Thanksgiving

We had a great Thanksgiving this year. TJ cooked the bird and we had great weather down here for Tim and Cindie's visits! Check it out...

We are excited about Christmas this year. Stella will love all the excitement and little tiny pieces of paper to eat, and Micah thinks every gift is a firetruck! They are lots of fun these days!! Love you all...Merry Christmas!

We're back!

Ok yes, it has been awhile. Sorry to my loyal fans :) But my pictures have been held hostage by my camera since the computer was broken. I am back! Just trying to sort through our many many summer pics. In the meantime, it's Halloween and the kids loved it, well, at least Micah did. And TJ and I had fun too. Stella is just a little young still to get much out if it but she did look adorable as Cinderella. And of course Micah was our handsome fireman. Micah enjoyed trick or treating this year. We went around the neighborhood with our neighborhood friends. He kept wanting to open up his candy and eat it. After every house, he asked me to open the piece of candy he just got! Thank goodness for the house that gave out fruit snacks! Enjoy the slideshow!!

Potty Training

We started potty training Micah yesterday. He did great. He went in the potty every 30 minutes all morning. Then stayed dry for his nap! After that he had his first accident. He held it for so long and then we put on underpants right away without using the potty. My bad. And then only one more accident that evening. He does not at all seem interested in poo in the potty, saves that for diaper time still (as in last night and this morning in his crib). That will be the next major step....along with leaving the house. I've been staying home since we started to give him time to get used to this. I think I need to get a 2nd potty for the car as a just in case. So far today he is doing good too. Only went a couple times this morning but he used the potty both times. I think he gets it but I am also prompting him about every 2 minutes, so we'll see if he can remember on his own when I stop asking. I feel like he's such a big boy now! It will be nice to only have 1 kid in diapers again though. I imagine he'll be in diapers awhile at night still but soon we'll move him into a toddler bed too. He is just growing up so fast!!

Happy Mommy Day

We have had a good few weeks - Stella is 3 months old....now almost 4 months old! I had a wonderful "mommy day" and the best part was hearing my little guy say "Happy Mommy Day" when he woke up! He is so cute!! I am such a lucky mommy. This past weekend we went on a hike and even managed to capture a family photo. Enjoy the pics...

Happy Spring

It's been a busy month - Laura's wedding, Stella turned 3 months old, and Micah got to go see some of his favorite vehicles! We had a great trip to Kentucky and these 2 kids are keeping us busy!!



And here are some from Easter weekend I never posted :)

Feb/March 2010

February - 1st month and 2nd Birthday

Well folks, it's the end of an era - the era of having help! Tonight is our last night to have grandparents help, and I am scared. Scared of taking care of 2 kids on my own. We have had a tremendous amount of help this first month as I have been recovering and we're all adjusting to our new life. It will be a challenge on my own! We are so appreciative of all the help we got from Gabby, MeeMee, and Poppy!!! We love you all!

Here are some pics from Stella's first month, Micah's 2nd birthday party, and some good weather and snowy weather (gotta love Texas). I am hoping for more good weather soon though so I can spend lots of time at the park with these 2 kids. Stella is 4 weeks old now and sleeping less. She is occasionally spitting up after eating but usually just needs a good burp to avoid that. She is no longer yellow either! She sleeps in our room and hopefully will be sleeping longer between feedings soon (right now it's about 2 hours or so). Enjoy the pics!!

Album edited...

Just an FYI...we added more pics to the album linked below this, pics from Stella's Birth Day!

Stella Rayne is here and Big Brother turns 2

This has been a big week for the Thompson family! As you know, Stella Rayne entered the world a week ago on January 27th at 12:57pm weighing in at 7 lb 9 oz and 21 inches tall. We have been busy busy since then. Mommy and Stella are home now and Stella is fighting off a nasty case of jaundice. She had to spend lots of time over the past week under phototherapy lights to reduce the jaundice levels. Next visit to the dr is tomorrow morning to see if we need the lights anymore or if she's over the risk. Also our big brother Micah turned 2 yesterday! He had a blast at his little family party last night, as you can see from his silly faces while he ate his ice cream cake. We are thoroughly appreciating all Gabby is doing for us this week. We know Micah can wear you out easily, not to mention all the cooking and cleaning. It has been awesome to have her help. Enjoy these pics from our first week with Stella and Micah's 2nd birthday!! We are totally enjoying having 2 kids and are so happy these days with our little family. What a blessing it is!

Almost time....

We had a great Christmas, pics coming soon. Here's a good one Becky took!