Sick days

I don't think I have gotten very many good pics of Dylan recently. The poor guy has been going through it all! Last month he started wheezing, so we took him to the doctor.They took chest x-rays and said that he had some substance in his bronchial tubes. They put him on an antibiotic, an inhaler, and a steroid to clear it all up. Then we had to go back for a 2 week check up. He still had the runny nose and was coughing some, so they put him on another antibiotic to make sure it wasn't a sinus infection. Then on Sunday, he started complaining about his ear hurting. After being up all night, we took him to the doctor again on Monday. He had an ear infection that had a hole in it. We started him on ear drops, but they weren't doing anything for him. On Thursday, we took him back and they gave him an oral antibiotic. He absolutely hates the taste of this one, but it is working 100 times better than the drops. While he was sick he would come up to me and say, "I hold you" meaning that he wanted me to hold him. Half of the time I was feeding Lauren, so I couldn't hold him. Poor Dylan. He would then say, "set her down" until I was finished or he was entertained by a movie. It's sometimes hard when you have two needy children, but I still love them! Throughout it all, I got this good shot of him smiling! Here is Dylan with Grandma. He loves spending time with his grandmas. My mom came up to watch the kids so Ricky and I could go on a date! We went to dinner at Olive Garden. It seemed like their prices have gone up, or else it has just been that long since I have gone to a nicer restaurant. Oh well! We had a great time and look forward to doing it again soon! Thanks mom!
And here is a cute picture of daddy's little princess! She has grown out of her newborn clothes already! How sad. She started smiling at us, without being gassy, and started cooing. I just love this phase! I have a ton of pictures of her on the camera, so I'll have to figure out how to work the new camera on our computer!

Here are the first few pictures from our new camera. I think they are WAY better than the old camera. It's amazing how the camera can make all the difference! Until next time!

Cousins and more

Where to begin... I will just say that life is beginning to settle down a little bit. Lauren has slept for 7 hours the last 2 nights, so we'll see if this is just a phase or real. I can't believe that she is almost 2 months old! Time sure does fly by!I'll just explain each picture to let you know some of the stuff we have been doing.
At playgroup, they had a water day. Dylan suprised me with LOVING the slip and slide. He would scoot his way down to the puddle at the end and then do it again! We really enjoy getting to know people in our new ward at playgroup.
This is how Lauren spend the water day! Such a little cutie!
Dylan and cousin Noah at the Columbian park Zoo. Dylan loves his cousins and seeing the animals.
Can you believe that Grandma picked up the chicken?Aunt Melissa didn't think it was as cool as Grandma did!

Dylan and Lily playing in the water. Kids will be kids! I don't think we can go there without coming home drenched! We really enjoyed spending time with Melissa and the kids while they were here visiting.
Cousin Brayden, Dylan and Grandma at the State Fair. Dylan was so excited to ride on the elephant! He talked about it for days! Thanks Grandma! We had a wonderful time at the State Fair. The food was the best part! (and seeing my family!)And now on to the cutest little girl I know! (I am partial because I'm her mother!) She started smiling a little. Dylan can make her grin the best! It's really cute! I will try to get a video of it and post it. (Maybe sometime before she turns 1) I was playing with my old camera and this was one of the shots. I will be happily posting some good pictures with my new camera soon!
And these two pictures are some from her birth announcement that will be going out sometime this weekend. I know, I know. I'm not on the ball with this one! I won't even tell you how much is filled out in her baby book! Well, I need to get some sleep while the kids are sleeping! Check back soon and I will try to do my weekly postings again!

Blessings

Our family is growing. Look how cute we are outside of our house. Did you notice the pretty flowers behind us? This past weekend my sister had a little baby shower for me and Lauren. It was really nice to have all of my family here to see our new house and Lauren. My aunt and cousins were able to make it over here from Illinois, along with all of my family. And since everyone was already here, we did Lauren's blessing at church on Sunday. My mom made the cutest dress ever for Lauren. Thanks mom! I really love it!


Dylan with his cousins Brayden and Landen by the lake outside. Dylan really loves his cousins. Brayden, Madeline (my cousin's little girl) and Dylan walking back to our house. They fed the fish and ducks in the pond. Dylan would be out there everyday if we let him!

My family all came for Lauren's blessing.
Look at how our family is growing!

Dylan was being really cute in the tree! I still can't believe how big he has gotten! I guess part of that is comparing him to Lauren.My precious little girl!

We took some pictures of Lauren with her pretty blessing dress. Here are some of the best ones.



I think she looks a lot like Dylan in these pictures! She is growing each and every day. Thanks to everyone for helping us out. We really appreciate it.

August already?!?!

Lauren sleeping on my lap. She seems to sleep best if someone is holding her!

Such a sweet little girl!
Can you tell she loved her first bath?!?!
Big yawns!
My little baby is sitting up already! J/K I can't believe she is already 3 weeks old! Time sure does fly! Once thing settle down, I will post more pics. Dylan got a cold and started weezing this morning. I really hope Lauren doesn't get it! We are trying to get some sleep as Lauren changed her schedule to being awake at night. Hope everyone is doing well!

Lauren Kylie Tate

Hey! We just wanted to announce the arrival of Lauren Kylie Tate to our family! She was born on Monday, July 14th at 8:09 pm. She weighed 7 lbs. 4 oz. and was 20 3/4 inches long. She has black hair and a great complexion. So far, she has been doing great! She is eating well and sleeping well. She is already growing so quickly! Check back for more postings soon!

Love, Ricky, Melissa and Dylan

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Before

After

Our new family! How cute!