3 months and more

My oh my!! What a life I have!! I am so in love with all my boys!! I can't believe I am so blessed!! So here is your wonderful update!! I have skipped a lot(oopppsss) So I will start with Lane!! Lane is just amazing! He is so smart and happy! He is becoming such a little man now!! He loves to help in the kitchen(I swear he is going to be a chef..his future wife will thank me(not that we are going to go there)) Lane just finished the Preschool 3 program at Messiah, and loved it!! He can speak more spanish than JJ and I combined!! He is still loving his baby brother and is very protective of him. He is beginning to come out of his shyness(which we realized this weekend while we were at the BassMaster Classic). He got into the Bethany School System, so he starts Pre-K there in August. He started T-Ball this year, that has been a challenge! LOL! I am not above bribing, which I do!! He is getting better about getting out there and having fun!! Braden Michael is my joyful blessing!! This baby never stops smiling, well maybe when he is hungry!! He is my beast also!! At his 6 month(yes you read that right) he weighed in at 18 lbs 15 oz and was 28 inches!! He is a great eater to say the least!! LOL!! He rolls to get wherever he wants, he is trying to get his knees under him, and he can sit up a little at a time!! He is saying Dada(which JJ loves), Bubba, and baba(bottle). I am working on Mama, but all I get is a ear piercing sounds!! Not gonna lie it's kinda of cute! He is a wonderful sleeper still. He is totally in love with his big bro, anytime Lane walks into a room, Bray lights up!! It's kinda of cool!! JJ is doing good! Work has been a tad crazy lately but nothing new. They will be moving the pharmacy soon to a new building so it will be a transition for him to have to drive a little further and in more traffic to get to work!! He is enjoying watching LT play ball and he loves that Bray is a tad bit of a daddy's boy!! Me...well that is a very good question. I am doing good, worn out but good! I am still working at Messiah MDO, and loving it. I am in with 1 1/2 to 2 yr olds! I am in the class that Lane first started in 3 years ago, with Ms. Betsy! It's hard to believe that in August LT will no longer be in the same building as me. My baby is growing up!! I couldn't have asked for an easier baby that Bray! He is truly my happiness!! I am enjoying being a T-Ball mommy, it so fun getting to see LT make new friends!! I also sold my part of the store to my best friend. Life kinda of got in the way, but it's all good!! Okay that is life in the Johnston house! We love you all!

Braden Michael!!!!

So it's been a while since I last blogged!!! So here is the update!!! We welcomed Braden Michael into the world on Nov 16, 2012!!! Which also happens to be Papa Dales Birthday!! So that is day so a very special day!! So here is Braden's birth story!! I had to be a the hospital at 6:30, so my sister(jamie) came up and hung out with Lane the night before and stay with him til they came up to the hospital!! JJ and I got to the hospital and they got me to my room. So they needed to start the IV(I didn't have anything to drink after midnight, so I was a little dehydrated) well it took them 5 times and a anesthesiologist to finally get it going! To say I was little nervous is an understatement. I was completely knocked out for Lane's section. Before they took me back I got to see my family! Like the big sentimental person that I am, the minute I saw Lane, I started bawling!! They wheeled me back and got everything set up, got my spinal going and curtain up, and then bought JJ in. They started in and things went great. Braden was born at 8:52 AM at 9 lbs 2 oz and 21 inches. When they told us the weight we were a little taken back. We didn't expect him to be that big! He is a perfect a baby and so sweet!! I didn't think I could handle having this much love in my heart but boy I am over the moon! Lane is beyond in love with his little brother!! He is so sweet with him and loves to kiss and hug on him!! So cute!! I was lucky to have JJ home with us for almost two weeks, he went back to work last friday. So now I am trying to get into the routine of having two boys!! It's been great so far, however I know it will change once I have to go back to work in Jan!!

10 weeks to go

I can't believe that in 10 short weeks we will finally get to meet Mr Braden!! I can't tell you how excited and scared I am!! Yes, I said scared! I know that some of you are laughing, however I am scared of going from 1 little big boy to a newborn boy!! I know that I can do it, but I am going to be a Mommy to two little boys!! I am not afraid to admit it that this new transition is scaring me a little more than I thought it would!! I mean it's been the three of us for almost 4 years, Lane has been the center of our universe, so to add another little guy to the mix is freaking this Mommy out a little bit!! I have no doubt that we have enough love for millions of kids however I am freaked out here!! LOL!! I have no doubt that I can do this Mommy of two, and still manage to do the things that I love, it will just take some adjusting!! Okay, no that they freak out is over!! On to the good stuff!!

We(as in Bess) got the mural on Braden's room done this weekend! It turned out adorable!! I love it!! Now to get the rest of the room done, and we will be set!! I have most of his clothes put away, now I just need to do the finishing touches!! Lane even got to help with the painting! He was so proud of himself! It was so cute, how he really wanted to help! Man that kid amazes me each day!! He is so excited to meet his baby brother, he ask me each day when is Braden coming mommy, and he makes sure to kiss my belly!! He is such a sweetheart!! He kisses my belly when I drop him off at school and when I pick him up! Such a loving little man!! I think we must be doing something right!?!

80 days

Say what?!? Yep you read that right...we get to meet Braden in 80 days!! I go from a mommy of 1 to a mommy of 2!!! Wow!! I know to some of you that isn't that big of a deal but to me, well it is!! We are so excited to meet him, however I am a little scared of the change!! It's been the 3 of us for almost 4 years, and it will be the 4 of us!! Lane is very excited to meet him, however I am not going to lie, he has his moments where he says "I don't want baby brother"!! I fully expect this to be a HUGE challenge at times, but I have no doubt that Lane will be a great big brother!!! Lane and JJ have both got to feel Braden moving about, which is pretty much all the time now!! Now when he moves my whole belly moves with him!! It's quite funny!!

Well Hello there!!

It's been a while since I last updated!! I mean the title of our blog is Us against a Boy and ???...Well we found out that the ???? is a boy, Mr Braden Michael!! I can't wait to meet him, he is so active right now and moving and kicking!! I have been feeling good(FINALLY)!! I have gotten to the point to where I have energy (however not so much when it's 113 degrees outside)!! JJ was so excited to hear that it was a boy(he said he wanted another boy so that he didn't have to deal with boyfriends, so instead he wants those crazy girlfriends) Now onto why you read the blog!! The boys!! Lane is doing great he starts the Preschool 3 program at Messiah in about 2 weeks!! He is so excited!! As most of you know he wanted a baby sister, so when he found out that it was a baby brother he was a tad bit disappointed!! Which he got over pretty quickly!! Once he figured out that he could play in the mud with him and make mudpies!! so now when you ask him if he is happy, he says "Yep, and I get to teach him to pee in the grass" LOL Well that is about all I have for the moment!!

Ch..Ch...Ch....CHANGES!!!

Hello there!! I know it's been awhile!! Opps, life has gotten a bit busy!! So many things pulling us in 15 million different directions!!! So let me just drop the biggest bombshell...are you ready for this?? The Johnston's are expecting Baby J #2!! Yep you read that right!! #2 is due Dec 3rd, yes I said the 3rd of Dec(yep 8 days after Lane's birthday). That wasn't really our plan, however we all know that, the man upstairs likes to laugh at our plans when he shows us his plans!! We were in complete shock! As you know with Lane it was a 4 year journey!! This one was a 1 month journey!! How awesome is that!! Okay, so I will give you more details in a bit but let me catch you up on everyone!! We just got back from a wonderful vacation! We went with my best friend and her family to Hilton Head, SC!! WOW!! Loved it there, wish we could move there!! Okay maybe not live there full time but at least part time!! LOL..Lane loved it!! He loved the beach, of course he lived in the sand(he is such a boy) but towards the end of the week he really liked getting in the ocean!! JJ had a great time also! He got to play golf at 2 different beautiful course!! As for me, I had a great relaxing time, for Mother's Day JJ and Lane scheduled a Ocean Side Cabana Massage!! Let me just say I could get used to that!! All in all it was a great trip!! However we realized that this would be the last vacation with just the three of us(not going to lie it made me a little sad, which I will drive into later). JJ is still working at Pharmcare! He loves it there(as much as you can love work) and he loves everyone he works with!! He is going to be able to take about 2 weeks off for when the baby is born! He is attending the Big 12 Baseball Tourney this weekend(my parents get him and my brother tix each year)! He is pretty excited about that guy time!! Lane is doing great!! He is so excited that he is going to get to be a big brother and talks to anyone that will listen. He kisses my belly all the time and says he can't wait for baby sister to get here (we don't know yet but Lane and I think it's a girl, JJ wants a boy). He is still going to Messiah MDO!! He is in the Busy Bee class now(that would be the oldest class) He starts the Preschool 3 program come the fall!! He amazes us each day!! His new thing is to come up to me and say "Mommy, you are so pretty and I like you"! Melts my heart each time!! As for me!! Well I am doing better! God knew what he was doing when he gave me us an easy pregnancy with Lane! This one hasn't been so easy!! The day we found out, I was feeling horrible and just told JJ that he should bring home a test!! I took it that night and was in complete shock!! From that day on I have been sick to my tummy and extremely tired!! Finally this week, I have had more energy but still having bouts of sickness(thank goodness for medicine) I am hoping for a little girl this time around, I would love to have a female version of Lane!! I have been working the MDO as a teacher since Oct of 2011!! I love it!! Well I think I have made you read enough for the moment!! Hope everyone is well!! Love you all

Baby Boy one day, Big Boy the next

Where has the time gone! Sorry I haven't updated on the potty training but things have gotten a little crazy here! Go figure! Well Lane is potty trained it took about a week but we are in undies all the time now! We put a pullup on him at night just in case!! He has does done so well!! When he goes to the potty he ask if we are proud of him!! It's been nice not having to buy diapers or pull ups for the last month!! LOVE IT!! It's hard to believe that my "baby" is going to be 3 in 2 months!! Where has the time gone!! I remember thinking about finally meeting him, then getting to bring him home, then all the first. Now I have a big boy, who is potty trained, who is can recognize number, who can spell his name!! Man it goes by so fast!! So instead of thinking of the past I am going to enjoy the now!! Lane is such a joy(even if he is a monster sometimes) and I am so blessed!!