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Showing posts with label ear infection. Show all posts
Showing posts with label ear infection. Show all posts

Sunday, April 17, 2011

Family Fun

The last few days we've just hung around the house together, gone out to eat a few times, stepped out shopping a few times and pretty much just kept it nice and low key.  Forgive the blurry cell phone photos.

Mia rocking with Uncle Kevin.

See, totally just chillin'.  :)

Thankfully Uncle Harold (my dad's youngest brother) was better at getting his camera out and taking photos than the rest of us were and he was nice enough to let us download them so we were able to have some non-cell phone photos.

Tiffany, fastidiously reading.

Holding up my chins for the photo.  :)  See, only one!

Carnivorous beastie Mia, chewing on her shoe.

Mia and Tiffany doing what they do best - chewing on stuff and reading.  :)

But wait! I can do another trick as well!

Wait for it!  Wait for it!

I can SWING IT!!!  YEE HAW!!!

Playing with mommy.

Grandma (my mom) finding a less conspicuous way to hide the chins.  Good one!

Mia teaching mama how to text on Uncle Harold's phone.

Mia teaching Uncle Harold where his nose was - he was way surprised to find it right there in front.  :)

Mia teaching Uncle Harold how to wave.

S M I L E !

Hanging with the boys - Kevin, Grandpa (my dad), and Uncle Harold

Uncle Harold and Auntie Charlotte sent some ADORABLE outfits for Mia.  They were size 12 month so that she could grow into them and wear them for a while.  They were a little big, but we had to have a fashion show anyhow.  I was surprised how much they almost fit - we rolled the waistbands of the pants and that helped.  The colors were so fun and looked so great on her.  Here are the photos from the fashion show.  :)

Mia's cool new patriotic bib. (Uncle Harold and Aunt Charlotte were married on the 4th of July)

Darling outfit number one.  SO cute!

Darling outfit number two.  But of course!  :)

Darling outfit number three.  LOVE IT!

Walk like an Egyptian.

And a foot photo for Auntie Charlotte - she loves baby feet, but unfortunately Mia's can be a little tricky to get to hold still long enough.  Smart mama found a great solution.  :)

Reading an upside down book with Aunt Tiffany - an upside down boat, an upside down wagon...

Capturing the attention of Kevin and Tiffany by clapping.  :)  We spent a lot of time watching Mia do cute things.

Freshly bathed little baby sweetly snuggling grandma.

Today at church, my little brother Kevin gave little Mia her blessing which is similar to a christening in other churches.  He was so sweet to do it for us!  Unfortunately late last night he woke up with a head ache and later threw up, so needless to say he wasn't feeling so great that morning.  Mia had also woke up with a cough and'd had a rough night the night before.  Luckily we all made it to church and Mia was able to get blessed.  Yesterday we all went out to lunch at Cafe Rio (a local favorite of mine) and Uncle Harold and I got there before the other two cars so we ran next door to TJ Maxx to see if they had any pretty little dresses.  We found a darling little dress and though I was planning on paying for it myself, Uncle Harold insisted on paying for half (thank you Uncle Harold and Aunt Charlotte) and my mom paid for the other half as part of an early birthday present for her (thank you mom).  Needless to say, Mia looked incredibly adorable today.  :)  My dear friend Amy Craig was able to make the 8:30 am meeting with her twin 18 month old girls in tow - what a woman!!!

Fashion show when we got home - is this not the cutest dress ever?!?!?

The pretty detail work on the top layer - so pretty!

Sitting so sweetly in church on Uncle Kevin's lap.

Pretty baby Mia with Uncle Kevin after church.

Photo with her favorite mama.  :)  Man, I never thought she had my eyes before...

Man I love this beautiful, wonderful little girl!

Kevin, Mia and I came home after the Sacrament meeting because Kevin and Mia weren't feeling so good.  Luckily after a bottle and a nap, Mia was feeling better, though her voice is really hoarse.  Kevin, unfortunately is still feeling a bit under the weather.  We happened to talk to a man from the church and I mentioned that Mia was feeling sick and he offered to come over and check her out so that we didn't have to run into Wee Care.  He happened to be a pediatrician and came over and checked her breathing and looked in her ears, nose and mouth.  It was such a blessing not to have to run across town to the only 24 hour emergent care facility and even called in a prescription for her because she's congested and is working on another ear infection.  I'm wondering if we're going to have to get tubes put in after all.  I was so thrilled that she wasn't having many ear infections, but she had one beginning of December, middle of March and now middle of April.  Poor thing!

After her nap - checking out the reflection in the tree pot.

And back to her old self - licking everything.  lol  No wonder she's currently sick!

Saturday, March 19, 2011

St. Paddy's day and the weekend

Just a quick post because Mia and I have been under the weather this weekend, but still managed to have some fun.


Wednesday night Mia had a really hard time falling asleep and once she finally fell asleep, she'd wake up SCREAMING.  This is SO not like her and I had the horrible feeling that we may have another ear infection on our hands.  She woke up Thursday morning with a fever and by then I was pretty sure about the ear infection.  We were suppose to have a play date, but had to call and cancel and head into the doctor instead.  Luckily we were able to get the only available appointment left for the day.  I gave Mia a dose of baby fever reducer / pain killer and got her dressed and ready for the day.  Since it was St. Patrick's Day, she wore her green.  She was a big hit at the doctor's office in her green.  :)


Who me?


No pinching me - I'm in green!!!! 

What?!?!  A doctor visit and NO shots you say?!?!  Unbelievably wonderful!!!

Yay!!!!  No shots!!!  Definitely clap-worthy!!!

Poor thing woke up from her nap with gucky eyes after her doctor appointment.  I was worried that it had turned into conjunctivitis or pink eye, but luckily it was a one-time thing thank goodness!!!


Stripped her down to cool off the fever, but had to leave the drool bib on my little slobber-monster.  lol

Luckily, the medicine helped her feel SO much better!  Besides an antibiotic, we also got some ear drops that helped with the pain.  Thank you modern medicine for helping my sweet baby feel better so quickly!!!  Because she was feeling better, we were able to go to a concert for part of SXSW (South by Southwest concert series).  Luckily the noise reduction headphones that I ordered online on Tuesday came in the mail Monday morning so we were able to take Mia to the concert and not have the loud music bother her. 

Thankfully after the initial event of putting the headphones on Mia, they didn't seem to bother her at all.  The weather was perfect - warm with a light breeze and the bands were wonderful.  We got to sit outside and listen to the bands Bowling for Soup and Blue October with our good friends Carlos, Eunice, Chrissy and even Zeus's sister Bertha made it in time from out of town.  Such a fun night!


Mia in her noise reducers.  :)  They worked great, but kind of smooshed her cheeks and made her look like a hound dog.  lol


The bands played against the backdrop of downtown Austin.  Lovely!


Zeus took Mia up by the band for a little bit and contrary to the look on her face, she had a good time.  :)