Wednesday, February 25, 2009
Poor Sick Girl
Here is Lindsay lounging with "Hopscotch" the bunny on Saturday. She came down with a horrible cold/flu/cough....and has been down for the count going on 8 days. As her 103 fever persisted and troubled breathing after numerous coughing jags alarmed us we set out for a visit to the Emergency Room on Sunday. Seven hours at Torrance Memorial topped this eventful illness. She was such a trooper...chest x-ray, breathing treatments, long hours of waiting and she didn't shed one tear. Prognosis - ear infection and flu. We had the sweetest nurse, Kelly, who gave Lindsay a Popsicle while we waited forever and stopped in to our curtained area often to check on us. The most troublesome thing for us currently is that she hasn't eaten a full meal in 5 days...we're hoping her hearty appetite will return soon. I am happy to report that we finally had a full night's sleep for the first time in 8 days...yeah!
Casualty
First of many bloody mouth incidents with Kendal...of course as I squeezed in a much needed shower one recent evening I turn off the water only to hear Kendal scream like never before...as most parents of young kids know mouths bleed A LOT! Once the bleeding stopped we couldn't even tell where it came from...I think the entire ordeal was more tramatic for Mike...he'll get use to it...I did take note that Lindsay has never had a bloody mouth incident (knock on wood)...We've concluded that Kendal is going to be our rough and tumble girl...and we're okay with that!
Friday, February 13, 2009
We've got a new look!
Thanks to LeeLou Blogs we updated our template with one of their fancy creations...once I figured out how to upload it, I was ecstatic. The link to their site is on the left of this page, they have a lot of free templates...check them out!
Update on the Oldest Daughter
Lindsay is enjoying her little sister more each day and when she and Kendal play together Lindsay can make her laugh like no other. We practice sharing all the time (which really means we have taught Lindsay to give Kendal a different toy if she wants what Kendal has), Lindsay seems to always be interested in whatever Kendal is holding...even if it is a wrapper she found on the floor! Reading is one of her very favorite things and she now loves "Green Eggs and Ham". Mike was reading it aloud to her the other night and I guess wasn't too familiar with story (not sure how he missed that) when he started with the "you can eat them on a train, you can eat them in the rain" part and realized the wordiness of the story he let out an "are you kidding me"...I just laughed and walked away...once he got into the rhythm he really enjoyed it...perhaps it was a bit antimidating at the beginning...it sure gave me a good laugh though. Lindsay will now sit and read to any of her stuffed animals willing to listen. She is doing wonderfully at pre-school and each time I pick her up she lets all the teachers know she'll be back. The funniest moment we've had with her lately is when she recently called "corn on the cob", "corn on the cock"...that statement sure makes for some good conversation wherever I go...she does know how to say it properly now but got such a reaction out of me saying it the incorrect way that she prefers to say it her way...ugh!
Our Baby Girl
Kendal is almost 11 months old...time really flies...a phrase used so often! Our girl is now walking and has/had multiple bruises on her forehead and face from the trials of amatuer walking...the good thing is she gets right back up and keeps going. On the Fridays I do not work we go to music class where she is in her element. She beebops around, plays the instruments and loves to look at herself in the mirror, very entertaining for her and me! She mimics whatever we say which is hilarious, unless someone cuts me off when I am driving...use your imagination here, or not! She still can cry like nobody's business and yes we continue to blame it on her teething...and truthfully her bottom two teeth just made an appearance yesterday...when she's sweet she's really sweet but watch out when she's not having a good day...we're continuing to hope the good days will soon out weigh the bad!
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