Ellie's Birthday

My poor baby was sick on her birthday.  She woke up on Monday morning (the day before her birthday) with a fever.  She had to miss school, her birthday celebration, and gymnastics.  She slept most of the day, and only complained about her throat hurting first thing in the morning.  I prayed she would wake up feeling better on Tuesday, but this was not the case.  Although, she did try to convince me she felt fine because she really wanted the picnic at the zoo we had promised her for her birthday.  I felt so bad for her!  After a dose of ibuprofen, she seemed a little better so we went to lunch and Target so she could spend a gift card she had gotten for her bday.  She's never gotten to go shopping before and just pick out whatever she wanted.  She grabbed a shopping cart from the toy department and loaded it up!  She got a play-doh kit, some goggles, a Littlest Pet Shop toy, and a new sippy cup.  About that time, her fever started creeping back up and we headed home.

I hadn't been able to look in her throat, but I got a flashlight and finally got a look when we got home.  She had about 10 white blisters on the roof of her mouth!  I felt so bad!  I immediately called the doctor and got her in.  They did a strep test (which caused her a lot of pain), but it was negative.  It was a virus called Herpangina.  She hasn't been sick since Christmas, and she had to get a yucky virus on her birthday!

She had to miss school again on Thursday since she hadn't been fever free for 24 hours.  Finally, she was all better on Friday.  

Here are some pictures of the sick birthday girl.

Opening presents.

All she asked for was a boy baby doll.  She named him Charlie.

She also got some new Dora pajamas and sunglasses.

Playing with bubbles on the porch that evening.

The silver lining of a sore throat:  all the popsicles she wanted!

 Still wouldn't blow out the candles . . .

Happy 3rd Birthday, Ellie!  

So sorry you were sick.  :(

Ellie turns 3!

I can't believe my baby is 3 years old!  In my mind, she is officially a little girl now.  Not only can I tell by her age, but also the way she looks, talks, and acts.  I've been watching some videos from a year ago and can't believe how much she's changed.  At 3, she is already 1/6 of the way through her childhood.  I can't bear the thought of it!

Before I have an emotional breakdown, let me get to the party!

We had her party last Saturday at Chuck E. Cheese.  She had a blast, but absolutely despises direct attention.  This is generally a problem when it's your birthday party.  She didn't want for us to sing to her.  She wouldn't go up in front with the other birthday girls and dance with Chuck E. Cheese.  She wouldn't blow out her candles.  She wouldn't even open a single present.  But, it was her party and she cried when she wanted to.

My beautiful birthday girl!!

The cupcakes

 Playing Games

Eating Pizza

"Uh-oh.  People are looking at me."

 Opening presents

Ticket Blaster

She got the magic ticket!

After the party, everyone came back to our house and Ellie got her present from us:

A bounce house!

 Ellie and her friends ate hotdogs, played in the bounce house and on the swing set, and totally wore themselves out until she just couldn't hold her eyes open any longer.  It was a great day!

I'm so glad she had fun at her birthday party, because on Monday morning she woke up with a sore throat and fever.  It was supposed to be her birthday celebration at school, but she had to miss it.  The next day was her actual birthday, and we had promised her a picnic at the zoo.  Poor baby had to miss that, too.  After a trip to the doctor and some more rest on Wednesday and Thursday she is finally feeling better.  I'm so sad she had to be sick on her birthday, but we're going to make it up to her.  We're having that picnic at the zoo ASAP!

Happy 3rd Birthday, Elliott Rose!

We love you so much!!

Jackson at 8 months

Hard to believe that my little guy is 8 months old.  Wait.  My BIG guy is 8 months!

Jackson weighs 23 pounds and is 28 inches long!  He is wearing size 4 diapers, Size 12 month clothes, and size 3 shoes!  He doesn't miss a meal!

Here's what else he's doing at 8 months old:

-MOVING!  He hasn't mastered crawling forward on his hands and feet yet, but he can get himself across the entire living room by army crawling, rolling, scooting, and/or crawling backwards.  It's usually a combination of all of those moves.

-Moves from his belly to a sitting position

-Starting to try and pull up

-Will stand up to furniture and hold on for a few minutes

-Has 3 teeth!  2 on the bottom and just cut one on the top with about 3 more coming soon.

-Waves hi and bye

-Gives high five

-Loves mum-mums, crackers, and mashed potatoes

-Likes baby food, but prefers his bottle (favorites: sweet potatoes and corn, any fruit)

-Sleeps from 8 p.m. to 7 a.m., waking once to eat around 5 a.m.

-Takes 2-3 naps a day

-Likes the exersaucer, his activity table, and rolling a ball back and forth

-Has about outgrown his infant seat and will be moving to a bigger seat soon.

-LOVES his sister!  He just adores Ellie and she feels the same way about him.

-Loves the dogs.  He will pull Wylie's hair so hard, and he just lets him.  Pistol never lets him get close enough.

We love you, Jackson!  You're growing so fast!