Kendall 7 Months

This is a little late. Kendall turned 7 Months on April 7th. On March 27th She rolled over from her back onto her stomach. She had only done that once before and I think the first time it was an accident. Then on April 16th she finally learned to roll off from her stomach onto her back. She has been sitting for longer periods of time. Sometimes for 2 minutes at a time. It won't be long now before she will be getting into everything! She got her first tooth on April 12th. She has been up all the night before wanting to nurse and in the Morning I noticed the little tooth just popping through her gums. Other then that night it has not seemed to bother her at all. She is always such a happy baby! She loves baby food. She eats just about any kind I give her. So far Her favorites seem to be bananas, squash and peas. The only cereal she has had so far is Oatmeal and I mix that with her bananas. She tried a couple sips of diluted juice but didn't seem to care for that at all.

Gabby's 6 year Check up

Gabby has been sick for the past week or so. First she had an ear infection and went to the doctor and was put on an antibiotic. Then she got a stomach virus that Avalynn and Nathan had also had. The doctor checked her ear and told me that since she only had one day left of the antibiotic left I should stop giving it to her because she is now having diarrhea from the stomach virus and the antibiotic will make worse. Gabby now weighs 60 pounds (95th%) and is 47 1/2 in (85th%). She is big for her age and one of the tallest in her class. So other then being sick the past week she is doing well. She didn't need any shots and is all caught up on them until 6th grade.

Here she is at her appointment in the waiting room.

Avalynn is sick

Poor Avalynn is sick. Yesterday when I picked her up from school her teacher came out holding Avalynn's book bag with gloves on and told me she had just puked all over her bag as she was getting ready to come home. The janitor cleaned it off best he could. When we got home Avalynn continued throwing up. She tried drinking a little and it would come right back up. Her stomach was also hurting her really bad and she had a fever of a little over 100. I made a bed on a cot in my room for her and we went up to bed around 8:00. She kept puking and was writhing in pain so much that she could not lay still and kept climbing off the cot. I was really worried that maybe she had appendicitis or something so I asked Kevin to take her to the ER. I would have gone but I didn't know how long we would be and with Kendall still nursing I would have had to take her also. When they got there they took some blood and gave her something to stop her from throwing up. Then they gave her some fluids through an IV. Kevin and Avalynn got home a little after 2:00 a.m. She seemed a lot better and was able to go to bed and slept until 6:45 this morning. She ate a small bowl of cheerieos and drank some powerade. She has been laying on the couch all day and sleeping on and off. She still has a temp and her stomach is still hurting but so far she has not thrown up since last night.

Avalynn in the ER

It has been 33 years

One year closer to seeing you again.

R.I.P Nathan. I cannot remember you but I miss you every day brother.

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