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3 point stance from Mamie Kosko on Vimeo.
Just had to catch this on video. It was too funny! If I would not comment on the videos they would be much better!!!

How Weird

OK so I have finally figured this pain business out. My doctor did think I was having non-functioning gallbladder problems last week when I had those 2 pain attacks. I have not had one since last Wednesday afternoon until tonight. It did the exact same thing! I was doubled over in pain and vomited again! I pondered on the whole idea and a lightbulb went off in my head!!! IT IS NOT MY GALLBLADDER! IT IS BANANAS!!! I ate a banana about 30 minutes before the pain/vomiting started ALL 3 TIMES including tonight! I have no idea what in the world could be in a banana that could make this happen and I have always eaten bananas. You can bet one thing - I WILL NOT EAT ANOTHER ONE!!! Crazy huh!?

Fun Sunday Afternoon!

Addison came over to swim in the backyard with Bailey on Sunday afternoon! They had fun splashing around and playing in the sprinkler. They also found a way to both squeeze in the cozy coupe somehow! Oh to be little again!!!

I love summer and fudge bars!!!

Bailey loves being outside!!! In these pics you can see that he is enjoying playing yard golf with daddy and bigdaddy after swimming with suga and eating fudge bars (or at least half of one because the other half is on his face). He wants to be a big boy though and hold it himself. His faces tell all!

Lots of preggers!

We had a baby shower for Emily Stringer last Saturday in Starkville. Good thing because she had baby Smith on Tuesday!!! He is precious. You can see pics of him by clicking on their blog from our page. Anyway, a group of our high school friends gave it and we are all pregnant except 1. You can see our line up in the pics- Emily just had Smith, I am next with Garrett, then Mere with Mary Cameron, Suzanna does not know what she is having yet, and then you have Foley who is not preggers and looks like a million bucks! I hope I can look like her after this baby! HA! Love your faces in these pics Emily so I had to post them!

Nashville Star

My cousin Garrett works for Nashville Star and we went last week to the show. It was me, my mom, my aunt Amy, aunt Cheryl, my cousin Taylor and my grandfather "Paw". We also went to the bluebird cafe to hear upcoming artists/songwriters perform. It was so much fun!!! The pics of me and my cousin Taylor where my face looks sooo fat are with Gabe Garcia and Coffey - both contestants on Nashville Star. They were all so nice. We got to meet and mingle with them during rehearsals before the live show. The sign that my grandfather is leaning on in the last pic is his own personal parking space. All the "important" people had signs where they were to park in the back like Jewel, John Rich, etc.. so he was so excited about that! Thanks for hooking us up Garrett!

Our Appointment today

Alright - Here it goes. Our appointment went pretty well this morning with a few little kinks. I failed my sugar test - no surprise! Guess I am just tooooo sweet :) The sonogram was OK. One of the cysts is gone!!! YEAH - that's the good news! The other has not shrunk but nor has it grown which is good news since his head/brain is growing. The only thing now is that they are not sure it is in the choroid plexus and that is iffy. It seems a little lateral to the choroid plexus so they really are not sure where exactly it is. This could be nothing or could be a whole different problem. Who knows. I have to go back for another sonogram in three weeks to see if they can see it better, if it has shrunk/grown, etc... They also did a gallbladder ultrasound on me b/c I had this severe pain on Tues and Wed that was right where my gallbladder is, did not seem like indigestion, and was not relieved by Tums or Maalox. It only lasted about 2 hours each time but it really hurt. No gallstones so that is good news but she says it sounds just like a nonfunctioning gallbladder. If I have another flare up I have to see a GI specialist. :( To say the least, I am now on a low carb, low sugar, low fat diet so if anyone has any extra cardboard laying around, send it my way since that is about all I can eat ! :) I did not have any pain today so hopefully it is not a gallbladder issue. All in all we are very happy that one of the cysts is gone and ask you to continue to pray for everything else. Garrett really is growing and the rest of the sonogram looked great. He was sucking his thumb with his finger over his nose just like I used to do when I was a baby. It was so cute! Thanks for all the prayers thus far!!! I know God is going to take care of us no matter what!

Pray for us tomorrow!

Tomorrow is the day when we go for our big sonogram to see how the cysts are. I also have my sugar test again which I am pretty sure I will not pass, but that is OK with me. I probably need to eat better anyway. Please pray for Garrett that the cysts are shrinking or even gone. They typically do not go away until 28-30 weeks of pregnancy and I am only 25-26. So if they are still there, I will have another sonogram at 30 weeks. We are prepared for whatever news we get and know that it is in God's plan no matter what. Thanks for all of the prayers thus far!!!

I love myself!

I love myself! from Mamie Kosko on Vimeo.
Bailey's new favorite thing of the week is to kiss himself in the mirror above our bed. He cracks me up!

Sneaky!!!

Bailey got into the pantry, got the peanut butter jar, opened it and went to town. It was hilarious until he started running from me and touching everything!

Back Again and Even Faster!

Back Again! from Mamie Kosko on Vimeo.
I was a little nervous about how fast they were going down, but Bailey loved it everytime! This was the only video I could get with him saying yeah at the end, but you can hear me, Nammy and Pop saying it loudly as well!

Back to the Kosko's on the Waterslide

Bailey absolutely loves the waterslide!!! He continuously says "gan" which is his version of again. When they get to the bottom, he throws his hands up and says YEAH!!! as you can see in one of the pics.

Ride a little Horseeee!

The wooden horse Bailey is riding is a horse my grandfather "Bigdaddy" gave me when I turned one. Suga and Bigdaddy (my dad) gave it to Bailey for Christmas. He loves riding it. He does have another smaller cloth horse though and when you are in the room with him, he wants you on the wooden horse. He pats on the seat and says up for you to get on and he gets on the other horse so you can rock at the same time. It is quite funny.

4th of July at Suga and Bigdaddy's

Bailey had a great time and Sugaland on the 4th. He played hard in the pool, learned some yard golf and loved the fireworks!!! Not to mention all the great food!

1st try on the Waterslide at the Kosko's -slow!!!

Untitled from Mamie Kosko on Vimeo.
This is the first time they went down the waterslide and it is much slower than the next video. They baby oiled up for the next round!

Waterslide at the Kosko's

Waterslide 1 from Mamie Kosko on Vimeo.
Pop built a waterslide at his house and Bailey absolutely loved it as you can see!!!

Fun at Nammy and Pop's

Notice their huge dog!!! They have Mac who was our chocolate lab that we ended up giving them that is normal size and then you have Buddy that is a Moscow Guard Dog (looks like a St. Bernard) and he is massive as you can see. He now weighs 145 and he is still a puppy!!! :) Bailey does not like him too much and says "no doggie" when he gets close to him. You can see in the pic how much taller he is than Bailey.