100th Post!

Well, 100 posts including all of them from way back when we blogged about the house! Anyhoo, I'm happy to report a very uneventful Friday night. I'm thankful we've broken the streak we were on. Coincidence that Steven is home tonight? I don't think so. I think this is just proof he shouldn't work Friday nights! We also have the company of my parents. They came down last night to spend the weekend with us.

Addy talking with Grandpa.



Addy has been so much more playful in her baths lately. She loves playing with her bath toys and splashing! She sits up really well in her little tub, she can reach for her toys really well. So well that she leaned in to take a bite out of one of them, and she leaned a bit too far and inhaled some bath water! She did well, though, and didn't get mad. She was a bit more hesitant to lean in again, though! Just so cute!

Wordless Wednesday

We had a busy weekend hanging out with some friends. On Saturday we went to the flea market and did some shopping at the mall. Sunday we went to lunch after church with our friends, and Josiah is just 5 weeks older than Addy. Both babies look like their dads, it is so cute!


Also, here's a picture of Wendy. I've been meaning to get this picture since last week! And in true Addy style, she's got both hands in her mouth while trying to smile!


We are so blessed to have Wendy watching Addy for us. She absolutely adores Addy and we can tell how much Addy enjoys being with her. We even met up for lunch today, which was fun. Addy is spending more time with Wendy this week while Steven is in classes to get bike certified for work.

Another Freaky Friday

Seriously. Thankfully this time it did not involve Addy! She was sound asleep in her bed and I was sitting on the couch talking on the phone. Then out from under the chair comes a MOUSE! I do not like mice. At all. I sort of shrieked and it ran back under the chair only to then continue on through the dining room and into the hallway by the stairs. I quickly ended the phone call I was on and called Steven. He didn't agree that this was reason enough to leave work. I tried to tell him that there was no way I was going to sleep with a mouse in our house, but not in these exact words, he basically told me to suck it up. Set some traps or go to a hotel. Sure, they all seem like logical ideas, but they all involve me having to get to the garage which means following the path of the mouse. NO THANK YOU.

So, what to do? Call on my wonderful neighbors, again! I stood on the couch making sure the mouse didn't try another attempt at a tour of the living room and waited for Chris, Wendy, and Connor to come over. They searched and searched and after 30 minutes found our dear friend behind the deep freeze in the storm shelter. They tried to catch said friend for another hour until he escaped to the laundry room. I must say, any portion of our 90 minute get together last night would have been in the running for $10,000 on America's Funniest Videos. We were all laughing about how silly the whole thing was.

Once the mouse took up shelter in the laundry room, there was nothing they could do to catch him. Thank goodness we had already set a trap in there so, we closed the door and prayed the mouse was hungry for some peanut butter. And he was. Steven took care of it when he got home from work. We still have traps set around the house, but we're pretty sure there was only one mouse. We haven't found any evidence of a mouse living in the house, so we also don't think this mouse was here very long.

In other news, Addy started sticking out her tongue and spitting today! It is so cute!




Thank you, bumpers!

Wordless Wednesday

All Better!

First, a follow up to the last post. I spoke with Addy's Pediatrician and she said that it would be her best guess that Addy may have had a reaction to the rotavirus vaccine, which is given orally. She said most commonly a reaction would come in the form of diarrhea because it can cause an upset stomach. That does make sense to me since it had been 4 hours since her last feeding and she threw up so much, like it had just been sitting in her tummy that whole time. Poor thing. She said that the vagal response could have been caused when Addy vomited. She said some times if the babies don't get it all out, some can go back down in their airway and cause such a response. At the very least, that was the last time Addy will get that vaccine! The Dr. said that she's not as concerned about it since Addy bounced back so well, and she really did. She's been doing well ever since. At this point, we are hoping it was just a fluke and an isolated incidence!

Today was my first day back to work! It went well, but I think it's going to take a bit to clear all the cobwebs! It was fun to be back and catch up. Steven was home with Addy today, and he said they had a great day together, too. It's nice for them to have a couple days together since they only see a few minutes of each other the days Steven works.

Addy will go to our neighbor, Wendy's, house Wed. afternoon, Thur., and Friday. Wendy is so great and absolutely adores Addy. We are so blessed to have the setup we do, I have nothing to worry about. I don't think it will be long before we get the hang of our new routine!

Now for a picture I'm pretty confident every mother has... one of their little darling taking care of "business"!



Mission accomplished!

Freaky Friday

We had quite an eventful Friday... Addy's doctor appointment went well, she is now 13 lbs 14 oz and 25 in. long. That puts her at 75% on the scale for both height and weight! She had to get 2 shots, which she really didn't like, but was easily comforted when we picked her up. She had a normal afternoon, eating, playing, and sleeping like always.

Then, when I woke her up from her nap at 8 pm I changed her diaper and she was still acting like her normal self. When I sat down to feed her, out of the blue, she projectile vomited all over herself and me. Then she really scared me, she became extremely lethargic, unresponsive, and very pale in color. I tried to get her to open her eyes, and she wouldn't. Steven was at work, so I ran Addy to our neighbor's house, she is a critical care nurse. She took Addy's pulse and it was only in the 90s when it should be around 160 beats/min. My neighbor agreed that we needed to get Addy to the ER. I'm so thankful for the wonderful neighbors that we have! They drove Addy and me to the ER and Steven met us there. By the time we got to the ER, Addy was doing much better, her color had come back and her pulse rate was back to normal.

They took an x-ray of her stomach to evaluate gas. They said that she had quite a bit in her stomach, but they guessed that she actually relieved much of it when she vomited. The Dr. said that sometimes when babies cry really hard they can take in too much air and it can get trapped in their stomach and cause a reaction like this. The only thing that troubled him was that it happened 5 hours after the shots. He said it would typically happen much closer to the time of the shots.

The Dr. diagnosed Addy with vasovagal syncope. I'm going to give the clinical explanation of that: A vagal reaction is a reflex response that causes the pulse to slow down or the blood vessels to dilate. This causes the blood pressure to fall, reducing the blood flow to the brain if you are standing or sitting. That results in dizziness, near-fainting or fainting. And syncope means fainting.

The only thing the Dr. suggested we do is give Addy Tylenol every 4-6 hrs for the next 48 hours. She has returned to her normal self completely. She slept well once we got her home last night, and she's eating like normal. My plan is to call Addy's pediatrician and see what she thinks. I'm just wondering how likely this is to happen again and what we can do to prevent it!

No More Murmur

Addy's follow up with the Cardiologist went well today. The murmur is gone and no other follow up is necessary! One Dr. appointment down, one to go this week. She was such a good girl for the ultrasound, and she looked cute too!



In other news, we got Addy bumpers for her crib today. She's been getting her arms and legs stuck, which isn't fun for anyone! So far, so good.

MN Vacation, Part 2

We are home after a great 2 week vacation up north. The second half of our vacation was busy and fun! Unfortunately Addy came down with her first fever. We ended up taking her to an urgent care at the advice of her Pediatrician. Her mood remained normal and was otherwise asymptomatic, just the fever. Initially they thought she may have a bladder infection, but the 24 hour culture came back negative. Eventually, after 4 days, the fever went away.



We went to Grandma & Grandpa E's house on Friday to spend the weekend with them and Addy's aunts, uncles and cousins. We had a fun birthday party for everyone with July birthdays on Saturday. Then Sunday we had an open house for family and friends to come over and meet Addy. We, again, had beautiful weather and it was just fun to spend time with the family!





Addy has doctor appointments tomorrow and Friday. Tomorrow is to recheck her heart murmur with the Cardiologist and then Friday is her 16 week checkup with her Pediatrician. Then it's back to work for me! The past 16 weeks have flown by. It's been fun being home with Addy, especially lately because her little personality has really come out and she is just so much fun! I am looking forward to seeing my friends at work though. Next week starts a new normal for us!

MN Vacation, Part 1

We are having a great time in MN! It's just been a lot of fun and super relaxing. We've been visiting a lot of our friends and family and the fun's not over yet! We spent last weekend with Grandma & Grandpa L. up at the lake and this weekend we'll be with Grandma & Grandpa E. at their house.

Addy settled right in with life at the lake! But, who wouldn't? We had perfect weather every day and were able to spend all our time on the beach and in the water. She loved it! We watched fireworks right on the beach, but Addy missed them, she was in bed and slept through it all. Maybe next year!

These pictures sum up our trip so far: