3.31.2011


ohhhh, where to begin.....


let's just start at christmas, which is where our first double ear infection occurred...after 5 rounds of antibiotics and several doctor's visits later, we ended up at the ear, nose and throat clinic...now, mccoy officially has tubes! our sweet little boy has never been a sick child...we've hardly ever seen any of the doctor's at the clinic, so we thought we were doing great...once he got that first infection, he could never get rid of it...so he's had a constant infection for the past three months...no fun! supposedly, to him, it sounds like his head is under water or his ears never popped after a plane trip...as well as the ear infections, we also had the eczema and allergies on top of it all...needless to say, the last three months have been a little up and down!


BUT now, all of that is over (hopefully)!!! we went in on tuesday for tubes around 6 that morning...we got checked in, and they had him put on a little hospital gown...we hung around the room and then ventured out in the hallways where we found a wagon to ride in, so up and down and round and round we rode! a little before 8, they took him back for surgery...since we couldn't go with him, they let him take his lala (sleeping buddy) and blanket...i think i blinked and the doctor was back telling us how well mccoy did...i looked at my watch and it was 8:07 am! that was so fast! a few minutes later, we had our little guy back...he was somewhat off from the anesthesia, but we sat there for about thirty minutes for him to feel better...then we went home!


that day, i thought we would snuggle and watch movies and just lay low...but no no no was i wrong! that boy was off and running...he finally felt great for the first time in months, and there was no stopping him! it is the absolute best feeling to have as a parent to see your child well! here's to many, many, many more run around days!


before surgery


cute yellow socks they let him have! hope everyone has a very blessed day!!!

3.28.2011

the painted room


our front room is finally painted, thanks to the swift company of bridget and barry! as i was finishing taping off the room, this is how i found bridget watching mccoy, and we hadn't even started yet...hehehe! this is the only picture you will catch me painting in since this is pretty much the only area that i tackled...the rest of the project was totally done by bridget and barry...burt and i spent our time running after mccoy trying to keep him out of this room! the girls!
of course, i didn't just wanted it painted...i wanted stripes too! i think it took about 6 hours to get the stripes perfectly straight, and they are sooo fabulous!
the finished product!

bridget's on the phone with barry discussing how much we owe them!
i LOVE our front room so much...thanks ladies!!!

3.27.2011

the wild safari...

hello emu!

last thursday, we headed out with mccoy's preschool for his first field trip...gentry's very own drive through safari wilderness! it was surprising awesome...i had always heard about people in college going and joking about it, but in recent years, they have upgraded alot of the park, especially the drive through part. mccoy crawled and stood on over my lap as we went past camels, buffalo, tons of wild beasts, tigers and lions, rhinos and hippos...mccoy was definitely not fond of the emu though! after driving, we met up with the rest of the school for the petting zoo part...mccoy really liked these bunnies especially when they licked his finger!
next, he got to pet a little monkey...
such a cute little baby!
off and running
mccoy's friend liam really wanted to ride the ponies, so we took a chance at it too...usually, mccoy wants nothing to do with riding anything alive, but he surprised us this day!
giddy up horsey!
checking out his buddy
little help from his daddy
unfortunately, liam wasn't up for the ride after all...chris walked him beside the pony just in case he changed his mind
the boys and their boys

3.17.2011

go green!

happy st. patrick's day!
these were taken after school, so we are alittle rumpled up looking!
walking up the slide... mccoy likes to pretend he is falling backwards so that i will catch him
so silly!!!
his little shirt says mom's lucky charm...so true!
dada tickle time
a quick photo of just the two of us...unusual now!
bedtime...mccoy loves sitting in the rocking chair all by himself and look at books before bed

hope everyone had a great green day! night night