Price Family

Christmas 2011

2012-01-06T21:04:00.001-08:00

We had a good Christmas this year. It was the first Christmas Kayla understood that Santa was coming and she could ask for presents. We saw Santa at the library and Kayla was so excited!!

My 3 angels and out little Christmas tree

Christmas morning before Kayla and Curtis woke up

Cain Ty Price

2011-11-01T12:08:00.000-07:00

Short Version:

Admitted to hospital Sat the 15th.

Released from hospital Sun the 16th- no baby

had contractions all week.

Finally Thursday the contractions got stronger. Admitted to the hospital at 4pm.

Cain was born at 9:55pm on Byron's Birthday Oct. 20th

He was sent to the NICU because he was grunting

In the morning he was not getting better on his own so they gave him a c-pap,

he stopped grunting.

Finally Sunday morning I got to hold him and he was off the c-pap.

That afternoon he started eating from a bottle, and was doing everything on his own

Monday night I roomed in at the hospital with Cain and brought him home Tues morning.

(Right after he was born)

(With the C-pap)

Long Version:

I was hoping to have him on the weekend either the 15th or 16th so it would not be too close to Byron's Birthday. I even spent the night in the hospital Sat. night but got sent back home becasue I did not progress. I was having contraction the whole week, but they never got worse. Monday and Tues I chased my kids around the park and did all I could to go into labor, and nothing. Finally Thursday morning I was so uncomfortable but my contractions were not too bad. Around 3pm they started picking up and I called the doctor at 4pm and he said to go to the hospital. When I got there I was dilated to a 4 (I was a 2 Sunday morning). He admitted me, broke my water and gave me an epidural. I got medicine before it really started hurting, that was nice. At about 9:30pm I was feeling major pressure. I was a 10! By the time the doctor got there and they got set up 2 pushes and he was out! Way faster than I thought!!

Cain Ty Price was born on Byron's Birthday October 20th at 9:55 pm.

He sure cried enough but he was grunting so they let me hold him for a minute then took him to the NICU. The next morning he was still grunting and working too hard to breathe so they put a C-pap in his nose. He kept making progress, Saturday morning they started turning down the C-pap. By Sunday morning they took him off of it and I was able to hold him!!! Sunday afternoon I got to feed him his first bottle. I spent the night at the hospital and set my alarm so I could feed him through out the night. By Monday morning they took the feeding tube out and the IV so he was like a newborn and as long as he did fine he could stay in the hospital room with me that night and go home the next morning.

Monday night I took him out of the NICU and that was an amazing feeling. We were finally able to leave the hospital at 1pm.

Kayla asked to hold him. Curtis poked at him and walked away.

I am so happy to have him home and healthy. Kayla and Curtis both run to him and want to help when he starts crying. And so far Cain just sleep and eats and is pretty content.

Pumpkin Patch

2011-10-11T14:08:00.000-07:00

In this picture I am actually only 33 weeks. I am now 36 weeks. I went to the doctor last week and the baby was measuring almost 6 lbs. On Friday I will be 37 weeks and the doctor said I can go into labor. So I am planning on trying to have the baby this weekend. We will see how it works out but I did not have any problems going into labor in the past.

I took the kids to a pumpkin patch last week with my mom and they had a blast. I want to give the kids a Halloween even though I am about to have a baby.

25 Weeks!!

2011-07-21T20:46:00.001-07:00

This is me at 22 weeks and I am now at 25 weeks. So far no problems, just getting bigger by the day. At my last check-up our big boy was measuring a week bigger than normal. So looks like I am going to have another big boy!

I let Kayla and Curtis watch a movie on my phone and this is how I found them. So cute!!

It's a...

2011-06-10T08:53:00.000-07:00

The whole time I have been pregnant Kayla was insistent that I was having a boy. I took her to the sonogram on Wed. and she loved seeing the baby on the tv screen. The nurse asked "what did you say it was?" Kayla said "Boy" and she was right, we are having another little boy!! I am thrilled to be having another healthy little boy. I just think it is ironic that I sell bows and flowers and I had two boys in a row, go figure!!

Easter

2011-04-28T14:42:00.001-07:00

The Kids were so excited for the easter bunny to bring them candy.

Kayla even helped Curtis find eggs, it was so cute.
We also went to the library and got to see a real bunny. Kayla loved it!

Curtis found 3 eggs then opened them to find the candy.

11 weeks

2011-04-18T13:40:00.001-07:00

Sorry I don't have any pictures. I am just getting over my morning sickness and feel like I am finally getting my life back in order. But I am 11 weeks pregnant!! I went to the doctor 2 weeks ago and got to see my little baby. It was moving and jumping during the whole sonogram. Looks like I am going to have another hyper one. Either way everything looked healthy.

My new Best Friend

2011-02-15T13:30:00.000-08:00

I LOVE this wagon!

I got it for Christmas and this is the first time I have really been able to use it. It folds up so small and is so easy to pull around. Almost every person that had more than one kid asked me where I got it. I got mine on amazon.com, it's called "on the edge folding wagon". My little Valentine Baby turned 3 years old on Valentine's Day. For her birthday we went to the zoo and saw 'Kayla's animals'.

It was such a fun day to get out of the house and enjoy this wonderful weather!

Christmas 2010

2010-12-26T19:11:00.001-08:00

Merry Christmas!!! I love this top picture, we finally got one where everyone was happy, there were a lot of unhappy ones.The kids got matching "Car" pj's on Christmas eve. They got some toys to play with and there big presents was a big box fort. I figure why spend lots of money on tons of toys when all they do is play with the boxes. They loved it. They played in the box for a good 10min. before they even noticed there were presents. In: Out:

Thanksgiving and more...

2010-11-30T09:23:00.001-08:00

For Thanksgiving we drove out to Arizona to spend it with Byron's brother Curtis and his family. It was a lot of fun, we got to go to the Zoo. They both loved seeing all the animals.

The Car ride to AZ was great, we made it in 15 hours. Both kids did great. Thank goodness for DVD players

Cadance and Kayla played like sisters, either they were fighting or best friends. They were so fun to watch!!

They played in Curtis' playpen with everyone was making Thanksgiving dinner.

BLACK FRIDAY...

So Michelle and her family always go out on Black Friday so I joined them. We planned out everything the night before and left at 10:30 PM!!! We shopped all night/ waited out in the cold, until 5:45 AM. It was a long night but a lot of fun. I saved a lot of money and got 98% of my Christmas shopping done. I felt bad because we left Friday night so Byron had to drive almost the whole night since I did not get any sleep the night before.

All in All a great trip!! Now back to the real world

Halloween

2010-11-04T07:43:00.000-07:00

For Halloween Kayla was Dorthy and Curtis was the lion from the Wizard of OZ. It was hard getting pictures together but I did get some of them playing in dirt together, running and playing together. Curtis never said Trick or Treat but he sure knew how to walk up to people and hold out his container. Kayla remembered from last year instantly and said trick or treat and thank you. The next morning she woke up and said "We go trick or treating". She wanted more candy, cause she has a mean mommy that will not let her eat more than one piece at a time.

Finally we can go outside

2010-10-24T17:07:00.001-07:00

It has been so nice outside. We have gone outside almost everyday. I took some great pics of the kids.

These pics are so cute but I have a confession I really only took pics of them for my beanies I have been making. Is it bad that I have taken more pics of my flowers than my kids lately? Well admitting I have a problem is the first step. I am going to take tons of pics of my kids.

Full of Changes

2010-09-28T07:12:00.000-07:00

Sorry I have not been good about blogging lately.

Ever since we moved to Decatur in July I really have not had free time. When I was not unpacking or taking care of my three kids (I am not pregnant! Byron would be the third kid), I was working on my flowers and my new website. Starting your own side business takes a lot of time and probably doing while moving, not the best idea but what's done is done.

I do finally have my website up and I am so excited. http://www.priceless-design.com/

The kids are doing good. I can not believe that Curtis is almost 15 months. When Kayla was that old I was about to have another baby. CRAZY!!! He is such a big boy now, and Kayla and Curtis are so cute playing together.

Girls Night

2010-08-08T20:00:00.000-07:00

The kids took a four wheeler ride with daddy. They loved it!!!!

Then Kayla loves to crawl into the sroller and have Curtis push her around. It is so cute.

Kayla and I had a girls night with our Friends Kim and Pipper. We went to the Wise County Carnival. We had to ride the horse on the Carrisel. Kayle LOVED it!! She would have rode it all night.

Then Kayla and Pipper played the Fishing game, and each won a dolphin.

It was a fun night, I am really looking forward to having lots of girls nights with Kayla. I loved dressing Kayla up in her little red cowboy boots. She fit right into Decatur.

Happy Birthday Curtis

2010-07-11T17:52:00.000-07:00

I still cannot believe that Curtis is a year old. Time really does fly. I miss having my little baby, but it is fun watching Curtis and Kayla play together. They are either best friends or enemies.

Two days after his First Birthday he finally decided that he could walk. He walks everywhere now. He loves to climb on everything.

I made him a dirt and worm cake.

He started picking at it and then ended up stuffing it in his mouth.

Happy Birthday Curtis!!

10 Months

2010-05-09T11:02:00.000-07:00

I can not believe Curtis is already 10 months old. He could walk if he wanted to but he has no interest. He has 7 teeth, and eats anything he can get his hands on. Not long and he will be running around with Kayla.

I took them to our community pool, it was cold but that did not stop them both from swimming.

Kayla loves to climb up this ladder in the park, she can do it all by herself.

Priceless Designs

2010-04-16T20:24:00.000-07:00

I started to sell Flowers, Bows and Headbands. I think they are super cute, but don't take my word for it. Check out my blog if you are interested.

Pricelessflowersnmore.blogspot.com

Headbands are $1-$1.50
Flowers $2-$3
Bows- $1-$3

Easter

2010-04-16T19:01:00.000-07:00

We went to the Roanoke Easter Egg Hunt and had so much fun.

We saw the Easter Bunny, Kayla was thrilled!

Kayla got a tattoo...

She raced in a sack race...

She was told to put the ring on the egg, so that is what she did.

What a fun Day!!! Kayla did get some eggs, she was upset when the egg did not have any candy in it.

Petting Zoo

2010-03-31T16:26:00.000-07:00

We went to a Birthday Party that had a petting Zoo at it. Kayla and Curtis had so much Fun.

Happy Birthday Kayla

2010-03-09T12:34:00.000-08:00

Kayla turned 2 on Valentine's Day, sorry I am just posting it now.

We had Brownies and Ice Cream at my parent's house.
Kayla blowing out her candles

Kayla insisted on eating her ice cream with the candle.

Kayla was so excited about her great cake. Please don't judge, I did not have much time, and Kayla loved the marshmallows.

Curtis just being Curtis.

Trip to Arizona

2010-01-29T19:47:00.001-08:00

We actually went to Arizona to visit Byron's Brother for New Years, I just now downloaded the pics from my camera. 16 hours with two kids in a car, not so fun. They actually did pretty good considering. We left at bed time so they were only awake for about 8 hours of the trip.
Here is Kayla after we stopped by Dairy Queen for a blizzard.

Kayla and her cousin Cadance had a great time playing together. Aunt Michelle did the girl's hair for some family pictures.

Uncle Byron playing with the girls, getting his workout in.

Kayla still likes to act like a baby, this pic was just too cute to pass up.

This is the face Kayla kept making, it was so funny, I think she was teething and she was feeling her teeth.

I LOVE this picture. Kayla and Cadance were chasing each other around the pool table.

It was a fun trip, thank you to Uncle Curtis and Aunt Michelle for having us.

Precious Moments

2010-01-20T18:25:00.000-08:00

I took my kids to the park last week when it was so nice and got some great pics of them. These are the moments that you remember.

Merry Christmas

2009-12-25T10:51:00.000-08:00

We had a great Christmas this year. Kayla is still too young to know what is going on, but I like that she does not ask for everything under the sun. I finally got some good pics of the kids on Christmas Eve. I tried a couple of days ago and this was the best picture I got of the two them.

Kayla loved all her toys and opened Curtis' presents and hand them to him and they immediately went in his mouth. I can always get good smiles out of Curtis.

Then here comes the typical "he's touching me" Curtis loved the feel of her dress.

What a good big sister, sorry about her hair she would not let me touch her hair.

5 Months

2009-12-08T11:27:00.000-08:00

Curtis is already 5 months old. This is what he has been up to:

weighs around 18lbs
wears 6-9 month cloths
Eats three meals of baby food a day
sits up on his own
sleeps 9 hours at night
takes only one nap a day
spits-up 24/7
and loves anything Kayla does

He makes lots of weird faces but is always quick to smile.

He is going to be running around with Kayla before I know it. I feel blessed to have such a happy "little" boy.

Cousins

2009-11-24T11:34:00.000-08:00

We recently went to visit my sister and her family. She has a two month old little girl, which is almost exactly two months younger than Curtis. You would never guess that by their size, Curtis is on the big side and Lily is on the small side.

My sister Kathy holding Curtis and Lily's hands

Happy Cousins

All four Cousins

My sister and I holding our two kids.

Then I went to Allen and my brother's wife Flor and I took our kids to the Park. They have a little boy, Alex that is two months younger than Kayla. They had a blast running around together.

The ZOO

2009-11-22T03:40:00.000-08:00

We went to the Zoo with the Erekson's. It was great. Kayla got to see the animals, and Curtis just looked around the whole time and was so content.

We got to see the white tigers, (mommy's favorite)

and we saw the elephant (Kayla's favorite)

Thank goodness for a double stroller.

Jacob and Kayla liked the Penguins

What a fun Family day. I love being a stay at home mom, so I can take my Kids to stuff like this. I feel so blessed!

Turkey Shoot

2009-11-22T03:23:00.000-08:00

We had our church Turkey Shoot a couple of weeks ago. It was lots of Fun...
I got to shoot... Byron wore his candy vest...

Kayla wore ear plugs...

And Curtis slept until the very end, when he woke up very happy.

Halloween

2009-11-08T02:09:00.001-08:00

Sorry this post is so late, but here are some Halloween pictures. Byron and I dressed up as football players, Kayla was a cheerleader and Curtis was the football.

Kayla loved the whole concept of trick or treating. She got really good at at saying "trick or treat" the expect candy to be put in her bucket. for the next couple of days she would bring her bucket up and say "trick or treat " then wanting me to give her candy. She loved her lolly pop and was on a major sugar high that night.

She loved the hula hoop contest.

Pumpkin Patch

2009-10-28T14:00:00.000-07:00

Not a lot to say, just lots of pictures, Enjoy!!

I had to sing a song just to get them to sit still for the picture.

Kayla was so excited to see Mickey and Minnie. She would get mad when other kids would get close.

CHEESE!!!

Kayla and Jacob in the wagon.

Curtis just sat in his stroller the whole time.

What a fun day!!!

NICU Reunion

2009-10-13T11:37:00.000-07:00

We went to the Baylor Hospital NICU Reunion. They had it out in Grapevine by the lake. I had no idea they had camping grounds and a lake so close. We had fun, but it was raining off and on that day. Seeing all the other kids there that had been in the NICU, it really made me appreciate that Kayla was only in there for a short time and that she has no long term effects. It really makes me appreciate that Curtis did not have to be in the NICU. I am very blessed to have two healthy and happy kids.

I put Kayla and Curtis in Overalls and took pictures of them. So Cute. It's hard getting pictures of them together since Curtis cannot sit up yet.

Another Wedding Reception

2009-09-21T12:35:00.000-07:00

Last weekend my sister had her wedding reception in Allen TX. So we ventured to Allen to help set up and to visit with family.

Love this picture, read his shirt. So True!!
The three toddlers. Kayla on the left, Alex my brother's son in the middle and Lily my cousin's daughter on the right. I think this was the only time all three were sitting down. Alex and Lily are days apart and Kayla is two months older.The beautiful family picture.

I just thought this was a cute picture, Curtis is getting such a cute personality.

Kayla loves the camera, if she finds it she will bring it to me and smile for the picture then want to look at it. She loves to take pictures of the baby too. I just love being a mom for two great kids.

Smiles

2009-09-16T11:57:00.001-07:00

I don't have much to say, I just wanted to post some pictures of Curtis smiling. He has such a personality now, and it is so nice that we have settled into somewhat of a routine. He sleeps about 7 hours a night. He just sleeps all morning or is awake and happy, then in the afternoon, he is crying all the time, if you do get him to smile it's followed by a cry. Sometimes it feels like he is a whole different baby. Oh well he sleeps through the night and is a deep sleeper which is great when you have a 19 month old who likes to scream and play "poke baby in the nose" or "lets see how many toys we can stack on top of baby when he is sleeping."

Curtis Meet Curtis

2009-09-10T06:43:00.000-07:00

As some of you my know we named our little boy after Byron's brother Curtis. Curtis came to visit us this past weekend from Arizona to meet Baby Curtis. We had lots of fun all weekend, but poor little Curtis was sick all weekend, I think Uncle Curtis only saw him smile once. Curtis also taught Kayla how to do knuckles this weekend. Every time she see s a picture of him she puts her fist out to do knuckles. Thanks for coming Curtis!!

TWO MONTHS OLD

Curtis is also two months old now. I can not believe how big he has grown just in the past month. He smiles a lot and tries to laugh sometimes. He loves to look at Kayla and just smiles at her all the time. Kayla likes to go up to him and talk to him and try to tickle him. It is so cute to watch them interact.

At Curtis' two month appointment I think the doctor was shocked how big he was, probably since he has never seen my husband and he is so use to watching Kayla. Curtis weighed a whopping 13lbs 8 oz which is in the 95 % and was 23" long which puts him in the 90%. What a big boy. The Doctor was shocked that he sleeps 6-7 hrs at night and that he only on breast milk. He definitely takes after his daddy.
Curtis is going to outweigh Kayla before I know it.

Trip to Utah and Sarah's Wedding

2009-08-30T21:12:00.000-07:00

Last Wed. me and the kids set of to Utah to see my little sister get married. On the way to Utah we had a six hour flight that had two stops. Luckily my Dad flew up with me to help me with the kids. He was such a big help and for about an hour of the flight everyone was asleep. The kids did really well. Curtis woke up once to eat and was asleep the rest of the time. Kayla watched Mickey Mouse and loved looking out the window. We stayed at my Uncle Don and Aunt Debra's house in Lehi. Kayla got to feed cows some apples from their apple trees. She loved picking them off the ground and throwing them.

Sarah and Steve Morley got married in the Oqurrih Mountain Temple on Friday.Taking pictures during nap time and feeding time are not a good combination.

My mom and I at the reception.

Curtis slept through the whole reception. I'm sad people did not get to see him awake and smiling but it was so nice to only have to worry about one kid.

Kayla loved the balloons, she just walked around during the clean up holding her balloons.
Back Home. On the way home we had only once transfer, the whole trip took about 4 hours. Kayla felt like such a big girl sitting by the window.
The flight back home had one plane change but was only a four hour trip. For the last half of the trip everyone was able to sleep again. This is my parents holding my kids. It was so nice to have help with them. Thank you Mom and Dad.

Here are some more pictures from the trip...

Happy Birthday to me....

2009-08-23T04:57:00.000-07:00

August 15th was my birthday, for my birthday Byron watched both the kids while I was able to go shopping. It was so nice to be able to shop with out two kids. I left the house after putting both kids down for a nap. I was hoping it would have been easy for Byron, but no. Shortly after I left Curtis woke up and cried almost the whole time. At least Kayla was asleep most of the time. Needless to say, Byron will not volunteer to watch both kids for a while.
After I got back, we went out to eat at Shogun, which is a great Hibachi grill in Southlake, it's one of our favorite places to eat. We rarely go any more because it's a little on the pricey side.

Kayla new thing is to eat the lemons that come in our water. She makes sour faces but still eats them.

Kayla was fascinated by my dessert. She was nice enough to help me eat it.

Kayla loves to crawl into my glider, and hold the baby. He is going to out grow her before I know it.

A week of Webs but no Biggie

2009-08-13T11:33:00.000-07:00

For all of you that don't know, Byron's nick name is Biggie. So the kids and I have really missed our Biggie.

For the past almost two week I have been making up for not doing anything for a month. Well other than having a baby. I started back to work last week and I have been at my parent's house for about a week. I came home on Sunday and left again. I am finally home.

At my parent's house I have been making spider webs for my dad, who sells them at Halloween time. You have to make them with rope on the ground. My mom was so helpful watching the kids so I can go make them.

He is a picture of two webs in my parent's backyard. And in case you are interested here is a link to my dad's web site that has instillation pictures. http://www.spiderwebman.net/ They are pretty cool and it has been a nice source of extra income. I have been helping my dad with these for the past 5 years.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MARK

My family also drove down to visit my sister and her family for her son's 3rd Birthday. She is due at the end of August with a little girl. It was nice to be pregnant together, I just feel bad now that I am done and she still has a couple of weeks.

I don't think I held Curtis during the party. The adults we playing pass the baby.

Kayla enjoyed the cake and ice cream.

Mark shared his new toys with Kayla

One Month Old

2009-07-30T12:10:00.000-07:00

Curtis is one month old, weighing 9lbs 6oz. He is a pig, he would eat 24/7 if I let him. That is probably normal for most babies, especially boys, but it is a big change from Kayla. He has been a great blessing to our family.
Here are some pictures I took of Kayla and Curtis this morning. Kayla likes to sing him songs while holding his hand. When he starts crying a lot she runs up to him and puts her arms out to hold him.

What a good big sister.

I only had to tell her once...

2009-07-28T13:47:00.001-07:00

Poor Kayla our house is a danger zone. The other night she was running around playing and she tripped and feel right into the edge of our coffee table. It sounded bad and she had one of those cries that was silent for a good 10 sec. Daddy got her to settle down enough and we checked out the damage. It's hard to see in the picture, but she had a scrap across her eye lid and then a scratch on her nose. We were scared she broke her nose, and we felt lucky it did not get her right in the eye. 5 min. later she was running around playing again. We pushed on her nose that night and the next morning and she just laughed. This is here eye two days later. It just looked like she was wearing eye shadow. Byron and I were shocked that it never looked bad. We thought for sure she would have a bad black eye.

Two Weeks Old

2009-07-16T11:39:00.001-07:00

Time flies when you have no sleep. Ok not really, I can't complain. He does not usually keep me up all night and they both usually take naps at the same time, so I don't have much room to complain.

I can tell Kayla gets more jealous as time goes on. When she sees me taking pictures, she will pose for a picture and then wants to look at herself. Then she will do something she knows is wrong just to get us to chase her and play with her. She is still a great big sister and is very protective over him.

This is Kayla posing for a picture.

I thought this picture was funny. He just wanted to sleep all stretched out.

How did I get so lucky twice

2009-07-07T04:44:00.000-07:00

Not the best picture, he is about to cry and Byron says he looks like an old man. He likes to be cuddled not put down to take pictures. Curtis or "little t" as we call him, has been such a blessing. So far he is a low maintenance baby, and he is healthy. He is a pig, he has already started gaining weight. He is defiantly built like his daddy.
He has huge feet, the newborn socks don't really fit him.
Kayla has been a great big sister. When he cries she just points and says "baby". When she sees his pacifier, socks, blanket, etc... she brings them to the baby. She also likes to give him kisses. She is so sweet with him. I don't think the real jealousy has kicked in, but so far she has been great.

I feel so blessed to have such great kids and have had easy recoveries. I love being a mom.

He is Here...

2009-07-01T20:03:00.000-07:00

Curtis Michael Price

8 lbs 3oz 20 in

Since the doctor gave me the go ahead, and after over an hour of 3 min. apart contractions, it was time to head to the hospital. We got there at about 9:30pm and I was already dilated to a four. The doctor came in at about 10:30 and broke my water. By 12:15am the my epidural finally kicked in, and I was dilated to a six. At 1:00am they checked me and I was fully dilated. I could not believe it was that fast. A couple pushes later and he was born at 1:44 am. I could not believe how big he was. The doctor said it was good that he came when he did, or else he might have been too big to come out. He has tons of bruises from coming out so fast and they were afraid he broke his collar bone because he did not really want to move his right arm and it was bruised pretty bad. The doctor saw him and they verified that he just bruised it, nothing broken. He is doing good and I am recovering well. I am hoping for both of us to go home tomorrow. I will upload more pictures when I have a chance, but who know when that will be.

Any Time Now...

2009-06-29T14:50:00.001-07:00

I went to the doctor today and he did not weigh the baby, but he said the baby is definitely big. Even though my belly is huge (see picture below), the doctor said I am all baby. He has dropped pretty low but his butt is still really close to my ribs(I just don't have much room for them to grow). The doctor said the next time I feel I am going into labor, to head to the hospital. I have been having a lot of contractions, but nothing to rush to the hospital for. So it really could be any day now. I can not wait to meet him.

37 Weeks!!!

2009-06-26T10:41:00.000-07:00

I am 37 weeks, YEAH!!
I go to the doctor on Monday and he is going to weigh the baby again and tell me if I am ready to have the baby. I have been taking pills to stop contractions. For the past week I have had to take them just about every other day. So it might be as soon as next week we will have a new baby in the Price Family.

I am just so happy knowing that I most likely will not make it to my due date. I think very highly of the women that have to be induced after their due date.

This picture is when I was only 35 weeks pregnant.

Haicuts and Combovers

2009-06-15T10:57:00.000-07:00

So for the past several months my wonderful husband has been growing a combover. Sorry I did not post pictures sooner, I did not want to make any one jealous. But after months of growing it out he decided to cut it off on Saturday. So we had some fun with it first.

BEFORE:

AFTER:

I also got a haircut last week. I love my hair having long hair, and I plan on growing it back out, I just wanted a change. And since my hair was so long, I decided to donate my hair to "locks of love". So I got 10" chopped off, it was shorter than I was thinking. The whole weekend I kept looking in the mirror, saying "my hair is gone". I'm getting use to it, but it is nice that this is the first time in a long time that people actually noticed I got my hair cut.

BEFORE:

AFTER:

I've never been pregnant this long

2009-06-12T11:05:00.000-07:00

I have now been pregnant longer than I was with Kayla. I am by all means not saying that I love being pregnant right now, but I know I am one step closer to a full term baby. I went to my weekly doctor's appointment on Wednesday and he measured the baby at 6lbs 2oz. at 35 weeks. He said everything looks good with me and the baby. He said he is fine with anytime after 37 weeks, which is less than 2 weeks away. Am I ready to me the mother of two in 2 weeks? Well who is ever ready for another baby?

Anyways, I am doing good, just trying to take it easy, at least for the next 2 weeks. My heart goes out to the women who have their babies after the due date. That is one blessing I am thankful to have. Knowing I will probably not make it to my due date, which is July 17.

PS I would have put pictures up, but my camera is not letting me download the pictures right now.

4 Years Ago...

2009-06-01T11:21:00.000-07:00

4 years ago on May 28 Byron and I were married in the Dallas Temple. It is still hard for me to believe it has been four years. Sometimes it feel like yesterday we got married and other days it feels like ten years. Seriously, it has been a great four years and I can not wait to spend eternity with him.

We did not really do anything for our Anniversary. I made a cake, but really only because I have been craving cake for a while and I found an excuse to make one. I also set up our table with wedding photos and the glasses from our wedding. Then i just made a nice meal, and that was our anniversary.

From a family of 2 to 3 and soon to be four.

Memorial Day/ Mother's Day

2009-05-27T13:28:00.000-07:00

MOTHER'S DAY

I finally took the pictures off my camera from mother's day. I had a great mother's day. Byron made me Breakfast and dinner and took care of Kayla. It was so nice. For our mother's I did hand prints of our hands with Kayla's. Our mom's loved it and they deserve it.

MEMORIAL DAY

Our day was pretty uneventful. Byron had to work so Kayla and I hung out at home, then went to have drinks and dinner with Daddy.

First we watched some TV...

Then Kayla tried to stay cool outside...

Then we went out for drinks...

Kayla finally decided to share her drinks with mommy...

Ending with dinner, where Kayla ate two plates full of rice. No wonder she has a belly like mommy.

Pool Time

2009-05-08T11:51:00.000-07:00

It has been great going to the pool. Kayla has gone under water and it does not seem to bother her. She loves to splash and play in the pool.

Kayla at lounging at the poolI have been getting all of the baby stuff out andKayla wants to play with everything. The vibrator chair is her new favorite. Soon I will have two babies.

DOCTOR UPDATE:

I am still on modified bed rest. The doctor said he would not have put me on it if I did not have Kayla at 35 weeks. So as long as I don't have any more contractions then I will just need to take it easy for the next five weeks. I am just glad the I have the pool, so I can get out of the house and not have to walk around, and Kayla gets to play with other kids.

Still no name for little boy Price, but the doctor said he is a big boy.

Home at Last

2009-05-02T10:25:00.000-07:00

So I did end up going home from the hospital on Wednesday. I am very happy to be home. The doctor said I was on modified bed rest so at least I can get up a little bit. Kayla and I are going stir crazy being in the house 24/7. I do have some family coming down to help with Kayla, but if anyone is willing, I'm sure Kayla would love to get out of the house for a play date.

I go to the doctor on Monday, to make sure everything is still good with me and the baby.

The Fun Begins

2009-04-27T13:52:00.000-07:00

After I got home from church yesterday I started having contractions, that kept getting worse instead of better. So I finally went to the hospital and they decided I was having minor contractions, which they were able to stop. But I was dilated to 1 1/2, I think they said I was 60% effaced and she could feel the baby's head. So from there they decided to admit me to the hospital. I am fine now,they are just keeping an eye on me. They are doing a test in the morning to see if I am going to go into labor in the next two weeks. So depending on those results the doctor can give me more idea of what is in my future. He said I should be able to go home tomorrow morning, but to be prepared to be put on bed rest.

They checked the baby he is about 3lbs and doing fine. I am doing fine too, just going out of my mind in the hospital. Hopefully I will not have another baby in the NICU and this bed rest will help. The things we do for our kids.

7 Months and Counting

2009-04-24T17:58:00.000-07:00

This pregnancy has gone by so fast. I am already 7 months pregnant. I got to go to the doctor today and I saw him sticking out his tongue and making faces. It is still weird to me to think that there is a baby growing inside of me.

As the doctor discovered with the sonogram. He is resting his head on my bladder and has his feet under my ribs, and is constantly kicking. I did not need a sonogram to tell me that, but now I have proof. The doctor said he was long, which Kayla was too, but she did not stay that way. Either way everything looks good, his is a active, healthy little boy. We are very excited for him to join our family.

Here is a video of Kayla dancing. She loves to dance. Enjoy...

Happy Easter

2009-04-13T20:17:00.000-07:00

We went to another Easter Egg Hunt at Daycare on Friday morning. Kayla got the hang of picking up the eggs. She got lots of good candy for mommy. On Saturday we went to my parent's house for Easter and on Sunday we went to Byron's mom's house. We had lots of fun and got to spend time with family. What more could you ask for on Easter.

Kayla in her Easter dress, playing with her eggs.

This is me at 27 weeks.

Easter Egg Hunt

2009-04-04T11:29:00.000-07:00

We went to the Roanoke Easter Egg Hunt this morning and Kayla enjoyed getting eggs and plating at the playground. She was very clingy, so she was not into seeing the easter bunny or playing in the bounce house. We did get some good treats, that of course mommy and daddy will have to test for her. Can't wait till next week for Easter!
We saw the easter bunny, but Kayla was not happy about it.

Play Time at the Park

2009-03-22T18:31:00.001-07:00

We went to see the ducks at the park on Friday. Kayla would say duck and try to follow them. I put her hair in pony tails, so cute. What a Big Girl!

New Toys

2009-03-14T18:54:00.000-07:00

I got some new toys for Kayla to play with, and I thought I would just post some new pics. ENJOY!!!I got her a doll house and she just likes to crawl in it.Kayla loves to press her face against clear objects, it is so funny.She loves to crawl under the coffee table and play with mom's cell phone. I wish this was at our house, but she loves to swing. I just thought this was cute.

It's a Boy!!!

2009-02-28T09:30:00.000-08:00

I went to the doctor yesterday and he confirmed the baby was a boy. Byron was so excited to get his boy. I can not believe I am already 21 weeks. time goes by fast. I'm just glad Kayla is walking so i don't have to carry her around every where. I feel like I am 7 months pregnant. Here is a picture of me, I am so much bigger than I was with Kayla but I guess that is what you get with your second kid.

Kayla is getting so big she looks like a little girl, she is not a baby anymore.

Kayla loves to swing, she was smiling in this picture, even though it looks like she is scared.

Valentine's Day

2009-02-17T20:03:00.000-08:00

On Valentine's day we celebrated Kayla's first birthday. She is our little Valentine baby. I can not believe it have already been one year. We went to Chuck E Cheese and invited all of Kayla's friends then our family can back to our house to watch Kayla "destroy" her cake.

Kayla in the NICU soon after she was born. 6lb 1 oz.

Kayla playing with Daddy at Chuck E Cheese.
Kayla did nothing to her cake she just wiped of the frosting and ate it. The only reason the cake looks like she broke into it is because I stuck her hand in it, and she still only licked her fingers.

Big Sister to be...

2009-02-06T08:15:00.000-08:00

I made this shirt for Kayla. At Thanksgiving we told our families this way. It was cute, some got it right away others it took them a little longer. Sorry this post is super late. So for any of you that don't know Kayla is going to be a big sister in July. I am 17 weeks, and last week the doctor said that he thinks it looks like a boy, but we will make sure at the end of the month when I am 20 weeks.

Kayla is Walking

2009-02-01T19:29:00.000-08:00

She has been walking for about two weeks now. Each day she gets better. She still can not stand up using the ground, but she can bend over and pick something up and keep walking. She is also getting a little girl personality, throwing fits, and saying "no" when she does not get her way.

Merry Christmas

2008-12-30T20:01:00.000-08:00

Kayla's first Christmas was Great!!! She somewhat got into opening presents. She liked playing with the wrapping paper. Just can't wait till next Christmas when she will be running around like crazy.
Kayla in her Christmas Dress, not the best picture but the best one I got of her

Byron dressed up as Santa for Christmas
Kayla outside playing on Christmas eve

The Price Family on Christmas morning.

Thanksgiving in Arizona

2008-12-13T15:41:00.001-08:00

I know I'm a little late on posting this, but better late than never. We drove out to Arizona for Thanksgiving to spend it with His family. We had a great time and Kayla got to spend some time with her cousin Cadance.

Kayla and Cadance playing together.

Our family at the Mesa, Arizona Temple.

Me and Kayla...She is going to be a heart breaker.

Byron and his brother Curtis...Boys will be Boys.

9 Months

2008-11-14T08:47:00.000-08:00

Kayla is now 9 months old, she is 27" tall and weighs 18lbs. She is becoming a toddler fast. She has four teeth now. She is still happy most of the time, but sure is getting a dramatic personality. My little girl is becoming a little lady. She loves to say "dada", but still no "mama", maybe one day.

She loves to stand and walk around hold on to your fingers and pulls herself up on furniture. Oh, and she just learned how to chew, which has opened a whole new world of food.

Halloween

2008-11-03T19:26:00.000-08:00

Kayla's first Halloween. She was a kitten,

a very adorable kitten if i don't say so

myself.

Kayla mastered the art of Trick or Treating.

8 months old

2008-10-14T20:23:00.000-07:00

Kayla turned 8 months old today. I can not believe it. She is becoming my little girl. She weighs around 17lbs. She still wears 3-6 month cloths, I like that she is not growing up too fast. She finally has a tooth, she has been teething for a couple of weeks now.

She can pretty much crawl now. She gets up on all fours and actually crawls, no army crawl for her. She loves bath time too. She loves to splash and make noise. She also makes noise like "dadadada". I know she is not saying "Da Da", but it is one step closer to talking. I have been working with her on baby sign language, she is actually starting to understand some of them.

This is my brother Mark and his little boy Alex. He is 5 months old and is almost the same size. They like playing together.

Working again

2008-09-26T08:54:00.000-07:00

OK so, one week off and I already have another job. Amazing I know and I was not even looking. I work 2 days a week, so I still have plenty of time with Kayla, and we needed the extra money. So hopefully I will not have to work too long, but I must say it is nice not having to be so tight in the wallet.

This picture was from my birthday, look how intensely Kayla is looking at the cupcakes, she wants food so bad.

Stay at home Mom!!!

2008-09-11T10:23:00.000-07:00

Well, I am now officially a stay at home mom. Yesterday I got laid off from my job. I was kinda expecting it, but still it's a shock to actually know you have been "let go". I am so happy to stay home with Kayla full time now. Things will be tight, but i know it will all work out. I can take more picture and not miss out on anything. Here are some pictures from last weekend.

Kayla is finally sitting on one her own and is close to crawling. she eats baby food, loves peas hates green beans, and she is teething. She has not been too fussy. So hopefully soon I will be able to see a tooth break through.

Eating Solids

2008-08-13T18:09:00.000-07:00

So I finally started Kayla on baby food/ pizza. Byron wanted her to have pizza as her first food, so I figured why not...

Just kidding. We had a few problems at first, she loves her bottle. But now she loves her rice cereal, you can't get it in her mouth fast enough. What can I say, she is her father's daughter.

Pool Time

2008-08-13T18:00:00.000-07:00

Sorry, it's been a while, here is the update. Kayla is 6 1/2 months now, 15lbs and 25 1/2 inches long. She is still such a happy baby.

Kayla loves to go to the pool, I take her about 3 times a week to try and get out of the 100 degree weather. She splashes kicks, she's going to be my little fish.

4th of July

2008-07-05T20:21:00.000-07:00

Kayla's First 4th of July. It was on the 4th of July last year that I found out I was pregnant. I can not believe it has already been a year. Time sure does fly. I bought her this shirt last year hoping that if I had a girls she could wear it this year. I was right and she is "Daddy's little Sparkler".

We went out to Decatur and watched the fire works from the pool. It was beautiful. I really thought Kayla would react more. She only jumped once from the noise She just sat on mu lap and watched all the fireworks. Happy 4th to everyone.

First Plane Ride

2008-07-02T18:28:00.001-07:00

Kayla went on her first plane ride on June 20th. We went to Utah for my Grandpa's 90th Birthday party. She feel asleep shortly after this picture was taken and did not wake up until we landed in Utah.

We got to go to the Salt Lake City Temple.

Kayla with her Great Grandpa Bruderer, at his 90th B-Day Party.

Kayla with her cousin and 2 second cousins. All between the ages of 2-4 months.

Kayla went on her first hike in the Mountains.

4 Months Old

2008-06-11T17:22:00.000-07:00

Kayla is now 4 months old. She is so close to rolling over, she rolls from side to side, but has not actually rolled over yet. She laughs now too, an actual laugh, it's adorable. She also pushed her self around on the ground with her legs. No more just laying her down and you know she will stay there. Only the begging, I know, soon she will be running around, screaming NO!!!!

But for now she is so cute, I'm enjoying it while it last.

3 Year Anniversary

2008-06-07T21:04:00.000-07:00

Byron and I celebrated our 3 year wedding anniversary on May 28. I can not believe it has been 3 years already. We had a great dinner at Byron's favorite restaurant, Shogun. And we had a picnic on our living room floor, with Kayla(as shown in photo). She sleep most of the time(she is so good). And Byron got me a photo printer so I can finally print out pictures of Kayla. It was a great anniversary and I am looking forward for the many more anniversaries to come.

3 months old

2008-05-20T18:56:00.000-07:00

Kayla is now 3 months old. She weighs 10lbs and is 23 inch. long. She eats like a pig (well like her daddy), or as Byron would say "she has a healthy appetite". Either way she is no longer a newborn. it's sad, but it is so cute to watch her laugh and smile at us. She is just growing up so fast.

Kayla is chillin' with Daddy. She looks so comfortable. I wish I could sleep that well.

My First Mother's Day

2008-05-14T06:32:00.000-07:00

I had the best mother's day. Byron was so good to me all weekend. He helped with the baby and made sure I got plenty of sleep. He took me to the botanic garden's in Ft. Worth. They were beautiful, and he did not complain once. He was so sweet.

Kayla was so good the whole day. She slept in her Sling while we were at the garden's. What a Great baby!!!
Byron even made me my favorite meal, Steak and Shrimp. He is the best husband!!!!

He is even letting me pick out a ring, so I can always remember my first mother's day.

Hope all the women had a wonderful mother's day. We deserve it!

For Mother's Day Kayla had a night out on the town with grandma. She came back looking like this.

Just for Giggles and Laughs

2008-05-08T16:38:00.000-07:00

Kayla is growing like a weed. She is 11 weeks old today. She is starting to giggle and smiles at things, mostly lights. She will stare at people and focus on toys.
Now that she is almost thee months she is starting to fit into 0-3 month cloths. I am so excited because I have this closet full of cloths that she could not fit into. I love dressing her up, she looks so cute in everything. Here is a video of her laughing and making noises. It's amazing how we get so excited over the little things.

First Smile

2008-04-29T18:58:00.000-07:00

In the past week Kayla has started to smile to the sound of my voice and follow me around the room with her eyes. She is growing so fast. This morning I finally got some pictures of her smiling (I have been trying for a while). This is my favorite picture. She is getting such a personality.

2 months old

2008-04-14T17:51:00.000-07:00

Kayla went in for her two months check up today. She is 8lbs 13oz. and 22 inch. long. Which puts her in the 50% for weight and 90% for length. The doctor gave her a good bill of health and sent us on our way, but not before giving her two shots. I have never heard Kayla cry so loud. She was not happy. Poor thing, but it's for the best and she is doing better now. She is growing up so fast. She is starting to smile and recognize voices. It is so cute watching her get older. She is starting to get her own personality.

Baby Blessing

2008-04-14T17:40:00.000-07:00

Kayla was blessed in Decatur on April 13, 2008. Here is a picture of most of the people that attended the blessing. Here is a picture of Kayla in her blessing dress and a picture of my family who came up for the blessing.

Easter

2008-04-03T09:07:00.001-07:00

Here is Kayla about 5 weeks old in her Easter dress. She was 6lbs 1oz. at birth she now eights about 8lbs. She is getting bigger slowly but surely. She still sleeps a lot and wears new born cloths. I love every minute that she is small, I know before I know it she will be running around the house and talking back to me.

2 weeks old

2008-04-03T09:01:00.000-07:00

This is Kayla when she was about two weeks old. She is already a Drama Queen.

Update

2008-04-03T08:50:00.000-07:00

As of 7 weeks ago, we went from a family of two to a family of three. I gave birth to a beautiful baby girl on Valentine's day. What a great present and I did not think I was going to get anything for Valentines. Kayla Nichole Price came as a big surprise being 4 1/2 weeks early. She was in the NICU for 8 days, but is now a healthy baby. It has been so nice having her home, and I love being a mom. She has been such a blessing to our lives, she is such a good baby.

We found out I was pregnant on the 4th of July and come to find out she was due on St. Patrick's Day, I thought what holiday baby, then being born on Valentine's day just completed the package. She is truly a holiday baby.