It's Bad.... & Scary....

Bree hasn't improved. I started worrying more last night that Bree's cough & runny nose seemed a little worse than it had been. She has refused baby food since last Friday, and has only been nursing & taking a little cereal right before bed. Then this morning, she wouldn't nurse. Since she is only nursing, we are back to 5am feedings, but this morning she just was to congested to even nurse a little. I waited in out until the Doctors office opened, and we got her in by 9am. We went over all the symptoms, listened to her lungs, looked at her ears.... etc. Then she started watching her chest, and decided to do a test for RSV. As soon as I even heard that she wanted to test for that, my heart just dropped. Then the test came back positive. Bree has RSV.
I'm still pretty scared, but the doctor feels as though Bree has a pretty mild case of it. Thank God, but I have just read & heard some petty scary stories about RSV that end up in the hospital. We did a breathing treatment in the Doctors office, and we are now on drops at home to help with breathing. The Doc thinks that will be enough, along with all the other homeopathic treatments & Tylenol. Unfortunately, RSV is a viral infection in the lungs ( http://kidshealth.org/parent/infections/lung/rsv.html ), and therefore, there isn't much you can do for it besides just wait it out. We just have to make sure she stays hydrated! The Doc also said it typically lasts about 2 weeks, and that we probably have another week to go. Poor baby! I just feel sooo bad for her!
I am already such a germ-a-phobe, but I have a feeling that is going to kick up even more now. Apparently, the RSV virus is highly contagious and very hard to kill!
I ask you all to please pray for our baby Bree! Pray that her little body is through the worst of it, and that more extensive treatments will not be needed!!

1st Cold.......

It's official, Bree has her first cold! And I can't stand it!! I know it is normal for kids to have colds every now & then, but it is just so hard not being able to do anything to help them! I absolutely can't stand that I can't do anything to make it better right away. She has a runny runny nose, bad cough, and won't eat any baby food. She is just nursing & taking cereal with breast milk once a day..... and maybe taking a little juice. This started on Friday & really kicked up on Saturday. I hope & pray that it is on it's way out of here!

The Doc. says it is viral, and that we just have to wait it out. We are on a couple of homeopathic supplements & Tylenol.

Please, please pray for our little Bree and for this cold to take a hike NOW!!

Happy 6 Month Birthday!!!

I can't even believe it. That can't be right! Can it?!?! My itty bitty tiny little baby is already 6 months old?!??!? Oh my goodness!!

Oh, sweet angel, I can't believe you are already 1/2 a year old!!!!!!! You have changed and grown so much baby girl. It is almost hard for me to believe you were once just 7 Lbs.! I have to look back at pictures sometimes to really understand how much you have grown & changed. It seems as though I was holding you in the hospital just a few moments ago, and now here you are 6 months old!! I love you with all that I am & all that I have! You are our little angel, sweet Bree!!

Well, this past month you have done a ton of new things...............
- You met Santa..... but weren't too impressed. It was nap time. (Picture coming soon)
- You have now tried Bananas, Applesauce, and Pears. We usually mix one or two of those with oatmeal or rice cereal & breast milk or water.
- You roll bunches now! You can roll in any direction while reaching for anything in sight! ;-)
- You always reach for Mommy's water bottles & whatever I am eating. You also love to pull hair & take people's glasses off!
- You have decided that there is WAY too much to do when laying on the changing table while I change you diaper. So, mostly Mommy changes you on your play blanket on the floor.

- You are such a big girl now, because you can spot your pacifier.... wiggle 'til you reach it..... and put it in your mouth all by yourself!!
- You chew on your fingers, pacifer, toys.... pretty much anything you can get to your mouth. (I think your little teeth are on their way.)
- You reach & laugh at the doggies!
- You drink water pretty well now.
- You have suddenly gotten extremely attached to Mommy, and I can't usually leave your line of sight without little crys.
-Which leads to why you now live on my hip! :-)
- You have also gotten a little bashful. It is soooo cute & funny! Sometimes when someone besides Mommy talks to you or smiles at you...... you smile, turn, and bury you head in Mommy's shoulder.... still smiling. Ha! :-)
- You now believe sleep is unnecessary & gets in the way of play time! Hahaha!
- You love to bounce, wiggle, move, kick, flap your little arms like a birdie, giggle, "talk", touch everything, smile constantly, play peak-a-boo, finding tags on anything (blankets, pillows, clothes, etc.) and trying to eat them!

I love you so much Miss Aubrey Katelynn!!!!

Here are some pictures from our 6 month "photo shoot"! :-)

Sleep....O' where O'where have you gone??

Oh sweet sleep, where have you gone? I love you my dear friend....... please, come visit me again sooooon!! :)

Well, Bree baby has not been sleeping that great for quite a while now. Not that I am complaining about her; she is the Best!! No doubt about that! I just wish we could consistently sleep at least 7 straight hours at night. That's just the thing, her night time sleeping patterns are so inconsistent! I can't put my finger on what is going on? I've tried to pay attention to every little change in everything from eating habits, nap times throughout the day, to possible teething??? I just have no idea! I'm stumped. I think she slept better..... consistently better at 8 weeks than she does now. I'm so confused. Does this just happen when you introduce solids & are waiting on those stinkin' teeth to pop through??

Anyway, I think i have slept only 6 straight hours maybe 4 0r 5 nights since Bree was born. Mostly in the beginning, when Bree would sleep that long...... I would just wake up in a panic. Now, it just seems like she wakes up in the middle of the night, happy & ready to play & eat.

Any ideas??? Please? I'm going to increase her baby food some more tonight.... maybe that will help her sleep a little longer through the night?

This is for Bree...

I'm into these Word For The Day things right now. Today's seems to be written for my little girl! I don't think you can ever anticipate how much you will love your child, until you are a parent. I longed for her, and loved her before she was ever here. I try to remember my life without her, and it all seems dark. Our little Bree, has not only "rekindled (my) inner light," she has shown me the sun itself. I love you baby girl!!

http://www.gratefulness.org/ WORD FOR THE DAY Thursday, Dec. 11

"Sometimes our light goes out, but is blown again into instant flame by an encounter with another human being. Each of us owes the deepest thanks to those who have rekindled this inner light."

Albert Schweitzer

Wordless Wednesday

(The doggies included themselves in Bree's playtime :) hahaha)

Word For The Day

My mom started forwarding me these "word for the day" things a couple of years ago from http://www.gratefulness.org/ . They are little sayings/devotionals/daily meditations..... however you want to think of it. I finally signed up to get them myself a few months back. Here is the one from this past Saturday that I enjoyed. :)
Just a little something to think about................

"Any kind of expectation creates a problem. We should accept, but not expect. Whatever comes, accept it. Whatever goes, accept it. The immediate benefit is that your mind is always peaceful."

Sri Swami Satchidananda

Wordless Wednesday

Oh, how I loath Walmart!

Don't get me wrong...... I love the prices, but I hate the ...... "shopping experience" I guess. It seem I always get stuck behind the lady with 18 kids that all seem to be sick, the indecisive guy who has no understanding of what his wife wrote on the grocery list, or now today.............. the guy totally stoned out of his mind. Wait, pardon me.... he could have been tripping..... I'm not quite sure. I mean, I know that deciding between Orange Juice with no pulp, low pulp, extra pulp, and added calcium is a rather large decision....... but lets get with the program.

I noticed this poor little stoner lost in thought looking at the OJ as soon as I entered the refrigerated section. So, I tried to gather up all I needed before heading to get my own OJ. Okay..... I did all my shopping in that section & came back to the OJ....... He is still there. I decided to go get some of my frozen stuff & come back. To no avail........ he was still there! I'm talking a good 5 min. people. I would have asked nicely for him to move before, but he had sort of blocked off the entire OJ shelf. But at this point, I just had to push past him & nicely say..... "ahem.... excuse me please!" He then gave me a bewildered look, seemed unable for a few moments to figure out what I was saying, and then finally stepped away from the OJ. Then watched how I chose my OJ with ease & quickly strolled away. When I glanced back, I noticed that little druggie boy decided to finally make his selection of OJ............. the exact same one I got!

Okay, I don't care if you want to do drugs. I don't care if you want to trip or smoke out all day. It is your body & your choice. I don't care if you want to be totally messed up at 2pm in the afternoon ............ kind of stupid, but whatever.................BUT JUST STAY HOME!!!!! !! K Thanks!


:)

Happy Birthday Continued..........

After we went to sweet little Gracie's birthday party yesterday, we headed over to my mom's house. My mom & brother took us out to eat for Nick's birthday, and then we came back to my momma's house for cake & ice cream. Yummy! :)

I forgot to get my camera out at little Grace's b-day party..... but I did get some pictures at my mom's house.

Happy Birthday Nick!!!!

Today is my sweet hubby's birthday! We went to breakfast this morning, and then headed to Nick's favorite place in the whole world (haha)........ Best Buy!

We love you so much sweetie!!!


On our way home from our little happy birthday outing, Bree put her pacifer back in her mouth all by herself!! WOW!!! She is such a big girl! Everyday, she is doing more & more...... I just can't believe it!!

Also, today is our little friend, Gracie's Birthday!! Happy 2nd Birthday sweet girl! I can't believe you are already 2 years old!!!

Happy Thanksgiving 2008

I hope everyone had a really wonderful Thanksgiving! This year we spent Thanksgiving at my Cousin Connie's house in the Fort Worth area. My mom has so many wonderful cousins, and we usually rotate between houses each year. On my mom's side, we have a big extended family, and there are usually 30+ people. It is always so nice to be around family! Also, Nick's parents came into town from Saint Louis.
Here are a few pictures from our Thanksgiving this year... as well as Nick's parents visit:


Daddy & Bree:
Nana & Bree Baby:

Cousins Ruth & Jane

Bree had to take a little nap :)

Bree & Grandma Sapp:

My Momma & brother Matt:

The Sapp's Visit:

We headed to the park one day....

Nick beat his Dad at a game of Basketball :)

Certified Public Accountant!!!!!!!!!!!!

Congratulations to my sweet hubby……. We just found out that he past the last section of the CPA exam!! WoooHoooo!!! So, after he fills out all the paper work and takes his ethics course………… He will officially be a CPA!!!

We are so proud of you sweet heart! You have studied & worked so incredibly hard for this! We love you!!

For the last 2 years, inbetween Nick working an average of 60 hour work weeks during his NON busy season, he has been studying for these tests non stop. I am so happy that all of that is over now! YAY!!

Oh, and if anyone wants to come over & roast marshmallows tonight…. Just let me know. We will be having a huge ceremonial bonfire to burn all of the CPA books tonight at our house! HAHAHA!!! :) Anything you guys want to burn & add to the bonfire??

Happy 5 Month Birthday Sweet Baby Bree!!!!

Bree, you are the sunshine of Mommy’s life!! Mommy & Daddy love you soo much sweet angel! I can’t believe you are 5 months old today! Every day I look into your precious eyes, I thank God for His most wonderful work ever…. YOU!!

You have turned into such a little actress lately. I’m constantly laughing at all the new silly & wonderful things you are doing all of the time!!

New things you have done this month:

-You can roll from your front to your back & are sooo close to rolling from your tummy to your back.
- You started rice cereal the past Saturday November 15th (You LOVE it)!

- You get the giggles at night now off & on!

- You think Mommy’s serious voice (when I am getting on to the dogs) is hilarious!..... This should be interesting in several months when you are the one getting into things. I can hear it now “haha…. You are soo funny Mommy when you tell me NO”!

- You drink water out of a sippy cup, & you think that is the best!
- You reach for Mommy’s water bottle, food, hair, earrings, and for your toys... & the doggies!

- You smile every time the flash comes on when I’m taking your picture. (Which let’s face it….. is all of the time.)

- You love to watch your Care Bears & Baby Einstein movies!

- You “talk” almost all of the waking hours of the day away!

- You are officially sleeping in your own room! You actually have been in there for a whole month now (But Mommy might still be in there with you most nights…. To escape Daddy’s snoring! Shhhh…. Don’t tell Daddy). :)

-You are such a tough little girl. You loved to play BOO… & get scared game. You also think it is so funny when Daddy plays wall ball in your room over your crib.

- You like to sit in your little chair & play with toys!

- You seem to think it is pretty cool to sit up in your high chair when Mommy is in the kitchen.

Bree, My Love……. “You are my sunshine… my only sunshine; you make me happy when skies are gray…. You’ll never know dear how much I love you…..!

Where have I been?? I’ve become the biggest slacker with this blog! I’m going to really make an effort to get better with that. Life has been crazy! Bree is doing all these new things, and I have so many little updates about her. She is going to be 5 months old this week!! What?! I will post all her favorites & happenings on the 19th in honor of her 5 month birthday. I know there are other updates I need to add too, but I’ll try to summarize later without writing a 5 page blog entry.
I hope all is well with all my bloggy readers! :)
Updates coming soon! :)

Wordless Wednesday

(Showing off a new present from her Grandmomma) :)