Rough Day!

Last night, I posted that I was up with a baby who didn't feel well. The night continued to get worse....Nick took over about 6am so I could finally get a little sleep. Poor, sweet baby cried and cried and cried - completely out of character for her! So, Daddy decided to go for a drive until the pediatrician opened at 8:00. Audrina continued crying until they saw the doctor. We discovered that she has an ear infection, bronchial infection, strep and low blood oxygen levels. Holy cow!! After 2 breathing treatments in the office, the doc still wasn't happy with her oxygen levels, so off to Children's Hospital we went for the day! A chest x-ray confirmed a slight case of pneumonia as well. No wonder she was up all night crying! Other than being antsy while waiting at the hospital - mommy and daddy were antsy too! - she was quite the little trooper, even did a fantastic job laying still for her x-ray! Thankfully, we were able to come home after a few hours and she's already starting to feel much better!

We finally settled down the restlessness by strapping her in the carseat and turning some Disney on the TV!







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We're still here!

As with round one of the blog when Essie was born, life happens and I neglect to keep up with postings!! As I type this, I'm up with a beautiful little one who isn't feeling well. :( In the last month, she's gotten 4 new teeth for 6 total! So, we've had quite a few rough nights.

Short post tonight but I wanted to put up a recent picture. She still has her amazingly beautiful blue eyes!!!



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The sweetest sounds

I guess I'm back to being bad about updating this thing. However, my lack of updates means that Audrina is sleeping through the night. Hooray!!!!!

A couple weeks ago, I shot this video. It's one of my favorite moments with both girls!!

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Growing girl!

We had Drina's 4 month check up yesterday. She is 16 lbs 3 oz and 26" long. 97th percentile on height and 95th on weight. Her perfect little head? Well, apparently mist babies have giant heads because she seems perfectly proportioned and her head circumference is only in the 17th percentile!

While there, the doctor discovered she has an ear infection. She hasn't been quite herself lately, but not so much that I would have suspected se didn't feel well. I just thought she was overly tires because she hasn't been taking the best naps.

Tomorrow, we are having Drina dedicated at church. I tried to explain this to Essie and that she gets to go up front with us when it happens. She replied, "Oh no Mommy. Don't dead-cake my sister. If something happens to her, I will cry!" Oh, Essie. Always finding a way to make me laugh!!!


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Big day for Drina!

This morning, Audrina rolled from her back to her belly for the first time!!!! She's been working on it for over a week now, but her little arm kept preventing her from getting that last little bit. Of course, the roll was followed quite quickly by crying as she seriously dislikes being on her tummy! :)

In big sister news, I finally have proof that she does hear me when I'm talking, even if she doesn't actually listen. While playing, I overheard her putting Pooh and Tigger in a time out because they didn't pick up their toys..... Silly girl!

Here's my silly girl after dressing herself the other day. No, I did not let her leave the house with her socks all pulled on top of her pants like that!!




And, here's the little one. I took this Monday night as Nick and I were finishing our 'rearrange the basement' project. Apparently, she was bored from watching us!





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Could she be any more beautiful?

Even when she felt horrible, if you looked at Audrina, she would just smile! When I took this picture, she was on the up-swing, but still not feeling to well. We had gone outside for some fresh air ~ and to burn some energy out of big sister! :)


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Diva or tomboy?

Even by the minute, we never know which side of Essie's personality is going to come out! But, boy is there a lot of personality packed in that 3 year old little girl!! :-)

Over the weekend, Ess picked out a new hat at the store. So, Sunday's church outfit had to be completely planned around the hat!! Here's our little diva:




And, here's the tomboy. Having way too much fun with worms after a day of rain! (Yes, she dressed herself!!)





We could not be more proud of how Essie handled her overnight transition from only child to big sister. While most kids get 9 months to prepare, we had a 5 minute conversation as we rushed out the door to head to the hospital! Even during our 13 month wait, we had no way or preparing her, except to ask if she'd like a brother or sister one day. Situations from the agency were all over the place - from families choosing to place early in a pregnancy to 5 and 3 year old siblings. We wanted to be open to whatever God has in store for our family!

Really, the only issue we had was potty regression. And, that happens when kids do have 9 months to prepare for a baby! As Audrina grows and becomes mobile, I'm sure we will deal with some typical sibling issues - she took my toy, she's touching my blanket. In the meantime, we will enjoy how much Ess loves her little sister!!


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