Miss Lyla

Well, we finally decided to get a dog. We thought Lyla was a nice southern & motherly sounding name. (Though honestly, we mainly named her Lyla b/c James loves Lyla Garrity off of Friday Night Lights)! She's a Great Pyrenees, which are the kind of dogs I grew up with. They are so good with kids & they are not hyper. Plus, they are fiercely protective of their family. According to vets, they are very intuitive & can sense whether or not someone has good intentions. Sounds goofy, but I believe it. Like I said, I grew up with this breed of dog & they are friendly to pretty much anyone. However, a worker showed up at my parents' house one day & instead of sniffing & greeting them as they normally would, Bear & Oso (my parents' dogs) immediately jumped up, got in between my mom & the worker and began growling. My mom tried to settle them down, but they would not let the worker in the house. When Bear began to show his teeth, the worker decided to leave. Anyway, my dad later found out that particular worker had a pretty shady past. By the way, Bear weighed 120 pounds & Oso was a whopping 160 pounds. Hopefully, Lyla will only weigh around 100 pounds. I highly recommend this breed of dog to anyone who wants a kid friendly & protective dog. My folks got another one right after Kelton was born & that dog let Kelton climb all over it & pull at his tail & ears all day long!
Kelton & Lyla are already best buds. She follows him all over the house & plays with him. First thing when he wakes up Kelton says "where's 'Yila'"? Anyway, enough about my dog!

Update & Pics

The first picture were taken in my parents' back yard. Check out the storm damage to the trampoline from the previous night. The other pictures were taken out at the golf course with Daddy. We played a couple of holes. I'm pretty sure Kelton will be out driving me by next year (though that's not exactly an impressive feat)! Speaking of Kelton, he's now 2 1/2 years old & full of ENERGY! He is like a little boy now. I can carry on conversations with him now, though there is still lots of interpretation on my part! He speaks so well for the most part. Horses are no longer "horny's" & 6 is no longer pronounced sh*t. However, he does call strawberries, "strawboobies". He is the sweetest little thing, but as stubborn as they come. I like to think he got that from his daddy, though some might argue it's all from me. I've had a really hard time disciplining him lately because nothing seems to work. Time out is for the birds as far as Kelton is concerned. He does things like say "sorry mama", as he colors on the wall with his crayons. Last week at Children's Place he was trying to wiggle out of his stroller and as I attempted to tighten the lap harness, he began screaming "HELP!" at the top of his lungs. I guess they've heard that before, b/c everyone just looked at me & laughed! I wasn't happy about it at the time , but I laughed about it later! It's hard being pregnant & keeping up with him but he's worth all the exhaustion!

Baby Sonogram

This is from my ultrasound last month. I'm not sure why these are so blurry. They were so clear in person. I'm now 5 months along & feeling much better. Still get pretty nauseated in the morning but it's usually gone by noon, so that's a huge improvement. I haven't thrown up in over a month so things are definitely looking up! By they way, if some of you are trained to read sonograms, please do not let me (or anyone else) know what the sex of this baby is. We love surprises & are looking forward to September!