Sad baby....

The month of April has not been good to Sadie...

• April 1st: she threw up with no other symptoms before or after, it was kinda random
• April 7th: complained of tummy pain and diaper pain for 2 days so I took her to the Dr. and she had a double ear infection as well as probable bladder infection. Antibiotics given.
• April 14th: has had 2 days of fever (which she didn't have before) and continues to complain of tummy pain even though she's been on antibiotics. We take her to the insta-care where we spend 2.5 hours for them to tell us basically they don't know what is wrong and then they send us home! I was furious!!
• April 16th: still not well at all, so we take her back to her pediatrician where she is diagnosed with herpes stomatitis (basically like cold sores inside the mouth). I guess since her immune system was down from the ear infections, she was more susceptible to the common cold sore virus. She basically hadn't eaten in a week and she had lost over a pound since her visit nine days before. So sad.

Note to parents:

Apparently insta-care is notorious for incompetence when it comes to pediatrics. Unless it's an obvious broken arm or stitching, your best bet is to find a pediatrician on call. I didn't realize until after the fact, that most doctors will have some type of after-hours accommodations. Now is a good time to find out that info...not when they are sick! :)

Anyway, she is feeling better today, but I'm keeping her isolated for one more day just to be safe. It's been beautiful weather, but we haven't enjoyed much of it. Hopefully we'll finally get some sleep and hope the rest of April will be more kind!!!

Fun...

For Easter we decided to get Sadie a baby with a stroller. She's been wanting this for a while, and she already has plenty of spring dresses, so it was perfect timing. She sings to her, 'feeds' her, and puts her down for night-night. It's so cute.

She loves to share her blanky with the baby.

Giving her kisses.

Sadie had a fun springtime egg hunt at Toddler Gym. She got all sorts of cool prizes.

Springtime is used loosely because it snowed pretty much all week. :(

One of Sadie's favorite friends, Sophie. They would'nt hold still so this is my best shot. Too bad it is all washed out.

Jesus wants me for a Sun -BEEP!

I realize you guys are not enamored by my child, but as her mother, I think she is hilarious. We were singing this the other day when I realized she wasn't saying "beam", so I had to record it. Here's the video for her Grandma:

laughs...

I teach several ballet classes of 3-5 yr olds. At the end of class they normally get a stamp on their hand as a "reward". (it is cheap for me having 50+ students) So I thought it would be special if I got them a Valentines sticker this week instead. At the end of class a student came up to me and said, "Can I have the lizard stamp please?" I replied, "You get a Valentine's sticker instead!" Her very loud response was: "DANG!"

I was showing the girls how to hold their arms without bending their wrists. I told them to pretend that they were holding a baby. One student responded, "Like baby Jesus!"

Ode to my love...

My hubby is an awesome guy,

Some would say he’s even fly.

He does all sorts of tricks and flips

And sings and quotes all sorts of quips

Everything he does is funny

I’m so glad that he’s my honey.

He throws around our little one,

She thinks that is all sorts of fun.

Adventures await us everyday,

Just like a kid, he loves to play.

He loves the game of volleyball,

And mocks me leaping down the hall.

He wants a Tacoma really bad,

He fixes things just like his Dad.

He had our child kiss a snake

He really knows just how to bake.

For breakfast he’ll eat split pea soup,

He’s not too bad at the hula hoop.

Although he tends to burp and fart,

I think he is a work of art.

His pecks and lats are oh so yummy,

He’s even ticklish on his tummy.

Although he’s got a lot on his plate,

He’s always good for a romantic date.

He prides himself in chivalry,

And I’m so glad that he picked me.

Ryan had to work for his birthday, but we still got to go out for dinner and his cute sister, Ashley, made him cupcakes. I love him, I love him, I love him!!!!!

Once there was a snowman...

Sadie requests we sing "Once there was a snowman" at least once a day, and has done so since she turned one back in May. It is, by far, her favorite song. We've been slackers all winter but finally decided to help her build her first snowman!

Just her size

It didn't take long for her to realize the eyes were cookies...

Now our snowman is blind, but Sadie is happy!

One of those days...

So I must say I have the cutest child! Here is a typical day with Sadie: (all pics were taken yesterday)

Sadie wakes up and asks for raisins.

Alright, this part isn't typical, but yesterday Sadie demonstrated her new climbing capabilities and got into the tub with her pajamas still on while Ryan was showering.

Silly girl!

Here she is helping me load the dishwasher, and then she asks for raisins.

Getting into things she shouldn't be: clean folded laundry and Ryan's foreign currency collection.

After she asks for raisins, she puts a DVD into the game cube...

Sadie loves to rearrange, this is evidence of her rearranging my cupboards. Luckily I stopped her right when she was pulling out the 5 lb bag of flour.

She usually rearranges her books several times a day.

DVDs are also rearranged several times a day, she gets in her pajamas and asks for more raisins, and then she goes to bed.

I love that she enjoys a healthy snack so much, but I have to say no all but once a day or her digestive tract is sorry. :)