This is....

This is what sweetness looks like even after 4 shots that morning :(



This is what brotherly love looks like ( that is H's hand around Major's arm :)
we were all sitting in H's bed reading books and watching Animal Planet and H just grabbed Major's hand and held it while we were reading ...soooooo sweet !





and finally...This is what a hostile work environment looks like when you work at home with a very energetic and imaginative 4 year old :)



yes I know it's not a flattering pic of me at all but at that point of the day I had been up since about 5:30 that morning,had been to the Dr's office with a very unhappy 4 month old and very active 4 yr old that wanted to touch everything in the Dr's waiting room and exam room- Yuck!! and then came home to work and try to soothe a tired, mad about getting shots baby and entertain a wild monkey-no glamour shots here people-it's all about keeping it real on this blog :)

3 months old!

This sweet face is why it takes me all day to get anything done :) He is amazing!!

Major you are 3 months old now and here's a little of what you are doing these days:

* you have been sleeping through the night since you were 8 1/2 weeks old ( mommy thanks you for that :)

* you smile and laugh all the time

* you hate to have your bottle taken away to burp

* you love when mommy makes quack noises (which I have been known to do in public just to make you smile)

* your favorite toys are your crinkly blue elephant and Morti Moose

* you like the Bumbo b/c you can see what's going on around you

* you absolutely LOVE bath time and have fun in the water with your big brother

* you greet me every morning with the biggest smile ( are you really that happy to see me or do you just know that food is coming :)

* you are still sleeping in mommy and daddy's room and I am in no hurry for you to leave anytime soon

* you like story time and kick your feet and "talk" when we read Goodnight Moon before bed each night

* you love going for walks in the jogging stroller and being outside

* you are all smiles when sissy gets home from school in the afternoons and talks to you

I'm sure there are more but these are the things that come to mind now- We love you so much Major Moo!!

Just because

he's sooooooo cute !!! look at that smile- ahhhhhh- I melt !!

The Fab Five

This is the only picture I have of the five of us - thank goodness for camera timers :)

Best Buds

I think he likes him :)

New Pics Part 2

Here are some more pics of the Maj man-

Major and Grandma :) this was taken with my phone-I have some of him with Grandpa too but they are on my camera and I can't find the cord right now.






Major thinks mommy is so funny!







Maj likes to read already- books with animals are his favorite right now :)

New pics

Don't have much time to write anything today but I have some new really cute pics of Maj.



Maj and Sophie chillin in the Bumbo

Maj thinking about his next meal

Maj just being his cute self!

Easter !

I finally got a picture of all three of my kiddos !! I didnt think it would ever happen-seriously...it only took 9 weeks :) Kels must have make up on and her hair done to even be considered for a picture and she showers as soon as she gets home from school so........unless they are all three up and dressed and picture ready at 7:30 am before she leaves for school a pic of all three of them was starting to look like an impossible feat. I dont know about you other moms but I am doing good some days to even be dressed myself by noon so to have H and Maj pic appropriate that early was not happening. Then Sunday before last we took Major to church for the first time and I thought I might get a pic them- wrong again...so as soon as we got home from church on Easter ( and I mean we had barely walked in the door) I made all three of them stop to take a picture. I'ts not the best quality b/c I forgot to turn the kitchen light on and I took it with my phone but no one was crying and they were all dressed so I took advantage :) who knows how long it will be before I get another one !

Say Cheese !

Major is starting to smile and it's the cutest thing ever !!! He makes me melt :) I love love love this boy !

Major's girl !

This is Major with his future wife Brinley :) she is the daughter of our friends Jeff and Kim and we have mutually decided that Brinley will either marry Major ( or possibly Houston if she has a thing for older men - HA) This was Major's first trip to church and we had to get a pic of he and Brinley after the service- Major did great for his first time-He stayed awake the entire time though so between trying to keep Major and Houston quiet....well, let's just say don't quiz me on what the sermon was about :) have a great week-

Monkey see Monkey Do !

Last Friday afternoon we had a birthday party to attend and while I was getting ready ( i.e. looking for something to wear that didn't need to be ironed and had no spit up on it :) Houston decided he would try and shave like daddy does- however he failed to realize that his lips do not have hair- here is the result....




Man do lips bleed a long time-sheeshhhhh- tons of toilet paper strips later and we finally had to put a Diego bandaid on it. somehow that made it all better :)

Tired but happy !

Well I just realized that it has been almost a month to the day since I posted last- what can I say- it's been busy here. Kels has been on spring break this week and has been a huge help to me- probably not what she would have chosen to do this week, but I have had fun being around her and hope she hasn't suffered to bad :) This was also my first week back to work part time- I am only working 4 hrs a day Mon-Thursday and let's just say my house is showing it- the kids have all eaten and everyone has clean clothes so I guess I did alright for my first week back ! Major is growing so much every day- he's turning in to quite a chunk right before our eyes- he's actually getting rolls on his once quite skinny legs- I love me a chunky baby :) Houston has accepted his role of big brother so much better than I even anticipated- he loves "his Major" and gives him his binky and loves to hold him..well that's all the time I have for catching up- I have a few minutes to grab a bath so I will leave you with some pics- they were taken with my phone so they may not be the best quality but I think you can still get the idea of how incredibly cute he is.

5 hours

5 hours ....what is this you ask? Is it the amount of time it takes me to complete a simple task at home some days? Perhaps but no that is not the answer...is it the time needed to cook a meal? Well again perhaps it could be but if you know me at all then you know I didn't cook much before a newborn so I am not
doing a lot of cooking right now either. 5 hours my friends is the amount of time my sweet Major slept at one time last night ! I was so pumped ( after I woke in a panic and realized it had been 5 hours but then heard his sweet breathing and ddecided I could just be happy ) let's see if he can pull a repeat performance tonight!

I'm back....finally!

I realize it's been 2 weeks since my last post and since I had gotten so good about posting that is longer than usual for me. However, I have three very good reasons for being absent and their names are Kels, Houston and Major :) All is going very good at the Thomas household... Major slept really good last night and is sleeping on my lap right now so it was either eat lunch or blog so I thought I would take advantage of the time to post a couple of quick things ( yes you 3 or 4 readers of mine should feel very privileged that I picked blogging over lunch :)

Houston and Major went to the Dr yesterday for their 4yr and 2 week check-ups...
H-man weighs 39 lbs and is 3 1/2 ft tall and Major is up to 8 lbs and is still about 20 1/4 inches ( although he wouldn't quite cooperate stretching out so he might be a little longer )- H got 3 shots and Major got blood drawn from his heel :( so it was a long, tiring appointment on everyone- they both did great though and Houston didn't even cry until the 3rd and final shot. Afterwards it was Sonic for Houston and Daddy and Starbuck's for Mommy ( but seriously if they made something bigger than a Venti I would have gotten it) - Major slept through all of our stops after the Dr. and H was seriously concerned that he didn't get a slushy as well so I had to reassure him that even if he had been awake he still wasn't quite big enough for a slushy just yet :) After a final stop at HEB for cake mix and a few other things that I had forgotten on previous trips to Target, Wal-mart and HEB over the weekend ( how does that happen every week ??) we finally made it home and I made cupcakes to send to school with H today to celebrate his birthday which was this past saturday.

I also realized that I never finished my birth story so here goes- I was dilated to a 4 upon arriving to the hospital- I knew I had to have a bag of fluids before I could get my epidural- the nurse couldn't start my IV ( I was a bit dehydrated and my vein kept "rolling" -yes it felt as good as it sounds :( finally she was able to get it in and I got my bag of saline and then the anesthesiologist took about 10 minutes of digging in my back to get my epidural (which was worth every minute though once it was finally in)...after all of that they broke my water which sent me from a 4 to an 8 1/2 in less than 45 minutes...another 15 minutes after that I was a 10 and was ready to begin pushing- not even 5 minutes of pushing and Major Reid Thomas was here!!!! the cord was wrapped around his neck once and his leg which prevented him from moving down faster or he might have been out in about a minute. He is the sweetest baby and we are enjoying him every minute of every day!!! Houston and Kels both adore him and H proudly proclaims that Major is his "best friend" :) guess this was a little more than a few "quick things" but I dont know when I will make it back to the computer- next time I promise some new pics- have a great week!

Here he is!!!!

Here are some pics of our newest sweetie! We are biased of course but all think he is absolutely perfect and soooo handsome !!!

Major Reid Thomas has arrived !

After waking at 6:00 am this morning with what seemed like bad cramps( but turned out to be contractions-yes it's my third you would think I would know by now but every pregnancy and labor is different-don't judge:), I decided to time them and they were coming about 5-6 minutes apart. I woke the hubs and told him I thought we should get dressed, callwd my mom and dad so my dad could stay with Houston and Kels could ride to the hospital with my mom. By the time we got to round rock the traffic was at a standstill and I was having contractions every 3 minutes....WHAT? Where did those 8-9 minute apart contractions go you are supposed to start with ? I wasn't worried about a highway baby as much as -I wanted to make sure - got to the hospital in time to get my epidural! Well I did make it to the hospital in time and Major was born at 11:35. He was 7lbs 8 oz and 20 1/4 inches long and perfect! We are blissfully happy and so in love ! Part 2 of the labor story to come later with pics -time to feed :)

On our way !

We are on our way to the hospital- I will try and post an update from there later- stay tuned :)

Friday is the day !

Maybe Friday is the day I should say....I went to the Dr. this morning and if Major isn't here before Friday then I will be induced that morning. I'm ok with this plan b/c any of you that know me well know that I am a planner, and I like to have a plan and follow it ( which means he will probably come before that just to show me who is really in charge-HA) I'm still just dilated to a 1 but I have had a few other indicators that suggest labor isn't far away and my Dr. said that even if I have to be induced he thinks I will go pretty fast. We shall see.....so for now we wait- I am finishing up my last day of work today ( just b/c I am tired and irritable and not feeling great) and I will just hang out and play with H for the next couple of days and try and take it easy my last few days as a mom of only 2 ! We can't wait to meet Major and love on him and know he will be the perfect addition to our already crazy family ( as I told my friend Kelley though "crazy is the new normal" - at least at our house:)

Prayer for Haiti!

I found this prayer for the people of Haiti on a blog I read and I think parts of it could be a prayer for any day but are especially needed now. I think we tend to take for granted many times the simple blessings in life such as electricity and clean water(speaking for myself).

This was written by a Haitian American.

Lord, I just want to say THANK YOU, because this morning I woke up and knew where my children were.
Because this morning my home was still standing,
because this morning I am not crying because my husband,
my child, my brother or sister needs to be buried out from underneath a pile of concrete,
because this morning I was able to drink a glass of water,
because this morning I was able to turn on the light,
because this morning I was able to take a shower,
because this morning I was not planning a funeral,
but most of all I thank you this morning because
I still have life and a voice to cry out for the people of Haiti .
Lord I cry out to you, the one that makes the impossible, possible,
the one that turns darkness in to light, I cry out that you give those mothers strength,
that you give them peace that surpasses all understanding,
that you may open the streets so that help can come,
that you may provide doctors, nurses, food, water, and all that they need in a blink of an eye.
For all those that have lost family members, give them peace, give them hope,
give them courage to continue to go on!
Protect the children and shield them with your power.
I pray all this in the name of Jesus!!!

We are ready !

Or should I say I am ready.... The bags are packed, everything is washed, the house is clean, the car seat base is installed, and I have organized everything I can possibly find that needs organizing ( except the filing cabinet- I am really hoping he comes before I get to that one :) If he doesn't come soon I am going to have to take on another project like adding crown molding in the living room or installing a deck in the backyard ! I go back to the Dr. on Tuesday ( if he hasn't come by then) and we will most likely schedule an induction date for later that week ( my actual due date is the 29th)during that appointment. I really thought he was going to surprise us all and come early but he seems to be really content in there now. I asked Houston the other day when he thought Major would come and he looked at me and said " he's not coming out"-HA-I quickly told him "ohhhh but he is" ...thanks for being encouraging though :) stay tuned for further developments.....