And We're All Better

Thank goodness we are all well in my house now!!  Today was the perfect day for all of us to feel good!  Mommy and daddy both went to have dentist appointments and Doctor Grasso said they have great teeth, I had a really great day at school and Myla slept through the night and hasn't cried about her ears at all today!!!  Add in the little details that it was 70 degrees today, Aunt Debbie delivered a beautiful dress up clothes closet that she made for me and Myla AND we got to go to the park and to the Silly Safari at my preschool and you get A PERFECT DAY!!!
First I will tell you about our new closet!  Aunt Debbie made it so we could hang up all our princess dresses and have a place to put princess shoes, crowns, etc.  Then after she built the closet she painted all the Disney princesses on it!!  She added some jewels to it and made it just beautiful!!!  I love it and I have spent a lot of the afternoon looking at it!
Tonight me and Myla got to go to the silly safari at school.  Myla stayed with daddy in the big people seats, but I got to sit close and see all kinds of animals!!  Snakes, skunks, owls, a crocodile, cockroaches, a frog and much  more!  Then at the end I actually got to touch the crocodile!!!  Mommy can hardly believe I enjoyed seeing all those creatures, but I really did!  It was great fun!!  I've got a few pictures to share with you and I'll end by saying...HAPPY LEAP DAY!!

Catch Up, Not Ketchup

It has been a couple of wacky weeks in our house.  We've battled (and are still battling) ear infections, the flu, not sleeping, horrible sounding coughs and lots more!  We're looking forward to some time to regroup and catch up on what we've missed.  However, through all the bad wacky there has been some good wacky, too!!  We all still find lots of reasons to smile!

Some "Firsts" Aren't Fun

Yesterday we found out that Myla has another first.  It isn't something to celebrate, like a first tooth.  No, this is her first ear infection.  Not just an ear infection, but a DOUBLE ear infection!!  We had no idea it was going on.  She has been a tad yucky for several days, but with her cough and runny nose we all thought it was just a cold.  But then Tuesday night she had a REALLY bad night.  She just could not sleep and she cried and cried and she had a fever that refused to go away with medicine.
She already had an appointment yesterday morning with Dr. Mauller, so it worked out well that mommy and daddy could take her in to see what was going on!  Some good things we found out were that she is 21.5 pounds and she is 29.5 inches long (yes, we all know she will be taller than mommy).  She also is doing really great for her age with all her motor skills and such.
Dr. Mauller did NOT like her nasty cough and tested her for RSV, which I hear is really bad for babies!  Thank goodness the test was negative and we think all the yuckiness is coming from a really severe double ear infection.  She has some medicine to help her and we are hoping it helps very quickly.
So because she was sick, we hung out at home most of yesterday.  Grandma got to pick me up from school and she spent almost the whole day with me!!!  She had lunch with us and then she played games with me while Myla slept.  Mommy and daddy were there too, but I was just super excited that grandma was there!  She even went with mommy to take me to my swimming lessons!
Grandma could NOT believe how much I love the water and how I am not scared to jump in , go underwater and just swim around.  She doesn't like water very much but she sure enjoyed watching me!  When swimming was over we came home.  Grandma left to go see grandpa and I got to have spaghetti for dinner!
It was a really good day for me, relaxing and fun.  Myla didn't have as great of a day, but at least she was pleasant by after lunch.  I think that means maybe the medicine is starting to work.  I sure do hope so because none of us like it when sister doesn't feel well!!!

Pretty Valentines

The yucks are still in our house.  Myla feels very yucky, but she is such a trooper!  She continues to smile through it all!!  Happy Valentine's Day to all of you!!

The Yucks

The yucks have come to visit our house, again!  First it came to visit me.  I had a slight fever, lots of coughing and a little sneezing, not sleeping well.  Then it came to visit Myla.  Lots of coughing, staying up in the wee hours with mommy.  We'll both live, and it hasn't slowed us down all that much (cheerleading, swimming, school) but it is definitely taking a tole on our household!!  We have exactly one day to get better before another extremely busy week starts...so here is hoping that we all rest well tonight and a much needed pj day will make us all better!!!

All Smiles Wednesday

Today was my special day at school!!  It was my half birthday party (since we are not in school on my actual birthday).  Mommy and daddy brought in treats for all my friends (butterflies that mommy made after finding the idea on pinterest) and I got to wear a crown!  My friends loved the butterflies and we all had fun playing with the clothes pins.
Daddy was also off today so we were all very happy, especially Myla.  She loves to wrestle around with daddy!!  I was happy because he got to go watch me at swimming lessons tonight!  I did a great job!
Oh, and I can't forget to tell you that Myla got a new car seat.  She sits up like a big girl now and we love it because we can look at each other and talk and play!!!  Yes, it was a good Wednesday!!

A SUPER Day

What a SUPER day!!!  Myla turned 9 months old, Lynley got goggles for swimming AND the Giants won the Super Bowl!  Yes, a SUPER, SUPER DAY!!!

The Entertainer and the Dare Devil