No More Sick Days..

So i'm setting in the exam room at the pediatricians office so i thought i'd update really fast. The last day has been crazy it started normally ari was so cute, yelling at the kittys that i got out the camera and took a little video it was hilarious! We headed to san diego children's hospital later for what i thought would be uneventful tests. Ari had a vcug and kidney ultrasound done the ultrasound went great she flirted with the lady and was just her cute self, the lady was so taken with her that she brought her a bear! After that we had the vcug she screamed and cried and chokede through it and finally fell asleep. I thought that was the worst until we got home and she starteded spiking a fever groaning and shaking Brett and i quickly took her to the doctor i was worried she was having a reaction to the dye they used. Well by the time we got there she had perked up and they took some urine and determined she had a uti.
We went home and the nightmare began.
I started cooking dinner and Brett rocked Ari while we waited for her perscription to be filled, after I finished Brett went to go get the medicene while I held Ari for a little bit, almost immediately she started shaking and moaning again, this time much louder and more violently. Thankfully Brett chose that moment to walk in and held her while I called our Dr again- while on the phone Ari started violently puking again and again, I took her temp and it was up to 103, 104... As her temp started to climb I got pretty upset, thankfully BRett remained very cool under pressure. The Dr and our friend the EMT told us to put her in a room temperature bath and give her a dose of Motrin (baby ibprophen)- usually babies this age cant have it but they made an exception to help her out (I found out later they dont give it because it brings a fever down and can mask symptoms- they were sure she had a kidney infection so no need to diagnose).

Her fever came down a little 104, so I walked to CVS to get some baby Motrin and Pedialyte to rehydrate her (did I mention she was puking, shaking, and choking the whole time she was in the bath?? yea.. scary..). The walk gave me a chance to calm down a little and when I got back we made her a little bed on the living room floor (to keep our body heat from increasing her temp) and bathed her with cool cloths. About 30 minutes after the Motrin her fever started coming down and she stopped shaking and moaning- PRAISE GOD! By this time we had our whole Growth Group (thanks Nikki!!) praying for her along with our families. She was finally able to rest around midnight, and we laid her in bed between us, I got up every couple hours to offer her pedialyte (she still loves her "nectar"), monitor her temp and give her Tylenol.

In the morning the Dr gave her 2 shots of antibiotic and thankfully no fever since... Praise God for a calm and cool husband, a wonderful praying family and Growth Group and a wonderful little baby that makes every day better..

Love you all

Brett, Michelle and Baby Ari

Hm.. Can i count this as her first food? Wonder how much fiber and calories there are in grocery shopping lists? Well at least She's happy

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Happy Picture Day!

Well Ive been promising the grandparents and FINALLY coming through!! Heres some pics from Aris first solids last night (desperate to get her to gain weight), just hanging out, and hiking this morning with friends!!
Enjoy!!!

XXXOOO Michelle and sleeping Ari and Brett

First Hike

Ari First Cereal

Ari 2-18

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Christmas... errr.. Valentines Day!!!

Hello Everyone!
We had a great Valentines weekend, Friday we went out as a family to Applebees (Bretts choice :) but Im happy!! we're eating out) Brett was excited about the 2 for 20 special and thats what we did- it was wayyyyyyyy to much food but delicious. Ari was a little angel like always, shes getting to the point now where she prefers to be out of the carseat and usually spends meals perched on my lap- everyone always stops and comments how cute she is!! I didnt realize how observant people are :). It helped that her new headbands arrived and she looked super cute with her big pink flower!!!

Valentines continued on Saturday, Brett had to work so Ari and I went to our friend Danielles house for a fun Pampered Chef party- we had a blast with the other kids and seeing some yummy recipes. When we came home Brett gave me my Valentine :) some really pretty potted pink Tulips, and a Reeces heart.. he knows the way to mine!! I got him some Hawaiian Host chocolates and steaks!! I know the way to his!! LOL

Sunday the Valentines giving continued, we had a wonderful message from our pastor then went to McDonalds on the pier for a mystery shop, it was so great to walk along the beach with my family. When we got home we found that Ari's Elmo puppet that we ordered and my new book arrived!!! I got the book called "The House that Cleans Itself" and Im pretty excited, its basically revamping your whole household with a lot of Christian principles, Ill keep you updated on that!

Later a woman stopped by with some clothes from Pendleton Yard Sales website, we got 2 HUGE bags for $30- theres TONS of stuff! Some is stained but there were quite a few things we liked and definately got our moneys worth- its so true taht one mans trash is anothers treasure, or in this case wardrobe! It feels like Christmas with all these fun things happening!!

Well better get some rest!!

Love
Michelle sleeping brett and Ari

Happy Valentines Day!!

Happy Valentines Day from Ari!!
Click on the Album to behold the Valentines cuteness!!!

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Last night we celebrated Valentines Day at Applebees as a family :) it was fun!! I did a mystery movie shop before so it was kinda like dinner and a movie.. only it was just me at the movie!! LOL..
This photo shoot was this morning, see her new cute headband? We have one in EVERY color, my next art project is to find things to clip onto the headband, we only have the pink flower but Im thinking we need bows and different flowers (lots of blackmail for the future). No word on her blood tests, but her UTI is gone!! YEA!!! We will find out results on the bloodwork Monday hopefully...

XXXOOO from all of us!!!
And HAPPY VALENTINES DAY!!!

Brett, Michelle, Baby Ari, Kisa and Princeton

This is my new dress! Thanks grammy! Today was my doctor appointment they said i'M 25 inches long and thirteen pounds twelve ounces. Mommy wants me to keep eating i haven't gained a lot in the last month but i'm still growing so the doctors not worried. that silly mommy someday she'll learn that if the doctors aren't worried she shouldn't worry. i'm waiting at the lab now to get some blood drawn the doctor wants to make sure everythings ok with me since my diapers still smell so sweet. They don't realise i'm just sweet inside and out! They told me today that my uti looks fixed! Yea! I go for my ultrasound and vcug the 25th of february. I'm sure i will look great! mommy says grammy and auntie cheryl are coming to visit at the end of march i'm so excited! I love visitors! When are you coming to visit? Uncle scott is coming back in april too! We are gonna be bestest friends! Mommy says
he'll sing for me and i love that :) well i better go plenty of important baby stuff to do! ari

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Ari's wish list... suggestions suggested ..LOL

Ok so here are some things that I THINK I need for Ari... What are your opinions? Are they neccessary or just fun?? Click on the name of the item for pics from amazon..

Pink Paci's: she has blue/green ones now, just another girlie thing to help those random strangers from calling her a boy.. plus... its cute!


Wubbanub: this was actually referred to me by a vetern Mom (Sarah Lyman), its a paci with a toy on the end so Ari will have something to hold onto to keep it in and play with- she has BUSY hands lately and it seems its all I can do to keep those hands from grabbing at her face or ripping the paci out, maybe the toy would help?? plus SUPER cute..



Paci Clip: Pretty sure this is a MUST HAVE, we got one from Target but it doesnt fit our Soothie pacifiers (ugg!!) and I cant seem to find any that actually fit Soothies...ugg... plus a teething paci?? does this help I wonder?? Something more to chew on I guess... couldnt hurt?


Jumperoo/Exersaucer combo: ok.. so we got a FREE Exersaucer and Jumperoo (thanks Camp Pendleton Yard Sales!) but after getting them home and cleaning them LITERALLY for hours, I realize JUST how much space they take up in our not so big place.. LOL.. So I want something that combines both worlds because Ari does really seem to like the Jumperoo (renamed Poop-er-roo for obvious reason, somehow it has conditioned her to poop every time shes in it.. LOL..) So I liked this one, mainly because of the musical piano and the fact that it folds flat for storage.. YES!!!


Giraffe Teether: this is HUGELY popular, and I can see why, theres lots of fun parts to knaw on for the little one, and she could actually HOLD it, is seems like all the teethers we have are too big for her little hands :( we keep trying though!!

Peacock: LOVE this because of the mouth shaped feathers :) Ari seems to love to eat her Pooh crinkle book, but its too big for her mouth so she gets REALLY frustrated..


Amber teething necklace: supposedly these necklaces lessen the pain of teething (actually had quite a few Mom swear by them), something about the amber touching the skin and releasing some sort of acid in the system that neutralizes pain?? Its worth a try, I HATE giving her meds.

Elmo puppet: shes an addict and just a book is not enough.. lol

Mystery shopping family are we!

Well things are proceeding as normal here, Ari is still not eating like she should be :( she just refuses formula and when she does drink its only 2 ounces at most... We have been giving her Pedialyte to keep her hydrated which she LOVES!! She wont drink formula but INHALES the pedialyte?? can someone please please PLEASE explain this?? We call her our little hummingbird and pedialyte her nectar because she just sucks it down!! Please keep praying that she will start eating the formula, I take her in for more shots on the 9th and will hopefully get some feedback on what I can do to get her to eat, they have stopped returning my calls about this problem, it seems they are as stumped as me.

Mystery shopping is AWESOME by the way, today I scheduled Brett a haircut (free of course and we get paid $14?? awesome..) and a pet checkup for Kisa or Princeton (paid $25), pretty fantastic!! Mystery shopping is creating a monster though LOL, now I only want to eat, watch a movie, or go places if I get to mystery shop!! LOL! Brett loves it of course because he gets to count McDonalds as a date!! How often do you get paid to go on dates?? lol.. we are happy!!

We are having visitors in March- Bretts Mom Sherrie is coming the 19-23 and one of my best friends Cheryl is coming around that time as well :) when it rains it pours!! I just wish it was spread out so I could savor it, lol, I just love visitors so much, especially two of my favorite people!! Scott, Bretts brother, is heading on his way back from deployment, we are hoping to see him around the beginning of April- he will live with us for a while and Im looking forward too it, hes great company and LOVES cookies (basically cooking in general). It will give me an excuse to cook, plus hes a great singer and Ari needs lots of singing!! We are hoping she will listen and learn from him and not us :) LOL we are pretty bad!! I think he will fall in love with Ari (hard not too) and will hopefully stay a long time.

Well heres some recent photos!! Some from today, Ari sitting in her Bumbo watching me clean- Kisa came and said hello to her- note her VERY wet shirt, after she drinks the pedialyte she drools a whole lot more, Brett showing off his Wii bowling high score (bragger)- enjoy the cuteness! Back to cleaning for me...

XXXOOO
Michelle and Sleeping Beauty (aka Ariella)

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