6 months old: Our Sad little Sickee:(

6 Months:

Half a year as I explained it to my big kids;)  

She's sick as a little puppy, five days going with a fever, runny eyes and nose and as snuggly as your favorite teddy bear!  There's a small sick part of me that enjoys my kids being ill! (only the snuggly part, okay!  don't go reporting me for munchausen by proxy or anything!) .

Here's what Juliet is doing now days!

She's sitting up:

Reaching for things:

Drooling...a lot:

She got her first tooth just last night!  Smiling all the while!

Juliet loves her big brother Isaac.  I truly wish this picture wasn't fuzzy, but it is.  And I'm posting it anyway, because you can almost see how much they love each other.  When Juliet sees Isaac, her face lights up.  He's the kind of brother that strokes her, talks to her and smiles at her just enough to make her want more!  And he, of course, LOVES being loved by such a cute little thing.  

Dangling her around at waist height...that's gotta be comfortable

Me and my girls, picture courtesy of Isaac.

With my sick buddy

We've grown closer through her illness;)  tee hee;)  I carry her around on my back all day, sleep with her at night, wipe her snotty nose and eyes, inject her with Ibuprofen...how could you not grow to love someone deeper with experiences like these;)  But please get better sweet baby, please, let's wrap up this sleepless snot business!  We have Southeast Asia to see, a 26 hour plane ride to take and all of this begins in just a few short days!  

xoxo

We're In Good Hands

I'm frequently asked just how nice it is to have a pediatrician in the home.   Today I'd have to say "pretty, darn nice."  If Joey hadn't been around with all his "know-how", I would have taken Gigi into the emergency room this weekend.  Consider exhibit A:

This is the position Georgie has kept for nearly two days straight, (actually her eyes are usually open, staring off into space) with a few Tylenol highs mixed in.  Sometimes sound effects are added such as moaning, whimpering and shrill cries for Mommy.  And don't forget the sound of dry heaving and vomiting.  She is so scared of throwing up now that you know one is coming because she begins to shake her head, "no, no, no" and then masks a dry heave with a fake cough.  Her temperature has been flirting with 104' several times.  But, Dr.Daddy is on call with his stethoscope and Ibuprofen and I have nothing to worry about.   He makes sure she is not "septic" (you don't really need to know what that means) every once in a while and I am comforted enough, at his reassurance, that she is going to be just fine.  Here's to a better day tomorrow for our sweet Georgie girl.

On a happier note, here's Isaac and Daddy on their first private date!  I've rarely seen Isaac come home happier!  They went to the park, then to Long John Silvers for a treasure chest meal and then topped it all off with Ice Cream from Brahms (an Oklahoma specialty!).

Goodbye our favorite boys!  

Georgie and I had a little fun too...lots of books were read at home!

And one more just for fun....One of our favorite past times, coloring!