tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83062120886165702612024-03-20T06:17:36.943-07:00The Doyal DiariesThe view makes it all worthwhile!The Doyalshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08432519063765858138noreply@blogger.comBlogger102125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8306212088616570261.post-9641700273022556162012-04-30T17:58:00.001-07:002012-04-30T17:58:29.555-07:00Poolside Fun<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
This past week we got out the baby swimming pool so Max could break out his cute swimsuit and have some fun with Sissy! Both of the kids absolutely love the water (which I always say is a good thing since we live on the lake!) and had a blast!</div>
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HOORAY!!! I'm 8 months old! (I'm well aware that this is not a good quality picture, but it's so telling of what's going on right now! And that is CHAOS!!!)</div>
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This truly has been a month of milestones for little Max! I knew a lot of these accomplishments were coming, but I really didn't think they were all coming at once (and so soon). As you can see from 4 of these pictures, they were all taken in the same day, so when I say "all at once" I really mean it! Bailey was a late bloomer as far as crawling and walking were concerned. As a baby, she was content to just sit in her room and play with toys and books, But not this little guy! He is EVERYWHERE!!! </div>
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At 8 months, he weighs 15 pounds, 15 ounces (10th percentile). Yes, this is my baby who started out in the 75th percentile, but my nemesis (acid reflux) has had its way with him. But being little has not held him back one bit! He did have a month or so when his reflux improved a lot, but now that he's teething, it has flared up again. </div>
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Max has really been busy lately...he grew not one, but TWO teeth!</div>
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He started crawling (and is already EVERYWHERE and into EVERYTHING!!!)</div>
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He's also learned how to pull up on things (his current favorites include anything dangerous or unstable! i.e. the fireplace, the toilet, toy boxes that easily tip over, etc.)</div>
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He has also started eating finger foods (bananas, carrots, sweet potatoes, peas, etc) which he LOVES! But I don't particularly love cleaning up after him!</div>
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And since he's not satisfied with regular crawling, he's moved on to the man-cub crawl!</div>
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We've also tried to experiment with a little hair product! Needless to say, mom needs some styling lessons!</div>
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Max also learned his first word, Dada! And it just melts our hearts!</div>The Doyalshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08432519063765858138noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8306212088616570261.post-48566591839239544462012-04-20T14:12:00.014-07:002012-04-20T14:48:28.214-07:00Wanted: Outstanding Teachers<div align="center">I've had some requests for pictures of the Teacher Appreciation Week at Bailey's MDO and Preschool. I helped with the planning of the week and it turned out SOOOOOO cute! There are some really crafty mamas in the group and what they came up with was awesome! Can I just say that I LOVE this little school! Bailey has attended MDO since she was one, and every single year she has had amazing teachers that have loved on her just like their own children. I'm kind of sad that next year will be her last year there in 4 year old preschool, but I know she'll be in great hands. For those of you who don't know, I'll be starting working there this summer in the 3 year old class and I can't wait!</div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center">Here are some pics of the decorations. Wish I had taken more. There were lots more cute things!</div><br /><div align="center"><br /><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXPMIJmyAAkC_sO0Mu37xODypnCWmL07BZoG4phiClMuI_-AwIEk2yUGFFlBhyphenhyphengDp4m9wPXGzh6ztjYxS9h4HJXIDER2MtYUvaqeYChCJBxEPDNI9k82bk5vGJfSjZJKC3lLeOTGDTprU/s1600/IMG_7726.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 255px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5733598624815000962" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXPMIJmyAAkC_sO0Mu37xODypnCWmL07BZoG4phiClMuI_-AwIEk2yUGFFlBhyphenhyphengDp4m9wPXGzh6ztjYxS9h4HJXIDER2MtYUvaqeYChCJBxEPDNI9k82bk5vGJfSjZJKC3lLeOTGDTprU/s400/IMG_7726.JPG" /></a></div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPiJRhjOlWur7y534O_s9TQwdFDTkXOM3_7IZ-3NOLj1YNCT-Wz3JnTNRvXpfhWaejCxaO2ghSfxNhed0ROqclcqJEG8og8V0E-VGaEOCq7R-WzarH_n2qw28KOVInbVOtfprMfcfDCRg/s1600/IMG_7673.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5733601460464220050" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPiJRhjOlWur7y534O_s9TQwdFDTkXOM3_7IZ-3NOLj1YNCT-Wz3JnTNRvXpfhWaejCxaO2ghSfxNhed0ROqclcqJEG8og8V0E-VGaEOCq7R-WzarH_n2qw28KOVInbVOtfprMfcfDCRg/s400/IMG_7673.JPG" /></a></div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi8mFHuR9SydD8f1BTzQMpJ-7WPWdL21Wqn3LIy0Rec8SjqX3LM4YIcSYCQkemOXtRFKFbXHjTkCOupKPOyebh_SvtatsOC7wejduGA6hFuSY1Yvb022xSsLkHVI21jscC4ky5UyyGIII/s1600/IMG_7670.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 267px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5733598376578777234" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi8mFHuR9SydD8f1BTzQMpJ-7WPWdL21Wqn3LIy0Rec8SjqX3LM4YIcSYCQkemOXtRFKFbXHjTkCOupKPOyebh_SvtatsOC7wejduGA6hFuSY1Yvb022xSsLkHVI21jscC4ky5UyyGIII/s400/IMG_7670.JPG" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg16KzfCJc5C8l77W0qlXDemzGdgAZiZ_7N-QgsrtOa2QJ3-zK_11RiUMM7lOHkSazA1YuMu8_B4V1YbPs1rwbuqAqTX6jz3xG1pKJrJfpgQnBokg09EhZ6fCaWv6J8Mr2Y21GYgQjXp_o/s1600/IMG_7662.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5733597682678779250" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg16KzfCJc5C8l77W0qlXDemzGdgAZiZ_7N-QgsrtOa2QJ3-zK_11RiUMM7lOHkSazA1YuMu8_B4V1YbPs1rwbuqAqTX6jz3xG1pKJrJfpgQnBokg09EhZ6fCaWv6J8Mr2Y21GYgQjXp_o/s400/IMG_7662.JPG" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih6TGCIj_VZ7PSukhQZ9wGhnHIAiiK45aJpkvRGtjcJ41Uk5jmlWg5R-9NX66mKhbIcdKNVzNKfwX2miJUJve0SNTbBrlTNLvRyCfwgxZZHK7OD9-86WaNirrqB0To4ieC_a3fPCJZwq8/s1600/IMG_7663.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 267px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5733597917030038482" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih6TGCIj_VZ7PSukhQZ9wGhnHIAiiK45aJpkvRGtjcJ41Uk5jmlWg5R-9NX66mKhbIcdKNVzNKfwX2miJUJve0SNTbBrlTNLvRyCfwgxZZHK7OD9-86WaNirrqB0To4ieC_a3fPCJZwq8/s400/IMG_7663.JPG" /></a></div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA7n8Ww1Am3fpLBmGPEacAkV8N068hUVqOROSs7gZzEh1_0aA1Rf23CoMYbAdM3X5-95usYqXxPf-Rcq60XezuiJhs6bvVId5SWpQnwcG_gm9ifZnFEFI2dFjz7jFSmG1DbH-NaK_DaV8/s1600/IMG_7668.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 267px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5733598132206668258" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA7n8Ww1Am3fpLBmGPEacAkV8N068hUVqOROSs7gZzEh1_0aA1Rf23CoMYbAdM3X5-95usYqXxPf-Rcq60XezuiJhs6bvVId5SWpQnwcG_gm9ifZnFEFI2dFjz7jFSmG1DbH-NaK_DaV8/s400/IMG_7668.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Parents brought breakfast every morning for the teachers and every day they had a gift waiting on them in their room. (Monday- "Happy Trails" trail mix in a mason jar; Tuesday- potted Gerber Daisies and vanilla brown sugar bath scrub; Wednesday- gift certificate to a local BBQ restaurant; Thursday- CASH!!!)<br /></div><br /><div>Each day, an activity was also planned and parents volunteered to watch the classes while the teachers had a break. (Monday- teachers got to visit the General Store and "purchase" snacks and sweets with their gold coins they got that morning; Tuesday- 10 minute back and neck massage from local massage school; Wednesday- catered BBQ lunch; Thursday- CASH!!!)<br /></div><br /><div>There were also some AWESOME gift baskets donated by parents and local businesses. I'm talking $100 Target gift card, a Keurig (did I spell that right??? I don't drink coffee), a watch, etc...<br /></div><br /><div>Can you see why I'm excited about starting work there???<br /></div><br /><div>The last day was a hoe-down that Max and I came to help with. Miraculously, he slept through most of the blaring country music! It was just a fun day for the teachers and kids to come to the gym and dance, ride stick horses, eat ice cream, and go crazy!</div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGVqBocfzpZF8b9tPtc9I1x16fnXHl-iGyyDtPVq0ZAGjRLnLY4nGwjjr_FRnI9XIcJasEBiDkLEtL6q4aT6aGBSaa8h62Qhk_6idLu5q39vETFAQuXDTmkN1tPGYD1Je8Eoe7Z_ZrNJI/s1600/IMG_7697.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 245px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5733594995133527122" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGVqBocfzpZF8b9tPtc9I1x16fnXHl-iGyyDtPVq0ZAGjRLnLY4nGwjjr_FRnI9XIcJasEBiDkLEtL6q4aT6aGBSaa8h62Qhk_6idLu5q39vETFAQuXDTmkN1tPGYD1Je8Eoe7Z_ZrNJI/s400/IMG_7697.JPG" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkp7USf7Q_goKxrgLH8z8buxBhJucqfziv1i5J8Pb_GCfqRbGsn_pINTyLJe9pnupUgW2kIeOOvoGENpSiiVFrylNnMCp8Y8DxNiRN3IZwOb2IK804VPO2kqr7sB7dCxzY3tmpZ0yMDYo/s1600/IMG_7713.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 245px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5733594720561067842" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkp7USf7Q_goKxrgLH8z8buxBhJucqfziv1i5J8Pb_GCfqRbGsn_pINTyLJe9pnupUgW2kIeOOvoGENpSiiVFrylNnMCp8Y8DxNiRN3IZwOb2IK804VPO2kqr7sB7dCxzY3tmpZ0yMDYo/s400/IMG_7713.JPG" /></a> </div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcbxsfWI-nMrQN6n94xPK_wBzipL7XQvznHwqc9XkskqRASqoi1KW819sOQcvuP8UUhMKJFJ7EfyyaLVSEErPT1dYxn-nb6KlF7CxTKVU6IYWWXmYZUWVwguYoxDMnUw28jeF2yjoq2eI/s1600/IMG_7724.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5733595707044938642" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcbxsfWI-nMrQN6n94xPK_wBzipL7XQvznHwqc9XkskqRASqoi1KW819sOQcvuP8UUhMKJFJ7EfyyaLVSEErPT1dYxn-nb6KlF7CxTKVU6IYWWXmYZUWVwguYoxDMnUw28jeF2yjoq2eI/s400/IMG_7724.JPG" /></a></div></div><br /></div>The Doyalshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08432519063765858138noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8306212088616570261.post-68139710449659026572012-04-19T14:50:00.018-07:002012-04-19T19:06:12.111-07:00We're off to see the Wizard!!! Bailey's 4th Birthday Party<div align="center">We're off to see the Wizard... the wonderful Wizard of Oz!!!</div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_ZJkLbdOpU_trtrSrFC1sb73ZR4JsbgOUGnuEkYn4uILmCXbqzT__QeXFsBBoxShU477lVxwejVfhZw-GmsgXgK9dTHbE65Xxs0bxtTbY-WRxx21JADvi51aBX1Lfce9A2vBOs30_8PY/s1600/IMG_7475.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 235px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5733293638464446338" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_ZJkLbdOpU_trtrSrFC1sb73ZR4JsbgOUGnuEkYn4uILmCXbqzT__QeXFsBBoxShU477lVxwejVfhZw-GmsgXgK9dTHbE65Xxs0bxtTbY-WRxx21JADvi51aBX1Lfce9A2vBOs30_8PY/s400/IMG_7475.JPG" /></a><br /></div><br /><div align="center">Bailey is sooooo into the Wizard of Oz right now! She was Dorothy for Halloween and wanted to have a Dorothy party for her birthday too. It was a theme I actually liked, so we went full force into Oz! Unfortunately I was too busy to take pictures, but my sweet photographer friend Lindsey stepped in and snapped some for me! The party was a huge success. It seemed like everyone had a great time and Bailey was super-excited to see all of her friends there! It was a beautiful day for playing outdoors, aside from the fact that it was really windy ("It's a twister!" how appropriate!)</div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center">We had some tasty food on the menu- all Wizard of Oz inspired: Uncle Henry's Gumbo, Toto Dogs, Melting Witch Punch, and Somewhere Over the Rainbow Fruit Skewers.</div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz4tcN2MCyNPtOH9kWIz18LjQbb_YHpcZHbjQuolMKe__FUOr-uLzTNx5U74WD70lEYcBO_dbafmVjFyGlhU_zviu7z-dolw1KH4KKFN8pipjA5DqQMO5U6zfICTaCF37558nn_xcLihQ/s1600/IMG_7618.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 245px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5733295539522430194" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz4tcN2MCyNPtOH9kWIz18LjQbb_YHpcZHbjQuolMKe__FUOr-uLzTNx5U74WD70lEYcBO_dbafmVjFyGlhU_zviu7z-dolw1KH4KKFN8pipjA5DqQMO5U6zfICTaCF37558nn_xcLihQ/s400/IMG_7618.JPG" /></a><br /></div><br /><div align="center">I planned a few games for the kids and they were fun, but I think the little munchkins were just as happy running around and trying to knock over my cardboard box Dorothy house. We played Pin the Heart on the Tin Man, Musical Chairs with characters from the movie, and the Wicked Witch Race. </div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCWIf_qSSwbZeo7JYLCHtOvky43bI9vId9bCeCip7zRGaSHmyyFQOnAHzYz9jrzXm-QpKHi1oReRqTcAm6Gm_5uwuupcUmsuM5bHAZpMeKeMmQq4VPLNt55cQOEb1kqlYw0C6vpX0wehs/s1600/IMG_7480.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 245px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5733294642838218338" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCWIf_qSSwbZeo7JYLCHtOvky43bI9vId9bCeCip7zRGaSHmyyFQOnAHzYz9jrzXm-QpKHi1oReRqTcAm6Gm_5uwuupcUmsuM5bHAZpMeKeMmQq4VPLNt55cQOEb1kqlYw0C6vpX0wehs/s400/IMG_7480.JPG" /></a> </div><br /><div align="center">(This one's for you Linds! Here I am demonstrating the proper way to ride the broomstick! You can insert your own nasty comment here!!!)</div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3S1pyK1MkCtEvKjWwmu1djQH4t7nlPl1Kc-55icra8FoHt5cS44TRiJI0ul5_FgbZYLpECyMJn_g0B7pS_WgeIdWmi_tZ6v4QLy810D_PIO4QzZlk02HfUASc_GRlzixO7Fjsyp1Dv3k/s1600/IMG_7517.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 267px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5733294899295570194" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3S1pyK1MkCtEvKjWwmu1djQH4t7nlPl1Kc-55icra8FoHt5cS44TRiJI0ul5_FgbZYLpECyMJn_g0B7pS_WgeIdWmi_tZ6v4QLy810D_PIO4QzZlk02HfUASc_GRlzixO7Fjsyp1Dv3k/s400/IMG_7517.JPG" /></a><br /></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe43ssjawhjc07xcrQmd32v6gH6kfPuWgniN6honn4bcJr9kiZU5-zC7r8peM8LywoOazmT3H3blsaYYQo3pzjBOCpsCd8iMer2Ec36LvjDjw38B8bfogawdxBZQY19EmVF7r-psIPzVw/s1600/IMG_7522.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 245px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5733295117794369282" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe43ssjawhjc07xcrQmd32v6gH6kfPuWgniN6honn4bcJr9kiZU5-zC7r8peM8LywoOazmT3H3blsaYYQo3pzjBOCpsCd8iMer2Ec36LvjDjw38B8bfogawdxBZQY19EmVF7r-psIPzVw/s400/IMG_7522.JPG" /></a> </div><br /><div align="center"><br />Here's some other snapshots from the party! 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After each game, the children got prizes to put in their buckets (coloring pages rolled up like the Scarecrow's diploma, "Glinda's Bubbles," and Lion and Tigers and Bears... Oh My! animal crackers).</div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEV0v3M52k_PloRKcAi-J1frflhOzs8uFMwqoDNKE_89EUzZvGQ_yjAmoYXHHJvYZFeiBgUkR3ue7dRA9GcuC3YaanDGkzKZ53_MGnMuI1W90e2fClGR4XVXxRoqoK_MEeugl1nfjXzr0/s1600/IMG_7637.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5733232892948096930" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEV0v3M52k_PloRKcAi-J1frflhOzs8uFMwqoDNKE_89EUzZvGQ_yjAmoYXHHJvYZFeiBgUkR3ue7dRA9GcuC3YaanDGkzKZ53_MGnMuI1W90e2fClGR4XVXxRoqoK_MEeugl1nfjXzr0/s400/IMG_7637.JPG" /></a></div>The Doyalshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08432519063765858138noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8306212088616570261.post-78392801323135728462012-04-18T05:01:00.024-07:002012-04-19T14:40:25.597-07:00My baby is FOUR!!!<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOjkBYLpCwYqrt28YmTpSSWmTc7PmsJcIt5BMYkfbOM3xZQGN_AY4PCMMV-A_VWe9SVlAooHCjOk2olDmm-4gc1QX4RYeRJFUUQKfsjlW_aaUrsYHJ86ucxVmB3nRF-mNaUWymQnv402Y/s1600/IMG_7308.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 245px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5733221335217952690" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOjkBYLpCwYqrt28YmTpSSWmTc7PmsJcIt5BMYkfbOM3xZQGN_AY4PCMMV-A_VWe9SVlAooHCjOk2olDmm-4gc1QX4RYeRJFUUQKfsjlW_aaUrsYHJ86ucxVmB3nRF-mNaUWymQnv402Y/s400/IMG_7308.JPG" /></a> </div><br /><div align="center">I can't believe my baby is four years old! Oh my word- how time flies! Bailey has grown into a smart, hilarious, imaginative, and dramatic little lady! At four years old, she loves eating strawberries and blueberries, playing with her best friend Chloe and her brother Max, pretending she's a different Disney princess every day of the week, and snuggling with her "buddies"! She can write her name and knows all of her letters and letter sounds. She's even started reading!!! Bailey is a true Bulldawg fan (did she really have a choice otherwise???) and loves going to Tech games and singing the Tech Fight Song. She can throw a temper tantrum with the best of them, but I like to think that just means that she's passionate about life! (or at least that's what I tell myself to make myself feel better!!!)</div><br /><br /><div align="center">For the day of her birthday, David was off of work so we took Bailey to the Caldwell Zoo in Tyler, TX. She had been asking for a while to go to the "big zoo" so she was pleasantly surprised! (We have a small local zoo, however my friend Holly says that it can't be labeled as a zoo unless it contains animals NOT found in your own backyard) We had a great time with our little princess! Here's some pics from the day...</div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-Rry_nQ_xOs3bHpCvOgARif3P8g81Q4R8ph3sVX8Md479JFGGWXNmxhh96HgK2_PwbndygoLyfKpCNYSTIrPyMr4hOJ48QouMceAZLyNOdywpj2STepz_Kc7DQ6YtT4OR86KGo_CuoIU/s1600/IMG_7294.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 267px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5733220796660654962" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-Rry_nQ_xOs3bHpCvOgARif3P8g81Q4R8ph3sVX8Md479JFGGWXNmxhh96HgK2_PwbndygoLyfKpCNYSTIrPyMr4hOJ48QouMceAZLyNOdywpj2STepz_Kc7DQ6YtT4OR86KGo_CuoIU/s400/IMG_7294.JPG" /></a> </div><br /><div align="center">Her first impression of the zoo ("Mommy, it's stinky!!!")</div><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW9GFEObSGoo4AxW_g7tY257FTAr8Km8VPO-mJTXcAdjYC3nNdQBODSGq3jJ1F9uJgEAe4xe7TvpiOXu_X-_XZKjOpAvTrjm8NAlHx1B0lSPbp2i-M7kCzUCEmZahWL_cs4bOb-H05Lio/s1600/IMG_7367.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 267px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5733225213814101874" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW9GFEObSGoo4AxW_g7tY257FTAr8Km8VPO-mJTXcAdjYC3nNdQBODSGq3jJ1F9uJgEAe4xe7TvpiOXu_X-_XZKjOpAvTrjm8NAlHx1B0lSPbp2i-M7kCzUCEmZahWL_cs4bOb-H05Lio/s400/IMG_7367.JPG" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ28BvD1t42_6ML4bmHlH1SMUUna07QavnVxHw_gzhvVZVZ7dIFWm8GMQob2ej9qwCmjgbwH6YH52xDxEnanz_bImbPJfHoyKvLEI8QwVcyLkCB1NaYREkI4AA2pBXQEE2fGGw5RUoyeY/s1600/IMG_7359.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5733224571429536930" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ28BvD1t42_6ML4bmHlH1SMUUna07QavnVxHw_gzhvVZVZ7dIFWm8GMQob2ej9qwCmjgbwH6YH52xDxEnanz_bImbPJfHoyKvLEI8QwVcyLkCB1NaYREkI4AA2pBXQEE2fGGw5RUoyeY/s400/IMG_7359.JPG" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIuvjuT7hTxnstDJWyB0JzAfO3bg6FDPfXYjUjOownaRiT7ov0_r9AHdU1jadn8wRl3Y2d0wSOjt6V9AktbBPY5S1cbHHMI9qjs1xHLW-njQIbGyteAVhg7xVRklPgbADvO7lUE_THDPc/s1600/IMG_7351.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; 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HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5732714146397752290" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirwCq3r_gu2TsO1-a48i1BQWsthGZ541VdDQXY5rDIf3qB0gz-veFuPdCjATljGaMBLiKCcUabsZ9wth5echLAOoHqA0_PIgvok-QWGL9hZkt0-0FCI2KiDfliSjetHP36_nxtgUDl3Sw/s400/IMG_7289.JPG" /></a><br />By far, Bailey's favorite part of the zoo (besides the giraffes) was the Wild Bird Habitat. I don't know how "wild" these birds really were, but you could buy a birdseed stick and feed them. The birds would come right up and sit on your stick. One even took Bailey's stick and ran off with it! </div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWbN5yiOEj3kHUXopG0ra88hHjVpHktk__d5eLlGsrT9b12YDscpCbw7dLgFe0xYm4n24OZmg5SmL97SD_AIS0Jsq5oFtBtEsTDOxk9AtTEkRkOYFs17DJDtoDCOUXXJ6HEkhMMvXJcPQ/s1600/IMG_7334.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5733222382981718034" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWbN5yiOEj3kHUXopG0ra88hHjVpHktk__d5eLlGsrT9b12YDscpCbw7dLgFe0xYm4n24OZmg5SmL97SD_AIS0Jsq5oFtBtEsTDOxk9AtTEkRkOYFs17DJDtoDCOUXXJ6HEkhMMvXJcPQ/s400/IMG_7334.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-QDOnuZTRCr1u7ROp4V6-hfQSlshsy3-Z1omTaO4PFhehpu5GmgVCVU9hu5e32IgGxmxw1EfOoYnaRc_Ffwi23bYBhTI-rjqfdsG8hQNcdbZ6Rvs2Nr3Bj3TuQelLggcFr_buxCDbYCI/s1600/IMG_7345.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5733223001567896850" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-QDOnuZTRCr1u7ROp4V6-hfQSlshsy3-Z1omTaO4PFhehpu5GmgVCVU9hu5e32IgGxmxw1EfOoYnaRc_Ffwi23bYBhTI-rjqfdsG8hQNcdbZ6Rvs2Nr3Bj3TuQelLggcFr_buxCDbYCI/s400/IMG_7345.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtru8739lUOlDqnAG9pxYEIXIwluNfBCmLS8V7FcvpGWk-9opCgQ0002LraiDGi9AORFSuJUvLMvyzUDTHwC9oc9z_U1qTAYYoR4t5Na7P8sjryYqnoEh3TM_8dSwpOd0yVuGdFCPbrWM/s1600/IMG_7344.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5733222615726014786" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtru8739lUOlDqnAG9pxYEIXIwluNfBCmLS8V7FcvpGWk-9opCgQ0002LraiDGi9AORFSuJUvLMvyzUDTHwC9oc9z_U1qTAYYoR4t5Na7P8sjryYqnoEh3TM_8dSwpOd0yVuGdFCPbrWM/s400/IMG_7344.JPG" /></a></div>The Doyalshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08432519063765858138noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8306212088616570261.post-28806623269817243582012-04-18T04:52:00.007-07:002012-04-19T14:39:27.610-07:00Here Comes Peter Cottontail...<div align="center">Easter season came and went by in a flash this year, but we had a great time dying eggs, singing Easter songs, reading Bible stories, and hunting for eggs. On Easter Sunday, my little bunnies found their baskets of goodies...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHFp4lC8mwdlpzUtsHQsV6wAnPA60V3go_VZj_Lz51og19PTxtWEexs5Yl8p3WeyOEbqUkTDjTs0qRTYcxaNybjCq3kTHr3LSsScPVOP5UTa9uBxxnXqBcdatn0J77L3JjPYD68WGfRpc/s1600/IMG_7377.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 267px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5732708821887582082" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHFp4lC8mwdlpzUtsHQsV6wAnPA60V3go_VZj_Lz51og19PTxtWEexs5Yl8p3WeyOEbqUkTDjTs0qRTYcxaNybjCq3kTHr3LSsScPVOP5UTa9uBxxnXqBcdatn0J77L3JjPYD68WGfRpc/s400/IMG_7377.JPG" /></a><br />went to church (Bailey was super-excited to have Grandma and Meme and G-Daddy come with us)... </div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirlyomzBJdTatXDYTHCzdaZY8OdWzofNW0eiT7mdy1-R22W5MZZqScBUB7DQHwGyEZmQ5RexEo7klxpDGHEO8mw-T1Yf_wt9mscK2koBMy671dlBsr3GMsm4jZiKq7afK5Xg4oYSqJ9IM/s1600/IMG_7402.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 234px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5732708527359440482" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirlyomzBJdTatXDYTHCzdaZY8OdWzofNW0eiT7mdy1-R22W5MZZqScBUB7DQHwGyEZmQ5RexEo7klxpDGHEO8mw-T1Yf_wt9mscK2koBMy671dlBsr3GMsm4jZiKq7afK5Xg4oYSqJ9IM/s400/IMG_7402.JPG" /></a> </div><br /><div align="center">Then we went to the Doyals for a day of Easter food and fun. Bailey had a great time, as always, playing with her cousin Payton. And sweet Lily was there to celebrate as well!</div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwTW3Pc4pQbUSu8mKyitAolXZjHgTHtgDvxRrac7hmOFEjUOTByrmTySrdsltke2ThWWZD1TPNh0vqMZm2hqKbrCDBYiok-RWbtbRTjCYTaR13qXvvFDuoh_oltPEvj9EQiO9Jinqceog/s1600/IMG_7422.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 245px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5732708270738513394" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwTW3Pc4pQbUSu8mKyitAolXZjHgTHtgDvxRrac7hmOFEjUOTByrmTySrdsltke2ThWWZD1TPNh0vqMZm2hqKbrCDBYiok-RWbtbRTjCYTaR13qXvvFDuoh_oltPEvj9EQiO9Jinqceog/s400/IMG_7422.JPG" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbn40fvqrjLOJarsUXpuWhg19GeBq1MRbcWp4zhfSx5ZxxLHsrAj_Ejd7y2YaCj-TvHLVi68Ssx0LRtevprG10kj4DYhV8O8G_bGCnv64ELG806tTuV9Z2e57Yys6Xkw2Tx85OvlBdVIQ/s1600/IMG_7435.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 245px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5732707994905339730" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbn40fvqrjLOJarsUXpuWhg19GeBq1MRbcWp4zhfSx5ZxxLHsrAj_Ejd7y2YaCj-TvHLVi68Ssx0LRtevprG10kj4DYhV8O8G_bGCnv64ELG806tTuV9Z2e57Yys6Xkw2Tx85OvlBdVIQ/s400/IMG_7435.JPG" /></a> </div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdjVGgUMHU0ts6AnrASLZhdh4AdMsk4IzZ0TgjeAUQsLddbRBu1C5_QUqrO8DV6lTneYWFzCgKi0MV5Ua72M103HtqQTO0Nhh5DRso0A7Hiut2R4n9JyVzN9ssPKsbk7bJgAMtga94QuQ/s1600/IMG_7439.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 250px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5732709052847811154" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdjVGgUMHU0ts6AnrASLZhdh4AdMsk4IzZ0TgjeAUQsLddbRBu1C5_QUqrO8DV6lTneYWFzCgKi0MV5Ua72M103HtqQTO0Nhh5DRso0A7Hiut2R4n9JyVzN9ssPKsbk7bJgAMtga94QuQ/s400/IMG_7439.JPG" /></a></div>The Doyalshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08432519063765858138noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8306212088616570261.post-52364963464087129332012-04-17T10:57:00.008-07:002012-04-17T11:10:17.659-07:00Spring 2012 Pics<div align="center">I took the kids for an impromtu mini photo shoot a few weeks ago to show off their precious Easter outfits. We had to battle through impending rain, someone cutting the grass right where we were, and Bailey's poor attitude... but it resulted in some great shots (I think). I got some really great ones of my happy boy, but only a few of Miss Priss who has a new and improved picture face which (I have to break it to her) is hideous!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaw-MkS5S5Zkq-Fi6t8PweQwHZORnfpZiQ4KYk7L9oqnk7qVep3h4bNqHtZuxBSWZNB6jKKrk0eECYAL5bacmR2akVNvF7-R-B9PJ_cRwG8T1jDWA8D1ac4Pz55b2e85RgxStmFmvjoss/s1600/IMG_7077.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 250px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5732431028696549938" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaw-MkS5S5Zkq-Fi6t8PweQwHZORnfpZiQ4KYk7L9oqnk7qVep3h4bNqHtZuxBSWZNB6jKKrk0eECYAL5bacmR2akVNvF7-R-B9PJ_cRwG8T1jDWA8D1ac4Pz55b2e85RgxStmFmvjoss/s400/IMG_7077.JPG" /></a></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrGQP8X0MCPh2WjYD_n4zWlU7dwhJZ4iuAyCTm2TSs0pjR8OSl6O9HXv4ZpviiIALW3s5Wxdeg7vVlqQxxrfHqcMzBrcty_zT7WXRPM583t_mg3-p2NJbzGiBHbphmQtrD6Gdjd2pfB-k/s1600/IMG_7155.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 267px; 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HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5732432330214342738" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZdedCeMDXW2TdWe8JYHoNEHW9xcTkG8oZSDhntZSEjEYs3bfUtp0n88sxKsza119zwOs1Et32xUyTI-rRdaUiDZswWHDR8fLbYZZDuv_awmmbVdX4TxkCBCS8PtgfpflRuzf25ZRlZS0/s400/IMG_7249.JPG" /></a></div>The Doyalshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08432519063765858138noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8306212088616570261.post-84695997240095979192012-04-17T09:34:00.005-07:002012-04-17T10:27:21.487-07:007 Months!!!<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAgJjbi_BWMCjrJljgghH4P7tfqxFgRYv9rlsxQuCHO9K007N8n_ftTMHQeoGrZhApIEMQIvkGblwGNcyIlBU1XPfNFT0-1HQfS3_7b0MPPoLE_E9uWwW1lFgdz3Y3hS06-hPzBCZvYu4/s1600/IMG_7014.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5732409439342215618" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAgJjbi_BWMCjrJljgghH4P7tfqxFgRYv9rlsxQuCHO9K007N8n_ftTMHQeoGrZhApIEMQIvkGblwGNcyIlBU1XPfNFT0-1HQfS3_7b0MPPoLE_E9uWwW1lFgdz3Y3hS06-hPzBCZvYu4/s400/IMG_7014.JPG" /></a></div><br /><div align="center">This picture pretty much says it all! Gone are the days where I could place this little rascal in the basket and he'd stay put. This session ended up with him trying to eat the basket and the blanket and soaking his onesie and tie sticker with drool! </div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4HIM2L5DSTiPuUrIYiHBoLR1EBpXOZjupx1U6Q-GyiDAuJsKFeLO33U95kNwOmqXlScVHums3_eUwMLN0mmA9nhz_K18L2uJrP4WSzQaJjfByzUwIVgQ1mUxWDJXsc96mGKu5YlJEi-c/s1600/IMG_6995.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 250px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5732409653087872194" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4HIM2L5DSTiPuUrIYiHBoLR1EBpXOZjupx1U6Q-GyiDAuJsKFeLO33U95kNwOmqXlScVHums3_eUwMLN0mmA9nhz_K18L2uJrP4WSzQaJjfByzUwIVgQ1mUxWDJXsc96mGKu5YlJEi-c/s400/IMG_6995.JPG" /></a></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-lOHrZo7R7TmfKHPKmMK9LFzNu3_61wvfLPrvIhwTX7KdentkzRwis534F43ONiGtT9bQk-7MaaEWhIGWJvLKauBzRTsn3bwVKBRvET0w768E3bVf7SM_iEGhxxRLwd5C204wbEMKScs/s1600/IMG_7004.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 267px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5732410191969077698" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-lOHrZo7R7TmfKHPKmMK9LFzNu3_61wvfLPrvIhwTX7KdentkzRwis534F43ONiGtT9bQk-7MaaEWhIGWJvLKauBzRTsn3bwVKBRvET0w768E3bVf7SM_iEGhxxRLwd5C204wbEMKScs/s400/IMG_7004.JPG" /></a></div><br /><div align="center">At 7 months, Max has expanded his food repertoire, which now includes fruit and veggies, Puffs, and Baby Mum Mum crackers. He LOVES to eat, and (much to mom's dismay) has discovered how to blow and spit food during mealtime. I think next month is going to be one for the record book because he's so close to doing so many big things: we can feel a tooth trying to come through, he's really finding his voice and enjoys making sounds, and (watch out world) he's almost crawling!!!</div>The Doyalshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08432519063765858138noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8306212088616570261.post-47196252348921304012012-04-17T09:09:00.005-07:002012-04-17T09:34:24.363-07:00Max is 6 months old!!!<p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwny0Lh_udi5pe2kY1_GiBgJJ5JbmK9b3NUUb_LYJceXSBhr9R776GSGDAJtau5LEbClN_EC8nm5IJzsxLTLHXN9wBb4JvYlW7YmhrHgODab2Xv3quISi__RsPGXpWuj30TuValH5VurI/s1600/IMG_6810.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5732402828786903858" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwny0Lh_udi5pe2kY1_GiBgJJ5JbmK9b3NUUb_LYJceXSBhr9R776GSGDAJtau5LEbClN_EC8nm5IJzsxLTLHXN9wBb4JvYlW7YmhrHgODab2Xv3quISi__RsPGXpWuj30TuValH5VurI/s400/IMG_6810.JPG" /></a></p><br /><p align="center">So as a busy mom, I've gotten a little behind on my updates! Over the next few days, I'll hopefully complete my posts about Max's 6th, 7th, and 8th month birthdays! Here's a few highlights from the half-year mark (Wow! Time flies!!!). Max is really great at sitting now, so we've been able to get out and enjoy the nice weather in the baby swing the the push car. Both are new favorites! He still LOVES his Jumparoo and has also learned how to play peek-a-boo and roll the ball. We've also started baby food and he loves all of his veggies so far. Hopefully we can put some weight back on him since the reflux made him lose so much. At the 6 month checkup he was 26 inches long and weighed 14 pounds, 12 ounces.</p><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXKSidtCTXGY5DtpW-rSwL5xAe2yfiBFfMASeNALkPdu42uv5uPWpoZ7jhtnGqw1G08nC0gHzPC6dWTMojrRWLoi8o9s13YWdJU9TH4FkNKvFJwHLwPE7cyTth4EllPWOYdcHHLciWeTA/s1600/IMG_6844.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5732403471462978162" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXKSidtCTXGY5DtpW-rSwL5xAe2yfiBFfMASeNALkPdu42uv5uPWpoZ7jhtnGqw1G08nC0gHzPC6dWTMojrRWLoi8o9s13YWdJU9TH4FkNKvFJwHLwPE7cyTth4EllPWOYdcHHLciWeTA/s400/IMG_6844.JPG" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAuzLyAX3osoRjn3xmC8Ada7ao-BruK15W4xqJF1Z0k2-n7fJR2edSJbDX5dCtaqDbmQBtwzvJMVSyFkI69iF2Ge9HivuG6xPmQeS1QgPCD9LbhH8oYWrRzFsrU86MvrCPcrZj-kfBlo4/s1600/IMG_6879.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 267px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5732407262128070418" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAuzLyAX3osoRjn3xmC8Ada7ao-BruK15W4xqJF1Z0k2-n7fJR2edSJbDX5dCtaqDbmQBtwzvJMVSyFkI69iF2Ge9HivuG6xPmQeS1QgPCD9LbhH8oYWrRzFsrU86MvrCPcrZj-kfBlo4/s400/IMG_6879.JPG" /></a></div>The Doyalshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08432519063765858138noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8306212088616570261.post-21176604851472344852012-02-16T10:31:00.005-08:002012-02-16T10:45:34.165-08:00One (or two) Man Band<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr4mVjvPIbO3mNodnnqaA2V09k7dB07v2OoH1EHDKKyp2ltcTJGh4RFgqVOMVFhlNnc_X_WdrCtUwlwJYMGHncSdgUy0KqduQmBSZAPwNHSMtmwHRlMWUFzcTOHZm9FLA2QaAGl6hBrU4/s1600/IMG_6693.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 250px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5709805753706180242" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr4mVjvPIbO3mNodnnqaA2V09k7dB07v2OoH1EHDKKyp2ltcTJGh4RFgqVOMVFhlNnc_X_WdrCtUwlwJYMGHncSdgUy0KqduQmBSZAPwNHSMtmwHRlMWUFzcTOHZm9FLA2QaAGl6hBrU4/s400/IMG_6693.JPG" /></a></div><br /><div align="center">After bathtime tonight, Bailey decided that Max needed his first taste of playing with her musical instruments (and by "first taste" I pretty much mean he tried to eat everything!). He did, however, LOVE the tambourine! And I loved watching his chubby little hands bang on it! Bailey (aka Willie Nelson Jr.) provided great accompaniment on the harmonica and guitar!</div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY-dVpy35-HFaMmEmhDWqj95oUfBetTTdM7RyfclHRAyYS8_djk4eOXvEXYxVbbC-2Ckt1ROXRDjk0G91JsiyTMFOUeJhrs1VKV1TMFBdpQjXCC15hyphenhyphenkF332MlB4uxGGVrebfU6DsbrhA/s1600/IMG_6696.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 267px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5709803219972612098" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY-dVpy35-HFaMmEmhDWqj95oUfBetTTdM7RyfclHRAyYS8_djk4eOXvEXYxVbbC-2Ckt1ROXRDjk0G91JsiyTMFOUeJhrs1VKV1TMFBdpQjXCC15hyphenhyphenkF332MlB4uxGGVrebfU6DsbrhA/s400/IMG_6696.JPG" /></a></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVWE8yOOkdgfhZBtd4JgnY0X_f5ruHqWlnaD-tY4TaTXSe2Uh83LLe2rUjhDTHPXuba0aBreZ7T2JLW7wxigo2cXPEa-uBE2-Ak7Gi3td7d_4bYL0DrW0R6dcQmSmOIEZhXSdYHP3hbd4/s1600/IMG_6706.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5709805479555688914" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVWE8yOOkdgfhZBtd4JgnY0X_f5ruHqWlnaD-tY4TaTXSe2Uh83LLe2rUjhDTHPXuba0aBreZ7T2JLW7wxigo2cXPEa-uBE2-Ak7Gi3td7d_4bYL0DrW0R6dcQmSmOIEZhXSdYHP3hbd4/s400/IMG_6706.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijH_Mo7io6fExsrIMERzOfqoft7lRHNpiBw6P2lYj2rYSj2I5Z-LRXZaN8Au95cvMHbI5zwpnZ1xH9JHGcNxxucxFgMR0cqiNXzRKq-qIWTM2LTM6FPwL5qUls6qntGUZWbjGGuXN1Ajc/s1600/IMG_6704.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5709806031542968658" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijH_Mo7io6fExsrIMERzOfqoft7lRHNpiBw6P2lYj2rYSj2I5Z-LRXZaN8Au95cvMHbI5zwpnZ1xH9JHGcNxxucxFgMR0cqiNXzRKq-qIWTM2LTM6FPwL5qUls6qntGUZWbjGGuXN1Ajc/s400/IMG_6704.JPG" /></a></div>The Doyalshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08432519063765858138noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8306212088616570261.post-18445407161779502342012-02-16T10:22:00.006-08:002012-02-16T10:31:13.691-08:00We Doyals don't anything small!!!<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-pEJY_5z3a9Hid7P0GpSPOh5t8XeW-msE2ODuiVvn7IV5ehsaaXgE8mTCllrCFwYLljIovREK04Yr16hWb822_FRE8Z1mOQ90rccUKLiAs9UXuf95G235do_MAACnY-LJCzg4ByzlS0U/s1600/IMG_6609.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 267px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5709801912580631586" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-pEJY_5z3a9Hid7P0GpSPOh5t8XeW-msE2ODuiVvn7IV5ehsaaXgE8mTCllrCFwYLljIovREK04Yr16hWb822_FRE8Z1mOQ90rccUKLiAs9UXuf95G235do_MAACnY-LJCzg4ByzlS0U/s400/IMG_6609.JPG" /></a><br />Once or twice a year, we have enough tree limbs, leaves, etc. to have a bonfire. This past weekend we were excited that the weather cooperated enough to have another one. And, as you can see from the size of this fire, we had been collecting for a while! Good thing the fire department didn't get called this time(however a sheriff did drop by to make sure we were alright!).<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5BAbuJncvF3LH7TaiZctXPol3JwsCC1VCmLfJBYN4mgfAb6rHqE4Lq4shEZxH03s9h8QOqyBl3HMCjag6zXaziFoB2lLapajmD7_sC5D6hMTUuBj420Hs6tgx1iPS4IQ2tMdIscy0BTE/s1600/IMG_6616.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5709801213467698594" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5BAbuJncvF3LH7TaiZctXPol3JwsCC1VCmLfJBYN4mgfAb6rHqE4Lq4shEZxH03s9h8QOqyBl3HMCjag6zXaziFoB2lLapajmD7_sC5D6hMTUuBj420Hs6tgx1iPS4IQ2tMdIscy0BTE/s400/IMG_6616.JPG" /></a></div><br /><p align="center"></p><br /><div align="center">Even though it was about 34 degrees outside, we had a MASSIVE amount of heat from out MASSIVE fire to keep us warm!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd0JLKOiehykIQw6V8kMWGTu57S8frJjerdprLcqBOy8e32yaZFs2c4bONllOAwOrncOdaRKEtXKBdpzjDWMr8CoP4MjvlVIevb37BLPYcwqEZCXLWGcKFblSMOE0zTf0N08UO9hLqd_w/s1600/IMG_6631.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 250px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5709801680851092162" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd0JLKOiehykIQw6V8kMWGTu57S8frJjerdprLcqBOy8e32yaZFs2c4bONllOAwOrncOdaRKEtXKBdpzjDWMr8CoP4MjvlVIevb37BLPYcwqEZCXLWGcKFblSMOE0zTf0N08UO9hLqd_w/s400/IMG_6631.JPG" /></a> </div><br /><p align="center">Bailey was thrilled to roast hot dogs and s'mores over the smaller fire pit!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgseBKxV6fFMVryoMbudUnd0u9X5l2iOB_j0iXDvsNxL7IUI8I5NsyEkzI_yDmqqOOiN6afpliROS2Hm8LhPBTOCeG3roEdZad9WIYSAvf1T5WVXblsuxPo5hGV5Fl0Ex9sSe1YMdkMdlg/s1600/IMG_6620.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 245px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5709801471309131602" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgseBKxV6fFMVryoMbudUnd0u9X5l2iOB_j0iXDvsNxL7IUI8I5NsyEkzI_yDmqqOOiN6afpliROS2Hm8LhPBTOCeG3roEdZad9WIYSAvf1T5WVXblsuxPo5hGV5Fl0Ex9sSe1YMdkMdlg/s400/IMG_6620.JPG" /></a></p>The Doyalshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08432519063765858138noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8306212088616570261.post-46225469490676604382012-01-25T15:59:00.000-08:002012-01-25T16:03:36.270-08:00Spike!<div align="center">I've been trying to get some pics lately that show off one of my favorite traits of my little man- his adorable peach fuzz spikey hair! Today while Sister was napping (Hallelujah!!!), I took a few quick shots! (BTW- I am really proud of myself for 3 posts in one week! I guess not having the pressure to do a photo a day has paid off!)</div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkCvl_w1M3pmxTzCEHvAXtCO9dq8RT3lSNmSdEqlrMpqrTT2bWdbd-P9MA99kqAgqcTrj-JXCfPELyOK13Xdv0viWDqrsSD21ovoAfEQkKQHCHgCG5-H7VC0JW2-6wNkzW-4BJKoq_1oc/s1600/IMG_6549.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 245px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5701724119731780786" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkCvl_w1M3pmxTzCEHvAXtCO9dq8RT3lSNmSdEqlrMpqrTT2bWdbd-P9MA99kqAgqcTrj-JXCfPELyOK13Xdv0viWDqrsSD21ovoAfEQkKQHCHgCG5-H7VC0JW2-6wNkzW-4BJKoq_1oc/s400/IMG_6549.JPG" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmCdFXrFg-3J_p20rLM1ZyghkAVvUqW3aa6ety0kp-rxPApCDIx17vhSb5Lq9e7XkxM4VADqyhXXxULVK_DRtXA1S2nXSPLCgeg0b4YJg_9OKXAEjYDQ1eCBFGL6iJOgbcUEY7hUmelmk/s1600/IMG_6512.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5701723777933767266" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmCdFXrFg-3J_p20rLM1ZyghkAVvUqW3aa6ety0kp-rxPApCDIx17vhSb5Lq9e7XkxM4VADqyhXXxULVK_DRtXA1S2nXSPLCgeg0b4YJg_9OKXAEjYDQ1eCBFGL6iJOgbcUEY7hUmelmk/s400/IMG_6512.JPG" /></a></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY09cKfzbRpM-s0mm7Ct_wKdvf-0ZDr7rZd1GhGXntDHZSITH-NxK7mkHJ0Ny_t3lvmJ5WkfZviYbuGqRdkGot61nSPqGY2K-TVilKzkO9Oju3GHHPlGJ9rlG7DsyKw3aVZLBbFzy6qlg/s1600/IMG_6547.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 267px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5701723958438941586" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY09cKfzbRpM-s0mm7Ct_wKdvf-0ZDr7rZd1GhGXntDHZSITH-NxK7mkHJ0Ny_t3lvmJ5WkfZviYbuGqRdkGot61nSPqGY2K-TVilKzkO9Oju3GHHPlGJ9rlG7DsyKw3aVZLBbFzy6qlg/s400/IMG_6547.JPG" /></a></div>The Doyalshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08432519063765858138noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8306212088616570261.post-5793040012337319242012-01-24T10:07:00.000-08:002012-01-24T10:13:41.570-08:00Splish Splash!<div align="center">I don't know who was most excited- Bailey, Max, or me?!?!?! My MIL gave us this great bath seat so now brother gets to bathe in the big tub with Sissy! Both of our kiddos LOVE the water and could play for hours on end in the tub! Can't wait for lake season this summer!!!!!!!</div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiajiVf9IsMK66DnBR8e6JwSj26T6seM9vRo-okWzMOf3KBu62kNjy0O6WBrNzDfCK-DUZn0SwWGJTMAEe7IHeIcK7yJghxB5TiBeMK-F12kfGhMvJaQxZ-lOhRYFbpJq1iK7B7i8UGnEI/s1600/IMG_6502.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 269px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5701263091802798002" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiajiVf9IsMK66DnBR8e6JwSj26T6seM9vRo-okWzMOf3KBu62kNjy0O6WBrNzDfCK-DUZn0SwWGJTMAEe7IHeIcK7yJghxB5TiBeMK-F12kfGhMvJaQxZ-lOhRYFbpJq1iK7B7i8UGnEI/s400/IMG_6502.JPG" /></a></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNZXBVf4S798_sUVKdsLJfQ04HB486mkKW93A6ecUgfK8jtUsEpCd3QhNPHlIu6Q2ZdVBOYLcHSKnxJoxojqymAl0LydbS8CkZV6NYtZGXxIDALoZYaJDUwSzX4odd7MhBy5GCBmbwC8A/s1600/IMG_6508.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5701263224584589234" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNZXBVf4S798_sUVKdsLJfQ04HB486mkKW93A6ecUgfK8jtUsEpCd3QhNPHlIu6Q2ZdVBOYLcHSKnxJoxojqymAl0LydbS8CkZV6NYtZGXxIDALoZYaJDUwSzX4odd7MhBy5GCBmbwC8A/s400/IMG_6508.JPG" /></a></div>The Doyalshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08432519063765858138noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8306212088616570261.post-2372445668306900172012-01-21T07:53:00.000-08:002012-01-23T15:34:06.121-08:00Happy 5 Months Little Max!<div align="center">I can't believe my sweet little man is 5 months old!!! If you didn't keep up with my 365 blog (which I am not doing this year so I'll be better at updating this one), then you probably missed out on watching Max grow! Sorry to all that my last post was when Max turned 2 months old!!!<br /></div><br /><div align="center">Time has flown by and Max gets more fun by the minute! He wasn't too keen on the basket photo shoot this month because he really doesn't appreciate being confined in that thing anymore. So this mini shoot ended with him eating the blanket, kicking the basket so hard it almost tumped over, and projectile vomiting all over the place (more on that subject later)!</div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzEDGKQSJW-fIsHTkZaILD8bLWbPA4iNqo3o0G3jVCPLbtZ88vFtAZsXkvmQGS9OWnvCqRM762-OfscbGK7XCqNo3BEqQeTmIdlEFaTwZP4oeO0MEdBHvqoRI9g9QtQsZIRbTljtH5ODw/s1600/IMG_6439.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5700128483496095634" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzEDGKQSJW-fIsHTkZaILD8bLWbPA4iNqo3o0G3jVCPLbtZ88vFtAZsXkvmQGS9OWnvCqRM762-OfscbGK7XCqNo3BEqQeTmIdlEFaTwZP4oeO0MEdBHvqoRI9g9QtQsZIRbTljtH5ODw/s400/IMG_6439.JPG" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi-qVxuBCt6tSzx2oEZ6RyQzjHJwOD0nbrMImA_chyjM0wmHr_CkCju7HW_NLKoi8Aq5cq2QEws7dMuU1OSZnPz44XgmnHWLZ5965v5kk-gtnLm9B-QBW1fn5IKu_M5pMt-0UJtJVNRps/s1600/IMG_6472.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 250px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5700128647310823842" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi-qVxuBCt6tSzx2oEZ6RyQzjHJwOD0nbrMImA_chyjM0wmHr_CkCju7HW_NLKoi8Aq5cq2QEws7dMuU1OSZnPz44XgmnHWLZ5965v5kk-gtnLm9B-QBW1fn5IKu_M5pMt-0UJtJVNRps/s400/IMG_6472.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Here's a little bit about our little man!<br /></div><br /><div align="center">Big Sister=Big Helper: Bailey has really become a good helper lately! She gets so excited about every new little thing that Max does and constantly cheers him on. As these two pictures show, she's even learned how to help Mommy a little bit with diaper changes and feeding Max his cereal.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP9IHXYckfjxit_0imYP1Wbu5QPIAJInlH7UPktwh_tkK-SUoP9590HjGa-tgUkpP-6BE4dirizqA9DhikNaGkCG93qWkTGHA149RtpRSNbsx-Yfk69jPWl8zlG2GrTQsJyP4uXqaBmOs/s1600/IMG_6401.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 267px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5700124851459363378" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP9IHXYckfjxit_0imYP1Wbu5QPIAJInlH7UPktwh_tkK-SUoP9590HjGa-tgUkpP-6BE4dirizqA9DhikNaGkCG93qWkTGHA149RtpRSNbsx-Yfk69jPWl8zlG2GrTQsJyP4uXqaBmOs/s400/IMG_6401.JPG" /></a> </div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7lYPFKm9-D5gjUx9MILBfuOVJkC46GIRMe-N9FkzSb37uLuQRE4fALOZ849fdtBUqFdLQ_UPEA02oZO4dYJrAx0MwjvJ-n4sz2zsvSTm6Np0wSWzWgHxk09NbSb0aOsytGPxevKfAd_0/s1600/IMG_6423.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 250px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5700127236775312242" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7lYPFKm9-D5gjUx9MILBfuOVJkC46GIRMe-N9FkzSb37uLuQRE4fALOZ849fdtBUqFdLQ_UPEA02oZO4dYJrAx0MwjvJ-n4sz2zsvSTm6Np0wSWzWgHxk09NbSb0aOsytGPxevKfAd_0/s400/IMG_6423.JPG" /></a><br /></div><br /><br /><div align="center">Max continues to be a phenomenal sleeper (thank you Babywise!!!) and I am glad to see this happy little face every morning when he wakes up!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv3piZcb_wS8VV6a33OdTtpt3zLu41n9DdzTvMoOBonOxXIRbE-rajQ28E7eFW5lQQLYXwbqIdiKr0vQK2uLJcAVqbjDD8dYCw3OOWNH_6Y-H3pXSpArFAnNmR8CSUhaOIsmcLLbs8Slo/s1600/IMG_6425.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 328px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5700127433947758338" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv3piZcb_wS8VV6a33OdTtpt3zLu41n9DdzTvMoOBonOxXIRbE-rajQ28E7eFW5lQQLYXwbqIdiKr0vQK2uLJcAVqbjDD8dYCw3OOWNH_6Y-H3pXSpArFAnNmR8CSUhaOIsmcLLbs8Slo/s400/IMG_6425.JPG" /></a><br /></div><br /><br /><div align="center">Max finally discoverd his toes and they now provide hours of enjoyment! Unfortunately his legs are so short that he can't get them in his mouth!!!</div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIYApDQAVNN8tcjlPIdpB1S__SzwhHazMmOK1jGDfQx3RyQoUsmKGB3lSgr0Fe7BhufQcM8dAtmFDtlp1Kwk-cKSa7GLfDvbCVWemuDDyWV1R6O6fdNuzOupD5K6LQjpcaLTgPpuM2KiU/s1600/IMG_6487.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5700127880693011778" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIYApDQAVNN8tcjlPIdpB1S__SzwhHazMmOK1jGDfQx3RyQoUsmKGB3lSgr0Fe7BhufQcM8dAtmFDtlp1Kwk-cKSa7GLfDvbCVWemuDDyWV1R6O6fdNuzOupD5K6LQjpcaLTgPpuM2KiU/s400/IMG_6487.JPG" /></a><br /></div><br /><br /><div align="center">Max can sit by himself now! Here's the pic from his very first attempt (he's gotten much better, but we're still not leaving him unattended).<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaKM7svbAQO4lAcGisktqkxg1sQKWEEGOQvxi64RRFypdWEC22A6Lgxb0POQV21fNsqvSbqH8bILFaNePSNYvDY7eGW5s5eqATTmVh_9z1n2k_fq6HuloIx62ivLKVJ1eo1zY0gtvwbM8/s1600/IMG_6365.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 267px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5700124474614690898" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaKM7svbAQO4lAcGisktqkxg1sQKWEEGOQvxi64RRFypdWEC22A6Lgxb0POQV21fNsqvSbqH8bILFaNePSNYvDY7eGW5s5eqATTmVh_9z1n2k_fq6HuloIx62ivLKVJ1eo1zY0gtvwbM8/s400/IMG_6365.JPG" /></a><br /></div><br /><br /><div align="center">We began rice cereal last month hoping to decrease the spitup. It didn't help with that, but Max loves it! We had a rough month with multiple visits to the pediatrician and two visits to Sutton Childrens to help Max. He's always been a big boy and we were always amazed at how much weight he would gain at each monthly checkup. So we knew something was up when, at his 4 month checkup, he hadn't gained much. Then he started losing weight. We started out thinking it was reflux and he was put on some meds that, unfortunately, didn't help. Then, with more projectile spitup (I'm talking like 50 times a day! Can you say ENDLESS LAUNDRY!?!?!), constant fussiness, and more weight loss, we went to Suttons for an upper GI scan and met with a pediatric surgeon. They're still thinking it's reflux and put him on some stronger meds. We have a followup appointment this week so we'll see where we stand. </div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_JkaEJg9aaH4sf4g11Xfr9gPrZG6vvpmTotz90of2feRG2jzgmCOkAcv7tVPkVWAZyW1yKnJcaRzZWz1DzwS4sWvwlNargvS6kmxEdu7dxpZVXpxkFHKUexr0i64U7dFc4figghyphenhyphen3xoA/s1600/IMG_6355.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 250px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5700124071244279010" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_JkaEJg9aaH4sf4g11Xfr9gPrZG6vvpmTotz90of2feRG2jzgmCOkAcv7tVPkVWAZyW1yKnJcaRzZWz1DzwS4sWvwlNargvS6kmxEdu7dxpZVXpxkFHKUexr0i64U7dFc4figghyphenhyphen3xoA/s400/IMG_6355.JPG" /></a> </div>The Doyalshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08432519063765858138noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8306212088616570261.post-30650697946958591112011-10-27T13:17:00.001-07:002011-10-27T13:30:42.642-07:00Max is 2 Months Old!!!<div align="center">This month has been such a fun one for us and Max! My chunky monkey weighs 11 pounds 2 ounces and is 23 inches long! He's started to smile and laugh with a purpose now, and gets so excited when you play with him. He's gotten even stronger, thanks to his LOVE of tummy time and can hold his head up while on his tummy for a long time. He's also trying really hard to roll over and has done it a few times already (but not consistently). He's a good sleeper (although Mommy wishes her hungry boy would sleep through the night more often) and is also super-alert when he's awake. His favorite toy is still his playmat, but now he's becoming aware of all of the toys on it and trys to grab at them. Max has had lots of fun outings this month. But I'm sure his favorite was his first Louisiana Tech football game!!!</div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfK9AxoWTRj0A1pH8gZfeeI_jIB9CboMkv82tp8tDL-h9zq5feuP0W4qS4O6tus2Bee_z1OpI26KCyFKBC-C4NBLsMyyBJymQBiEuBx5hIjWxLV8fXHll9FeyhYOjZ_jaSdZ7ACCXAE1M/s1600/IMG_5108.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 250px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5668270712598606818" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfK9AxoWTRj0A1pH8gZfeeI_jIB9CboMkv82tp8tDL-h9zq5feuP0W4qS4O6tus2Bee_z1OpI26KCyFKBC-C4NBLsMyyBJymQBiEuBx5hIjWxLV8fXHll9FeyhYOjZ_jaSdZ7ACCXAE1M/s400/IMG_5108.JPG" /></a> </div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrhKrXYJyCOgY70Gc3yd4dciXpR6Eu-qTdCP0aoPRV0FCiQ_e03vyREL2Q8DMrUJ3qn1SfIkc-f65hVZBQYMn8v3aihcZhd76kPB2AnX3FQh1J6N5Yt_N4Lty2dljFZSJYC6KwI-Zqndc/s1600/IMG_5052.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 267px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5668271482304137282" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrhKrXYJyCOgY70Gc3yd4dciXpR6Eu-qTdCP0aoPRV0FCiQ_e03vyREL2Q8DMrUJ3qn1SfIkc-f65hVZBQYMn8v3aihcZhd76kPB2AnX3FQh1J6N5Yt_N4Lty2dljFZSJYC6KwI-Zqndc/s400/IMG_5052.JPG" /></a></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkOxsmGUNv6d8ijssIoONt0YtoS0IJIuB3h2p0uqx6VxYS3PwxPit-k-rgQSurbHRmqfC8vM3nCU-piwxGSGvLMJG_pkVUsqZTRaZvkytlkmp_I3BCMP8jKfx9tiS-0wixefeI3pZrY5s/s1600/IMG_4955.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 254px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5668270066765703394" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkOxsmGUNv6d8ijssIoONt0YtoS0IJIuB3h2p0uqx6VxYS3PwxPit-k-rgQSurbHRmqfC8vM3nCU-piwxGSGvLMJG_pkVUsqZTRaZvkytlkmp_I3BCMP8jKfx9tiS-0wixefeI3pZrY5s/s400/IMG_4955.JPG" /></a> </div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSpm99E3EqHpWydbDJrkzQ88YHjioRK60JcDjCVsq_i-WO5UNMIye6o1PN-J0HkYXAPPV6Bk6N5n_DNCvQcHAP9tI4DtQuhtuXqdB-zdom71QVX_YaWMzn5fMbQKq8G49z3RVFdwm5idI/s1600/IMG_4813.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 235px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5668269763455016978" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSpm99E3EqHpWydbDJrkzQ88YHjioRK60JcDjCVsq_i-WO5UNMIye6o1PN-J0HkYXAPPV6Bk6N5n_DNCvQcHAP9tI4DtQuhtuXqdB-zdom71QVX_YaWMzn5fMbQKq8G49z3RVFdwm5idI/s400/IMG_4813.JPG" /></a> </div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNbWOaYd5RDcxHH6j_pq2iagczbxhHBFbbQZOY9VQCse5_JFowcEFa0q6D_es5IdZvURbOF2PD02ljzEIlA9VPr2E3GKnuEECHNP3eD3wWtzyhorMcPhoYmQgldn6liDMpFDUV8eL0-IE/s1600/photo4.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 282px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5668269562384865858" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNbWOaYd5RDcxHH6j_pq2iagczbxhHBFbbQZOY9VQCse5_JFowcEFa0q6D_es5IdZvURbOF2PD02ljzEIlA9VPr2E3GKnuEECHNP3eD3wWtzyhorMcPhoYmQgldn6liDMpFDUV8eL0-IE/s400/photo4.JPG" /></a> </div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb_taCYoUH262iF2jgWzdSUaG5dympnlBFgJsVGWK5ps-tGtpfPka2QTqMGR_G68hj83FIBxVn6Ogenh2GvkTOKvnmg1bnGKXthO1OyAIsytn3Pi6699tNveNnYgJoh34yFPjKnS6ougE/s1600/IMG_4897.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 245px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5668269373152268850" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb_taCYoUH262iF2jgWzdSUaG5dympnlBFgJsVGWK5ps-tGtpfPka2QTqMGR_G68hj83FIBxVn6Ogenh2GvkTOKvnmg1bnGKXthO1OyAIsytn3Pi6699tNveNnYgJoh34yFPjKnS6ougE/s400/IMG_4897.JPG" /></a> </div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUr3huEahuQRaliGE1cgj0pLXOL7-Pgrt9THoRjeZeWoyOPuyjwc1rmaVEvtCnUt-PYXD8AXJ9yUGQuYrHA1ARLpMK37trYwDHcr90Ih4qXFnE6IXbOZhGq1_rncAG4JWwxuj8c0t2wKE/s1600/IMG_4737bw.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5668269163097795058" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUr3huEahuQRaliGE1cgj0pLXOL7-Pgrt9THoRjeZeWoyOPuyjwc1rmaVEvtCnUt-PYXD8AXJ9yUGQuYrHA1ARLpMK37trYwDHcr90Ih4qXFnE6IXbOZhGq1_rncAG4JWwxuj8c0t2wKE/s400/IMG_4737bw.jpg" /></a> </div>The Doyalshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08432519063765858138noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8306212088616570261.post-876989779095049122011-10-20T13:49:00.000-07:002011-10-27T13:17:19.093-07:00Max's First Month<div align="center">So I'm a little behind! But that's how it goes as a mom of two! </div><br /><div align="center"><br />At one month old, Max weighs 9 pounds, 2 ounces and is 21 1/2 inches long. He definitely doesn't have an eating problem since he's growing like a weed! He's a very happy baby and loves to play on his playmat and watch his sister. I can already tell he simply idolizes her! And speaking of Bailey, Max is really starting to look a lot more like her when she was his age. Max is very easy-going and has started smiling, which melts my heart! He's also really strong and is very good at holding and lifting his little head up. Here's some pics since we've come home from the hospital!</div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEY5dsGv_sTJ36xXFS6Dmi5K3xeGGTomWKx-J4JlBnA8p0X0W0TybPgpql5-Ky0DrHD7wI9tmmvGzrh7UT_YbMQLHNWsSDytKOr_cewjcQh5powsk81uCyCFcHlFN2FdjNi27buYHpaFw/s1600/IMG_45842.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 256px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5668265951311685858" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEY5dsGv_sTJ36xXFS6Dmi5K3xeGGTomWKx-J4JlBnA8p0X0W0TybPgpql5-Ky0DrHD7wI9tmmvGzrh7UT_YbMQLHNWsSDytKOr_cewjcQh5powsk81uCyCFcHlFN2FdjNi27buYHpaFw/s400/IMG_45842.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSDh9RZamZ7qSus5OPYpMeYT-j971joSo6KDreAdzr5GsDVwbH-6UMyn4wY9RwJOm_O2efyV40SPic0P5YrHmGzfb577x1QE6SdifOPG5t_KAHM-RN-DQ4b9jjLw6PW1TP8Y0b3zYC-Wg/s1600/IMG_4518c.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 245px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5668265736390250626" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSDh9RZamZ7qSus5OPYpMeYT-j971joSo6KDreAdzr5GsDVwbH-6UMyn4wY9RwJOm_O2efyV40SPic0P5YrHmGzfb577x1QE6SdifOPG5t_KAHM-RN-DQ4b9jjLw6PW1TP8Y0b3zYC-Wg/s400/IMG_4518c.jpg" /></a> </div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHAi4-7ZObzjJ8W5vj4mNNK8mN1LrzaKySj7f1iA-c8hBnq2_JM4z8PFBNZ48fNtyLsnX0hb_QmsBkMf1MhqGFGUH4zt6O96GihKWLStLFP7NZbSyjlkHD2-vpuWCgPdI-sJdNMPShOIw/s1600/IMG_4397.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 243px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5668265239644834754" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHAi4-7ZObzjJ8W5vj4mNNK8mN1LrzaKySj7f1iA-c8hBnq2_JM4z8PFBNZ48fNtyLsnX0hb_QmsBkMf1MhqGFGUH4zt6O96GihKWLStLFP7NZbSyjlkHD2-vpuWCgPdI-sJdNMPShOIw/s400/IMG_4397.JPG" /></a> </div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFMTblKEwWVuCrzCAqeZJ0ifyMblPTJHPzZCXo5c_Ed__snZ44vsUkYWvYVoE32ByP5IIPBkTfbExlwIJpkwTwkoFRgZc-eHHlxoCYZ-OwmkCeKBbW3kYm-GmYkevVDsfivPLChB1he8A/s1600/IMG_4089.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 250px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5668265071132207522" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFMTblKEwWVuCrzCAqeZJ0ifyMblPTJHPzZCXo5c_Ed__snZ44vsUkYWvYVoE32ByP5IIPBkTfbExlwIJpkwTwkoFRgZc-eHHlxoCYZ-OwmkCeKBbW3kYm-GmYkevVDsfivPLChB1he8A/s400/IMG_4089.JPG" /></a> </div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyoXxDVhRHEXsBYhoViZclcyUqWAdojE1Agpf1edNUl4P7YhBNql0FM87_cutdxmSSfDQzX1U1yOHw065087UGcwSkjPdGfXLu9W0Ai8nKgGkeXqbMpGO0caIUba-YQ5FJnFKq4V5q5Vc/s1600/IMG_4244.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 230px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665680907999745970" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyoXxDVhRHEXsBYhoViZclcyUqWAdojE1Agpf1edNUl4P7YhBNql0FM87_cutdxmSSfDQzX1U1yOHw065087UGcwSkjPdGfXLu9W0Ai8nKgGkeXqbMpGO0caIUba-YQ5FJnFKq4V5q5Vc/s400/IMG_4244.JPG" /></a> </div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikf15f3M0a_-303tu35LPs9wUeD-df_84eNUhWDf7auz7rdi51nETYmb3BbLeYp6F0iKiaV-5TClrQdsAAayGllLucLROzYwlnZuCbnpZ0ZfK_LHVj88oi97wGkCDPXtok__ZGHf7E7-4/s1600/IMG_4188.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665680397644727138" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikf15f3M0a_-303tu35LPs9wUeD-df_84eNUhWDf7auz7rdi51nETYmb3BbLeYp6F0iKiaV-5TClrQdsAAayGllLucLROzYwlnZuCbnpZ0ZfK_LHVj88oi97wGkCDPXtok__ZGHf7E7-4/s400/IMG_4188.JPG" /></a> </div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitHtV1BVq47aDHdn8Ebl0n3yyNgGBIub7NB8ymGkBABiXXKefXjBvH5BuHa92q9_z7y6UYZPZxFnNAmUjl2acPpodc7j0LuxqMMo7SY2isnKpNVAtyzpRfLqEBeCfEbHU4cflbNdm1fN4/s1600/IMG_4132.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 244px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665680064495761410" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitHtV1BVq47aDHdn8Ebl0n3yyNgGBIub7NB8ymGkBABiXXKefXjBvH5BuHa92q9_z7y6UYZPZxFnNAmUjl2acPpodc7j0LuxqMMo7SY2isnKpNVAtyzpRfLqEBeCfEbHU4cflbNdm1fN4/s400/IMG_4132.JPG" /></a> </div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiICFUxJPHqpTKdXtQ48pcRHpmSh34us1erGOtwkic2Cx6f7WoHQKNwZIAuIqi9GpUTxhi7xaJp9drmFciAulgCmlhXiSxG_GhsgHp2GBgSYlo-X0x5fOUS0BGDDZbkbXx3lyf3gghI_kc/s1600/IMG_4055.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 250px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665679901126383474" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiICFUxJPHqpTKdXtQ48pcRHpmSh34us1erGOtwkic2Cx6f7WoHQKNwZIAuIqi9GpUTxhi7xaJp9drmFciAulgCmlhXiSxG_GhsgHp2GBgSYlo-X0x5fOUS0BGDDZbkbXx3lyf3gghI_kc/s400/IMG_4055.JPG" /></a> </div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhteCP5v4-3n9MF_tDF_tBLSYjDwyCajSKlnXOW6FPHD8PpYuLnMppk9eAcbqTwM0jw0e0VWWp2J64cHAnjZfcJHS45lg-xYHtIKJZpjqsWNp8LNpCdES0gGzkxkjt4grjbHnPVbHitNfc/s1600/IMG_4026.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 254px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665679603860667154" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhteCP5v4-3n9MF_tDF_tBLSYjDwyCajSKlnXOW6FPHD8PpYuLnMppk9eAcbqTwM0jw0e0VWWp2J64cHAnjZfcJHS45lg-xYHtIKJZpjqsWNp8LNpCdES0gGzkxkjt4grjbHnPVbHitNfc/s400/IMG_4026.JPG" /></a> </div>The Doyalshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08432519063765858138noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8306212088616570261.post-31658465230851088852011-09-02T13:14:00.001-07:002011-10-20T13:49:30.367-07:00Worth the Wait<div align="center">Max William Doyal has arrived!!! </div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT_eqiQAzjW-Ej7f_gyW0SOeux7ArW3c7qaWA4vrZH-tgUdNKMxoczzF0bSbNHpWne3O9ardJdNXyHjWQo7NpeSL83Spyf6MB4LpCh8Du1vPNhiwuoLv6AsO-qiIkWIDoC4eh81KIl7zY/s1600/IMG_3870.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 252px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665674375799681714" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT_eqiQAzjW-Ej7f_gyW0SOeux7ArW3c7qaWA4vrZH-tgUdNKMxoczzF0bSbNHpWne3O9ardJdNXyHjWQo7NpeSL83Spyf6MB4LpCh8Du1vPNhiwuoLv6AsO-qiIkWIDoC4eh81KIl7zY/s400/IMG_3870.JPG" /></a> </div><br /><div align="center"><br />Like sister, like brother! At 37 weeks, I knew Max's arrival would be soon, but just wasn’t quite sure when. But just like Sister, Max decided to show up on the weekend of the 37th week. The past few days had been especially hard on me, but the evening of Saturday, August 20, I knew without a doubt that it was time. Good thing that David and I were packed and prepared this time. We dropped Big Sis off with Grandy and Popaw and hurried to the hospital. My contractions started at 5 minutes apart, and by the time we got to the hospital, they were 3 to 4 minutes apart. The nurses said I was only dilated 1 ½ centimeters, but my water was ready to break any minute and Max was coming fast. I was really hoping to wait one more day so that my doctor, Dr. Waltman, could deliver Max. But I told everyone that, at this point, I'd take anyone off the street corner!!! I also had to forgo pain medication because of the impending C-section and was in excruciating pain. <br /><br />The entire family arrived, including Bailey who was thoroughly excited to be up past her bedtime! At 10:30 the anesthesiologist arrived, and so did Dr. Darrell Sandifer and his wife, nurse practitioner Aimee Smiley. It was a whole different experience this time since I was actually awake during the surgery. Daddy was ready with the camera and the doctors and nurses began. A few minutes later, at 10:49 PM we heard little Max's first cry- and what a loud cry it was! Aimee told us how beautiful he was, but we already knew that! As they took Max to get checked out, Daddy followed close behind to document. When they told us that he was 7 pounds, I was confused. What happened to the enormous baby I was expecting??? Then they measured his length to be 21 inches, and we knew THAT was what I had been feeling those past few months! After a quick hug from me, Dad took Max out to meet the rest of the family. They were all ecstatic! Big Sister Bailey was especially excited and liked watching the baby through the nursery windows. <br /><br />I had a much easier recovery this time, and enjoyed all of the friends and family who came to meet Max in the hospital. Bailey came to officially meet Brother and was very impressed that he came bearing Big Sister gifts for her. She called him “Santa Baby!” David and I know that, like all children, Max is a miracle from God. But, because of all of the complications with this pregnancy, we know that God was especially watching out for little Max! We are now so happy that our family is complete!<br /></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgANDN5tAqnH3LfSUjgQYcRiW19L61o6qJWo-Kroh-mZyVhWzNnd2MSh6wsZUUQBYYMNcxjNC7TX-qW3Z-O9k5Uuim03SRLZJt_LUN2qgwzdcdMScdWMgWkUBT6NShmB4r9ETsvfK7gFzs/s1600/IMG_3856.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 250px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665674129770479810" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgANDN5tAqnH3LfSUjgQYcRiW19L61o6qJWo-Kroh-mZyVhWzNnd2MSh6wsZUUQBYYMNcxjNC7TX-qW3Z-O9k5Uuim03SRLZJt_LUN2qgwzdcdMScdWMgWkUBT6NShmB4r9ETsvfK7gFzs/s400/IMG_3856.JPG" /></a> </div><br /><div align="center">Meeting Mommy and Daddy (glad I remember it this time around!)<br /></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8DOVohnEJ0KQtzYYgarJAnmnZf5BfuBO2w5MD-eI9Wm88-EBONwZyGgkbbPP9Fhy1JkcohFHFkI72KsS4Cm7Jp1iJ_GeDkoJdbKGW0hEtsRMfBuKO3rAo7RgEYDAezPTfDa2gvlUDJQY/s1600/IMG_3846.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 250px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665673968893948338" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8DOVohnEJ0KQtzYYgarJAnmnZf5BfuBO2w5MD-eI9Wm88-EBONwZyGgkbbPP9Fhy1JkcohFHFkI72KsS4Cm7Jp1iJ_GeDkoJdbKGW0hEtsRMfBuKO3rAo7RgEYDAezPTfDa2gvlUDJQY/s400/IMG_3846.JPG" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1xFP3gfOtvo4piDvW_DczisrMZIvoDcpANJcNtQotsPWPraTjGVUgyQAmxaS4-fUUaORo0Wgr7R3ViABhrlJnb_Wu1br_88gSuc2wCIgOcw7i0PLngNYJI61rnM7vKuRDg-vq2Lc6vSY/s1600/IMG_3987.JPG"></a></div><br /><div align="center">7 pounds, 21 inches </div><br /><div align="center"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4Y8v6285IFm1NEKfy96qLGilGk1qB0NyKY85dwYnPUh_Mqu1u8Eu02Zux2dtFIBecZ8g5oOz4De94nhnNsC39euqy6BeYz-Hva5duek5SJ07pT3aYyvmac5_r0_YbesRTnQosdkHY36M/s1600/IMG_3984.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 262px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665676441653158130" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4Y8v6285IFm1NEKfy96qLGilGk1qB0NyKY85dwYnPUh_Mqu1u8Eu02Zux2dtFIBecZ8g5oOz4De94nhnNsC39euqy6BeYz-Hva5duek5SJ07pT3aYyvmac5_r0_YbesRTnQosdkHY36M/s400/IMG_3984.JPG" /></a><br />Sweet boy<br /></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiryA6VgeI8QEv-rOkkhWudFfmV1Oor7nEe2a5nSV1w-Jq1VGKGz3Dlv9XZON9VE4LxdA-zbS_939O-C0yjmUZFvbj7xNeYxaGSJdakM-YX81C6Mtiu0i8ODCjK_U7qp2IleeuoMHRTBmA/s1600/IMG_3966.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 256px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665676717382417298" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiryA6VgeI8QEv-rOkkhWudFfmV1Oor7nEe2a5nSV1w-Jq1VGKGz3Dlv9XZON9VE4LxdA-zbS_939O-C0yjmUZFvbj7xNeYxaGSJdakM-YX81C6Mtiu0i8ODCjK_U7qp2IleeuoMHRTBmA/s400/IMG_3966.JPG" /></a><br /></div><br /><div align="center">Getting some love from Daddy!<br /></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9qZ25fyOn08Ru-c0lfnG5a91URzJm2hboaK1yFeCM349e2NC8ooRUkk54Q40OzeH21ykxudOdR3yBHOg0oYyDeeIxRiV53JPrGm6dyx0HaCj2Gfu0TEMdZ4Dl2yEPdbuX-nVClsEzznc/s1600/293506_163326757078397_100002032202340_331637_117192_n.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 296px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665673764247032178" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9qZ25fyOn08Ru-c0lfnG5a91URzJm2hboaK1yFeCM349e2NC8ooRUkk54Q40OzeH21ykxudOdR3yBHOg0oYyDeeIxRiV53JPrGm6dyx0HaCj2Gfu0TEMdZ4Dl2yEPdbuX-nVClsEzznc/s400/293506_163326757078397_100002032202340_331637_117192_n.jpg" /></a> </div><br /><div align="center">First photo as a family of four! </div><br /><div align="center"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizT1bX_QydjCkRQKUaEAZNwf9JfxmcX0p9GpUYaW6suAgBSPoomGt73W-7Sp2njXS91pB44Z_hyOOBcDQgwSeDLCIsX2ZjjxBjEPTx8x3Va7dlQvkJwYMIQsxUuJ8z48w5pR4Azi_CLmU/s1600/IMG_3931.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 231px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665674547974203346" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizT1bX_QydjCkRQKUaEAZNwf9JfxmcX0p9GpUYaW6suAgBSPoomGt73W-7Sp2njXS91pB44Z_hyOOBcDQgwSeDLCIsX2ZjjxBjEPTx8x3Va7dlQvkJwYMIQsxUuJ8z48w5pR4Azi_CLmU/s400/IMG_3931.JPG" /></a><br />WOW! I'm finally a Big Sister!</div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGisf1HrwTzkJ3srQohiK8xrZwgPio8PsTQqJr_Vud83Qjcd7r1WEmsaBtAY5fPzCTNmrvx8znyLWQUjlWL_HNRYHr1Wu6gS-4pgn13j8ki-pQ5RgRBSLQlJB3r5s_YBtLU8qSN4_0NDc/s1600/IMG_3991.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 267px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5647858453431109410" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGisf1HrwTzkJ3srQohiK8xrZwgPio8PsTQqJr_Vud83Qjcd7r1WEmsaBtAY5fPzCTNmrvx8znyLWQUjlWL_HNRYHr1Wu6gS-4pgn13j8ki-pQ5RgRBSLQlJB3r5s_YBtLU8qSN4_0NDc/s400/IMG_3991.JPG" /></a><br />Checking out Baby Brother</div>The Doyalshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08432519063765858138noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8306212088616570261.post-15904561449744442092011-08-08T14:53:00.000-07:002011-10-20T13:27:10.644-07:0037 Weeks!!!<div align="center">37 weeks pregnant! I never thought I would make it this far!!!<br /></div><br /><div align="center">If you never heard the story, my sweet SILs planned a baby shower for me on Saturday, April 5 at the Glenwood Tearoom. I attended the shower in all my ENORMOUS glory and then went into labor that night!!! (Bailey was due on April 25) That's why when my sweet friends called a few weeks ago and asked about throwing me a baby shower I said, let's do a Sip n See or something afterwards because I don't have very good luck with baby showers!</div><br /><div align="center"><br />Here is a picture of me when I was 37 weeks with Bailey and in the same shirt (and way too-tight pants) with Max.</div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq_bEOAypM08UjOMQOnR4dRzGuJq_jHwoCWZmsnMhet68MrsXT3r7X19Os3MkwarGkfxRGRNL8hDhGLK72Mjkv3fwFoIQvm-yxfRDZxDpNKy0CmD9crFramnYEw5HVN9KP8BIGTN4m0OY/s1600/IMG_0416.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 300px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5638607480690380194" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq_bEOAypM08UjOMQOnR4dRzGuJq_jHwoCWZmsnMhet68MrsXT3r7X19Os3MkwarGkfxRGRNL8hDhGLK72Mjkv3fwFoIQvm-yxfRDZxDpNKy0CmD9crFramnYEw5HVN9KP8BIGTN4m0OY/s400/IMG_0416.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv_aWmszaKFJSa4OEeKo1LM-pjlVI23CYD_BJj1pfFfSapR0Q9ZXV-Otw5AyZLd8EqyH34CAd6ceuBIn7qmyYBA104CvmOIoalq5V1-CgjlzA9oLqps0eiOnF2IZJGiTLjKUWyHLkhRLE/s1600/37+wks.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 225px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665673196037180194" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv_aWmszaKFJSa4OEeKo1LM-pjlVI23CYD_BJj1pfFfSapR0Q9ZXV-Otw5AyZLd8EqyH34CAd6ceuBIn7qmyYBA104CvmOIoalq5V1-CgjlzA9oLqps0eiOnF2IZJGiTLjKUWyHLkhRLE/s400/37+wks.jpg" /></a></div>The Doyalshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08432519063765858138noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8306212088616570261.post-77382295721966565312011-08-04T16:32:00.001-07:002011-08-04T17:01:16.435-07:0035 Weeks and Still Cookin<div align="center">Another doctor's appointment today and I guess no news is good news. Still not dialted, but cervix is thinning and Mr. Man is very, very low (and they tell me this like I don't know!). My attitude is getting worse by the minute, but I know that every day that he stays in there is good, so I'm trying to be at peace with that. My doctor comes back in town (from what I told her was the longest vacation ever!!!) on Monday so that relieves me as well. So as for us, we're packed and ready and waiting. Any day now...</div><br /><div align="center"><br /></div><br /><div align="center">In other news, a few weeks ago before the bedrest, I got my trusty tripod out and revved up the self-timer to take some maternity photos of myself. It's pretty sad since I have lots of fabulous photographer friends who I know would have taken pictures for me. Maybe this is just part of my losing control of everything else in my life so I wanted to still feel like I could do something. Anyway... here's what I got. It definitely beats the 3 or so snapshots that I have of myself while I was pregnant with Bailey. I've tried much harder this time around!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTj7bF9ZXg29sGMrKiWaJrHgefzgPtwPtWFp3w95LhymUUzlZLuTLespKDa2PEnt8CIBlog92Y0PA0HnrYXmX7fwvCjZKpptFKqv3l1vlDQ-33-AWCZnBDVI6UELDmjUpO8lGLupj2lfQ/s1600/IMG_334734.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 220px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5637148743213011394" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTj7bF9ZXg29sGMrKiWaJrHgefzgPtwPtWFp3w95LhymUUzlZLuTLespKDa2PEnt8CIBlog92Y0PA0HnrYXmX7fwvCjZKpptFKqv3l1vlDQ-33-AWCZnBDVI6UELDmjUpO8lGLupj2lfQ/s400/IMG_334734.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj__HYKAhwJDVu23CMH2CWP-bjD-h7WGu3eFkr7tjcuTZlsHaBndE_KWnZk1qJIhD6v__zIvaZzEKROOP42IejDQLYIggdEO0f27SpvFbiO-hqDsH4L-kempwEQsbrEL2ml9Mjigl0_0Kc/s1600/IMG_3422.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 232px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5637149099303667922" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj__HYKAhwJDVu23CMH2CWP-bjD-h7WGu3eFkr7tjcuTZlsHaBndE_KWnZk1qJIhD6v__zIvaZzEKROOP42IejDQLYIggdEO0f27SpvFbiO-hqDsH4L-kempwEQsbrEL2ml9Mjigl0_0Kc/s400/IMG_3422.JPG" /></a></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7f4uoBHNs2auCVcXe5DGcMb3wOpvfqGD5WCg6BRG8vRBFQqq5fn_wenksWlFB-GkHGni1pyB1Ln1ZEoYFv-lSgxIMI1Ws4iz9jEYJuO-qK3lp-3e-t2TT0526mrdK6-rSlVgwJHeBS0c/s1600/IMG_337476724.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 234px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5637153710582405010" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7f4uoBHNs2auCVcXe5DGcMb3wOpvfqGD5WCg6BRG8vRBFQqq5fn_wenksWlFB-GkHGni1pyB1Ln1ZEoYFv-lSgxIMI1Ws4iz9jEYJuO-qK3lp-3e-t2TT0526mrdK6-rSlVgwJHeBS0c/s400/IMG_337476724.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHsXuD2hg85a6vq3_Dn45ZurPXhfniJJEgqK0k20TA6smIsp5bq0xjtBHQii_et1QuZqMI33hfg8koGnQQP1HNU_M4apTHF_Ns5XNl5q8d70sfQsBLB85nkC5n2xJ_DLg2hIDAW8ZaG2g/s1600/IMG_3494.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 254px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5637151089432473730" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHsXuD2hg85a6vq3_Dn45ZurPXhfniJJEgqK0k20TA6smIsp5bq0xjtBHQii_et1QuZqMI33hfg8koGnQQP1HNU_M4apTHF_Ns5XNl5q8d70sfQsBLB85nkC5n2xJ_DLg2hIDAW8ZaG2g/s400/IMG_3494.JPG" /></a></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGFKTz9bSqpUo0XKnAoCZW6YrA0NFpWjATf42MxGMeCLFvh4K1KSrciTLGQQPwWfMFog2rcldw5HSYNejnvhC2wJghoE-nwYy8ks0yAPNTamGutbjscjSJWfQ3KXJSOA860NLoPnwf_Jo/s1600/IMG_3460.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 248px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5637149932920134114" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGFKTz9bSqpUo0XKnAoCZW6YrA0NFpWjATf42MxGMeCLFvh4K1KSrciTLGQQPwWfMFog2rcldw5HSYNejnvhC2wJghoE-nwYy8ks0yAPNTamGutbjscjSJWfQ3KXJSOA860NLoPnwf_Jo/s400/IMG_3460.JPG" /></a></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip2Kbd6fQQIAuH_7CyCOU1BZAvKn9DBMiWZEqCPxqN2hf2DAwlAytBRAiXsWmfRvSBLx2TKWrv99vh_BO0pIksXDUSE-wjN2obiAFTs-G7tHhUkcYLANUSx9luB8z0OWDXqS8faVo2PBY/s1600/IMG_3512.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5637152494866877394" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip2Kbd6fQQIAuH_7CyCOU1BZAvKn9DBMiWZEqCPxqN2hf2DAwlAytBRAiXsWmfRvSBLx2TKWrv99vh_BO0pIksXDUSE-wjN2obiAFTs-G7tHhUkcYLANUSx9luB8z0OWDXqS8faVo2PBY/s400/IMG_3512.JPG" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKBLnu_hyRPc8rhuvX3gqhWWuwpMFomIaiROSTWfvFUj6er5saC9vAMfD2PCEH0htYBVWuh_PIFBnkFW1CMEc9JdN3C7ZZCaSI3RLSRxgVP5VfObwSWDR-zR17S-Kyk1-n2ZpShp1o1CI/s1600/IMG_3556.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 242px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5637151744839771010" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKBLnu_hyRPc8rhuvX3gqhWWuwpMFomIaiROSTWfvFUj6er5saC9vAMfD2PCEH0htYBVWuh_PIFBnkFW1CMEc9JdN3C7ZZCaSI3RLSRxgVP5VfObwSWDR-zR17S-Kyk1-n2ZpShp1o1CI/s400/IMG_3556.JPG" /></a></div>The Doyalshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08432519063765858138noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8306212088616570261.post-86896627875414400042011-07-10T16:36:00.000-07:002011-07-20T07:56:21.922-07:00From Ethiopia With Love<div align="center">How excited was I for this weekend? First off, I was super-pumped to see "my girls!" These are friends from college who (although we've gone separate ways geographically) still remain close friends. We get together about twice a year and always pick up right where we left off. Although there are some of these girls that I only see a few times a year, I can always count on them for anything, anytime! </div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center">We've gone from celebrating graduations and weddings to now celebrating babies. And this weekend, we had a very special celebration, a Sip N See for my friend Lauren. Lauren and her husband Ben adopted a precious baby girl from Ethiopia and have a long, but wonderful story with a very happy ending! </div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center">The girls set me up a chaise lounge in the corner of the room (my fabulously funny friend Holly W said I was kind of like Weekend at Bernies) and I photographed the shower from there. Good thing I brought my zoom lens! Here are some pics!</div><br /><div align="center"><br />The Hostesses with the Mostesses</div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoHV96jaTgtLTj7wCAdHL_iXadSSb4a6nobMQQyXdD7LbVpvUAVTAvmpZe6px8WQDZpUX-kQbxuP2ht-AyAjz7TYu8W6vTHVC44YaMNM2XMKRy1uIghWJrRxPSBHbcTvAjnVXo78NP0BU/s1600/IMG_3230.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 250px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628851525129703474" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoHV96jaTgtLTj7wCAdHL_iXadSSb4a6nobMQQyXdD7LbVpvUAVTAvmpZe6px8WQDZpUX-kQbxuP2ht-AyAjz7TYu8W6vTHVC44YaMNM2XMKRy1uIghWJrRxPSBHbcTvAjnVXo78NP0BU/s400/IMG_3230.JPG" /></a> </div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center">Pom Pom Decorations</div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2IcoI1kH1rg83HXe-kA-4olccu7eX3xuWUoQibsQXTjXXWs9-OcvFEuIsUlIFpYPOmuHziZuVY5ybuXh4FfKmyu_F3hAOCAHP3CmrJDqGTGal-7t7q17_ZcuxLQbL7LGEkjlcELzhqH8/s1600/IMG_3217.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 250px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628985236905008546" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2IcoI1kH1rg83HXe-kA-4olccu7eX3xuWUoQibsQXTjXXWs9-OcvFEuIsUlIFpYPOmuHziZuVY5ybuXh4FfKmyu_F3hAOCAHP3CmrJDqGTGal-7t7q17_ZcuxLQbL7LGEkjlcELzhqH8/s400/IMG_3217.JPG" /></a> </div><br /><div align="center"><br />Fabric Flower nametags that could be turned into hair accessories for Miss Eden<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiyobH6aKJTKp9ySG5lPpQRakRzqkZUO7W1pS1tTC9I2-w8Ty4MhuKJ6gPQqyfNeF5ICa_86t7c4iM5sfLKR-izsWcIbNB8VYyd_whI9c8L8g3xSI_ZOy-yi2fv7-VApy233tAeZonPZA/s1600/IMG_3227.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 250px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628607054844231234" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiyobH6aKJTKp9ySG5lPpQRakRzqkZUO7W1pS1tTC9I2-w8Ty4MhuKJ6gPQqyfNeF5ICa_86t7c4iM5sfLKR-izsWcIbNB8VYyd_whI9c8L8g3xSI_ZOy-yi2fv7-VApy233tAeZonPZA/s400/IMG_3227.JPG" /></a><br /><br />The tablescape and adorable cake made by Mindy's SIL<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip2-G3xny21k9potsTdnOWWSbhkeeK-eoLwvgP-nwNlP6erXeDR7g1u8081g0HO9vuatiUXIscjUKcxhyVfVYzdE1b5_mtRjYtL3WJEtemn4xVGVacmxpeIGaYJMvg3Zu942xz3zGijeY/s1600/IMG_3228.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 267px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628968898445236754" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip2-G3xny21k9potsTdnOWWSbhkeeK-eoLwvgP-nwNlP6erXeDR7g1u8081g0HO9vuatiUXIscjUKcxhyVfVYzdE1b5_mtRjYtL3WJEtemn4xVGVacmxpeIGaYJMvg3Zu942xz3zGijeY/s400/IMG_3228.JPG" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCeaQHTS1hx-TlgodiEgukjWebNu842HV0j30n2DDrwan3lzu5aklJZP0oXgxVDzUhc3e97bG4XHqxn9K9T5csN-AvngwGhXwXucqIonROg50an8eNXN6FwIHtL62VbaYesGXb-yNsW3k/s1600/IMG_3250.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628599068041354546" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCeaQHTS1hx-TlgodiEgukjWebNu842HV0j30n2DDrwan3lzu5aklJZP0oXgxVDzUhc3e97bG4XHqxn9K9T5csN-AvngwGhXwXucqIonROg50an8eNXN6FwIHtL62VbaYesGXb-yNsW3k/s400/IMG_3250.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Bath salt favors<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzBVUXyc9qzv58sL0sko59pbyT-UPUVHvMMMj7JD_fGSHQ6DufVyQG8Kv60UblWO5TN21CLtLCD49EGz4_Yc-AlhiEJ0QPsnDKGW6CtnjKRuKAvR8wQEOUXZpbrM_wurNQg41og_IU1T8/s1600/IMG_3216.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628535335719882738" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzBVUXyc9qzv58sL0sko59pbyT-UPUVHvMMMj7JD_fGSHQ6DufVyQG8Kv60UblWO5TN21CLtLCD49EGz4_Yc-AlhiEJ0QPsnDKGW6CtnjKRuKAvR8wQEOUXZpbrM_wurNQg41og_IU1T8/s400/IMG_3216.JPG" /></a></div><br /><div></div><br /><div>And now for the guest of honor!!! I can't say enough wonderful things about this precious angel! First of all, who could resist those big brown eyes??? And her personality is a dream! Lauren and her husband Ben were warned about some of the adjustment issues involved in bringing a baby home from another country, but Eden has been a trooper. She absolutely loves people and will go to anyone- she even let me feed her a bottle! Of course her schedule was a little off since she was staying with Grandma for the weekend and so she didn't have a nap that day. But (unlike other children... Bailey), she was happy as a lark!</div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcixDWXHR8qSXfARUnlIDOmtPaHJ1F0cx9VG6LwIegFXT4DGKOWhLxmgUPOHMaBhBNJqL8ID_NI1e1UAUxFT2cRCU6PdfyEzBNrl4sh3ftpQXfvOS2UIHza_-PWFMV6ErB9I0mm1hLJ6Q/s1600/IMG_3258.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 219px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628969514381480834" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcixDWXHR8qSXfARUnlIDOmtPaHJ1F0cx9VG6LwIegFXT4DGKOWhLxmgUPOHMaBhBNJqL8ID_NI1e1UAUxFT2cRCU6PdfyEzBNrl4sh3ftpQXfvOS2UIHza_-PWFMV6ErB9I0mm1hLJ6Q/s400/IMG_3258.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1YIFmjMsWIyvmd-VE5fxuEznw55h50EhCGAe2O4Nq2HprYQGYUp0Tj4yp9qdlHMSY_bXsxUGYqFBlbY056PJ9bso6WO9QuBXhHV1zXl5o-WkacWuyjmstbv5gF4XHxk5QH4m0BjGAl80/s1600/IMG_3280.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628983141740510770" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1YIFmjMsWIyvmd-VE5fxuEznw55h50EhCGAe2O4Nq2HprYQGYUp0Tj4yp9qdlHMSY_bXsxUGYqFBlbY056PJ9bso6WO9QuBXhHV1zXl5o-WkacWuyjmstbv5gF4XHxk5QH4m0BjGAl80/s400/IMG_3280.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinOZh5sCwnIv-XeCUHC1tPmWWBpk-J0xN4_BoXxNiL-fof9V9m2qI2aJXEJYFfO9GpkByt6yVkRVFS4S9vEe-791POYlsuoi6CMbfVLKNNTewtreQE3fFnQi1n-07ALotCoC98BwlPYxM/s1600/IMG_3263.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 250px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628972322010542994" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinOZh5sCwnIv-XeCUHC1tPmWWBpk-J0xN4_BoXxNiL-fof9V9m2qI2aJXEJYFfO9GpkByt6yVkRVFS4S9vEe-791POYlsuoi6CMbfVLKNNTewtreQE3fFnQi1n-07ALotCoC98BwlPYxM/s400/IMG_3263.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN9OmSyI4_8RaMZtBrs6dzi8HPz4RUJtpUzMF00Nfm6kn8u4rX6LsbwqNGZITy0v0_xaqGkGa9ve2g42m1lXIeY36gOS5hYQGcFRE_tX-UHu2v7ngPk9FXIHaxDXGi3KZholsmCdd7sr0/s1600/IMG_3273.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 244px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628984560792557986" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN9OmSyI4_8RaMZtBrs6dzi8HPz4RUJtpUzMF00Nfm6kn8u4rX6LsbwqNGZITy0v0_xaqGkGa9ve2g42m1lXIeY36gOS5hYQGcFRE_tX-UHu2v7ngPk9FXIHaxDXGi3KZholsmCdd7sr0/s400/IMG_3273.JPG" /></a></div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Here's Eden and my friend Elise's little girl playing!</div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjXKIPyU1QDIKrGBP07nyCR8mhw6NxCKZRdAxht-bobX-FopcinDl1nj1YxwetTHpeip0WX6bNM1aa_JbW4eOP6HiIu02v5-Isfzhwx8cchkRxv8CtJevGXrbIJAAxgiroj8w135bsC3M/s1600/IMG_3256.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 250px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628598310625542930" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjXKIPyU1QDIKrGBP07nyCR8mhw6NxCKZRdAxht-bobX-FopcinDl1nj1YxwetTHpeip0WX6bNM1aa_JbW4eOP6HiIu02v5-Isfzhwx8cchkRxv8CtJevGXrbIJAAxgiroj8w135bsC3M/s400/IMG_3256.JPG" /></a> </div><br /></div>The Doyalshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08432519063765858138noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8306212088616570261.post-11599374302085338252011-06-14T08:18:00.000-07:002011-06-19T15:36:54.565-07:00Growing, Growing, Growing! (Doyal Family Update)<div align="center">It seems like everything is growing around here lately (except my poor dead grass)!<br /></div><br /><div align="center">Bailey is 3 years old now and is getting bigger by the day! I have been very nostalgic lately as I've been going through her baby things trying to prepare for Max's arrival. Bailey talks non-stop (not always in public, but ALWAYS at home!!!) and has developed quite a cute and loving personality. She is very compassionate and empathetic. She also has quite a silly sense of humor (like her Mama) and loves to make people laugh. Her favorite activities include reading books, playing dolls and Barbies, pretending she's a puppy dog, dancing around in tutus and princess outfits, and listening to music with Daddy. She will be going to the 3-year old class at Mother's Day Out next year and just "graduated" to Children's Church at our church. She is currently taking swimming lessons and will be starting some summer gymnastics lessons this week. Depending on the day, she's super-excited about being a Big Sister (which might change when she realizes we can't send Baby Max back) and LOVES to talk about what she'll do with him when he gets here. I'm pretty biased, but I think she's really smart: she can almost count to 20 and identify numbers to 12; she can identify most of the alphabet letters and all types of shapes and colors; she can generate rhyming words; and she can write the letter B (we're slowly working on the rest of the letters in her name!). I can't believe in just 3 short years how much she's grown and matured, she truly is a blessing in our lives!<br /></div><br /><div align="center">Classic Bailey- All dressed up with nowhere to go!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqAflwHArwZPC6XYDfKs5yu_tSQAHBR-olaKrZuPSkcmo5Yr4eVpZ6QomV5ZvbfpofNFDP1_zY5ifLb_ajNNSXcN4poN7JVWUAo9L3xHHUTRXkP3VJFYf9_loBLS6ELHHr5aWq-TouNlc/s1600/IMG_1880.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 267px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620053574051738306" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqAflwHArwZPC6XYDfKs5yu_tSQAHBR-olaKrZuPSkcmo5Yr4eVpZ6QomV5ZvbfpofNFDP1_zY5ifLb_ajNNSXcN4poN7JVWUAo9L3xHHUTRXkP3VJFYf9_loBLS6ELHHr5aWq-TouNlc/s400/IMG_1880.JPG" /></a><br /></div><br /><div align="center">Swimming Lessons with Miss Randi<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaVPdrQIDMC3oUXWc0DoTHW5IzMwxaxiWPEAM-Tp_TReSCVDd5vkkct-GEFHc0LPteRDWu__6or1ucfj91CX-xCH6JLOzheLa_W45QLmXq0V-kzFujnR7CHiNkdL2YAhvdVNwYin7LzDI/s1600/IMG_3080.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 245px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620057118014901010" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaVPdrQIDMC3oUXWc0DoTHW5IzMwxaxiWPEAM-Tp_TReSCVDd5vkkct-GEFHc0LPteRDWu__6or1ucfj91CX-xCH6JLOzheLa_W45QLmXq0V-kzFujnR7CHiNkdL2YAhvdVNwYin7LzDI/s400/IMG_3080.JPG" /></a> </div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center">First Sunday in "Big Church"- She LOVED it!</div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhILBHJKMBDs8PjdQFP_2drvlYYavXg8SzSV9QQ4t2YXYADsqBnpXCDxCUT7hCS8zyHd3ulybf75ZFj9HgXUsWFXm8tqs4FAdYZwT4bEwzsd4ycdU7BwvWUtmTsKgtvtdwSaKnRhvjR698/s1600/photo.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 279px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620062998268081666" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhILBHJKMBDs8PjdQFP_2drvlYYavXg8SzSV9QQ4t2YXYADsqBnpXCDxCUT7hCS8zyHd3ulybf75ZFj9HgXUsWFXm8tqs4FAdYZwT4bEwzsd4ycdU7BwvWUtmTsKgtvtdwSaKnRhvjR698/s400/photo.JPG" /></a><br /></div><br /><div align="center">My Pretty Girl<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF7r7lg4NRwrpbrcFx_Ff5uZl5LtxLDCAa3N07_R5OF-TqReJ5B8m-0bjdG2iNjrAAtdtjLnc3QQcYtM0Gy1nWk93CC4Y8Bjy0vrh13sdRRX8wPqa_8t4F7HRKlF4mje7T6j-hRMgKZjU/s1600/IMG_2343.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 245px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620059839399509058" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF7r7lg4NRwrpbrcFx_Ff5uZl5LtxLDCAa3N07_R5OF-TqReJ5B8m-0bjdG2iNjrAAtdtjLnc3QQcYtM0Gy1nWk93CC4Y8Bjy0vrh13sdRRX8wPqa_8t4F7HRKlF4mje7T6j-hRMgKZjU/s400/IMG_2343.JPG" /></a><br /></div><br /><div align="center">As for little Max, he's doing great and growing too! He's somewhere around 16 1/2 inches long and weighs almost 3 pounds now! I'm very thankful to have FINALLY made it to the third trimester, and consider it a blessing each day that he stays in my belly a little longer. I wish I could give you a recent picture of him (I do have quite a large stash since I get ultrasounds every time I go), but he seems to only be concerned with showing us one thing (and it's something I'm not going to post on the internet!). My current "issues of the month" include never-ceasing contractions, which have caused me to stay on "limited activity," but have not become bad enough to warrant complete bedrest yet. I also have an umbilical hernia which will need operating on when I have my C-section, if not before. I go talk to the surgeon in a few weeks to decide if an operation before the baby is necessary (we're really hoping not). So for now, I have to wear this belly band thing (which I lovingly equate to about 5 layers of flannel Spanx) to make sure my insides don't fall out!!! People always ask me why I'm so candid and non-chalant about my pregnancy problems and I always reply the same way: What can I do? I've given this pregnancy over to God and He is in control. He's dealt with each problem as it has arisen and I know He will continue to keep me and little Max safe. So I ask for your prayers to continue for the next few months as we anxiously await his arrival!</div>The Doyalshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08432519063765858138noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8306212088616570261.post-38629568476662543962011-05-05T10:33:00.000-07:002011-05-05T10:45:15.838-07:00Another Day, Another Doctor's Appointment<div align="center">Another day, another doctor's appointment. That's the story of my life right now!</div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center">But today came with mostly good news, which was a very welcome change! I guess the good part of having so many appointments/ultrasounds is that you get to see your baby more. I could already fill up an entire scrapbook with just ultrasound pics! Max looked so cute and gave me some good profile and head shots- he's still a little alien looking, but I think he's adorable! And everything seems to be right on track with him.</div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center">I'm slowly coming around too. Patty the Placenta (thank you Anne for naming my body parts!) has moved her way up to the top of my uterus, so no more fears of placenta previa/accreta. I do have an umbilical hernia (which is very evident if you've seen me and my belly button that arrives 5 minutes before the rest of me!) that will have to be surgically repaired at the time of my C-section. I also was told to "take it easy" since I have started to have a lot of frequent Braxton Hicks contractions. Yeah, right- tell that to my 3 year old!!!</div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center">It's been a really eventful month to watch and feel Max moving around. David can now feel him and (if we're patient) we can spend endless amounts of time watching my belly move as Max gets his groove on in there!</div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center">So, here's the good stuff: some pics from today's ultrasound. Max was (as always) very wiggly, but cooperated enough to get some good shots.</div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkDZEXbl_kQQJFYpcexR9A6tLe3csUDJwvp6XVYoeVXtxmQcFy53oTpyR1-_DYwYaVG6zOJbwTDnvwdxujzGYTi2BGZGB87xz7oSjaAx7sxpUeChFyTCImoWH07EVzlgpBEc1pz7-esso/s1600/22+wks+3.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5603286935553947826" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 325px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkDZEXbl_kQQJFYpcexR9A6tLe3csUDJwvp6XVYoeVXtxmQcFy53oTpyR1-_DYwYaVG6zOJbwTDnvwdxujzGYTi2BGZGB87xz7oSjaAx7sxpUeChFyTCImoWH07EVzlgpBEc1pz7-esso/s400/22+wks+3.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNSK9COjxoFSp14rNipY2fhu-7EsANWK3s1t3xByY5Ai0-ps17tt9FXzmbZqOfHxs1jwQlbFmF3XL9oM1Kx0fhh61bOmZS9AYX843Ivkyz7hqVLiYNqImIvk06-PWd-D-XPLbgSw197Kw/s1600/22+wks+4.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5603286780111842114" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 313px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNSK9COjxoFSp14rNipY2fhu-7EsANWK3s1t3xByY5Ai0-ps17tt9FXzmbZqOfHxs1jwQlbFmF3XL9oM1Kx0fhh61bOmZS9AYX843Ivkyz7hqVLiYNqImIvk06-PWd-D-XPLbgSw197Kw/s400/22+wks+4.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhszLe6pY6tL_xI7fqhcNDvZ7dct3Gur5ikgPVWpOaeE-j0tFBXyXXg37Rm-W_8gDhoqpbr3lDWa0YLsW0JUFG_x9wHd8kqv7ZUuvZBjuvvbpPjBY8zyN-yC5uGUhsldB74tLihvamo3OQ/s1600/22+wks+2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5603286709154974498" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 308px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhszLe6pY6tL_xI7fqhcNDvZ7dct3Gur5ikgPVWpOaeE-j0tFBXyXXg37Rm-W_8gDhoqpbr3lDWa0YLsW0JUFG_x9wHd8kqv7ZUuvZBjuvvbpPjBY8zyN-yC5uGUhsldB74tLihvamo3OQ/s400/22+wks+2.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGHTmS4K1r1XyWmBxiGnhB1SFFE4JDbsE3BmBsRE_eUfMrxqtVuv_o2XvR0N-_wWD7ov11OXcnKyJ78z5aiuwUKelnA03KNLtAtrdE897ORDgYJgsaUU3UxLVTUGpPLV3GiUn0v6N6iHY/s1600/22+wks.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5603286648663414658" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 310px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGHTmS4K1r1XyWmBxiGnhB1SFFE4JDbsE3BmBsRE_eUfMrxqtVuv_o2XvR0N-_wWD7ov11OXcnKyJ78z5aiuwUKelnA03KNLtAtrdE897ORDgYJgsaUU3UxLVTUGpPLV3GiUn0v6N6iHY/s400/22+wks.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div>The Doyalshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08432519063765858138noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8306212088616570261.post-27773215565457134832011-04-15T05:37:00.000-07:002011-04-15T16:07:05.716-07:00Introducing....our new Baby BOY!!!<div align="center">Max William Doyal- coming to a hospital near you in August (I hope)!</div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><p align="center">I have waited patiently (well maybe not so patiently) for today and we finally got to hear the words, "It's a boy!" Pardon the lack of ultrasound photos of his nether-regions here. I figure if I post those on the internet, someday he'll hate me for it! So here's a body pic and a hand pic instead.</p><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLrwyxl4eXHzPIVW4V-Af51TUY8L7mx40bkzDoELOn7UHWIik7smHHDk0hVGRNK9bEyqqBDuGwnxp-Brm5OUeoQYwM82eLuVI2nxOK9Clvc5f_OAbWqV9h5WGMWF5jgWwDXC97KdaqaEw/s1600/19+wks+2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595950038724840338" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 314px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLrwyxl4eXHzPIVW4V-Af51TUY8L7mx40bkzDoELOn7UHWIik7smHHDk0hVGRNK9bEyqqBDuGwnxp-Brm5OUeoQYwM82eLuVI2nxOK9Clvc5f_OAbWqV9h5WGMWF5jgWwDXC97KdaqaEw/s400/19+wks+2.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrOpJRm_6QsX-ZGguY6t8ts3K9SDeMeHEVBNh30GioTgbXd9Bmetf5ZoeNnQR1N3ilk6hEXmDQY7HEcpjQSiv0C21t1Mm67357cvX8DZCbNl5Q6ph72U9BF05BbNhaO9JQeBlkoTUpos8/s1600/19+wks.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595950142478587250" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 316px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrOpJRm_6QsX-ZGguY6t8ts3K9SDeMeHEVBNh30GioTgbXd9Bmetf5ZoeNnQR1N3ilk6hEXmDQY7HEcpjQSiv0C21t1Mm67357cvX8DZCbNl5Q6ph72U9BF05BbNhaO9JQeBlkoTUpos8/s400/19+wks.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><br /><p align="center">Just like Bailey was at this appointment, Max was very still and didn't want to move much, which made getting good pictures a little tricky. He also had his hands up over his face so we couldn't see his sweet smile! But everything looked and sounded good with all of his tiny body parts!</p><br /><p align="center">Me, on the other hand, well I always bring the drama! I told the nurse about my still-lingering nausea/vomiting and back pain so she did a urinary analysis which told that I was very dehydrated- I know, bad pregnant lady needs to drink more water. Then I found out that I have a low lying placenta (which we're going to hope moves so it doesn't turn into placenta previa) and my placenta is right in the front of my uterus (which can cause problems during a c-section which I will have). If this turns into placenta previa or accreta I could have bleeding during the third trimester, be put on bedrest, hemorrhaging during delivery, premature delivery, have to have a hysterectomy after delivery, or my favorite: maternal death!!! WOW! </p><br /><p align="center">I do not list these things to be pessimistic or worry anyone, but to ask for your prayers once again for me and Baby Max. We had so much prayer support at the beginning of the pregnancy when we had the cyst fiasco- so I just ask that you please keep us in your prayers again! </p>The Doyalshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08432519063765858138noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8306212088616570261.post-92053884465681264842011-04-11T14:11:00.000-07:002011-04-11T15:28:29.696-07:00Happy 3rd Birthday Bailey!!!<div align="center">Three years ago, I laid woozily (if that's even a word) in a hospital bed and told all of my friends and family members that I had a precious little boy! Those were the drugs talking! </div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center">Three years later, I have the girliest girl I know and I love her to death! It's been so fun for David and me to watch her little personality develop. Bailey has turned into a funny, compassionate, strong-willed :) little lady.</div><br /><div align="center">The morning of her birthday, we started off with Pancake People- Bailey's favorite breakfast (thank you Holly W)! </div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0wV8sHPqAusS7llwlydMSRjiH4bh4Aj1OdEPpwXxUneElN65yn1eewDEFG0PkJ6t2jfgg-XPQ1X3Rk7Gnv_FR17hgUhwkv3vydszUOUmizhuCpkLLaGYmH6bmDrehxX6HrR9oWMSPi2s/s1600/IMG_2146.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594436893438024146" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0wV8sHPqAusS7llwlydMSRjiH4bh4Aj1OdEPpwXxUneElN65yn1eewDEFG0PkJ6t2jfgg-XPQ1X3Rk7Gnv_FR17hgUhwkv3vydszUOUmizhuCpkLLaGYmH6bmDrehxX6HrR9oWMSPi2s/s400/IMG_2146.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><br /><div align="center">Here's Bailey with her new favorite toy- her Dora four-wheeler. </div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxtgm1_PlZoTMp8Y1gxsy8mjePdnb-hjHalyzfD3i5D-FrT5mUgK1mFWAY4NfPSzEJ5eUEM8RgaVxFhEGiUPo156ff0iTYpfI4025iRMiELai-k4ooCOCV_FBQ2b7Ga_m5msPV1i6DWsM/s1600/IMG_2151.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594437501715098594" style="WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxtgm1_PlZoTMp8Y1gxsy8mjePdnb-hjHalyzfD3i5D-FrT5mUgK1mFWAY4NfPSzEJ5eUEM8RgaVxFhEGiUPo156ff0iTYpfI4025iRMiELai-k4ooCOCV_FBQ2b7Ga_m5msPV1i6DWsM/s400/IMG_2151.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center">Here are some pics from her birthday party. I've really been wanting to do a 50s themed party for a few years now, but decided to wait until Bailey was a little older so we could have her little friends come dressed in 50s attire too! You can check out my 365 photo blog for decorations that I made- I didn't really take any pictures of the decorations the day of the party. </div><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://mylifeinpictures365.blogspot.com/">http://mylifeinpictures365.blogspot.com/</a> </div><br /><div align="center">Here's my happy b-day girl!</div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRktQ-VzlpRCB6WEOr9Mgc92AhEfZjZeu-0htPPOfbscPFFfmDa3ZIpQrrJu53CcsjvJo4RlJC86o8Gk98tnzfO67KRDMdgoghk-BnSo4QhWeROK2Lo-iC3qeNmBcIiBqJQEQFx-APbzA/s1600/IMG_2170.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594445507634875522" style="WIDTH: 226px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRktQ-VzlpRCB6WEOr9Mgc92AhEfZjZeu-0htPPOfbscPFFfmDa3ZIpQrrJu53CcsjvJo4RlJC86o8Gk98tnzfO67KRDMdgoghk-BnSo4QhWeROK2Lo-iC3qeNmBcIiBqJQEQFx-APbzA/s400/IMG_2170.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center">Bailey was SO excited to see all of her friends and family in one place! It was adorable watching her come up to each little friend and hug them as they arrived. <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594443122769258322" style="WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-4lxCjdnxjQ6teIn7j6MT3BAX4rUrqNyIivHUDfbG6C_OnU5aJLcPQHPaTiTPDc72_pRDVpyjZbEpUnX1zhfPzupOQ3iP6-G9sM1A3WqvIGRstoEpwHL4crh00DXk4mt8oYfcmTVsuKo/s400/IMG_2177.JPG" border="0" /></div><br /><div align="center">We had a pink convertible cutout for the kids to take their picture with. Of course, Bailey had to "jump in" the car with everybody!</div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWXb-K6dHD9YMDp0xcDeGscPKxl2KXngZeF6Y81dvb_WgDrUzmP7xQ5SgWHauHB0Eoc82RU1gpd-ZK3IdMHJ_ICxd-f562xIfDnGiS1b_LGcAq6Ddi4Q82yVi8xcxRgl7l-JwpVRmaBNQ/s1600/IMG_2169.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594454336853928354" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWXb-K6dHD9YMDp0xcDeGscPKxl2KXngZeF6Y81dvb_WgDrUzmP7xQ5SgWHauHB0Eoc82RU1gpd-ZK3IdMHJ_ICxd-f562xIfDnGiS1b_LGcAq6Ddi4Q82yVi8xcxRgl7l-JwpVRmaBNQ/s400/IMG_2169.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center">If you know me well, you know I LOVE costumes!!! So I'm so glad a lot of the little ones dressed up. Here's Payton (Bailey's cousin) very convincingly playing the part! <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRjuWdXU5nT5oN944GLe87eXU8lAX0_A83P-tt8by6lB1bzPoPljWQ_x0QyFwD7xmeueqjaI1E0MBu2J0KMQUGAbZ07l76ssu9YuFsHMst49x6z8U2PIJWgKf73b31a_Fh3ui80pdOuF8/s1600/IMG_2247.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594445155840781362" style="WIDTH: 245px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRjuWdXU5nT5oN944GLe87eXU8lAX0_A83P-tt8by6lB1bzPoPljWQ_x0QyFwD7xmeueqjaI1E0MBu2J0KMQUGAbZ07l76ssu9YuFsHMst49x6z8U2PIJWgKf73b31a_Fh3ui80pdOuF8/s400/IMG_2247.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><br /><div align="center">Excited about presents! <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnnk_Gc0y0uPvioeoqc7vjAH8dtQP3paRD4r4UZCXHpeqLakpotrlQSMfyT2MA7-IWYAubRR6TmuokEeqslUrOeXl-o6ZT1XbIkgjHTyVz8U1MVAnMlbNq4erz5dAFc13hy1B_xw9dH3E/s1600/IMG_2194.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594443487638320386" style="WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnnk_Gc0y0uPvioeoqc7vjAH8dtQP3paRD4r4UZCXHpeqLakpotrlQSMfyT2MA7-IWYAubRR6TmuokEeqslUrOeXl-o6ZT1XbIkgjHTyVz8U1MVAnMlbNq4erz5dAFc13hy1B_xw9dH3E/s400/IMG_2194.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center">This one's for you Lindsey Caroon! (My sweet friend Lindsey took pictures for me while I helped B open her gifts. Afterward, she commented on my many crazy facial expressions in most of the pictures.) <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmP91w5DirxMm3FI3iNOtOEKEIU9J4sCqPaxQBHA4I_105eUJdRemIE1yorVq544nEBZ7UQxLDKZU-kejNECdMj2-ZK2j1zZKgS8bhaIt807AchKpY7DzVz70TLHmPKjC8Igh9OsOc830/s1600/IMG_2206.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594443870596891570" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmP91w5DirxMm3FI3iNOtOEKEIU9J4sCqPaxQBHA4I_105eUJdRemIE1yorVq544nEBZ7UQxLDKZU-kejNECdMj2-ZK2j1zZKgS8bhaIt807AchKpY7DzVz70TLHmPKjC8Igh9OsOc830/s400/IMG_2206.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center">Cupcake time! </div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTjE14e53pndMGdjjk0speZr1XIWM46JbvI_e1wh07IyCTC5WleD0UQ4gUDjUn_mkCNQKAS4_cvQhQdMQs7X2_VR4NL4LpRClKHhu1dognx9LtdNyGQLlU-fa9FEWdC_9GDnxx0P5q1gk/s1600/IMG_2240.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594444954367251506" style="WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTjE14e53pndMGdjjk0speZr1XIWM46JbvI_e1wh07IyCTC5WleD0UQ4gUDjUn_mkCNQKAS4_cvQhQdMQs7X2_VR4NL4LpRClKHhu1dognx9LtdNyGQLlU-fa9FEWdC_9GDnxx0P5q1gk/s400/IMG_2240.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center">I'll be putting more pics on Facebook, so please check there to see more!</div>The Doyalshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08432519063765858138noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8306212088616570261.post-30653376216754037742011-03-16T11:08:00.000-07:002011-03-16T15:36:30.167-07:00Bailey's Big Girl Room Re-Do<div align="center">Yesterday was a big a BIG day in the Doyal household! Bailey's Big Girl furniture was delivered. We've been talking about it for a while now and trying to get her really excited since she seems a little at odds with this whole new baby thing. We went last month and picked this bedroom suit out at Johnsons and I LOVE it! It's a queen bed (yes, I know- what toddler needs a queen bed, but we didn't want a twin, and fulls are hard to find) and a really big chest and nightstand in a dark brown. The bed is a storage bed with 4 big drawers under it- Lord knows we need more storage around here!</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">Monday night, David moved the baby furniture out of her room and we set up her new mattress on the floor for her to sleep in. She was in heaven!!!</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">Tuesday, the furniture came and Bailey was jumping for joy! She wanted to watch the "builders" move everything in and put her bed together. When I told her that she got to put her things in all of her new drawers, she immediately started getting anything she could find (mostly play food) and stuffing it into drawers. </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">Last night we read stories in her bed and she was almost too giddy to go sleep. But David and I checked on her before we went to bed and she was out. Granted- she DID wake up at 5:00 this morning with a bad dream about "a mean vacuum cleaner coming to get her and a bad clock getting her knee." I tried to hold back laughter because she was REALLY scared. I wound up laying with her for a while, and apparantly I fell asleep because she kept poking me and telling me I was "breating too loud." Naptime also went well today (good thing because this mama took a nap too)!</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">Here's some pics- Holly W (I took the first one just for you)!</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuNan4xfT3o2hqszs2XKrR_j-HYR4M5bah07scfcOl8_CkvTW7S1tcEoBjFOdGauJbcWWus3UQN81tf03ayKYOtaJaT0cN8WHYx2HgKFoH5XFnhFOqaS-4mYQwBjy71_0efI9BZ8a4KeI/s1600/DSC01871.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584743312008467714" style="WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuNan4xfT3o2hqszs2XKrR_j-HYR4M5bah07scfcOl8_CkvTW7S1tcEoBjFOdGauJbcWWus3UQN81tf03ayKYOtaJaT0cN8WHYx2HgKFoH5XFnhFOqaS-4mYQwBjy71_0efI9BZ8a4KeI/s400/DSC01871.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKppcCvkTu1JvplA9kBCZgsdDroY3Xk3LDnTQaVe2kpsuL8OizQYPfjLrMpuaxDj5dFFXNFlOWqXMocjiNVE_lSl8Dv_zqSBzQY3ZmYy6-px8RzWSbiRaTRmzuukRpBsXynl2tWu9W4mI/s1600/DSC01875.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584742826523128034" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKppcCvkTu1JvplA9kBCZgsdDroY3Xk3LDnTQaVe2kpsuL8OizQYPfjLrMpuaxDj5dFFXNFlOWqXMocjiNVE_lSl8Dv_zqSBzQY3ZmYy6-px8RzWSbiRaTRmzuukRpBsXynl2tWu9W4mI/s400/DSC01875.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtA_wstjpy2HdUwIwqNTuPvfxXdGqkhwX5882bd24Fz0AriW3n9_CByyexlp7mQF4nJ_Huj3xyWTyLeuoJ5uMfnJ-V1ZixzLOLTlDhocln50uIgq5ctqCCNAMBkhCA_u1RDrFIEEtjTR4/s1600/IMG_1897.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584741938559469314" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtA_wstjpy2HdUwIwqNTuPvfxXdGqkhwX5882bd24Fz0AriW3n9_CByyexlp7mQF4nJ_Huj3xyWTyLeuoJ5uMfnJ-V1ZixzLOLTlDhocln50uIgq5ctqCCNAMBkhCA_u1RDrFIEEtjTR4/s400/IMG_1897.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzQXaILKhRYzoyEr4nMGE1KmLITlhte7lSkuabWOzAN8tBcbi-VPUYnOCUdKPL73izNngKmeYIHvHCFyLNnjb9K0qx60FgwiECOSpyIuOX1qu2gX5ZiWegOIS2jbLgrILaXjfJAa-IaPY/s1600/IMG_1903.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584741588009825826" style="WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzQXaILKhRYzoyEr4nMGE1KmLITlhte7lSkuabWOzAN8tBcbi-VPUYnOCUdKPL73izNngKmeYIHvHCFyLNnjb9K0qx60FgwiECOSpyIuOX1qu2gX5ZiWegOIS2jbLgrILaXjfJAa-IaPY/s400/IMG_1903.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div align="center">I still have more work to do- I'm going to re-do everything on her walls and take down baby looking stuff. Repaint her BAILEY letters, put up new pictures, new lamp, and a new bulletin board. We also got a new play kitchen from my friend Cassi- I have to touch up paint it and then it will go in place of the other one! But the hard part is now done! Hoping for more successful nights with my (tear) Big Girl!</div>The Doyalshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08432519063765858138noreply@blogger.com1