December 2017

I am so ready for 2018!  This past month has been filled with sickness upon sickness.  Addison keeps getting a stomach bug with white spots on her throat, but no strep.  Hailey keeps getting ear infections with lots of fluid in her ears.  Both girls were referred to an ENT where it was decided that Addy could keep her tonsils for now, but Hailey will be getting tubes.  We did have some fun times scattered throughout the month.  Addy & I went to Disney on Ice with her Girl Scouts troop.  It was a rainy, freezing night but we had fun!  Justin, Addison, Hailey & I picked out our Christmas tree and did minimal decorations this year because a certain baby is everywhere!  We’ve had to put our ottoman in front of the tree because Hailey likes to put everything in her mouth which includes fallen pine needles or freshly picked ones!  She is pulling up on everything and gets around quickly.  She has even started to shuffle around standing up while holding onto things.  I’m sure she’ll be walking around in no time!  Christmas was somewhat of a disaster.  Leading up to Christmas, Hailey was throwing up here & there.  Nothing horrible, but she definitely was off and wasn’t feeling like her normal self.  Christmas Eve we were at my parents where Hailey decided to throw up again.  Soon after, Addy started saying she didn’t feel good and wanted to go home.  We had barely opened any gifts, but Addy was begging to go home, so off we went.  We weren’t even in the car for 5 minutes when the throw up started.  Thankfully we had left with a trash can!  Poor Addison continued to throw up every 45 minutes well into the night/early morning.  Somehow, Santa managed to drop off presents.  The next morning Addy still didn’t feel good and wasn’t super excited to open presents.  It was such a sad/pathetic day!  Addy finally decided she wanted to open gifts, Hailey threw up one more time for good measure and I started to feel like a bus had hit me.  Im not sure if I had a touch of the stomach bug, but I also had a super achy body.  I ate oatmeal for dinner, Addy had nothing and Justin ate soup & salad…a very exciting Christmas dinner!!  Both Addison & I fell asleep together in bed by 8pm and Justin held the fort down.  Thank god Justin felt good through it all!  The days following continued to be interesting because I had to work and Justin stayed home with the kids.  Hailey went back to the doctor yet again because she had developed some hives that were coming & going.  At the appointment they also let us know she had yet another double ear infection.  She had to receive an antibiotic shot in both legs this time since oral meds weren’t seemingly doing the trick.  That was not fun!  Hailey finally got tubes put in on December 29^th.  Addy stayed over with my parents while Justin & I woke up at 5 to bring Hailey to Rex Hospital.  Hailey did really great through the whole thing.  It is nerve wracking handing over your baby to complete strangers, but thankfully they got her back to us under 20 minutes.  She was very upset after the surgery and they warned us that the anesthesia would do that.  We remembered the same thing happening to Addison, but it’s still so hard to witness.  She took down three 4 oz bottles and settled into sleep until we had to put her jammies on to leave.  It was freezing out, so Justin went to grab the car while a nurse pushed me out in a wheelchair while holding Hailey.
 Throughout all the drama, Hailey hit her 11 months old mark! 
Sleeping – Another month where we go back & forth between her crib and rock & play.  Perhaps tubes will help this poor child sleep more soundly!  Update *** After tubes were put in, Hailey has been primarily a crib baby!  She’s just too big for the chair!
Eating – She had been doing well in the eating department until her stomach bug.  Her appetite has been off and isn’t interested in much lately.  No new foods have been introduced and she drank a lot of pedialyte!
Clothing – Still in 12 month clothing, but some things are starting to get tight!  She definitely needs 18 month pjs because she is sooo long!
Stats – She’s been teetering around that 21 – 22 lbs mark.  She was almost at 22lbs, but again, that stomach bug hit and she’s down a little bit.
Loves – She loves to have screaming contests with Addison, not so fun for the rest of us though!  She likes pulling up, grabbing my earrings out of my ears, putting everything & anything into her mouth, bath time and throwing the ball for Brinkley.

Hates – she still semi hates her crib…but I’m not sure if that’s because her ears are filled with fluid and it bothers her to lie flat!

November 2017

It’s officially the holidays!  We started off the month of November with many sicknesses!  Addison had a stomach bug which came and went two times over the course of 2 weeks with a cough mixed in.  Hailey had multiple colds and several ear infections.  Justin & I both had minimal cough & colds!  It sure was interesting when both girls were sick.  Addison wants to snuggle with me all the time and Hailey gets jealous and she too wants me.  It makes for very long days/ nights!  I’m hoping our sick days are far behind us! 

Addison is trucking along at school and loves how she can read.  She is starting to write sentences as well.  It is always amusing to see how she writes things and how it translates!  Hailey seems to be learning new tricks left & right as well.  She has 2 bottom teeth (which Addy found one day) and just started pulling up on things.  She has the general idea on how to blow kisses, waves, claps, throws the ball & shouts.  She also has a temper and gets ticked if she doesn’t get her way pretty quickly!

We spent Thanksgiving at my parents where Gannon & Becky joined us as well.  The following day Amanda & Emy came into town for a few days so we got to hang with them!  Addison was a great helper with Emy, but she was exhausted by the end of the day!

Hailey is 10 months old …double digits seems so exciting!

Sleeping – I can’t wait to type about how great Hailey has been doing in the sleep department…however, this isn’t the month.  She has been a terror as we transition her to the crib.  Some nights go smoothly, other nights, not so much!  We are kind of doing half & half currently.  Half the night in her crib, the other half in the rock n’ play.  My mom thinks I should just burn that damn chair!  She might be on to something!

Eating – she definitely enjoys feeding herself.  I keep branching out very slowly and trying new things with her.  She did try turkey on thanksgiving and seemed to enjoy it!  She also had a tiny bit of whipped cream off my pumpkin pie, which she really liked. 

Clothing – she’s basically in all 12 month clothes.  She wears some 18 month pj’s because they are slightly roomier for her.  Her 12 month tops are a little long on her arms, but perfect on her torso.

Stats – I have no idea about height or head, but she’s roughly 21 lbs currently.  I still lug her car seat around and am thinking that must come to an end soon because she is HEAVY!

Loves – Hailey loves her independence.  She crawls around at warp speed and really likes how she can pull up on the ottoman.  When she is in the crawling position she brings her feet to the ground and stands in a “V” formation.  She looks like a bear, but I think she is trying to stand on her own.

Hates – she hates going down for naps or going in her crib even slightly awake.  She is also starting to become a real joy when we have to change her diaper.  She doesn’t want to lie flat on her back, she rather be trying to roll over and get up.