BIGGGG NEWS!!!!

Notice big girl doesnt use a tub seat anymore! But that isnt the Big News Keep Reading!!! Ok I dont have a ton of time so Im going to try to make this quick

Saturday was an ok day. Nothing too exciting. We did a little shopping at Watermark but basically just rested. It was nice.

Sunday was a long but with a good twist. We got up early to head to Mothers to help her get ready. We were fixing to leave and BAYLEY SAID "DA"!!!!! We were so excited. What a relief that was. Months and Months of worry all wiped away with a simple Da!!! Go BayBay! Anyway things went good at Mothers. We did pretty good on her hair if I do say so myself and we headed to Vernon. Church was good there. It was nice to be around so much family. The Vernon Church of Christ had lunch for the family after church services. It was very nice. The viewing was a true testament to who Uncle Hoyt was. There was a line out to the road the entire hour of viewing. It was overwhelming the amount of people who came to pay their respects. The church was filled to capacity for the funeral. It was very nice & "totally Uncle Hoyt". It was a sad day but yet the amount of love shown that day was uplifting. We all loved Uncle Hoyt and he will definitely be missed. My heart breaks for Aunt Nellie, Jason, Kathryn & the kids . Please keep them in your prayers.

Monday was a decent day. Nothing too exciting went on. I went to the grocery store with Bay when I picked her up. She said Dadadada the whole way down the frozen food isle! It was so exciting! I teared up and Im sure people thought I was a wierdo but who cares!

Tuesday was a good but wierd day. There was a little excitement/worry in the neighborhood. I picked Bay up and we got home & Brian got her out of her carseat. We were both sitting there talking to Bay & she stood up on her own & we just laughed at her and Brian held his hand out and said well come here big girl...AND BAYLEY TOOK HER FIRST STEP!!! We were so excited! Who would have thought Bayley would do so many exciting things in 1 week. I mean her first word & talking her first step just 3 days apart!!! As Sydney likes to say, Bayley is growing up soooo fast! Sydney missed the 1st step but she is going to try to get her to do it tonight for her!

Today has been good so far. I just checked on Bay at daycare because she has been really fussy & her cold was a little worse this morning. They said she was taking a nap & had been a little fussy today but overall is good. Cross your fingers that this cold goes way!

Anyway, that is the update for now! More later.

I any one picture could sum up skit night at camp this one would be it! lol Tyler & Joey were hysterical and definitely the highlight of their skit! As you can tell Syd LOVES her some Tyler & Joey!

Baybay liked being a jr k-girl!

Two of my favorite people! Alex sporting his BIG camp hair!
Jazzus!

Sydney & her MAN! Baybay joined in supporting the hilltop awards!AWWW Hannah & Bayley getting some hugs in! They were so cute when they first saw each other! Bayley definitely loves her Hannah!
This morning before daycare Bay had on her cute new skirt that Eye Momma got her!Obviously we went to camp last night for Skit night! It was funny. Bayley seemed to enjoy herself. I miss camp so much. I hope to be back next year. it was so good to see Syd. I have missed her TONS! I cant wait for her to come home tonight!

In other news. My mom is doing good. She is drugged which is a good thing for her. Also, please keep my Aunt Nellie & Jason & family in your prayers. The funeral for Uncle Hoyt is Sunday at Vernon Church of Christ with visitation at 1 and the funeral at 2. We loved them all so much and Uncle Hoyt will be missed tons! More tomorrow.

My Uncle Hoyt DuBose passed away this afternoon. This has all happened so quick. Uncle Hoyt was a wonderful man, husband, daddy, granddaddy & uncle. Please keep my Aunt Nellie, my cousin Jason & his wife Kathryn & their 3 babies Daniel, John Phillip & Ella in your prayers.

Day 2 at Daycare and ICYC

Bayley made it through daycare again today. Brian said that she was REALLY NOT HAPPY when he dropped her off. When I got there to pick her up they said that she had cried a good bit but not as much as Monday which is great. Hopefully she will continue to improve.

After work I ran home and picked up Devin and we got Bay from daycare adn we headed to ICYC. It was great seeing Syd. I have missed her so much! It was fun seeing everyone. Bayley really bonded with Meagan Gilbert! lol She loved her. Jaz & Rae were jealous! lol j/k Syd was doing great and everyone seemed to be having a wonderful time. I miss it and hope that me & Bay will be back next year to stay!

My mom has her shoulder surgery tomorrow so keep her in your prayers. Please & Thank You!More tomorrow.

Father's Day & First Day of Daycare.

Time for a catch up from the weekend. Friday was a good day. Bayley spent her last friday with Gail. She had a good day. It is sad to think that Bay's spent a whole year staying at Gail's and Katie's and now of course that is over. Thanks Gail for all you do and for taking such good care of Bayley.

Daddy's new hobby!
The patio area

All this place needs is for Cathy & Aunt Bea to come visit! Now you have your own vacation spot in Bama!

Granny Pat & Papa talking to Baybay. Isnt her hat cute! Sydney got it for Bay for her bday!

Daddy's headache...check out that weedbed! Anyone wanna come pull weeds?!?! YUCK!

Bay loves her new baby. She talks.

Turtles rock!

Devin had a good time playing with Brody....or maybe it was just having an excuse to ride the car?!

Saturday was fun! Devin came over and we all headed to the river for fathers day/alan's bday. We had a good time riding seadoo's and the kids all swam. We checked out Mother & Daddy's new hobby....the second river house they bought. lol Daddy will not be bored for a LONG time! Mother grilled out burgers and we gave Daddy his laptop for fathers day! He was suprised and excited. It was fun! Alan, Chris & the kids missed Bay's party because they were at the beach so they gave her presents then. She loves her baby & her turtle! Perfect gifts for The Bay. It was a really good day.

Baybay's first trip to camp! Syd, Bay & Some of the other Kgirls!

Yesterday we packed Syd up and took her to camp. It was fun seeing everybody. Bay wouldnt eat anything for dinner and that reminded me exactly why I wasnt down there this week. I was sad leaving Sydney. I just hate not having her at home. We are going back to visit Tuesday night so I only have to make it 2 days then I get to see her! *Happy Father's Day Daddy! We love you! Also Happy Father's Day Brian. Syd & Bay love their Diddy!!!

Bayley & her Baby on the way to daycare (Alcatraz!)

Bay's bed (jail cell) Bay and Priscilla ... Bayley was NOT a happy camper!

This morning was Bay's big first day at daycare! We got up early so that I could feed her both her cereal and a bottle (They dont do breakfast! YUK) We got to daycare adn did the financial stuff then we went to Bay's room. Priscilla & Ashley were both there and so were two little boys. We got all of Bay's stuff put up and then after we talked to Priscilla and went over medicine's we made the pass to Priscilla and left. Honestly it was worse than I had thought. Those big ole' eyes looking sad, anxious, scared while crying up a storm. Just about killed me. We stood outside the door adn listened to her in hopes that she would settle down...no such luck. We eventually just left. UGHHHH no fun. I called Cindy at lunch and she said Bay had eaten "some" for lunch and sitting RIGHT beside Ms. Priscilla playing with a toy. Bless her heart. I am going to leave just as soon as possible and get her. I hope she settles in quick wiht this because if not I may be selling plasma & anything else I can part with to be able to stay at home with her. I will update with a report from the afternoon workers later.

Prayer Request

UPDATE: Dr. Tindle said that Bay's bloodwork looked really viral so hopefully that is all there is to the major poops. She does want to go ahead and do the stool culture to be sure so I will be having o so much fun tonight. YUK. THe good news about the visit is that Bay is up to a whopping 15 lb 8 oz which is a BIG gain of 5 oz in 2 weeks which isnt bad at all considering she has been sick for a week. GO BAYBAY!

One of my blogger buddies in is need of immediate prayers. Daniel's Mommy is roughly 28 weeks pregnant and her blood pressure has started rising. She has been placed on modified bedrest. Her son Daniel was a 29 week preemie. PLEASE pray for her and this sweet baby.

I am taking Bayley to the doctor at 2 today. She has continued to have problems with her tummy and is refusing to eat today. Will update later.

My cousin Kathryn sent us their gates! Thanks so much Kathryn & Jason!!! Bayley didnt know what to think and at first was excited.
Then she quickly figured out that this kept her from the fun place (the dog food & water bowls)
Although this kinda looks like a smile...she was about to have a fit! Bayley does not like Alcatraz!!!
Sissy's enjoying a nap! Yup Bayley still sleeps with her eyes kinda open. lol
My Daddy at Daytona. he had fun on the tour.

Time for an update. WARNING...If you are poop sensative tune out until the next paragraph. Thursday Bay was with Gail and she had cooked a vegetable soup and she mashed up some of it and Bay ate a little. (* In Gail's defense I was on the phone with her and totally agreed it would be fine to let her eat some because she had already tried all of the food in the soup. And Bay only ate a few bites.) Anyway, Bay had several poop diapers at Gails. When I got Bay home she was still in a good mood and I put her in her high chair with a few chocolate chip teddy grahams and some cheerios while I cooked and washed bottles. Anyway, Syd came to help me and commented on Bay's dirty face...she had chocolate on it from the cookies (or so I thought)...GAG LONG story short, Bay had a MAJORRRR Blow Out and then proceeded to get her hand in it...and continued to eat cookies, drink her drink, etc ....PLEASE DONT COME GET ME DHR. EWWWWWWW I nearly died of a stroke!!!! It was everywhere. So I picked her up and literally carried her to the tub and put her in clothes and all. I couldnt decide what to wash first...It was bad. Defintiely one of those moments I wont forget. Brian decided the only way to save the high chair was by utilizing the hose pipe in the front yard. I dont know which one of us had the worst job. YUK. Anyway, we figured we were finished with poop for awhile but nope she ended up having what we think was a little stomach bug. We took her off food and put her on G2 for 24 hours. The funny thing is it didnt seem to bother her at all to not have food. She never once cried or even acted hungry. It puzzled us. Anyway, Sunday she seemed much better.

If you tuned out due to POOP sensitivity it is safe to return. lol Sunday we went to the river to cat sit. It was fun. Syd & Devin had a great time. Bay was still not up for her pool. We are going to keep trying though. Sunday was our first service without Daryl, Becky, Emily & Rachel. it was so sad pulling in and having no Custred cars in the parking lot. I miss my friend and really wish they didnt have to change churches.

Yesterday was a good day. After work I went to pick up Bay & Syd & Devin adn we headed to the river to cat sit again. lol We really just picked up a pizza and sat on the deck for a little while and watched part of a movie. We went and checked out my parents second home. They recently purchased the little house behind them. It is so cute. It is little and needs to be majorly cleaned and painting is a must but it is really going to be nice. It has tons of potential. It is going to be my daddy's new hobby. lol The yard is going to take some major renovations to get rid of a bunch of the unwanted shrubs/plants/weeds, etc. Simple yards are best at the river to decrease the places for snakes, etc. to hide out. yuk. The river front there is going to be the worst part of it all. It will take some major weed pulling. I worry aobut that part becuase I am petrified of snakes and weed beds just look snakey to me...ewww. Anyway. We ran by Alan's to drop off the keys, he is cat sitting tonight. lol Brody & Alana came running out to see us. They are too cute. Bayley was asleep so we couldnt get out but they will get plenty of play time saturday when we do Father's day for Daddy. We cant wait!

Mother & Daddy have had a pretty good time on their work/vacation. Mother said the classes were long and boring but what do you expect. Daddy sounds like he has had fun with Ben during the day. They obviously went to Daytona one day. He really liked that. Last night they went to Sea World and got put in some kind of room becuase of a tornado warning. All that money and no Nemo! lol Mother had a major ring scare. She lost one of her rings. Daddy said she was really upset...but it was at the conference center where her classes were! Bless the person who turned it in! Anyway they come home tomorrow!!!

Bayley starts daycare on Monday. Today is Bayley's last day with Katie. :( Katie was sooo sweet to volunteer to help watch Bayley when she came so early and we knew daycare wasnt an option. It has worked out wonderful for us and Bayley loves Katie & Hannah. Thanks so much Katie for all the love and care you have given Bayley. You will never know how much we appreciate it!

My Uncle Hoyt DuBose got a very bad report from his brain biopsy. He has Glioblastoma tumors which is a very aggressive type of brian cancer. He is not a surgical candidate but will be undergoing radiation and chemotherapy. They will be staying in Huntsville and having the treatments there. Please keep My Uncle Hoyt & Aunt Nellie in your prayers. I will update more later.

Bayley's 1 year check up

Katie with BayBoo & HannaBoo in their matching Frog outfits!Today was an ok day. I took Bay to the doctor for her 1 year check up! She weighed 15 lb 3 oz and was 27 inches long. This was not a good weight gain but I will talk more about that later. Bayley's umbilical hernia is back It is not bad and really is just one little side. Dr. Tindle said it may get worse like it was right when she was a few months old or it could completely go away again. She said that Bayley probably pushed the bowel out when she was having a tummy ache and said taht was fairly common and nothing to worry about. We did get some good news. Bayley did her gagagagagagaga babbling for Dr. Tindle and she also gave me love (patting me on the back when I am loving on her). Dr. Tindle was impressed with her and said that ever though she isnt technically saying a word yet that the patting me on the back is a form of communication and so she said we would wait until her 15 month appt and reevaluate her then. if she isnt saying 1-3 words by then we will have to go to Children's for the evaluation but I really think she will be saying dada anyday now! Bay got great marks on her physical accomplishments and Dr. Tindle was thrilled with her walking behind toys. Now for the not so great part. As I said Bay is 27 inches long which is good and puts her in the 5th % for 12 month olds. Her weigh is the not good part. She isnt on the chart at all for a 12 month old and is only in the 5th percentile for 9 month olds. Dr. Tindle wasnt happy with this at all. On April 18 she weighed 14 lb 6 oz so in over a month and a half Bayley hasnt even gained 1 whole pound. We talked IN LENGTH about her food schedule, when and how we feed her, etc. Unfortunately there were only minor changes in diet suggested. We are going to try to increase her to 3 containers of food consistently at lunch & dinner (some days she wants it others it is near impossible to get them in her) We are also going to try different combinations of foods/table foods in an effort to try to find things that she likes better adn will eat more of. The only things she suggested staying away from was eggs until her corrected 1 year (Aug 13) and NO peanut butter until atleast 3 years old and also NO juice as it is just empty calories and we need to prove that Bayley can gain and maintain her weight on her own. I had hoped we could move around her eating times as it intereferes with Bible class times but no such luck for now. We also are going to continue the 10pm bottle. I also was anxious to see if Dr. Tindle suggested for me to continue pumping or if it would be ok to stop...that answer was a very strong CONTINUE because she starts daycare in less than 2 weeks and she will need the antibiodies. After I left from the appointment I looked at her charge ticket and saw what I had prayed wouldnt happen. Bayley's diagnosis was Prematurity/FTT. I called Brenda (one of the nurses) to see if the FTT happened to mean Future Teacher of Tomorrow but unfortunately it was Failure to Thrive. Please keep Bayley in your prayers specifically for some MAJOR weight gain in the next few months and if anyone has any suggestions on weight gain please let me know!

Happy Birthday my sweet Bayley! We started today by going by the daycare to meet the morning workers. They seemed nice. After that we went by my office. It was nice being able to show Bayley off. After that we went and had Bay's pictures made at Portrait Innovations....

and here is the blooper that Sydney just HAD to have!!! Bay was in a great mood and was blowing bubbles during this picture! lol and yes I know she will probably need therapy due to this picture!
After the pictures we went and had lunch with Brian. It was fun. We went back to Brian's office and showed Bayley off. She was sweet and loved on her daddy a lot while we were there. When we left Brian's office we went by Cindi's because I had to dropp some stuff off and Bayley got to see the jeep that Cindi inherited for her! She loved it as you can see!
We went to VBS tonight and had a great time! Bayley Lauren's first Birthday was so much fun.

One year ago today at 3:16 pm Bayley Lauren was born. I got to very unexpectedly kiss on her for a few seconds before they took her away. At 3:16 this year I was again kissing on Bayley but this time I got to do it for just as long as I wanted...or until she wanted down! lol

Over one year ago today I started blogging and I have blogged and posted pictures for every single day since. I plan to continue to take pictures of Bayley every day because I love seeing the little changes in her however I will probably not be blogging or posting each picture. Thanks for being so sweet and reading the blog as much as you have!

Happy Birthday Bayley Lauren Maddox. Mommy, Daddy & Sissy love you to the moon and back! You complete us and make us the family of four that I never thought would happen! I cant wait to see what you accomplish in this life. I love you my precious girl!

Today was a good day. After work we went to VBS. It was fun. After VBS we came home nad as you can see Brian thought he was funny and let Bay wear one of syds tshirts to sleep in. Goofy boy.

This was the outfit that Syd got Bay for her bday! It is too cute!day as today was 30 years that David has been preaching at our church. We love David & Susan & their party was fun. We took a great nap this afternoon. Tonight our VBS started. Bayley's teachers are Pam & Mary. They did a great job. We had hotdogs after VBS and they were yummy. Overall it was a great day! TOday Bayley started babbling GAGAGAGAGA that is so close to dada and I think if she doesnt start saying dada before Wednesday we will just name someone GAGA so we can count it as a word.More tomorrow