Crawling

Reese is now crawling. On Sunday, she all of a sudden took off. It is so neat watching her move around, but now it's time to baby proof the house :)

C'Mon already....

Come on spring!! Please get here fast. I say this for many reasons. 1. I am sick and tired of being stuck inside. 2. I love rainy days and flowers blooming. 3. It is my favorite season. 4. But most of all, I am sick and tired of my baby being sick :( Yesterday at daycare, they called my class to tell me to come and check out her eye. When I got in there it was quite goopy, and by the time I had called the dr's office and got back in there, it was pink. UGH! We just got over her 3 day fever last week. So, we got eye drops and are doing them 4 times a day for 7 days. Today, I was able to take her back to work at 10 am (24 hr since starting her drops), and they called me at 1:30 pm. I didn't even want to hear it, now what? Well, she had a fever and had to go home. Here we go again.... This time I feel it might be due to teething, but I have no clue. Just a guess. By 4 pm, she didn't have a fever anymore. Let's hope it stays away. This weekend we are staying in Madison and getting around to things we have neglected the past few weekends. Spring cleaning is in order, as well as car shopping (my car is taking a crap), meeting a new neighbor who has a 3 mo. old boy (Kyle met him through work), and getting Easter pictures taken of Reese through a friend of mine at work who is trying to start a photography business. Should be a fun weekend if we can all stay healthy!

Look out!

Reese is feeling much better finally! Her fever broke on Wednesday night, and she got a stay at home day with me on Thursday to rest up. Back to daycare she went on Friday, and is all healthy now.

This weekend we went home and packed our days full of family. Saturday we went to Great Grandma Montgomery's house and chatted with her and Grandma and Papa Montgomery. It was a nice (but windy) day outside, so we got some fresh air. While we were there, Gary got out one of his pedal cars (he collects old engines and antiques) for Reese to ride in. Each of his grandkids now have a mode of transportation. Maddy (almost 7) has a "Maddy Wagon", Mekenna (3) has a pink and purple tractor, and now Reese has her pedal car.

Look out for this wild driver!

Sunday we headed down to Prophetstown to celebrate my Grandma's 95th birthday. We had good food, good company, and warm weather! It was 79 degrees there (where as it only got to 41 in Madison) We experienced a 38 degree difference within a 2 1/2 hour drive home!

Sick as a dog

Reese came down with a fever yesterday at daycare. They called my room to tell me it was 101.5 under the arm (then you add a degree, so really it was 102.5). I went and picked her up and called the doctor's office when we got home. With her history of ear infections, they wanted me to bring her in. All checked out ok. No other symptoms besides nasal/head congestion and a fever. I was so thankful she didn't have another ear infection. I really don't like putting her on antibiotics. Last night was a little rough. It took almost 2 hours to console her to get her to sleep, and she ended up sleeping in bed with me, because she was so uncomfortable and only wanted to be touching me. I pretty much did not sleep, but cat napped on and off throughout the night. When she woke up this morning, burning hot again, her temperature was 102.5 (again, 103.5 since it was under her arm). I gave her more ibuprofen, and headed to work while Kyle stayed home with her. He called me around 1 and said he took her temp again and this time it was 103.3 (104.3). I told him to call the dr. right away and I headed home. They advised us to try to keep fluids in her, and really watch her. If she still has this high fever tomorrow, then we will need to do something more and have her seen again. Hopefully it breaks tonight. She has taken many naps today, so I hope her little body is fighting it off. Poor baby :(

Can You Hear Me?

Reese's thoughts exactly. We have entered the screeching phase. I have never heard such a high pitched screech come out of a baby's mouth before (well I probably have, but it didn't phase me because I didn't live with it) :) Anytime we set Reese down, don't pay attention to her, or don't do something fast enough (i.e. feed her, change her, etc.) she screeches very loudly at us. So basically, most of the time. To keep from needing to take aspirin everyday, Kyle and I have learned to look at each other, and just laugh. It is quite comical, and when she sees us laughing, she usually does as well. Such a little stinker. She is also becoming more "needy" it seems. Every time I play with her, she wants to be touching me, or sitting with me. She is always wanting us to be paying attention to her, and her every move. When we set her down and walk away, we hear a loud screech behind us. I remember my sister telling me when her kids were going through this phase, so I think it is normal, right? I hope so, and I also hope that it passes. Once she gets some words, I hope she learns how to use an inside voice :) She turned 8 months old last week. She is just about crawling, but not quite there. She tries and tries, but still just goes backward. She is also still chatting up a storm. She is very entertaining, and I just love watching her learn new things each week. She changes so fast! She just figured out that if you bang two things together (such as blocks) it makes a loud noise, and giggles and giggles while repeating it. This next weekend we head home for my Grandma's 95th birthday. Can you believe it?? I hope I can live to 95 and still have the mind she does. Looking forward to seeing our family and watching Reese be entertained by her cousins.

Dells

This past weekend we went up to the Dells with my mom and dad, and my sister's family. We all had a great time, and Reese took a 2 1/2 hour nap Sunday afternoon; she was wiped out! Reese loved being entertained by cousin Aidan (almost 3) and watching Aubrey move and groove (almost 1). Reese loves the water and had a blast splashing and playing in it. Here are a few pics from our weekend.

The best picture I could get!

Celebrating Birthdays 1 & 3 with fish cupcakes (kudos to my Mom!)

Playing in their diapers

*note* Aidan is in underwear now, but this was after a nap-so proud of him!

Floating with dad

Mom's Night Out

Well, sort of. That is how is started :) Last night some of our friends had a dinner party. Kyle decided to stay home with Reese and I went with a girlfriend of mine. It was nice to get out and be "baby free" for a few hours, and I was looking forward to some yummy glasses of wine and a delicious dinner. During dinner (around 9 pm, I had been there since 7), Kyle called my phone. I answered only to hear Reese screaming in the background and not being able to hear what Kyle was saying. All I could make out was "there is puke everywhere" and I told him I'd be right home. We only live about 5 minutes away, so I packed up a "to-go" bag of some delicious prime rib, and headed home. I didn't know what I was walking in to!
Kyle was bathing Reese and I went into her room to find her crib sheet covered in puke. UH! When her bath was done, I was holding her, and she began to puke again, over the tub this time. I don't think I have ever felt more helpless, there was nothing I could do to make her feel better :( Kyle then rocked her while I called a nurse on-call. She told me it was actually perfect timing for her to get sick, because they recommend waiting one hour from the last vomiting to put anything in her stomach, and then spoon feed clear liquids 1 tsp every 5 minutes for 8 hours so she doesn't get dehydrated!!! If she fell asleep though, let her sleep it out and don't wake her to feed her.By the time I got back upstairs, she was asleep in Kyle's arms. I laid her in her crib, and there she slept, the rest of the night. Thank goodness. She awoke this morning with a smile on her face, and ate some rice cereal for breakfast. She is not quite back to herself today, but no puking. She did have a little diarrhea, but not much. Now I'm just praying Kyle and I don't get it!