Update on the Owen Family

So, I just realized that I haven't posted in over a week. Maybe that's because we have been so busy with our schedules, or me just being lazy/tired, or me having nothing new to say or all of the above!!! So here goes me catching everyone up on what we've been doing. We had a pretty good week last week but by Thursday we realized that Caroline was starting to catch something else since her cough was back, her snot had turned green again, and she was wheezing. I pushed it off that it was just her getting over RSV. But when she wasn't getting any better, I ended up taking her in to the dr on Monday (yesterday) and she has a sinus infection. She's on antibiotics with ear drops and an inhaler so she should be feeling pretty good soon! Let's hope it just stays that way b/c her party is this Saturday! Can't believe my baby is going to be a year old.

Not only was Caroline sick but mommy and daddy were too. On Monday morning at 2am I wake up to hearing Blake throwing up and Caroline coughing her lungs out. Mind you that I'm not sleeping well either b/c my sinus's are a mess too. So, let's just say that our night was LONG. I didn't get a wink of sleep from 2am on... I had so much to do yesterday to get ready for her party so I didn't get a chance to rest so I'm extremely tired today. But daddy is on the mend and getting better, I'm starting to feel better and we are just praying that Caroline (or I for that matter) don't catch the stomach bug that daddy had. We stayed away from him and I cleaned the house well so hopefully I killed all of his dirty germs!

Something fun and exciting that we did is get our family pictures done. We used Farrah Nicole to do our pictures and I had her do some of Caroline in her birthday outfit that I had made for her. Farrah did a wonderful job and was very patient with Caroline. I can't wait to see how the pictures turn out!

Other than that, we are just busy working and getting everything ready for our sweet baby girl's 1st birthday. We aren't having many people over...just family but we will all enjoy being together and celebrating miss Caroline! I was just thinking this morning that this time last year I was on bed rest so anxious to see my little one!

Sorry that this post is so wordy,long, and has no pictures. I promise to post pictures of Caroline soon.

Mommy's helper

This is how Caroline entertained herself tonight while I cooked dinner. Ohhh...I just don't think I'm ready for a toddler that's into everything yet. Here's a picture of her eating spagetti for the first time! She LOVED it:)
It was fun watching her eat the spagetti but NOT fun to clean all of it up!!! We are finding spagetti everywhere!

Our Weekend...

...was super lazy and relaxing. With Caroline having RSV, we didn't go anywhere or do much. We just stayed home and played and slept! Here's some pictures from our weekend.

My niece and nephew had this tunnel thing that they gave Caroline a few weeks ago. Since we really don't have much space we hadn't put it up for her to play with. But on Friday night, Blake and I thought it would be fun to get it out for her and let her crawl through it since we were getting tired of playing with her other toys. These pics aren't that great but she had a good time crawling back and forth through the tunnels.

Notice she still won't let go of her paci's...they are her best friend!

Of course, her daddy thinks he's still a kid and thought he would be able to fit through...not so much!!!


Caroline just sat to the side laughing at her daddy getting stuck.

Here she is on Saturday playing with her entertainer wondering why mommy keeps taking her picture!



On Saturday afternoon, my parents came over to watch Caroline for a few minutes while I went and got stuff for her party. I had fun going to Hobby Lobby, Party City, and Home Goods. Here's a sneak peek at some of her decorations. I'm so excited with all that I have for her party...I can't wait!


And today she played and played with her car. She LOVED getting pushed around the house by mom and dad! She also learned a new trick. She will put her paci's under the hood that lifts up and then take them out. She spent a good part of the day doing that over and over! It's the small things that amuse them! (oh and she has her hood from her jacket on b/c she liked it that way. She loves hats, thank goodness, and wanted to wear it!)


I can't get over how quickly our weekends come and go. I'm sad that we have to go back to the real world tomorrow. Caroline is also going back to daycare. I'm hoping that she'll do okay. She seems to be doing much better but still has a little bit of wheezing and coughing. But no fever and her snot is finally clear again so I'm assuming that's a good sign! Blake and I aren't holding our breath that we will make it this entire week without visiting a doctor...that's just our life these days!!!

Brushing teeth!

Caroline brushed her "3" teeth last night for the first time. We bought her the tooth brush at Christmas but kept forgetting to actually brush her teeth so we got it out last night. She LOVED it! She mainly just sucked on it and rubbed it on her gums. I hope she will continue to like brushing her teeth as she gets older!

PJ day!

I stayed home with Caroline today and we've had a fun day just laying around in our PJ's. I have had little to no movtivation to do anything today...not sure why but that's the way it's been! Caroline is still feeling pretty rough so she's just been laying around too. The inhaler seems to be helping her a little with the wheezing. She HATES using it though and I can't say that I blame her! I'm hoping that she will get better as the week goes on. She still is not interested in eating solids. The last time she had a good meal (as far as solids go) was Saturday. But she is still drinking her bottles so that's good...she's staying hydrated! Here are some pictures that I took of her this afternoon. She finally decided that she wanted play with her toys for a few minutes.



I think she's chewing so much on that toy because her 2 top teeth are cutting through her gums. Poor thing that she's got to deal with teething on top of RSV. But she's being a good sport about it all!

RSV

I got a call from the daycare today while at work that Caroline was running a fever and was just very sick. So when I picked her up she seemed to be feeling awlful and was wheezing. I happened to hear one of the dad's say that his son just got over RSV so I immediately started thinking that maybe just maybe that is what is wrong with Caroline. So, I packed her in the car and off we went to the Children's Immediate Care center and much to my instinct, I was right. She tested positive for RSV. She's so pitiful. I'm beginning to think my child will never be well again. We thought after doing the ear tubes that we would be free (at least for a week!) of illness for awhile but it wasn't even a week before she's caught something else. Please pray for her and that she will have a speedy recovery and that she won't need to be hospitalized. They said this can last up to a month. They put her on an inhaler to hope that helps the cough and wheezing. Our family (especially Caroline) could use a break from sickness!

Mail time

I don't know what it is but I love going to the mailbox everyday to get the mail. Most of the time it's just boring stuff like bills but I get really excited when I get something different and fun! When we get home I will walk to the mailbox with Caroline and then we come in the house, put our stuff down and go through the mail. Lately she's been such a mama's girl and won't let me put her down so I've been sitting on the floor or sofa with her and I will give her the junk mail or empty envelopes to play with while I sort through the mail. She loves it and thinks she's really got something! Here she is tonight playing with the junk pile of mail. (ignore the awlful rash on her face...with all of the paci sucking and dry weather her mouth looks rough)



Caroline is still a little sick. I honestly can't tell if it's just teething or if she is getting something else. On Friday, she wouldn't eat and threw up twice. Saturday morning she woke up with a fever and a horrible cough so I took her to the dr and they said it was a cold and to start using her ear drops b/c her ears were starting to drain. Great another ear infection:( The fever was gone by Sunday but she still had a horrible cough, runny nose, and wasn't herself. Today we sent her to daycare since we both had to work and when I picked her up they said she had an upset tummy all day, still coughing, still runny nose, and she is starting to wheeze. I looked tonight and her top tooth is breaking through the gums. To all of the moms out there, did your kiddos go through all of these symptoms when cutting teeth? She kind of did this with the bottom two...if this is just teething then she's a dramatic teether and I can't imagine going through this until her mouth is full of teeth!!! Hopefully she'll start to feel better soon. I hate that she's had such a rough 4 months.