Asher's 4th Birthday

HAPPY BIRTHDAY ASHER!!

Monster Truck Cake!

Asher pointing to his candles telling me "Mom, we need fire!"

That is a BIG CHEESE smile

Asher blowing out his candles with Aden's help

Yummy blue icing

And some more yummy blue icing

State Fair of Texas

I talked Stephen into taking the kids to the fair on Friday. He really doesn't like to go and he's been having a lot of trouble with his back, but I assured him that it would only be for a few hours. We got out there and were given free tickets at the gate, which saved us almost 50 bucks! How great is that?! We didn't go into the Midway, just looked at the animals, exhibits and of course the car show. We had some lunch while we were there, I can't resist those Fletcher's Corn Dogs!! We were only able to get 2 pictures before the battery died on the camera. Figures, right!!

We were having a hard time getting the boys to look at the camera!

Pumpkin Patch

On Saturday we went to the Flower Mound Pumpkin Patch and had a lot of fun. The boys got to jump in the Bouncy Houses and loved it, of course. My whole plan was to get pictures of the three of them sitting on some pumpkins, but it didn't quite work out for us. It was nice out, but still warm. We got out there around 12:30 and it was pretty busy. Ashton slept the whole time in the stroller. We had a great time and Asher and Aden have already asked if we can go back again before Halloween!

Asher & Aden looking oh so cute! It was too dirty to stick

Ashton down there with them.

Asher on the Bouncy Slide

Aden on the Bouncy Slide

Asher & Aden were so excited to see the Kung Fu Panda characters!

Asher was showing us that he could "do" Kung Fu!

Texas vs OU Weekend

The boys were sporting their awesome UT shirts today so I had to snap a few photos!

All Smiles

Ashton was so adorable last night! I laid him down in the play pen so I could get his older brothers ready for bed and he was just grinning ear to ear so I grabbed the camera and took loads of pictures.

Ashton's 2 Month Checkup

We were at the Dr today, I had all three boys. It was pretty easy since we were going to a very kid friendly pediatrician's office! Ashton is doing great. He's now weighing 10lbs 11oz and is 23" long. He is still in the 25% for weight and 50% for height. He had to get 5 vaccines which were combos, so it was only 3 shots. Then he had an oral vaccine as well. He's been running a slight fever and been a bit fussy. We did hit a big milestone last night......Ashton slept for 9 hours before waking up for his bottle then went back to sleep for another 3 hours. I am so thrilled! He's a little behind his brothers on this one, but he made it!! Asher and Aden both were 5-6 weeks when they were sleeping 8 hours then back down for another 4. I'm just glad we're sleeping so I can start getting things back on schedule around here. I took this picture of the boys a few days ago. They were all laying on the couch, so I had to grab the camera!!

A Few Pictures

It's been a while since I added pictures. Here are a few from the last couple months.

9/19/08 Ashton sitting in his car seat watching me cook dinner

9/16/08 Ashton making faces at his Teddy Bear Mobile

9/6/08 Mommy & Ashton ~ He is so sweet!

9/5/08 Ashton with his Great Grandpa Schnitzius.

He was enjoying his snuggle time with GG.

9/5/08 Aden, Johnny and Asher playing with the cars

9/5/08 Abby playing at our house

9/5/08 Mom & John and the 4 girls and 9 of

the 12 grandchildren!

9/5/08 Ginny, Me, Melissa & Shelly

We were over at G&G's house visiting and

were able to get a picture of us all.

8/16/08 Aden just woke up from his nap...he has

crazy hair like his momma!

8/16/08 Asher with his GRRRRR face

6/28/08 Aden helping his Uncle Nate power wash the fence.

Stephen and Nathan were getting it ready for paint.

6/19/08 Asher had to get his picture taken too :)



6/19/08 Aden after a recent hair "trim"

6/17/08 Asher and Aden out fishing with their Papa at the farm

Ashton's Checkup

We've got a new pediatrician for Ashton and he is great. We've been to the Dr every week since birth due to some circumcision complications. We just went to his 3 week appointment and everything is looking great. Ashton has gained a little bit of weight and is now at 7lbs 3ozs and has grown 1 3/4" which is a lot apparently! He is only in the 10% for his weight and in the 50% for his length. He is pretty much in line with his two older brothers, so it looks like we are going to have some tall and skinny kiddos.

We've all adjusted well with the addition and Ashton is sleeping really well. He went 6 and 7 hours straight 2 nights in a row!! I even slept the whole time, but had to do a double take at the clock and count the hours, both nights. Most of the time he only goes about 4-5 hours until he's ready to eat again. I'm sure some people are reading this with a "GASP" but that's ok. With #3, it's on demand!! Ashton tells me when he needs something and that's no joke either. We have awake time in the evenings so that Asher and Aden can sit and talk with him. It's pretty sweet. Aden has been trying to show Ashton how to High-5. Asher has been singing lullaby's and calls Ashton "little froggy" and rarely by his name.

Stephen was out of town Sunday through Wednesday (today) which was the first time since Ashton's birth. I know that I can not compare it to being a single parent, but when it's just you.....it's just you! I didn't get much done besides the normal picking up. Of course the boys take naps and I was so looking forward to that. Except those were the times that Ashton would be awake for feedings. Bedtime was a little bit earlier for those 3 nights!

The little sleeping angel!

The Yearout Story

Ashton is home and doing fine

Here is a picture of the Yearout Boys.

Ashton Patrick Yearout

Hello everyone Ashton was born at 10:32 this morning.

He was 6 pounds 12 ounces and 19" long.

Mom and Ashton are doing great.

Where has the time gone?!

We wanted to give everyone an update on what's been going on around the Yearout's house lately. We actively started getting our house ready to sell about 1 month ago. We've done so much, it's unbelievable at times. We had painters here for almost 3 weeks, which was difficult. Luckily we were staying out at the Farm most of the time, thank goodness, and the boys loved every minute of that! The painters were "officially" done on Thursday and we have been going non-stop ever since to get the house put back in order and cleaned up. We've packed everything that isn't a necessity and have a lot of the excess furniture moved out, so the house is staged quite nicely. We're listed on the MLS, but no interior photos are on there yet. We are having those taken today by Remax. It's been quite trying at times, but we are lucky to have family here helping out! I had no idea how much time it would take to do everything.....I'm completely worn out to say the least. We hope that the house sells quickly as we continue our search for the new house.

7 1/2 Month Checkup

Dr says everything is on target. Weight, measurements and blood pressure were all normal. Baby's heartbeat was 150bpm. He's been all over the place doing his "yoga stretching" and getting the hiccups almost daily. It's fun for Asher and Aden to talk to the baby. Asher felt him moving around and that raised a lot of questions. It was cute.

On 3 different occasions this week, Aden decided to climb out of his crib! He was able to do it so carefully that he didn't make a noise, so I had no idea. Luckily I have Asher the "tattle tale" who yells for me when Aden does something wrong. Of course I laughed after the fact and when the boys couldn't see or hear me. I guess Aden needs to be moved to a big boy bed before he hurts himself. It's been nice keeping the boys in cribs, I guess it's time!

And lastly, we have a realtor coming to talk with us on Friday. I had a great phone interview with him and he seems like he will be easy to work with. We have a few options that we would like to discuss about our current house, so we'll see how it goes. The market is looking pretty good here and the houses in our area are selling almost as quickly as they are listed. I've been watching pretty closely and we have the potential of finding a house and moving rather quickly! We'll keep everyone posted.

Happy Birthday Aunt Mel

We celebrated Melissa's 40th Birthday on Saturday night at Fogo de Chao. We had a great time surprising her and it was a lot of fun. Here's a cute picture of her and Asher together.

We've been scheduled!

It's finally official! The Dr's office called to let me know that I am on the schedule at Allen Presbyterian for July 31st at 9:00AM. We are really excited about it and now we'll be able to plan for my Dad to come in town as well.

7 Month Checkup

Everything is checking out good! Also had my Glocose Test today. Fun stuff. I had the boys with me and they did great once again. Since I had to get my blood drawn Dr Tricia sent the lab technician to the exam room. That made things a lot easier. She was really friendly with the boys and let Asher be her helper when putting the bandaid on. He loved it! After the Dr we went to have lunch with Aunt Mel and by chance Nana & Papa were also in Plano at that time. So we had a nice family lunch at Saltgrass. Asher and Aden were especially excited to wear their Jr Sheriff Sticker Badge! I'm back at the Dr every 2 weeks now.

6 Month Checkup

My Dr visit went well, although I did gain 3 pounds. I think it was from all the eating out while we were out of town. Getting back into a routine and home cooking will hopefully level those pounds out! The baby is doing great and we are tentatively scheduled to deliver on July 29th. I go back to the Dr in 4 weeks for my next checkup and for my Glucose Test. I hope that it comes back normal this time with no worry for Gestational Diabetes. We'll see.

Our San Antonio Trip

We were in SA over the weekend and took the boys to Sea World and also went to the Wildlife Ranch! We all had a great time and really enjoyed all the attractions. We were able to meet up with some friends on Friday night as well as spend Saturday with them at Sea World. Saturday night we made time to stop by and see my cousin Kelly, Andy and little baby Drew. What a precious baby boy they have! Asher and Aden were curious to say the least. Aden was surprisingly gentle which gave me hope that he will be ok when his little brother arrives. When we arrived at Kelly's and Asher saw Melissa, Cody and Stacy he was excited. The boys settled in and were comfortable in no time. It was a nice visit and I'm glad we were able to hang out for a bit. We drove through downtown on Friday night, which was beautiful. It was all lit up and Asher liked seeing all the buildings. We also went by the Alamo. It was such a sight with all the lights on the building. When we were driving through Austin I was telling Asher that the University of Texas was in that city. He wanted to stop and asked Stephen if we could go onto the football field. It was cute. We decided to drive back through on Sunday and he loved it. There were lots of burnt orange shirts walking all over campus since the basketball game was just about over at that time. Asher's window was rolled down and he was singing The Eyes of Texas and screaming "Hook em Horns" out the window. It was hilarious!! It was so awesome to see him that excited. We hope you enjoy the pictures!

At Dolphin Cove the boys were laying on the pool wall sticking their hands in the water hoping for a dolphin to come up.

This was in the Shark Reef. There were 3 sharks laying on these rocks, apparently they were sleeping.

Asher's "no teeth" smile......

Aden was watching the Beluga Whales and absolutely loved it!

We were just entering the Wildlife Ranch. You stay in your car to drive through, but you are able to feed the animals. It was fun, the boys liked it a lot.

This guy was standing right next to Asher's window and he was loving it. I was giving him some feed to throw out for the animals.

This was about 1 foot from my face! Stephen had the window locked so I wasn't able to roll it up. Right before this we encountered an Ostrich that decided to stick his head into the driver window and he was nipping at Stephen. Asher was not happy about this at all and was yelling at Stephen. He did not want his window down for the rest of the ride. We couldn't help but laugh!

This is a White Emu. Aden loved these birds and was screaming and kicking his feet with excitement! Asher on the other hand was not happy until we got past all the animals that could come up to your car!

At the end of the Ranch there was this little petting zoo. It took some convincing at first for Asher to want to get out and see the baby animals. Aden was all for it from the get go! He's not scared of anything.