Potty training and potty attitude!

Will Regan ever be 100% potty trained? I'm beginning to think he will be 21 before we stop having accidents. I really thought he would be over this by the time school started back. Some days he will stay dry all day and then other days we use 5 pair of undies. I'm so frustrated with him about it. He knows what to do and he knows when he needs to go but he just doesn't want to go.

Attitude is another thing. For all those people who say "People with down syndrome are always so sweet and loving" They need to spend a day with Regan. These last few days I have felt like a complete failure with him. I have went to bed two nights just crying about his attitude. Monday he repeatedly hit his mawmaw, pulled her hair, screamed at her and was just horrible. He would not mind and that isn't going to work for us. I was so embarrassed that he was being so mean. Ricky and I have decided that we are going to be really tight on him the next two weeks. Hopefully we can get some of this under control before school starts. Right now if he went to school we would be having a behavior eval for sure. He is absolutely out of control. It's our fault for letting him get by with attitude but that has ended. Today has been a little better but not much. Lets hope things change or I'm sure that we will be having lots of frowny faces this year.

Wedding bells!!!

Our good friends Donnell and Lindsay got married over the weekend! Ricky and Donnell have been friends FOREVER!! It was super sweet to see these two tie the knot. Their reception had a DJ and we had a blast dancing or in our case "trying to dance" :) We got home around 1am and that is the latest us two old people have been out in years!!! Congrats to The Kirby's!

*Yes Ricky's eyes are always closed!**

What the Heath's have been doing

We have been spending lots of time being a family of 4 lately. It won't be long before Regan starts school and then we will be a family of 5 in no time! We took a quick trip to Gatlinburg this past weekend and had fun just hanging out together! We let the boys play in the stream and they both loved it. I got my feet in and boy was it cold!! I have no idea how Regan was going all the way in but he did.

On the third we went to the Baron's baseball game and watched the fireworks. We had missed the Down Syndrome Awareness night so we wanted Regan to get to watch a game and then watch some more fireworks. Kollyn did amazing watching the game and fireworks it was just a great time for all of us!

Pregnancy is going good. I had to take the three hour glucose test but passed it with no problems. I am measuring REALLY far ahead! Like I'm 29 weeks and I'm measuring 38!! I go in two weeks for another ultrasound to check and see if she is big or just my belly! I about fell out when we found out how big I was measuring.

Can't remember if I have told the world but Kollyn is walking! He started about two weeks ago. He still crawls lots but will take 8-10 steps when he wants to. I can't believe he has grown up so fast!!

It's been a great Summer and I don't want it to end!!!

Day of blog silence for Cohen

6 years ago today...

As I was filling out paperwork at yet another doctor for Regan today I realized that six years ago today I got a huge surprise. I was pregnant!! Ricky and I had only been married three months and I just knew he was going to be so mad at me. I was at work when the call from the lab came in. Usually they would give results to whoever but today they asked for the doctor. I walked into the conference room and there sat Dr. Elmore and all she said was it's positive! I really thought I might pass out. I called Ricky crying or sobbing to be exact and then asked him if he was mad at me! He of course told me no and told me we would be fine.

As we sat today waiting to see the doctor I thought about all the specialist we have been to, all the labs he has had drawn, all the mounds of paperwork we have filled out, all the tears we have cried, and prayers we have prayed. Even with all the obstacles we have faced with Regan I wouldn't take a moment of it back. Six years ago he changed my life, six years ago today I became a mom! Thank you my sweet boy for changing my life!

Happy 8 Months!!

Kollyn is 8 months old today! I just can't believe it! Where has it gone? Here is what is going on with him!

Weight~ Appox 18 lbs! He is a chunk!
Diapers~ Size 3
Clothes some 6-9 months but moving on into 12 and 18 month stuff!!!
Words~ Hi, Mama, and Bubba!!
Food~ Baby food Squash,Carrots, Sweet Potato. He wants all table food and loves spaghetti!! Eating is not a problem with this little boy.
Milestones~ Cruising still and beginning to stand by himself for a few seconds! Climbing on things
Sleep~ Well, You go to bed around 9 and then you are up again around 3-4, take a bottle and then back to sleep till around 7am. You nap usually two times a day around 10 am for about 30 mins then again around 2 for about an hour! I really wish you would sleep all night but maybe soon!

Kollyn still loves his daddy but is growing to love momma more. When he gets hurt he wants momma and will just bury his head in my chest for love. Still doesn't love to cuddle but we are working on it! Its been a great 8 months!

Your Hands - JJ Heller

A week ago was the due date for the baby we lost. Not a day goes by that I don't think of what could of been. Even when I don't understand I have to believe that there was a reason that we never had that sweet baby.