Rather than surprising Daddy at work with homemade cupcakes today, Ava and I spent the morning at the Dr's office. Shockingly enough she has another ear infection in her right ear. It's probably not a new one...just one that she never got over the last time due to her antibiotics being cut short. I'm not happy with the Dr. we saw last time. Not only did he not start her on another antibiotic, he didn't tell us that we should go and get her tested to see if she really is allergic to Amoxicillin. So, today she needs a prescription for this infection and our options are extremely limited since she now has amoxicillin listed as an allergy. So they started her on azithromycin but the Dr. said that unfortunately it will take 2-3 days for that medication to start working. So, our poor little peanut will have to suffer. Now I have to take her in for a lab draw sometime soon. I'll take her into Children's Hospital to have it done. I'm sure they'll be quick, as they do it hundreds of times a day. I just don't want them to have to find her little tiny veins and stick her. She's not exactly one to sit still...I can't even cut her fingernails most of the time.
Anyway, hoping that your Valentine's Day was a bit more fun than ours!
Monday, February 14, 2011
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).
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).Thursday, February 10, 2011
She's Back!
Our sweet and happy little girl is back. The ear infection must be cleared up because Ava has been smiles and giggles most of the day. She did take a very nice 2 hour nap this afternoon (which I'm hoping will become routine), that's after she slept in and took a morning nap. So I'm glad that we got to spend the day at home so that she could catch up.
This afternoon we went with Daddy to his Dr's appointment in Plymouth and then went over to meet Grandma & Grandpa Veldman for dinner. Today was a Very special day for Grandpa. He turned the big 6-0. Ava pointed out to him in her card that he is 60 times older than her...what a sweet girl. Happy Birthday Grandpa!
This weekend we're going to the cabin. It will be our first trip there in the winter. It's supposed to be warm (if you consider 34 degrees warm) so hopefully we can get outside and play for a little while. Wishing you all a wonderful weekend, and a Happy Birthday to Miss Cora!
Bath time
All wrapped up warm in her towel after her bath. Her little butterfly antennas on her hood fell down...they are so cute!
This would be Ava after she swiped a fry from my dinner plate tonight. The waiter put my plate down, and when I looked over at Ava she had already grabbed a fry. I was wondering if/when we were going to introduce her to those oh so healthy foods...I guess tonight was the night. She of course loved it!
This afternoon we went with Daddy to his Dr's appointment in Plymouth and then went over to meet Grandma & Grandpa Veldman for dinner. Today was a Very special day for Grandpa. He turned the big 6-0. Ava pointed out to him in her card that he is 60 times older than her...what a sweet girl. Happy Birthday Grandpa!
This weekend we're going to the cabin. It will be our first trip there in the winter. It's supposed to be warm (if you consider 34 degrees warm) so hopefully we can get outside and play for a little while. Wishing you all a wonderful weekend, and a Happy Birthday to Miss Cora!
Bath time
All wrapped up warm in her towel after her bath. Her little butterfly antennas on her hood fell down...they are so cute!
This would be Ava after she swiped a fry from my dinner plate tonight. The waiter put my plate down, and when I looked over at Ava she had already grabbed a fry. I was wondering if/when we were going to introduce her to those oh so healthy foods...I guess tonight was the night. She of course loved it!Tuesday, February 8, 2011
What a day!
What a day indeed! Ava (aka "Chomper") woke up this morning and I noticed that she had a slight rash on her chest and belly. Nate finished changing her and brought her down for her cereal. After that it was time for milk. Well Chomper went to town, and it was decided that I would be dropping the morning feeding at the breast as well. So, she got a bottle for breakfast. I don't know what her deal is, but she thinks that it's SO funny to bite me while feeding her. Let's hope and pray that she doesn't think biting other kids at daycare is funny!!!
After that ordeal it was time to get ready. I then realized that the rash was also on her back. I figured that it was probably a reaction to the amoxicillin even though she has been on it in the past. She has still been kind of cranky and I felt as though her antibiotic isn't working as well as it should so I was going to call the Dr. today anyway. So, I took her into the clinic. Her pediatrician was out of the office today, so I had to see some other guy (whom I was not impressed with). First of all, if you're going to keep me and my sick child waiting in a small cell for 45 minutes you could at least apologize or acknowledge that you're running late. I understand that they have buys days, but my time is precious as well. Besides, after Ava knocked her cup of "puff puffs" all over the floor, it kind of sent me over the edge as I tried to pick up the 50 "A" shaped snacks off the nasty virus infected floor. So, he said that her ears have minimal fluid on them, and it sounds like they've improved dramatically from the description that Dr. Garr gave me of them last week. So, he didn't want to start another antibiotic, but we can do another check next week if I feel she has not recovered from the infection. As for the rash, we're calling it a reaction and adding Amoxicillin as an allergy. So, home we went. She continues to be very clingy, and then woke up with the rash spreading to her forehead and the top of her head. I hope that it's better tomorrow. She's going to daycare tomorrow and I want her to have a good day!
On a better note, Ava has learned a new trick. She can now go upstairs. I stood her up on the stairs this afternoon to see what she would do. She started to climb them like she's been doing it for weeks. The little turkey went up probably 8 steps. Guess we'll be getting those baby gates out sooner rather than later.
Check the oil... 
Check the engine...
Put it into gear and we're ready to go! :)
After that ordeal it was time to get ready. I then realized that the rash was also on her back. I figured that it was probably a reaction to the amoxicillin even though she has been on it in the past. She has still been kind of cranky and I felt as though her antibiotic isn't working as well as it should so I was going to call the Dr. today anyway. So, I took her into the clinic. Her pediatrician was out of the office today, so I had to see some other guy (whom I was not impressed with). First of all, if you're going to keep me and my sick child waiting in a small cell for 45 minutes you could at least apologize or acknowledge that you're running late. I understand that they have buys days, but my time is precious as well. Besides, after Ava knocked her cup of "puff puffs" all over the floor, it kind of sent me over the edge as I tried to pick up the 50 "A" shaped snacks off the nasty virus infected floor. So, he said that her ears have minimal fluid on them, and it sounds like they've improved dramatically from the description that Dr. Garr gave me of them last week. So, he didn't want to start another antibiotic, but we can do another check next week if I feel she has not recovered from the infection. As for the rash, we're calling it a reaction and adding Amoxicillin as an allergy. So, home we went. She continues to be very clingy, and then woke up with the rash spreading to her forehead and the top of her head. I hope that it's better tomorrow. She's going to daycare tomorrow and I want her to have a good day!
On a better note, Ava has learned a new trick. She can now go upstairs. I stood her up on the stairs this afternoon to see what she would do. She started to climb them like she's been doing it for weeks. The little turkey went up probably 8 steps. Guess we'll be getting those baby gates out sooner rather than later.
Check the oil... 
Check the engine...
Put it into gear and we're ready to go! :) Thursday, February 3, 2011
Two is not always better than one...
This statement is true especially when talking about ear infections! I picked Ava up from day care on Tuesday and noted some little crusties on her earlobe. I wondered if her ear had been draining and was concerned about an ear infection since she had woke up a couple of times in the past week, and hadn't been her happy little self during the day. So I made her a Dr's appt. for Wednesday morning (at which time she weighed in at 23 lbs). The poor little thing has a horrible double ear infection. She is now on antibiotics and scheduled benadryl. So far it hasn't been helping. Tonight she had a fever of 102.6 and wouldn't eat dinner. I had to force her medication down her (in the past she loved the amoxicillin, and was even wanting more at breakfast). I'm really hoping that tomorrow is a better day for her!
We laid low today since she was very clingy and not in the best of moods. We made a quick trip to Target and that's about it. I'm hoping that she feels better tomorrow so that we can go to the gym. She got plenty of play time today. She pulled herself up (for the first time that I've ever seen) from her knees to a standing position today while playing beside her toy box. She still doesn't understand the concept of moving her feet while she stands. I'm sure it will come. With that being said, a big Congrats to our friend Cora who is now walking!!!
I'm working this weekend so Nate and Ava will be hanging out and enjoying the Super Bowl without me. Wishing you all a wonderful weekend!
Still able to smile in spite of the ear infection and fever
She is now consistently crawling on her knees, and has become quite quick!
This is one of Ava's favorite things to do...pull all of her toys out of the toy box
Today she was able to stand up on her own.
"What, you expect me to put all of this stuff away?"
My poor little sick peanut, had her thumb in her mouth before she even hit the stairs. Sweet dreams!
We laid low today since she was very clingy and not in the best of moods. We made a quick trip to Target and that's about it. I'm hoping that she feels better tomorrow so that we can go to the gym. She got plenty of play time today. She pulled herself up (for the first time that I've ever seen) from her knees to a standing position today while playing beside her toy box. She still doesn't understand the concept of moving her feet while she stands. I'm sure it will come. With that being said, a big Congrats to our friend Cora who is now walking!!!
I'm working this weekend so Nate and Ava will be hanging out and enjoying the Super Bowl without me. Wishing you all a wonderful weekend!
Still able to smile in spite of the ear infection and fever
She is now consistently crawling on her knees, and has become quite quick!
This is one of Ava's favorite things to do...pull all of her toys out of the toy box
Today she was able to stand up on her own.
"What, you expect me to put all of this stuff away?"
My poor little sick peanut, had her thumb in her mouth before she even hit the stairs. Sweet dreams! Sunday, January 30, 2011
One last Christmas
That's right, we celebrated one last Christmas of the season this weekend. But before heading to Hollandale on Saturday morning, we got to spend Friday evening with friends Mo & Kate. Ava and I hadn't seen Kate for probably 10 months, so it was great to finally see the two of them again. We stayed in and had dinner here (much easier since Ava goes to bed at 7 pm).
Saturday morning we were on the road at 9 am to meet up with the rest of the Veldmans in Hollandale to celebrate Christmas. It was great to see everybody, and cousin Steph even surprised us by showing up (she now lives in Illinois). We had to leave around 4 that afternoon in order to get home for Ava's dinner time. But it was great to see everybody. Ava really enjoyed her time with Nana, as she read her a book and fed her a bottle before we had to leave.
This morning we went to church and Ava experienced the church nursery for the first time. We've been talking about taking her in there for a while now. She's just getting to "busy" and it was getting to the point where either Nate or I would have to take her out or we would constantly be passing her back and forth, not getting anything out of the service. It's also hard since we go to the 9:15 service and that is her usual nap time. She did just great at the nursery, and we really enjoyed the service. After church we went over to Mike, Kristi, & Cora's house. Our friends Joe & Amy were visiting from Chicago for the weekend, and we are so grateful that they all included us in their plans so that we could see them again. We had a wonderful brunch over there, and enjoyed catching up with them a bit. We left around 1:00 when Ava had her melt down from not napping. The poor little thing was exhausted (and she woke up with a runny nose so is probably trying to fight off a cold or is teething as well). She fell asleep on the way home, and then slept until almost 3:30. Now if I could just get her to nap like that every day that I'm home.
On a side note, I keep forgetting to tell you about Ava's new word. She's been saying "uh-oh" for about 2 weeks now. It's usually after she throws her sippy cup onto the floor. Besides the crashing of the cup on the floor constantly, it's really cute. She has now also mastered the sippy cup. She chugs water like there's no tomorrow.
We have a busy start to the week with two full days of day care. I'm hoping that we don't get as much snow as they are predicting. I hate the commute to and from work on snowy days! I'm just so grateful that day care is so close to our house.
Hope that you had a wonderful weekend, and have a great start to your week!
Daddy, Ava, & Nana at the Veldman Christmas
Mommy, Cousin Steph, & Ava. Ava loved all the fishing worms from Uncle Rick...she can't wait to use that fishing pole this summer! :)
Joe, Amy, Kristi, Mike, Cora, Ava, Mommy, & Daddy (Kim took the picture) sitting down to enjoy a wonderful brunch
Ava looking at Cora in pure amazement that such a high pitched squeal can come out of such a little person.
Saturday morning we were on the road at 9 am to meet up with the rest of the Veldmans in Hollandale to celebrate Christmas. It was great to see everybody, and cousin Steph even surprised us by showing up (she now lives in Illinois). We had to leave around 4 that afternoon in order to get home for Ava's dinner time. But it was great to see everybody. Ava really enjoyed her time with Nana, as she read her a book and fed her a bottle before we had to leave.
This morning we went to church and Ava experienced the church nursery for the first time. We've been talking about taking her in there for a while now. She's just getting to "busy" and it was getting to the point where either Nate or I would have to take her out or we would constantly be passing her back and forth, not getting anything out of the service. It's also hard since we go to the 9:15 service and that is her usual nap time. She did just great at the nursery, and we really enjoyed the service. After church we went over to Mike, Kristi, & Cora's house. Our friends Joe & Amy were visiting from Chicago for the weekend, and we are so grateful that they all included us in their plans so that we could see them again. We had a wonderful brunch over there, and enjoyed catching up with them a bit. We left around 1:00 when Ava had her melt down from not napping. The poor little thing was exhausted (and she woke up with a runny nose so is probably trying to fight off a cold or is teething as well). She fell asleep on the way home, and then slept until almost 3:30. Now if I could just get her to nap like that every day that I'm home.
On a side note, I keep forgetting to tell you about Ava's new word. She's been saying "uh-oh" for about 2 weeks now. It's usually after she throws her sippy cup onto the floor. Besides the crashing of the cup on the floor constantly, it's really cute. She has now also mastered the sippy cup. She chugs water like there's no tomorrow.
We have a busy start to the week with two full days of day care. I'm hoping that we don't get as much snow as they are predicting. I hate the commute to and from work on snowy days! I'm just so grateful that day care is so close to our house.
Hope that you had a wonderful weekend, and have a great start to your week!
Daddy, Ava, & Nana at the Veldman Christmas
Mommy, Cousin Steph, & Ava. Ava loved all the fishing worms from Uncle Rick...she can't wait to use that fishing pole this summer! :)
Joe, Amy, Kristi, Mike, Cora, Ava, Mommy, & Daddy (Kim took the picture) sitting down to enjoy a wonderful brunch
Ava looking at Cora in pure amazement that such a high pitched squeal can come out of such a little person. Thursday, January 27, 2011
Crawling
As of yesterday, Ava can officially crawl. I even got out the video camera to document it, and as soon as she saw it the little turkey fell to her belly and went straight into the "wounded soldier army crawl". She's been up on her knees a bit more today. But if she gets super excited and wants to go fast she'll go back to the army crawl.
It's been a pretty low key week thus far. Ava went to daycare on Tuesday and then got to play with Grandma Wednesday afternoon. Other than that, we've done our usual...Target runs and trips to the gym. I don't know what I would do without a membership to the gym in the winter. It's so nice to have a place to go and get a bit of exercise (and free day care). With that being said, I can't wait for spring so that Ava and I can get back to our walks outside. We did make a trip to Grandma V's work today. Ava hasn't been there for quite some time, and she shocked all the ladies when they saw how big she has gotten. She played shy for a little while at first, which she has never done before. But once they started to offer her cheerios she became instant friends with them. :)
Tomorrow we'll be heading to the mall to get some new jeans for Ava. I think she went through a growth spurt because half of her pants are now capris. I'll be anxious to see how much she weighs at her 1 yr appt. One year...how did it go so quickly?!?
We have a fun filled weekend planned with friends and family. Wishing you all a wonderful weekend!
Up on her knees.
Love that beautiful smile!
It's been a pretty low key week thus far. Ava went to daycare on Tuesday and then got to play with Grandma Wednesday afternoon. Other than that, we've done our usual...Target runs and trips to the gym. I don't know what I would do without a membership to the gym in the winter. It's so nice to have a place to go and get a bit of exercise (and free day care). With that being said, I can't wait for spring so that Ava and I can get back to our walks outside. We did make a trip to Grandma V's work today. Ava hasn't been there for quite some time, and she shocked all the ladies when they saw how big she has gotten. She played shy for a little while at first, which she has never done before. But once they started to offer her cheerios she became instant friends with them. :)
Tomorrow we'll be heading to the mall to get some new jeans for Ava. I think she went through a growth spurt because half of her pants are now capris. I'll be anxious to see how much she weighs at her 1 yr appt. One year...how did it go so quickly?!?
We have a fun filled weekend planned with friends and family. Wishing you all a wonderful weekend!
Up on her knees. 
Love that beautiful smile!
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