Thought we were over it....

Well I thought we were on the up and up... with the stomach virus but then this afternoon Hollin started throwing up again. We think though she might actually have the same allergy mommy has... to red dye #40. She threw up after we gave her the medicine we were told to give her if she started complaining/whining, she was so we gave it to her. When we gave it to her it was like she almost choked because she quit breathing almost and her lips turned a bluish tint. Then she threw up about 2 mins later. So according to the medicine it said to give it to her again in 15 mins. until the vomiting subsided. Well, we did that and she threw up a TON again! By this point mommy and daddy were very annoyed and called the doctor.... when he decided she more than likely has the same allergy mom has. Great!!!!! This allergy is a real pain in the butt! Poor girl. So since all the drama, she has had a bath... taken a long nap and is not eating because she begged us. She is eating applesauce and bananas, two of her favorites. Hopefully, she will keep it down! We are all over this! Ted has to take the day off tomorrow so I am hoping we are truly done.

Stomach Flu

Well, the last 24 hours we were hit with the Stomach Flu here. Hollin woke us up at 5:30, which she has never done since she was brand new. She was throwing up, we gave her a bath and then she was fine... or so we thought! We spent the rest of the day with a bowl and cuddling on a waterproof blanket. The kid broke my heart because she was so sick. At one point she hadn't had a wet diaper in over 9 hours so we were rushed to the doctor's office where they checked her for dehydration. She was dehydrated but not quite bad enough to go the ER, close but not quite. She ended up drinking some stuff and throwing it up so we thought for sure we were headed to the ER but we still had medicine to give her, which worked MIRACLES! She drank small sips and eventually had a wet diaper. We were on the up and up. All three of us spent the night sleeping down in the family room. She woke us up at 1:30 begging us for a Banana. Always a good sign!

Today she is doing much better- not 100% but better. Our poor little peanut! I can tell you one thing, it is awful being a mom when you can't do anything for your kid when they are so miserable. It killed me! I spent most of the day crying- and for any of you who know me- IMAGINE that??? Just kidding!

We are looking forward to a great night of sleep. In our own beds. This will help us all- because my back is killing me from the floor! Too old for that arrangement anymore. :)

Cracks me Up!

Tonight when I put Hollin down for bed we read her, her favorite book, Ten Little Fish! She loves that book. I finished the book and placed her in her crib. She layed her little head down on her tiny pillow and she wanted to book to "read." She crossed one leg over her knee to form a square kind-of. The she started "reading" her book and would then turn the page. It is hilarious seeing her in bed with her book mumbling the words and doing such a nice job holding her book with her legs. Hilarious! I will have to take a picture the next time.

Also, today I was singing the ABCs- that is how she lets me do her hair. She sang along with me- clear as can be! NO JOKE!! I would stop for a second and she would try to continue. I would then continue and she would keep on singing with me. It was a hoot. I loved it!

She is growing and getting to be a kid rather than a baby- boo- hoo!

Really and Truly I am going to do this thing!

Hollin is now almost 20 months old and if you look at previous posts I have tried to do this thing several times. However, this hasn't been successful, or should I say I haven't been good at this. SO... I am going to make an attempt again to get this thing going.

Our winter was AWFUL. We have all been sick, so sick. Hollin had pink eye, croup, RSV and a killer ear infection, that took 4 doses of different antibiotics to get rid of! Hilary had a sinus infection, ear infection, bronchitis and several colds. Ted actually had the flu! He was sick forever! Due to the fact that we were all so sick we weren't able to do much of anything. We did get up to the mountains a couple of times but overall, we spent time sick as a dog at home.

In March, we all went to Rancho Mirage, California for a golf vacation. It was fantastic! It was sunny and therefore, the sun killed all our germs. Thank GOD! Hollin loved riding in the golf cart, golfing, SWIMMING and so much outdoor stuff. She threw fits when we would not take her swimming. It was adorable believe it or not.

April so far has been good. We really haven't done too much! Ted had PRK (lasik) eye surgery today after the first Lasik was a disaster! (Another great moment from the winter.) Hollin loves daycare and is truly enjoying the warmer weather. She loves to play outside and now she can. We got some gently used outdoor toys and new toys for her so she really can go outside and play. It is nice and the germs are finally gone- I hope!

Some of Hollin's adorable moments and things that she does are:
Hugs and kisses everyone!
Baby signs- more, thank you, please, eat, all done, and so many more. The wonderful thing about the baby signs is she speaks and signs so we are truly understanding her!
She gets things out of the pantry and eats them
Dances when the Ellen show comes on
Loves the Price is Right
Says "mo" for Elmo.

AND SOOOO Much more! What can I say... she is adorable! Not that I am biased or anything! :)