He did such a GREAT job and were so proud of him and we told him that. I will never forget the way he squeezed me when he hugged me and told me that he loved me after that. Such a precious memory!
Sunday, February 26, 2012
Big Boy and Made Up Beds
One evening, Andrew wanted to surprise us in our room. He told us to stay out for awhile and was SOOOO excited to bring us in. But we had to keep our eyes closed. He was so excited to show us that he made up our bed by himself. He was really excited about having folded down the comforter at the bottom, "just like we like it" :)
He did such a GREAT job and were so proud of him and we told him that. I will never forget the way he squeezed me when he hugged me and told me that he loved me after that. Such a precious memory!
He did such a GREAT job and were so proud of him and we told him that. I will never forget the way he squeezed me when he hugged me and told me that he loved me after that. Such a precious memory!
Our Precious Kids
Just a random day in February. Nothing in particular. I was just looking at our sweet kiddos and thinking how much I loved them and how Blessed I am!
Naked Hiney's!
After bathtime recently, we had Alyssa out and "air drying" since her diaper rash had gotten so bad. (Nothing like 2 days in daycare to give a kid diaper rash...errr!) :(
But as you can see - she thought it was funny and enjoyed the diaper freedom!
When Andrew got out of his bath, he heard sister laughing and being silly and thought it was funny to run around naked too. We figured what the heck - they are only this innocent for a short time. Let them have fun and be silly. And we loved getting a few pictures we can use at their high school graduations and wedding rehearsals.. haha! :)
But as you can see - she thought it was funny and enjoyed the diaper freedom!
When Andrew got out of his bath, he heard sister laughing and being silly and thought it was funny to run around naked too. We figured what the heck - they are only this innocent for a short time. Let them have fun and be silly. And we loved getting a few pictures we can use at their high school graduations and wedding rehearsals.. haha! :)
TOT Spring Performance!
Things were finally getting back to normal!! One Saturday in February, Andrew had a TOT peformance at MCC. We enjoyed watching his team perform during halftime. They are sooo cute!
Alyssa REALLY wanted Andrew's TOT ball!! She was VERY persistent! A couple of ladies behind us noticed and mentioned a few times how "feisty" she was being. Yup! Pretty much! If she wants it - she's bound and determined to get it! :)
Munner & Alyssa
While Alyssa & David recovered, Munner came to help. Here were just a few pictures of them taken together:
Munner LOVED snuggling with that baby girl. Alyssa IS really sweet when she is sick. That's the only time she will stay still long enough for you to hold her! ;o) Munner really enjoyed having "slumber parties" with Alyssa. Alyssa enjoyed it too. It took us about a week to get her used to sleeping in her own crib again! :)
Our Budding Photographer
Andrew loves, loves, LOVES to take pictures with our cameras. One Wednesday on our day home together, he took these while we were hanging out in our front living room. He's so funny! :)
And here are a few from a few days later:
Saturday, February 11, 2012
Scary Times in January 2012
Alyssa was scheduled to have her tubes placed on January 16th. We were playing around taking pictures the evening before and now looking back we can see how sick her eyes were starting to look.
Munner came in that evening because David had been to the ER that day for Mesenteric Adenitis which is essentially a virus in the intestine. We had been certain that he was having appendicitis and were grateful to learn it was not and no surgery was needed. However, the CT scan showed a pulmonary nodule on his right lung and so that was a bit scary and would require follow up appointments.
The morning of the 16th, Munner and I headed to the surgical center and I was worried because Alyssa had developed a croupy cough overnight. Sure enough, the anesthesiologist listened to her lungs and she thought she had the beginning of pneumonia. So they cancelled the procedure and we had to make an appointment with our family doctor, Dr. Loden. We learned that she "only" had bronchitis but that meant more antibiotics and she already suffered from c-diff so I was heartbroken knowing we were going down this road again.
The next day, Alyssa seemed to be improving some from the antibiotics although Munner said she had felt feverish overnight. We kept alternating fever meds throughout the day to keep her comfortable. Munner headed home after I got off work at 5:30 and I could tell Alyssa was warming up and her last dose of medicine had been at 3:00 p.m. Alyssa was resting in my lap and watching Andrew play and be silly and we were enjoying a few calm moments together. I could tell she was really getting warm and so around 7 I went to change her diaper and take her temperature. David came in as I was checking her temp and the thermometer read 102.7 when David mentioned Alyssa's arms were shaking from having the chills. I took one look at her face and knew she was having a seizure. I freaked and ran for the phone to dial 911 while David stayed with Alyssa. When I returned, he had her on the floor ready to begin CPR because she had quite breathing and she was a deep bluish purple. David did not begin CPR because he noticed she was breathing erratically. Within minutes, the Woodway police arrived and Alyssa began coming around on her own. Soon after, the ambulance arrived and I rode with Alyssa to the hospital as I knew I was too shaken to drive. We called our good friend, Pam McKown, to meet us at the hospital to pick up Andrew for us and I had texted my Mom and she called Munner. Munner who had gotten to Corsicana, turned around to head back to our house to care for Andrew as we weren't certain what was happening. Pam beat the ambulance to the hospital and actually had to wait a few minutes for us to arrive... what a friend!! As I write this, I realize I had no idea what she was in the middle of but know that she dropped everything to come to our side. That is a TRUE FRIEND!
When we got to the ER, Alyssa's temperature was 104.6. They stripped her down and began all their tests and to try and cool her down. Our good friend, Debbie Miner, came to sit with us and snuck us in some bottled water. (Apparently there is a water nazi in the ER who won't let you have drinks in the ER!?!?) Debbie was also David's sister for these couple of hours so that she could come back with us. :)
In the end, it was a result of some virus and/or the bronchitis that caused Alyssa's fever to spike. When we took her home that night, we had to alternate fever meds every 3 hours to ensure she didn't get a fever overnight. At this point I hadn't slept in 5 nights because David had been in pain over the weekend so Bless his heart - he got up more than I did!
Thankfully, our baby girl was healthy and David was on the mend!!!! And even more so, we are thankful for the Blessings of good friends like Debbie Miner and David & Pam McKown! We are truly Blessed!!!
Our silly camera-ham, photographer at his finest :)
While she's always cute, you could see it in her eyes :(
Munner came in that evening because David had been to the ER that day for Mesenteric Adenitis which is essentially a virus in the intestine. We had been certain that he was having appendicitis and were grateful to learn it was not and no surgery was needed. However, the CT scan showed a pulmonary nodule on his right lung and so that was a bit scary and would require follow up appointments.
The morning of the 16th, Munner and I headed to the surgical center and I was worried because Alyssa had developed a croupy cough overnight. Sure enough, the anesthesiologist listened to her lungs and she thought she had the beginning of pneumonia. So they cancelled the procedure and we had to make an appointment with our family doctor, Dr. Loden. We learned that she "only" had bronchitis but that meant more antibiotics and she already suffered from c-diff so I was heartbroken knowing we were going down this road again.
The next day, Alyssa seemed to be improving some from the antibiotics although Munner said she had felt feverish overnight. We kept alternating fever meds throughout the day to keep her comfortable. Munner headed home after I got off work at 5:30 and I could tell Alyssa was warming up and her last dose of medicine had been at 3:00 p.m. Alyssa was resting in my lap and watching Andrew play and be silly and we were enjoying a few calm moments together. I could tell she was really getting warm and so around 7 I went to change her diaper and take her temperature. David came in as I was checking her temp and the thermometer read 102.7 when David mentioned Alyssa's arms were shaking from having the chills. I took one look at her face and knew she was having a seizure. I freaked and ran for the phone to dial 911 while David stayed with Alyssa. When I returned, he had her on the floor ready to begin CPR because she had quite breathing and she was a deep bluish purple. David did not begin CPR because he noticed she was breathing erratically. Within minutes, the Woodway police arrived and Alyssa began coming around on her own. Soon after, the ambulance arrived and I rode with Alyssa to the hospital as I knew I was too shaken to drive. We called our good friend, Pam McKown, to meet us at the hospital to pick up Andrew for us and I had texted my Mom and she called Munner. Munner who had gotten to Corsicana, turned around to head back to our house to care for Andrew as we weren't certain what was happening. Pam beat the ambulance to the hospital and actually had to wait a few minutes for us to arrive... what a friend!! As I write this, I realize I had no idea what she was in the middle of but know that she dropped everything to come to our side. That is a TRUE FRIEND!
When we got to the ER, Alyssa's temperature was 104.6. They stripped her down and began all their tests and to try and cool her down. Our good friend, Debbie Miner, came to sit with us and snuck us in some bottled water. (Apparently there is a water nazi in the ER who won't let you have drinks in the ER!?!?) Debbie was also David's sister for these couple of hours so that she could come back with us. :)
In the end, it was a result of some virus and/or the bronchitis that caused Alyssa's fever to spike. When we took her home that night, we had to alternate fever meds every 3 hours to ensure she didn't get a fever overnight. At this point I hadn't slept in 5 nights because David had been in pain over the weekend so Bless his heart - he got up more than I did!
Thankfully, our baby girl was healthy and David was on the mend!!!! And even more so, we are thankful for the Blessings of good friends like Debbie Miner and David & Pam McKown! We are truly Blessed!!!
Lindsey's 17th Birthday
For our niece Lindsey's 17th birthday, Chelle invited us to join them at Shogun's. It was a fun night and we really enjoyed it and everyone had a blast!
Gaylord 2011 - The Next Day
As you can imagine, Andrew LOVED having a balcony that overlooked the atrium :) After his morning wake up call from "Donkey", he ran out to "his balcony" to check out the morning action before we headed to "Breakfast with Shrek!"
After we left the Gaylord, we had to do some quick grocery shopping as we headed over to Uncle Mike & Aunt Brenda's to hang out for NYE before heading back to Waco...the kids loved the shopping cart at Tom Thumb :)
While we waited for our breakfast time, we enjoyed the atrium and some yummy coffee! :)
The kids really loved the characters - especially Alyssa! We were surprised by how much she liked the characters and wasn't afraid at all! :)
After we left the Gaylord, we had to do some quick grocery shopping as we headed over to Uncle Mike & Aunt Brenda's to hang out for NYE before heading back to Waco...the kids loved the shopping cart at Tom Thumb :)
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