Pumpkins

My sweet friend Allie let us come over last night and use her cute pumpkins for pics of the kiddos. Devin really wasn't all that into it. It was cold and wet and he was hungry and naked, but who doesn't like to torture their kids right?!?!

Ok Pictures Pictures Pictures!!




Devin and Weston (they are one day apart)

Always screaming...

And the annual pomeroy pumpkin carving

BOO!

This morning...

I woke up in a great mood this morning. I went to go get Kylie out of bed and what do you know? She pulled her tube apart. In the bath she goes, while David was changing her sheets and I was bathing Kylie, the other kids woke up. While I was dressing Kylie and getting her ready to get on the bus, David got Devin out of bed only to discover he threw up in the night. Aughh! Bath number two for this morning. Now don't forget I bathed them both not 12 hours before. I finally got everyone off to school and work and then went up to change Devin's sheets only to discover that the kid who puked in his sleep (he never cried or anything--and he is acting terrific today) decided to puke on the edge of the bed. That means the bumper, the sheets, the crib skirt, the drawer under the crib, the rails of the crib and the carpet all had to be washed and scrubbed...

Well, here' to a better afternoon...

6.5 months

I have to add one serious picture of Devin (I have so few of them) he's always smiling!!!

Today Devin went in for his six-month check-up and whaddya know, he's doing great, yea!!

He is sitting, rolling and scooting forward. He just started scooting yesterday and he's already going everywhere! He squeals and screams and coos and melts my heart. He really really prefers me to baby food, but we will get there. He sucks his thumb and is so darn cute doing it. I am making my own baby food this go around and it's working well. He sleeps through the night and naps great. He has two teeth on the bottom and is working on one up top. He loves his squeaky giraffe. Honestly, I am smitten and have no complaints!

Alright here are some stats:
Weight 18lbs 11oz (70%)
Height 26.5 inches (45%)
Head 18 inches (90%)

Short and chubby with a big o' head! That's the way we breed them around here! :)

Formula

Ok, so Kylie is on a soy formula, (meal replacement). She currently takes 2 8oz cans a day and we are trying to up her to 3 a day. This formula is $8.59 for 6 cans at Kroger. Add it up and that is well over $100 a month, plus her soy milk, plus her baby food, and don't even get me started on her diapers and doctor's appointments...

Anyway, we started this formula after her heart surgery, because a nutritionist at the hospital told me about a soy formula. All the other meal replacement formulas (like pediasure) are milk based and she really seems to struggle with them--even the elemental ones (predigested). Also, she had lost weight continuously over the last year and a half. Now, she has gained three pounds in 6 months, which is HUGE for her. Also, with all of her puking issues I have been taking her to see a GI pedi specialist a couple of times. I spoke with his dietitian and to make a very long story slightly shorter, we tried several formulas, and landed right back on the soy one that we started with. However, this time insurance is paying for most of it. YAY! We tried to get our old insurance to pay for it, but they flat denied it. This new insurance is wonderful and they are covering it 90%, plus her feeding supply company is delivering it now, (we got our first shipment yesterday). I am so excited. So, now for a mere $15 a month we have the bulk of her calories taken care of. I realize of course that none of my dear readers can really relate to this (feeding tube issues), but this is wonderful news for us. :)

soccer, ties, siblings and pets

Alright, we have had a busy last few weeks as we are settling into the school year and new routines. Dallin and Emily are both taking piano lessons and soccer is starting it's third week. Also, for those of you wondering, Devin and I are doing much better from the strep, (well except for the lovely diaper rash Devin has developed from the after effects of amoxicillin). Also, when we went to the doctor when he was sick last Monday, she found his first tooth. So cute!

Anyway on to a collection of pictures. This is Dallin out on the soccer field. He really has a great handle on things and is doing well.


Emily is still pretty scared of a ball heading in her direction, (too much of me in her), but she is improving. This is her first attempt at being goalie and she actually blocked two balls, which is awesome. See video.

And just the irony of her being a big grown up goalie and then coming home in the afternoon and crashing holding "pink baby" the doll she has slept with since birth.

Dallin really wanted to dress like Devin last Sunday, the ties didn't match, but the overall look was there. So, here are some good ones of my two cute boys.

There is about an hour each day (when Kylie gets home from school) that the two younger ones are on the floor together. Kylie is slowly warming up to Devin and interacting with him from time to time. She smiled and laughed with him for a few minutes the other day before scratching his forehead and knocking him to the ground. I am glad that I got a picture of the sweet part and not the brutality. :)

And lastly the kindergartners dressed up as community helpers last week and Dallin wanted to be a veterinarian. He wanted a blood spot on his dog, so he could "fix him" and a doctors coat, (which we fashioned out of one of David's old t-shirts. He had a really good time with it.

Well, that is it for now. Conference was great and uplifting. Also, it was so nice to have a Sunday just to stay home...thank goodness for cable. :)