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Well, it's been almost an entire year and I am finally recommitted to this blog. I promise, I will update this at least once per month with news of the family.

Instead of recapping all of 2006, let me just start with 2007:

- Madeline is in her second half of her Kindergarten year. She loves her teacher, has made some new friends, and is doing great. She is reading, writing, and honing in on her leadership skills. She also made team for gymnastics, participated in her first meet in January and is gearing up for her second one next weekend. She is full of spunk and is a barrel of laughs!

- Landon turned one year on January 28. Can you believe? He is trying to walk, although his preferred method of movement is still high-tailing it across the floor on his knees. He crawls like a little bulldog- too funny! He is a healthy, chunk of fun and all smiles. He is the happiest baby I have ever encountered and is a precious addition to our already fun and loud little family. Check out his one year pics: http://photographybymonty.com/sessions/lord2307.htm

- Bret and I are doing good. Bret is searching for a new police department to work for and I am still happy at American Heart Association. We will celebrate our two year wedding anniversary in a few months and are looking forward to planning a vacation. We haven't taken one since our honeymoon!

Well, that is all for now. Check back soon for more updates. God Bless!

Landon Meets His Friend

Our friends Emily, Bryan and little Avery came to visit us today and generously loaned us the use of their swing (thank, God). Thanks, Emily and Bryan. Avery was a bit jealous of her mommy holding and feeding the baby, but was enjoying touching and poking at him. She really wanted him to take his pacifier, even though he was definitely NOT interested. We can't wait to go to the zoo and to Sea World this summer with the Gilberts. Landon is really looking forward to playing with his friend Avery and Madeline is looking forward to seeing Shamu.

GG Comes to Town

Well, GG came to visit this weekend to see her newest great-grandchild. It was love at first site of course and we had a lot of fun. She brought the Peurifoy clan, Great Aunt Natalie, cousin Holly, Sherry and Sherry's grandmother. We had fun catching up and they enjoyed holding and feeding the baby. Here are pcitures of the generations of a few Peurifoys.

Bret's First Day at the Station

Wow! We have a real gun-holding, sharp-shooting, hand-cuff-bearing, uniformed police man in our midst. He enjoyed his first day as a cop and actually had quite an "eventful" day for a such a small town. He is really looking forward this new career and we are all so proud of him.

Happy One Month, Landon!

My, my, how this month has flown by. I can't believe our little man is one month old. I am anxious to see how much he weighs now, since he is getting so chubby. We tried rice cereal today and we really liked it...didn't make us sleep any longer though. Here are some pictures of him celebrating his one month milestone.

We have an Officer Among us!

Well, Congratulations are in order for my dear husband, Bret! He has now officially become a police officer with the Royse City Police Department. We are so excited for his new opportunity and now we can find a place to LIVE! Yeah! It has been a long month awaiting the news. Royse City was his first choice of departments so we feel we are truly blessed. God is very good and we are so excited. Congratulations Officer Bret Lord!

Happy Valentine's Day

Love is in the air! Our family is full of so much love this year...celebrating a new marriage, a new blended family and welcoming our newest addition, little Landon. I am especially missing my dad this Valentine's Day and remembering Madeline's first Valentine's Day when my dad came over during his lunch break and brought Madeline her first Valentine and a purple teddy bear. I treasure that picture I took of them that day and am sad he is not here to visit Landon on his first Valentine's Day. He would just adore Landon, as he always wanted a boy in the family. I know his legacy lives on in me and I will pass it on to Madeline and Landon.

Well, here is Nana with her two favorite grandchildren on Landon's first Valentine's. She came bearing cards and lots of kisses and hugs! What more could Madeline and Landon ask for. Nana is so special.

Doctor, Doctor, Give us the News!

Landon's third doctor's appointment was today. He had two last week...they thought he might have been a bit jaundiced, but he triumphed! We left the hospital weighing an even 6 pounds. By that Thursday (only 3 days later) he had dropped down to 5 lbs 12 oz. The following Monday he was up a bit at 5 pounds 14 ounces and was making progress. He was losing his yellow tint and eating much better (an ounce at a sitting). We are proud to say that today our little boy weighs 6 pounds 4 ounces (only 3 ounces short of his birth weight), is eating 2 ounces each sitting and has beautiful pink skin. Dr. Fisch says he looks great and is growing good. Our next appointment will be the one he gets loads of shots...I think it's more painful for the mom to watch than for the babies getting pricked. Anyway, our little boy is doing excellent and changing every day.

Madeline on the Go!

Our little Madeline has learned to ride a bike. Santa actually brought it to her Christmas 2004, but we have had no place to ride it. This Christmas Madeline reminded us that it was in Nana's garage, so we decided to take it out of its rest home and put it to use. Madeline has mastered the skill of starting, turning and stopping and is really enjoying riding around the driveway...that is as far as mommy will let her go as of now! Look at Madeline go!

It's Been One Week....

Happy One Week Birthday to Landon! We celebrated with Grandma, Grandpa and cousin Brian coming to visit from Pasadena (Texas). There were no balloons, no noise makers, no huge party crowd. Just lots of kisses and hugs from Grandma and Grandpa. Brian really loved watching the baby and he kept telling us how much he really liked him and wanted us to come visit them soon. Grandma held Landon so much that after they left Madeline said Landon smelled like a "boy grandma"! I, on the other hand, celebrated my new son's one week birthday with a trip to the emergency room and a bladder infection. Definitely not as much fun as the kisses and hugs Landon received...that would have been a much nicer gift. All is well in the Lord household and we are adjusting to the new baby in the house, the reality of having TWO children, and still not getting any sleep. Happy One Week Birthday, Landon!

Lights, Camera, Landon!

Take a look at our new little boy! He is such a joy and we are having so much fun. He is having some problems with feeding, but he is doing better. I am learning a lot about extra patience. He has his first doctors appointment on Thursday, so we will see if he has gained any weight and talk about the feeding issues. We just thank God he didn't have any heart or lung issues since he was so early. We will continue to keep you posted and be watching for more pictures.

Welcome Baby Landon

Welcome Landon Wayne Lord!

He was born at 10:23 am on Saturday, January 28 and weighed in at 6 lbs 7 oz. He was 19 and 3/4 inches long and a big boy for being 4 weeks early. We are so excited to have him in our lives and he is such a blessing and welcome addition to our family. Here are a few pictures from his first days.


You can also visit his Hospital Baby Nursery at: http://www.growingfamily.com/webnursery/babypage.asp?URLID=7P4Y6E0N7V

Visitor password: Lord

The Baby Shower

Amy and my friend, Emily, threw me a baby shower today. It was quite lovely and I received many goodies for the new baby. Amy was so excited to have the shower at her new house and it turned out great. Here are some highlights of the days festivities.

Happy New Year!

Well, 2005 was a blast and so eventful. Bret and I married this year in May and then found out shortly after we were expecting. We had not planned to get pregnant on our honeymoon, but we could not be happier to welcome a new baby boy into our family this coming new year. We are looking forward to what 2006 has in store.

We went to Buca di beppo to ring in the new year with Kelly and Ryan Walker and friends and then went over to the Walkers house to continue ringing in the new year. Kelly and I enjoyed drinking our non-alcoholic beer; it was actually quite refreshing to taste beer again after 8 months. We had so much fun and then were in bed by 1 am. Oh, how times have changed! Here we are at Buca around the Pope table (kind of creepy I might add). But, oh, so much fun. Happy New Year!

Looks like We Made It!

Congratulations are in order for my dear husband who after 9 LONG months of police academy at Eastfield, has passed his exit exam and his TCLOES licence in order to become a real, hand-cuffing, arresting, don't pull me over, honey, police officer! I am so proud of him! It has been a trying 9 months for both of us, but especially Bret, as he has juggled a navy career, full-time school, planning a wedding, having a new wife and daughter and dealing with the joys of my pregnancy (aches and pains included). We made it through and he is on his way to getting hired on with a department. Praise God, halleluia! Now, we have hopes of him finding a department to work for and bringing our baby son into the world. I am 30 weeks and only have 10 more to go! He "turned" last night and is in position so now all we do is wait. It won't be long, now.

Well, my darling angel has turned 5! For her birthday this year, she wanted to have a tea party with all her friends. So, 12 little ladies and their mommies came to Madeline's Tea Party, complete with tea set painting, storytime with Aunt Amy, the special tea party, a tea pot birthday cake and loads of presents and barbies. It was a hoot and so much fun! Here are some highlights of the day.

Thanksgiving Blessings

Well, Thanksgiving was a great one this year. We have many things to be thankful for. A wonderful family, an awesome and rewarding marriage, a beautiful and healthy daughter and a healthy little boy on the way. God really is so good.
Yesterday, We were really counting our blessings. As we woke up to get ready for church, I experienced a dizzy spell. I was in the bathroom putting on my makeup when it hit me. All of a sudden I felt hot and clammy but I was cold and very dizzy. I laid on the couch to try and see if it would pass, but it didn't. We called Dr. Downey and he told Bret to take me to the hospital. They ran some tests and discovered my hemoglobin and blood sugar levels were very low. The nurse said I had anemia, which I did have when I was pregnant with Madeline. We were relieved that there was nothing severely wrong, in fact the baby kept kicking the monitor the nurse had on my belly to make sure he was ok. It was quite hysterical. We were all laughing. The nurse was so sweet, she even gave us a tour of the women's center where we will deliver and showed us the birthing rooms. So, a little scare, but we are thankful everything is fine. I have a doctors appointment today to get re-checked out and probably get a prescription for iron pills to supplement my iron-deficiency.
Hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving! We should all be thankful for our health, prosperity, families and friends. I know I am.


Also, here is a pciture of Madeline from November 19. She was the flower girl in her Aunt Sarah's wedding. Her Mimi said she did such a great job and was such a delight. Madeline told me she forgot to throw the flowers but that she wasn't scared. I guess my wedding was her "breaking the ice" debut as she not only forgot to throw the flowers, she shyly ran down the aisle in nervousness. Now she is a flower girl pro!

26 Weeks!

Well, I am 26 weeks now with only 14 more to go. Landon is going to be a future soccer star I just know it. He is kicking away, hard too, and will keep up his kicking antics for minutes at a time. I love feeling him, but I have to say sometimes quite painful. I have a doctors appointment next Monday, November 28. I am anxious to see how much weight I have gained. We have made much progress on our registry and have finally finished registering for everything we need. I have bought him a few little outfits and started months ago stocking up on diapers, but that is all we have done so far. It's kind of hard to get a nursery going when we don't really know where we are going to be living once Bret graduates from the police academy. He has a strong lead in Kaufman County, so hopefully we will stay in Rockwall. Well, that is all the for now. Happy Thanksgiving!

Acid is Eating us Alive!

Well, the biopsies came back from Bret's stomach tests. And it's just like we thought...a severe case of Acid Reflux disease. He'll have to take his prevacid every day while I'm downing Mylanta for my own acid reflux problems. Landon is really doing a number on me. Madeline didn't rest as high as he is and I have already secummed to sleeping sitting up. The heartburn is so severe I take Mylanta at least 4 times per day. I went and bought one of those very trendy pillow chairs (oh you know those ugly pillows with arms you had as a kid to do your homework on your bed with). All they had was orange or denim, so I chose the better of the two...denim. There will be no orange or any remnants of UT in my household. No thank you ma'am! But, I have no where to rest my head, so I am stacking pillows on top of the pillow chair to prop my head up. It's a wonderful site and I am getting great sleep (not!) let me tell ya. But, only 3 more months to go and I will have gone through all of this for my beautiful boy so it'll all be worth it. Happy eating and sleeping everyone!

Cravings, Cravings, Go Away!

Man, do these cravings ever go away? No wonder I've gained 14 pounds, I eat Wendy's every day it seems. I have been doing that for nearly one month, eating the same combo #6, Spicy Chicken sandwich, add mustard and cheese, with honey mustard for my fries and an iced tea. The lady at the window knows me now. I don't even have to ask for honey mustard anymore. When I pull up and she sees me, she just adds it to my bag. Pathetic! And then there's Bret who has been having stomach problems for months now (seemed to start when I found out I was pregnant). Is he having sympathy pains and cravings? We think so. Anyway, his stomach pains have gotten so bad it turned into chest pains. The cardiologist ruled out a heart condition and sent him to a gastroenterologist, which he saw last Friday. While doped up on anesthesia, he told the nurse all about his very pregnant wife and soon to be son, Landon Wayne Lord. Oh, yes, the nurse knew all about us...I guess I found out how to get Bret talking more...give him some valium and he's a chatty cathy. Well, the tests showed a few polyps in his stomach body (not too abnormal) but they did a biopsy and we will know results soon. Looks like a big fat case of severe acid reflux disease. I don't think the tons of spices he puts on all his food to make his mouth water from the firey hot caused it at all! Hmmmm! He sure made an impression on his nurses, though. Three different ones called today to check on him. Watch out ladies! My man is taken. Well, time to go watch CSI Miami. Another craving, but this one doesn't make me gain weight, thank God!