We have had a good few days being with Mom and Dad but it’s time to go home. We have been gone from home for almost one month…will be one month on the 13th…and I miss my own bed, my home, and my routine…whatever that entails. We really haven’t done much while here except visit, play 42, walk the ACU walking trail/path while the folks were at the rehab/therapy place, EAT, and the grand finale is that we’ll be shopping some today. Mom and Dad continue to do well for “Old Folks”…their words, not mine…and we are all thankful for that. Dad will complete his rehab/therapy the first week of April and hopes to get back to golfing sometime later that month. Mom still has difficulty walking but other than that she’s doing very well.
We are finally seeing some sunshine today as we’ve had mostly dreary, overcast weather since we’ve been here. The rain has been plentiful, but we all know that once it stops that will be all for some time…the wild flowers will be pretty this spring will all this rain. The flowers are always so pretty against this somewhat “unbeautiful” scenery…another blessing from God. We have to love spring and watching all of nature once again wake up!!! Thank you Lord.
Guess I’d better get myself dressed and ready for my morning walk. We will be leaving Abilene in the morning and spending the night at Scott and Allison’s…rather Turner and Neyland’s…and FINALLY be back home Thursday evening. Please continue to pray for Mom and Dad, our safe travels, and continued good health for each of us.
Blessings…..
We have arrived here in Abilene safe and sound and we’re both still in good spirits. It took us about 12 hours and we were thankful that we had no problems with construction, each other, or any other issues that can come up when confined inside a van for that many hours.
Mom and Dad are doing well and we’re looking forward to being with them the next several days. Have a great weekend and I’ll be back soon.
Blessings…….
What a FAST three weeks and we are now getting ready to move on to Texas…in the morning. We look forward to seeing Mom and Dad, but we will miss these precious babies terribly. It sure doesn’t take me long to get attached to our grand babies but it’s time to let Scott and Allison enjoy the boys all by themselves. The boys continue to be near perfect but I know the time will come when they will become more awake and somewhat more demanding…that’s the nature of a baby and they are past due! Turner and Neyland will never know we were here and enjoying their first few weeks of life, but we will never forget these weeks. Thank God for grand babies!!!
The sun is shining and it sure gives us hope that spring is just around the corner. Of course, if it gets very warm before we get back home, we’ll be wishing we had brought some cooler clothes with us. Oh well, jeans and tops will do for a few more days or else I may just make a trip to “Wally World”.
Have a great weekend and I’ll be back once we get to Texas…providing I have a connection. Please pray we will continue to have safe travel and good attitudes…not that we don’t already have good attitudes!
Blessings…….
Today it’s cool but sunny, the babies continue to be adorable, George is fishing at the neighborhood lake, and Allison had a decent night taking care of the twins alone…she was to wake me but chose not to do so. Scott is out of town until Thursday and Allison proved to herself that she could do this by herself…at least for last night. We can only hope, and pray, that every night will go as it did last night, or even better…like, they sleep all night long! Turner and Neyland are really cute and filling out very well. Of course, Neyland is still a tiny one, but he is getting chubby cheeks and a double chin…cute, cute, cute. We adults could only hope our chubby cheeks…regardless of where they may be located… and double chin would be so cute. Turner is still the spitting image of what Scott looked like at that age so you know I think he’s a cutey!
George and I will be packing up tomorrow and will head to Texas on Friday morning. We finally decided to go visit the folks now…not in April as we usually do…since we were already seven hours closer to them. We will finally return home on Thursday, or Friday, of the next week. We have only spent 12 days at home since December 26, 2009 and we are ready to get back to whatever our normal consist of. We do look forward to seeing Mom and Dad, and it’s been wonderful enjoying the first few weeks of Turner and Neyland’s lives, but all good things must eventually end.
George and I purchased a rental house back in November and we are in the process of refurbishing it so that’s another reason we need to go home. George has totally gutted it, I’ve stripped all the many layers of wallpaper off the kitchen walls, a section of the back roof has been repaired, all flooring removed and discarded…nasty, nasty floors…, drains unstopped, garbage removed, along with yard waste taken to the dump. We have George’s cousin, Jerry Page, coming to Wilmore…a few days after we get home…to help redo some of the electrical work…he’s an electrician and we know he will do a good job and we will be getting our money’s worth. Once all that is done, hopefully we can start doing some of the cosmetic work and we will see the results that are being made. We are still debating as to selling it, or renting it, since we live in a town with lots of students. Guess that will be determined once it’s completed. We think it will be a real cute place with lots of charm and personality. Pictures will be posted…by George, I’m sure…once we get to that point.
No more news. All continues to go well with all of us and for that we are very thankful. Have a good day and hope the sun is shining wherever you are.
Blessings……..
We got a call a few minutes ago from Meredith telling us that her school’s quick recall team…of which she is the captain… came in FIRST place at their academic recall competition today and they also won FIRST place over all. They are the academic champions for their district!!! Way to go Meredith and all those on her team!!! They will be going to regionals for their final competition in a couple of weeks.
Also in recent days Kyle has been accepted on his school’s baseball team as catcher (I think) and also on a traveling baseball team. He’s quite talented and should have another successful season. Also, Tyler has been ask to play on a traveling baseball team but it’s not definite that that will happen. Two boys on different traveling teams make for very long week-ends!
The twins continue to do well and are very good babies…Turner is now a big 6 lbs. and Neyland is a big 4 lb. 10 oz. They are awake a lot more now and are just plain adorable. Sorry none of you reading this are getting to snuggle with them. It’s truly a wonderful experience…as it was with all my babies and other grand babies.
All other family members continue to do well as we haven’t heard differently.
Have a great week-end and we’re all ready for spring. Enough of all this cold weather, already!!! Be back when I have the time or any news.
Blessings……..
Both Turner and Neyland continue to be doing well and will go to the doctor’s on Friday for their two week check. Since they were so small, they were weighed at the one week mark and at that time Turner weighed 5 lb. 4 oz…lost down from 6 lb. 1 oz…and Neyland weighed 4 lbs 2 oz…back up + 1 oz from his birth weight. This last Monday we were ask to come in and have them weighed again. This time Turner weighed 5 lb 10 oz and Neyland weighed 4 lb. 6 oz. The doctor said they were doing great and to continue on with what was being done. They are extremely good babies and seldom cry…they eat, sleep, and then repeat the process…not big fans of diaper changes or baths at this point. They are waking up a little more but not much. I think they must be waiting for us to leave so they can have mama all to themselves. It will be hectic at times, but I feel sure all will survive.
It continues to be cold here even with the sun shining. Today it’s only 35 and with a wind, so the windchill is only 24…needless to say IT”S COLD OUTSIDE!!! I’m thankful I don’t have to go out!
Not much news so guess I’ll get back to rockin’, lovin’, huggin’ and spoilin’ these precious gifts from God.
Blessings……..
Neyland came home yesterday and that was a great time of rejoicing. In order for him to be released yesterday, he had to gain at least 15 grams and he put his all into it and gained 24 grams! Now the family is complete and the party has begun. Both boys did excellent yesterday and we can only hope for every day to go as smoothly. Of course, all of us that have raised children know, every day is not a sunshiny day. So…GOOD LUCK Scott and Allison!
It has finally returned to “normal” temperatures around here and for that we are very thankful. In fact, today is suppose to be a few degrees above normal so spring will be here soon. YEAH!!! At lease we can hope for spring.
Ryan got to attend the state tournament with his team as an alternate, but unfortunately for him, all the guys made weight so he just gets to observe…great experience for a high school freshman regardless. Tyler will be wrestling in his state tournament this weekend and we’re so proud of both of them. Wrestling is a hard sport and one you have to give your all to if you ever plan to shine. Good luck, Tyler!!!
As far as I know, all the other family members are doing well and everyone is so ready to get rid of all traces of snow and cold. Dad continues to do well and he and mother are amazing but having to make some difficult decisions currently. It’ll be hard going to an assisted living facility, but at their age it really is the best situation for them. Downsizing is hard, but it’s also very freeing and I know they will do well once all the decisions are made.
Have a great weekend!
Blessings……….
We had hoped that Neyland would get to come home today, but he had lost 8/10’s of an ounce when he was weighed this morning, and he can’t lose any weigh, so it looks like it could be Friday before he get’s out of NICU. He has to maintain his weight, plus increase his weight, for 48 hours before he’s released. All the other areas are good, but he’s just to tiny for now. Turner continues to do well, cries very little, and sleeps like a champ. He’s a lazy eater, and that gets his mother a little frustrated, but he’s improving. He’ll be awake and acting like he’s starving but when he starts nursing he sacks right out. He’ll have his one week weigh in on Friday and we’re hoping he’s increasing. He’s really a cutie and looks so much like Scott did as a baby…CUTE, CUTE, CUTE!!! Scott has been staying around the clock with Neyland and I know he’s ready to get back home and to sleep in his own bed…hospital beds for parents aren’t that great.
Allison is doing well and trying to adjust to being sleep deprived…that’s going to get worse before it gets better…but she’ll survive. All mothers are sleep deprived for at least the first two years, then we get a period of normal sleep, and then the kids hit the teen years and we’re back to being sleep deprived. This is just one of the many areas of living within the “Joys of Motherhood” and we really wouldn’t have it any other way.
I’ll be back on here when I have a few spare minutes and there’s anything new to tell you. God continues to bless us far more than we ever imagined possible and I will always be grateful for that.
Blessings………
Tomorrow Allison and Turner will be coming home from the hospital but Neyland will have to stay a few days longer. Both of the boys are doing well, but Neyland just needs to get a little more weight on his bones before he can come home. Yesterday, Neyland had trouble feeding…rather sleep than eat…so a feeding tube was inserted…not sure they had to use it more than just the one time. Today I helped feed him at his 2 o’clock feeding and he wasn’t really interested but we, Scott and I, managed to get 31 ml down him in the required time (30 minutes). I fed him again at his 5 o’clock feeding and he ate 40 ml in 13 minutes and at his 8 p.m. feeding Scott said he ate 37 ml in 23 minutes…he has to have at least 30 ml or else the feeding tube is used. We feel confident he may have turned the corner and will continue to eat well at each feeding. Other than that, they are both perfectly healthy boys. Allison is going to be nursing them but Neyland can’t be nursed currently because they have to measure all his intake.
It snowed here last night and off and on throughout the day but there really wasn’t any accumulations. We hear that Louisville and Wilmore both received quite a bit of snow and school was cancelled today and again tomorrow. We may not have the snow but we sure have the bitter cold here in Memphis! O, spring will be so wonderful and I can’t wait for it to get here!!!
My dad continues to improve and is making good progress towards a complete recovery. He’s anxious to get back on the golf course but with the cold they are having there, he wouldn’t be playing golf now anyway. Continue to get better Dad!
Have a great week and I’ll be back when I have time and anything of interest to write about.
Blessings……
