Nursery Tour

I said a long time ago that I would post pictures of the nursery once I got it finished. Well, 4 1/2 months after I had my babies, I'm done...kinda. I still have a few more things to do, but this will work for now. So, I will take you on a virtual tour. Don't get too excited, I'm not an interior decorator.

A shout out goes to the one and only Mary Beard Thompson for doing all of my bedding and window treatments. She is AMAZING and was so cute and smart picking all of this out. I could have never come up with this. She made it so great...coordinating, yet different.

Here is the door...duh...sorry I just felt like I had to put a caption.
I LOVE my window treatments! (Polka dots from the bedding)
Great shelf made by my uncle Steve (I left room for fun things I know we'll acquire as we grow). Me and my teacher self had to get those so fun books in there ASAP! This dresser was a NIGHTMARE! My awesome Sis in laws and mom helped me paint it the first time (notice all of the trim and straight lines). Then it started to all peel off because the paint people gave me the wrong paint!!!! SOOO my great friends Jill and Amy saved me and helped me STRIP this stupid thing and then prime it and repaint it. UGGHH! YEAH! BEDS! Hopefully you can click on these pics and see them up close so you can see all the fun fabrics (thanks Mary). The stripe you see on Jayde's bed is also on Kanyons bumpers and a tiny bit on his bed skirt...see, she ties it all together!

Kanyon's bed
Jayde's bed
A shot from the door, mostly I wanted to get the rug in there.
I already had the beds up and done when the babies were born. I wasn't and am still not ready to take her bed down yet. The room was pretty unisex since a boy and girl were sharing it, but I had to make a few adjustments to make sure it was manly enough for Kanyon. That is where the dark chocolate brown and iron cowboy stuff came in. Like I said, I'm not an interior decorator, but I mean really...like Kanyon cares!

CHIEF and GRAM CAME TO TOWN!!!!!!!!!!!

We have just had the BEST few days. Kory's parents came down to visit us. We had so much fun having them here and Kanyon LOVED it. He got lots of great cuddle time. Wes had not seen Kanyon since they were born and he said that last time he saw Kanyon, he could spread his hand out over him and Kanyon was from his pinky to his thumb. So, needless to say, Wes was impressed with his size! Susan hadn't seen him since he was about 3 lbs. It was fun to see them see him again.

Chief giving him his bottle....Gram "supervising"



For those of you who don't know, Kory's family runs a cattle ranch called the Bar Diamond Ranch. So, we had an outfit made that has the ranch's bar diamond brand on his little hiney. I think Wes was kinda proud of the Bar Diamond's 6th generation.

The boys worked on the car...

switched places and KEPT working on the car
Meanwhile, Gram had a little cuddle bug.
We played lots of Wa-hoo and Kanyon only ruined one game crying. He just wasn't having it. Maybe me and Wes could blame him for us getting beat over and over by Kory and Susan.

Gram and Kanyon This was at about 3am. the night they got in. Me and Kanyon were still up (thanks a lot Kan-man) and Wes and Susan got there about that time, so they helped feed him.

Kanyon helping Chief do Sudoku...he's soooo smart.
Awww....I LOVE this picture!!
Chief's hands holding Kanyon. Remember...Kanyon was only from pinky to thumb not too long ago.

Battle Wounds

Several people have asked about Kanyon's different scars and stuff from his surgeries. I have pictures of them, so if you want to see them, continue, if not, just scroll to the bottom because there is a cute picture at the end. Ok, here's the tough guy.

#1 Left shoulder blade-PDA ligation (heart surgery). They went in back there and through his ribs to get to his heart. Much less complicated than going in the front having to break bones. When he had the surgery, that scar took up almost his whole back. Tiny little back. Not so much anymore!
#2 Under left arm-This is a tiny one from the chest tube they put in when they did the heart surgery. The chest tube helped drain fluid for about 12 hours, then they took it out.
#3 Top of his head-This was where they put in the temporary shunt. When they put in the permanent one, they used the same site, just made the incision bigger. You can also see the shunt in this picture. A tiny round thing, then the tube going down. As he gets more fat and more hair the shunt will be much less noticeable, if not invisible.
#4 Right side of his head-This is a small incision they used to route the tube down to his neck and on to his abdominal cavity where the fluid will reabsorb.
#5 Tummy-This looks like a sewn up belly button. I'm not real sure what they did here, but this is where the shunt tube ends I think. Something like that.
Hopefully those are the only scars he will have. Now for the cute picture:

Oh boy, we start 'em early I guess.

Post-Op in Dallas

We went back Dallas for Kanyon's post-op check up with his neurosurgeon. We waited for 2 hours in the waiting room, saw the Dr. for maybe 20 min. and then had another marathon trip back home. But we made it back safe and sound and Kanyon got a great report from the Dr. Everything looked great and we're ready to "be a regular baby" as the Dr. said. They also took him off his last medicine!!! It was such a small amount (same as what he was taking at less than 3lbs) it probably wasn't doing anything anyways. Glad we don't have to worry about that anymore! Too bad I just refilled it 2 days ago. We will go back to this Dr. for a check up with them in 3 months. They are going to refer us to Scottish Rite (who knows if I spelt that right) hospital to see a Dr. about his foot. Hopefully we'll figure out why its crooked and bent and get on our way to making it better. These Dr.'s deal with neurological effects on muscles, etc. so they are the experts. Our PT works with it and its not getting worse...the tone and movement is actually better, but we think its time to let a Dr. who deals with that sort of thing look at it and really get going on it. We are thankful for a good check up!

I'd hate to post without pictures! Here are a few from the last week.


I wish I could sleep this good.

The other day I laid Kanyon down on the floor and he started squirming and ended up working himself under his blanket. It looked so funny to see a wiggly blanket on the floor. Don't worry, I was right there, he was NOT going to suffocate!

Since Kanyon has to stay in, I've been in for the last month. I was doing pretty good, but cabin fever finally set in the other day. So my Aunt Mary Lynn (who lives here in Longview...she's my "mom" here in town) came over and we packed Kanyon up for his first trip out of the house (Doctor visits don't count..those are crummy trips). I knew I had to go to a kid-free place that would be clean....we are 20 minutes from the best place...MY GRANDMA'S HOUSE! Her house is cleaner than anything you've ever seen...not to mention, she cooked us a great lunch. Kanyon loved visiting with his great grandma and can't wait to go again! We had to document this monumental day, but we had no one to take the pictures so we set it up on the car. Not the greatest picture, but it'll do.

"Look what I found!"

Kanyon has found his hands! When he gets hungry, it doesn't take long for his hands to work their way into his mouth. I will hear a sweet little smacking sound and know he's ready to eat. He started this last week and this week he will smack on whatever is near his mouth. His shirt, my hair, my neck, my shirt, or my personal favorite-his bottom lip.
(these pictures were taken after his surgery so he still has one of his bandages on his tummy and a little bruise on his chest where the tube is)




This was cute because he's looking up at Kory.

I think he's part tree frog. This picture doesn't show it that well, but he'll lay with his legs and arms sprawled out clinging to whoever is holding him. I"ll have to catch a better shot of this one.

Yesterday I went to the Women's Center to check on how he's nursing and measure how much he's eating. He weighed 8 lbs. 11 oz.!!!! HOLY COW! I made the nurse re-do it because I didn't think that was possible. That was with a diaper on, but STILL! No wonder his clothes are starting to get a little tight. The nurse that helped me was one of our nurses in the hospital so it was so fun to see her. She couldn't believe how big Kanyon was (and how loud he can cry!). Kanyon was happy to see her and to hear "a familiar voice".

Picture Picture Picutres

I have so many pictures I've been meaning to blog. If you don't like looking at pictures, you won't like this blog. If you don't like looking at pictures, you're a little wierd.

CHAPTER ONE: Faces of Kanyon

Can you tell we've developed "an opinion" over the last week or two!? Unlike his tiny days, now he IS as loud as he looks!

AHHHHH CHOOOOOO!

Check out that raised eye brow..he does that a lot. "WHOA MOM DID YOU SEE THAT?!"
"yeah, yeah, yeah, you're boring"
blank stare...I get that a lot. I try not to take it personal.

cutie cutie...couldn't possibly be the same baby that screams at the top of his lungs.
This is how he gets the ladies

The return of GANGSTA Kanyon..I couldn't resist.

Uh Oh..the "opinion" is coming back!
I think he just saw a ghost in this one. Those of you who know my family..don't you think he looks like Roselyn in this picture!? Maybe it is the big eyes.


CHAPTER TWO: The latest at our house

The other night, Kory had Kanyon on our bed and he was working with his foot-stretching it and doing his exercises. So, this is what I saw.

In about 2 seconds, this is what I saw...I wish I could just go to sleep that fast.
One of our favorite things is taking our dog Ollie on walks. After the babies were born we didn't get to do it much because we were usually at the hospital. But, we're starting to settle down a little now and the other night we went on our first FAMILY walk. I wanted to take a picture, but there was no one to take it. I was not about to try to do a self timer. No way. So..meet our dog Ollie. He has had a rough 4 months. Ignored. But he's starting to find his way back into the family, though not as high up on the chain as he used to be and not back in the house just yet. On this first walk, he never even knew I had Kanyon. I think he discovered him last night..he tried to lick his toes. Hope they like each other.
I promise Kanyon is in the sling, he's just snuggled down in there.

Little snoozer

CHAPTER THREE: Kanyon is 4 months old!

Just a reminder: almost one month

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4 months