Family of Five

Daddy Day Care

2011-07-18T20:33:00.007-05:00

Since May, Blake has been keeping the babies at home and we have been saving the expense of day care. Now, Zane is out for the summer so all 3 kids are home and the caregiver has their work cut out for them. Blake stays home with them on the 5 days that he is off and my mom comes on the weekdays that Blake is working in Houston. I am not sure who is enjoying MeMe being here...the kids, me, or MeMe! The babies are becoming a daddy's boy and a daddy's girl real quick! Kade was already there, but now Macy is leaning more that way. I don't mind though. I think there is something very special between a daddy and his little girl!
Blake has been enjoying his time with the kids and they are often found eating breakfast at Whataburger and roaming the aisles of Lowe's. My kids love going to Lowe's! I love being able to come home on my lunch break and get lots of hugs and kisses from my babies too! So far this arrangement is working out well. We are not sure how long they will stay at home, but we are going to enjoy this time while it lasts. They will both be in school before we know it.
These are a couple of my favorite pics I received from Blake while they enjoyed time at their favorite places!

FuN with pAiNt!!!

2011-07-18T20:06:00.011-05:00

Today I was able to take the day off from work and spend some time with the kids. Mom wasn't feeling very well and she is busy with Revival at church this week so I was on child-duty. I love my job, but I really enjoy being able to stay at home and do activities with my kiddos. Today I let them paint their planter boxes that Daddy bought them at Lowe's. Blake thought that would be a FuN activity for them to enjoy today...I wonder why he didn't save this for another day this week?!? They had fun, and even though I was sweaty, dirty, and covered in paint by the time it was all said and done, I had fun too!

Tough Day for a Houston Firefighter

2011-02-24T22:02:00.004-06:00

Today was a hard day in the life of my Houston Firefighter.
I am sitting in my conference at the Hilton and had an overwhelming urge to text Blake and let him know that I missed him and hoped he was having a good day. An hour later he was on top of the roof of a home daycare facility fighting a fire. Three children lost their lives. Others were transported to the hospital with serious injuries. He called me later in the afternoon and told me he was not having a good day and explained to me what was going on. He asked me to hug the kids for him. I wanted nothing more than to rush to my kids and take them home, which is exactly what I did.
I picked Zane up from Kids Klub first and on the way to pick up Macy (Kade is spending the week with my mom and Lee) I explained to him what happened. I struggle with how much information I should give him when things like this happen, but I feel like he needs to be aware and so I told him everything. We talked about it for awhile and he wanted to make sure that his daddy was ok and then was very concerned about the kids who lost their lives in the fire. He was very quiet and I looked back at him to ask if he had any more questions and he had tears just streaming down his face. He said that he was very sad for the kids who died and their families. It made him think of Kade and Macy and how they are at a daycare too and we never know what may happen. He has such a tender heart and I love that boy so much. When I put Macy in her car seat he was just looking out the window and wouldn't turn her direction. I told him that Macy was telling him "hi" and he wiped the tears from his face and eyes and then faced her with a huge smile on his face. He didn't want her to see that he was sad or that anything was wrong. He is such an awesome big brother.
Once we made it home we looked online for the news headlines and videos. Blake is still upset, angry, hurt, sad, etc. This was a tough day for him. He has made some really tough runs in the past, but the ones that involve children are the worst ones to make. Blake LOVES his job and we know that he is exactly where GOD wants him to be, but there are definitely some tough days he has encountered in the short time he has been in the fire department. I am thankful for him and all of the other firefighters who risk their lives every day they go to work to keep the rest of us safe.
Please be praying for all the children involved in the fire, their families, and the firefighters!
The picture I have posted shows Blake waiting to climb the ladder to get on the roof.

Happy Birthday Zane!

2010-12-14T22:27:00.002-06:00

We celebrated Zane's 8th birthday today. I can't believe that it has been 8 years since Blake and I became parents. He brought us so much joy to us the day he was born, and he has continued to bring us much happiness. He has such a sweet spirit. He loves school - favorite subjects are science, computers, and reading. He is an excellent speller, reads extremely well (on a upper 4th grade level), and is learning how to free draw. I love how he plays with his younger brother and sister. He is such a good big brother, helping us out by watching them, playing with them, and protecting them. We are so blessed to call him our son and I pray that he has a great year, and many more birthdays to follow!
He woke me up before 6AM this morning with a big smile on his face and announced "It's my birthday!" He loves celebrating birthdays, especially his. He took mini cinnamon rolls to school to share with his classmates and I brought McDonalds lunch to him at school. He requested breakfast for his birthday dinner so Blake fixed pancakes, eggs, potatoes, bacon, and brownies for dessert. He received numerous phone calls from family members and was excited that so many people called to talk to him. It really made his day special.
What a great day! Happy Birthday Zane! We love you buddy!!!!

It's been awhile!

2010-12-12T11:37:00.006-06:00

I have not updated our blog in quite some time and I really regret that I have missed posting some really great things happening in our family. I am staying incredibly busy with the kids, housework, my job, and well LIFE in general. By the time I have a free minute to sit down and update the blog, I am basically too tired and either want to go to bed or just relax and watch t.v. with my love! So I will give a shortened version of what has been happening in our world - a Family of Five!
Blake and I have been busy with work. He is working a couple days a week in Houston and he absolutely loves his job as a firefighter. I am so happy that he has a job that he truly enjoys. On the side, he is learning the A/C business and making some extra money on his days off. This keeps him very busy and tired! I am so thankful to have a husband who works so hard to provide for his family. I enjoy my job as well and could not imagine being in any other job. My supervisor, co-workers and the faculty/staff and students in my department are a joy to work with. Even though I would give anything to be home with my babies every day, I am thankful to have a job that provides for our needs and one that I can enjoy going to everyday.
Zane, our firstborn, is growing up so fast! I cannot believe he will be 8 years old this week. He is such a delight and is a great big brother. He loves his big brother role and is a big help to us. He is doing so well in school and this year in 2nd grade he has had 2 report cards with straight A's! He loves reading, science, and computers and has just recently taken an interest in free drawing. He has lost 3 teeth since May and has a couple that are loose. He is active in his church choir, tone chimes, RA's, and baseball so he keeps us busy...we cannot imagine what it will be like when we will have all 3 kids participating in activities!
Kade, our middle child, is a very strong-willed little boy who will be turning 3 in a few months. He challenges us as parents, but he is such a loving little boy who is constantly seeking our praise. He loves sports more than any 2 year old I know. He will ask to watch football and baseball on t.v. and even prefers sports over cartoons a lot of times. He is happiest if someone is playing ball with him or when he is cuddling and rocking with us. The boys share a room with bunkbeds, but Kade always seems to convince Zane to sleep on the bottom bunk with him and we always find them with their arms wrapped around each other. So sweet!
Macy, our baby girl, is such a joy and truly completes our family. I am so happy that we are blessed with a baby girl and I look forward to building the mother and daughter relationship with her that me and my mom have. The boys adore her and she laughs and plays with them all the time. She is 14 months old and picks up on things so quickly. She loves to imitate her brothers and has started saying so many words! She is definitely more talkative and vocal than either of her brothers were at this age. She loves cats and will call them to her and just squeal with delight. She has also started interacting with her baby dolls. It so much fun to watch her play with them.
I hope to update the blog on a more regular basis. I enjoyed doing it at the beginning and really wish that I would have been more consistent. Oh, well. I will give it another try!

Update on the Kids

2010-02-24T21:31:00.004-06:00

Macy is now 5 months old and doing great. She is such a joy and a great baby. She weighs in at 13lbs 14oz and she really wants to roll over. It won't be long until she figures it out. She sleeps great at night and is the happiest baby in the mornings! She loves spending time in her exersaucer, sitting in her bumbo seat and watching her big brothers. She can't wait until she is big enough to join in on their fun.
Kade is 23 months and will be turning 2 years old in just a few weeks. He is talking in sentences, loves making new friends wherever we go (grocery store, restaurant, etc.), enjoys going to school and is learning his colors, and likes playing with his big brother and little sister.
Zane is anxiously awaiting the start of baseball and is doing wonderful in 1st grade. He is an advanced reader and has made a 100 on every spelling test this year as well as making an excellent rating in math. We are so proud of him. He LOVES his teacher and enjoys school. He is a wonderful Big Brother and we are thankful that he is such a big helper around the house.
Blake and I are so blessed to have such sweet, loving, and joyful children!

Happy Valentines!

2010-02-15T21:26:00.005-06:00

Macy enjoyed her 1st Valentines Day. The boys each had a party at school and ate lots of chocolate so I know they enjoyed it as well. Kade decided he didn't want to be in this picture. I think the terrible twos have set in early!

Happy Birthday Zane!

2009-12-14T16:35:00.003-06:00

Today our first-born turns 7 years old! Time has flown by since the day of his birth and we have been so blessed by having Zane in our lives. He is such a joy to be around and has such a caring, loving spirit about him.
Happy Birthday to a Great Son and an Awesome Big Brother! We love you sooo much Buddy!

Update

2009-11-12T23:02:00.002-06:00

I have been keeping busy with the kids and have fallen behind on the blog so I have posted several updates at once to catch everybody up. We are all doing very well and adjusting to being a family of 5! I start back to work on Monday :( and I am sad that it is the end of my time off. I have really enjoyed being at home with my babies and spending quality time with Macy! However, I miss all of my co-workers and look forward to going back and getting back into a routine! Macy will start daycare next Thursday so I am praying that she will make a good transition. I know that Miss Carolyn will take great care of her though!
Macy is growing so fast and she LOVES to smile and coo and sleeps for 4 hour stretches at night, which I enjoy! She is a wonderful baby and we have enjoyed getting to know her personality!

Macy - 6 weeks old

2009-11-12T22:47:00.002-06:00

Macy is doing really well. She is such a sweet girl and we are very blessed to have her. Her big brothers love her! Zane always wants to hold her and Kade is constantly asking to give her hugs and kisses! They are awesome big brothers!
This week Macy has found her voice and has been doing a lot of cooing. She has also starting smiling which is so exciting! There is nothing more sweet than the first smiles your baby gives you when they see you...and she has the most precious dimples when she smiles (thanks to daddy!). Enjoy her 6wk pictures!

Halloween 2009

2009-11-12T22:24:00.003-06:00

We had a fun Halloween this year with the kids. We started the day by taking the kids to the Farm Patch in Bryan. Zane had a great time going through the maze and Kade enjoyed playing in the patch of pumpkins. Blake and Zane found their perfect carving pumpkin and then we enjoyed a beautiful afternoon outdoors carving our pumpkin. Kade was more interested in playing with his dump truck and playing chase with Momma, but in the end we had a great looking pumpkin! That evening we went to the Fall Festival at FBC-Bryan and the boys had fun playing games and getting lots of candy.

A visit to the Pumpkin Farm

2009-11-12T22:07:00.002-06:00

We had a great time at the Pumpkin Farm! We met Pops, Gamma, Jordan and Jocelynn there and the kids enjoyed running around and playing together. What a fun afternoon!

First Bottle

2009-11-12T22:03:00.002-06:00

Daddy fed Macy her first bottle at 3 weeks old. She did GREAT and Blake enjoyed feeding his baby girl.

The Fireman

2009-11-12T21:09:00.003-06:00

Blake put his fire gear on for the boys one night. Zane has seen Blake in his fire gear before, but this was something new for Kade. He wasn't sure what to think at first, but it didn't take him long to warm up to Blake. The next day we all went and had family portraits taken and Blake and Macy made the web-site! Check it out - http://www.marksykes.com/ Look under Bellies & Babies and check out the fireman holding a beautiful baby girl!

Welcome Macy Marie!!!

2009-09-29T14:59:00.003-05:00

We would like to welcome Macy Marie to our family! She made her appearance at 4:48pm on September 21, 2009 weighing 7 lbs 6 oz and 18 3/4 in long. She is a beautiful, healthy baby girl and we are so blessed to have her! Her big brothers are very proud and excited about having a baby sister. Daddy is working hard to manage the household and adjusting to having a baby girl!!
Mom and baby are spending a lot of time bonding and catching up on some much needed rest, but both are doing well. Thanks to everyone for your thoughts and prayers during this pregnancy.

38 Weeks

2009-09-15T16:05:00.002-05:00

We went to the dr. this afternoon and I still haven't progressed enough so I go back next Monday and hopefully he will induce sometime next week. I am getting pretty uncomfortable and ready for it to all be over with, but I would rather her come when she is ready. Thanks for all of your thoughts and prayers!

Baby Room

2009-09-14T16:49:00.002-05:00

We finally finished Baby Girl's room. We are all ready to meet her!! I go to the dr. tomorrow afternoon and we will see what the dr. says. I will update everyone tomorrow! Enjoy the pics!

37 Weeks!!!

2009-09-09T08:25:00.002-05:00

We have made it to 37 weeks and I am now back at work part-time during the week. We are working to finish the baby room and making last minute preparations before the baby arrives! I had my weekly Dr.'s appt. yesterday and I am starting to make some progress, but it could still be a while yet. He told me that he would like to induce in 2 weeks if she has not come on her own by that time. Blake and I are still trying to come up with the perfect name for our baby girl, but we may just have to see her first! We are anxious for her to arrive...and so are her Big Brothers!

36 Weeks...

2009-09-02T10:42:00.002-05:00

Well, I went to the Dr. again this week and everything is going well. I am still measuring small, but everything is looking good. I lost 5 lbs this past week which is quite unusual for a pregnant woman on bed rest in my opinion. I was expecting to gain more weight with this pregnancy since I have been on bed rest and haven't had much activity in the past month. So far I have gained 27 lbs which isn't that bad. Maybe she will be smaller than the boys who were both 8 pounders! The Dr. told me that I can gradually increase my activity this week and if I feel up to it I can start back to work next week, but only part-time.
Blake and I are busy trying to get things finished up and ready before the baby gets here. There is still a lot to do, but we will be ready for her when she decides to make her appearance!
Thanks to everyone for your continued thoughts and prayers!

35 Weeks Update

2009-08-25T09:02:00.002-05:00

I went to the Dr. yesterday for my 35 week check up. Since I was measuring the same as I was the week before he decided to do an ultrasound to check the size of the baby and amount of fluid. She weighs about 5 1/2 lbs right now and everything looked normal. Blake and I enjoyed getting to see her and she looked precious with her chubby cheeks!!! We are getting very excited to see her in just a few short weeks. I should be on bed rest for about another week and then resume normal activities as I feel able and wait until she decides to make her appearance.

First Day of School

2009-08-24T09:42:00.003-05:00

Zane started First Grade today! He was so excited about going back to school and loves his new school and new classroom! We hope that he has a Great First Day! I have posted some pictures of how his morning went. He is a big boy now so he wasn't too excited about me taking pictures of him in his new class. As you can tell, I didn't follow Dr.'s orders today...I got out of the house so I could walk my baby to his classroom this morning. I just couldn't stay home and miss out on that! We Love You Zane!!!

34 Weeks & Counting

2009-08-18T21:29:00.002-05:00

I had my weekly dr.'s visit today and he is pleased with how the bed rest is going for me. I had a pretty good week last week, with fewer contractions than I have had in the past weeks. The dr. told me that he would like me to have 2 more weeks of bed rest and then I will be able to go back to normal activities. We still have a lot to do to get ready for this baby, so I will continue to get plenty of rest and hope that we can make it a few more weeks. Thanks to everyone for the thoughts and prayers!

Bed Rest

2009-08-12T13:50:00.004-05:00

As some of you know, my dr. has placed me on bed rest indefinitely. I have been experiencing early contractions and he wants me to get plenty of rest. We are very grateful for family and friends who have been a great help to us during this time, and also for all the thoughts and prayers! Blake has been SuperDad at home and he is doing a GREAT job! We have so much to do before the baby comes, but I am confident that it will all work out.

I wanted to share some pictures from a couple nights ago. Blake was watching the boys and he let Kade have some fun by emptying the basket with all the papers waiting to be shred. I couldn't help but laugh. Zane joined in the fun and helped daddy clean up the mess.

Welcome to the Witt Family Blog

2009-08-06T15:04:00.002-05:00

We have created a blog to keep our family and friends updated on what is happening in our household. The boys are growing up so fast and keeping us BUSY, and soon we will be welcoming a precious baby girl into our family! We are so Blessed and I look forward to posting many updates in the future.