Casen & Collins - 16 months

 Mother's Day 2012
What a special day because of my precious babies!! Two years ago, I never would have imagined that I'd be the lucky mom of three this year. God definitely answers prayers - He is SO good!

 We couldn't get Case & Lainey to smile in the same picture, so here's a couple...

 Bryan's parents & grandma came down for Mother's Day weekend.  We had a great time relaxing with them & enjoying the beautiful weather!

 Casen playing with his Nana.

 Sleepy Case waiting at the restaurant with Pop... almost nap time!

 Sorry guys!  It's a little too cool today to play on your splash pad.

 Our little Baylor bear :)

 The kids love going on wagon rides & soaking up some sun.

The Mad Hatter... last week, we came back from a wagon ride & Case became very attached to his hat.  He figured out how to put it on himself, then wore it off & on for 3 days straight. He even took naps with it!  He found Collins' hat & then couldn't decide which one he wanted to wear more.  He is such a character!

 Collins is doing great at walking on her own!  Casen can be a stinker & thinks it's funny to push her down to wrestle.  Sometimes Collins actually laughs with him, but there are definitely moments when she doesn't appreciate his rough-housing! Consequently, she is getting a lot of practice using her stiff-arm "get away from my stuff" move. She's a pretty tough little cookie!

Casen chillin' on his Lightning McQueen racecar :) He is growing SO big!  Casen is such a big boy... he often puts his toys away in the toy box without even being asked.  In case you were wondering, he gets that from his momma :)

19 weeks pregnant

We went to see Dr. Tibiletti last week & he says the baby is active & healthy.  I haven't felt any movement yet, but am anticipating some kicks in the next week or two.  I'm feeling really great and have definitely noticed an increase in energy since getting through the 1st trimester.

18 weeks & the baby's already waving!

Say hello to... Miller!  Bryan & I decided on baby names.  If the baby is a boy, his name will be Miller Jay McCaskill.  Miller is Michelle's maiden name; Jay is her grandpa's name & dad's middle name.  If the baby is a girl, her name will be Miller Vivian McCaskill.  Vivian is Bryan's grandma's name & her nickname will be "Vivi".  We're still planning to keep the sex of the baby a secret (as long as Michelle can avoid seeing anything defining on our sonos!)

 Profile shot... I wonder if Miller will favor Casen or Collins?

The 2D sonogram pictures always look more like skeletons or ghosts than sweet little babies, but this is a little creepy!  You can actually see Miller's eye muscles in this picture!  We are scheduled for a 4D sono in 2 weeks & will hopefully get some more detailed & realistic pics of the baby's facial features.

Casen has become quite the little dare devil lately!  He loves to climb on the furniture & recently figured out how to balance on the arm of the chair.  Luckily, he has pretty good balance - but I still have to keep close tabs on him.  Of course, Collins keeps close tabs on her brother as well & loves to follow his every footstep - hers are just a little less steady! One fall off the couch is enough to make me dread all of our future bumps & bruises.

15 months

Collins saw Dr. KAE today for their 15 month well checks. Casen weighs 23.2 lbs and is 32 inches long; Collins weighs 19.2 lbs and is 28.5 inches long. They each got one shot & took them like champs!

A little sleepy snuggle time before mommy has to leave for work.

A new favorite pastime... laundry basket adventures with Captain Case & his 1st mate, Lainey!

Meet Ranger, the kids' new plush rocking horse! He showed up unexpectedly on my parent's front porch the other day. They had some neighbors move recently & I guess Ranger didn't make the cut for the moving van. He is super cute & the kids love taking turns for horse rides!

Bryan's Uncle Lonnie visited Dallas recently (from Florida) & sent cute stuffed animals for the kids, including 2 life-sized stuffed iguanas! Lonnie works at Disney's Animal Kingdom with all kinds of cool animals. Hope he's impressed with Casen & Collins' "iguana wrestling" skills!

Thanks Uncle Lonnie & Aunt Kathy!!

Aunt Lori has a neighbor in Portland who works for Nike. She was so sweet to offer up 6 pairs of baby Air Jordans that were display models last year. Casen just started wearing size 5 shoes & he loves his new kicks!

Collins getting a Cheerios snack.

Casen wanted to ride the racecar, too & thought he could sit on the hood. Not so fast, brother! Collins doesn't feel like sharing.

This picture is so funny! Looks like Collins hit Case with her racecar... don't mess with a girl when she's driving! :)

Easter 2012

Baby Update: We're currently 16 weeks along & everything is going great. I'm pretty much over the morning sickness/nausea phase. I'm just really tired most of the time. I'll see Dr. Tibiletti again in a couple of weeks & hopefully get an ultrasound at that visit. Can't wait to see our little peanut moving around!

We went to Dallas for Easter this year. This was Case & Lainey's first attempt at an Easter egg hunt. They weren't quite sure what to think at first, but caught on quickly. They loved the colorful eggs!

Huh?!?! You want me to do what with these eggs?
Collins collecting Easter eggs.
I think she's a little excited...
Our beautiful, sweet baby girl! Collins started walking well on her own this week. She just thinks she needs to stick her tongue out to balance... hilarious! :)
Look! I found a blue one!!

Casen collecting Easter eggs.

Casen getting the hang of hunting Easter eggs.

Our handsome little man!
We decided that we would get the kids a baby splash pad for Easter since they're too little for candy. They had a blast!! Casen kept attacking the slide because he wanted to slide down again and again. Collins loved splashing in the water - we can't wait to play with it again!!

Casen trying to catch a sip of water from the "clam sprinkler."

Happy girl slipping & sliding.

Come on, Daddy! I want to slide!!
Casen couldn't get enough of the slide.

14 months

Lainey taking Case for a ride! She is walking really well with support & has even taken a few steps on her own.

Casen found the stick that locks our sliding glass door & loves to walk around with it. Baby Moses looks a little sleepy!

I've been trying to get the kids ready for a new baby brother or sister. I love on Collins' baby dolls & show the kids how to hug, rock, & kiss them. Collins loves to kiss anything (open-mouth kisses all the way!). Casen is so sweet! He loves to imitate me rocking the baby. He'll nuzzle a doll or stuffed animal right up to his neck, then walk around with it & pat its bottom.

Collins kissing her baby doll.
We've had some beautiful weather recently & have been able to take a few wagon rides. The kids love all the bumps!
I took Casen for his 1st hair cut - he was starting to get a little shaggy! He did great while LaCee trimmed his hair & even let us spike it up.

What a big boy!! Where did my baby go?!?