Jansen Second Homerun - 10-30-11.wmv

2nd Homerun in one day....GA Ballers vs. GA Yard Dogs in Championship game!!!
GA Yard Dogs won 16 to 15!!!

Jansen First Homerun - 10-30-11.wmv

Jansen played in a tournament this past weekend and he hit his 1st homerun over the fence!!
GA Ballers vs Crushers... GA Ballers Won!!!

Pre op Stage # 3

Well here we go again....Today I took Jansen for his pre-op for Stage 3 Ear Reconstruction Surgery. He got the okay to move forward. The surgery date is Tuesday, November 15.

Stage 3 is pretty involved I have been told. It is the stage where they "lift off the head." They will cut the ear away from head, and take a skin graft from his butt area to cover. This will cause the ear to swell a good bit again. Our plan is to keep him out of school that week and return after the Thanksgiving Holiday.

checking in on all of Dr. Jones patients.....
signing in at the hospital.

Please keep Jansen and Dr. Jones in your prayers during this time. I would really like this to go smoothly without any bumps in the road....

21 weeks

For some reason I just can't keep up with this blog lately. This week I will be 21 weeks with Ansley. We are both doing good.

At the last ultrasound at 19 weeks she weight about 8 1/2 oz. The boys enjoyed watching her on the screen this time around.

Weight gain so far: 4 to 5 lbs.

The doctor is on me to gain weight and I told them I have done this before and I know it will be coming)

Below are some pictures from a few weeks ago at the specialist. (19 weeks)

Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Muffins

Pumpkin Muffins
3 1/3 c. flour
2 1/4 c. sugar
2 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. cinnamon
1 tsp. salt
2 c. pumpkin
4 eggs
1 c. oil (May also substitute 1 c. applesauce instead!)
2/3 c. water
1 tsp. vanilla
1 c. chocolate chips (I’m not gonna lie. I usually add many more!)

Mix together first 5 ingredients. Mix well and add liquid ingredients. Mix in chocolate chips. Spoon into muffin tins. Bake at 350 for 15 minutes. Makes about 2 1/2-3 dozen muffins.

* If you’re in the mood for pumpkin bread, this make a yummy pumpkin bread too