PRESTON WYATT

Five years ago I walked through the ER doors at Valley View Medical Center and began the long walk all the way down to Labor and Delivery. My Dr. liked to induce his patients starting at midnight. Well the main doors to the hospital lock at 10pm so you have to go through the ER which is on the complete opposite side of the hospital. Chris and I actually got a kick out of all the people in the hall that were wishing us luck. I remember after the 2nd or 3rd person I asked if they were wishing me luck for a good delivery or that I'd actually make it all the way down the hall. (Why they couldn't have just put a door and a small parking lot right next to L & D is beyond me. Stupid male architects lol) Ok back to the story...So I made it down to Labor and Delivery. That's when I found out that our hospital has some kind of mathematical formula that determines whether or not they can induce you and of course I didn't qualify (by less than a point) After some SERIOUSLY dirty looks and a few tears, the nurse was nice enough to fudge some numbers for me and they gave me Cervidil. Well by 6am I was hurting like crazy but I wasn't progressing so she had to fudge a few more numbers so that she could start me on Pitocin. Pitocin and I have a very love/hate relationship. Love that it works, hate that it hurts!!! After several hours and a couple of terrifying moments, we finally got to hold our little boy for the first time. Preston Wyatt was born at 3:37 pm. He was 7 lbs 1 oz and 20 inches long. I can honestly say that hearing him cry for the first time was the greatest relief I've ever felt in my life. To this day I get choked up remembering that feeling. Because of some very minor problems, Preston and I spent that night in the nursery with him hooked up to oxygen and monitors. It took me until almost daylight to convince the nurses that no matter how much they promised to come get me if they needed me, I was not leaving my son by himself in that nursery and neither one of those chicks were big enough to make me. They kept trying to convince me to "go get a good nights rest". Yeah like that was going to happen.... IDIOTS!! So after a long night, he finally got clearance to go back to my room with me. I should have known then that he'd be trouble. HA! He's been a healthy and happy little boy ever since!
Here's my little man the day we brought him home from the hospital. I agree with his Aunt Brittany, he was quite the "little stud muffin" in his little outfit!Here are some of my all time favorite pictures of Preston:
2 days old. (Yes Charon, I know that tennis shoes and khaki's are a no no!!)
2 weeks oldAbout 4 months old "helping" Daddy mow Grandma Almeda's lawn. He wasn't quite sure what to think at first but he grew to love that lawnmower pretty dang quick!Preston at 9 months. He wouldn't wear his hat correctly for anything in the world, but he also refused to take it off!! now if he sees someone wearing his hat like this, he scoffs and says, "Why is he wearing his hat like a punk?" Once again... I should have known then he'd be trouble lolWhen mommy dresses him....When he dresses himself! 2 yearsSee....TROUBLE!!!Striking a pose during our Back to School fashion ShowDr. Seuss DayThis is what is left of his "blankie". Ya'll don't even want to know what kinds of things he's done to this poor thing to get it to this point. All that's left is a strip about 8 inches wide and as you can see there are pieces of yarn dangling all over it. BUT, he REFUSES to give it up. We've tried everything but to no avail so we finally decided to just let him have it. He'll give it up when he's ready or when there's nothing left but a pile of string.... either way is fine with me. Preston's birthday dinner. Every time it's his turn to pick a place to go out to eat, he picks Chili's. Always!This is when he's my favorite!!!I've always said that if I ever had a little boy, I wanted him to be ALL boy! WOW!.... I should really be careful what I wish for because he is definitely ALL!!! BOY!!! He's rough and rambunctious. He breaks everything he touches. He's stubborn and fearless and rarely thinks anything through before he does it...... I wouldn't have him any other way. Words can't even begin to describe how much Chris and I love and enjoy this little boy. He makes us laugh every day, and always makes each day an adventure. Happy 5th Birthday PRESTON WYATT aka "Little Man", "Buddy", "Ya little shit" (lol)

Catching Up!

It's been a busy week. So here's a quick catch up on what's been going on around the Haycock house. All of the Haycock women got new hair cuts this week. Shelby's was a little tough to swallow at first, but I love it now. She LOVES it. As she was getting it cut, she kept saying "I love my hair. I think it's so pretty. I love it." Jayne just kept saying "well I'm glad you do" in this horrified tone. It's ok, I still love ya Jayne.
I love Morgan's hair. It's a lot cuter when it's curled but we like it straight too.
Holy Blondeness!! I've never been blond before and I have to admit that it's fun! (Ignore the lack of makeup please. I was on my way home from getting it done.)
It's soccer season again for our family. Morgan and Preston are playing this spring. I got suckered into being the assistant coach for Morgan's team this year. Do I know anything about soccer??? Um... that would be a big huge NEGATIVE. But we're making it work. Morgan has been kicking some serious butt. She's scored in both of her games. Preston scored too, unfortunately it was for the other team HA!! Oh well he's having fun and that's all that really matter.
This morning, Shelby and I did our first 5K. It was actually a lot of fun. We did it to help raise money for Hands for Haiti. They are providing prosthetics for the victims of the earthquake. I didn't realize this (cause I live in my own naive little world I guess) but they don't have running water in Haiti. Most people have to walk to the local water hole to get their daily water. Obviously, that's a little hard to do if you don't have legs or arms. It was a great workout for a great cause. Sonda and Chloe even joined us. We all look like hell, but we had fun.Yeah, I tried to be good and actually wear my knee brace (much to Chris' dismay) but it only lasted about 20 yards before it was down around my ankle. It's definitely time for me to go get my new knee brace.

Precious!

How is it possible that a little girl that still plays with a rocking horse, also has pictures of boys hanging on her wall???This just melted my heart. She's waiting out in the yard for her daddy to come home. As soon as she saw him driving up the street she RAN to meet him. SO PRECIOUS!!!

HAPPY EASTER

Wow 3 posts in 3 days! This has to be a new record. Our Easter festivities began Saturday night with the kids dying Easter eggs. When I was growing up, we were NEVER allowed to "decorate" the eggs. We always had to do plain pastel eggs. I LOVE decorating eggs with my kids. They go a little crazy sometimes, but that's ok!!

The kids decided to have "a sleepover" in Shelby's room.Preston's basket:candy, a scooter, Zhu Zhu pets Skateboard, Hot Wheels Monster Truck, How to Train a Dragon figurine.For some reason, the girls opted to get purses instead of Easter Baskets this year. I don't know why they made this choice nor do I care, but they were THRILLED!! Shelby's is the Capri Sun wrapper bag: candy, Hot Wheels Shelby Mustang, Zhu Zhu Pet hamster, CSI Wii game (yes I know that's odd for an 8 year old but she loves stuff like that. She even plays with DNA models and stuff. Ya... I know!) and Morgan's is the peace signs and hearts bag: candy, Zhu Zhu Pet DS game (are you sensing a pattern here), Littlest Pet Shop figurine, Justin Bieber poster
When Chris saw their stuff, he said something to the effect of "You do know this is Easter and not Christmas, right?" I told him that next year he can be in charge of Easter!! Ha!

Here is a video of their egg hunt.

SLC

Chris had a training in Salt Lake this week, so we decided to pull the kids from school (it was only 2 days cause it's our spring break) and go with him. It was soooo nice to have some real shopping for a change! Let's face it, that's the real reason that I wanted to go with him lol Of course, we also had to make a stop at the zoo. My kids LOVE the zoo! It was a little chilly, but most of the animals were outside. I love watching them get SOOOO excited over every single animal. Morgan literally spent about 20 minutes just watching these 2 wolves. and another 20 minutes watching the penguins. She's definitely my animal lover and says that she wants to be a vet when she grows up!
So maybe letting them climb on the Rhino at the zoo wasn't such a great idea. They got so excited when they saw this stupid dinosaur and begged me to let them climb on it for a picture HA! Whatever keeps them entertained I guess!!

It's a Hard Knock Life For Us!

Yes, I realize that I'm very late posting this, but I was trying to figure out how to get the video to upload from my video camera. So far that hasn't happened yet. Oh well, when I figure it out, I'll upload the video of their dance.
The girls competed last Saturday at the Champions Dance competition in St. George. They danced to the hip hop version of "Hard Knock Life" and were "The Orphans" So cute!! They took 4th in their competition and Onstage ended up taking several awards home including Best Overall Jazz.

I love Morgan's face in this picture. Look at her eye. How many of you can look straight with one eye and move the other? That's talent! HAHA! My friend Allison said, "Who wouldn't want a kid with a bum retina?"

Better Late than Never

Well we survived Art and Science night!!! WooHoo! (Yes I realize that I'm late posting this but OH WELL) The girls did such a great job on their projects. Shelby got Honorable Mention for her grade. Morgan didn't place at all, but we're still very proud of her for putting forth the effort. She was the ONLY kid in her class that did a project this year!!

Here is Morgan's Art project for "Arts Night"

Here is Shelby's art project.

Shelby's project was on what kinds of salt or salt combination would dehydrate a body the best in preparation for mummification. Pretty clever. (She's my morbid one)

Morgan's was on Capillary Action using celery and food coloring.

Also that night, I became the official PTA President Elect for the 2010-2011 school year. The Executive Board (President, Treasurer, and Secretary) only had 3 people oppose us and we just so happened to each be married to one of the people opposing. JERKS! hahaha It was actually really funny!!! I'm a little nervous for the upcoming year, but really excited at the same time!

Best Preston Quote EVER!

For those of you that don't go to our church, our Primary (kids church) has a saying "CTR" it stands for "Choose The Right" The focus of the younger Primary classes is making choices that are pleasing unto Jesus and Heavenly Father or "Choosing The Right".
Well the other day Preston says to Chris: "You know dad, da "CTR" fing to do would be to put da old VCR (it's the old satellite receiver cause we switched to cable) and da wittle TV in my room."
Then he went on to tell Chris that all he had to do was hook it up and it would work just fine.
HAHA that's the CTR thing to do huh? I'd love to know how that is somehow pleasing unto Christ in his little mind. Although I have to believe that he probably got a little chuckle out of that! LOVE IT!!

Happy Birthday Dr. Seuss!!

Dr. Seuss' birthday is HUGE within our school district!! All the kids get to wear their PJ's for the festivities! My girls were so excited to wear their new jammies today. (Ok, bad mom story: my kids have cute jammies. They were just all dirty. Sooo...rather than getting off my lazy butt and washing them some to wear to school. I went and bought them new ones. OH YES, I am that lazy!!)

You should have seen Chris' face when he read what Morgan's said. Oh his worst nightmare HA!Morgan's day started off with her teacher cooking the entire class pancakes for breakfast. My goodness, you would have thought Morgan had never had pancakes before. She has talked about it non-stop since the note came home!! Here is Morgan with her friends Sasha (you all know her by now) and Tatum (my friend Jana's daughter)Morgan's 1st grade class. Shelby had the same teacher last year and we just LOVE her! She's so fun! Preston and I decided to eat lunch with the girls. (Preston really just wanted a piece of Dr. Seuss' B-day cake!) As Morgan's class was leaving, Shelby's class came into the lunchroom, so we decided to hang out with them. Here is Shelby with her friends. Chloe, Izzy, Kaylee, and Maddy. They are quite the group. You've never seen a more giggly group of girls in your life. After lunch, we went to recess with Shelby's class and then hung out with them for the rest of the afternoon. We made "OOBLECK" to go along with "Bartholomew and the Oobleck". Then they made cute little "Cat in the Hat" snacks. They used Ritz crackers for the base then stacked Gummy Lifesavers for the hat part. They "glued" everything together with icing. (Ya'll know that's cute!) Shelby's class with their Dr. Seuss hats. (Notice that Preston is in each of the class photos. I love both of their teachers so much! I try not to have to take him when I'm in the classroooms, but both teachers are SO good about including him in whatever activity they're doing.)Next was the Dr. Seuss reading assembly. (And NO that is not me!!!! I did my time last year as the reading chair! and the pics of the Rodeo clown costume will NEVER see the light of day! ha!)The day ended with a read-a-thon in the hallway. Who says it takes 2 to tango? HA! These girls are so silly! (Chloe, Shelby and Izzy)