WE MISS YOU!!!

Well, the wedding was uber successful! We are home and trying to get back into the swing of things. We all miss being surrounded by our families. Olivia wonders why there aren't constant waiting arms to hold her.

We had a stressful start to this week. On Sunday when I came home from work at 1am we went to move Olivia to her bed and she was super hot. We took her temperature and it was 102.2. Albert called her doctor and the nurse asked us to put the phone up to Olivia so she could listen to her breath. She didn't like the rattling and told us to go to the hospital. At the hospital she got 3 breathing treatments and a chest x-ray. The doctor there thought she had a small pneumonia. He gave us amoxacillin and said if we took her to her primary care physician she would not need to stay through the day.

Here is another reason why I am so pleased with our physician. The next day at the visit he listened to her lungs and said he wasn't sure he agreed with the hospital doc. He did a swab of her nose and discovered a virus. Apparently she caught a bug that has very similar symptoms to pneumonia. The treatment is the same we just need to watch her carefully because this virus can accelerate more quickly than pneumonia.

Albert was able to stay home with her on Monday and Tuesday and she is doing much much better. The boogers have decreased and her attitude seems back to normal. Right now she sits on the floor eating a cookie and smiling like a maniac.

Last Saturday we had a playdate with the other babies from our birthing class. They are all crawling and moving around. We started trying to get Olivia moving more. We spend as much time spread out on her rug with toys so she can start to get moving. She just seems so content sitting on her bum :)

Here are some old pics that were stuck on our camera. They are from a beautiful spring day last year and the playdate last Saturday. Love you, miss you. Besos.

December 2009

We hope everyone had a good holiday season, and received all of the things you wanted. Thank you parents for the gifts, they are very much appreciated. Olivia had a fun filled month. She started sitting up very strongly. she likes to sit and play with her Christmas presents.
She picked out some Christmas weebles and a rattle that lights up and makes sounds. Her babysitter gave her the pretty plaid dress that she is wearing in some of the pictures. The sitter is always telling us what a cute and good baby she is. She loves to dress her up. The other little girls there like to tell me how pretty she is too. Olivia loves watching dogs and other little children. When I take her to the gym the other kids in the daycare spend their time trying to make her smile.
Albert and Olivia have colds. Olivia doesn't seem to mind that much she is just a little needier and very buggery. Normally she doesn't mind when we take her boogers out but we are doing it so much right now that she gets very impatient. She potties in the toilet everyday and I have even gotten her to poop on que twice now. I am so excited for not having to change dirty diapers... ah one day.
We are making all the plans to be there in a few weeks. Olivia is a little globe trotter, this will be her 3rd flight and 3rd road trip! We missed you all for these holidays but didn't let it get to us since we will be seeing you so soon. We tried to keep some traditions even though we are low on funds and time. Albert got Mario pajamas on Christmas eve and we baked and decorated cookies, which is not as much fun without all the Clarks.

Lots of love and hugs.