Update

Sweetpea went to the doctor today and it looks like she has a virus. Her throat was very sore and her ears were red, so the doc is putting her on an antibiotic (it's the yummy pink stuff I remember as a kid!).

Hopefully she will be good as new soon!

Here's a picture that daddy took a couple days ago of Sweetpea riding her new pony from Nana Karen. She loves it - I think she's a wrangler in training!

Fever again...

Last night Sweetpea woke up around 11 with a 105 degree temp. This time we didn't feel like sitting in the ER for them to just give her motrin, so we gave her some and waited it out. Her temp did go down, but then she woke up at 5 again with a high temp, so we gave her some more medicine. It has been on and off today, so I'm going to try and get her in to see the doc tomorrow. Hopefully it's nothing serious. Here' s a picture of the sick Sweetpea cuddling with daddy.

New camera!

We finally got a new camera! I've been trying to figure it out, so sorry I haven't posted anything this week. Also, Nana is visiting this week so we've been busy! Wednesday I had all day meetings, so Nana and Sweetpea played together all day. Thursday we had a playdate at a local gym. Sweetpea had lots of fun playing with her friends - they had lots of balls, a trampoline, and a big bouncy toy to run through. That night, we took a dip in the pool since it was so hot! Today we went to the park in the morning and did some shopping this afternoon. Nana is also babysitting tonight so that daddy and I can go out for our 5 year anniversary!

Here's a couple pictures of Sweetpea this week.

Happy Father's Day!

Aaron had his second father's day today! It was quite an eventful one as we ended up going to the ER for most of the night. Sweetpea woke up last night with a really high temp. and she was struggling to breath so we decided to take her to the ER. We were there from 2 until 7!! For being the middle of the night in a strange place, she was a really good girl. She didn't like them taking her blood pressure, but I can't blame her. She also wanted to run around a little, but we hadn't grabbed her shoes in all the chaos, so she couldn't walk around. They weren't able to find anything wrong with her, so we just have to keep an eye on her temperature. When we got home, we all took a much needed nap. Then when she woke up her temp. was back, but after some food and tylenol it has stayed down for awhile. Let's hope tonight is not as eventful! Aaron did get a nice homeade card and present from Sweetpea so we were able to celebrate a little - and he enjoyed watching the U.S. Open, of course! Here's a picture of Sweetpea with her daddy.

HOT!

It has been sooo hot the last couple days! This afternoon we went swimming and it felt really good! Sweetpea had lots of fun - here's a picture of her in her float. It wore her out so much, though, that she's already in bed and it's only 6:30. I hope this doesn't mean that she's getting up at 6:30, but I'm afraid it probably does!

Rock Star

Sweetpea is definitely going to be a rock star! Here's a video of her playing with the drums from Rock Band - she was having lots of fun!
We went swimming today for the first time this summer. It was a perfect day for swimming. One of Sweetpea's friends came over and we got in the pool. At first the kids weren't too sure about the cold water, but they warmed up to it. And it took awhile, but Sweetpea finally got into her float and started to like it. When she went to bed tonight, daddy and I went swimming a little longer. I love summer!
Sweetpea and I also went to the zoo this morning - she definitely got her fair share of sun today! I tried to get pictures at the zoo, but the camera was not cooperating. Next time, hopefully.

100 posts!

This is my hundredth post - crazy!! Sweetpea was sooo cuddly today with Noah, it was the cutest thing ever! She kept going over and giving him hugs and this afternoon she even gave him kisses on his cheek. I told daddy and he wasn't too happy to hear that she's already kissing the boys! I tried to get a video of it and I apologize that it's so dark - this camera is definitely on its last leg.
Then we met up with daddy later in the afternoon at the mall. He was trying on some clothes at Old Navy and they have a little chair and table for kids to play at so she sat down there and started stacking up blocks to make a high tower. I was very impressed - she made a stack of 6 before they fell over! Pretty impressive since the tower was almost half as tall as she is.
Then I bought Rock Band for the Wii - Sweetpea and I might have to break that out tomorrow afternoon! :)

Falling Down

We had a great visit with family this weekend - it was a nice getaway! Sweetpea is definitely warming up to everyone. Unfortunately, she took a big spill this weekend and got a little wound on her forehead. Then, today she fell again and got another big bruise right next to her other wound. It scared mommy a lot, but she seems to be doing fine now. Of course, as soon as I got off the phone with daddy telling him about the bruise, she went for her play lawn mower and fell again - this time cutting her lip a little. Luckily, it didn't bleed very long or I probably would have lost it! I wish she could just become a perfect walker overnight! Wouldn't that be nice? Here's a picture of Sweetpea coloring on the driveway today with sidewalk chalk. She walked up the street and made a mark every couple feet - I guess marking a path so she could find her way back?! Hopefully the neighbors don't get mad!

Happy Birthday daddy!

Yesterday was daddy's birthday so we had a great celebration last night! We all went out to eat at Alexander's steak house - yummy! Daddy got a free slice of cake, too. Then we came back home and opened gifts. Sweetpea really liked playing with the tissue paper from daddy's gifts. Then I was going to post this last night, but daddy got an iPod shuffle for his birthday so all last night we were trying to figure out how to get music on that thing.

Earlier that day I took Sweetpea to Toys R Us and bought her a little chair for outside. It's a little big for her yet, but she's fine sitting in it as long as someone is nearby. Here's a picture of her sitting in her new chair. She's also becoming a pro at coming down off the couch safely. We worked on going down the stairs the other day, and she did pretty good at that, too.

The pool is all ready to go, now if the weather would decide what it wants to do that would be great. I am sick of cold and then hot and then cold. But, here's a short video of Sweetpea sitting by the pool with daddy. Before I started taking video she was splashing with her feet, but of course as soon as the camera was on she stopped. :)

Strawberries- yum!

Today was the strawberry fest. It was Sweetpea's second appearance at the festival, although this time she could actually walk around and do stuff. We rode the wagon ride, which is actually a bunch of barrels linked together. Sweetpea had fun doing that. Unfortunately, I forgot my camera so I couldn't get a picture. :( She also got her first taste of Strawberry Pizza and loved it!

She loves almost anything, except lately she seems to have lost a taste for eggs. We went to breakfast Thursday morning with some of her friends and I ordered her a pancake and eggs. I put pancake on her plate first and then tried to trick her by putting eggs down, too. She picked the eggs up and placed them on the table by her plate and then continued eating the pancakes. Such a clever girl!

The other day she was pressing down a button on one of her toys and then getting really excited when the music would play. She kept pushing the button and making the music go. Here is a picture of her listening to the music that was making her so happy that day!

Water baby

Sweetpea was in the water a lot today! This morning we went swimming in the warm water pool, and it turned out to be a great day for that because it was cold and rainy outside. Sweetpea loved it!! She did end up with her whole face under water for a second, but she didn't mind it at all.
Then we came home and she took a long nap! This afternoon she ran some errands with me, and then tonight took a bath with daddy. She didn't want to get out of the bath, either. She was splashing all over the place!
I think more teeth are coming in because we had a few screaming fits today and they were screams of pain. Also, she's been putting her fingers in her mouth a lot today.
Here's a video of Sweetpea. We were watching a Baby Einstein video until I distracted her!
If you don't see a post for awhile it's because my camera is being a real pain. It's time for us to break down and buy a new one, so it may be a little while before I post again. But, I'll try to not wait too long! :)