PT with Daddy

A month or so ago, Rodney started a nightly tradition with Neil. Before bed, Neil climbs up with Rodney on the couch or in the bed - wherever Rodney may be - and Rodney does a TP with the covers and they snuggle under the TP. It's precious! Well, Neil doesn't say TP, he says PT - which makes it even cuter.

Can you say MINI RODNEY?!

I read some great advice on babycenter.com recently. A lady on the site was talking about how to introduce your new child to your older child. I loved the advice she gave - she suggested that the older child have a present to give the new child and also have a present to the older child from the new baby! Isn't that smart? So, Rodney and I have been searching for the perfect gift to give Neil from Lyla. I think we've settled on a set of golf (gaulk, as Neil would say) clubs. At Caroline's suggestion, which I think it a great one, we'll also have something that will occupy Neil's hands at the hospital - like an Elmo toy. That way, he's not running all over the room hitting people with his new "gaulk" clubs! At least someone is thinking ahead for us. Gaulk clubs will be better suited for the house, not the hospital!

Lyla may be coming early

I received a call from my doctor's office yesterday that Dr. Wilson will be out of town on the 26th and they'd like to reschedule my C-section for the 25th of June.  One less day being pregnant is OK with me!  Not sure of time yet, they are going to confirm with the hospital today - I'll update later!

Bed confusion

Last night when Neil and I went upstairs to take his bath, I asked Neil if he'd like to go see Lyla's room.  We've been spending some time in her room in order for him to get more and more used to it.  Well, last night Neil realized that his old bed was in Lyla's room - it was so cute.  He asked to get into "his" bed and proceeded to lay his little head on Lyla's blanket and curled up with her "lovey."  It was SO cute!  I explained to him that this was now Lyla's bed and she was going to be home soon to sleep in it - he seemed okay with it...for now.

I honestly can't believe that Lyla will be here 3 weeks from this Friday.  My belly feels so tight and Lyla is moving around in there like crazy.  I guess the quarters are getting tight and she's as uncomfortable as I am.  You should see it - I just waddle down the hallway at work.  It's bad!  I don't know if I'm ready for Lyla to be here mentally, but I am definitely ready physically.  I told Rodney that I'm starting to get nervous about the C-section.  BTW - we got to take a peak at her position in my belly at our last visit and Lyla is pretty much transverse (sideways across my belly).  I have another appointment on Friday - we'll see if she's moved at all.  So, looks like a C-section may have been in my future regardless of my preference!

Finally - got my OLD camera working again

As many of you have noticed AND COMMENTED, I have been doing a TERRIBLE job of updating this blog. Well, I promise to start doing better because I finally got my old camera working so I'll have it with me all the time (like I used to!). It was going to costs me at least $75 to send off my old digital Kodak because I dropped it and the battery closer thing broke off - so it wouldn't hold batteries anymore. Well, this morning I decided to get out a tiny screwdriver and take matters into my own hands. Granted, I dropped the camera almost a year ago (July), but what the hell - I finally fixed it and it didn't cost me a penny!

Ah Dude

Too cute for words - Jen kept Neil a week or so ago while I went to a meeting and he had a TERRIBLE diaper. When she was changing him she said, "Oh Dude" because it was awful and Neil thought that was hilarious! So, here it is a week or so later and he's still saying it. I think this picture says it perfectly, but I included a video as well!

Neil's vocabulary

Mulk = milk

Beyes = bread and bird (not sure how that happened)

Gaulk = golf

DD = DG (Ashley's mom)

MiMi = Mary Robin (Ashley's sister)

Nanna = Nanny (Rodney's mom)

Guck = duck

Boon = balloon

Munie = movie

Peese = please

Buball goal = basketball goal

Feesh = fish

Boo = blue

Ball, juice, up, down, baby, bug, book, egg, light, boat and moon.  And the most special word of all - LYLA!  I can't think of anything else, but I am sure he says more than that right now!

Talking, talking, talking

Neil is definitely a talker - just like his mama.  He has begun to repeat things that we say, which is terribly scary.  Guess we are going to have to really watch the potty mouth now!  Neil's best words come from the books that we read over and over and over again.  Right now, he points to and says, "moon, choo-choo, juice, milk, ball, bug, down, up, dog, cat, amen (at the end of his prayers!), DG (my mom), nanna (Rodney's mom) and a few other things that I can't think of at the moment.  But, he's doing SO well and really starting to enunciate things.  I can't get enough of him right now - he's SO much fun to hang out with.  And he knows all his body parts - he can say nose, eye and mouth, and point to (but not say) hair, tongue, teeth, ears, belly button, knee, arm, hands, leg, foot, shoes, toes and fingers.  Such a smart boy - so proud!

Lindsay, Rusty, Jen, Neil and I went to eat breakfast this morning at Three Little Birds - if you haven't been there, it's one of my favorite places.  SO GOOD!  The weather in Charleston is beautiful and I'm so proud of the people that ran (and walked) the Cooper River Bridge this morning.  Lindsay and I vowed to do it next year.  I honestly haven't done it before because I've heard it's such a nightmare getting over there in the morning - not really a good excuse I guess.  So, next year - I'll do it next year :)

Neil is doing so well with his health and his sleeping patterns.  He has been sick a time or two, but I do feel that keeping him at home has been good for him so far.  Rodney and I are working out a pretty good schedule now too - both of us are home one day per week with him and Rodney's mom is keeping him the other two days.  We alternate on Friday's, depending on what is going on that week.  I can't believe this beautiful day today - after breakfast, Neil and I went to Wal-Mart and bought him a little tikes basketball goal.  He's napping right now and I'm about to put it together.  I will try and capture his face when he plays with it for the first time.  The kid is COMPLETELY obsessed with basketball - just balls in general, but he really loves basketball.  We have a standard size basketball goal in the driveway and Neil will literally stand below the goal and try and throw the ball as high as he can.  So sad - so I couldn't help myself - I had to go and get him his own goal that he can actually reach.  It will be fun!  And he LOVES to be outside.  I'm telling you - he is SO much fun right now.  I just love this age.

Caroline and Emily are in town to walk the bridge, so hopefully we are going to have a big ole group of people going out on the town tonight.  I can't drink, but I can definitely eat!  

I hate that I don't have pictures to post - I actually do, but I don't have a way to get them from my camera to the computer.  I'll be sure to do it at work this week so we can share the new videos and pictures ;)