Back In The Swing

It's time to get back into the swing of our normal routine since Kyle had eighteen days off from preschool and John had seventeen days off from work. Wow, that sure was a long time, but it certainly did go by very fast. We enjoyed the holidays and spending each and everyday together as a family.

Kyle had plenty of good times...moving into his new room (pics to come in the near future), a visit with Ce Ce and Poppy (my parents), a visit from Santa, and plenty of playtime. As enjoyable as the holidays are it is nice to get back to our everyday life in our tiny part of the world. We are slowly regaining control of our house and putting the Christmas decorations away. Kyle seemed very happy to go to school this morning and had a great day which I was very happy about since he was gone from school for so long.

Our normal routine won't last for very long since we are leaving next week for a road trip to New Orleans for my high school reunion. It was scheduled several months ago, but cancelled due to a hurricane. We are looking forward to our stay in The Big Easy. I really want Kyle to have the opportunity to learn about New Orleans since it will always be my home away from home.

Great American Preemie

Kyle enjoys sporting his GAP jacket. Did you know that GAP = Great American Preemie?

Bloggy Award

A fellow blogger, Jennifer from Another Online Mom, awarded me this cute bloggy award. I feel so honored and she made my day! Thanks so much Jennifer.

This award comes with a few rules: Put the logo on your blog or post. Nominate at least 10 blogs which show GREAT ATTITUDE and/or GRATITUDE! Be sure to link to your nominees within your post. Let them know that they have received this award by commenting on their blog. Share the love and link to this post and to the person from whom you received your award.

• Jennifer - Addie and Alex:Adorable Twins
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• Melanie - LSU Melanie
• With Love From New Orleans

Here's Looking At You!

Kyle has a new look!

Since Kyle was born prematurely his eyes didn't have time to develop fully and he had to undergo laser eye surgery due to ROP. The surgery was a great success and we are forever thankful to the pediatric opthamologist for "saving" Kyle's sight. At that time, we were told that at some point in the future Kyle may need to wear glasses. A couple of weeks ago at his yearly follow up appointment Kyle received a prescription for his first pair of glasses. This morning we went to pick them up and have the glasses fitted. He really does look cute with them...at least I think so! He seems to be adjusting to them just fine, so hopefully this will continue.

Since we were in the hospital where Kyle was born, we went to visit the NICU where Kyle spent the first eighty six days of his life. We were very excited that one of Kyle's primary nurses that took care of him was working. She was able to give us a quick tour of the new NICU wing in the hospital. Wow, it is really nice and certainly would have made our three month stay more comfortable. Well, as comfortable as one can be in that situation. We are so thankful for the hospital, doctors, and nurses for everything they do on a daily basis to help these tiny little babies.

Welcome 2009!!

Happy New Year! We are hoping for a happy and healthy 2009! We will be spending a low key day at home. We believe, if we start the new year off "boring" then possibly the remainder of the year will be "boring". I use the word boring in the sense that we won't have any major "drama". Since John and I have been married we have had two years of stressful "drama" and since then we enjoy quiet and boring. My main resolution for 2009 is to potty train Kyle...I have my fingers crossed I will succeed. I like to hear other people's resolutions, so please share yours with me.

Gingerbread Party

A couple of weeks ago, on Kyle's last day of preschool, before the Christmas break, his class had a Gingerbread Party. The parents were invited to attend so I joined in the fun. The classroom was divided in several different sections, each with it's own gingerbread theme. First stop, was the area to make a gingerbread house with stickers, second on the tour was gingerbread stamps, third was to decorate a gingerbread cookie, which he later ate at snack time. There was also a station where Kyle received a temporary tatoo on his arm...he chose a lollipop. It was a fun, creative, and cute way to end the year at preschool and begin the holiday festivities!

Although, it was a nice event, Kyle got very fussy and upset when I was in the classroom and was very clingy to me and only wanted to be held. Unfortunately, it didn't come as a huge surprise since this behavior occured several weeks ago at another school function I attended. It is a little overwhelming and stressful for me, but I want to be as active with his school activities as possible. Maybe, I need to wait until he is a little older and can completely communicate what causes this particualar reaction. All the teachers can't figure out what the issue is because they say he is very happy when he is at school. Just another mystery I will need to solve about Kyle in the future!

Our Future Rock Star

We recently purchased a Wii and have been having a blast playing the games. We are still in the learning mode with the majority of features of the games, but have become hooked. One of our favorites is the Guitar Hero World Tour...which includes a guitar, a drum set, and microphone. As you can see...even, Kyle wants to be a future rock star...LOL! Actually, one of our rules is not to play Wii when Kyle is awake. I assume we will have several late nights in our future.

Do you have a Wii? If so, what are some of your favorite games?