Teething Bites

It's been awhile since I've updated. Life has been busy! This week I only have a three and a half day which will be nice. Brooklyn has been a little stinker lately. She isn't napping very well during the day and has been getting up 3-4 times each night for a week and a half. I am thinking it's because of her teeth. Her little cheeks get fiery red and so hot. I give her Ibuprofen, teething tablets, Orajel, you name it....none of it seems to help though. We went in to the doctor this week and he did switch her allergy medicine back to the first one she was on. The new one she tried wasn't working. She had a stuffy/runny nose, watery eyes, and was so phlegmy. The doctor said that could be contributing to why she isn't sleeping well either. So we are back on Singulair granules again. Eric and I are very ready for her to start sleeping. Our household is much happier when we all get sleep :)

Other than that, not much else is new. This week is supposed to be really nice and so I am anticipating going on lots of walks and playing in the park. Brooklyn has been playing with our niece Addison a lot lately. It is so fun to see them interact. Usually they get along well...unless they both want the same toy. Here are a few pictures from the last couple of weeks.

Brooklyn and Addie looking absolutely thrilled that I am taking their picture!

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Brooklyn playing with her washer and dryer.

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Nice and comfy on her couch


This is what I get for leaving the Cheerios box out :) Could her grin get any cheesier?!?!?!

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So I tried to get a nice picture of her Sunday before church...

still not cooperating...
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and this is the closest to "nice" that I got. I'll have to try again another time.

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Here's a video of Brooklyn and her moves. She loves music!

Is it spring yet???

Man, am I ever sick of winter! I cannot wait for all this snow to be gone and for it to be warm enough to play outside with Brooklyn, go on walks, go to the park, etc. I get excited just thinking about it! Hopefully spring will bring health! Brooklyn had an awful cold/cough for about a week before it turned into ear infection. Her ear drum actually ruptured. Poor girl! She also had a sore throat/swollen glands so she was put on an antibiotic and a cough syrup with codeine. Since we have been on about every kind of antibiotic and Brooklyn has reacted to quite a few of them, she is on a sulfa antibiotic now that is like thick chalk. The pharmacist couldn't flavor it b/c it lessens its effectiveness so it is a full-fledged wrestling match to get her to take her medicine twice a day. The doctor switched her allergy med too so we will see how that goes. It's a lot cheaper than the one she was on before, but she doesn't take this one very well (it's a liquid where her old one was a powder we would mix with applesauce). She is finally getting back into the habit of sleeping through the night again but is up every day by 5:30. SO EARLY! Sometimes by the time I get to school I am already exhausted. I am hoping that daylight savings will help her sleep until 6:30. That would be awesome!

Other than that, not much else is new. Both of our jobs are going well. We stay quite busy with school and church. Eric is a deacon and we are also youth group leaders. Every other spare moment we have we stay home and sleep. I know, we are such losers. There are many weekend nights where all three of us are in bed by 8:30. LOL...we are dorks!

I haven't taken many pictures lately because the minute I haul out the camera, Brooklyn is in my face trying to grab it out of my hands which usually results in pictures of her arms or fingers.

She loves playing piano. Playing piano while climbing on Dad is even more fun!

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Addie and Brooklyn eating cookies at Grandma's house.

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Dalton and Brooklyn

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Going up and down the stairs is her new favorite activity. Last week Saturday she went up and down our stairs 19 times in a row (yes, I counted!). Maybe she'll start losing some weight now! :)

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and reading books...another one of her favorite things!

Have a good week!