Sick Yet Again!

It most definitely has been a trying last two weeks! Ryan caught yet another cold and so nicely shared it with Bekah and I. Ryan and I recovered quickly however Bekah still is not better. Bekah went on antibiotics immediately for an ear infection in her left ear. After 8 days the antibiotic quit working and she got a high fever. So of course back to the Dr we went. She was given another antibiotic to treat a new ear infection in her right ear. She has been averaging 104 fever. It has been as high as 105 today. We keep giving her warm baths and tylenol/ibuprofen. We hope this medicine is going to work by Tues otherwise she will go back to the dr. Either way I think the Dr wants her to see a specialist soon to make sure there is nothing wrong with her little nose, ears, or throat. She has been sick so much these first 8 months!
Ryan has been great since she has been feeling better. She started saying spaghetti this week (sketti!) It is so cute when she says it. She is loving playing outside again and especially swimming in Ms Barbara's pool! She has been very difficult to keep in her bed at night but we are working on that battle. She has really started playing very well by herself lately as well. It makes it nice because Bekah loves to just sit with her and watch. I can get so much done! We shall see how long this lasts.
We are looking forward to some good nights of sleep her soon! Pray that Bekah is well again soon! We miss our smiley little girl!

Crazy Day!

I say this has been a crazy day because Bekah woke up at 6am and Ryan at 7am! This is after we couldn't get Bekah to sleep last night till 9:30pm. She is usually asleep by 8:15pm. Then Scott asked Ryan what she wanted for breakfast and of course she said pancakes! He normally makes them only on the weekend but since it was still so early we all had some homemade buttermilk pancakes! Then around 9 I took the girls to the Children's museum. It probably wasn't the best day to got because of the girls being up so early, but I figured I didn't want to be stuck in the house with two fussy pants! We had such a good time as usual. The girls really love playing at the museum. Ryan loves the trains and the carousel. Bekah just takes it all in! Both girls went to sleep once we got home exhausted. Once they wake up we are off to Grandpa and Grandma Moon's for Grandpa's birthday. It will be nice to eat food I didn't have to cook! Plus I won't have to clean it up either!! Ryan will be so excited to go to their house. So yah a crazy day but fun!! Ryan will be talking (in her own language) non stop to her Daddy about all she has done today! These are the days I feel like I did my job as a mom! Two tired/happy Girls!

Sometimes I wonder if Bekah will ever sleep through the night! She is still nursing twice a night. I try to get her to nurse more during the day but she just won't. She will only nurse 3 times during the day. She has to be ready to sleep or she won't nurse. So I nurse her before both naps and before bed at night. I guess she has to make up for this during the night. at 11 months I am weaning her and then I will hopefully have a sleeping baby all night!! I cannot wait!

Sometimes I wonder if Ryan will ever consistently use the potty. She will have no accidents if the the reward is good enough; however if the reward isn't good enough she won't ever try not to pee on our floor. She totally understands what she is doing! My goal is to simply not give up!

Good Summer!

This last month has been very difficult but a lot of fun! Bekah has been transitioning to a scheduled day. It was hard because she was so used to eating and sleeping whenever she wanted, but it had gotten to the point where each were very short cycles which was rather annoying. After a couple hard weeks I can now say she is on a predictable schedule and it works well for all of us! It was worth the hard work! Bekah has been so active these days! She is crawling everywhere backwards. She gets mad though because she ends up not where she wants to be! She is eating anything we let her! She loves food with texture especially cheerios! Last month Bekah got a sinus infection and ended up on antibiotics. Once she started the medicine she quit eating. After 2 weeks of not eating we went to the dr and she had lost 10 ounces. We were worried but later realized she had gotten constipated! Now she is eating like a machine and gaining weight again! We are so happy to have our happy girl back again! Bekah also got her first two teeth at 7 months old. She looks cute with her new teeth! We are waiting for the next ones to come! Bekah is such a sweet girl and I am hoping months 8-9 are much easier than 7-8 was!

Ryan turned 2 last month!! She had so much fun at her birthday party! She had a sesame street birthday and thought nothing could be better. We had family and the Mercer's come. Ryan loves her friends Abby and John! Ryan has still been working on potty training. One week she does perfectly, but then the next week she quits trying. She is very defiant and we are working on dealing with this! She gets it from me! This last week Scott built Ryan her new big girl bed! It is so cute and Ryan just loves it! She thinks she is so big because she can get in and out of it on her own. She picked yellow and purple sheets for it! She loves going to bed so she can sleep in it! Ryan has dealt with some fears this summer like rain, bugs, flowers..you name it. She seems to have overcome them all and likes to play outside again. She loves to swim in Ms Barbara's pool! She is doing so well swimming on her own now! She cant get enough! We are having fun with our girls this summer and can't believe it is going so fast!