Bath time

Bath time is her favorite time. She seriously could stay in there for an hour if I let her. After about 15-20 minutes though she turns into a prune! Her hands and feet are so wrinkly. I had to share this video...it is her new thing. I just showed her one day with me doing it to myself, then I did it to her and this has been the result. She is so stinkin' cute!

What a Weekend

Boy did it feel like a long weekend...but now that I am back to work it felt like it went by so quickly. Last week, Addison wasn't feeling good. She was up and down...feeling fine one second and then throwing up the next. Now with her gastric problems, throwing up doesn't necessarily mean she is sick. Come Friday night, she couldn't keep anything down. I woke up first thing on Saturday and scheduled her a doctor appointment. As soon as I woke her up, I knew she was really sick. She was very lethargic and looked helpless. Every other morning she hops up and gives you the biggest smile even is she is woken up.

There is nothing more frustrating than when a doctor sees your kid and pretty much tells you they have no idea what is wrong with her. Really...really? I could have stayed home and got the same response. The only thing he did say was that she was dehydrated and needed fluids. I didn't need a medical degree to determine that. He wanted to send her to the Pediatric ER for IV fluids. But we came to the conclusion that we would try small amounts of Pedialite over the next two hours. If she kept it down then we were okay. She did very good with the fluids. However, for me, I didn't know what I was in for.

For the next 14 hours or so, I literally held her up the entire time. After 8 hours, it started really hurting. My neck, back, shoulders, arms were all aching. Every few hours, I would wake her up to give her more fluids. I felt so bad because she really seemed to be hungry. But the doctor insisted she should only get fluids until dinner time. At dinner which is around 4:30 for her, I fed her some baby food. The poor kid was so lethargic, but hungry, that she ate the whole time with her eyes closed. It was really sad to see!

I also had her sleep with me on Saturday night. I wanted her to be close in case anything was to happen. Now, I do not usually let her sleep in our bed but I thought tonight (and all sick nights) can be an exception. We were up about every hour to an hour and a half. I was awake from 3-4:45 AM. Boy, I was so tired come Sunday morning especially since she got up at 6:44 AM! When she did wake, she seemed a little better and did perk up more and more as the day wore on. Hopefully, the sickness (whatever it is) stays away and she gets back to normal again. I can only hope.

I'm Back

It's been a long couple of weeks. First, work has been crazy...getting crazier since I have missed so many days recently. I already had plans to go to Miami for a wedding but we suddenly got a call that my Grandpa passed away. Yes, it was unexpected and I completely lost it at work when I got the call. I was even embarrassed by my actions even though at the time I truly couldn't help it. So with the death came the funeral and we went to Texas. Actually...we drove to Texas. The 14 hour drive there wasn't bad....I think mainly because of the anticipation to get there and get it over with. The drive home was terrible, exhausting and draining.

We also spent the baby's first Halloween in TX. Of course I forgot to bring her costume so she didn't get to wear it. I did get her pictures taken professionally so at least she got to wear the darn thing. Isn't she so cute?

Now we are back and back to life once again. The baby was an angel on the trip. I really couldn't believe how well she did in the car. And now that we are back, she has fallen right back into her schedule. Yay!

Here is another picture of her.......during her 14 hour drive, she had a messy hair day with being in the car, sleeping, and for some reason she always gets a sweaty head when she sleeps in the car. Even with her messy hair, she is so cute! She also got a haircut last week...I'll have to share photos next time.