A Busy Weekend

Friday night we went and rode Polar Express like we did last year. Cecil was not able to go last year because they were still stripping cotton. They got done this year so he was able to go. My mom also went with us. Keagan asked her when we first got our tickets if she would go with us incase his daddy couldn't go.

the conductor punching Cecil's ticket

Nana and Keagan with thier tickets

playing on the train, waiting to get to the North Pole

finally made it and Santa joined us

the bell he got from Santa

I guess I didn't take a picture of Keagan with his hot chocolate and cookie.

This is what Cecil thought of the train ride! Not really although it is not nearly as enjoyable for the adults as it is for the kids. He was sitting across the aisle from Keagan, my mom, and I so he did have some peace and quiet!

Saturday we went to the Catholic church in Idalou and had breakfast with Santa. When we walked in the building, Keagan ran up to Santa and hugged him. I wish I would have had my camera out. He has never been scared of Santa, but has never run up to one before like he did on Saturday.

eating his pancakes and orange juice

Saturday night we had Christmas with Cecil's parents and siblings. I forgot to take my camera. On Sunday we had Christmas with Cecil's grandparents. Again I forgot my camera.

Monday Cecil had surgery on his left foot and had a scope done on his right knee. He had some cartilage damage on his knee they were able to fix. The doctor did reconstructive foot surgery on his left foot. Cecil didn't have an arch in his foot and his toes would curl under and not relax because of his head injury when he was in elementary. The doctor put 5 screws in his foot and cut and stretched the tendons in it. His foot should not turn inward anymore and his toes will not curl under. He will still have wear his brace, but hopefully will not be in constant pain like he was. We got home Tuesday afternoon and he is doing pretty good. The muscles in his left thigh and groin area will not relax and none of his regular medicine he takes for that is helping. We have called the doctor and hoping he will call in something else. He goes back to the doctor on Dec. 31st for them to take the splint off and put on a cast. He is not allowed to put any weight on his foot for 6 weeks. After six weeks he will get a walking boot. I am not sure how long he will be in that.

I hope everyone has a very Merry Christmas!

(I am sorry everything runs together. When I type, it is in paragraphs, but when I post it, it all runs together. It drives me crazy, but I don't know how to fix it)

Introducing......

Karter

Cecil says this picture makes him think of an African child you see on commercials about starving children.

Karter does not have a middle name yet. Cecil and I cannot agree on one. I like Ryan, but Cecil says he doesn't like that. Cecil's sister, my mom, and one of my aunts all suggested Ryan without me saying that I liked it. I know we still have time to decide, but we had no trouble at all coming up with Keagan's name. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

This is the best picture they could get of him on Tuesday. He kept putting his arm over his face. The lady did get a good look at his face once, but by the time she switched to the 3-d he had moved. He was moving all over the place and she had a very hard time getting all the measurements that she needed. She did say there is no doubt he is a boy!

They told us he weighs about 1 lb. 12 oz. which is in the 79th percentile. My doctor started talking about how he might be a big baby. I think, being the professional that I am, Karter has just caught up from my first sonogram. When the doctor measured him to get my due date, he measured about 10-12 days smaller than what I thought my due date would be. I think maybe he has just caught up and my due date is closer to the first of April instead of the 12th. Who knows? They still could not get a good look at his heart because he was moving all over the place. The doctor said he can tell there are 4 chambers and doesn't think anything is wrong, but I go back in four weeks for them to try again to get a better look.

Keagan and Landrie

When Keagan started going to his babysitter 2 1/2 years ago there was a little girl named Audrey that he became best buds with. Audrey is just 5 days younger than Keagan. Cheryl (his babysitter) would always say they were just like twins. Audrey's mom had a baby in June and decided to stay at home with her kids so Audrey doesn't go to Cherly's anymore. When school started this year a new little girl, Landrie, started staying at Cheryl's. Her mom teaches at the same school as me. Landrie is from December to May older than Keagan. They instantly hit it off and have become great friends.

On Thursday, the kids in my class made gingerbread houses. I was going to let Keagan make one after school and asked him if he wanted Landrie to make one with him. Of course his answer was yes. Keagan made a house last year but didn't seem to enjoy it near as much as he did this year.

Landrie got some icing on her shirt and Keagan was trying to help her get it off.

busy decorating

The finished houses!

After they finished and I got everything cleaned up, we took Landrie to her mom's room. Landrie told Keagan bye and gave him a hug. We went back to my room to get our stuff so we could leave. Keagan said he wanted to go tell Landrie bye. I told him he already told her bye and she gave him a hug. He then told me, "But I need to give her a kiss." It was so cute.

Baby update: I go to the doctor on Tuesday. I am really hoping they do the 3-d sonogram this time since they didn't do it last time. I will post pictures sometime next week if they do.