Reading Time!

Amelia is learning to read before my very eyes. And write. And spell.

Today she spelled "octopus" on the fridge. :)

Sick and tired...really.

The girls are sick. Amelia has a cold and low grade fever and cried last night about her ear and the "back of her mouth" (throat) hurting. Inconsolable as usual but I finally convinced her to take some delicious berry flavored stuff in a super fun dropper to make it all feel better. She actually agreed and drank it down. (In the past, Amelia and medicine have not been good friends...like pink vomit on the kitchen floor resulting in 10 creative ways to hide pink medicine in various food and drink items). We may have turned a corner. Miracle.

Evie's first sickness. It came much too early for me. Stuffy nose and a fever. My heart was pounding a little faster and my nerves became strained as my mind danced frantically through all the scenarios...and lack of sleep does not help...at the thought of my infant having a fever. Amelia was never sick this early in life. Uncharted territory. I was not prepared. I sent Ford out to Meijer at 3:00 am for some Infant Tylenol, some saline drops and distilled water for the humidifier. Her fever reached 100.6, not too alarming but it's the unknown of what's to come that gets to me. God heard my prayer and after a little Infant Tylenol and a few more hours of sleep, she was cool as cucumber.

Today, after a trip to the doctor who gave us the all clear, we all seem better, with the exception of exhaustion. But I'd rather be exhausted with cool kids than exhausted with, well...not worth mentioning. Counting down the minutes until bedtime. For. Sure.

Just today...

1) Climbing up behind Ford as he sat at the table working on the computer, Amelia wrapped her arms around him and hugged his back..."Dad, you're my favorite guy."

2) Ford had left the weather channel radar open on the computer this afternoon...Amelia spotted it, climbed up on the chair and studied it in silence for a few minutes, then announced, "Yup, it's gonna rain." Ford replies from the kitchen, "Oh really? Is that what the forecast says." Quick as a blink she replies, "No. It's the five-cast."

3) Tonight I ventured out to Target on own, yes, absolutely, kid-less, leaving Ford alone with the girls. Evie has become a bit of a mama's girl and thus making alone time with her a bit hard on Ford. He spends most of their time together holding her while he bounces around the house repeating, "Shh, shh, shhhh. Shh, shh, shhhh." All this to keep her from crying. Apparently, Amelia was more than patient the entire time I was gone and found ways to entertain herself...despite her many efforts to get Ford to play with her. "Dad, do you want to play a game with me now?" He had turned her down so many times already because of Evie's neediness and he was feeling bad about having to reject her once again. "I'm sorry, Bug, I just can't right now." By now, bed time is approaching for both girls and he moved to Amelia's room to attempt to rock Evie in the rocking chair. As he rocked the fussy baby, he noticed Amelia getting some things out of her closet. He was about to get impatient with her for pulling out more toys, "Amelia, let's not get anything else out right now, it's time for bed."

With her back to him she did not stop her task and she quickly replied, "I'm packing my bags."

Surprised, he asked her, "Packing your bags?? Where are you going?" In a firm and serious tone, "I'm packing my bags and I'm moving to Florida." Laughing to himself a little, he played along, "To Florida!?? Do yo know anybody who lives there?" Still so serious Amelia said, "Well, no...but it's just so beautiful there." (She's never been). Ford replied, "Well, we would really miss you if you moved to Florida."

Wanting to get her point across but clearly not wanting us to be sad about her absence, she replied, "Well, I'll only be gone for one day."

Her first attempt at running away because little sister was getting all the attention? I think so. Glad she decided to stay. :)

2 Months!

Grand Hotel hat courtesy of Mackinac friends Penelope and Stella.

Evie's first band aid from her first poke today...I know, strange picture...

but her little drops of blood made a perfect heart! Aw.

Evie turned 2 months on February 25th! Oh how time flies. We took her for her 2 month check up today. Healthy baby! She weighed 12 lbs 12 oz...98th percentile. She measured 23 1/4 inches in height...94th percentile. Her head circumference is now 39.4 cm...85th percentile. It was a great appointment...until the poke that is. She had her first two vaccines today. One oral and one poke. You'd think that after all we've been through with these two girls in the NICU and of course Amelia's round of vaccines, that I'd be an old pro at this. Not so much. As soon as the needle went in and I heard that baby cry out and make the saddest face ever, my tears began to flow. Out of nowhere. There's just something about it that reaches that deepest part of me. Ugh. She was a trooper and cried for all of 10 seconds, my tears lasted the better part of two minutes. :) Feeling very thankful for a healthy baby today. Very thankful.