February Review

February is one of those months we would like to forget. We had SO MUCH snow! And it seems like sickness was EVERYWHERE. Both girl's had ear infections. We had bumps on the head, graffiti on the walls, swimming, two year molars misery, and a momma who is dealing with sleep deprevation due to pregnancy. Spring seems so close, and we can't wait to get outside and play.


The snow finally melted and the girl's
are so excited to play out in their backyard.
Alexa's art work on the wall. We can't leave a pen,
pencil, or crayon out or she will find it and it will end
up on the wall.

This is the wall that could have caused a

ER visit for Alexa. Makenna and Alexa were running

and ran into each other. Alexa hit this corner of the wall

with the back of her head. It is a MIRACLE that her head

was not cut open. There was no blood shed, but just a nasty

bump on the back of her head.

February also brought both girl's ear infections. Makenna's came shortly after our trip to the Dells which I think was a little swimmers ear from all the swimming we did, but she did complain about it a lot and so we took her in and she got on some antibiotics. Makenna doesn't have a high pain tolerance so when she was a baby I would take her to the doctor ALL the time thinking she had ear infections, but she never did. Now with Alexa being my second born, I am a little more relaxed, and plus, she's very easy going and tough. Well I noticed she was starting to whine and complain a lot and it was getting pretty bad. She had no fever so I thought it was from her 2 year molars that she was teething. I kept thinking she was turning into this evil almost 2 year old.
When one day we were out at the mall and I was going to get the girl's some spring pictures taken, Alexa just became out of control and started pulling on her ear. So pictures ended up not happening, I called the Doc office from the mall and they were able to get me in as the last appointment of the day. I have never seen Alexa is so much pain. Of course I was at the mall and so unprepared. I had no tylenol or pacifier to give her. So sure enough the Doc said she had a double ear infection. My poor baby girl. I wonder how long she had been dealing with that pain and I just neglected it. But ever since she was put in antibiotics, she has been an angel. That terrible two year is no more, well....for right now at least.

Makenna is doing really well with her swimming lessons. She is starting to get really comfortable with swimming under water. Both girl's love swimming and we are thankful for our YMCA membership which allows us to swim indoors during the winter months.