What a surprise!!

Friday night I came home to a wonderful surprise. Ally's FIRST tooth had fallen out!! She had a big hole in her mouth where a tooth used to be!!

Well, lets back up the track here. Last week was Spring Break, and what a break it was. Ally was bit by, we think, a spider on her foot. Not once...not twice...but three times on the same foot. We found out she was bit Saturday morning when three very purple spots, the smallest being about the size of a quarter/half dollar, showed up and she started running fevers of 102+. So Ally spent most of her break with an antihistamine and Motrin mix to get everything stopped. All the bites are gone now and on with the tooth!

She was so excited she conked out on the couch about 9. I, being the responsible mommy, put her designated Tooth Fairy Pillow, with tooth inside, under her pillow before I carried her to bed. That night/morning about 4:30 AM she came running out to me, I was sleeping with Matt on the couch, in a panic "Mommy I need my tooth fairy pillow! I need it!" I told her very calmly that mommy had put it under her pillow already so that the Tooth Fairy would know where her tooth was. She went off to bed and the next morning came running out yelling that the Tooth Fairy had left her "Two whole dollars!!"

Gotta love that Tooth Fairy!

Because of the amount of teeth that are trying to "spill" out of Ally's mouth we made her a dentist appointment. Today she went to the dentist for the first time and did AWESOME!! She crawled into the chair and wasn't afraid. The dentist put all kids of tools in her mouth and even took pictures of her teeth. He told her she was doing a great job of brushing. Only have to work a little more on the back permanents that are just coming in, but otherwise good job!

She is so stoked she gets to go back next month for a cleaning!!

That's all for now.
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What did I say?... WOW

Like I posted before WOW, what a weekend. I was finally able to finish the last of my imaging that I have been doing for other people. I made a "magazine" cover with a car that is being re-modeled, portraits for a business, editing on some pictures for a love one, and turning a picture into a one-of -a-kind poster. Phew! I am glad things have slowed down. Now onto the business of laundry! This weekend John was busy working and I was running around. Ally stayed at my parent house and got bit by a spider we think. John looked and saw puncture marks that would correspond with that type of bite. Very high fevers and chills, headache, and over all tiredness. Even though she had Motrin for the fevers and Bendryle for an antihistamine John and I decided that if we couldn't get a Pedialyte Popsicle in her then we were going to have to go to the hospital. She ate one and about an hour later her fever broke and boy did it! She slept with John and I and started another about 2 am. This morning she had a low one again with a headache. The bites look like they are getting better, we will see tonight.

Matt is doing well, he has four or five teeth coming in. His front top two have broken through and the others are close. Ally has her two adult teeth coming in in back of her two front baby teeth. She had an appointment today at the dentist, but we had to reschedule.

It sure has been a busy few weeks with another group coming.

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What a week!

This week, albeit not over yet, has been one for the busy weeks! Besides the normal day to day I have been busier than a one legged man in a butt kicking contest with photography and digital items. Ally has her two front bottom adult teeth coming in behind her baby front teeth so off to the dentist we go! Matt has his top two teeth coming in, and three on the bottom. Volunteering at Ally's school and an array of other items, not including lack of sleep for the busy impaired! And this is just me! John, the poor guy, has not really had a day off in several weeks. He is working his full time job at the school and been busy with clients on the weekend. And this weekend won't be any different! He is busy on Saturday working, working, working. Sunday we are helping my parents with something and hopefully I can get my computer to do what I need to so I can get a VERY important image done for my Auntie.
WOW. Next week looks about the same too.
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Here we go again.

This morning we (my family and I) got to take a trip to the doctors office for Ally. She has been complaining of her leg hurting for the last week off and on and this weekend really insistent that it was hurting. Apparently at school last Tuesday or Wednesday a boy fell and "slammed" into her knocking her down. So the doctor poked and prodded, bent and pulled and said that nothing is broken (thank goodness) but she has a contusion and a pretty band bruise to the bone. That explains the puffiness. Anyway so much for a week with out any excitement. AND the power went out again in Amity... I am about to start referring to it as Po-dunk since we have more outages then a baseball game.
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What constitutes fat?

So about a week or so ago we took Ally to the doctor for a check up. She said that Ally's BMI (Body Mass Index) was too high or she was in the 90Th percentile for children her height and weight and the she (Ally) was considered to be...are ya ready for this?...overweight. I ask YOU does my child look like that? She puts her arms up and you see her ribs for goodness sakes! Also, your gonna love this, she said this in front of her. John and I could not get her to switch subjects fast enough with little ears around. Later that night I came home and John said I needed to talk to Ally. I asked Ally what we needed to talk about and she said "I'm fat mommy and need to go on a diet." I CAN NOT BELIEVE THIS!

Ally and I had a little discussion about weight, diets, and being healthy. I told her that 1) we don't diet in this family we eat healthy. and 2) With that being said we have healthy foods in the house and that is why we don't let her go "hog wild" on sweets.

Our decision was that Mommy and Ally would go for walks at night. That way we were being healthy.

So up to this last Tuesday. The city of Amity lost all power for several hours. Ally had to go with me to the doctor's office because school was temporarily closed. When the doctor checked my weight and said that I had lost some Ally, this is so sweet, asked me if we needed to find it. The doctor and I laughed and said that it was burnt as energy, when she asked what that was I told her that when I was chasing her down the hall and tickling her that was when I had lost it. She just said "mommy" in the way that she does.

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Thoughts and Prayers.

This has been a tough week for a little girl I know and love. She had to have surgery on Monday to solve a reflux issue. I really feel for her and her mom and dad. She basically had the opposite of what Matt did. Matt's didn't work right and hers were busy working over time and causing very painful reflux or GERD.

Her surgery went well. Tuesday Ally and I drove up with Matt in tow to go see how she was doing. She did not look like she was happy. She can't have what she wants to eat and we all know how hospital food tastes...like cardboard ran over. Ally was very upset when she found out that her "cousin" had to have surgery and that like her little brother and her mommy she was going to have to have marks on her tummy. I know what it was like for me with my surgery and I CAN"T imagine what that beautiful little girl is going through. Ally and I have been praying for a speedy recovery for her and Ally says that when she can eat what she wants she wants to have her over for an ice-cream party...whatever that is.

It has been a little crazy in our life over the last eight and a half months and doesn't seem like it is getting any slower. Go figure.

Monday Matt was put on an Albuteral inhaler for virus induced asthma. He thinks that it is a new chew toy for him (makes him sound a bit like a dog huh?) but it is really blowing medicine into his lungs. Ally is now taking her lunch with her and loving it. She says that she just like mommy now.

At the begining of the year I posted that I was not going to make New Years Resolutions because I think that they set you up for failure subconsciously. However...I would try to do three things. The first one I am doing wonderfully at (go figure) I have successfully lost 20 pounds so far and am rearing to go. Amazing how being forced to change your diet to avoid pain can be a motivation!

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Tials and tribulations of being a parent with sick children and being sick yourself..

WOW! what a weekend...if you can call it that. Thursday I was very ill and ended up staying home with the sickies. About an hour or so later in walks John with the same problems. That night Matt started up with the vomiting. John stayed home with the kids Friday and Saturday morning Ally woke us up at about 2:45 am saying she was going to vomit. She threw up so much that we called the doctor and got her in. Not even 12 hours later she was so dehydrated that the doctor was "on the fence" about admitting her to the hospital. We were able to get a Pedialyte pop in her and she started to perk up. Turns out both kids had the Rhotavirus. We got home and about 9 pm John started complaining again about the sickies and was up all night vomiting. Sunday I woke up with the same thing. We were such a team though. He would sleep for an hour or so and then I would sleep for an hour or so. Both of us were trying to give the other plenty of rest so the hour or so eventually turned into three or more hours. Sunday we were still puny. I wasn't able to return to work until Wednesday. Ally is still out of school. I don't know what is worse. The fact that we were all sick this weekend and quarantined to our house or the fact that I have my entire casual, sleeping, and exercising wardrobe to wash. Every time I picked up a kid I got puked on. Oh well at least everyone is finally getting better and we can see something other than our four walls.
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