Prayers for Mimi please!

Hi everyone. Phyllis (Mimi/Davin's mom) called us last night to tell us that she had been admitted to the hospital for pneumonia. She has been sick the past couple of weeks not being able to breathe, and having some pain in her chest so she went to the doctor recently and he/she told her that she must have developed asthma. That seemed very strange and when I talked to her this Monday or Tuesday she sounded terrible and I asked if she was feeling any better and she really wasn't. Well, she went back tot he doctor yesterday and they did an x-ray which showed lots of fluid in her lungs (one especially), so they admitted her immediately for pneumonia. She will have her lung drained is also going to have an EKG done this morning, so hopefully we will get some good news then. In the meantime, please pray for Mimi as we are and hope that she feels better very soon!
Love,
Spencer

Peyton Update

I went to the doctor this morning for my monthly check-up and she says that everything is going very well with the baby! The sonogram looked great and she has a very strong heartbeat! I heard it again today and it is so fast! She moves around constantly and I can feel her move more and more each day! I go back to the doctor on Nov. 25th right before Thanksgiving, so I will let you know how that goes too! My scar has been holding up very well too for those of you who have been asking me about my scar stretching. So far, no stretching and no tissue dying anywhere so hopefully I will make it through this pregnancy unscathed and not have to have another surgery like I did last year! As long as Peyton gets here safely and is born healthy, I can handle whatever problems I might face along the way. I hope you all have a wonderful week!
Love,
Spencer

Missing Daddy!!!!

Hi everyone! This has been a weird few days here! Davin has been gone a lot lately working, but I think this is the longest consecutive amount of time he has been gone. Hayden and I basically haven't seen Davin since Monday and he won't be home until late tomorrow night or Tuesday! We miss him bunches!!! Every time Hayden sees a white truck he screams, "DADDY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" He is such a Daddy's boy! Ashley, Hayden and I went to look for fabric for Peyton's room this weekend and we had no luck! I just haven't found anything I really like yet. I absolutely HATE pink (those of you who really know me already know that)and of course Davin isn't a fan so we are really trying to find a pretty pale yellow and pale pink (just a few accents, not too much pink and not that Pepto Bismol or Fuchsia color!) pattern of some kind and it's very hard because everything is either PINK AND GREEN or PINK AND BROWN!!!! Jeez!!!! Hopefully Davin will be able to go with us next weekend to look and we'll have better luck! I am going to my doctor tomorrow for my monthly check-up and to go over last week's big sonogram so I'll let you know how all that goes. Hayden is just a handful and let me tell you, when you are five months pregnant, stressed from work and school, and just plain tired...he is very hard to keep up with by myself! He is just the sweetest thing though so it's hard to stay irritated with him for very long! Well, speaking of the little monkey, he is getting restless and wants to go finish Mary Poppins so I guess that's what I'm going to go do now! Ha!
Love to you all!
-S

Here's a few pics from our weekend...Hayden got to see where Uncle John works this weekend when he and Ashley and I took dinner out to the firefighters! He was amazed by the big trucks!


Swinging with Mommy!


Swinging at the park!


He's not too sure about this big truck....


Hayden with Uncle John at the firehouse!


His cute shirt from Mimi...he was not in a good mood yet; he just woke up from his nap!

Newest Member of the Cox Family!!!

We found out today that we are having a little GIRL in March!!! We are beyond thrilled to be blessed with a beautiful baby boy AND a baby girl!! We can't wait to meet little Miss Peyton Sophia Cox in March!! I'll try to get some sonogram pics up for you later!
Love,
Spencer

Some Random Pics and Anticipating Tomorrow!

This has been one busy week for us! I know I'll be glad when October is over; everything has just been so busy lately! Davin works non-stop this time of year and right now my work and my grad school are both crazy! Once we get through Halloween, everything will slow down some for us! We were able to go to another of Papaw's games on Saturday that was just up the road from us in San Marcos and Hayden had lots of fun! He sure was excited to see his Papaw and missed seeing his Mimi! Tomorrow is the big day for Baby #2 since we will find out if Hayden will have a little brother or a sister! Our sonogram appointment is at 11:00 am and I will keep you posted as soon as I am able to get to the computer! I hope you all have a wonderful week!
Love,
Spencer

Hayden and Daddy checking on the deer..


Still checking...


The little big man!


Helping Daddy with his target practice!


Mommy's tummy with Baby #2 at 18 weeks!


Three generations of Cox boys!


Hayden cheesin' at Papaw's football game!

Busy Bees!

Whew! Things have been BUSY in the Cox household lately!! Davin is working ALL the time since he is working a lot of deer at several different ranches and really getting into all the artificial insemination work too this year! His is working his butt off!!! Work has been NUTS for me too since I currently have 7 (yes SEVEN) different contracts I am working on, plus I have my two grad classes! Just for the month of October I will have or have had two term projects for one class (one I have already completed and the second I will turn in on Monday), I had to teach a class to a group of 15 MA/PhD students last week (I made an A-plus, thank GOD!), and I just took my midterm for my other class last night! Wow! Once October is over, everything will start to slow down for Davin and for me, it's just that time of year, you know? As for Hayden, well he hasn't missed a beat! He is really enjoying the new curriculum the kids are learning at his daycare and I swear he learns 20 new words a day! This kiddo is a talker! I wonder where he gets that from...? The pregnancy is going well, I have been feeling much better lately which is GREAT! I will be 18 weeks along on Saturday and on Monday we go to the hospital for the "big" sonogram where we will learn all of the measurements, how much the baby weighs, and whether we are welcoming Easton or Peyton in March! Part of me would LOVE another boy because I feel like I kind of know how to handle them after having Hayden (but I know this new one would probably be TOTALLY different from Hayden) and of course part of me wants a little girl because I would love to have a son and a daughter. Wouldn't it be funny to see how much she would have Davin wrapped around her little finger?! He tells me that wouldn't happen, but I know better! We aren't really wishing for one over the other, we just want a healthy, happy baby to bring home in March! We're either going to be going to TWICE the football games or we will split our time between football and ballet! Ha! Well, I'm off to a conference in Dallas until Friday so I hope you all have a wonderful week and weekend!
Love,
Spencer

New Little Smith!!!

I would like to congratulate my cousin Rachael and her husband Aaron on the their of their first-born child(a son)yesterday! They named their little boy Michael Sumner Smith (he will go by Sumner) and he weighed 9 pounds! He's a big boy! Mommy and baby are in the hospital and doing well. Congrats!
-Love,
Spencer

The Roseola Rash

Do you want to know what Roseola looks like? Well, we're learning first-hand that it looks like this:


Still smiling even though this rash is driving him crazy!


His poor back....


This is just the most pitiful picture!

Hayden has Roseola

Hayden has the Roseola virus. Davin said Hayden had red bumps all over him this morning before he took him to the doctor so we didn't know if maybe it would be chicken pox. Thank goodness, it's only Roseola and the really good news is that once the child starts developing the "bumps" or rash, the virus is coming to an end and he or she is not contagious anymore! Yay! If you want to know more about what "Roseola" is you can click on this website below or copy and paste it into your browser.:

http://www.webmd.com/skin-problems-and-treatments/tc/roseola-topic-overview

It's one of the most common viruses among children ages 6months-24 months and really is not that harmful. Hayden also got his Hepatitis A shot and Flu shot today which Davin said he did NOT like. Poor baby! Anyway, he should be as good as new in just a few days! Hope you all have a great week!
Love,
Spencer

Sick Baby Weekend

Hi guys! We had an interesting weekend at our house. Beginning with Friday night, Hayden started running a fever and not eating very much. When I put him down Friday night his temperature was about 100.3. When we woke up on Saturday it was 102.4!!! We gave him some Tylenol and monitored him the rest of the day. He went with his Daddy to Cabela's to run some errands and Davin said he sleep some in the car, but was still running a fever. We thought he was feeling a little bit better by Saturday evening because his temperature had gone down to about 99.9 so we took him somewhere we thought he would like for dinner: The Rainforest Cafe downtown n the river. First, the food there is NOT good!!! And though it is a kid-friendly place, some of those animals can be a little creepy when they move around...Hayden was VERY suspicious of teh Gorilla next to our table. When he didn't eat anything again, we felt his forehead and of course he was burning up so we rushed home to take his temperature again. This time is was 103.1!!! We gave him some more Tylenol and he slept on my chest for a little bit until we put him down. Yesterday his temperature ranged from 99.9-100.6. His daddy is taking him to the doctor this morning since he had appointment for shots anyway so hopefully we will have some more news later.
I'll keep you posted.
-Spencer

Another Pregnancy Update

Hi guys! The doctor's office just called and they scheduled me for the big, hospital sonogram on October 20th at 11:00 am. They will measure every part of the baby, they will tell us how much he/she weighs, AND we will find out whether or not we will welcome Mr. Easton Edwin or Miss Peyton Sophia this March! We're very excited and I just can't wait to see how they baby is growing! I will keep you posted!
-Spencer:)