Waiting....

for a nice day so I can go take Blair's 2 year old pics. She turned 2 on April 7th. I've been so busy lately that I didn't even write a post for her! :( I'm working 4 (sometimes 5) nights a week at the bar. Which is good because it's good money, but I miss my family! It's a sacrifice I'm willing to make though.

Hopefully this week I can get out there and get some good pictures of her. She's at a hard age because she's all over the place and doesn't want to "pose" like I would like her to in some of the pics. So, we will just have to wait and see how it goes!

Hope all is well with everyone!

Hugs - Tiff

Baylee's 5 year pictures

While we were in Indy I took Baylee's 5 year pictures. I think they turned out great!

In Indy....

We have been in Indy since Sunday night visiting my friend and her family! We are having a great time, but it seems like everytime we are here that one of my kids get sick.

Last year Blair landed in the hospital for 5 days with a nasty respiratory virus. Also, this is about the same time that we found out about Baylee's Hypertension.

This year Baylee got sick in the middle of the night with diarrhea and vomitting! Nice huh? Well, not being at home I didn't know where a puke bucket was located and also I didn't know where Sanne kept her meds.... hoping she had some children's Immodium... which thankfully she did!

So, I felt terrible for waking her up at 5:15 yesterday morning.

Other than that we are having a great time!

Hugs - Tiffany

Reminded

Evil Twin's Wife reminded me of a post I should of done on Monday. I took Baylee to the dentist to get some sealants put on her back teeth. It's like toothpaste that they paint on to protect the teeth from getting cavities. She needed them because she has very deep crevases in her back teeth.

Let's remind everyone that Baylee LOVES going to the dentist. I reminded her that she wasn't getting any pokes and they were going to paint her teeth today.

We also needed to see Dr. Caple because Baylee knocked her top tooth out on Saturday at a birthday party. He was going to do an x-ray (which she had before) to make sure nothing was left in there.

So, she's laying in the chair letting Dr. Caple get started and all of a sudden the tears start flowing and she starts SCREAMING.

I pulled her to the side and explained again that it was going to hurt that he was going to do an x-ray and paint her teeth. She was NOT having it for whatever reason.

So, we stormed out of there and got in the car.

My point is that she is old enough to know when I say it's not going to hurt it's not going to hurt. I am always honest with her when it comes to that. And, it took me 3 months to get that appointment... now we will have to wait another 3 months! UGH! I feel like I shouldn't be upset, but I was SO mad yesterday!

So, we had a long talk when we got home after she calmed down. I explained to her that she has got to trust what I say. She said to make another appointment and she would go! :)

Gotta love kids!

Hugs - Tiff

I will never buy Windex AGAIN! Mark my words!

Today, Blair and I took a trip to WM to do some grocery shopping. I thought to myself that since it was going to be nice today I needed to clean all my windows. Windex (yes, not the generic) but actual windex still streaks my windows and in my opinion stinks. We browsed the aisle with cleaning supplies and came across this gem. I.LOVE.THIS.SPRAY! Totally works just like it says and will NOT streak your glass. And, it smells REALLY good! You actually use less paper towels! It's amazing. I will continue to buy it from now on!

And, they also support this:

Had a great weekend. We had Baylee's skating birthday party on Saturday night and she had a BLAST! She had so much fun skating with all her friends and cousins. I think we had about 50-60 people there!

Sunday we went to my parents house to celebrate my Sister's birthday. The kids played outside since it was nice out! We also took pics of them in their matching Hawaiian outfits my Mom bought them while they were in Hawaii. I thought they turned out cute!

Austin and his skateboard

Baylee riding her bike

Britt giving Blair a ride on the Yerf Dog

Me on the Yerf Dog! :)

Happy 5th Birthday Baylee!

I cannot believe my little Baylee turns 5 today! It seems like yesterday that I was laying at Willow Creek waiting for her to be born. Praying like crazy that everything would be okay and her lungs would be fully developed. She was born at 32 weeks weighing 3lbs 12oz. She spent 3 weeks in the NICU and came home only weighing 4lbs 5oz. She spent 6 months on a heart monitor.

I always knew she would be okay. Even when she was diagnosed with Pulmonary Hypertension last year... I knew she would be just fine.

She is a sweet girl and I'm so proud that she is mine. She has brought such joy to our lives!

Baylee 2 weeks old - NICU

At home... see how tiny she was... this mini-swing swallowed her!

2 days old... we were doing kangaroo care. I love this picture because you can't see all the tubes and wires coming out of her!

5 months old... first beach trip to Gulf Shores, AL

Zoo last year - 4 1/2 years old

Pics last year - 4 1/2 years old

I love you Baylee with all my heart! Happy 5th Birthday!

Bathroom project

Britt took the girls to Cabot this weekend to celebrate his Mom's birthday. I stayed here because I had to work Saturday night and I also wanted to start painting my bathroom. I think it turned out pretty good!


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