Here are a few pics along with pics from last weekend when we visited the Easter bunny!
Friday, March 29, 2013
4 months!
Here are a few pics along with pics from last weekend when we visited the Easter bunny!
Thursday, March 21, 2013
Ok, now the Ashley part
Ok, now the Ashley update....
On a not so good note, we had quite the scare with Ashley last weekend. On Saturday, Ashley woke up crying (which normally she wakes up happy and smiling) and her heart was racing and beating really hard. At first we thought maybe she had had a nightmare...but 15-20 minutes later her heart was still going and she was acting kind of lethargic. Matt checked her heart rate and it was very high (170 when 110 is normal), so he brought her right to the doctors. I was a nervous wreck while waiting to hear feedback. Sometimes Matt is a little too laid back and minimizes symptoms/pain when Ashley's sick, so for him to take this so seriously and act so quickly made me even more nervous that it was serious. Thankfully everything was ok with her heart (thank you God). The doctor said that it is actually an early sign that a virus is going to start soon, and was impressed that we caught that.
Ashley was acting totally normal but her appetite was a little off for breakfast and lunch. She went down for a nap and slept a LONG time...over 3 hours and we actually ended up waking her up. When she woke up from her nap, she was burning up. We took her temperature and it was 104.8. That was also very scary because it was so high. We called the on-call nurse, and apparently even though that can be deadly for grown adults, young children's temperatures can go up to 107/108 before it can do damage or become life threatening. She just directed us to give her a slightly cool bath, put her in light pajamas, give her medicine and fluids and keep an eye on things. She did say if her heart rate was elevated again to call back though (which it wasn't). Thankfully her fever went down some. It was down to 102 before bed and she was already acting pretty normal (which is surprising since her temp was still up there). I was waiting for vomiting or dirahhea to start, but thankfully it never came. She just woke up with a runny nose that lasted a couple days. I am very thankful that all was ok.
On a sad note, we were supposed to go out to dinner with our good friends Jen and Jim who were in town that night, but obviously we cancelled. I didn't want to leave Ashley with a sitter when she wasn't feeling good. Not fair to her or the sitter. But I was bummed since I want to get in as much time with Jen and Jim before we move. Thankfully Jen and I got to have some time to catch up the day before when we went for lunch, and Jim came by afterward too....and luckily they'll be back in a couple weeks with the girls, so we'll fit in lots of fun time during that trip I hope.
I am happy to report that Ashley is back to her old self and doing well.
She has been so cute lately. She will ask for something, and when you repeat it and say "so you want ______?", she'll respond with "ok". But the way she says ok sounds like you're the one suggesting the idea in the first place. It's too funny.
She also made me proud. The other day we were upstairs doing puzzles...she has about 5 of them, and she did every single one, and got every single one right, including one that was a clock with lots of numbers and different shapes. I was impressed.
The day after being sick, she still wasn't 100% back to normal so we stayed in. Matt decided to wash the truck and car, and Ashley wanted to help. Here are a couple cute pics from that, along with the pics from Jen and Jim's visit.
On a not so good note, we had quite the scare with Ashley last weekend. On Saturday, Ashley woke up crying (which normally she wakes up happy and smiling) and her heart was racing and beating really hard. At first we thought maybe she had had a nightmare...but 15-20 minutes later her heart was still going and she was acting kind of lethargic. Matt checked her heart rate and it was very high (170 when 110 is normal), so he brought her right to the doctors. I was a nervous wreck while waiting to hear feedback. Sometimes Matt is a little too laid back and minimizes symptoms/pain when Ashley's sick, so for him to take this so seriously and act so quickly made me even more nervous that it was serious. Thankfully everything was ok with her heart (thank you God). The doctor said that it is actually an early sign that a virus is going to start soon, and was impressed that we caught that.
Ashley was acting totally normal but her appetite was a little off for breakfast and lunch. She went down for a nap and slept a LONG time...over 3 hours and we actually ended up waking her up. When she woke up from her nap, she was burning up. We took her temperature and it was 104.8. That was also very scary because it was so high. We called the on-call nurse, and apparently even though that can be deadly for grown adults, young children's temperatures can go up to 107/108 before it can do damage or become life threatening. She just directed us to give her a slightly cool bath, put her in light pajamas, give her medicine and fluids and keep an eye on things. She did say if her heart rate was elevated again to call back though (which it wasn't). Thankfully her fever went down some. It was down to 102 before bed and she was already acting pretty normal (which is surprising since her temp was still up there). I was waiting for vomiting or dirahhea to start, but thankfully it never came. She just woke up with a runny nose that lasted a couple days. I am very thankful that all was ok.
On a sad note, we were supposed to go out to dinner with our good friends Jen and Jim who were in town that night, but obviously we cancelled. I didn't want to leave Ashley with a sitter when she wasn't feeling good. Not fair to her or the sitter. But I was bummed since I want to get in as much time with Jen and Jim before we move. Thankfully Jen and I got to have some time to catch up the day before when we went for lunch, and Jim came by afterward too....and luckily they'll be back in a couple weeks with the girls, so we'll fit in lots of fun time during that trip I hope.
I am happy to report that Ashley is back to her old self and doing well.
She has been so cute lately. She will ask for something, and when you repeat it and say "so you want ______?", she'll respond with "ok". But the way she says ok sounds like you're the one suggesting the idea in the first place. It's too funny.
She also made me proud. The other day we were upstairs doing puzzles...she has about 5 of them, and she did every single one, and got every single one right, including one that was a clock with lots of numbers and different shapes. I was impressed.
Wednesday, March 20, 2013
The newest on Emily
Things have been a little hectic lately so haven't had a chance to write....
First there have been a few new things for Emily. Since about the time that she had her professional pictures taken, she has been enjoying her feet--she likes to grab onto them, play with them, trying to put them in her mouth, etc.
She also has discovered that she can combine her coos/talking with blowing bubbles at the same time. She has been having lots of fun with her new way of "talking". She has never been much of a spitter upper, but I may have to start putting bibs on her with all the drool she's now making. Haha.
Also, she has been smiling and "laughing" for sometime now, but tonight was the first time she's had real giggles. So cute!
She is also getting really close to rolling over. She gets about 3/4 of the way there, and is trying very hard.
I also put her in the bumbo seat for the first time this week, and she did a great job sitting up on her own/supporting her head.
We've had some beautiful weather (which I am sooooo going to miss). We had almost summer weather last weekend. As we're sitting with short sleeves on, Matt's watching a sporting event where it was snowing. I was like, yuck, where is that? He responds "I don't even want to tell you". It was NJ of course. Man, I am going to miss the early spring here and the warm weather. ANYWAY, with the nicer weather lately we've been taking more walks together as a family and playing outside more often. Now that Emily's getting older we have her sitting upright in the stroller rather than in her car seat and she absolutely LOVES it. She loves sitting like a big girl and getting to look all around.
Her sleeping schedule has also been shifting a little...She is definitely up longer stretches during the day now. Recently she also started to go to bed earlier (I am following her lead with that). Prior she was going to bed between 10-11ish, and recently she started going to bed between 8-9ish. It is good and bad. In one way it's nice because I've had more quality alone time with Matt after the girls are in bed. But on the other hand, night time was when I'd have my quiet gentle moments with Emily that I don't really get to have as much during the day with Ashley up playing and going and doing. The other not so nice part is that with the later bedtime, Emily was sleeping through the night and waking up between 7ish to 8ish which was amazing, but now with the earlier bedtime she's been waking up in the middle of the night again around 3 or 4....not so fun. Although now the past two nights she's been going back to bed later again. You never know what the days (or nights) will hold at this age when it's not a set schedule yet.
It's getting late so I'm going to end here and update about Ashley tomorrow or sometime real soon. Have a few new occurrences with her and also with friends and house stuff. Will write more soon.
First there have been a few new things for Emily. Since about the time that she had her professional pictures taken, she has been enjoying her feet--she likes to grab onto them, play with them, trying to put them in her mouth, etc.
She also has discovered that she can combine her coos/talking with blowing bubbles at the same time. She has been having lots of fun with her new way of "talking". She has never been much of a spitter upper, but I may have to start putting bibs on her with all the drool she's now making. Haha.
Also, she has been smiling and "laughing" for sometime now, but tonight was the first time she's had real giggles. So cute!
She is also getting really close to rolling over. She gets about 3/4 of the way there, and is trying very hard.
I also put her in the bumbo seat for the first time this week, and she did a great job sitting up on her own/supporting her head.
We've had some beautiful weather (which I am sooooo going to miss). We had almost summer weather last weekend. As we're sitting with short sleeves on, Matt's watching a sporting event where it was snowing. I was like, yuck, where is that? He responds "I don't even want to tell you". It was NJ of course. Man, I am going to miss the early spring here and the warm weather. ANYWAY, with the nicer weather lately we've been taking more walks together as a family and playing outside more often. Now that Emily's getting older we have her sitting upright in the stroller rather than in her car seat and she absolutely LOVES it. She loves sitting like a big girl and getting to look all around.
Her sleeping schedule has also been shifting a little...She is definitely up longer stretches during the day now. Recently she also started to go to bed earlier (I am following her lead with that). Prior she was going to bed between 10-11ish, and recently she started going to bed between 8-9ish. It is good and bad. In one way it's nice because I've had more quality alone time with Matt after the girls are in bed. But on the other hand, night time was when I'd have my quiet gentle moments with Emily that I don't really get to have as much during the day with Ashley up playing and going and doing. The other not so nice part is that with the later bedtime, Emily was sleeping through the night and waking up between 7ish to 8ish which was amazing, but now with the earlier bedtime she's been waking up in the middle of the night again around 3 or 4....not so fun. Although now the past two nights she's been going back to bed later again. You never know what the days (or nights) will hold at this age when it's not a set schedule yet.
Thursday, March 14, 2013
Little free time
Taking advantage of a few quiet moments...they seem to be far and few between these days...
Cute little updates.
First, there is Ashley. She has been sweet lately. She wants to do everything like mommy, or have mommy do everything like her. For instance, if I (attempt) to put a bow in her hair, she picks one out for mommy to put in hers too. Or if mommy is putting something on, she wants it too. She also does it with Emily sometimes. The other night I had Emily in her room during story time before bed. We were on the floor, so Ashley was going through her drawers and picked out a hat to wear, then another one for her sister to wear too. Or if Ashley is dressed up in her tutu, she wants Emily to have her mini tutu on as well. It's cute.
It's also cool to see her recollection with things now. She has memories of things, even going back a few months. For instance, today is the 1 day a week she goes to "school". As we were driving there, she was talking about how she got a boo boo when someone bit her finger (this was at least 2-3 months ago).
She is also funny with Emily. Apparently the novelty has worn off. There are still plenty of times when she loves her and wants to play with her and help with things, but then there are other moments when Emily is cramping her style. For example, the night when she had hats on the two of them--she wanted to share and be the same with the hat thing, but when they were laying next to each other, Emily was reaching for her and apparently "in her space" and Ashley was making faces and turning away from her.
Ashley continues to have such a great personality--she is a happy go lucky kind of kid. She's fun, sweet, kind, outgoing, she loves to explore and is constantly on the move. She loves to learn and do all day long.
Emily continues to be a sweetie pie. She's always full of smiles, and looks into your eyes with such joy and love, it just melts my heart every time.
She loves to watch what everyone is doing. She loves her big sister and is intrigued by what she's doing. I bet she can't wait until she can play along with her!
Emily is getting close to rolling over, so that's a start. She's starting to be better with tummy time now, and doesn't scream as much as she would. And she loves to be on the floor in the middle of all the action at home and at play dates.
Pre-bedtime fun
My silly girl
Fun playdate with special friends Eli and Katie Wagner
Ashley at her favorite place in the world, Chuck e Cheese
Pic of Ashley and I that we took at Chuck E Cheese...not bad for just a token
Ashley playing with her sister and singing to her
I love my girls so much, and am so thankful for them each and every day. There are some hairy moments at times, but all in all it's wonderful.
Cute little updates.
First, there is Ashley. She has been sweet lately. She wants to do everything like mommy, or have mommy do everything like her. For instance, if I (attempt) to put a bow in her hair, she picks one out for mommy to put in hers too. Or if mommy is putting something on, she wants it too. She also does it with Emily sometimes. The other night I had Emily in her room during story time before bed. We were on the floor, so Ashley was going through her drawers and picked out a hat to wear, then another one for her sister to wear too. Or if Ashley is dressed up in her tutu, she wants Emily to have her mini tutu on as well. It's cute.
It's also cool to see her recollection with things now. She has memories of things, even going back a few months. For instance, today is the 1 day a week she goes to "school". As we were driving there, she was talking about how she got a boo boo when someone bit her finger (this was at least 2-3 months ago).
She is also funny with Emily. Apparently the novelty has worn off. There are still plenty of times when she loves her and wants to play with her and help with things, but then there are other moments when Emily is cramping her style. For example, the night when she had hats on the two of them--she wanted to share and be the same with the hat thing, but when they were laying next to each other, Emily was reaching for her and apparently "in her space" and Ashley was making faces and turning away from her.
Ashley continues to have such a great personality--she is a happy go lucky kind of kid. She's fun, sweet, kind, outgoing, she loves to explore and is constantly on the move. She loves to learn and do all day long.
Emily continues to be a sweetie pie. She's always full of smiles, and looks into your eyes with such joy and love, it just melts my heart every time.
She loves to watch what everyone is doing. She loves her big sister and is intrigued by what she's doing. I bet she can't wait until she can play along with her!
Emily is getting close to rolling over, so that's a start. She's starting to be better with tummy time now, and doesn't scream as much as she would. And she loves to be on the floor in the middle of all the action at home and at play dates.
Ashley at her favorite place in the world, Chuck e Cheese
Pic of Ashley and I that we took at Chuck E Cheese...not bad for just a token
Ashley playing with her sister and singing to herI love my girls so much, and am so thankful for them each and every day. There are some hairy moments at times, but all in all it's wonderful.
Monday, March 11, 2013
Emily's 3 month pics
I took Emily to get her 3 month (professional) pictures taken. Poor thing is sick for the first time with a little cold, but that didn't stop her from being full of her sweet smiles.
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