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Bay's World!!! She loves her toys! Sydney was trying to get Bayley not to be scared of her new Tiger rocky horse
Syd & Bay at the park for the 1st time


Bayley LOVESSSS Swinging! She laughed the whole time! Bayley has finally learned to love her Tiger! She is so cute on it! Ok sorry it has been so long since my last update. Things have been crazy and I just havent been in a blogging mood but Im getting out of it! So heres the latest update:
1. Saturday July 12 - Bayley said Cat, Mama & Uh OH all for the first time! We were thrilled! She was supposed to be saying 3-5 words by her first birthday and that puts her right on target for her corrected one year which is August 13th.
2. July 14th - Sydney had to go to Children's for a renal ultrasound and VCUG. YUK YUK YUK! She did good with the tests of course other than total humiliation (she kept saying..Ive been violated Ive been violated! lol She is a NUT!) The tests came back to show mild to moderate damage from her previous infections but negative for reflux which is great HOWEVER they spotted a different issue on the tests which is her right kidney is enlarged. The nurse practitioner said that they had a 2nd radiologist look at it to make verify and he agreed. We go see Dr. Joseph on August 12 to discuss this, what it might be caused from, and what if anything we will do about it. The nurse said they would do some blood work that day and possibly more tests. They are getting her records from years ago and will review them before we get there so I will keep you posted on that one! Also we had some problems with daycare - I basically got there and her nose and eyes were COMPLETELY DISGUSTING!!! She has a cold and her eyes were covered in yellow goo and her nose was crusted EXTREME all over her face. I just cant over emphasize ... this was EXTREME! I was beside myself. I had to clean on her face for 10 minutes with baby wipes to get her face even close to clean. There is NO WAY the babys face had been touched in HOURS. I will just say that I had a "talk" with Ms. Judy the next morning and we will hope this never happens again. If it does I will be taking pictures and going straight to the daycare administration and President Bush if I have to but my baby WILL NOT be treated or better yet "NOT TREATED" that way again! ok enough on that!
3. July 15th Me & Syd took Bay to the park for the first time. It was hysterical. Bayley LOVES to swing. She laughed the whole time she was swinging. It was so much fun.
4. July 18th Bay went to doctor for ear infection, sinus infection & bronchitis. She weighed 16 lb 3 oz. Not an impressive gain but a gain nontheless so we will take it.
5. July 20 - Bayley showed off her improved walking skills by walking all over the church! She is very proud of herself and doesnt mind showing off one bit!
6. July 21st Sydney went to Six Flags with the church and had a great time!
7. July 26 - Mother & Daddy came over for a little bit. Bay put on quite a show for them. They were impressed with her walking skills! Thanks to her daddy, Bayley had pizza for the first time today. She loved it!
8. July 27 - Church of course and I took Sydney to the "doc in the box" for a sinus infection. We went to the one in Bessemer across from the new Target. Cindi McGee ended up coming to visit with us while we waited and we had a blast! I mean at one point I was laughing so hard I was crying. She is a nut. That has to be a definition of a real friend "one who will come to a doctors office and entertain you during the extremely long wait" Syd had fluid behind her right ear adn a sinus infection. She got a shot & 2 Rx. Hopefully she will be feeling better soon. Also Bayley said BYE BYE for the first time after church.

FYI UPDATES:
Bay still has no teeth...we are seriously looking into dentures.
I register Syd for school tomorrow ---- JOY! Cant wait to spend $150+ on our free education.
16 more days until Bayley's corrected one year & my last day with my best friend for the past year & 2 months.
1 month 4 days til Sydney turns 15...start praying NOW! Luckily that is after August 13th and I will be able to medicate to calm those "parenting of a teen driver" nerves! WOO HOO!
Anyway, that is all I can think of. I will try to update more often!

Its been awhile so here we go with a quick update. First check out the difference a year makes...it was hard to get these pictures this year because she wanted to throw the mountain dew or drink it and she wanted to talk on the phone.

The 4th of July was good. Bayley was in a good mood and showed off for everyone. We enjoyed getting to see Lacy, Uncle Jack & Aunt Kaye & the rest of the family too of course. Saturday we were really lazy and just spent the day taking naps and catching up on sleep. Bayley walked took 4-5 steps for the first time Saturday. Sunday was good. Church of course then we shopped some. Bayley decided at lunch Sunday taht she LOVES baked beans!!! YUM! She got her 2nd bath of the day right after lunch! lol Monday was a little hard on Bayley getting back into the swing of daycare. Tuesday was a much better day for her. Ms. Anita said she acted happy for most of the day. Wednesday was good. Bayley walked probably 8-10 steps to show off while we were at church. Everyone clapped and she loved the attention of course. Im gonna try to get some pictures of her walking soon. More later.

This past weekend was slow for us. Nothing too exciting went on. Friday Night we went to see Paul, Amy, Becca and Corra and then went to Target. It was fun. Corra is getting so big. She is over 18 lbs at 3 1/2 months old. Becca was too cute. She played Wii and it was amazing how good she did. Me and Syd both came down with a cole "Thanks Daycare* so we just layed around a lot and tried to get over it.

I got these pictures emailed to me this week. These were taken May 21st which was one week before his diagnosis. It was Uncle Hoyt & Aunt Nellie's 48th Anniversary. We love you Uncle Hoyt and you will be missed.

Yesterday was Hannah McGee's 16th Birthday! I love you Hannah Girl!!!!

ONE YEAR AGO TODAY we finally got to bring Bayley home from the hosptial.

7/1/07 she came home weighing 3 lb 15.7 ounces.

7/1/08 she weighs 15 lb 15.8 ounces * notice the bassinet isnt as roomy now as it was 1 year ago!

One year ago Bayley's dinner consisted of 50 ml BM which is 1 1/2 ounces. Last nights dinner was corn, black eyed peas and a jar of sweet potato apple combo.

One year ago our Bayley Lauren all dressed up and pretty in pink.

This morning...Our precious Bayley Lauren pretty in pink and ready to start her day!

One year ago this month seemed to be the longest of my life...this year it has flown by! Thank God for answered Prayers!!!

PS - My mom just got back from the doctor about her shoulder. She got in trouble for not wearing her sling! ha I told her so!!! She is doing good. She is off work for another week and doesnt do therapy until after her 6 week check up with the doctor.

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.