Slow but steady recovery (I hope)

Last Night playing Play-Doh

Lilly has been doing well. She played hard yesterday and this morning. She even had her friend Ella over for a playdate this morning. I allowed her to have a bit more then I was comfortable with for lunch and her belly got pretty bloated and she had to have a few moans and said her belly hurt. I think I will try cutting back on her portions a little bit more. It's just hard to tell her no when she is hungry and wants more food. I think she gets it though when I tell her she has to really watch or else she may have to go back to the hospital. I will see how she is doing after nap time. I think if her tummy is still big and hurts her I will let Dr. Judge know. Keep praying! Oh and thanks grandma Bollenbacher for all the bland food ideas!!!

WE ARE HOME!!!

Dr. Judge came to see Lillian this morning and we told him the news that we allowed Lillian to have 1/2 of a pancake and a few saltine crackers last night. I told him how she tolerated it pretty well only got a slight bloated belly, but didn't complain too much. She had a good poopy this morning (GOOD NEWS) -sorry more BM talk! He said he is still convinced she had a bit of an illius and it's just taking this long to get moving again. We are at home trying small bland meals and fluids. I'm running out of bland food ideas if anyone has any ideas let me know. She is getting tired of the toast, crackers thing, since we have been doing that for 10 days!! This morning she had another 1/2 pancake and for lunch 1/2 piece of french toast. Seems to be doing good so far. Not complaining about belly ache anyway. She is very excited to be home, hasn't stopped playing with her barbies, princess dolls, or baby dolls yet! Her arm where her IV was is a bit sore, Dr. Judge thought maybe a little irritation from it. I gave her some Tylenol and that seemed to help. wheeeewww..its been a long haul. I CANNOT imagine having a sick child all the time. I really feel for the parents that spend many months in hospitals! Lilly is an on the go kinda child and you put her in a little hospital room and she kinda goes stir crazy (don't blame her)

Addison was glad mommy and Lilly where home, the girls are back to fighting over toys, but I don't care cause its good to hear that!!

Anyway, thought I'd let everyone know how we were doing. Nap time will be a bit early today and I think I will join!!

Lillian Update

Playdo snow man

Well Lets see, where do I start? I took Lillian to Dr. Judges office cause she was still getting sick and diahhrea. It seemed that she would be fine all morning and around noon and then after her naps she would start feeling sick and vomit. When I took her to Judges office she was miserable. Her belly was HUGE and she was so nauseated. It was horrible to see her in so much pain. He thought maybe she may have an illius where food/liquid wasn't getting all the way through every time she ate. Anyway he wanted to admit her and give her belly rest and IV fluids since this had been going on for so long. We did an x-ray it showed a lot of gas in her belly (probably what all the pain was from) and they said "constipation" I told Judge there was no way she was consitpated cause she has had massive diarrhea episodes. She had a good BM today (not constipation like at all) p.s. sorry about so much BM talk on the blog!! Anyway she has had a pretty good day. Her spirits are a bit down she really wants to be home. After many hours of crying and begging to eat, the nurse gave her 1/2 of a pancake tonight and a few crackers. So far so good!! She was so happy to get to eat! I was happy she got to eat!! I hope sleeping tonight goes good and maybe we can go home tomorrow. We could use some prayers.

Mending

I thought we were over this Flu bug yesterday, but I was wrong. Lillian is having a very hard time kicking this virus. She was fine all day yesterday until about 4:30 she decided to vomit again, have a belly ache and diarrhea again! 1 week exactly of vomiting. Saturday I had enough and had Eventt bring her to the hospital (I was working thank goodness). Sheba (bless her heart) started an IV on Lillian and gave her some fluids. Its a good thing cause she was getting pretty dehydrated. I thought that would perk her up right away, but it didn't. We will see how today goes, but I really think she is on the road to recovery cause she only vomited once yesterday and kept a lot of liquid and food down before that.

Addison is much better almost back to her old self except for these leg cramps she keeps getting. Not sure what they are about but sometimes she won't even walk on her legs.

Thankfully I think I am over this nasty bug, but Eventt started with it last Saturday and is still having diarrhea and tiredness.

May decide to take them to a Dr. appt. today if Lilly vomits again or if Addison's legs don't get better. It mostly frustrating that it has lasted sooooooo..... long!!

Good news is since Lillian hasn't been peeing much she makes it to the toilet in time and has been doing GREAT with potty training.

Sick House

The Norris House is a sick house!! Lillian started with Vomiting Monday night. Last night I was sure she was over it she even stopped having diarrhea and had a normal BM. SO, since I promised her a cookie she could dip in milk when her tummy was all better I let her have just one. Sure enough 1/2 hour later the vomiting started again. Addison started with the vomiting Tuesday night. She is mostly just really clingy I can't put her down for anything. I bet her diarrhea will start today (at least that is how Lillian's progressed). Eventt has been spared so far, but I on the other hand have a horrible stomach ache, can't eat anything and have had a headache and body aches like crazy!! Needless to say it has been a boring miserable past few days. Both girls slept all night last night (thank goodness cause I really needed a good night of sleep) This morning Lilly still has a headache and Addison doesn't want anything to eat. Hopefully soon we will be on the mend.

Eventt went live with his new computer system yesterday. It seemed to go good so far. It came at a bad time when we all have the flu, but we couldn't help that. He has had to be at the hardware at ton getting ready for it. But when he is home I am so glad to be off sick kid duty for a bit. He is so helpful!!!

Anyway, gonna see if I can get a little house work done.

Dance class

Here are some pics of Lillian's Tap and Tumble class she is in on Thursday afternoon. She is getting better at listening to the teacher but mostly her and Ella hug on each other or pick on each other. I think they enjoy it. They are currently practicing for a little recital they will perform in May. It should be interesting.

Potty update: she is doing it all by herself again. She gets 2 stickers for that and getting real close to earning her Ariel snow globe.

Hand Stands

Log Rolling

Back Bends and smiling for the camera

"Da Se Up" or however you spell it!

Spin around

It is still snowing

Holy snow!! My pectoral muscles hurt from shoveling the drive way! Maybe we should have paid the $100 to have it plowed all winter. It would have paid off this winter. Anyway, Addie went down for an early nap and Lilly came out to help me shovel ( or at least jump in my piles). It's pretty cold outside only about 12 degrees and probably colder with the windshield. Lilly only stayed out about 10 minutes, then came in to watch the rest of Lion King. We made a new potty chart this morning. She is super excited about this one though, because if she fills it she gets a Ariel snow globe. We looked at them online last night and she cannot wait. So far today she has been dry and excited about going potty. Hopefully the excitement stays and we can get this thing conquered. Tonight Eventt arranged for a sitter to come over so we can get some adult time. I think we may go eat wings (Wing Wednesday) and look for a new couch for the living room. It will be nice to get away for awhile. Hopefully the roads are not too bad.
Lillian mentioned today that she misses going to Grandma B's house and playing with all the toys there. HINT maybe Grandma B should have the girls over sometime. Well enough for now sorry to pics to go with this one. I'm sure there will be some soon :)

More pics

Addie tried putting her entire face in the snow trying to get a bite. haha... Then she realized how cold it was and started crying. She came in to warm up but the older girls stayed out for a bit longer.

Another fun day of play

Today the girls played outside for a bit. It took like 10 minutes to get them all dressed! They even tried to bounce on the trampoline but the snow on top makes it to heavy. They made snow angels and slid down the very slippery slide. Eventt went outside with the girls while I stayed in the very warm house and cooked supper. They took out bowls to pretend like they were eating ice cream again. After outside play Lilly and Ella wanted to play hide and seek. Addie and I were supposed to go find them. From the pictures you can see where they hid. IN THE DRYER!!!! Stinker girls!! Wonder whose idea that was??? Well at least they got some outside play, since its supposed to get pretty cold and "blizzardly" outside

Weekend Excitement

Today we had all the Hardware employees over for a little Christmas Supper and fellowship. It was nice. The food was good, thanks to Eventt's HUGE help. I worked night shift this weekend so he had to really pitch in. He made the 2 deserts last night and did all the prep work for everything else. I threw together a mashed potato casserole and green bean casserole and we made a Ham (and it was super yummy!). We played a game to give away a few gifts. It was fun. I ran 4 miles with Stacy tonight. If feels good to be already able to run that. I can vividly remember my training last winter and it was awful. So glad I have friends to run with now.

The pics are from Friday. After I ran I brought in a handful of snow and put it in bowls. The girls loved it and ate it like ice cream. They each had 2 helpings:) Thank goodness it wasn't yellow snow HA!!

Eventt took them out to play. They blew some stink off and loved every minute of it. Poor Addie's cheeks were so cold.

Saturday Fanny watched the girls while I slept and Eventt worked. She brought her niece Malinda. Malinda is 5 and only speaks German. I think she was in awww of all the toys here. I'm sure she has never seen ANYTHING like what we have here. (blessed/spoiled little girls) Lilly had a blast. Melinada liked to play hide and seek and even though there was a communication barrier, they worked out how to play!

Potty training update: It was a pretty good weekend. Still having to make her go but with a little less resistance. We will continue taking it one day at a time!

Anyway this weekend flew by and when we wake up in the morning its another week of excitement.

Last post for the day

Night time at the Norris House. Girls "cooking" in the bathtub.

Lillian staying up a bit later then her little sis. She wanted to play with the "train track and stay up and watch the doctor show" with me(Greys Anatomy). She held her potty so long tonight even though I asked her several times if she had to go, that it all came out on the bathroom floor before she could make it on the potty. Maybe before she is 16 she will be potty trained. HA!

A lesson on sharing

SUPER STAR ADDISON

Lillian pouting because Addie won't give her sunglasses back to her. Oh how sharing is hard!

An evening at the Norris House

An evening at the Norris House. Tonight we had Ham, cheese and potato omelets. And blueberry pancakes. I don't make breakfast much so we often have breakfast for supper. Eventt was amazed by the omelet and how good it was (um duh I cooked it)-just kidding. Even Ella ate some of it :) After Lilly's tap and tumble class Ella stayed to play. The girls played very well tonight. From the pics you can see we made a huge tent that kept growing and growing by requests of the girls. They played in that tent and jumping in and out of it forever.
Update on potty training: Lilly had one accident today while playing this evening. We have to physically take her into the restroom and sit her on the toilet. She refuses to just go in and do it herself. If I leave her in just pants and no underwear or just naked butt then she doesn't wet herself. I have been playing up the whole being a big girl allows you to do so much extra special stuff and that seems to be working a bit (Thanks to Lisa's idea) So any other idea out there let me know. Otherwise if anyone knows where I placed Lillians owners manual that would also be helpful.

A day at the Norris House

Addison flying around the island in the kitchen. Her little legs go so so fast!

Aunt Ashley (bless her heart) played with the girls all morning so I could get some things done around the house and go running. Lilly and her played Barbies for hours!! They went on a "picnic", played "babysitting" It was so cute to hear them playing. Addie even set up a bed and a baby room and played for a bit.

Every day the girls ride around the kitchen. I guess its good exercise. Lilly is getting really good and fast on her new "big girl bike". I cannot wait to get her outside with it.

The girls usually sit on the couch first thing in the morning and eat their breakfast and watch thier shows.

I had a pic of Addison's lip but I didn't include it because there was a burger in her nose (ewww...) Anyway, she ran into our church bench and has a big fat lip. It was sad. Eventt and I ran today. Hopefully we can keep this up. It was super cold today. I decided my new goal is to beat my last 1/2 marathon time by 5 minutes. Thanks to my running friends Lisa and Stacy, I think running this year will be much more fun. Plus the fact I did 3 mini marathons last year will help.

Well, better get busy getting things done. Lilly starts back to dance class today. We will pick up Ella and take her too. Lilly has asked me about a million times when Ella gets to come over. I swear she cannot go a day without seeing her.

Readers Beware! Thank goodness there only a hand full of you! I found out that I can print all my blogs, so I will be starting to blog more (at least that is my goal) I think I'm gonna treat it like a journal and just spill out our life. I hope someday our family can get these stories out and laugh or cry :) I hope it will provide many memories. I have not done any scrapbooking lately because I cannot find the time, so I hope that by blogging (or journaling) will provide me things to add to my scrapbooks.
Lets see where do I start about today. Well, after long talks with my friends Stacy and Lisa, I think I have got this potty training thing with Lilly figured out. I'm convinced it is a power issue. Today I tried something a little weird, but it worked. I put Lilly in a dress without underpants and she went to the toilet all day (still demanding help at times, depending on her mood). I stressed about the importance of being a big girl and all of the things she can do as a big girl, since she has told me a couple of times that she "just doesn't want to be a big girl" and that is why she goes in her pants. Its just so weird to me that she was doing so good on the potty for so long and now just regressed again. Lilly is a pretty good listener on most other aspects, I think she just knows this is one of the few things she has control over. Its got to be hard to be a 3 year old!!
Lets see, what can I say about my sweetie Addie? She is in a "hold me" stage. She will be fine down playing for a bit then she has had enough and just wants to be held. She is talking so much. Tonight I got her to repeat the numbers 1-10. She loves taking piggy back rides. I bet I give over a dozen piggy back rides a day :) At least she is usually satisfied with just one small lap around the kitchen. She loves to follow Lilly around and do whatever big sis is doing. Lilly on the other hand can only put up with sharing her toys for so long.

Eventt and I have started running again. I love it. Its hard getting back into it, but I really do get a runners high when I'm done. Its nice to do something like that for myself. Plus I still need to loose about 15 more pounds that I just cannot seem to kick. Tried on bridesmaid dresses tonight for Ashley's wedding and its got me motivated to kick it in gear. It took me like a year to lose 30 pounds and these last 15 I just can't seem to do it. too bad I don't have a personal trainer or not in tight with a lipo suction doctor, HAHA...
Anyway enough for now. Hopefully I will be able to keep this up daily or at least every other day.

Babysitting Fun

Claire wishing for a pedicure. (or at least the ability to crawl over and get all the polish and tools)

Soaking up the rich life haahaaa

Friends forever

Music Makers (It was loud!)

Sometimes I wonder what the girls and I did all week when we didn't babysit the DesJean girls. Anyway, this is a few pics I promised Stacy that I would post. Yesterday Aunt Ashley was here and she helped me give Ella and Lillian pedicures. They loved soaking their feet and loved getting them rubbed. Mostly they loved the snack, juice, and show got to enjoy until their toe nails dried. Lillian has regressed again on her potty training and she has such a rotten attitude about it. She has been a bit of a bear lately and I think Addison's teeth are bothering her. Anyway it's been a grouchy home and no wonder Eventt has been working more. HA!! I have searched and read about the whole potty training thing and not sure what to do about it. Most things say to not worry about it and that it is normal until around age 4 to regress often. ( Age 4 will be here too soon!) I think maybe we have been too hard on her. I know she hates that she pees her pants because today she took them upstairs and tried to hide them from me (ewwww...). I have been trying to relax about it all, but its hard. Grrr... Oh well any advise let me know.

Happy New year

So one of my New Years resolutions is to play more with the girls. When Lillian was little it seemed like I played with her way more then what I have time to play with them now. We have even been skipping the book reading sometimes at night. I hate that!! So, today we did tons of creative play, made a tent, read books, colored with markers, Hide and Seek, make music, etc. It was fun playing with them and they love having my undivided attention. My house is a mess but oh well I will get up and clean it in a bit.
New years eve we had Christmas with Eventt's side of the family. Lillian never stopped running and playing the entire night. In fact the potty trained girl peed her pants 3 times!! No time to stop and potty. I guess we should have paid more attention. She has just been doing so good I took it for granted. The girls got to bed around 11:00 and Eventt and I stayed up till past midnight then crashed. (Does this mean we are getting old?)We didn't' even have one drink!! Guess we made up for that in Jamaica where it was free Haha!
Addison's vocabulary seems to be growing every day. She will repeat anything you tell her to say. I love this age. She has a runny nose and cough and wants me to hold her a lot. Not sure if she is cutting teeth or growing but she is also sleeping more.
Lillian completed her Princess set and still continues to play with those silly little princess dolls all the time. Last night I set up an entire "Barbie House" with her barbie and princess stuff and she played with her Ariel and Eric (Little Mermaid) barbies for hours!! I am trying to get her to write her name. She can do the "L" and the "i". She also can say her phone number. Its fun to watch her learn.