Rosie's Shiner

Rosie has not had the best of luck on our patio.  May marked the second time she fell and busted her head. There were LOTS of tears and it swelled up very quickly, but as you can see, she was quickly fine.

Big Ol' Boo Boo

If you noticed the band aid on Rosie's head in the last post, here's why.

She accidentally did a cartwheel off the back steps and onto the concrete patio.  The thump when she hit was terrifying, and the abrasion and bump were huge.  But in the end she was fine.

Poor Sick Baby

In December, Charlie came down with a high fever.  It was over a weekend and he had no other symptoms, just a fever.  When he took medicine he was better, and then as it wore off he got more lethargic.

On Monday, he went to the doctor and turns out, he had the flu.  But by then it was too late to give him any medicine.  Luckily, it was a mild case and no one else in the house caught it.

Can you tell that one kid is sick and one is not?

Poor Babies

We have two little ones that are not on top today.  Rosie has a raspy, wheezy cough that led to a croupy night last night.  She also had a fever, and is home with Marc today.  She had the same thing Monday and Marc took her to the new doctor up here, but the doc said to just watch her.  Watching is not easy when it sounds like your baby can't breathe.

And then last night, right after bath, Charlie tripped and fell.  He busted his lip HARD.  Lots of blood, and even some worry that his teeth might have some damage.  (They aren't loose, but there was blood from his gums, too.) There is also a scratch on his forehead.  And when he got up this morning the lip was still swollen.  We sent him to school with some straws since it hurts to drink from a sippy or regular cup. 

Here is how he looked this morning:

 

In the above and below pictures Charlie looks A LOT like Marc at this age.

Check out the comparison!

But back to our sick babies.  Being the lovely boy that he is, Charlie checked on his sister before going downstairs.  And he took her milk (from her early wake-up) and put it in the fridge for her.

Get Well Soon Charlie!

Charlie has the best friends! Lute and Warren are awesome.

Goodbye Tonsils

As I mentioned, Charlie just had to get those tonsils out. Here he is at the ENT the day before getting his hearing checked.

 

There had been fluid in his ears as well, and we considered having tubes put in while the tonsils and adenoids were removed.  But with some nasal spray, we were able to reduce the fluid and his hearing tests were normal.  So we decided against the second set of tubes and Charlie's ears have been fine.

The morning of his surgery  on July 9, he was NOT happy.  All Charlie wanted was milk and cheerios and we wouldn't let him have any!

So he wouldn't pose with my sign.  Thank goodness for Grandma Dot!

Rosie would pose, though!

Prior to surgery, Charlie hung out on the stairs in the outpatient center. . .

 

and modeled his hospital gown with Grandma Dot.

The surgery didn't take long - maybe 30-45 minutes.  But poor little buddy was NOT a happy boy when he came out of the anesthesia. He had this wailing cry of pain.  

The nurses gave him some more pain medicine and he fell back to sleep. The next time he woke up it was a little better.

Marc gave him a ninja turtle mask and nunchucks for being such a brave boy.

We could have left the hospital as early as 11am, if Charlie was drinking.  But he had a hard time.  He even turned down popsicles!  We finally got him to drink some fluids and have some popsicle and left around 2pm.  And for the next couple of days, he was uncomfortable but not in the same pain Marc and I were in when we had our tonsils out.  We are very grateful for that.  And no more snoring!

Stomp Stomp

Last week Rosie was home with a tummy bug.  It is the second one she's had in 2014, but this time there was no vomiting, just diarrhea.  And this time, we got ahead of the diaper rash and what she got was minimal.  But it was constant, liquid poop.  If you saw her, you would never know, because she was a happy little girl.  And Marc kept me up-to-date on Rosie through pictures.

Just up from a nap

 Trying out Marc's Warrior Dash hat

Watching a song on Disney (with Woody) that is about stomping. And doing a good job of said stomping.

This week Rosie is back to normal, almost, and is back to school.  Marc will miss playing with his girl, but will also enjoy some alone time on the couch!

Rosie Update

In mid-November, sweet Rosie Nell got pink eye.  Of course she got it on a weekend so by the time Monday rolled around and Marc got her to the doctor, her eye was ugly.  But she acted like it didn't bother her a bit.

 Since I went back to work, Rosie wants to sleep with me at night.  She was so good about sleeping in her bassinette, but now she will cry and groan until I pick her up.  The second I lay her in bed Rosie stops, and she prefers to fall asleep with both her hands on my face. Looks like she needs Marc for her naps, too.

Or Grandma Dot

Here are the pictures I took on her six month birthday.  She was getting another pink-eye attack:

And if there are pictures, Charlie needs to be in them, too

Can you tell she adores her brother?

On December 12, Marc took Rosie in for her 6 month checkup.  She was 26.5 inches tall (75th percentile), 15pounds, one ounce (30th percentile) and her head measured 17 inches (75th percentile.) 

And on December 19, I noticed her bottom left tooth had broken through the gum. Rosie is chewing on EVERYTHING - and if she gets a finger she will hurt you with her little tooth. I am really sad that she is growing up and we won't have many more big gummy smiles. But at the same time, I am looking forward to toothy grins.