It was a long time coming, but Mary finally got her birthday party. Two, in fact. We were a little worried because Anna has been sick, but fortunately Mary was fine. Her very first birthday party she was practically delirious with fever. She walked around crying most of the time. I think I finally gave up and cried too. Her second birthday we had planned just a little get together with her play date buddies which we had to cancel because she was sick. Her third birthday Anna was due the week before so I planned a fun Dora the Explorer party for a few weeks early just in case. The day of the party, Anna was born. Needless to say we thought she deserved a great party!
On Tuesday we had our friends from Pleasant Grove come for lunch and cupcakes and then we went to Jungle Jim's. The kids, Mary, Micah, Evan, Asher, Anna and Savannah, had a great time. They rode a roller coaster that was really pretty fast, among other rides.
But Saturday was the big gun. We rented a huge bounce house and I made a pinata. All of her cousins except for Kyler, Ayla, Kenadi and Quinci were there (we missed them!). The kids played in that bounce house almost the whole time--it was great. Mary got a wagon from my parents so the kids took turns giving each other rides. I think they all had a great time.
Sunday was her actual birthday and she wore her fancy new dress from Grandma Melody to church. She looked so beautiful and grown-up. She got to stand at the front of Primary while they sang "shout hurray" to her. I just can't believe she's four.
Last night she went to Grandma Shirley's with my mom for a sleepover. She loves to do this. As much as she makes me crazy sometimes I sure am glad I have her. I missed having her to talk to this morning. And Anna just kept walking from room to room. I'm pretty sure she was looking for Mary.
I am so grateful for my sweet, sweet, loving girls.
Tuesday, March 27, 2012
Tuesday, March 13, 2012
Quick Update
Our baby niece, Ayla, was able to come home from the hospital yesterday. She is still on oxygen, but doing much better and we are so relieved.
On a not so happy note John's grandma, RaNae, passed away on Friday. She was not well and in a lot of pain so it is the best thing for her, but still sad. We will be going to Burley tomorrow for the funeral on Saturday. John has Spring Break this week so it worked out that we can go for a few days.
Mary, of course, is beyond excited to be going to Burley. This morning she was wondering how she would make it one more day before we can leave to go. Both girls had their birthday check-ups yesterday at the doctor. I made the appointment for both of them thinking John would be able to go with us. He ended up going to court all day with a lawyer he is volunteering for so we were on our own. I was pretty nervous about it thinking both girls would be laden with shots and screaming. Mary was very good and very helpful. The doctor said she is very healthy and in the 75th percentile for her height (quite surprising :). She lucked out and didn't have to get any shots. She will have to get a truck-load next year though before she starts kindergarten. Anna, on the other hand, wasn't quite as cooperative and had to get 3 shots. She takes after me a little more and is in the 25th percentile for height and weight. Her ears were not quite well yet so we are still watching those as she finishes a round of antibiotics. We are also going to try her off of her acid reflux medication which she has been taking since she was 1 day old. So here's hoping she doesn't need it anymore! Mary had problems with acid reflux until she was 2 so we are hoping Anna isn't as bad.
The pictures below are some more from Anna's party and one of Anna just walking around sweeping. She walks when she wants to, but crawling is still her main mode of transportation. She is getting quite demanding. We taught her to say "more" in sign language and she says it for anything and everything she wants and/or needs and if she doesn't get it right away she'll either do the sign harder or clap her hands hard.
One funny story about Mary. The other night we had asparagus for dinner and she did not want to even try it. She said, "It smells terrible!" But John had made cinnamon rolls for dessert and she had to eat some asparagus if she wanted one so she eventually tried it and exclaimed, "I did it and it wasn't THAT bad!" So we were at the grocery store today and I was getting more asparagus and she asked if she had to try it again. I told her she should try it again and she said, "Does Jesus want me to try asparagus?" A little surprised, I just told her that Jesus wants her to be healthy and eat healthy foods and asparagus is a healthy food. It made me happy that she is thinking about what Jesus wants her to do.
On a not so happy note John's grandma, RaNae, passed away on Friday. She was not well and in a lot of pain so it is the best thing for her, but still sad. We will be going to Burley tomorrow for the funeral on Saturday. John has Spring Break this week so it worked out that we can go for a few days.
Mary, of course, is beyond excited to be going to Burley. This morning she was wondering how she would make it one more day before we can leave to go. Both girls had their birthday check-ups yesterday at the doctor. I made the appointment for both of them thinking John would be able to go with us. He ended up going to court all day with a lawyer he is volunteering for so we were on our own. I was pretty nervous about it thinking both girls would be laden with shots and screaming. Mary was very good and very helpful. The doctor said she is very healthy and in the 75th percentile for her height (quite surprising :). She lucked out and didn't have to get any shots. She will have to get a truck-load next year though before she starts kindergarten. Anna, on the other hand, wasn't quite as cooperative and had to get 3 shots. She takes after me a little more and is in the 25th percentile for height and weight. Her ears were not quite well yet so we are still watching those as she finishes a round of antibiotics. We are also going to try her off of her acid reflux medication which she has been taking since she was 1 day old. So here's hoping she doesn't need it anymore! Mary had problems with acid reflux until she was 2 so we are hoping Anna isn't as bad.
The pictures below are some more from Anna's party and one of Anna just walking around sweeping. She walks when she wants to, but crawling is still her main mode of transportation. She is getting quite demanding. We taught her to say "more" in sign language and she says it for anything and everything she wants and/or needs and if she doesn't get it right away she'll either do the sign harder or clap her hands hard.
One funny story about Mary. The other night we had asparagus for dinner and she did not want to even try it. She said, "It smells terrible!" But John had made cinnamon rolls for dessert and she had to eat some asparagus if she wanted one so she eventually tried it and exclaimed, "I did it and it wasn't THAT bad!" So we were at the grocery store today and I was getting more asparagus and she asked if she had to try it again. I told her she should try it again and she said, "Does Jesus want me to try asparagus?" A little surprised, I just told her that Jesus wants her to be healthy and eat healthy foods and asparagus is a healthy food. It made me happy that she is thinking about what Jesus wants her to do.
Thursday, March 8, 2012
Anna is 1!
It is truly hard to believe that my baby is 1. This last year has been so crazy for us and it just went by so fast. Of course it seems that Anna has always been with us as was most definitely meant to be a part of our family. As Anna's birthday got closer, Mary kept asking if Anna was going to grow up on her birthday and be able to play with her. I, for one, am glad that it doesn't go quite that fast. Although sometimes it seems like it.
We had a big family party for Anna. Both sets of grandparents, 3 great-grandmas, 2 aunts, 1 uncle and 4 cousins came. Anna was sick of course, that's a tradition in our family, but she seemed to feel ok and was distracted by everything going on. She rather enjoyed opening her presents and got some really fun things, but I think her favorite was the baby doll from Grandma Sue and Grandpa Scott. She was trying to hold it while it was still tied up in the box. It was very cute. She also loved eating her cake. She just kept eating and eating.
Anna is still sick, even now. I took her to the doctor on her birthday. He prescribed antibiotics, but said to wait before I filled it to see if she got better on her own. I think I waited to long. She didn't really get worse, but is not getting any better so I filled the prescription this morning. When I gave it to her she asked for more with her sign language. It was funny. Hopefully she will get well quickly now.
We are now thinking and talking about Mary's birthday. This morning I told her we might have to have 2 parties for her, a friend one and a family one. She was very excited and said, "Well that's certainly ridiculous!" I think those were just the biggest words she knows.
On a kind of serious note our baby niece, Ayla has been in the hospital since Monday. She has RSV. She's fighting, poor little thing. Hopefully she will be out and better very soon. We are praying for her!
We had a big family party for Anna. Both sets of grandparents, 3 great-grandmas, 2 aunts, 1 uncle and 4 cousins came. Anna was sick of course, that's a tradition in our family, but she seemed to feel ok and was distracted by everything going on. She rather enjoyed opening her presents and got some really fun things, but I think her favorite was the baby doll from Grandma Sue and Grandpa Scott. She was trying to hold it while it was still tied up in the box. It was very cute. She also loved eating her cake. She just kept eating and eating.
Anna is still sick, even now. I took her to the doctor on her birthday. He prescribed antibiotics, but said to wait before I filled it to see if she got better on her own. I think I waited to long. She didn't really get worse, but is not getting any better so I filled the prescription this morning. When I gave it to her she asked for more with her sign language. It was funny. Hopefully she will get well quickly now.
We are now thinking and talking about Mary's birthday. This morning I told her we might have to have 2 parties for her, a friend one and a family one. She was very excited and said, "Well that's certainly ridiculous!" I think those were just the biggest words she knows.
On a kind of serious note our baby niece, Ayla has been in the hospital since Monday. She has RSV. She's fighting, poor little thing. Hopefully she will be out and better very soon. We are praying for her!
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