busy girl!

We've been go-go-going, and Kirby has had so much fun! Last weekend we went to SA for sweet Courtney's baby shower - so good to see these girls!

Kirby was thrilled to get some Nana and Hadley-time! Kirbs and Hadley played and played all weekend - they had so much fun! Unfortunately, this is the one and only pic I took of them...

On Monday, Annie and DonDon headed to H-town to check out the rodeo with us - Kirby and I went by ourselves a couple of weeks ago, and she loved it so much we just had to go back! I'm always amazed at what grandparents will do to see their grandkids smile - this deer liked Annie's brand new white shirt, and Kirby thought it was hysterical, so Annie stood there and let it eat her shirt!

The llama was one of her faves in the petting zoo - she thought it was Linda (all you Diego fans will know what we're talking about!)

The pony ride was definitely the highlight of the rodeo - Kirby is still waking up in the morning saying, "ride a pony?" How appropriate that she rode Gem?? She talked to the pony and petted it the whole time - she was in heaven! I love that we have such an animal lover!



Tuesday was not only St. Patrick's Day, but Granddaddy's birthday (and by the way, Cole Rodriguez's birthday - all 9 lb 13 oz of him...he's precious, Brea - congratulations!!) We celebrated Granddaddy's big day at the Pine Tree Lodge - we're so glad it's finally back open after Hurricane Ike!!



Py and Neece gave Kirby tickets to Elmo's Green Thumb. It was a great show - very impressive. Kirby was mesmerized by the characters up on stage, but she wasn't so sure about them as they danced up and down the aisles.


I realized when I saw this picture that I wave with my middle 2 fingers - wierd, right?



We wrapped up the week with crawfish at the Birdwells - whew!

Kirby has been sick and had to miss a birthday party this weekend :( To make it up to her, we had an Elmo cupcake at home...I think it was a hit!

Twin update

We had another sonogram today! That's one of the great things about having a high risk pregnancy - you get to see your baby (or in our case babies) :) lots before they are born. The good news is that we're still having a boy and a girl - William Miller and Maggie Claire...poor Jim needed some strong confirmation that William wasn't really Wilma, and he got it - whew!!

They both look great, and I can already tell that they are going to be precious!

The potentially not so good news is that Maggie Claire's umbilical cord has only two vessels instead of three. Because of this, they want to take a good look at her heart to make sure there are no defects, so I will go for an echocardiogram at Texas Children's in about a month. The doctor didn't see anything wrong today, but she said that they will be able to see much more detail when her heart is bigger. The biggest concern with this cord defect is that she may likely have a problem growing later in the pregnancy.

So, if you would, please pray for our babies - that God will keep them safe and growing healthy and strong!!!

frowing a fit

Kirby might be the best "fit frower" I've ever seen. She got upset last night, because she wasn't quite ready for dinner when it was time to eat. Tostadas in a big girl booster seat...what's not to like? Evidently a lot. This is Kirby after rolling around, screaming on the living room floor for 24 minutes straight (I am NOT exaggerating).


She finally got over it!!

Pig and Baa

Kirby's new favorite reading spot is on her rocking chair with Pig and Baa. Her head always rests on Pig and feet always on Baa. We rock before bed each night the same way - the only difference is that Jim or I sit in the middle of the farm animals! I'll keep trying to get a video of her helping us "read" the books she's memorized...it's just a little difficult to do because Kirby thinks it's much more fun to watch the videoing than to be videoed!

11 on Tuesday

That's right, this one goes to 11!

1. Meet the newest addition to the Gray family...Jump, the fish! Kirby named him all by herself!


2. Annie smocked Kirby's Valentine's dress all by herself!! Thanks, Annie!!!

3. The Birdwells came to visit and brought Kirby a bird feeder for the backyard - we've already had a momma and daddy cardinal, several doves, and a blue jay come to visit! The poor doves just watch from the fence - you can tell they want to fly to the actual feeder but just can't quite work up the nerve.

4. Kirby's new favorite book is No, no, Noah! It's about a monkey who is afraid to join Noah on the ark but realizes he must trust God when things are scary. It is precious - you all need a copy for your kiddos!

5. Kirby has the sweetest heart. She loves her stuffed animals - she feeds them and shares her drinks with them. She wraps them up in her blankets and puts them in her chair to "rock-a-bye." The other day she was in her room, and when I peaked my head around the corner to check on her I just stopped and watched her talk to her Madeline doll - She was talking to Madeline telling her where her nose and mouth and hair were. Then she hugged Madeline and said, "I love you!" I think she's going to the best big sister ever!

6. Molly is a really good sport - Kirby chases her around the house screaming, "I hold you!!!" She just lets Kirby chase her. This weekend, Molly let Kirby push her all over the house in the doll stroller. I think poor Molls just wants the attention any way she can get it!

7. Kirby is WAY too grown up all of the sudden. The high chair is no longer cool at home or in public - when we went out to eat this weekend, Kirby sat in the booth next to us, and at home, she must sit at her little table and chairs to eat. She's also been using a big girl cup to drink her milk...without spilling it! Tonight, we made Kirby sit in her high chair at dinner - she was NOT happy about it and made excuse after excuse to get down - we ignored them all. This leads us to number 8...

8. When your kid says, "I poo-poo," believe them.

9. Not that we say a lot of bad things, but we really have to start watching what we say around Kirby. Last week, Molly was crying and barking, and I fussed at her saying , "Enough, Molly. Stop it!!" Kirby sure did yell at my grandfather's dog this weekend, "Enough, Pebbles! Stop it!! Stop it!!" She is such a parrot!!

10. I am almost 4 months pregnant, and I truly look like I did when I was 7 months pregnant with Kirby - Yikes!!!

11. I think we have a future church choir member on our hands...

talking to God

When we sat down at the table for dinner tonight, Kirby immediately put her hands together, bowed her head, cut her eyes up at us and said, "Payers?" 7 prayers later, we were able to start eating...after each "Amen" came "More payers?" How sweet is that?