Did God use a cookie cutter???

(1st - Allie, 2nd - Lexi)

Precious Times

A Win Win Situation

Daddy gets to play video games, and Mommy gets a break - all at the same time!

And he said he would never wear a baby carrier!! Hee Hee

I love to Dance

Allie Update

We took Allie to the Dr last Monday and he said that she is doing great! Her lungs are totally clear. We can start to wean her off the breathing treatments and will only have to continue them for another week.

Please pray that our family stays well. Lexi is battling an ear infection, so we are trying to stay home as much as possible. We would like to be able to resume our play dates and Mommy and Me Preschool, but until both of the girls are well, we have to stay at home. (Pray for Mommy's sanity too!)

Life

Big Girl Bed - The Video

Here is a video of me when I saw my bed for the first time

I'm doing really well in my bed. I've had it for 2 nights and 2 naps. I go to bed very easily and I dont even get out of bed when I wake up. I wait for Mommy or Daddy to come get me!

My Big Girl Bed

Mommy and Daddy bought me my Big Girl Bed. It was time to give up the crib (because baby Allie needs it more) and I was SO excited.

Here is our room.
(Mommy and Grandma are going to put up curtains soon)

This is for me???Just had to make sure that it works for jumping
I got to try it out for the first time at nap time. Mommy and Daddy thought that I wouldn't sleep in it, but guess what? I went right to sleep and didn't try to get up!

-Lexi

Breathing Treatments

Here is a picture of me getting my breathing treatments. I have to have this done every 4 hours around the clock. My Grammy was such a big help to my mommy this last week. She looks pretty tired in this picture. I think that she out did herself.

-Allie

Home Sweet Home

Allie finally came home today. After 9 LONG days at the hospital, we were so excited to finally bring our baby home. We will have to continue breathing treatments at home for the next few weeks, but she will not have to be on any other medicines. It was a very exhausting time, but thankfully we had family and a few friends that helped us out. It would have been very difficult if we didn't have them to lean on.

Thank you for all your thoughts and prayers!

Snug as a bug - in the hospital

Well our little miss Allie is still in the hospital. We are now shooting leave on Thursday (12th). They have been trying to wean her off of the oxygen, but have not been successful. She cannot keep her oxygen saturation levels high enough. Her Dr decided to take a more aggressive approach and start her on a steroid to help clear this up. Kids with RSV are typically treated with a steroid, but he was trying to be as conservative as possible. She is so young and he didn't want to be too aggressive. He wanted to see her fight this on her own as much as possible.

Tomorrow (11th) we are having a chest x-ray done to be sure that her lungs are clear.

Please keep us in your thoughts and prayers. This has been a much longer journey than we anticipated and it is exhausting. Grammy and Papa are extending their stay just so that we dont have to worry about Lexi during this time. Grammy has been taking the night shifts at the hospital so that I can try to catch up on my sleep.

We'll keep you posted.

Happy even in the hospital

Even in the hospital, we have a happy girl.

This is one of the first smiles I've caught on camera! She is starting to smile so much now. She has been waking up with smiles all over her face.

Getting her breathing treatments

Her hospital room.

She is in her carseat because I thought she would enjoy sitting up a little, instead of laying down. I wish it meant that we were coming home.

Still at the Hospital

Allie is still at the hospital. They were unable to wean her off of the oxygen and at this point it looks like we will be staying for a few more days. She has a lot of coughing to do to clear her lungs. She is in good spirits and giving us lots of smiles when she is awake. Her Dr came by several times today, and said that she will get worse before she gets better. Its really tough for babies to cough all this junk up.

Our sick little Allie

Our family has had enough sickness to last us the rest of the year. In the last 3 weeks we have had 2 colds and the stomach flu.

Well, since Allie is so young, a cold can turn serious, very quickly. We went to see her Dr on Wednesday (Feb 4th) and immediately he was concerned. She had a pretty wet cough and was not wanting to eat. He listened to her lungs for a while and determined that it was best to send her to the hospital for observation.

So off to the hospital we went. Mike was able to come home from work and go with us. They checked her in, started an IV and have been doing breathing treatments on her. She has RSV, which is a respiratory infection that can be very serious if its not treated. Thankfully we caught it early and it didn't turn into pneumonia.

She had to be put on oxygen because she was having a labored breathing and having a hard time clearing her airway (phlegm in her throat).

We should be going home tomorrow (Friday Feb 6) as long as she keeps doing well. They are trying to wean her off the oxygen and so far so good. So as long as she can keep her oxygen levels up without assistance, she should be good to go.

Keep us in your prayers. This has been hard, but we are thankful that the Dr caught it early and it wasn't an "emergency" situation.

We will keep you all posted.