Miscellaneous News

Recently, Presley went to the vet for his annual check-up. Doug talked to the vet about Presley's diet and how we can't seem to get him to loose any weight. The vet suggested that we have Presley's blood tested for a thyroid condition. It was expensive, but it needed to be done. We found out today that he does indeed have hypothyroidism as the vet suspected. This is probably a good thing because he will most likely drop the weight after starting his medication. The vet said that Presley's mood will probably improve too (which is good because he has been kind of grouchy for awhile now!). We are going to pick up his medication tomorrow. We will keep you posted.

I (Kris) finally started working out today. I have been meaning to do it for months now, but I kept putting it off. I don't want to loose any weight, but I want to get in shape and tone/build muscle. I am going to try to run on the treadmill everyday. I also plan on alternating between weights and ab exercises (one day weights, the next day abs). We will see if I stick to it. If I plan on wearing a swimsuit anytime soon, I had better stick to it!

Maddie has been eating more table foods lately. She really likes cheese, bananas, and Cheerios. I have been giving her a little juice each day, and she LOVES apple juice. After seeing all of the overweight children with decayed teeth at my work, I do not want her to get into the habit of drinking juice all day long. She can get her Vitamin C from fruits and a small amount of juice. I am going to give her some plain chicken breast tomorrow night. She is getting burnt out on the baby food "dinners". Hopefully, she will like it - I need to find some more high-protein foods that she will eat!

We got the proofs back from the Memorial Day photo shoot. The family pictures taken outside turned out better than I thought they would (it was VERY windy). The family pictures taken inside are better though, in my opinion. The pictures of Doug, Maddie, and I turned out GREAT! I was very excited. This is the first time that the three of us have had our picture professionally taken together. She took some more pictures of just Maddie too. Of course, those pictures are really cute. We will be getting a CD of the pictures and will post some on the blog. We will also be posting some of the pictures from Maddie's other photo shoot. I am so glad that we found such a good, inexpensive photographer (especially since Celebrity Kids closed here in Fort Wayne). Thanks again Joey & Lori for telling us about her!