picture tag

Lyndsy did this tag and she tagged everyone and I am part of everyone so I am doing it! It is to post your third picture in your third folder without altering it at all and then explaining it.

Here is Doran is his six month picture that was actually taken when he was seven months. Seth and I called this his business card pose because he is leaning a shoulder in. He was WAY chubbier than Brock and had more hair.

I tag Sarah, Samantha (if your computer is working), and Niki!

Christmas fun

Seth's birthday is on December 23rd so it always a little bit harder to get a fun party or celebration going. This year everyone who could went to dinner on the night of his birthday. The next night, Christmas Eve, was the Engman Christmas party so I brought his cake over there. I made this cake and anyone who knows him knows that he LOVED it!

Probably not the most appropriate picture, he just liked the icing!

Christmas presents! Doran is a big time blanky boy. He has carried this Lightning McQueen blanket around with him since he got it.

Here is just some of the Engman grandkids.

I had to get a picture of this. Brooks got sent to timeout during Christmas dinner for teasing Doran. He was telling people, "I am in timeout for 14 minutes because I am 14 years old." Nice...

Here is Doran and Brock playing with what is probably both of there favorite toy. They both laugh and push the balls in and just have so much fun!

Here is Doran in his new spider man pajamas and his train track. He was very excited about Santa bringing him toys but I know he doesn't fully understand because he told me today that Santa is coming to town. Grandma Geneal gave him a sled and he had fun for about 5 minutes and then wanted to go in because he was cold!

Happy Birthday Seth

Happy Birthday Seth! The boys and I love you very much and hope you have a wonderful 26th Birthday. You are the best Dad and husband we could have ever dreamed of having. Thank you for all that you do for us! Love you Daddy!!!

The Follow Up!

So Brock had his follow up appointment this morning. All the same stuff: yellow drops, the light, and exam and still not so much as a tear! The tear has healed but his eye could be red for up to four weeks! I was shocked. For some reason when she told me yesterday that it could be healed today I was thinking it wouldn't be red anymore. So when I saw how red it still was I was worried it wasn't healed. I will definately take the redness over it still being hurt though any day!

So I was trying to get a good picture of his eye and he decided to give me a big cheesey smile! It is my favorite picture of him yet! You can see the cute little gap in his front teeth, I love it!!!

The doctor today was an after hours doctor so we couldn't see the same one. When he came in the room he told me he had been reading the chart and read what had happened and wanted to know if this was a mean older brother! I was sad because I knew that would be everyones first thought, but Doran was not being mean! He was playing and make Brock laugh and did not mean to hurt him! He is such a sweet boy, but sometimes he just plays a little to rough.

Brock's eye

Today when Brock woke up from his nap Doran and I snuck in the room so we wouldn't wake up Seth in the next room. I quickly discovered Brock had a dirty diaper so I ran out and grabbed a diaper and the wipes. I came back in and Brock was standing there laughing hysterically at Doran as Doran showed him toys. Doran was very happy that Brock found him so funny and in his excitement threw a toy at Brock. This is the toy that went right into his eye!



As soon as Brock stopped crying and would open his eye I could see the outer white part was blood red! I called and got him a doctor appointment in a half hour. We got there ten minutes early and the doctor was in there five minutes before the appointment was even scheduled! They put the yellow strip in his eye and it made a flourescent yellow. Then they put the light over it a you could see a long tear that was sucking in the liquid. (He didn't cry once the whole trip to the doctor keep in mind!) So he is wearing an eye patch and we have to put an annointment in it and bring him back in tomorrow. The doctor said the eye is such an amazing thing, we might not even be able to tell anything happened by tomorrow! I guess it depends on how well he leaves it alone. He has only played with it twice so far. The only part of all this that is humorous is that we went straight from the doctor to the pharmacy which is when Doran first looked at Brock with his eye patch on... "OH! SCARY!!! Brocky scary!!!" Doran is not very fond of Brock's appearance today!
I don't know of many babies who would have such a bad day and still be so happy!

Coloring

For the past few days Doran has been obsessed about coloring. All he wants to do is color all the time. On Saturday night I scrubbed a 'mural' off the wall for about 45 minutes that he was very proud of. He asks me all the time, "Mommy, color paper. Please?" So today we went to Target and I decided to buy him a coloring book and crayons so he stops going through our computer paper like toilet paper. On the way home I gave him the crayons and the coloring book because he was begging for them. After about thirty seconds he started yelling, "Mommy help! Help Mommy! Please! Help!" I turned around and tried to figure out what was wrong and I realized he was coloring with the white crayon! I felt bad laughing, but it was so stinkin' cute! So I hurried and gave him a red crayon and he said, "Oh! Thanks Mommy." I love that boy!

A new post

I am kind of doing a post just to do one. I don't have any great new pictures or to much to write about but I just wanted to do a post! Seth went back to shift work last week and I forgot how hard it is having him work nights. Doran does not like knowing his Daddy is sleeping instead of giving him attention. He doesn't even like leaving the house when he knows Seth is inside asleep. He is such a Daddy's boy, it is kind of cute! One morning he got all his blankets and his pillow and put them by Seth on the bed, got his book, and then sat on the bed by Seth most of the morning. Isn't he sweet!? (We are kind of letting his hair get a little longer for winter.)


Brock is doing good lately. He is finally finger feeding himself foods without gagging on it. His sleeping, not so good. He has been waking up a couple of times every night. I am not sure what to do! Look at his little curls. He is so handsome!

I had to take some pictures on Thanksgiving of how awesome uncle Gave is at Guitar Hero! You should have seen him rockin out!
But the highlight of Thanksgiving for me (besides all the wonderful food!) was when Grandma played Guitar Hero! Isn't she awesome!!!