Update: Addy

I'm almost in disbelief.. Addy has an ear infection...amongst other things. Somehow, both my girls are lucky enough to be among the very few who's (sinus/ear) infections are resistant against the antibiotic they were put on. After spending $80 for each of their antibiotics, they both end up being switched to something else to treat the infections. Poor kids.. Addy has had a rough week for sure but we hope she will be feeling better very soon. This is Addy's first ear infection. I also hope Ainsley will not be prone to having them, seeing as she has had two already, one of which was a double.

Just a little update for those of you who were wondering.. lucky bunch, here. Let's hope March brings us better days!

Again...and again..

I cannot believe we are fighting yet another battle of SICKNESS in this house. Addy has had the worst of it (so far) and it is by far the worst illness the poor child has suffered. She spent the ENTIRE day on the couch and at least half that time was spend sleeping.. (This kind of thing is completely unheard of for her.. she can't sit still for 10 minutes, on a good day.) She has been running a fever of 103-something all day, despite the constant doses of Tylenol. She is coughing terribly and looks completely and utterly awful! I just hope it passes-- and soon.



I am doing everything I can not to catch this terrible thing or spread it to the baby who may or may not have already had it.. As some of you know, Ainsley came down with something pretty bad, in addition to her second ear infection not clearing up from the antibiotics that were prescribed. UGH.. I'm exhausted from caring for sick people.. I feel like we may never all be healthy again. I hope I am wrong.

I am really not looking forward to the heat..but for the sake of all our health, I welcome the summer months and wish the virus bearing winter season farewell! And boo to these rainy weekends.. I want to enjoy the "nice" weather outdoors while it lasts.. Soon enough it will be too scolding hot outside to enjoy the park or zoo. Though, I have plenty of projects to keep me busy indoors too. Maybe one day I'll have something more interesting to share! :)

My Valentine's

We had a pretty nice Valentine's Day. Addy got some Valentine's treats this morning from Mommy and Daddy and we all exchanged cards before Rob left for work. Ainsley slept in, trying to recover from her ear infection and we ate a little breakfast. We had plans to attend a Valentine's Day party with friends.

As we were getting ready and I was changing Ainsley I noticed that her little ear was full of goo! After a call to the pediatrician I was told that she had ruptured her ear drum, and needed to be checked out. I'm not sure at what point it happened. Apparently it was during the night and just didn't ooze out until later in the morning, which would explain the sleep we were able to get the second half of the night. Poor girl was miserable all day Sunday and part of the night too. This morning, she woke up smiling! It was good to see her enjoying life again. We went ahead and went to the party and scheduled the appointment for the afternoon, so we could get a prescription for ear drops.

The party was nice. Addy entertained us ladies momentarily, mimicking me and repeating words I repeat often at home. She complained of the mess all the children were making and proceeded to tell them how it made her mad. :) I often tell her that it makes me mad or angry that she makes messes and doesn't clean them up.. Then, as we laughed.. she said in a very stern tone "it's not funny!". I still hear the scene replaying in my head. It really was quite funny. I have never seen Addy take any kind of authoritative role in a group. It makes me wonder how she acts at school. Even more so, how she makes ME look at school! I can only hope she is honest!

Ainsley's appointment went quickly and smoothly. We headed off to get her prescription filled and get home to relax. Ainsley was a trooper all day and smiled plenty. She is exhausted and will hopefully rest well tonight. We will enjoy having some quiet time tomorrow while Addy is at school!

While we waited for Rob to get home from work and the usual evening events, we went out back to play and I snapped some V-Day photos of my two favorite little Valentine's.










Rob came home and cooked a very nice surf & turf meal for the two of us. We actually got through the meal uninterrupted by the sleeping baby or Addy! It's quite a miracle!



It was a nice day.. A little like every other day, but with a cherry on top! :)

Happy Valentine's Day!!