Sitting in the hospital here with Steph. She had a LEEP procedure done today. She's still drowsy. Dr. Jan said everything went well. She lost a little bit more blood than normal, but Dr. Jan is not concerned. She just had to give Steph some stitches. We should hear results from the biopsy by Tuesday.
Although Dr. Jan is optimistic about the results, I am still a little worried. Just praying for a negative test and even more, for Steph's continued health. We've got to have a healthy mommy at the Cearley house :)
Friday, November 21, 2008
Sunday, November 16, 2008
Reality II - Cowboys 14, Redskins 10
OK, so it wasn't the offensive game I thought it would be, but we won....like we should have last time. God bless Marion Barber. And Tony Romo.
Tonight was good, but if they want to go to the playoffs and win there, they have to stop making so many penalties. Freaking Flozell Adams kills me. He's been doing this nonsense for the past however many years. Stop with the penalties already. And TO? Hang on to the ball.
We're back in the thick of things. Now, we have to keep going. And hope the Giants and Redskins get beat by whoever is playing them from here on out.
Mary Michelle - your Romo jersey is getting boxed up.
Tonight was good, but if they want to go to the playoffs and win there, they have to stop making so many penalties. Freaking Flozell Adams kills me. He's been doing this nonsense for the past however many years. Stop with the penalties already. And TO? Hang on to the ball.
We're back in the thick of things. Now, we have to keep going. And hope the Giants and Redskins get beat by whoever is playing them from here on out.
Mary Michelle - your Romo jersey is getting boxed up.
Prediction II - Cowboys 31, Redskins 20
That's right. I think it's going to be a beat down tonight. I have a feeling the Cowboys are going to put the stompin on them. Romo's back. Portis isn't playing. They have to win this game. And because of that, they will.
Monday, November 10, 2008
Princess with earrings
Saturday, totally on a whim, Gracie got her ears pierced. Stephanie suggested it, I said, 'sure,' and Gracie went along with it.
That morning, we went to Babies/Toys R Us, and she got a new crown and clip on earrings. She immediately put them both on and wore them for most of the day. For the last couple of weeks, we've been talking to her about the possibility of getting her ears pierced and both Stephanie and I have talked to her specifically about all that would happen. So, the idea of getting her ears pierced was never an issue. The idea of someone getting close to her ears with a little device wasn't an issue either. We knew the immediate pain would be the issue.
Back to Saturday night - we rolled up into Claire's at Firewheel mall, all 3 kids in tow, and watched a teenage girl get her ears pierced before Gracie. Gracie was very excited about it, she'd already picked out her earrings (pink daisies), and couldn't wait to sit up in the chair. We asked the girl who was doing the procedure if we could do them both at the same time because after the initial piercing, there was no way that Gracie would let anyone by her ears. I'm soooo glad we did that.
As soon as they went in, she cried, cried, cried. It only lasted for about 5 minutes. Then, with the promise of candy and the fading pain, she dried up and went on like nothing ever happened. Since then, she's been walking around like she's an even bigger princess than she was before.
Tuesday, November 4, 2008
A Historical Day
Kids,
This might be the most important day of your short life here so far. Today, we, the United States of America, elected a new president, one who seems to be an honorable man. A man devoted to change things as we know them. We have faced many troubling times and hardships over the last 8 years. We had the largest, most devastating terrorist attack in the United States in 2001. Gracie, there are many deep issues associated with this, but it is one of the reasons we did not stay in New York after you were born. Since then, we have engaged in 2 wars, seen our global reputation and credibility shrink to embarrasingly low proportions and now, our nation is struggling through a financial crisis that most equate to the Great Depression. There are many events happening in your young life that you will learn about in school.
This day was another one of those historical events. Today, we elected a new president, the first African American president in history. The effects of this will probably still be felt throughout your lifetime. You see, race shouldn't matter in this country, in this world, but the sad truth is that it does. Hopefully, all Americans can look past the color of a man's skin, even those who are still mired in ways of the past, ways of inequality. Only time will tell. I pray for all of our sake, that this day will be the beginning of a new America, a revitalized America, an America that we're all proud to be a part of.
Times have been hard. I hope that today's decision will have a positive impact on the world that you will grow up in and raise your own family in. I feel like today, we have elected a president who will make the decisions necessary to give you that world, to make things better, to lead us on the road to change that we so desperately need, not only right now, but when you are typing something to your own kids.
This is a historical day and you should know that both your mom and I are happy with this result. We are confident that this is the right decision and we are hopeful in the future that can be. We want a nation and a world that we can all live in and you guys can have a full life in. As you learn about George Washington and Abraham Lincoln and Franklin D. Roosevelt and John F. Kennedy and the impact that they had on this great nation, impact that was felt long after they left, so will you learn about the man who made history today - our new president Barak Obama.
We love you dearly,
Mom and Dad
PS - we were both laying in our bed in our house in Wylie, Texas when the news broke and Obama gave his speech. In fact, your mom was asleep :)
This might be the most important day of your short life here so far. Today, we, the United States of America, elected a new president, one who seems to be an honorable man. A man devoted to change things as we know them. We have faced many troubling times and hardships over the last 8 years. We had the largest, most devastating terrorist attack in the United States in 2001. Gracie, there are many deep issues associated with this, but it is one of the reasons we did not stay in New York after you were born. Since then, we have engaged in 2 wars, seen our global reputation and credibility shrink to embarrasingly low proportions and now, our nation is struggling through a financial crisis that most equate to the Great Depression. There are many events happening in your young life that you will learn about in school.
This day was another one of those historical events. Today, we elected a new president, the first African American president in history. The effects of this will probably still be felt throughout your lifetime. You see, race shouldn't matter in this country, in this world, but the sad truth is that it does. Hopefully, all Americans can look past the color of a man's skin, even those who are still mired in ways of the past, ways of inequality. Only time will tell. I pray for all of our sake, that this day will be the beginning of a new America, a revitalized America, an America that we're all proud to be a part of.
Times have been hard. I hope that today's decision will have a positive impact on the world that you will grow up in and raise your own family in. I feel like today, we have elected a president who will make the decisions necessary to give you that world, to make things better, to lead us on the road to change that we so desperately need, not only right now, but when you are typing something to your own kids.
This is a historical day and you should know that both your mom and I are happy with this result. We are confident that this is the right decision and we are hopeful in the future that can be. We want a nation and a world that we can all live in and you guys can have a full life in. As you learn about George Washington and Abraham Lincoln and Franklin D. Roosevelt and John F. Kennedy and the impact that they had on this great nation, impact that was felt long after they left, so will you learn about the man who made history today - our new president Barak Obama.
We love you dearly,
Mom and Dad
PS - we were both laying in our bed in our house in Wylie, Texas when the news broke and Obama gave his speech. In fact, your mom was asleep :)
Saturday, November 1, 2008
Halloween in The Woodlands
We came to The Woodlands for Halloween. We couldn't pass up the opportunity for Gracie and her cousins to share this event together. Observing her, I would say this is probably the best time she's had ever. She sure does love her cousin Amalia.
Gracie was Dorothy. Nick was turtle. Max was baseball player. Amalia was the sun. Aidan was the moon. Avery was the stars.
We all got bit by mosquitos. And then we all got sick. Just runny nose sick, and not because of the mosquitos.
The adults rocked Guitar Hero. Andrea is good, Steph didn't really find her groove.
PS - the Stormtrooper is some random kid off the street.
Saturday, October 25, 2008
Homage to Gracie Jane
Girl loves to dress up. I think we've got an actress on our hands. She's skilled at getting in and out of character. She can easily go from Dorothy to a ballerina supastar to a dog in the blink of an eye.Weekend update
Saturday morning is pancake morning around the Cearley house. We took a page from Jon & Kate + 8 and have been doing this for months now. It's something that we all look forward to throughout the week. Stephanie makes these super healthy pancakes with flax seed and organic this and that - my contribution is chocolate chips. Mmmm. Healthy, yet very tasty.
The boys are this close to crawling. The days of immobility and laying on the back are almost over. I forgot what it's like to have mobile babies. Soon, I will be forced to put up the gate, take things off bottom shelves and baby-proof everything in the house. Plus, the chasing. Oy.
Today, we will go look for frames for the special pictures we took about a month ago. I purposely didn't write about them because they are a surprise. Shhhh. Texas/Oklahoma State is on later this afternoon and I'm sure we'll watch that. Otherwise, today's plan is to relax as much as possible.
On a more sobering note, my company laid off 75 employees this past week. Hopefully, there won't be another round anytime soon. The state of this nation and economy is so depressing. I'm still standing and employed, but in these times, I suppose anything can happen at any given time. I just pray for leadership, here and around the world, that wants to solve this problem and will take the right steps to do so. I know it's asking a lot, but I have confidence someone can. Hurry up November 4.
The boys are this close to crawling. The days of immobility and laying on the back are almost over. I forgot what it's like to have mobile babies. Soon, I will be forced to put up the gate, take things off bottom shelves and baby-proof everything in the house. Plus, the chasing. Oy.
Today, we will go look for frames for the special pictures we took about a month ago. I purposely didn't write about them because they are a surprise. Shhhh. Texas/Oklahoma State is on later this afternoon and I'm sure we'll watch that. Otherwise, today's plan is to relax as much as possible.
On a more sobering note, my company laid off 75 employees this past week. Hopefully, there won't be another round anytime soon. The state of this nation and economy is so depressing. I'm still standing and employed, but in these times, I suppose anything can happen at any given time. I just pray for leadership, here and around the world, that wants to solve this problem and will take the right steps to do so. I know it's asking a lot, but I have confidence someone can. Hurry up November 4.
Saturday, October 18, 2008
5 things that have happened since last post
1. Steph's birthday was on the 12th. We had a nice date on the lake and were able to just chill together. It was very, very nice.
2. Max is getting 2 teeth on the bottom. It is keeping him up a little in the morning and making him a little bit fussier than normal.
3. Steph is weening the nursing. Soon, they will strictly be fed by the bottles.
4. I spoke at a digital pharma conference this past Wednesday. I traveled to NYC on Tuesday, back home on Thursday.
5. My mom came to visit last weekend (she helped babysit while we went out on the aforementioned date). She and Kyle are off to a vacation in Napa tomorrow, where they'll go to a wedding for one of her students and spend a week playing around in wine country. Have fun, momma!
2. Max is getting 2 teeth on the bottom. It is keeping him up a little in the morning and making him a little bit fussier than normal.
3. Steph is weening the nursing. Soon, they will strictly be fed by the bottles.
4. I spoke at a digital pharma conference this past Wednesday. I traveled to NYC on Tuesday, back home on Thursday.
5. My mom came to visit last weekend (she helped babysit while we went out on the aforementioned date). She and Kyle are off to a vacation in Napa tomorrow, where they'll go to a wedding for one of her students and spend a week playing around in wine country. Have fun, momma!
Monday, October 6, 2008
Sunday with the Johnsons
After 2 1/2 long years of no contact with the Johnsons, we finally reconnected and even saw each other. We seemed to pick up right where we left off. Er, aside from the 3 babies who have collectively been born between now and then. They're doing really well and their daughter, Meadow, is beautiful. I think she looks just like D. She's a little under a year right now and Gracie couldn't understand why she wouldn't run or talk or do anything that Gracie does. It's silly how you don't keep in contact with those who are really important to you and before you know it, years have passed. It takes effort from both sides and we'll just try harder. Life is puzzling like that. Especially with kids.BTW - that's Nick in the turtle towel.
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