Oct. 26

Oct. 26.

I decided I wanted a few pics with the girls and the pumpkins. OMG...what a struggle. I am wondering how my friends always get such great pictures of their kids. Neither were cooperating and it was very stressful. So, you get what you get :( Here is a slide show.

YAH PA!

Dragging butt today. Yah for PSU and Yah for the Phillies!

18 months!

How could my baby girl be 18 months today??? It really does just blow my mind. It seems like a yesterday that happened 10 year ago. So, so much has happened in her short life and I could have never dreamed all the lessons I have learned through parenting her. She is a strong and determined little woman. Sometimes it works to her favor, sometimes not so much :) But it will serve her well later in life. I just can't imagine my life without her. It is so fun to watch her little personality grow. Although she says little she shows she understands a lot. She definitely gets her point across! Her new thing is to fake a cry when she hears someone else (her sister) cry. She covers her eyes and says, "aaaa...." It is so funny. So today at the pediatrician she's 22lbs. Thank god for neocate. She's got croup and is now on an antibiotic for an ear infection and steriod for the strider sound she is making. Let's hope tonight isn't painful for all of us!! Happy Happy Birthday Girlie!

Lover Boy

Keely's new hamster. His name started as "LOVE" cause he rubbed his nose on her hand on the way home from the petstore. So she says he loves her. Some how it evolved to "Lover Boy". With help from her dad, no doubt. He is the most scared hamster I have ever seen. Here are some pics of him hiding in his tube to eat. Our other two hamsters could have cared less if we came around!

10/20/08 A long day.

A long day was had yesterday as Audrey and I headed out across the state for Dr. appts.
First to Richmond for feeding therapy...4 hour round trip and then to Loudoun for a GI appt...5 hours round trip. Lots of driving, but once again she really is a trooper. She does really well in the car and only fussed on the last leg of the trip, and who could blame her by that point. If I thought I could have gotten away with crying I would have too!

Feeding went well. All preferred foods but no blocking and no prolonged presentation. Which means she ate on her own with a few verbal prompts but without anyone holding it to her mouth or blocking her from knocking it off the tray. It was pretty hard to watch, but she did well. Brings up feelings of guilt that I can't take her each time, but what are you going to do, right? Makes me also mad that this didn't happen over the summer, but again out of my control.

At the GI she maintained her growth curve at 22lbs 3oz. I am really learning to appreciate when she stays at the 10-25% for weight. Always wish it might go up, but darn thankful it doesn't go down. He said that looking at her from a nutritional standpoint she looks like a lot of kids her age, who would know that magical neocate was doing her wonders?? :) He did put her on an appetite stimulant. I haven't had it filled yet. He said it was worth a shot, but that it only works for some kids, so we will just have to see.

When the whole day was over I walked in the door at 7:15 to find that the hamster that we bought 10 days ago when her first hamster died was DEAD. Not a good night. So hamster number 3 has joined us tonight, lets hope it's not our third strike, because if so I am done with hamsters! Keely is handling it beautifully though. First thing she asks...can I get a new one?? Wonder if she thinks all things can be replaced like that now? LOL. Thank goodness she's a flexible :)

Playdate at the Emersons

Lots of fun was had on Sunday when we heading to the Emerson's for a playdate! Eli and Keely have been friends forever :) and Jack and Audrey are 6 days apart. So, it works out perfectly!

They had a great time playing outside. Thanks so much for having us, we had such a nice time.

Here are some pics from the day :)

Fun in the swing!

Snack time in the tent!

Ready for a social day!

My girls were ready to go out and party! We headed to cousin Ryan's bday party at the bowling alley which was a lot of fun. This was taken right before we left. Have I mentioned lately that it is REALLY hard to get them to stand still and BOTH be looking at the camera at the same time? YIKES!

After the bday party I took Keely to her first "DANCE" at school. WOW. At 5 she brought me the boy to meet that has been the subject of many a dinner conversation. I met his father as well. Seems like a nice family and a very nice boy...so let's hope her taste continues on this path!

Well..here goes!

I thought it would be fun to get with the rest of the world already! When Keely was a baby and toddler I would send out lots of photos on Kodak Gallery. Well...number two gets shorted I guess. I am taking the pictures, just haven't kept up with sending them out. I wonder why??? LOL. Somehow Keely starting Kindergarten, gymnastics, and all of Audrey's dr's appointments have filled the little time we have outside of working :) So, I thought that this might be a really nice way of keeping everyone updated. To send all those pics I just forget to send. To document the milestones. So...here goes!