Latest Dueings

I knew it had been a couple of weeks since I last blogged, but I was surpised to figure out I really haven't written all month, I'm sorry to those of you who check this regularly! But, it's due to several reasons.

Due to the fact that our residency interview season was over at the end of January, and I have therefore been enjoying a lazy month.

Due to the fact that I sort of took a picture taking hiatus, for whatever reason, so I haven't had anything terribly interesting to post. Until now.

Due to the fact that for the last week, I've had a very sick little Abby at home.

Due to the fact, that for a couple of days, she was actually in the hospital.

Earlier this week, Abby started with a mild cough. And then developed a snotty nose. And then a fever to 105 that I couldn't get below 101 no matter what I did. And then, finally, she stopped drinking completely. It didn't matter what I offered- juice, water, popsicles, ice cream, even Dr. Pepper, she refused to drink. And then she stopped peeing.

This is what my poor little girl looked like by the time we got to the doctor, no wet diaper in 18 hours, fever of 104, and miserable. Her doctors ran a few tests, did a CXR, and gave her some IV fluids in clinic. While the test showed she had a pneumonia, the fluids still didn't get her peeing.

So into the hospital we went! Luckily, her regular pediatrician was able to take care of her, and we had some awesome residents looking after us too!

She got lots of love from her parents and MeMe and Papa, IV antibiotics, and some IV fluids.

We spent one very restless night there, and I think we watched The Lion King and Finding Nemo about 4 times each.

Luckily, the next morning, she was feeling much better. Good enough to get in trouble by playing with her IV pump, and telling me she was "stuck" by the all the wires.

Although she still didn't want to drink like we would have liked, her fevers were down, she was peeing well, and she was eating food fairly well. So the IV came out, and we got to go home!

So now we're home. And you hopefully understand why I haven't been dueing a lot of blogging for the past week.

Today, she's much better, but she still needed to check her temperature. Which she now knows how to due!

And she still refuses to drink from a cup. But she will drink from the cats' water bowel. So we made an "abby water bowel". I guess we'll have to break her from this in a couple of days, but for now, I'm just glad she's drinking.

So that's what we've been dueing for the last several days, and why I haven't blogged. But what about the other 3 weeks of the month??

That, my friends, is simply because, I'm due.

And we didn't want to say anything until I had a first ultrasound to make sure everything looked great. And because I can't keep a secret, I simply didn't talk!

Baby #2 is due around October 3rd!

Sorry

for the half naked husband, but I love this too much not to share!

Snowstorm II

Oklahoma received round II of ice and snow late last week. Although nothing like the Christmas Eve snow drama, it did get me a 3.5 day weekend, so I'll take it. Here are a few pictures I snapped from around the house over the last couple of days.

Tasting her first icicle
The thing she was most concerned about...."where are my shoes, mama?!"

And I LOVE my new camera lens....thanks, Santa!

Christmas 2009...a little late

The forces have conspired against me. I've been trying to post pictures from Christmas and the farm for a while now, but who would have thought that both my laptop and Dave's hard drive would die within 48 hours of each other?

But, just to be clear, my laptop didn't actually die. The screen, however, was shattered by a frustrated toddler. Thank goodness for good protection plans.

So, in no particular order because I can't get blogger to cooperate, here are pictures from the farm and our snowed-in Oklahoma Christmas.

Fireworks on the farm. We let Abby hold a sparkler, but she kept wanting to touch the fire. Maybe next year she'll get it....


The bonfire the guys set at the farm....notice the healthy branches of a good tree right next to the fire. Smart, gentlemen.




Abby with Uncle Richard

Abby and Rie in the moonbounce

Enjoying the farm dogs

Pops. Which is the Mexican eqivalent of Bubba, so I learned. I guess it's better than Little Richard.

The DeLeon family. We were so happy to get to spend a little time with Desi before she went back to Ft. Campbell.

Lawnmower man

Switching gears, here's a couple of our Norman Christmas. We thankfully just planned to stay at mom's Christmas Eve just in case we couldn't get home because of the snow. Which we couldn't. Although Dave tried to go the gym that evening and got stuck. Someone nice helped to pull him out eventually.

Enjoying Christmas briskett

Mom and Tammy

After Santa came to visit

The crazy shovel lady....ironically enough, this is probably one of mom's best pictures ever.

And, for memory's sake, a picture of the blowing snow.

Coming soon, January updates!

What, me?

Abby with cousin Rie at the farm. Such a cute couple of kids!

Moooooooo!

Thoughts from the Potty

I took this video last night. Abby was in the tub, all soaped up, when she suddenly decided she needed to pee. I took her out of the tub, and she just went crazy talking. She'd been discussing life for about 2 minutes when I finally went and got the camera. We had to decrease the quality of the video so it's postable-- by the end of this she's shivering like crazy and purple!

My favorite part comes when I ask her if she wants to show off and she flashes you!

Enjoy.