Atlanta Pictures!!

I feel like we spent a WEEK in Atlanta, not a weekend. We were constantly doing something and having fun. Friday we arrived and met my family at the California Pizza Kitchen for lunch. Afterwards we shopped around the Forum, and Lauren went to pick up her new puppy (which as of yesterday FINALLY has a name...Gray!) After the forum we all headed to Mary and Glen's for a barbecue. It was tons of fun, and Betsy was worn out by the end of the night.

Saturday we went shopping at the Forum again, and got ready to head downtown. Lauren and Sean babysat both the girls (Betsy and Gray) while Mary, Nancy, Pam, Lisha, Chris, Christina, Gina and I went to see Mary Poppins. This is by far the best show I've ever seen. I cannot wait for it to come back to Texas so we can see it again. It was AMAZING!!

After the show Mom, Mary and I picked up the babies and headed back to Mary and Glen's house.

Sunday we all went for lunch and did some more shopping before heading to the airport.

Betsy was SUCH a little trooper all weekend. She went with the flow and was really well behaved despite having very late bedtimes and a crazy schedule all weekend. She was so worn out that yesterday she went to Grandma and Grandpa's house to recover rather than going to school. She's back to her happy self and I'm sure she loved seeing all 'the girls' especially that little dog she did lots of chasing and snuggling with.

Pam and Mom

Betsy and Macy play tic-tac-toe.
Granny steals kisses from the girls!


Girls Gone Wild...see babies being tortured by their Grandmothers after falling asleep!



Gina couldn't wait to get her hands on the new puppy!
Nancy and Tripp (with Macy's ninnie)
I like this picture because you can see the two toddlers, infant and puppy, and imagine what a zoo we were walking around the Forum!
Puppy likes her Granny!

Betsy: Puppy, I give you kisses now!
Betsy goes in for the kiss...
Mama Lauren with her new baby!

The two cousins have a staring contest.
Macy spied the puppy at Granny's house.
All three of the babies (and the puppy).

Mary with the kiddos.
The REAL Sean Bedford...

Betsy tries a lemon, and likes it!
Poor Christina REALLY didn't want a big deal made out of her birthday, but those crazy Aunts of hers didn't listen :)

Massive hat, little baby, cute pictures.


Meet 'Betsy Hose Hands'. This is what happens when you put slip on socks on Betsy's arms. They provide an afternoon of entertainment.

Chris, Bets and Christina.
Puppy and Betsy created an explosion of adorable.








We're marketing a new product called the 'Nauzer Ninnie'. Puppy stole Betsy's ninnie and I snapped a picture of it.
It's too bad Betsy didn't get ANY attention all weekend....(NOT!) The kiddo was super entertained by all her Aunts and Cousins!

Flying the friendly skies.

I've blogged a lot about what it's like traveling with Betsy. I feel like we've mastered the art of packing, getting through security, bringing enough food and bottles, and generally not being a nuisance on the plane. However our trip home from Atlanta last night was like a description our of a book of some harried mother and her outrageous child.

Our flight was delayed an hour. Betsy was getting fussy and squirmy in the airport (it was her bedtime!). She threw food around, she threw her book around, she yelled at me. She tried to run away from me at one point. When I stopped her from running away she slapped my face and I told her ‘no,’ which created a melt down, heart breaking crying response from the little angel. I changed her diaper at the last minute before getting on the plane. As we’re walking on the plane she pooed (getting even for telling her no?). We’re in the last row, so I walked past the other 80 passengers with an adorable, but stinky baby. I changed her diaper in the plane bathroom with her standing up so they could dispose of it before we left the gate (yes!). The plane was supposed to be full so I resigned myself to struggling with the fussy baby with a stranger next to me. There were two open seats on the plane and they offered them to me, so Bets and I got extra space (yes!) Before departing Betsy vomited all over herself. The good thing was if I was holding her she would have thrown up on me. I got her cleaned up. I got told I HAD to hold her on my lap during departure (they were very nice though). Betsy was trying to jump off me to the baby behind us who teased her with his bottle. She was a screeching mess and MAD that I had to hold her in my arms until the plane was in the air. She passed out the second the plane took off and slept the whole trip. The second half of the trip the only way she would sleep was in what I like to call 'The Starfish Position'. Arms and head thrown back into the aisle, legs splayed open into the seat next to me. The surrounding passengers found Betsy to be hysterical, which was a relief as if she kept acting as she was in the airport and before take off I think mutiny would have occurred and they would have tossed us out from 10,000 feet in the air (perhaps without a parachute). I arrived in Killeen (thankfully just an hour late) gave Ben the stroller and went to get my bag, and enjoyed every second of the 10 minutes I had to wait for my bag without Betsy.

The kiddo slept in the car, we changed her and she went right to bed at home. I stayed awake long enough to brush my teeth and change into PJs before I passed out snuggling that little 'Nauzer who missed me all weekend.

Stay tuned for a post tomorrow with tons of pictures from our AWESOME trip to Atlanta, and more details about all the fun we had :)

Betsy's tubes and Baby 2.0

Yesterday Betsy had tubes put in her ears. We woke up at 5:45, got our stuff together, woke Betsy at the last minute, and drove to Temple for her surgery. We checked in at 7:00 am. We spoke to the anesthesiologist, ENT doctor, and nurse and at 7:40 Betsy got taken back for the surgery! She wasn't even fussy about not getting her morning bottle.

As soon as she went back I ran to my car and drove next door for my ultrasound. My appointment was for 8:00 am and they got me right in! It was a pretty quick appointment as I had seen my doctor three weeks ago. My ultrasound showed ONE! baby and it has a strong heart beat. I'm measuring right on track for my 12/10 due date. After the ultrasound I had to run downstairs to give blood, then I walked out to see Ben and Betsy!

Ben says Betsy woke up easily from her surgery. She was disoriented and a little fussy but as soon as she had a bottle she was back to her happy self. She recovered there for 30 minutes then Ben put her in the stroller and walked next door where I was. She greeted me with a smile and a wave.

The doctor gave me six pictures from this ultrasound, though they all pretty much look like a pea in a pod. I did get my gender revealing ultrasound scheduled for July 6th!





Last night Betsy was an energetic happy camper. She was babbling, running, spinning, jumping, chasing, and flinging herself everywhere. She didn't go to bed until 9:00 last night and I'm thinking she had the 'hyper' response to anesthesia rather than the 'she'll go home and sleep' response. Regardless the kiddo is feeling great. And I'm feeling pretty good, and so happy to hear that all is right with Itty Bitty Baby B.