*cough* *cough*

Poor little Keely is sick! She's had the sniffles before, so we're well-skilled in the saline drops and bulb syringe (aka "booger snatcher"), but this is actually the first time she's been legitimately ill. I'm talking old man cough, major congestion, fever. It took a turn for the worse this weekend...Saturday she was up at 5am, inconsolable and unwilling to drink anything. Nothing helped--Tylenol, teething tablets, corn syrup (heard it was a cough suppressant for little ones). We went to the doctor and she had developed an ear infection! She started antibiotics yesterday but unfortunately she remained a tired little grump who wouldn't nap all day! And she was up at 5am again this morning, inconsolable for a couple of hours again. The fluid builds up in her ears as she lays flat and the pain is worse in the morning. Thankfully she started drinking some today and by the evening was in better spirits. While getting her jammies on tonight I noticed a rash on her chest/belly--I hope it is a reaction from her shots and not a reaction to the antibiotic! The pediatrician warned us ahead of time that she might develop a rash two weeks after the MMR and varicella vaccines. We'll check it out tomorrow. Anyhow, this wasn't designed to me a poor me post (although Eric & I are quite exhausted), I am incredibly thankful that it took more than a year for Keely to really get ill or need antibiotics.

Yay Camping

Over Memorial Day Weekend we went camping with Meg, Brian, Shannon & Magnolia, and Mike up at Eric's family's property in Glacier. It was super fun! The last time we went camping was last August, at Osoyoos, when Keely was three months old. Ironically, Maggie is 3 months old for what I believe was her first camping too! Keely did great, walking was a bit more challenging on the uneven terrain, but she loved exploring everything. I had designs on keeping her in the pack n'play, but she would have none of it. Instead she toddled around and picked grass and enjoyed getting licked by Trudy and Otis (the Rush's dogs). It was beautiful and warm--so enjoyable!








We had foil dinners (of course) and roasted marshmallows. I love being around a fire and watching the dancing flames.



On Sunday morning we headed to Mount Baker Highway to watch the road bike portion of Ski to Sea. Some of our favorites in goofy costumes included a moose head, "full denim", and Chewbacca--man he must have been hot!






Unfortunately Sunday night it started thundering with lightning so we packed up early and headed to Milano's, a great Italian restaurant in Glacier, before heading home. It was a great, restful weekend!

The Big 0-1!!

We celebrated Keely's first birthday this past weekend with a great barbeque and lots of friends!! It was a beautiful weekend and the deck looked great after Eric powerwashed it (we have to wait till it's hot to restain it) and added a step all the way around with considerable help from Ron, ElRae, Steve, & Kathryn (thanks for the great Mother's Day gift/project!). It was a beautiful weekend, the first sunshine and 70+ degree temps!!


We had a family dinner Saturday (her actual birthday) and she enjoyed digging in to her pumpkin apple spice cake. Mostly she liked playing with the fresh whipped cream on top, but once I showed her how to tear off a piece of cake she loved it!









Sunday folks came over for a yummy barbeque. It was so much fun to have so many friends and kiddos over and enjoy the sunshine and yard. Keely enjoyed a reprise of her cake and my ladybug cupcakes turned out pretty cute. She didn't quite get into opening presents, but there was one that will be coming in November...a new sibling! We'd hoped to tell everyone in person, but given that it was spreading in cyperworld, I wanted to get a post out! But shh..our workplaces still don't know, so publicly it's a bit on the downlow...




I wish we took more photos!!

Workin' it

Sweet Cheeks

And he wonders where she gets her cheeks...

question...

so what's the point of locking doors in the wizarding world if they open with a simple "alohomora"?


random, i know...i'm re-reading harry potter.

Word of the Day

So on my google homepage I have the dictionary.com "word of the day", as I love to expand my vocabulary...I often know the words or can guess fairly close based on derivation or root (a la nerdy spellbound kids) so I was kind of surprised by today's word...I was not even close:


afflatus \uh-FLAY-tuhs\, noun
A divine imparting of knowledge; inspiration.


It was just way too close to a more familiar term:

flatus /ˈfleɪtəs/ [fley-tuhs] –noun, plural -tus·es.
intestinal gas produced by bacterial action on waste matter in the intestines and composed primarily of hydrogen sulfide and varying amounts of methane.


Anyone with me? Is it just a nurse thing? Come on!