Wild Wednesdays!

1 or 2 Wednesdays of the month my sweet

nephew John Paul comes over to visit before

Nana drops him off at my sister's place around 6:30pm.

He is so good around Haylee and loves to play

(and share!) with her & her toys! Here are a few

pics of us hanging out in Haylee bugs room!

Aunt Kiki and JP

Haylee joined in the fun and we decided to
touch each other's toes!




Priceless!
Story time with Nana

Why having a daughter is so fun!

There are many reasons why having a daughter

is so fun, but one of my favorite reasons is because

you get to buy all the cute clothes & accessories!

This is Haylee's Easter dress & sweater shrug

that Nana bought for her. It is a pulled silk bubble

dress and I absolutely love it!!!

Valentines Day

This year Christian surprised me with an

Edible Arrangement! I have always

wanted one and it was quite delicious!

On Valentine's Day Sunday we started the day out
sweet with donuts from Schnucks Bakery.



Then Haylee got to open her Mickey Mouse
Valentine's Day card (she is so into MM)

Even gave MM a kiss!

Haylee then got her V-day gift from

mommy & daddy.....an inflatable ball pit!

When she got inside, all her hair stood up!

(kind of like the hair static ball at the

St. Louis Magic House)

Although H loved it, who knows

what mommy & daddy were thinking....

our house is officially filled to the rim with toys!

It started snowing so after H's nap,

we decided to bundle up and head outside

Thanks Auntie Holly for our snow bibs

SMILES

Haylee thought "what is this?"

Its wet & cold

SNOW!

OK mommy I am ready to go inside!

Warming up our feet in the sink!

Road to Recovery...

So, Chris had his Achilles Tendon repair surgery

on Monday. He did really well with the anesthesia,

surgery, and is tolerating the pain meds well....

Surgery was the 1st step to his long

road to recovery. He is now in a temporary splint

right now until his post-op follow up appt next Tuesday.

Then they will cut away the bandage and look at the

wound for the 1st time. If everything looks good they

plan to put him back in the airboot for 3-4 months &

he will have to use crutches. No weight can be put on

the repaired tendon for a long time. Physical Therapy

will start later on and if everything goes well the

surgeon will hopefully have Chris walking

"normal" again in 6 months! No sports for

about 9-12 months. I want to end with sending a

special thanks to my MIL who drove up from AR

to spend the week with Chris while I am at work.

Special thanks to my parents to bring meals and

installing a new shower head so he can shower without

getting the splint wet. And of course, many thanks

to all the wonderful friends & family Chris and I have

who have sent encouraging words & thoughtful messages to us

during this stressful time!!!

1st Haircut

Last Saturday, Haylee got her FIRST haircut!

Melissa has been my stylist and friend since

I moved back to St. Louis 5 years ago.

She also cuts mom's hair which is amazing

because my mom manages to drive all the

way down her salon in the Central West End

(quite a feet for mom since most of the time

she lives in her Chesterfield bubble!)

So with that being said-Melissa in an amazing

stylist and person. Haylee loved being

in the salon. As soon as we got there she walked

around everywhere and was intrigued by

all the hairdryers going at the same time!!

Haylee was such a good girl while sitting on

my lap and didn't shed one tear!

Melissa & Haylee before the cut

Mommy & Haylee
(I got to wear the cape!)

First snip!

We distracted miss H with combs and clips to hold

Layering on the sides

Doing good...

First and only squirm...

One last piece off the back!

Let's see Mommy!

H loves to brush other people's hair...

so she loved combing thru Nana's!

The end result

Nana surprised Haylee with a FP laugh N learn

lamp (used to be cousin JP's--we just cleaned it up a bit)

Tendon Tear

Last Wednesday while playing basketball,

Christian ruptured his Achilles tendon. Initially the PA

thought it was a severe calf strain, but after

visiting the Orthopedic specialist yesterday, the doc was

90% sure he has a tear that would require surgery.

Chris has an MRI scheduled for this morning and is

on the surgery schedule for Monday Feb 8th.

For a guy that loves sports, my poor hubby will

be in a cast or boot for 6-12 weeks post-op and will

need physical therapy for healing.

Life is a little stressful right now, so any prayers

are greatly accepted!