Sick kiddos

Brooke woke up Christmas Eve with a clear runny nose. Thursday it turned into a cough with a nasty nose. Thursday I could tell Peyton was starting to feel bad. She slept for 8 hours straight that night. Her little eyes were red and glossy and she started sounding congested. Friday night she felt hot, took her temp and it was 99.7. I used saline spray in her nose to break it up and try to suction it out, but very little if anything was coming out. Poor thing sounds like a little piggy. Saturday at 1 am, B woke herself coughing and asked for a breathing treatment and Peyton was very congested, so us 3 girls sat in the bathroom with the hot water on while B did a breathing treatment. I got the humidifier cleaned and put it in B's room, since I feel she needs it more than Peyton. We should probably look into getting another one. Peyton's temp has gone down and hopefully B's cough is getting better because we have no more albuterol since Brooke tried to give herself a breathing treatment on her own using 11 tubes of albuterol! Since its a holiday weekend, I'm sure I can't get more until Wednesday. Until then, pray for sleep and healthy kids! Pop Pop and Hammie come in 1 week and we need a sick free house!

6week post partum check up

Went in for my last check up.
131 pounds
Everything looks good! Bladder & incision are healing as expected. I'm released to go back to normal everyday activities.

Christmas 2012

Christmas Eve- skyped with Pop Pop and Hammie so they could watch B open all of her gifts. We left some Christmas popcorn and milk out for Santa, put out his key & said goodbye to Charlie!
Christmas- Santa brought B a microphone and boy does she love it! I will post some videos when we can get her to stop singing with her mouth on it! She eats the mic!

Just a smilin'

I don't see this too often, but so happy when I do!!

Deliveries

Brooke & I decided to make Christmas popcorn for all of our neighbors! (Natural popcorn, white chocolate & sprinkles)
We made the popcorn, put it in little Santa treat bags and headed out!! First up, Rodger, Hazele and Milo. They live in British Columbia,Canada, originally from England. Brooke gave Milo his dog toy and made sure he played with it before we left! They come over and take B on walks with them to give me a little break, which is so nice!
Next stop, John & Susan. They always bring us fresh veggies and fruit they grow in their garden at their other home in Kingman,AZ. Brooke told them Merry Christmas and thanks for her Doll they gave her for Christmas and we were on our way.
Next stop, Charlotte and Gary's. They are from Minnesota. We went in and Brooke had to play with their 2 cats! She kept rubbing Gary's head saying "I made the popcorn just for you!" It was too cute!!
Next stop, Bob's. There was no answer so we headed over to Laurie, Randy &
Kili's. They live in Ontario, Canada. Brooke and Kili played with the new tennis balls she got him and walked around the house checking things out since its been a while since we were over there. There were a few more neighbors we should have seen, but I burned my first batch of chocolate, therefore we didn't have enough popcorn for everyone. Next year :)

1 month check up

10 pounds 12 ounces
22 1/2 inches long
Received first shot- HEP B
I have to change my diet bc she is fussy, gassy, congested, acne/rash & more.
Dr thinks it could be dairy, so starting now, no dairy. I don't know what I'm going to eat!!

Pictures

Happy 1 month to Miss Peyton

Eat.Cry.Sleep.Poop

Peyton Evelyn

3 weeks old!

Wide awake

It's 3am and Brooke just had another coughing attack, so she is laying in bed with me & Peyton. Brooke has been sick since Peyton was born, 3 weeks now. Dr said its allergies, but this cough is not going away. Peyton is awake and always looking to eat! Obviously, I am extremely exhausted, just like all new moms! It definitely doesn't get any easier with the more kids you have. Brooke does not nap during the day and Peyton does not sleep at night, so please tell me when I am supposed to get some rest!! Tony gets a full nights sleep every night. Maybe I need to look into getting a job :-)
Wait, I would still be waking up at night to care for the kids! A mother's work is never done! By the way, can you believe it's December already??