Buy One Get One Tubes?

Well I figured this was going to happen.  After 20 days of antibiotics, Elli is still infected in her ears and she is miserable.  So, off we go to the ENT and we have a surgery scheduled for this Friday.  Elli will have tubes placed and have her adenoids removed.  I'll admit, I'm not looking forward to it.  I have promised her lots of things:  a new doll for the bath tub, ice cream with sprinkles, and movie night with mom.  Still, its going to be hard for her and I hate it.  But I know in my heart she will feel better.  The girl has had at least 6 infections since Christmas and that is what I actually remember - probably more.

In more positive news, I went to Elli's preschool today for a Mother's Day celebration.  It was soo sweet.  There were refreshments, the kids sang, and they gave us sweet gifts.  I love that preschool and I love Elli's teachers.  She has grown and learned so much there.

She learned how to write her name (granted it is all lines so fairly easy!)

The Tubes Are In

Jackson's tubes are in...now we wait and see if it helps.

Tuckered out...my sweet baby boy

Poor Poor Jackson

Well, now I know why Jackson wouldn't sleep.  He was getting sick.  His ear infection didn't clear up on his last antibiotic so we have to try another one.  If this doesn't work we are headed to the ENT for consultation about tubes.  This morning he had a fever and it has stayed at 103 all day.  He really is pitiful.  Poor little fella.

Yep...

Well we were back at the doctor today.  Elli hasn't gotten over her ear infection yet.  It only clears up when she is on antibiotics and as soon as we stop them, she is in pain again.  So today they decided the only option left was a shot - not just a shot - but one a day for THREE DAYS.  Are you hearing me people??!?!?  I'm going to have buy a lot of bribes to get through this.  Tonight her first "Elli got a shot prize" was a princess pony.  Wonder where it will go from there?!?  And to top it off?  They put her back on the steroid that makes her CRAZY because her breathing is asthmatic.  Fun times at our house!

In the meantime, as if it wasn't crazy enough around here, Jackson has mastered the art of pulling up.

On. Everything.


















Is it spring time yet?!?

Allow Me To Vent

This is really not a huge deal in the scheme of problems people deal with but I"m going to vent anyways...

By the end of the day Christmas day both (yes both) of my kids had fevers above 101.

On December 26th I am at the doctor confirming my fears.  Both (yes again both) of them have ear infections.

Merry Christmas to us!

*end rant*

Pics to Prove It

Here are some pictures from when we went downtown.  We really thought she was feeling better, but it was the calm before the storm.

Mailing our letter...

Best photo of them together I have!

Enjoying a candy cane

And this was our Monday morning...poor thing!

Almost a Year Ago Today...

My birthday last year (December 19th) was spent in the doctor's office while Elli got chest x-rays.  Guess where we were this morning?  Almost exactly a year later and we were back in there about to have the same thing done.  Luckily, the doctor decided to just go ahead with medication and not take time to do the chest x-rays.  Elli has a major ear infection and a horrible chest cough.  The doctor said it may be bronchiolitis.  She has been sick ALL weekend with a high fever and just feeling awful.  We even tried to go see Santa when she seemed to be feeling better, but when we got there she told Santa she couldn't sit on his lap because she was too sick.  She was right, when we got home she looked a hot mess. I took her temp and it had spiked to 103.1.  It has been over 101 for the past three days.  Hopefully the medicine will help...

On top of that, my boy Jackson has been SUPER busy.  He learned to crawl this weekend and even pulled himself up twice.  Add that to the new teeth and this is a great place to be.

Sleep is over rated anyways right?!?!

Lost and Found

So sorry for the lack of posts lately, but I lost my camera cord.  I found it today so here is an extra long post with tons of pictures!!

Elli has had another round of ear infections and a bad chest cough so we have been home bound this week.  To keep busy we love to color and try out our play dough.

We also love to read our new library books in our pajamas, but we particularly love to read them on Mommy's bed.

Finally pictures of Elli's new "big girl" room.  This is the view from the door .  On the next few pictures you can play "Where's Elli" cause she appears in the most random of places!

Mrs. Jane did an amazing job with the art work once again.  These fairies are hanging out by Elli's closet.

This is the official Elli fairy!

Elli calls these her "night night" fairies.  She loves the artwork Mrs. Jane did!

The best part?  The castle!!

Mrs. Jane knows how much Elli loves her cousins Caroline and Charlotte so she made some fairies that resemble them!

Charlotte Fairy

Caroline Fairy

We call this "friend" fairy.

View from the door.  The dresser was mine as a little girl and Jacob painted it for us.  The blue table was also mine growing up!  

View from the back of the room...notice anyone in the hallway?

And our updated bedroom...from the door

From the other side of the room...

My dresser

J's dresser (which is very hard to keep clean on top...hence the boxes to hide all of his stuff!)

My vanity table that Jacob painted for me...so sweet!