We are so thankful for:

Jesus Christ, our Lord and Savior

our families

becoming parents

having jobs 

our home

friends

being healthy

our youth...it only last so long, right?!

another amazing year with everyone we love :o)

being able to live close and enjoy our parents and siblings

Life passes by SOOO fast, sometimes I just want to freeze it!  

For Thanksgiving, we started out in Rock Springs with the McCullough Clan for a few days, and then headed to Uvalde with the Henderson Clan.  Katie and Russell were in Rockport spending time with family, so we got to enjoy them when we all got back to Houston.  Landon had his first encounter with a deer when Uncle Wayne shot a buck.  He wasn't scared of it, which really surprised us.  When we were in Uvalde, Jacy, Uncle Casey and Papaw shot a doe, and Landon wanted to be right in the middle of it and help clean.  YUCK...boys will be boys...I guess!  

We love you all SO MUCH!!!  Happy Thanksgiving! 

 

Trick-or-Treat

Landon had fun trick-or-treating in his tiger costume.  He ate his first KitKat and a sucker.  Mommy said no, but was over ruled by everyone else!!  We had a lot of fun just hanging out with our families and enjoying Landon!

We have a picture of Landon screaming with Katie last year too!!!  Look to the right and you will see it....hahaha  

Peek-a-boo!

Sad news...

Hey everyone.  We haven't posted in a while, but wanted to let you know what was going on in our lives.  A few weeks ago, we found out that we were expecting again.  We were ecstatic that it happened naturally and I was not on fertility medication.  I had a few complications at the beginning, but they went away for a good two weeks.  During those two weeks we thought everything had straightened up, but this last Thursday, the complications returned again.  Sunday night was not good at all, and when I went in to the doctor Monday morning, we found out that I had lost the baby.  I was about 6 1/2 weeks.  We are  very sad, because we were excited for Landon to be a big brother, but yet again, God has shown us His plan is bigger than ours!!  We trust in Him and know that He is watching over us.  At the same time, we are very anxious for what lies ahead of us.

We hope and pray this is not a sign of problems down the road, because more than anything we want to grow our family, but only time will tell.

On a happy note, Landon is getting so big.  He says NO (haha), hot, ball, dada, bye, momma, and more.  His vocabulary is growing each and every day.  He loves the word 'outside' but is still working on saying it!  :o)  His new thing is dancing and spinning in circles.  He even taps his foot now.  It is hilarious!!  In the video he is dancing to song on one of his toys.

13 months and walking!!!

So, this afternoon was an interesting and exciting one.  Jacy and I have been working with Landon on his walking.  We knew he could do it, but he just needed to gain the confidence.  Landon and I were playing in his room and out of no where he decided to walk to me.  Jacy came in his room to see, and Landon walked back and forth from Jacy to me about 10 times.  You could tell he was so proud of himself!  After playing, he decided he was going to walk all over the house.  We had so much fun tonight watching Landon walk from point A to point B.

He also decided while he was walking, he was going to kick his ball at the same time.  I think he is moving a little too quickly....  :o)

Our little politician!!

Landon and I were running errands the other day, and we stopped to have some lunch.  We were sitting there waiting on our food, and Landon was just talking up a storm.  He loves to wave and talk to everyone, and I mean everyone, who walks past him.  There was a sweet older man and his wife sitting beside us that day.  We got to talking, and he kept saying how precious Landon was, but he also said unfortunately, he thought Landon was going to be a politician when he gets older because he likes to talk so much.   I said, "Well, he does come by it honestly.  His mother loves to talk also"!

This is the way we brush our teeth...

The after party....

I think we all had too much fun on the "kids" slide.  The night of the 31st we all gathered again to get wet in the water.  Check it out.....

The End!

Landon's 1st Birthday!!

Wow...as we look back at the past year of our life, we are just amazed how God works and continues to work in our lives.  He has given us the opportunity to become parents, and we are so blessed to have Landon with us each and every day!  We give praise and thanks to the Lord, for he is good!!!  Psalm 106: 1-3

As we celebrated Landon's 1st birthday on Saturday, we also celebrated the fellowship with our friends and families.  We are so thankful to have them close by, and for Landon to spend time with people that love him unconditionally!

When you think of July and how hot it is, we thought water activities would be the best thing to do for his birthday party.  The little guys and girls (sweet Kylee) played in the baby pool and the big kids played on the blow up water slide.  It was so much fun to see the kids on the water slide.  Dad McCullough was filming in front of the slide, paying no attention, so he got completely soaked standing in front of the  slide....It was too funny!

Landon/mom and dad (haha) opened so many fun toys and now we need a bigger house just to store the toys!!!  Every new gift we opened that is the one Landon wanted to play with.

When it was cake time, he wasn't all that interested.  He stuck his finger in the icing a few times, but I guess he like to have clean hands like his momma!