Meet My Weed - Mr. T

Tiernan had his 2 year well-child visit with Dr. Joe last Friday, and almost all was well. His Neutrapenia does not seem to be improving, but the boy is growing like the Proverbial Weed! He is 39 inches tall and 35 pounds, which is completely off of the charts in both categories. He is such a pro at having his blood drawn now that not a peep passed his adorable lips. In fact, the only tears shed at this appointment were mine and our lovely nurse Cindy's. She has been our nurse since day one with Kealan and all of her medical roadblocks, and continued with Tiernan's obstacles as well. She is leaving this area to Flagstaff this month. We simply love her and she is such a blessing to Pediatrics. Flagstaff is gaining an incredible nurse and we will miss her dearly! We thought she was leaving in the fall, so I didn't have my camera with me - boo hoo!

Last week we also had a visit with our dear friends Chuck and Nicole and their boys, Brent and Blake. What a grand time! My kids LOVE the B-Boys, and had a fab time as always. Nothing better than hanging with friends, drinking yummy drinks, chewing on crab and watching our kids go nuts - Good Times! Thank you, Chuck and Nicole.

Brent, T and K
While chasing Brent (and while he was lapping her), K yelled, "When are you going to slow down and let me catch you?!"

Saturday was a continuation of the vibe - a casual get-together here with neighbor friends. Again, nothing better than hanging with friends, chewing on cheese and candied bacon, playing 80's Trivial Pursuit (tip the hat to you, Ramsays), and drinking wine - Good Times! Thank you April, Gregg, Mike and Beth!

Tiernan with his Fave Baby, Garrison. The boy is obsessed!

K Funnies:

Kealan declared a new Skywalker for all of you Star Wars Junkies out there. The evolution: G says, "That's Bananas!" a lot, which evolved into "Bananakins", which morphed into "Bananakin Skywalker". K continued this with "Mexican Skywalker".

K to me over a broken toy, "Get the duct tape, Momma. If it can't be fixed with duct tape, it can't be fixed!"

K to Tiernan, "Shut your pie-hole!" Needless to say, both K and Daddy had a talk over that one!

Me freshening up after one of our blazing-hot days: "Brush my hair, put on some perfume, and reapply deodorant - I'm a new woman!" To which Kealan replies, "What?! You're not new. You're OLD!"

And my personal fave this week: K and I snuggling in bed:

K "Never leave, Momma. Stay with me all night."

me "Even when I'm not with you, I'm still here." (pointing to her heart)

K "But how will you fit in there with Jesus?"

To quote my friend, Amanda, my heart was a puddle on the floor.

T Funnies:

After handing him a toy, I got an unprompted, "Dee Doo, Momma" ("thank you" in Tiernanese) Again, my heart. Floor. Puddle.