Bryan Family Blessings : Hot Dog Hot Dog Hot Diggity Dog

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Jace's hair was really cute with curls but it was starting to get quite unruly! We HAD to at least get it trimmed. We know his hair grows so quick that really just a trim would have been pointless.

Justin had to work on Saturday so I took Jace to get his hair cut. He was great! All he needed was a lollipop and everything was good! :) They even got to use the trimmers on his ears and neck without a peep!

I think the most impressive part to this was that I didn't take him to a "kid" salon. I took him to a regular salon and the lady was GREAT with him. We will most likely continue to go back to her.

Culry Q waiting for his haircut

DumDum Pops make anything easy!

"All Done"

Posing like a little GQ cover model

After the haircut it was nap time....and craft time for mommy!

Nap took longer than it should have because the little monkey wanted to play and jump in his crib

I have been wanting this machine called Silhouette! After coming to the conclusion that we should not be spending frivolous money like that I dropped that idea and kept it on my wish list for later.

But when I came home one day from work I saw a box on the front step with the address label that said Silhouette! Justin ordered it for me as a surprise! I am SO blessed to have such an incredible husband. Its not that he got me something but that even after I said I didn't want it after throwing a "fit" like I had days before he still bought it for me. The most exciting thing about this is you can do almost anything crafty with it! My first project is Jace's birthday party decorations! I could easily go out and buy decorations but making them is not only cheaper but it means so much more to me! He has no idea right now but one day he may look back and appreciate the effort I put in to make his day have a certain personal touch.

Silhouette hard at work!

John Deere emblem cut out with Silhouette

Birthday Banner in progress

Close up of final banner

Just need to get twine and string the letters together!

Jace has really been into his tractor lately so we decided to do a tractor theme for his birthday next month. John Deere "stuff" is expensive so I am so excited to be able to save a little by making these things myself!

Loungin' on my sofa watching Toy Story

Lovin' on Mommy!

We could never get Jace to put a hat on his head much less leave it on for a while. Recently he has been putting them on himself! We have a cowboy hat in the living room that he can play with. He put it on and started grooving last weekend!

Along with the hat wearing, Jace has started to answer us with a new response...."Huh?" he says it like "huh? what do you think.....yes!" LOL its cute!

I LOVE LOVE LOVE Jace's laugh! I usually get caught up in enjoying it too much to record the sweet sound of it. At dinner the other night I was simply slapping the table and he thought it was hilarious! I think it was because I was scaring him at first but he continued to think it was funny!

I had today off since Jace's MRI and Renal Ultrasound was scheduled for today. This usually is an ALL day process. Since they have to sedate him for the MRI he was not allowed to eat after midnight and only clear liquids up until 7 am. We had to check in at 9 am.

To help get his mind off eating breakfast, his favorite and always biggest meal of the day, we watched Mickey Mouse Clubhouse.
He has really started to like this show. Its funny how he tends to have favorite shows and he only just recently really started to like WATCHING tv.

I had to throw this video in from last week - I walked in the living room and Jace was singing and dancing to the Hot Dog Dance by himself!

Watching MMC before heading out to the hospital

Even though I know we don't have to stay at the hospital and Jace is not being admitted I still get sick to my stomach when I go to the Med Center area. Even driving through the area when we took him to the zoo I felt that way. It brings up an anxiety I can't seem to contain. I guess I shouldn't expect anything else since we have dealt with so much over there!

We were checked in to the Pedi Day Surgery and Jace was put in a playroom waiting room. This was GREAT! So much better than sitting and waiting in a boring room that just has a bed and stuff toddlers can NOT touch! :)

Waiting for his turn

Stacking the starts

"Don't look - my gown is a little big on me!"

Before the procedures they had to weight and measure his height. He has gotten BIG lately!
He weighs 33 lbs and is 34 inches tall!
He would not get in the scale himself so I had to do the trick I do at home. Got on the scale with him him then without and subtracted LOL

After they took him back and got him sedated it was just about lunch time. I walked down to Texas Children's Hospital because they have a Chick-fil-a inside - YUM! I was starving and I KNEW the procedures were going to take HOURS! The nurses try to tell me it will be an hour and a half but I have been there done that and know better! :)

After getting lunch I headed back to Memorial Hermann and waited for them to call me to see Jace in recovery. They always say they will come get me when he is starting to wake up but I have yet for that to happen. All the nurses I speak to say they want the parents there when the babies wake up so they don't freak on them! LOL

In Recovery

They told me to keep him on soft foods today since they did put him under and to gradually go up in stages with food. Since he needed to stick to soft foods I took him to McDonalds to play and eat fries and ice cream. He was starving even after drinking 3 cans of apple juice in recovery!