We are home!

We had an awesome vacation & are finally home & unpacked. Madison did GREAT...on the plane and the rest of the week - the sunny Florida weather suits her well. She was happy sitting in the Exersaucer next to the pool watching all the kids swim. She did get in a few times, but the sun was so intense I didn't want her to burn. She does have a baby suntan - it's very cute. She took great naps, was rarely crabby, wore her sunhat, ate well - maybe we should move to the beach :)

Madison learned how to give kisses while we were on vacation. She makes the kissing sound and will come at me with an open mouth if I pucker up. She doesn't do it with Willie, probably because of his moustache!

Playing in the pool with the big kids.

Big kids having fun in the pool.


Back of the house.



On the deck overlooking the ocean.

Enjoying her pool float (thanks Kelly!)

View of the beach from our guest house.

View of the ocean from the main house.

Madison enjoying the warm weather with her sunhat.

Walking the beach.

She didn't get a chance to eat the sand, I was watching her very carefully!

We're leaving on a jet plane...

We're off to Florida tomorrow morning on a 7:45am flight. Madison gave me a scare last night & I thought she was getting sick again. We woke up this morning & she was 100% better - thanks goodness! I've been cleaning house & packing all day. Dogs are at the kennel and we're ready to go. Madison was enjoying the warm weather outside this afternoon while Daddy mowed.

One week until Florida...

We leave for vacation next Sunday! Madison is doing much better this week. She is still coughing some, but she is back to her normal happy self! All of her bloodwork came back negative, so we found out that she just has bad luck when it comes to getting sick. Hopefully it will stop snowing & get warm again soon so we can move on from this sick winter!

Another day home from daycare

Madison was better on Tuesday than she was yesterday... my Mom is staying with her again today. Her temperature still seems to be under control, but she wanted to snuggle & sleep all day again yesterday. Her allergy panel came back negative so she's not allergic to anything and her antibodies/immune system seem to be functioning properly. We're still waiting on one test result - the vaccine response labs. I'm so glad we have the breathing maching at home because Madison has been coughing alot and that machine seems to bring instant relief. She needs one good day at home before she returns with the other kids at daycare - hopefully today is our day!

Ear infection & pneumonia

So much has changed since my last post. Madison's fever spiked to 104.9 overnight on Sunday and we took her to her pediatrician Monday morning. He confirmed that her left ear was infected, but not enough of an infection to cause the 104.9 fever. He sent us over to Anderson Hospital to get a stat chest x-ray because he predicted pneumonia. He was right, they called me a few hours later to say she has lower right lobe pneumonia - which I understand has the pain equivilent of a collapsed lung & is what was causing her so much discomfort. The Dr gave her an antibiotic shot to help speed the process since the Amoxcillin from Sunday has not started working yet. She also had 3 viles of blood drawn yesterday to check her blood count levels, see if her immune system is working properly & also an allergy panel to rule out any allergies. The CBC blood count test is back already & is negative (which is good...all white & red cell counts look good). I'm still waiting to hear on the immune system & allergy panels tests. My Mom is staying with Madison today while Willie and I are working. She seems to be doing better & has the energy to play (which is huge since she had been sleeping since Saturday night!). I'll post updates once I know about the other test results.

Ear Infections

Grandpa Ulm & Jane were here yesterday & babysat while Willie and I went to a friends birthday party at the Marina. We were so tired from being up early with Madison that morning, that we were home before 9:00. I'm so glad we came home early because around 11 pm Madison's temperature started getting hot. She had around 100-101 during the night & it increased to 102 this morning. Willie was fishing a tournament this morning, so Dad helped me take Madison to Urgent Care. By the time they checked her in, her temp was 103.8. Her left ear is really infected and her right is slightly infected (not as clear as it should be). She is on Amoxicillin and seems to be feeling better. She never naps or snuggles during the day, but today is like a different baby. She slept most of the morning & has been napping with Daddy for the past 2 1/2 hours. (I really hope she sleeps tonight!)

On a side note - the babysitter has pinkeye which is highly contagious. Madison will be staying home tomorrow and we'll take this week day-by-day.

Ready for Florida

I had to try this swimsuit on Madison before Willie got home - I knew he would not approve! I probably would've never bought this myself, but it is a hand-me-down. Too cute!