A Little Bit Random

Tyler's latest thing is movie quotes or characters in a few movies.

His first quote was "Speed. I am speed."  Can you name the movie?

His other character name that he loves to talk about is "the eye in the sky".  Name that character and movie.

Also for another little tidbit, it is no surprise that we love to eat our pizza.  Tyler's favorite topping is Pupalo (pepperoni).  He can say pepperoni but thinks pupalo sounds better.

Out of the Mouth of a Toddler

If anyone knows where we go to daycare, you will also know that at the end of the day if you are good, you get some M&Ms from whomever is sitting at the front desk.  About two weeks ago, we were leaving and the lady there was asking Tyler about the dinosaur on his shirt.  She said "Tyler that dinosaur is so scary."  As he is walking away, he says "You're so scary!"

Out of the Mouths of Babes

On Thursday, June 16, Tyler had a few mishaps at daycare that day and came home with scratches on his face, neck and leg.  So I asked him, "do your boo-boos hurt?"  Tyler promptly replied, "Yes Mommy, my boobies hurt."

Desoto Caverns

Over Memorial Day weekend, Jeremy's dad (Pops) came down from Chicago to visit. We had a laid back weekend full of relaxing. On Friday afternoon we visited Desoto Caverns. Tyler had more fun with the water running throughout the park more so than any attraction. We got to ride the train, see the butterflies and goats, and of course the Caverns. It is a pretty neat place to visit and we were glad that the park wasn't packed.

Warrior Dash

Over the 2nd weekend of May, Jeremy and some of his college friends decided to do the Warrior Dash in Mountain City GA.  It was an interesting obstacle course for a 5K.  It involved minimal running, treading through water, crawling over cars, running through tires, climbing over walls, crawling through mud pits, etc.  It was quite a site to see everything that they did.  All in all Jeremy did great for minimal prep time before.

A slide show is below!

Finally an Update!

Over the past weekend, we were able to get a lot of family fun time in. Jeremy finally was able to get some good time riding his new mountain bike. I will get pictures soon. Tyler was in his first ever fashion show and did great. Other than that we played around the house and outside and enjoyed our time spent together.

I was able to catch Tyler reading on several occasions throughout the weekend, but this is my favorite picture of him reading.

Below is the outfit he wore to “school” today. The Easter Bunny was making a special visit to the daycare and I had to make sure he looked his best for the silly rabbit. You can tell he is back to loving the camera again.

 

Tyler's Party

Tyler's 2nd Birthday has come and gone.  He was so excited to have his friends and family around to enjoy it with.  We are truly blessed to have everyone here.    I think the picture show would explain it better than me trying to.

Halloween

Yay me!  It only took me a few days this time to actually post on our blog and update the background too.  Not sure that I like that though.  I will continue to play around with it until I find something that is suitable. 

We have spent the past two weekends doing the Halloween thing...carnivals and actually trick or treating in our neighborhood.  It took Tyler a few times to get it, but he thoroughly enjoyed getting the Chock-o-lot (chocolate).

Also in other Tyler news, he now doesn't just repeat words that you say but will repeat entire sentences.  He knows to ask for someone when they aren't where they should be or if he misses them. 

He is even quoting movie lines from Finding Nemo.  "I'm gonna getcha.  I'm gonna getcha."  That is what Dory says when she is going after the light on a scary fish in the dark waters.  If you ask him, he will tell you it is from Nemo.  It amazes me at how much of a sponge he truly is. 

We both truly love our time with Tyler and are very blessed to have such a good, polite child.

Below are some pictures from Halloween festivites.  If you notice in one, he is standing and has chocolate drool coming down his costume.  That was the only way he would let me take his picture.

Pumpkin Patch

s Bad Blogger.  So here are some pictures of our Pumpkin Patch trip TODAY! 

Hello May!

Wow! So May is already here and flying by. We have been super busy with life in general.


Tyler is growing like a weed and getting taller and slimmer for what seems like every day. His vocabulary has exploded and can easily repeat words. His favorite words are: Daddy, Ball, Cook (Cookie), Cracker, Juice, Paci (Pacifier), and Blanket. He can easily recognize who close family and friends are. His newest thing is learning how to count to 4. All I had to say the other day was “One” and then he continued on. And no, he wasn’t in trouble when I was counting. LOL!

We have made a trip to Auburn for the A-Day game last month. Tyler didn’t even make it to kickoff before falling asleep. He slept almost the entire first half. My parents were gracious enough to keep him two nights in a row so we could relax and eat out with our friends, Charlie and Brittany.

This past Friday, Tyler did come down with a fever which turned into a rash. It was a virus that was similar to Roseola. Tyler was contagious to other kids until the rash went away, which happened to be last night. Thankfully Jeremy’s mom was able to keep him on Monday and Tuesday so we could still go to work. I just had to take off on Wednesday from work.

Now the latest with me…I went to see my gynecology oncologist today. (I was the youngest person in that waiting room today by far, which was really weird.) My latest HcG level was at 0.5. He told me that I needed two more levels like that and then he could officially release me from his care. I am quite elated to say the least.

Wendy

Happy Easter and Spring!

Hey everyone that might still be following us.  Tyler's personality is coming out more each day and he is very determined.  He had his first temper tantrum in public the other day while I was trying to get his hair cut.  I made the mistake of going the week before Easter along with every other man/boy.  Never again.

Last weekend we spent in Thomasville with my parents.  Jeremy went hunting for his turkey, but never got the right shot when he saw one.  Tyler and I went with my mom to have breakfast with the Easter bunny.  Tyler didn't like the bunny, so I had to be in the picture with him.  However by the end of breakfast, he was brave enough to walk back to where the bunny was and tell him "Bye Bye!" 

Below are some shots from this spring.

Peacock Update

In the past few weeks we have been going non-stop but I am not sure doing what.  Tyler is walking all the time...almost running everywhere and into everything.  We just let him go since our house is completely baby proofed.  At Tyler's last check up (15 months) he weighed a whopping 26 lbs and was 31" tall.  I have uploaded some new videos on youtube.com.  Here is the link:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0TEDx3E4dFA  The title is First Time at Playground.  My account is Wkpeacock216 if you want to watch any of our other videos.

As for me, I am doing well.  My body is continuing to do its thing.  However we did have a scare a few weeks ago when my hCG level stalled, but it decided to keep on dropping.  I am hoping for only 2-3 more weekly visits for my blood level before it goes monthly.  That would be awesome.  I am just extremely tired of being stuck and constantly bruised from being stuck.

Jeremy is constantly busy as well, however his is with work.  Today started his week of being oncall for afterhours which is so not fun.

That is the latest update for us.  Hope you all are doing well for those still following us.

Update on Wendy

I have tried updating most of you on Facebook, but am greatly behind on blogging.  Below is a chart of what my blood work is doing.  I hopes this can explain it a little bit better and simpler.  We are shooting for zero which would mean no chemo.  So my oncologist told me this morning that is happy with the progress my body is taking.

Christmas 2009

New Updates

Well over the past week, our family has gone through many emotions. I will try to recount as best I can without boring you all.

On Thursday, December 3rd, I went to my obstetrician for my 9 week check up and to have an ultrasound. The ultrasound tech was extremely rude and couldn't find anything. She implied that I was never pregnant, which wasn't true. I saw Dr. Woods and he told me to have lab work that day and on Saturday to confirm my hormone levels. I did and we went home not knowing what that would hold. It could have been a number of things...missed miscarriage, ultrasound mishap, etc. We were thinking the worst.

On Friday, December 4th, we went on with our days as usual still not knowing what was going on. Still we had to put our faith in God and his will.

On Saturday, December 5th, I went back for my blood work, when the lab technician said that someone from Dr. Woods' office had cancelled my blood work. She told me that my levels were 18 and 2200, which were normal for an 8-9 week pregnant woman. So I was relieved and just kept trusting that God had everything under control. At this point only our immediate families knew what was going on.

On Sunday, December 6th, we went to church and had dinner with friends that night. Still trusting in God.

On Monday, December 7th, our world fell apart again. The ultrasound was at 12:30 pm and she found the embryo, but I knew something wasn't right. I was asking questions, but I knew that by now there should be a heartbeat. She did tell us that there was no cord attached to the embryo. At that point, we knew we had lost the baby, but what was next shocked us. Waiting the next 45 minutes was awful. The nurses knew from my face that my ultrasound did not go well at all. They did as much as they could to comfort me and keep me away from the rest of the waiting room.

I was called back to the exam room, when Dr. Woods came in. He told me that I had a molar pregnancy. It is a little complicated to explain, but the brief explanation below:
Molar pregnancies are an uncommon and very frightening complication of pregnancy. The formal medical term for a molar pregnancy is “hydatidiform mole.” Simply put, a molar pregnancy is an abnormality of the placenta (afterbirth), caused by a problem when the egg and sperm join together at fertilization.

He told us that we would have to have a D&C to completely terminate the pregnancy and there were certain risks, such as blood transfusion might be needed, hysterectomy, cancer. The last one is what thoroughly scared both of us. I could handle the first two easier, but cancer is a little scarier for me. We prayed that night like we hadn't in a while. Totally scared and totally helpless.

On Tuesday, December 8th, I had to be at the hospital by noon and the procedure was supposed to be at 2 pm, but was running behind and didn't happen until 3 pm. Everything went well, and then we were told we would have to wait a few days on the pathology report.

On Wednesday, December 9th, the nurse and Dr. Woods both called as a followup to check on me and Jeremy. We both were at peace with everything but it was still a little nerve wracking waiting still.

On Thursday, December 10th, Dr. Woods called me and said NO CANCER! And a calm and sense of relief came over me. Praise the Lord!!

Now we go back to see Dr. Woods to see what birth control options we might have (as I cannot take the pills) and how often I will have to come to have blood work. As you may not know, we have to wait one year before trying to get pregnant again. Because the chances are higher in the next year of having another molar pregnancy. However, whatever the next year might hold, we know that God has some great plans. Until then, we will continue to enjoy life and enjoy it through our child's eyes. How sweet it is!

Baby Peacock #2

Just a quick note, we are expecting baby peacock #2 around July 7, 2010. We are excited and made the announcement at Tyler's party. Pictures from the party to follow soon.

My Little Monkey

Boo at the Zoo

Pumpkin Patch

Below are some pictures from Tyler's first trip to the pumpkin patch at Old Baker's Farm back in early October.