Difficult Halloween PJ Pictures

It's pretty much impossible to get 3 boys to hold still long enough to get any good pictures. Really, it's just Brody. I have about 2 seconds to snap the shot and then he's done. He has learned to say "cheese" but he doesn't necessarily hold still while he's saying it. All I wanted was some cute pictures in their Halloween PJs....I pretty much just got these, and now I'm exhausted from fighting Brody - sweet boy that he is!

Fairy Tale Day

Last Thursday was Fairy Tale Day at school as part of them studying the letter F. We decided Blake could be Prince Charming. My mom made the majority of his costume, which consisted of a tunic with a fleur de lis on the front and her belt from 1980 to hold his sword. Sean's Gram made the cape and we had to have lunch at Burger King one day to get the crown. We made our own sticker that said "Prince Charming" to cover up the BK logo. Brody was the Tortise and the Hare. He had a turtle shell and the rabbit hat. He's holding a bat because he wanted to have a sword like Blake. At one point, he even wanted it tucked into his pants to be like Blake. It was a fun day (and thanks mom for all the work you did for Blake's costume!)

My Top Ten

Here are the top 10 things I can't live without (not in any particular order):

1. My family

2. Cute toes/pedicures

3. Adobe Photoshop

4. My computer

5. Diet Coke

6. Taco Tuesday at Rosa's

7. My pillow

8. Flip-flops (only wish I could wear them year round)

9. DVR - what did I do without it??

10. Heavenly Father - lots of prayers lately

Gavin's First Week

These are a few pictures of Gavin's first week at home. He's naked because he was supposed to be in the light box. Day 5 of his life was his first full day to be able to wear clothes. We were so excited!!

Blake's Soccer

This is Blake's first year to play soccer. I thought it would be fun for Sean to be the coach...so he did it. There are only 5 boys on our team and there are three 4-5 year old teams total. They are super cute. They run to the wrong goals, get scared to kick the ball away from the other team--typical 4-year old soccer boys. I think they all have a fun time.

Hyperbilirubinemia

Sean and I are ABO incompatible. Sean has B+ blood, which is very dominant, and I have O+ blood. All 3 boys have B+ blood. Basically all this means is that they have severe jaundice and issues getting rid of the excess bilirubin when they are born. Both Brody and Gavin had to stay in the bilibeds at the hospital. They could only stay in the room to eat and then they would have to go back to the nursery to be under the lights (which helps in breaking down the bilirubin). We were able to bring Gavin home, but were given a bili bed for him to live in at home for 4 days. We had to take him in twice to have his blood drawn to check his bilirubin count. On Tuesday, the count had gone up - more lights for Gavin. By Thursday though, the count had gone down, so we were able to take him out. I didn't get any pictures taken of his "dog house" --it was basically a 3-sided box with lights at the top and a clear bin for him to sleep in. We were supposed to take his temperature every 15 minutes for the 1st hour, every 30 minutes for the 2nd hour, and then every other hour after that. We had to keep him between 97 & 99 degrees. And not only that, but he had to be rotated from his front to his back. If it's not bad enough to bring home a new baby and adjust....just add a dog house! Oh, we were so relieved to be done with that! He's doing great now and we are very thankful!

Gavin's Arrival

Gavin Davis Usleton was born Saturday, September 27, 2008 at 3:09 pm. He weighed 8 lbs. 7 oz. and was 20 inches long. It was a very easy delivery, which I was very grateful for. The boys (mostly Blake) seem to really like him for now. We're glad he's here!