Ashton's Speech Class

Hi!  I know it's been forever since I last posted!  Things have been so busy around here.  Promise to try to post a little bit more on what's up around here.
Last week, Ashton started a speech class through Plano ISD.  He is very hard to understand at times.  We had him evaluated and sure enough, he qualified.  I am so thankful for this!  His new teachers are great and Ashton seems to love it!   His teachers tell me that Ashton is following the routine well, working and playing with friends, and loves to practice his speech sounds.  Makes me so happy and proud of him!
Here are a few pics taken by his teacher.  This is my favorite picture of him...look how happy he looks.  This was his 1st day of school.  What a big boy!!

Does he not look like he's having so much fun??  He loves it there!  He gets to go to the library and check out a book every other week -- that was a HUGE deal at our house!!  He gets to play on the computer on occasion, play outside on a huge playground, do art, puzzles, tactile time, and just have fun!

Happy 18 months, Beckett!!

18 months!  Wow!  Time has flown by!  My sweet Beckett Boo, you are getting so big!  You are such a little joy and you make everyone so happy!!  You are in a size 5 diaper.  You love the eat!  Your favorite foods are cheese, applesauce, pizza, spaghetti, meatballs, yogurt, grapes, bananas, sandwiches and so much more.  You are not too big on vegetables, but you love fruit!  You seem to prefer fruit over most other foods.  You love to be outside.  You get really mad when we can't go out.  You love to run, throw the ball, climb -- you scare your Mommy very often...you have no fear what so ever... You love to dance, give hugs and bites...I mean kisses,  you are a Momma's boy and I love it!!  You always want to be held and even though I know you are getting big and need to not be held all the time, I really don't care...you are my baby...and my last baby (sniff, sniff)...so I am going to enjoy it! :)

 Here is a video of you dancing...oh how happy you are when music comes on!  Makes me smile!

Family Pictures 2013 ~ Briana Pascual Photography

Been awhile!!!!

I was just looking at my blog and noticed I have not posted since August!!!  What??!!!  It's December!!!  Crazy!  Guess you can say I've been super busy!!
All is going good around here.  The kids are growing little weeds!!! 
We got our family pictures taken about a month or so ago and needless to say I am in love with them!  Seriously!!!  I will post them in a bit.....

The kids are all ready for Christmas!!!  I promise....I WILL start taking more pics of the family.  I have been so bad with that.  I never take my "big" camera out anymore :/  Will start doing that!  That's why I have the thing, right!??
Anyways, hope everyone is doing great!!! :)

Beckett....Month by Month.

My baby is growing up way, way too fast!!!

My new kicks! 1st pair of shoes....

Well, since Beckett is now walking ...almost running...lol!  I figured it was time to go get him a new pair of shoes.
Went to Stride Rite got measured and picked out a pair of the cutest shoes.  Cute little Elmo shoes!  They really don't go with anything, but I just think they are adorable!  He, of course, hates them.  He hates wearing them and really won't even walk in them.  I know they fit.  Maybe it's just a stage and he prefers to be barefoot, can't blame him really.
Anyways, here he is...walking.  Being such a big boy.  Now, officially a toddler. 

Tyler and 1st grade

As some of you may know Tyler started Kindergarten on his 5th birthday.  Everyone told me the best thing to do was to wait a year before starting Kindergarten.  I read up on it and felt like he was ready to go and would do fine.  Well, I sent him and he struggled in Kindergarten and struggled in 1st grade. Everything seemed to frustrate him and although I truly believe he did always try his best, I felt like he just did not get everything.
I feel like having Beckett was really hard on him and he really had a hard time at the beginning of 1st grade with all the work and having a new baby, again in the house.  I do feel like as the year went on he started doing better, but still not where he should be.  So, with all that said Chad and I have decided the best thing to do is to have him repeat the 1st grade.  This was such a hard decision.  I question myself all the time...Am I making the right decision?  Will he make new friends?  How will he react when he sees all his friends going to the 2nd grade and he's going to the 1st grade?  Will his friends tease him?  Ugh!  All these questions and uncertainties are bugging me.  I guess I just have to go with my gut and what everyone else has told me that if I do it now it will be so much easier than waiting until he is older.  I can not imagine having to do this in 4th or 5th grade.  He was the youngest boy in 1st grade.  All his friends are taller than him and some of them were beginning to tease him (not in a mean way or anything, but still)....
I pray we are doing what is in Tyler's best interest. 
We are meeting with Tyler's school administrators week to go over everything.  Why we want to hold him back and I really don't know what else to expect.  Please say a little prayer for Tyler on his 1st day back at school that everything goes well for him.  Thank you :)

***UPDATE***

We made it through the 1st week of school...well, almost!  All the kids have been sick with strep.  1st Ashton, then Beckett and last Tyler.  He missed 3 days of school :(  He ran a really high fever on Wednesday and scared the crap outta me (105.5)!  Luckily, I was able to get it down pretty fast with a cool bath and Tylenol.

 Tyler went the 1st day and seemed to do good.  He did say he wanted to go to 2nd grade and he missed his friends.  I am sure he did.  I can not even begin to imagine how hard it must be to go back to the grade you were in last year while all your friends are in a new grade.  It really makes me sad, but even that being said I still feel this was the right decision.  I wish he would be more positive about this.  I feel as if he feels he is being punished for not doing good....which he is not by any means.  He did do good last year, we just felt he struggled all the time and I / we did not want him to struggle in every grade.  I am really hoping this gets easier on him and he starts to have a positive attitude and well, forgets about it all.

Ashton's 3 Year Stats!

Taking my Ashton to the pediatrician is now Hard!!! He knows what is going on and thanks to our last little dentist trip he is afraid of going to the Doctor. Luckily, I bribed him with getting a sticker and a lollipop at the end of his appointment. I am happy to say that during his appointment, he did GREAT! No tears what so ever...no shots. Just a little finger prick to check for anemia (which he is not). He is healthy and developing right on track!

Here are his 3 Year Stats:

Height : 41 inches (above the 95%).....Yes, he is TALL!!
Weight : 38.4 pounds (95%) BMI : 16 (50%)
He's perfect and it makes me SO super happy!!

Ashton's 3 year pictures

I think the hardest thing to do is to take your own child's photos. It's hard...or maybe just Ashton is hard!! Anyways, we finally got out and took some. I love this little guy! He is such a joy to have, such a mischievous little one, such a silly little boy! Ashton loves super heroes....Iron Man, Super Man, Captain America, The Hulk, . He is still working on potty training and doing good!! I am praying by the time he starts school he is totally (or almost totally) potty trained! Ashton loves fruit...any kind of fruit. Ashton HATES vegetables! Ugh! I wish my kids would just meat their vegis!!! Ashton loves Power Rangers. Ashton loves any type of sweets. LOL! I love it...when he sees something...anything he likes to eat he will say, "mmmm mmmmmm mmmmmmm" It's soooo stinking cute! Ashton loves going to the park, he loves animals, he loves to sing to Beckett, he loves to play with Tyler, he loves to color, paint. He loves to just be a little boy! I am so happy with him and can not even begin to imagine my life without him!!!!

Happy 11 months, Beckett

Can not believe my baby turned 11 months.  Crrazy!  He is getting so big, doing so much!  He is now walking.  Not full on walking, but almost!  He rarely crawls anymore. He is now a toddler, I guess.  It really makes me kind of sad.  He is my last (yes, for sure) and I just want him to stay a baby just a little longer.
Here is what is going on with Beckett this month. Beckett weighs about 22 pounds. I have no idea how long he is. We go to his 1 yr check up next month, so I will for sure update then. He is wearing 12 and 18 month clothing. He is wearing a size 4 diaper. Beckett is sleeping from about 6:00PM-6:30AM. He does on occasion wake up and just want to be rocked, but normally goes right back to sleep. He does not take a bottle at night and has not since about 3-4 months of age!  He will not take good naps. His naps are about 30 minutes each and he only takes 2. My day is busy! I hope after his brothers are back in school naptime will be a tad easier. Beckett loves to give hugs and kisses (although he has been biting a lot lately...they are just kisses though). Beckett loves his big brothers. He loves his Daddy. He gets so excited when he comes home! He loves to walk up to his Daddy and just give him hugs. It's the sweetest thing you've probably ever seen! Beckett is an awesome eater! He will eat anything! He loves apples, bananas, strawberries, grapes, cheese, yogurt, milk, turkey, english muffins, pizza, peas, carrots, sweet potatoes, ice cream, etc. Literally, he will eat anything! He is totally off baby food (pureed stuff). He is almost off the bottle. He rarely wants it. He will maybe drink 10-15 oz a day, if that! He loves to be outside and just explore. He loves getting out of the house. Just going to the grocery store is a thrill for him! He loves to just sit in the cart and people watch. He loves his dogs! He loves to pet them and try to grab their toys from them. He also loves to play in their food and water bowl and get it everywhere! SO much fun....lol! He is such a FUN baby toddler. I love him with all my heart!!! He does have a few dislikes too... He hates diaper changes, getting his teeth brushed, being told no to something that could hurt him or just something he can not do. He screams this sad cry. It's so cute and if wasn't something that could hurt him you would just want to let him do it. He will tolerate his car seat, but it is for sure not his favorite. He likes a lot of attention. He knows when I am on the phone or not giving him my undivided attention. I can not believe that in less than 1 month we will be celebrating his 1st birthday! Time flies when you are having so much fun! Here is a quick picture of him at 11 months. I love you, Beckett Boo! Happy 11 months!

Happy, Happy 3rd Birthday to our Ashton Jude!!!!

I can not believe our Ashton Jude is three years old! I remember just like yesterday trying soo soo hard to get pregnant with him!! Yes, trying so hard and obsessing on getting pregnant a little too much.  I had a miscarriage a few months before I got pregnant with Ashton.  It was so hard on my relationship with Chad. Luckily, with a lot of practice...hehehe.... and a ton of prayers, God gave us our healthy baby we had been praying for.  We were finally pregnant with our little rainbow. Ashton is a little joy! He is so much fun! He knows what he wants and will do anything to get it.

Here are some photos from his 3rd birthday party at his favorite place... Chuck E. Cheese. Thank goodness it was not too crowded!! He had a blast!!