Knox's surgery

Here Knox is Pre surgery.  He was freaking out, he was begging to go home.  I am assuming that the memory of tubes was still fresh in his mind.  The nurse came in and gave him a medicine that is part of the Valium family and in about 5 minutes the tears had subsided and a new relaxed Knox had appeared.  When the Dr. came in I voiced my concerns over the tonsil removal and together we decided not to do them today.  And hopefully we won't have to do them ever.  He doesn't have tonsillitis, or anything else wrong with the tonsils except for their gigantic size.  After the surgery Dr. Beus came in and said that his adenoids were huge and were blocking pretty much everything in his sinus passage to his throat.  So even with the swelling that will occur over the next couple of days he is still much better off than he was with the adenoids in.  Anyway- there was our run down.  Here are some pics from this morning.

Knox pitching a fit before the surgery

So sad, he was terrified....
Ahhhh.....drugs
Yeah and happy again thanks to the drugs

Summer Fun !

Uhhh, this wasn't supposed to be the first pic, but I can't move. So here I am at just about 33 weeks.

Our sweet babies checking out some ground hogs in Wyoming...

Bandaid fun on the road trip

He was so excited to ride his Harley...it was in storage in TN and we brought it back to UT with us.

Slip n slide fun at my moms house...it was really hot and they loved playing in the water

So here we are again a month since my last post.  I have been in a blogging lull and it has been hard for me to get back at it.  So we finished our fun trip to Tennessee on the 25th of June.  We all really enjoyed our trip and the kids love their cousins so much.  I was glad that we were able to share the kiddos with the family. The kids were great on the 1,945 miles it took for us to drive home.  We did it over 3 days, and had fun seeing some new places.

 Presley is very perceptive, as are most children, but a little too much for comfort.  She asked my oldest sister one day ...mind you presley has very expresive body language, so she said this with her hands on her hips and her head tilted..."Aunt Stacy, you really look like you have a baby in your belly"...ya- shes not pregnant.  Then to my dads wife, Beth, who she has only visited with a handful of times...Beth came down stairs to visit and Presley immediately noted "I really like your slippers", and Beth said thank you...then Presley proceeded to say something to Beth and repeated it 3 times, Beth couldn't understand her so she looked at Bryan and asked "What is she saying" so Bryan looked at Presley and asked her what she was saying and Presley with hands on hips again "I said her teeth are a little bit yellow"...haha. So what cracks me up even more is that my sweet husband had to look at Beth and say "she said your teeth are a little bit yellow". Lovely I know.  But you never know what you are going to get when she starts talking.

Knox is our sweet boy.  He loves anything spiderman, motorcycle, or train.  He has decided that he wants to play baseball and anything is turned into a bat.  He is scheduled to have his tonsils and adenoids out this friday.  With the tubes we have still had 4 ear infections.  His tonsils are big enough that they are causing apnea, they are gigantic.  I am dreading the surgery, but hoping it will help him out a little.  He is talking so much 7 word sentences sometimes. I guess I shouldn't be surprised when he has a sister that won't stop talking.

Bryan is starting a new job on Monday.  He will be working for the power company doing AC repairs.  Sounds like it will be a good deal, pray for us that it will be.  I am 33 weeks along as of tuesday and ready to be done...only 4 more weeks until she is full term ! 6 more until the c-section date.  She is doing great.  We had a non stress test done this past week and she is doing super well for a baby as young as she is.  She is going to be a fiesty little one and we are anxious to meet her.  Well I hope you are all doing well and I know this blog didn't really say too much about what we have been up to the last month, but hey its something new.  Love to you all !

Update...

Welll seeing as how it has been over a month since I have updated I think that it is time to do so.  We are in TN.  The kids and I headed out with our good friend talena and her 3 kiddos for a cross country road trip.  Talena's husband and Bryan were working together in Nashville so we tagged along so we could see Bryan.  Time has flown since we have been here.  The kids were super excited to get to see their daddy and have absolutely loved spending time with their cousins.  The weather has been super hot and we have done lots of FREE activities.  Chattanooga has some great parks for kids.  I have just rolled over 30 weeks...so of course I am huge and getting more swollen everyday, but happy our baby girl is continuing to grow and be healthy.  Bryan has quit working with the pest control company in Nashville.  We are headed back to UT next week to find a full time job until school starts and get back on schedule.  Hope you are doing well- we will post some pics when we get home and I get more regular computer time :).

Knox's Tubes...

So dang cute in his hospital gown and pants...

Knox got tubes put in his ears today. We have been battling ear infections now for about 3 months and he has had fluid on his ears for who knows how long. So on monday he had another infection so we called the ENT and we went ahead and scheduled tubes for today. The infection was in his right ear and he has had fluid on his left for sometime and his eardrum actually ruptured yesterday and relieved that pressure, but in doing the tubes this morning the doctor said that the drainage had glued the eardrum closed again and it had already begun accumulating more fluid. So thank goodness for modern medicine :) He did great. I wasn't worried about the procedure itself, seeing as how it isn't very invasive and is very quick, but having him put under was a little nerve racking. He was a champ though, in pain when he woke up, but feeling like a normal 2 year old who could actually hear out of both ears today.

Mothers Day...

Happy Mothers Day to all of you ! Even if you don't have children yet. Motherhood has been such a growing experience for me. I have learned things through being a mother that could not have learned any other way. I love how having sweet babies that they make me strive to do better and be better, even in dealing with the trials that come with being a parent. They truly make me happy and bless my life everyday ! I love you Presley, Knox, and baby Maryn ( who is still in my tummy :)
This years mothers day celebration was in full tilt at the Fallowfield household starting at 1:40am. Knox woke up, probably with a night terror, screaming bloody murder that there were bugs in his room. He was freaking out and scared to death of his crib. I got him out and laid him with me, but he doesn't know how to sleep with us so he was everywhere. Finally at 2:30am he woke his sister up and she was bright eyed. They played in the living room Knox with his new tractor (thanks lauren) and Presley with her new plastic scissors cutting paper until 4am. I was wiped out so I got the glass bottle that has been put away for a week and put chocolate milk and gave it to Knox and put him back in bed. I know, no bottle in a week ! But I was desperate. Thank goodness he hasn't asked for one all day and took a sippy like a pro ! When we got home from church Presley picke a bouquet of flowers for me. That is the picture above. I loved it ! Nothing like flowers from a 4 year old. Happy Mothers Day.

Lately...

The kids and I have been on our own for the last week. Bry has started work in Nashville and we have been here adjusting to our new schedule. We will be goinng to visit him soon. It is amazing how demanding 2 little bodies can be when there is only one person to cater to their every demand. Bry has been a super dad and always very helpful and that is even more evident with his helping being gone. Knox is doing well and growing so fast. We went to the ENT this week to have his ears checked and after 2 1/2 months of and ear infection and a ton of antibiotics he still has enough fluid on his left ear that the Audiologist said he woul fail a hearing test on that side. I was glad the Dr. wasn't too anxious to push for tubes, but we are going back in in 3 weeks for a follow up and if he still has fluid or another infection before then we are getting tubes. The other night he was cryig in his bed and I went in and he said "I want daddy". Both the kiddos are missing their daddy and manifest it in different ways. Presley has been super easy to deal with this past week. We have also started 123 magic, thank you tara and Leah for the book., The only really hard part has been me "shutting up" ! Ugh I talk way to much when dealing with her and paying attention to that has helped me keep my cool with her. well here are a few pics of what we have been up to lately.
Presley had a Princess Tea party today but by the time I got the camera out she had already taken her tinkerbell dress off.


Her friends Avonlea and paige
Knox wouldn't take a nap so here he is crashing the party...
This was after Bry left and they were having so much fun playing mom and baby...

Happy Birthday Presley...

Today my sweet baby girl tunred 4 years old.  I can't believe how quickly 4 years has gone.  She is wonderful.  We love everything about her.  Presley loves to dance.  She loves to ride her bike outsid and play with her friends.  She is super social and will talk to anyone.  She loves polly pockets and Barbie.  She loves to wear hairbows.  She changes outfits an average of 3x a day ( no fun for us).  She loves shoes, especially flip flops and sandals.  She is a summer girl, we have a hard time keeping her clothed in the winter :).  She doesn't like her freckles and has been trying to wear long sleeves so she doesn't see freckles on her arm.  She is into layering her outfits which may include at least one piece of pajamas.  She love to laugh and be silly.  She loves her little brother.  She loves to have a bath and put on pretty pajamas.  She sleeps with a green carebear.  She sleeps with a lamp on and a tent over her bed.  If she could have pancakes for every meal she would.  She loves to give high fives.  She asks for at least one bandaid a day.  She is a sugar nut !! She is an awesome little artist, but heaven forbid you call her an "artist" she freaks out".  She never stops talking ! She is as strongwilled and stubborn as they come.  She loves to sing the alphabet but leaves out the letter "t", and instead of "s" we get "x".   She is very busy and has a hard time sitting for any length of time.  She is a snuggle bug and loves to give hugs and kisses.  She absolutely loves her cousins, who we only see once or tiwce a year, but talks about them year round.  We love you Presley  and are very proud to be your parents !