Another Obsession

Adalie has discovered Dora the Explorer. It has been the only thing she has consistently asked for when she wakes up in the morning....that and milk. Sometimes we wake up too late to catch the shows on Nick but thanks to the magic of TiVo we get to record them. I am thinking it was a mistake though because she watches it about a fifty times a day. It is a fun show though because I get to see her interact with all the questions she asks like "Who do we call when we don't know which way to go?" or "Say BACKPACK!". She even says the Spanish words that Dora sometimes says to help them get out of whatever trouble they are in. It is funny to watch and I can always count on 30 mins of uninterrupted time to myself which gives me time to load some dishes or do some laundry without Adalie's "help".

Pumpkin Carving

We had GREAT time last night carving pumpkins. Being stuck in the house for the last few days has been pretty boring but I am glad we got to do this fun indoor activity as a family. Adalie was lovin' it and had lots of fun helping daddy clean out the pumpkins and mommy pick out the seeds. Please excuse the messy house and no make up in these next few pictures...it has been a very LONG week, and th last thing I fewlt like doing was house work.

The finished product! Brett did the wolves which turned out really nice and I did the pirate. The other half of his face is missing...it caved in lol

Adalie was done taking pictures by the end of the night...especially when I tried to put a hat on her.

How Its Been

Well, I have Bronchitis and Adalie has Roseola (an acute disease of infants and young children in which a high fever and skin rash occur). The last couple of days at our house have been a pretty pathetic sight, but Brett has been taking good care and helping us out a lot. What are the chances we would both get sick but with two different things on the same weekend? Now we are just hoping Brett nor Adalie don't get Bronchitis. Adalie and I both went to the Dr on Monday to get some medicine to help us get better, faster. The Dr said once Adalie's rash is gone she is no longer contagious and I will have a bad cough for the next 3 WEEKS but gave me some cough medicine to help. This is my first time to have bronchitis. I sound like I have a bad smoker's cough and like I might lose a lung, but don't worry I feel a lot better. My fever is pretty much gone and the chest pain and throat pain seems to be ceasing. Adalie's rash is clearing up and doesn't have a fever anymore which is great. We are still under quarantine for the next few days, but hopefully we will at least be able to go Trick or Treating on Saturday night with Daddy. I am sad though because we are missing out on the ward party and friends house's too. So ya'll have fun out there for us!! Tonight we get to carve pumpkins though!! Exciting!!

Sick Posting

Well, lets lay out the facts. Adalie and I are sick. Adalie has had a fever and has been very cranky since yesterday. She was pulling at her ear all night, so that might be a sign of just an ear infection. I have a soar throat, fever, and runny nose. About two weeks ago, Adalie and I both had our flu shots, so hopefully this isn't that. We didn't get the swine flu vaccine but I don't think it is that either...just a cold but we will see how the weekend goes. We always have the luck of getting sick on Fridays, you know, when the Dr's offices' are closed of course. Speaking of the flu shots, Adalie had gotten a fever from that as well so I feel like we JUST got her back to normal and now we are back to miserable again.Our house is full of tissues, Clorox, anti-bacterial soaps, wipes, and spray. I really hope Brett doesn't get sick because with any signs of sick they aren't allowed to go to work for 5 days and heaven knows we don't want that. Brett has gotten a flu shot too though so hopefully he misses out on being sick all winter. He really never gets sick that often so cross your fingers!

Poor Adalie. I hate sick little ones. She has been laying on the couch since Friday morning and just doesn't want to move. Even when we tried to get her to her room and even coaxed her with sleeping in our room last night, she wouldn't budge from the couch. If you are wondering what she is holding in her hand, it is one of the pictures from our babies ultrasound. Ever since we went to the Dr she has had her own picture of the baby that she carries around EVERYWHERE we go in her purse and will not let it out of her sights. She even asks to sleep with it. I think she is getting hold of the idea of a baby coming and is getting excited, which makes Brett and I so excited too. It is cute to see her now and hear all the cute things she has to say about a baby coming in February.

Sending Off a Missionary

Today my nephew Bryson went into the MTC to serve his LDS mission in Tacoma, WA. I know, weird that I have a 19 yr old nephew...even weirder - I have a 21 yr old niece who is married and will be having her own kids soon I am sure. Bryson is my husband's sister Monica's first son. Monica is 16 yrs older than Brett, who is the youngest of five. Brett was 6 when Bryson was born, so he has always been sort of an older brother to him more than an Uncle. Matter of fact Monica's kids just call us Brett and Lydia...too weird to say Aunt Lydia and Uncle Brett because we are still pretty young to them. I don't mind though. Being called Aunt Lydia makes me feel old anyways haha.
We are going to miss Bryson so much but he is going to do so good!! He will probably come home to a lot of new things. A new cousin and maybe even a nephew of his own if his older sister Chelsea decides to have one within the next two years, which I am sure will happen. He will be in the MTC for about 2 1/2 weeks. Brett will get to see him a little in the MTC and maybe stop and have lunch with him a few of those days....one of those perks being an MTC teacher. It should be fun for them and Monica is thankful for a watchful eye, at least while he is still in the missionary training center. We love you lots Bry and you will be a great missionary!!

I am sure I will regret this

Due to special request..

22 wks. I also just ate so my tummy I think is poking out more than usual, I hope. Don't look at my face haha.

I am trying to find the picture with Adalie at nine months....because this is how big I was the day I went into labor. Even the same weight.