Oh what a night!

We left Friday evening for our first winter trek to the cabin. The drive was uneventful and Ava slept most of the time. We got up there pretty late so Ava went straight to bed. We got up Saturday morning to some beautiful weather. By mid morning the sun was shining and the thermometer was reading 34 degrees. It felt tropical out! Nate and I ran into town for a short while was Ava was taking her nap. We found her some cute winter boots for next year, hopefully they'll fit her come next year. After her snack we bundled up and headed outside to play in the snow. She's still not real impressed with it, or perhaps it was that she wasn't feeling the best (which we didn't know at that time). You can see the pictures below for our outdoor fun. The snow wasn't perfect for packing, so we made miniature snowmen instead of big ones. They were just Ava's size! :)

Ava got a little fussier as the day went on, and by evening she was refusing most food and not her happy little self. She went down to bed ok, that is until about 11:00. That's when the coughing and the crying started. That didn't stop until around 4:00 AM. We walked, we rocked, we stood in the steamy bathroom with the shower running, we had some milk, and then we rocked and walked some more. The only thing that worked was the rocking chair in combo with "glow seahorse" (it's the same as glow worm, only a seahorse...appropriate for at the lake of course). Grandma rocked her from 4-6 AM so I snuck in two hours of sleep. At that point I took her so Grandma could get at least a little sleep as well. I finally laid her down in her crib around 6:30 and she slept on and off (when she wasn't coughing) until around 8:30. Then she awoke with a fever. She slept all the way home, but then her temp spiked last night with a high of 104.2. Some Ibuprofen and some milk (she once again refused food) and she went off to bed. With the ibuprofen, benadryl, and a humidifier on all night, she slept pretty good. There was the coughing, but not the crying. Thank you lord!!! She has to be just exhausted after not sleeping Saturday night. I'll be calling the clinic when they open at 9:00 to get her in for an appointment. I'm thinking that ear infection may be back, or she has a really bad sore throat since she's not eating solids. Hopefully we can find some answers there. We'll keep you posted!

Ava making a snow angel...doesn't she look like she's having fun? :)

Ava, Mommy, & Daddy with the mini snowmen

Ava size snowmen (please note the snowmen's spiky hair on the left and the "snowhawk" on the right. They are compliments of Uncle Wes)

Ava & Grandpa V.

Uncle Wes spelled out Ava's name with twigs

Daddy, Mommy, Ava, & Uncle Wes in front of the cabin

Ava standing at the window looking out at silly Uncle Wes and Daddy waving at her

Mommy & Ava

Ava during her nap after we got home. I had to wake her so that she would sleep last night. Poor little thing was just exhausted (and feverish).