Illness Update

Abby just threw up all over my leg and herself. We are not making steps in the right direction for making it down to Courtnie's shower.

Enough With The Sickness Already

We are still battling some bad diaper situations and we are not to happy about that. I'm not sure now if the problem is the flu, or the lack of solid food in Abby's diet the last few days. Either way Abby is on her third outfit for the day (the first was destroyed by the Mac and Cheese she had for breakfast). I'm hoping we are almost at the tail end of this! Either way she has had a wonderful nap today and has been in a pretty good mood all things considered. We are almost at the 3 hour mark for her nap, which is a first for this week.

We are busy trying to get things set up for a home inspection, getting the mortgage finalized, and trying to prioritize the renovations and changes we want to make at our new house. There is so much that could be done, but doesn't really need to be done at the same time. One thing that is certainly at the top of the list is a fresh coat of paint and picking the colors is proving to be quite a challenge. We are also planning to rip out all of the carpet that is currently in the house and hoping that the hardwood underneath isn't terribly damaged or stained. And then there is the fancy pink bathroom, which has a leaky sink. We may just get new fixtures and leave the major renovations of that room for later. Eventually we'd like to put a walk-in shower in so that we can have 2 full baths. And a fence around the yard, and someday a 2 car garage instead of the one and a half car garage that is there now. Like I said, a lot that could be done, but nothing that absolutely needs to be done before we move in. Either way, we are going to enjoy having our own space and will really enjoy the nice big deck in the back yard.

Sold

Abby finally talked us into buying her a house and we signed the contract today. She was most impressed with this nice big playroom and the big bedroom upstairs, although I think we will be changing her room from blue to a more feminine color before we move her in. Now all we have left to do is have the inspections, the appraisal and closing. Hopefully we will be in our new, permanent home sometime in June.































We are still battling the flu, but luckily the throwing up has ended for now, so we just have the other end to deal with. Still yucky! And poor Abby is still not feeling quite like herself yet. Hopefully she will be back to normal soon - I miss all the fun we have when she isn't clinging and whining.

Biohazzard!

We are in the midst of a terrible round of the stomach flu. Abigail went from playing and happy to blowing chunks of nastiness out both ends. I'll spare you any more detail, just think of the worst thing you've ever seen or smelled and double it. It was a pretty nasty night last night. And it hasn't really let up much today either. We are on to outfit number four for today so far. Yuck. And boy does this house stink!

If Miss Abigail gets to feeling better she and I are going to try and make it down to Hastings to attend Courtnie's two showers over the weekend. We wouldn't be leaving until Saturday and then would be making a quick trip back here, since Abby just can't bear being away from Daddy that long. We will have to see - I will definitely not be driving down if we have continued diaper explosions! Changing clothes is one thing, changing car seats mid-trip isn't really an option.

And so, I will now be back to the washing, scrubbing, and disinfecting. We are wishing and hoping health for all your family!

Barks and Balls and Books

I am doing an experiment today to see how many books I actually end up reading in a day (and how many times I read the same book). So far we are in the 20's, and I've been busy so I haven't read every book that's been thrust upon me. I hope Abby always enjoys reading as much as I do.

Now that our backyard is almost snow free we've cleaned it up and started playing outside whenever we can. Abby and Maize have a lot of fun outside. Maize loves taking naps in the sun and Abby enjoys walking up and down on the cement and petting her poochie. Last night Abby and I went to K-Mart and picked out some outside play toys. She was most impressed with the micro sized soccer ball. We had a great time playing with it inside and it should be lots of fun outside too. We also picked out a kids golf set so that she can decide whether to follow in her daddy's club swinging steps. We'll just have to be extra careful and make sure that the clubs don't get swung at dogs.

It is rainy and cold today, so we will have to wait a day or two before we can find out how much fun our new outside toys are. Stay warm and dry :-)

Helpful Helper

We posted a video of Abby doing dishes on flickr and linked to it here, since blogger will not let me upload video for some reason. It was too cute not to share. Abby is getting so big and helpful. On Friday she learned how to put books back on to the bookshelf, so now she puts her stories away after we read them. Such a good girl!

Baby Does Dishes

Baby Does Dishes
Originally uploaded by Jen O.

Not So Much A Swinger

Abby wasn't too impressed with the swings at the park the other night. In fact, she wasn't too impressed with the park in general. We'll have to try later in the summer to see if her opinion changes any.

Abby had her one year check-up and shots today. She is right on track to perfection. She was 22 1/4 pounds (75th percentile) and 30 1/2 inches (75th percentile). She also really impressed Dr. Mackie with her waving and smiling skills. If it weren't for the shots she would have had a great time at the office. She especially enjoyed ripping the paper off the examination table. By the time we left they didn't have any paper that needed to be changed over for the next patient. They were also 2 diapers heavier, since someone decided to relieve herself on my lap a couple of times. She must have had a few too many drinks of water before we left. Luckily the diaper didn't leak, but it was sure warm.

The Party Pictures

Here are a few of the pictures from Abby's actual birthday. The weather was so wonderful yesterday that we went to the park after having dinner and cupcakes. And today was great again, so we played with Abby's new bubble mower outside, but it wouldn't bubble. So we have to see if we can trouble shoot that mower when Steve gets home tonight.

One Year Old!!!

We survived the first birthday - here's to many more! We have new pictures to upload tomorrow, but for now Abby is demanding mommy's full and complete attention. Or ELSE!