No More Curls! Well, for a day!!!

When I got my new hair straightener I had to try it out on the girls. They have such curly hair. It is always so cute and bouncy, but every girl with curly hair wants to straighten it right? My girls weren't too thrilled sitting still for me but I did the best I could. I did it on low heat. They looked so cute and different. Their hair didn't straighten all the way. It still had wavy curls in it. The top three pics are of Madi and then three pics of Gracie. That last pic was taken about 3 hours after I did it and it already was starting to curl again. Oh yeah, after their naps I ran the flat iron through one more time because it was getting curly again. It is all back to bouncy ringlets again, but it was fun to see it straighter for one day. And wow, their hair is pretty long when it isn't in tight ringlets.

Hospital!!!

Her poor eye! First day in hospital

She needed her mommy

Ouchy!

She LOVES her daddy
In her crib/cage

Madi was sorry for sister

Next morning, you can see a sliver of her eye! Already getting better

Madi loved playing in her crib

Waiting for daddy to come back with food


Hanging out

Sunday morning, the day we got to leave. Look at that eye now!

We are spent! Right after my birthday I noticed that Gracie had sores or cankers in her mouth. I thought she must have been biting on her lip. Well come to find out, she got many more and got they got huge. She wouldn't eat or drink. She was in pain. Poor thing. She was diagnosed with hand-foot-mouth disease(horrible name). Can't prescribe anything for this virus. Just has to run its course. Madi got it a couple of days later. Jeff and I didn't get any sleep the entire weekend. Then a week ago we noticed a little purple bump on Gracie's left eyelid. I just thought she got bit by an insect or something. Didn't worry about it at all. Thursday morning it was significantly bigger, so Jeff took her in and she was prescribed an antibiotic. The doctor said if it got worse to bring her back in. Well Friday it was way worse so all four of us took her in. I had a feeling she was going to be admitted to the hospital and I wanted Jeff there with me. Hilary was gone to a volleyball tournament, so we had to tow Madi around with us. It would have been nice to have her home so she could watch Madilynn for us. Oh yeah Hilary got the hand-foot-mouth disease too. From the girls. Sorry Hil! Anyways, they said that it was bad enough to admit her to the hospital to get antibiotics through IV. I was so scared for her! When we got settled in the room. Jeff said he wanted day shifts. So I got the night shifts at the hospital. What I don't think he realized when he said that was that included her IV being put in. I had to take Madi home, she was sooo cranky and she needed her nap. So Jeff got the IV duty. About three hours later they finally had her IV in after 14 tries!!!! Who does that to a little girl not even 2 years old yet? I was furious. Three diffrerent nurses tried and that equaled 11 attempts before they finally called the anesthesiologist. He even had to try 3 times before they finally got it in. My poor Gracie. She did a great job. Jeff said it was sooo hard to see that. I feel so bad for him, but glad I didn't have to be there. I would have been crying so hard and probably would have decked a nurse or two :) We were at the hospital for two nights and three days. Her culture came back saying it was a Staphylococcus aureus infection. Because of her illness her immune system was weak and she must have scratched her eye and it got infected. Anyway we are so happy to be back home. Gracie still has to take two different antibiotics every day, but her eye is getting better. It isn't back to normal yet. We are hoping by this time next week she is 100%.

BiRtHdAy!!!

I turned 25 on Thursday. It was a great day. Thanks to everyone for your birthday wishes. I got some sweet presents this year. Hilary got me a way cute bracelet. Thanks Hil. But here is another post about my sweet, thoughtful husband. First he took me to lunch while Hilary watched the girls. Then he got off early and sent me off to a massage. It felt great. He told me to call him when my massage was over before heading home. When I called he told me to go read my book somewhere for 30 minutes then call again. Which I did, and he still wasn't ready for me to come home yet. By this time, I'm thinking....wow is he cleaning the house? Cooking me dinner? I had no idea. When he said I could finally come home there was nothing different about the house, I did notice the girls were bathed, but couldn't understand why he kept me away. He told me I wasn't allowed in the computer room and that is when I noticed a sound coming from within. It sounded like an air pump. I was soooo confused! He kept going in an out and wouldn't let me in. Finally around 7:30pm, he said I could see my present. Hilary had just arrived and brought carrot cake and cupcakes. So she was obviously in on the plan. Jeff brought out a large present. He said I had to open one thing at a time. The first was a card from him and the girls. It said the girls got me the massage and a cute baby sweater....Huh? That is when I pulled out the next present and it was a cute brown and pink jacket, but that is not what caught my attention. It was the cute baby feet prints in glitter paint and a G and M that caught my eye. Then it all made sense. While I was getting my massage, Jeff was sweating trying to get the girls to cooperate and make feet and hand prints on this jacket. And the noise was a blow dryer and fan to get it to dry in time for me to open it. I LOVE it! It is sooooo priceless. Jeff went through a lot to get it done, especially with the girls who just loved getting all dirty. That is why the girls were bathed too! The next present was a dozen cookies from a bakery that I love. The last present was a printout of a hair straightener and money to get my hair done. My flat iron has been broken forever. I always get the $50 ones and they keep busting within a year. So this time he bought me one that is supposed to be better than the Chi. My sister Kelsey researched it on the Internet for him. So thanks! I can't wait to get it in the mail and try it out. So with that money what should I do? I'm definitely growing my hair out, but I can't decide what color to dye it. Highlights? One solid color? I know I want it lighter. I look better with light hair with my complexion. So help me out!!! Thanks Jeffrey! I love you soooo much. Thanks to everyone for your gifts and thoughts. I forgot to say that their hand prints are on the front of the jacket. Don't have a pic of it though, okay bye.