HAPPIEST TURKEY DAY TO YOU!!!

We are so thankful for our friends and family, and wish we could spend the holiday with everyone of you! Hope your turkey day fills your belly, and brings lots of laughs! I know this holiday season will be hard for some of our friends, so our prayers for them will be for laughter at Jana's, and happy memories of all the fun holidays in the past. Love you all.

Baby Malyn's Pic!!!!

Enjoy the pics! She's such a sweet little one. Stacy and Malyn are doing great.

Malyn has Arrived!!!!

At 10:02 (California time), Malyn Grace was born!
7 lbs 9 ozs
21 inches
Dark, curly hair, and lots of it.

Stacy is doing great. She pushed three times, and poof! Mom said stacy isn't tired as much as she's hungry! (hunger is a pretty strong trait in our family).

Mattie Sue is now a big sister!!!! We'll soon find out how she copes with the new addition!

Early Arrival of "The Bump"

Here is my first bump watch. This was taken about a month ago. I was 2.5 months here. Needless to say, I've since grown... in all directions.

Malyn's Progress!

Well, as of 1:00pm, after Stacy's doc appointement, she was 1.5 centimeters. The doc did a little "stripping" to help her along, and believes she'll head to the hospital in the next 24 hours. Mom is there with her, and Mattie Sue is at Mother's Day Out. Wasn't too long ago, that Mom was dropping Stacy and I off at MDO. Prayers to Malyn and Stacy!!! I'll continue updating you all with the progress (minus the gory details).

SA Weather was Beautiful!!!!

This weekend was full of outdoor activity, which was really nice for a change. I finally have energy to get out and about. Friday night, I took my friends (my friend Amy surprised me by flying down with Dana) to El Jarro!! Marisa showed up and we sat outside and enjoyed the awesome weather!

Saturday, Dana and I went to a conference. I introduced her to Las Palapas for which she LOVED her potato and egg, and as always, I adored my bacon and egg. (Only a pregnant woman would post all her eating habits on a blog). After the conference, we went to Bigz to get a burger and shake. Excellent burger!

Sunday, Rod, Jenny and I went to the San Antonio Marathon!!! CONGRATULATIONS HINK!!!!! Our good friend ran the race, and did awesome! Ole' preggos here ran maybe a fourth of a mile with him....my first bit of exercise since being declared pregnant. :) Last night, I got super sick, and I'd like to blame it on the exercise. :) I should probably ease up. ha.

OHHHHH, most exciting news....while eating lunch at the club (outside) with my folks, grandpa and Jenny, I felt the "butterfly" that everyone talks about. Yep, I felt the baby move! Haven't felt it since. No, I wasn't gassy or anything. It was pretty cool. Ready to feel more!

Cindy and Dennis gave baby Tootle the CUTEST, softest, huggable sheep that lays flat on the floor (or anywhere) and the baby can lay on it! Rod and I wish we had an adult sized one for us! I had to put it away b/c he and I would lay on it all the time! Its really the sweetest thing. It got me super excited to hold the little tootlebug. I love this child so much already and haven't even met him/her. (Again, I think its a her).

Stacy is starting to have contractions. Last night, they were 10 minutes apart. So, please keep her and baby Mayln in your prayers! Mattie Sue has a cold...I think she needs her Auntie. I'll definitely be posting Mayln pics as soon as I get them!!!!

Love to all!

November 9th, 2006

Not too much going on in the Tootle world. Grandpa is in town, so we've been going out to eat and enjoying his company. Always a joy to see him. We have a good friend from Dallas coming into town for a conference this weekend. Very excited to see Dana!!!! We'll definitely be heading out for some good Mexican grub. El Jarro or La Fonda on Main...haven't decided.

We had our first maid clean our house today!!! Hopefully Rod will like it so much that we get on a regular schedule! :) I'm enjoying my excuse of "I'm pregnant, I can't use some of the cleaning products."

I got my first pregnancy gift in the mail! Sweet surprise from Kimmy!!! Thank you Kim. Its a t-shirt that says "What's kickin'" with two little feet on it. Super cute, and I'll probably where it tomorrow! Rod got his 208th golf toy in the mail today, so now he doesn't feel left out. He's the happiest kid on the block.

Hope this "post" finds you well. Much love.

Tootletot's Favorite Niece!!!

Tootletot just wouldn't be complete without a pic of our favorite niece!!!! This is her Halloween pic. I believe she was at a Fall Festival in her home town of El Segundo. Stacy, correct me if I'm wrong. She was the cutest cowgirl in all the land! Oh, the cowboy hat was off seconds after putting it on. Check out her new cowboy boots. Yeehaw, Sue!

November 3rd, 2006 - Friday

2nd Prenatal Visit -
Today's visit went well. Just did the typical urine sample, and the doc gave me another sonogram!!!! Doctor said we have a "pretty" baby. Do they say that to everyone?!?! The little Tootlebug was just movin' around, waving its buttocks in the air. At one point, it seemed like she/he was trying to swim....legs were kicking all over the place. Nope, I don't feel a thing!

Dr. stated that we should know the sex of the Tootlebug on Dec. 11th. She kindly, with a little begging from me, set up a 2 week appointment (after my next, regular appointment) to come back in and "sex" this child before Christmas! Grandmas need to know! I NEED TO KNOW! I think its a girl. Sorry Rod.

Yesterday, Nov 2nd, Rod and I went to a first trimester screening to check for Downs, and other conditions that could be potentially harmful to the baby. (See photo of our superhero - Spiderman, or a Mexican wrestler). So far, everything is checking out just fine. That appointment was our first time to see the baby in "baby form" and jumping around on my uterus, like I was a trampoline. Pretty incredible.

Next visit is Nov. 30th! (remember, no sono this appointment, so I won't know the sex)

WELCOME TO TOOTLETOT!

Welcome to our blogspot! With constant updates to our house, and our baby news, I thought we should conquer the world of "blogging". Rod never thought we'd become "bloggers", but here we are today...joining the rest of the world. I'm not even sure I'm using the right terminology for this. I definitely don't understand the whole concept, but figure it is time to jump on board. So, bare with us. We'll get the hang of it.