Happy 8th Birthday Sam!

We decided that since Hadley's fever has been MIA for the past {almost} 24 hours that today was as good a day as any to get out of this house! The timing was perfect because today happened to be Sam's 8th birthday party - and a beautiful officially SPRING day to boot. We trekked out to Kanaskat park with Grandma Vicki who flew in from Walla Walla for the occassion - and we couldn't have been rewarded with a better day. The sun was shining which made the kids' kickball tournament a big hit...and Hadley {and mommy} got to pet Sam & Eli's new puppy "Muddy" which was just icing on the cake so to speak.  Happy Birthday to our favorite 8 year old in the world!  WE LOVE YOU!

Under Construction

When sickness hits, naptime inevitably gets longer.  Which means, mom has more time to kill.  I've decided to use this opportunity to teach myself a few things about our fancy schmancy camera...now is the time to brush up on apperature, f-stops, etc.  And even if all else fails and I never take a picture off of the blessed AUTO setting - at least I can figure out how to use photo editor.

I am attempting to replace some of the photos on the blog (see my first crack at our title images) and yes I know...it's off center, thus the "under construction" status. 

Croup

I was JUST telling someone the other day that Hadley had never really had a fever before apart from the occassional 99 something while teething.  I spoke too soon, that is for sure.  For the past three mornings the poor little thing has woken up with a temp of 103 and coughing and wheezing so bad it is just heartbreaking.  We visited the Dr. THREE TIMES before someone finally agreed, yeah this is beyond a normal cold.  Poor thing has croup :(  Fortunately we are over the worst of it (after a dose of steroids to help her breath better) and she only gets a little worse at night - by the afternoon she's back to her normal smiley little self (apart from her seal bark cough).  Unfortunatley, we are highly contagious over here - we're both covered in snot and I can already feel my sore throat setting in.  Mama & Hadley have had a rough week - let's hope we're just getting it all out of the way to be super healthy in May when the baby arrives!

Goosfraba

Happy to report that I passed my follow-up at the Dr. with flying colors!  I managed to not have a single contraction while on the non-stress monitor and also proved in various other more graphic ways that my bed rest this weekend worked wonders.  I got cleared to go home and resume business as usual, but I'll continue taking 600mg of ibuprofen every 6 hours until I hit 32 weeks to be cautious (I guess it helps everything relax a little).  Andy was SUPER DAD this weekend and took Hadley to the park for countless hours, did nearly every single diaper change, meal, bottle etc.  He really helped me feel 100% ok about sitting on my duff reading Dear John and basically being worthless around the house.  I even went out for a relaxing pedicure while they played. He's an awesome dad, I couldn't ask for better! Here's some pictures from their Alki park adventure...I came along as an observer:

 

 

 

*Goosfraba = from the movie Anger Management...Adam Sandler chants this word every time he needs to calm down.  It was my mantra for the weekend.

Welcome to the family, Roslyn Marie Block!

Congratulations Ryan, Michelle & Wyatt!  Hadley has big plans for her new little girl cousin.

Circus performer

Future performer @ Teatro Zinzanni

Why yes...

That IS a boy.  Probably inappropriate to post this for all the world to see, but I just thought it was too priceless. This is what popped up on screen after I told the u/s technician I was still convinced I was having another girl. 

And one of his cute little face.

St. Patrick's Day Dash - Dashed

Well the good news is: I am one of the healthiest pregnant ladies ever. My blood pressure is consistently a nice & low 102/60, I passed both my glucose exam and my iron check with flying colors and I've gained a modest 15 pounds so far at 30+ weeks (yes, never you mind that I started out nearly 15 pounds heavier than with Hadley this time around). Bad news: the baby for some reason thinks his birthday should be in March rather than May...he got his M months mixed up maybe? I just spent 4 nice long hours back and forth between seeing the OB, getting an ultrasound (during which we put to bed any question that this baby might not be a boy. DEFINITELY a boy), being hooked up to the non-stress monitor for nearly an hour all with the result that I am on modified bed rest for the weekend to try and stop some of the contractions I've been having (and some other things, but we won't go there). Unfortunately, this Sunday I was all set to walk in the St. Patty's Day Dash but that will not be happening. (Even more unfortunately, my Dr. is running in the dang thing so even if I did want to sneak, I'd probably get caught). I've been told to take it super easy for the weekend and come back on Monday for more tests - she said, and I quote "your husband should do absolutely everything this weekend". I like it! If on Monday it seems that my progress towards labor has stopped, then I'll just be told to take it down a notch on playdates / walks etc...If I'm heading even further down the path to an early labor (fingers HUGELY crossed that this will not be the case) then I will be on some sort of bed rest. I don't even want to think about the logistics of THAT! So please send some calming, relaxing vibes my way and pray for the best. Will update on Monday!

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