A Museum Play Date

On Sunday we met up with our besties at the Science Center. We had a great morning!!

These two crack me up!!

So do these two!

I think Sydney is a little mad that Sloane has more hair. HA!

Sydney and I photo bombed the love birds!

At one point Maddie and Hudson had run on and Danielle and I had to rally up the daddies. 

They attempted to build this bridge for ever. Until Sydnado came barreling through and knocked it over for good!

Loving on baby Sloane.

We had a great morning at the museum with a yummy lunch after. Then it was time to head for home and naps for everyone! That time change is a killer!

Snowmageddon….Again.

On Tuesday, we were at the ER with Sydney. On Wednesday, I sent Maddie to preschool (she normally stays home with me) so that I could focus on our littlest girl. We had a pretty good day snuggling. It was nice to have some one on one time with Sydney, even if she was still a little under the weather.

Around 4 pm, it started snowing.

And then, it didn't stop. It snowed all night. On Thursday we woke up to a TON of snow. Over the weekend, the last of the first blizzard melted. And now, we were covered again. Of course, both preschool and daycare were closed.


Chris and I were both working from home so we rotated our meetings in and out of playing with the girls. In the afternoon, the hand plow came back out.


Maddie helped for a bit but then found burying Stella to be more fun.

Stella loved the snow!

Even Sydney girl was feeling good enough to get outside for a bit. 

 In the battle of Sydney vs. her gloves, Sydney won. So I took her inside shortly after.

The snow was still very powder-y so we couldn't build a snowman or sled (yet.) That night, Maddie was putting up her best bedtime battle. She told us the only thing that would make her go to sleep was big panda. So….

She's the little head on the left. Big panda is, well, everywhere else, on her bed. :)

On Friday, I took the monkeys to All About Kids to blow of some steam. 

Maddie shouted, " Look at me! I'm practicing my gymnastics." I was pretty impressed. She hopped right up there and held herself up while she swung back and forth. 

And! Sydney girl climbed the big slide all by herself. Notice Madeline and her buddy Amelia at the top cheering her on!

On Saturday, I went to Pure Barre while Chris played with the girls.

He took them to Cabela's and they sat very nicely in the cart while he leisurely shopped.

 Or not.

We met up after my class at Barnes and Noble.

After lunch with my parents, Sydney and daddy went home for a nap while Maddie and I went grocery shopping. Since she had her own cart, the trip took a sweet forever a little longer than normal. We went up and down every aisle.

That night Maddie FINALLY got to build her snowman. She'd been wanting to but the snow hadn't really been good building material. On Saturday, it was just right!

Nana was keeping Dane and Quinn so the cousins had some play time.

After baths, the little cousins snuggling with grandpa. 

  

On Sunday we went to the museum with Hudson and Sloane and now we are all winding down from a busy week and weekend. And, the best part, is that our sweet Sydney is back to her normal self. 

Sydney's Second ER Trip

We have a great ER about 5 minutes from our house. I know, because I've been there. THREE times in TWO years. We were actually just there in September on Sydney's birthday because of her high fever that wouldn't go away. 

Our most recent visit was earlier this week again for little Syd. Remember that "stomach bug"I referenced earlier? Well I sent her to school Tuesday and not even an hour later I get a call that her hands and feet are blue. And that she was very very quiet, definitely not herself.

I had almost completely rearranged my work schedule when I got another call from her school that she had vomited everywhere. 

We headed to the ped. I wasn't concerned about the vomiting but I was concerned about her blue extremities which were also cold. 

She was pretty lethargic but had no fever.

The ped ran some blood work after the flu test came back negative. Her ears looked good, her throat looked good, her heart rate was strong and regular. I could tell the ped was concerned though because she couldn't find ANY reason for Sydney to be so tired. So, she directed us to the ER. She called ahead so as soon as we got there, we were pulled back into a room.

It took not one, not two, not three, not four but FIVE nurses to hit a vein on Sydney. To be fair, the first nurse got a vein in her hand and was able to draw blood for labs but it got pulled out so we had to reattempt to start the IV. Girlfriend was MADDER than a firecracker. I kept watching them stick and stick and stick her and was getting really upset for her. But, it had to be done.

Finally, a fifth nurse walked in. She was very resigned as she said, "I guess I'm next in line." (Yes, exact words). With the help of another nurse, a bright light and a vein finder, they were able to get her IV line in her arm.  

Blood work confirmed her glucose was low. It had even dropped since we left the peds office. "Low" is 70. Syd was at 59. They confirmed she wasn't diabetic but thought the sugar level was why she had blue extremities. They also described her capillary refill as "sluggish"…aka….she was dehydrated. This surprised me. She had a very wet diaper just a few hours earlier when I got her out of bed. So, all of this happened to her little body quickly.

 NOT happy about what just happened to me. I'm too tired to fight any more. I'm going to sit here, get my glucose, get my fluid and get my butt home.

 The fluids took 90 minutes to administer so I kicked back, held my baby, and watched tv.

Nana and grandpa were able to keep Maddie for us a for a bit so Chris could come help me with Sydney. He brought me some food and let me take a bathroom break. I'd been there for several hours at this point. (Remember…5 nurses. I am not even sure the fifth one WORKED there, she may have been called in! And, it's not like they were back to back. I had to wait between each one.) 

Finally, the fluids were in and Sydney had much better coloring and her glucose had risen 21 points to 80. So, we were dismissed. We were advised to monitor food/liquid intake and asked to call the ped if she trended downhill again.

Two days later and she is doing much better. Starting to eat and act normally! Thank goodness!!

I love you more then cupcakes.

Madeline and I play a lot of games together and I love hearing and seeing how her mind works. 

This weekend we were coloring together and I told her I loved her. That started this:

Maddie: I love you too

Me: Well, I love you more than cupcakes.

Maddie: Oh. I love cupcakes more than you.

Me (laughing): Maddie, that's not nice!! 

Maddie: Well....(pausing, REALLY thinking) I love you more than ranch dressing.

I felt pretty good about that because Maddie LOVES ranch dressing. Maybe one day she will love me more than cupcakes. HAHAHA!!

Tia is FINALLY home from Florida and she came with us to KaZoing on Friday. 

On Saturday we took the girls to Barnes and Noble for book time. They were really well behaved until story time started. Then, one of them sat quietly and listened. The other climbed on and off the stage waving to people and laughing.

She is such a ham!!

Saturday afternoon daddy took Sydney home for her nap and I took Maddie to Rolfe's birthday party.

 She had a great time!

On Sunday, daddy and I took Maddie to hibachi for a big girl date night. She thought it was so cool!!

She especially loved using the chopsticks.

Sydney got to have some 1x1 time with nana and grandpa. When we dropped her off,the girls showed me that they play train when they are there on Mondays.

Gotta love fun grandparents!

On Monday, Maddie loved building legos with grandpa!

Little Sydney is home sick with a bug. I'm taking her to the ped later this afternoon and am hoping she gets better soon!

Hot Laundry

The snow is starting to melt but it's still cold outside! My girls love love love playing in "hot laundry." Before I fold clothes, I let them play in the heat. And, for some reason, they think it's awesome.

 It's the little things, right?!

On Wednesday this week, Maddie had two dance classes. She had a make-up from when we were at Disney and she decided to try a tap class instead of doubling up on ballet. She was SO JAZZED at wearing those tap shoes.

Speaking of Maddie, she is taking organization to a whole new level.  We were playing in the basement the other day when she saw daddy's poker chips. She literally said, "This won't do. These aren't in order." Then sat down, dumped them out and reorganized the chips so that they were color coded. 

 She also chose to spend her quiet time helping me clean the mud-room yesterday. She actually really enjoyed it. What a funny funny little girl. 

On a side note, my mom and I started taking Pure Barre a few weeks ago. I'm trying to go 4-5 times a week and I've actually even taken a 6 AM class. 

Why don't I love salad? Why do I love cheese? Here's hoping Pure Barre helps me blast the last of that baby fat!!

Because these two caused some fat!!

But I love them!!