Christmas 2009

well we had another fun christmas at the lud's!!!
pictures are all over the place but i am doing this with a baby in my arms so deal.
we went down to my parents house Christmas eve...we stopped at jason's sister tammy's house first for dinner and it was yummy!
My whole fam was able to be to my parents house it is always fun for us all to be together...started the night with treats then santa came by to give the kids their pjs...then some Christmas stories and put kids to bed.
Reddek woke up so excited to see what santa brought him...it was fun the fist year he has really got the whole santa thing. Him and jade had fun watching each other open their presents. My parents always give us way too much so we had tons of gifts to open too. By the end Reddek was so sick of opening presents jason had to open his last 5 gifts. i guess we know next year to cut down the gifts.
after presents we had yummy christmas breakfast...then Red wanted to go sledding so my dad and logan hooked up the sled to the four-wheeler. It was so fun Reddek loved it and loved going fast. Jason had surgery a week before christmas so he wasn't able to enjoy the fun stuff like sledding and packing the truck and changing diapers. But this Christmas I really enjoyed there is something about having a new little one right before the holidays...they make it special. I love my little family and am so glad we were able to spend the holidays together.



Reddek loves singing and playing his guitar...he knows almost all the christmas songs and would sit down and sing them at night to us...whenever i got the video camera out he would get to shy. He LOVES music!




my cute little rulon...doesn't get whats going on but he goes along for the ride and is a fun little guy to have around in our house. He doesn't fuss much and just loves getting hugs and kisses from red.

Love these BOYS!!!

Doesn't this look like the life?!? Rulon is the newest addition and he is such a good baby...i keep thinking everyday ok it can't be this easy he is going to be a pain...but nope he keeps being good:) HOORAY!!!

But I am lucky enough to have 3 great boys in my life...it was just Thanksgiving so I need to share how lucky and thankful I am to have them all!
This is what we have been doing at our house lately just hanging out...nice how a newborn slows you down to relax!
We decided after lots of debating that we would still go to Thanksgiving even with a newborn...we were really careful, but our two little boys are SICK!!!
I hate when my kids are sick (not only because we don't get any sleep) I feel bad for them and wish i could take it away. Then it makes me think how lucky we are to have a warm home for them to sleep in. Can you imagine having a sick kid and not having a place with all the luxuries to care for them?!? It makes me realize how much I take for granted...even just Tylenol! When Reddek gets a fever I don't panic because I have some right in my kitchen, well what if we weren't so lucky to have some then a fever would be a big deal. I know my boys will get better and the sleepless nights will end I just hate seeing them so tired and not able to sleep because they can't breath. HONESTLY can't they make something that makes us unable to catch common colds?!? I ONLY WISH:)
Well even though my boys are sick...we had a nice Thanksgiving with Jason's family! I always love getting together with family! I wish everyone in the world could have a great close family it is the BEST!!! During the holidays I always think of those who don't have family and feel so bad for them...because I don't know what we would do without all of them:)
So I am thankful for lots this season and hope I can remember and not take little things for granted. HOPE YOU ALL HAVE A FUN HOLIDAY SEASON...because it has begun and will be over before we know it!

Things that make us laugh

Reddek's funny favorite sayings...

I can just see good with green eyes

I want to ride the alligator (elevator)

Mom just go out...whenever he wants to do something he shouldn't

Mom it's making a rainbow! When we hear thunder

Rulon isn't mad just getting sad

But mom don't be mad...and frowns with his big green eyes...melts my heart

Mom you are little and daddy is big, I want to get big like Daddy!

Just not yet

Mom he isn't talking for me

Just for I am a baby

We just love this kid...he is such a good big brother! But don't tell him that he doesn't want to be a brother he is just REDDEK and Rulon is his baby brother.

Rulon Robert McCaul

Meet our newest addition to the McCaul home...Rulon (after Jason Rulon) Robert (after Jason's dad and granfather) McCaul! He was born November 5th at 1:58 pm weighing in at 7 lbs 13 ounces...20 inches long! WOW what a big baby. I felt bigger with this one so I had the DR measure me and compare to my measurements with Reddek at the same week and I was measuring basically the same and I weighed 1 lb less then when I delivered with Reddek so I thought he was going to be tiny like Reddek. He was born weighing 6 lbs 4 ounces only 18 inches long.
Well that morning we woke up about 5:30 called the hospital to see if they had a bed for me to go deliver in and they did so we showered got ready and arrived at the hopital about 7:00 am.
This is us getting excited to meet our new little man. I got the epidural about 10:30 am so I experienced a couple hours of labor then fell asleep. The nurse literally had to wake me up to check me and I was completely ready so they got the Dr there and we pushed for only 15 mins. My Dr is really good to have mom hold them right when they come out...so I was holding him while Jason cut the cord. I then got worried...he wasn't crying. I asked the Dr he said they were going to have someone from the NICU come take a look at him. So they didn't even really wash him off and the Dr from the NICU said they needed to take him up there probably for an hour or two. So they let me give him a kiss goodbye and they took my baby upstairs. Jason went with them...a few hours later we realized it was going to be a while. We went up to see him hooked up to this. They call it a C-PAP not really sure but it helps their lungs open up so they can breath better. Then they made it sound like they might have him through the night.

Jason and I should have rested why we didn't have our little man but we were a wreck. We finally went up to him about 11:30 pm to give him a blessing. Before that we decided we needed a name if we were going to give him a blessing...see we really do wait for the last moment. Which he chose the one I wanted my whole pregnancy! Rulon Robert McCaul:)


The next day we go up and see him like this! Sweet this little man will be coming with us soon. Well he regressed and they put him on a ventilator that bascially breaths for you so his lungs could have a rest.

Then we find out he has pneumonia so he was on an antibiotic for 7 days...this was turning into a long stay at the NICU instead of a couple hours.

Our little trooper continued to improve had to go back on cpap after the ventilator then on a little oxygen but he was getting healthier.
That 9 days he was in the Nicu was hard...trying not to ditch Reddek but being at the hospital as much as we could. Luckily we have great family around to help us out!


First bath in the NICU...he loved it!

FINALLY getting in his car seat to go home

These are my cute boys I get to see everyday:) I am so glad to all be together.
Thanks to everyone for their help...our little guy is doing much better he didn't even have to come home on oxygen. Now the sleepless nights start!!! But he is worth it we love him so much and so does his big brother.

HALLOWEEN

Crazy Dad and Reddek




This Halloween Reddek was Spiderman...and the rule was you had to call him Spiderman not Reddek!
Fat Mom and Spiderman!!! I love that kid:)
We all went to Joe and Andria's for a fun party! They made yummy dinner...then we took the kids trick or treating. Jason and Joe stayed back to hand out candy! As we were trick or treating we heard about this scary house...well we get back and it is their house! Jason and Joe had set up to scare people. It was a real fun Halloween! The kids liked watching people get scared more than trick or treating. Jason and I were not festive this year so we didn't dress up.
Batman(Collyn), Spiderman(Reddek) and a fairy Princess (Avery)
Sydney as Snow White...and little Audrey.
Spiderman and Batman fighting The Devil (Parris)

Tagged

1. Favorite season:Fall

2. Favorite physical feature: Right now my big fat belly! lol notta

4. Color your hair regularly? Yes I hope to have it done before the new baby comes.

5. Top item on your wish list: To loose 40 lbs

6. Favorite way to 'scent' your house: ScEnTsY cAnDlEs

7. What are you eating for dinner tonight? We ate chicken potato salad green beans rolls and grapes...pretty boring!

8. Are your toenails painted? YeS! My sis me and mom went for a pedicure not too long ago.

9. One thing you splurge on even if $ is tight: PePsI!!!

10. Post the most recent photo of you ...Well our camera is still broken and we are going to buy one before Halloween, Red's birthday and new baby! SO for now I really don't have one:) Its not just cause i'm huge and pregnant.

Potty Training :)

Red is growing up so fast...and so good!
Jason has been telling me its time to potty train for a long time...me pregnant kind of unmotivated asked Red if he wanted to wear underwear he crys and says no. I take that as he isn't ready. Well last Saturday Jason was home put underwear on him I was in the garage painting I come in Red tells me he has to go potty...what?!? He did it! WOW so easy for me...the rest of the day no accidents. He has done really well. He has had about 4 accidents in 5 days. I am so proud of him. Thanks to Jason for starting it. I was determined I would have the other baby before I even started trying. He has a sticker chart and loves putting a sticker on it each time he goes potty. He has also woke up dry each morning! The first thing he yells in the morning "MOM get me out I have to go Pee!" So we are proud of our lil guy and it makes me a little sad he is getting so big. ALMOST 3! Reddek makes life fun...we are scared for the new baby because we have had it so easy with Reddek. We have slept through the night since he was 3-4 months old. He is so easy going doesn't really care what we do he is content sitting down by his mom and dad to watch a movie. (it is usually one we pick out and he watches the whole thing with us) We have been working on his new room so the next thing will be the big boy bed! I hope he goes to sleep ok in it...kind of scared!