Happy Birthday Audrey!!

My little girl is 1 today! I can't believe that it went so quickly. She is such a joy and my heart melts everytime I see her smile :)

She continues to learn new things. She loves, loves, loves to climb!! She will use anything as a prop to allow her up onto the couch. She loves walking and trying to run to follow her sister around. She has 8+ teeth. There are some new ones in the back (probably her molars) but she bites my finger everytime I try to feel in her mouth! She is learning to point to what she wants. Last night we started her on whole milk and she didn't seem to notice a difference from formula. I also tried yesterday giving her milk in her sippy cup instead of her bottle at lunch and she didn't complain! I hope soon we are done with the bottles. She brings us so much joy just watching her learn and grow.

I will post pictures from her B-day part last week as soon as I can get them off of my camera (I had to get a new camera last week and already it doesn't work!)

Happy 1st Birthday Audrey!!

Tagged!

I was tagged by Jessica. Share 7 facts about yourself. Some random and some weird.

1. I hate socks and shoes! I much prefer to be barefoot. When I can't be barefoot and opt for sandles or flipflops. That obviously doesn't work well with Michiana winters, but I put off wearing "real" shoes until as late as possible.

2. I was a manager for sports team for 9 years! In middle school I tried out for the volleyball team, but got cut. My coach asked if I would be a manager and I agreed. So I was manager for volleyball and basketball in middle school. I also was the track announcer in middle school. Then in high school I was manager for volleyball and basketball and my freshman year I was the statistican/announcer whatever they wanted for track. I only did track one year so I could get my varsity blanket (you had to have 9 varsity letters and they agreed to give me a letter for that and since I was varsity manager for v-ball and b-ball, I got a varsity letter for those - 9 total). Then in college I was manager for basketball for 3 years. I would have managed my senior year, but I got married after my junior year and had to go to work while going to school, so there wasn't enough time.

3. I love to cook and bake. My family are my guinea pigs for new recipes. We normally have at least 3 new meals a week! I have 8 years of cookbooks and I continue to get a new cookbook a month (Quick Cooking & Taste of Home - they alternate months) so I have plenty to choose from.

4. Back in the day before kids, I played the piano. I have a piano that was graciously given to me by my parents several years ago, but I just can't seem to find the time to play. I can't play during nap time because the piano is too close to their rooms so that also rules out after they go to bed at night. If I attempt to play while they are awake, I have 4 little hands trying to "help" me!

5. I don't like to do dishes! I have a dishwasher and I try to use as many dishwasher safe dishes as possible, but I always end up with a lot of "hand wash only" dishes.

6. I have this weird obsession with typing. If I am a passenger in a vehicle and we go by a sign, I mentally type the sign. I find myself doing this while watching tv and other odd places. I have no idea where the obsession came from and it doens't seem to be leaving anytime soon! I guess I get good practice.

7. I enjoying sometimes helping with construction projects. I have helped with 4 roofs (yes I actually get on the roof). I have helped put siding on 2 houses.

I am now supposed to tag 7 other people. The only problem is I don't know anyone else who hasn't been tagged. Until I can think of someone, I'm not tagging!

Getting Better - Sort of

Well, I can't say that this week was a whole lot better than last week, but God gave me the patience to endure another week. Audrey I believe is completely over her ear infection. I for the most part am fine, though very tired!! Emily has a cold, I think. That's the hard part about being sick, you never know if what you have is contagious or not.

August on the other hand came home early Wednesday not feeling well and went straight to bed where he has remained except for our 2 trips to the doctor. Thursday morning he went to the doctor and was told he had severe strep throat and 2 minor ear infections. He has been in a lot of pain and the ibuprofen he was taking didn't even help. Saturday night the pain got so bad and he wasn't feeling the slightest bit better so we went to Med Point (thankfully Papa was able to come watch the girls and put them to bed). Thankfully there was no wait and we were seen immediately. I can only thank God for that. This doctor however did not agree with his prior diagnosis. Go figure! So either his ear infection and strep had gone away or our primary doctor was wrong. They did a strep test and flu test and those both came back negative. He feels that August just has a viral infection of some sort. He did prescribe some stronger pain reliever which I was able to get filled today and August has said it does help a lot. The doctor said he is contagious, so we've been washing our hands a lot and August has had to stay away from all of us, which is hard on all of us. I've spent the past 4 nights on the couch. I just can't risk getting sick!

I started getting worried this morning because I woke up and when I stood up I was really dizzy. I wasn't feeling the greatest this morning, but I seem to be fine now. August and I had already decided that if I get sick then we were going to have to call my mom and ask her to either come stay with us or come get the girls and take them to her house. Thankfully we haven't had to resort to that yet, though I know my mom would could help us out if I ask (and yes mom, I would ask if it comes to that!).

The girls and I were able to get out some this week. We went Wednesday to the library and for the girls to get flu shots. Emily made it very clear that she did not want a shot. I finally bribed her with a frosty if she was good. She did an excellent job and was able to get her frosty.

Saturday we were able to get out for a few hours to go to the Bethel Women's Basketball Alumni Game. I enjoyed seeing some old teammates and watching them play. The alumni lost, but they did a good job. Bethel also had in the other gym inflatables for the kids. Thank you Seth for taking Emily over there with you! I really appreciated it!! Coach Martinez was being recognized that night for being Alumni of the Year. I had hoped to go to the presentation, but with August being sick, I wasn't able to make it. Congrats Coach!

I'm hoping the sickness will leave our household very soon and I can get the house clean and sanitized for Audrey's birthday party on Saturday. I don't want to get either of our families sick. Thank you for all of your prayers. I wouldn't have been able to get thru another week without them!

Rough Week

Here's a long summary of my week!

Monday - I wake up at 5:00am feeling pretty good. A few sniffles and a little bit of a sore throat, but overall just fine. At 5:30 I head off to work for my 12 hour work day. By lunchtime it was quite clear that I was coming down with a cold. By the end of the day it was pretty much pointless to answer the phone because they wouldn't be able to hear me or understand me since I have no more voice. Work day is done so I go to the grocery for milk and some comfort food since I'm sick! I get home and Emily asks "Where is your voice?" Daddy and Emily decide it is best to head to the grocery and pick me up some orange juice. They come back with orange juice and some comfort food (I hadn't told them of my previous purchase of the evening!). Chips and cheese dip were hubby's choice and Emily had picked up Peanut M&M's. I don't think she understood they were for me because she kept asking when she could have some.

Tuesday - Still not feeling well, but I still have to take care of the girls. August comes home from work not feeling well and blaming me for getting him sick!

Wednesday - Audrey has a fever and I don't feel like going to library day, so we stay home.

Thursday - Fever continues

Friday - Fever continues. Emily at lunch time has this prayer "Help me to go to Halloween". Now, I'm not a fan of Halloween, so we don't go trick or treating, but who can resist a kid who prays that? She has been saying the last couple of weeks that she is going as a cheerleader, I'm presuming because her best friend at daycare is going as a cheerleader. I figured she can talk about it all she wants, but we just won't go. Well, of course now I'm feeling guilty. So after hubby comes home from work we decide we are going trick or treating. What to wear? Fortunately Audrey had an outfit that someone had given Emily for her first halloween. Emliy though? Well, I managed to pull together an outfit. As long as you have pom-poms, which we did, it doesn't really matter what you wear, does it? So, we pulled off a cheerleader outfit and best of all it didn't cost any money. It didn't really look like a cheerleader outfit, but Emily was happy and that is all that mattered.

Saturday - Hubby is gone allllll day working ND football game (did I mention it went into 4 overtimes?). Audrey's fever continues and the question becomes, to call the doctor or not?? I made up my mind when she started crying several times for no reason at all. My thought - ear infection. So, do I wait until Tuesday or call the doctor (can't go on Monday because I work). I decided to call the doctor. Lucky us - we have a pediatrician who has Saturday and Sunday morning hours for sick kids that can't wait until Monday. We've used this more than once! So we leave an hour before the appointment to make sure we get there on time since we have to drive thru the ND football traffic. Get there on time only to wait an hour at the doctor, though who can complain when they are seeing you on a Saturday? Verdict - ear infection, sore throat and something else I didn't catch. So we head to Walmart for her medicine. The wait - an hour and a half until the medicine can be picked up. Now, I'm not waiting that long with a sick kid at Walmart. So we head home. We head back after an hour and a half and pick up our medicine. I decided Audrey was not well enough to go to church on Sunday. So when hubby gets home we have to figure out our game plan since I was suppose to run computer. Hubby decides I get to stay home!

Sunday - Hubby goes to church, then to ND to work VB game, then to church for a meeting. Meanwhile the clocks got set back an hour last night, but what baby knows that? Especially a sick one. So Audrey is up earlier than normal and I want to know where is my promised extra hour of sleep? Of course today Audrey is acting like a sick child: crying and doesn't want to be held, doesn't want to sleep, doesn't want to play, runny nose, watery eyes, etc. It makes for a fun day and it seems like someone has set my clocks on slooooooow. Is today ever going to end?

I sure hope this next week is better!