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Family Party 6/20/09

Birthday princess with her sprinkles!

Happy Birthday Lindsay!

Lindsay learns how to throw the troopers off the deck

paratroopers

Michael's sidewalk art!

I think she likes it...

Michael SCORED with a Dora Gown.

Congrats on your new job Michael!

Now you have to keep up with the BLOG so you can watch us grow!

We'll miss you!

Great Pic Girls!

Great Pic girls'!!

Pics from Pettit Creek Farms

Morning Faces!
Brooke's first visit to Chuck E. Cheese with Lindsay and the Smiths!

Chuck wore her out!

Lindsay did great at the petting zoo and loved feeding the goats.

The four of us on the hayride!

Lindsay did NOT want to feed the camels. However they were extremely friendly, no spitting and Daddy fed them so they were happy with us!

Our little monkey with her snack of choice for the night POPCORN!

Silly Time with Santa!

Here are our pictures with the Santa at McD's!
Santa let Linds play with his jingle bells!

Here Santa gets a little too close for comfort...

Lindsay leaning in for a kiss on the cheek! What a brave girl!

Lindsay's Home- 28 months old today too!

Lindsay couldn't wait to go for a walk in the neighborhood with her babies. We told her we would take one after her nap! We managed to get her down for a short nap after we got her home and unpacked today. She didn't go to bed til 10 p.m. tonight but she went pretty easily!
Megan came over to see Lindsay and got herself some Brooke time too.
Brooke's first time in the Bjorn!
Aunt KK, Kevin, Daddy & I treated her to a night at the Dwarf house so she could enjoy the "little red door" again.
Lindsay must have gone through the door 20 times or so.

She's very happy to be home and we're very happy to have her here! She's been an angel with Brooke so far as well. Aunt Agatha and Uncle Paul came over to take Brooke to sleep at their house tonight. We thought it was a good option in case we have any Lindsay issues tonight. Lindsay kissed Brooke bye and said "See you tomorrow". She seems ok as long as SHE isn't going anywhere without us, but it was ok that Brooke was going somewhere without her. We'll see how long that takes to change. LOL!

Today was a good day!

Fun with Lindsay

Tonight Mike and I headed to his parents for dinner and a visit with Lindsay. We brought the dress I bought her MONTHS ago that she is supposed to wear to Brooke's Baptism. WOOHOO...it fits her and so do her shoes (barely)! The other good news is my MIL had Brooke the other day and they tried her in the Baptism gown and said she fits just fine! So I'm much happier about those two issues. (Since I'm such a planner and all that...)

Lindsay loved trying on her dress and of course wanted to wear it to the dinner table! NOT!

The whole ensemble

She really liked her dress and twirled for us and did not want to take it off. We had an interesting conversation about what Brooke's Baptism was but she mostly caught the fact that we'd be having cake at church afterward and pretty much was stuck in that mode for the rest of the conversation.Here is Lindsay looking at her own picture in our church directory. She's really liking mom's helmet...now she wants the chin strap buttoned every time.
" Can you believe mom has to wear this thing out in public??"

Linds was a total chatter box tonight. She has complete conversations now and there is no misunderstanding if you're around her just a little while. Aunt Patti called tonight and Lindsay asked her (unprompted) if she was coming to pick her up. She said "Are you coming to get me, Aunt Patti" and Pat said "Oh yes, I'm coming to get you soon" and Lindsay got so excited she ran and put her book away and ran back to the phone and said "I'm ready Aunt Pat, come get me" She was so excited. It was adorable. She's ready for a trip to visit with Aunt Patti and Uncle Steve BIG TIME! Not that she's not spoiled rotten at her grandparents house. She had another great visit mostly on my lap tonight and still did not cry when we had to leave. She blew kisses and waved bye bye to us and was just fine. She told me again tonight "I wanna come home with you mommy" and I told her "you will soon"! Just not sure how soon we'll be ready for both girls to be home. Mike is still recovering and moving slow at times. I'm getting stronger each day and I'm seeing such progress in my body strength. This weekend I discovered that I can squat down, sit on the floor and get up by myself now without holding on to something for balance or assistance. I couldn't do that last week in Physical therapy. I showed off on that today at my rehab appt too. It was great! I've gained back 12 pounds of the weight I lost (sort of bummed by that in a small way) though my therapist told me "of course you're going to gain back some weight as you put back on muscle". So that is my story...it's ALL muscle now! LOL! Too bad you can't lose weight that fast and just keep it off no matter what. I guess that only works in HOLLYWOOD...

At any rate I'm completely enamored by my 27 month old daughter and I am missing the heck out of my baby Brooke who I'm not going to see for two more days. This has got to be the hardest thing I've ever endured being away from my girls that I've wanted since I was a girl myself. Mike keeps telling me that it's what we need to do now and it will all be worth it in the end. I'll have them for the rest of my life which thankfully has been extended by a miracle and a reason I've yet to discover!

Silly Sisters- Hanging out around the house

Having a Blast on the zebra!

Check out our matching dresses! Brooke is not enjoying her sister time!
Lindsay deals pretty well when her baby sister cries!
Lindsay gives Brooke a big kiss! Look at Brooke's face...hysterical!

Two Year Check Up

Lindsay had her two year appt today and she was putting on a show! The nurses and doc could not believe how much she was talking and in full sentences! Lindsay's doc's name is Dr. Turlapaty and she can say it clear as a bell. That totally floors everyone in the office. She was so much fun today!

Two year stats: 27.10 lbs, 33.5 inches tall.

Lindsay has gained 3lbs in 6 months and grown 2.5 inches. She is now rounded out to the 50th% for her height, weight and head circumference. She's doing great and does not have to go back to the doctor until she's 3! Wouldn't that be wonderful if it worked out that way? As most of you mom's know there is no such thing as staying away from the pediatrician for a whole year at this age. But, we'll see how she does. Funny thing is, we're finally at the point that we don't have to go back for a year and we'll be starting over in a few weeks with the frequent appointments for baby number 2! So we'll be seeing lots of Dr. Turlapaty very soon!

The only bad part of the appointment was Lindsay's shot. She got her 2nd Hep A shot today. Let me tell you that the second the new nurse came in (at the end of the appt) she KNEW she was getting it. She was playing with some blocks and immediately started grabbing at her arms (hugging herself) and saying NO! NO! NO! These are the moments that I know my kid is too smart for her own good. It took me and daddy to hold her down for one quick shot. She got over it pretty quickly but for the rest of the evening every time she noticed her snoopy band aid she would sort of whine about it. Oh well...she's good to go now for another year! YAY!

We don't have official results of Mike's test today as they don't tell you anything at the hospital. We'll have to wait for his doctor to give us a call in the next day or so. There are some other family issues going on now. I won't go into detail tonight but it seems that more prayers will be needed in the coming hours for one of our beloved family members. Thank you all for keeping us close in your thoughts and prayers.

We have Lindsay home with us for the next few days so I'll have some new photos from the weekend soon. I also will have new updated photos of the big girl room!

Good night from the Bresnan house!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY LINDSAY- PART 3

The Birthday is officially over! Here are pics from Sunday's family celebration in Ellijay. Lindsay had a blast with her cousins Derek & Adam!

Derek & Adam were good "pushers" for Lindsay on her swing...which she NEVER wants to get out.
Love this shot...check out Adam taking a break to swig his root beer in the background!

After swinging we moved on to water guns with the boys and Donna. Lindsay figured out how to fill her gun with no problem. Her only real problem was her aim. She would point the gun up in the air or at her self when she would try to retaliate against the boys! Too funny.
Awesome candles Aunt Patti! The cake of course was like Death by Chocolate and enjoyed by everyone!
Adam helps Lindsay blow out her candles. I wonder how long she'll allow anyone to do that??
Checking out the merchandise...
This has become sort of a family tradition. It doesn't matter what the cake occasion is, no cake is safe from the fingers of these three!!!

Lindsay digs in!
She'll love me for this photo years from now!!
Then the ice cream cones were introduced. A two year old with ice cream in one hand and cake in the other...you think she was a happy girl???
Oh yeah!
Lindsay gets some lovin' from her Uncle Steve!

Moving on to the presents and we're still in just a diaper and a hair bow...nice.
More help from Derek & Adam...
Aunt Claire gave Lindsay this cute shorts outfit. Good thing since she soaked her clothes with bubbles and water guns! Mommy & Daddy thought this bubble mower would be a good gift! Here she is giving it a whirl! She loved it!

Sunday was a great day. We got out of the house and out of "work mode" and really relaxed. It was good to see Helen, David and the boys back from their road trip and hear all the stories. We also got to spend time with Grandpa and Aunt Claire. Lindsay is spending this week in Ellijay with Aunt Patti and Uncle Steve.
I had a bit of a false alarm today and went into the OB office to get checked. Seems that I'm having some pretty hard core Braxton Hicks and some cramping. Turns out that I was not going into labor. I just got myself sent home for the day to "get off my feet" which are swollen beyond belief. I was honest with my doctor and told her I over did it for the last couple of weeks but REALLY over did it this weekend. She threatened me pretty good with bed rest so I'm trying to slow down now. The nursery is ready and Lindsay's furniture is ordered. I only have a few small projects I want to complete that can be done from a chair. :)
My house is SO not ready cleanliness wise but this week I'm not worrying about it. We have our dog back this week and Mike's brother's dog. Next week they'll be back from vacay and they will take them back again. Then I'll worry about cleaning.

So, that's the wrap up for today. I'm heading to bed by order of the spouse who has NO ROOM TO TALK about me getting rest. I had a late afternoon nap so I'm up late but I do want to go to work tomorrow. The cramping has stopped and the contractions are like 2 an hour so I'm thinking nothing too exciting is going to happen tonight.

I did get scared enough today to finish packing my hospital bag...so we'll see what the next week brings.