Crazy, Busy, Stressful time

I firmly believe that my mind is only working just enough to get me by and keep my girls alive.  I forget everything that I say, and lose everything.. keys, glasses, cell phone... :/

Since my last post, we have found out that Addison tested positive in her newborn screens for cystic fibrosis.  After a month of being left in limbo, we finally had more in-depth testing done and found out that she does not have the disease, but is only a carrier of it.  We are working on getting tested to find out which side of the family it came from, or if it is both of us, and a possibility of a future child having the disease... because yes, we do want more children. :) I am so blessed with my two little girls, and if that is all that God wants to give me I will be happy, but I would like more.. years from now, of course, but I love being a mom even more than I ever thought I would.

Addison has started to smile finally. She is getting some more personality to her. She wouldn't ever sleep unless she was laying next to me.. I hate this. I am fully aware of how dangerous this is.. and I try to lay her down 3984709374 times a night.. but at some point I am about to fall out of the bed holding her, so I lay down and get situated to where I won't roll onto her when I fall asleep, and I was praying every night that I would not hurt her in my sleep. She would wake up about every 3 hours to eat.  Last night after some insanity, I had Scott bring the swing into our bedroom, and she slept in there... all night... without eating!!! (by all night, I mean from 130 AM to 730ish?) This little girl eats every hour and a half during the day.. and has growth spurts fairly often, so she cluster feeds a lot.  She still has all of her thick, dark hair and it is getting pretty long.  She weighed over 14 pounds the last time I weighed her about a week ago.  She's beautiful, and sweet.

Chloe is a wild hurricane of energy, but I love her and she is so fun.  She is saying so many more words now that I have been having her all day again.  Please don't think that I am insulting my husband. He was taking her to work with him every day because Addison would NOT SLEEP AT NIGHT.. and I would have died.. probably literally.. if I had to go without sleep round the clock.  He had to do work though, so he wasn't really able to work with her.  She has repeated many words, but seems to forget the ones that aren't used in "every day".  She says uh-oh, all done, ball (gah), hi, no, dada, mama.. and I'm blanking but there are more! lol It sounds like she will say thank you, also. She has tried to say noodle, knee, mouth, book, etc. when we see those things. She signs "more" and we recently taught her "please". She currently has a double ear infection, and is getting the LAST FOUR teeth!! HOORAY!! Then, it's no more teething until her adult teeth start coming in. She is currently at urgent care because she woke up covered in a rash. Yesterday, she had some spots on her nose, then they spread to her forehead after her nap. This morning it was all over her head, chest, tummy, and back. They are trying to figure out if she's allergic to penicillin or if it is a viral rash...  It seems like one thing after another lately.  She is a grumpy girl, and won't really eat a lot.. She is really starting to test her boundaries. She tells us no back.. smacks my hand back.. and she literally picks things up and throws them when she gets angry. She tried to pick up Addi's car seat and throw it at the doctors office because wouldn't let her play with something (I forget what). She is a stinker a lot of the time, but she is also very sweet. She gives hugs and kisses. She always wants to kiss Addi goodnight.. and always wants to help. She'll hand me diapers when I don't need them, wipe Addi's face with a burp cloth, try to buckle or unbuckle her carseat, try to pick her up, and rub's Addi's belly when she's crying.  She's going to be a good mama one day (hopefully 20+ years in the future!!)

Life in this house is getting crazy, but I wouldn't have it any other way!!! :D I really love my family of four.. I have those stick figure "stickers" on our van window, and I finally got Addison's put on today and it made me smile a lot.  I know I'm young, and some may say "too young", but I don't care! I love my life!!!

She's here!!

Well, I officially have two babies to love on in person!!! Addison Mackenzie made her arrival on Thursday, October 27! She weighed 8 pounds 6 ounces (and was a week early, mind you!) and was 21 inches long.

She is such a sweet baby. She hardly ever cries.. usually only when she's getting her diaper changed. She sleeps all day and all night.. only waking up enough to eat. She'll spend about an hour awake and looking around. I don't remember Chloe sleeping THAT much.. but Chloe screamed a lot because she was always hungry.  Breastfeeding is going SOOO much better this time! I know what I'm doing, and know how to solve the problems I have. She isn't tongue tied either, so that makes things a whole lot better!!

Chloe loves her little sister so far. She smiles every time she sees her, and will cry when she cries.  She likes to "pat" on her chest.. and head sometimes. She also has started to play with Addi's little feet.  She hasn't really been jealous, but she's been going to work with Scott, so we will see when that ends.  I'm not allowed to pick her up until Addi is two weeks old. I'm going to follow those instructions, too, because I could rip stitches in places that should never be ripped... YIKES! I'm so ready to SLEEP in my own bed though. Stairs are also a no-no and our bedroom is in the basement.. so I've been couching it. HOwever, I'm so exhausted from the last month of not sleeping that I think sleeping on a boulder would be comfortable!!!!

I LOVE BEING A MOMMY!!  Seriously.. I think it's even better the second time around because I get to see my sweet oldest daughter love on her little sister.  The blessings in my life are just too much!  These darn hormones adjusting again are getting to me.  I have started crying constantly. I don't want Addi to grow up.. I LOVE Chloe, and she is so much fun, but I want them both to stay little forever.  I know that can't happen, and I am truly excited to see the women that they will become one day.. but I'm in NOO hurry!  My girls are beautiful, sweet, and one of the greatest things to happen to me. Thank you, Lord, for pouring out constant blessings on my life....

Am I really ready?

Chloe is almost 14 months old now. She is trying so hard to say real words, and I'm trying really hard to figure out what she is trying to say. She tries to say "all done" after she's done eating, which is really cute. The poor baby is still working on her molars. Her nose is all runny and she keeps coughing. She's never actually been sick before, which is such a blessing, but I'm starting to wonder if she has a cold or something this time. Her nose always gets yucky when she's teething, but she doesn't cough with it.  She is such a funny little girl, and I couldn't imagine life without her.  I'm trying to enjoy every day with her because I never know when it will be my last day with JUST her to love on. We have been working with her on "be soft". She used to smack my belly and face really hard. She finally pats nicely or pets your face. I'm hoping that she will remember to be soft with her little sister. I don't think she'll be too bad. She hits her cousin, Isaiah, on top of the head with her hand.. but at least she doesn't try to attack him or anything. I'm waiting for the day Isaiah can walk by himself because he takes notes on every time she hits him. He's gonna get her back one day!

Baby girl 2 is doing well.. growing a lot. She is REALLY hurting me now when she moves. I don't remember being in this much pain when I was pregnant with Chloe.  My back is KILLING me, and it hurts to move. My legs have been really sore and my feet, too. I feel like all I do is complain and whine... It's really difficult to be this far into things, and try to chase and play with a one year old. I'm trying to keep the house clean, and we have so much to do before she arrives.  We have to paint what is going to be our bedroom in the basement, and get some rugs for the floor. They are planning to finish out the basement completely, but we need to get moved down there ASAP so that I can get the new baby's room set up. There isn't room for two cribs in Chloe's tiny room. I'm anxious to get going on all of this, and I want to be able to help with it... I don't know if I'm ready to be the mother of two, but ready or not here she comes!!!!

My little sister got married last weekend, and she made such a beautiful bride, and I know she'll make an equally beautiful wife. It was so great to see her, and all of my family again.  My aunt and uncle surprised everyone by bringing my grandparents.  My grandparents are in TERRIBLE shape, and truly probably won't be around much longer. I honestly didn't think I would ever get the opportunity to see them again since they live so far from where we are.  I LOVE them so much, and it was hard to say good-bye to them.  It was hard to say good-bye to Amanda since she will now be a resident of California.. over 33 hours away from me :( BUT, she is happy, and that is what matters. I didn't see her too often anyway. We won't be going home any more this year unless something bad happens, so I won't get to see her at Christmas. We can't really afford all of the gas, and it is getting really hard on us to travel 7 hours, stay for 2 days, and travel another 7 hours. It will be especially difficult with a brand new baby. It was hard enough with Chloe, and she was a little older.

Pray for us as we start this new chapter of life. It's going to be a big adjustment for everyone, but I am really excited for it all.. just nervous, too!

I'm really terrible at this

Life has been a whirlwind lately!  A week and a half ago, we packed up our lives and moved farther north (I really must be crazy..) to Flint, MI to serve at a new church alongside a really wonderful pastor and his wife.  We are working with the youth group here, and truly loving every minute of our new life. We were worried that Scott was not going to have a job before we left the old one, but God faithfully provided the perfect one right on time. Things are so wonderful here. We miss our friends from Garden City, but we are so close by that we can visit occasionally. I had been trying to avoid buying groceries so that we wouldn't have to move with a bunch of stuff, or throw things away, so we were eating horribly. I have really enjoyed eating healthy meals again, and cooking yummy food.

The baby is doing wonderfully. I am 33 1/2 weeks along now. I will be induced at 39 weeks since we are staying with the same doctor and hospital. She is measuring big now, so it might be a good thing. I hate the idea of being induced, but I know that it will be the best option right now. She is an active little booger, and moves all over the place. She gets the hiccups a lot, and sometimes it feels like she is taking her finger and drawing circles on the inside of my belly. My goal was to only gain 25 pounds this pregnancy, and I was doing GREAT, but then she has been having these insane growth spurts and I have gained 26 or so as of now. :( At least I can see that it is all belly. I also have an "abnormally large amount" of fluid in there.. So, I told my sister to wear her water shoes since I will be a bridesmaid in her wedding when I am 36 weeks along.. I am just praying my water doesn't break, and that I don't faint or do anything crazy! lol! I tend to get extremely emotional at weddings as it is, and my sissy is moving to California and I don't know when I will get to see her after the wedding.. soooo I may be a mess!!!

Chloe is getting bigger, sillier, and smarter every day. She is 13 months old now. She has really enjoyed our new house. The kitchen, dining, and living rooms are all one giant room so she just runs back and forth yelling "AHHHHHH!" hehe! I love that little girl. She gives kisses all the time now, and will come running across the room just to give hugs. She still doesn't talk much, but she is advanced in everything else. I know that she understands things, but just isn't vocalizing them in words that we can understand. If you ask here where her ball is, for example, she will go find it and bring it to you. She will try to say words but they all come out sounding very similar. She will say "more" and do the sign for it... but more means "I want that now" in her mind. She says "dada" all the time, and knows who dada is, but "mama" is food.. She says "mamamamamama" the whole time she is eating. She can point to our belly buttons (mommy's has become a toy) and can point out noses.  She loves reading books still and points at everything saying "dat" She is getting so tall, and it's making her look like a little skinny butt. Her weight was right on at her appointment though, and she is way above for her height. The doctor said to keep doing what we're doing because she looks perfect. She eats like a moose, but is so active that it doesn't worry me at all. She is going through a picky phase and will throw a lot of food on the floor. I'm ready for this phase to end. She usually chows down on fruits and veggies but for some reason won't eat them most of the time. She is working on two more front teeth, and it looks like there are swollen bumps in the back of her mouth where her molars are working their way in. Teething is the pitts. She has started drooling like a st. bernard again, and wakes up fussy at night. Overall though, she is such a happy girl. She wakes up in the morning and plays in her crib for about an hour. I feel guilty leaving her in there, but I know that it is best for her, since I won't be able to fetch her out immediately when the new baby comes. I can hear her giggling and playing through the baby monitor. She does this after nap time, too. All we have to do is lay her in her crib with her blanket and binky and she puts herself to sleep. It has been this way for a LOOONG time, and it's so wonderful. I'm sure it will change for a while once her life gets turned upside down with a new sister, but maybe we will get lucky!
The next time I blog, I could have another baby in my arms! :) I am getting more and more excited, and more anxious. I worry about Chloe getting jealous of her new sister, and wonder how I can prepare her for such changes.. Tons of mothers of done it, so I assume I can make it work, too. There's plenty of love to go around in this house!!!

Long time no blog

Baby girl at 20 weeks

I guess since it has been a month and a half I should update!! Baby girl is doing great. She is getting bigger and stronger every day, and is kicking me harder and harder. I've also been feeling the braxton hicks contractions a LOT. :/ I'm only 26 weeks, so it stinks that I'm already feeling them. Sometimes I have to lay down to get them to stop. I'm having a lot of "back labor" type pains lately. My back tightens and loosens rhythmically. The placenta previa is gone! Praise the Lord!!! I have finished all of the heart tests. I wore a heart monitor for over 2 weeks, and the doctor went on vacation so I am still waiting on the results of all of that.
There are going to be some big changes taking place in the Pullen household over the next month.  They are exciting, but completely nerve wrecking. I can't really say what they are right now, but just pray for us. My family knows the situation, and soon everyone else will, too.

Chloe is such a big girl now. I am doing the finishing touches on her birthday party.  Her theme is "Look Whoo's Turning One" so she is going to have owls. Her big girl bedroom is owls now. :) She is walking all over the place, and has figured out how to run a little!! She loves playing with balls, and carrying a purse around the house. She still doesn't really say many words. "mama" "dada" "boomboom" "baba".. those are really the only ones that we can tell what she is saying. She babbles  A LOT!!  She also loves looking at books and pointing at the pictures. It sounds like she is trying to say "that" (dat) when she points. She can also point at your nose when you say "Where is mommy's nose?" But, she can't figure out CHLOE'S nose yet.  She is more and more fun every day. She has 6 teeth, and it seems like she has another one working its way out.  She eats EVERYTHING in sight. The only food she doesn't seem to like is mashed potatoes.  She weighs around 22 pounds according to the Wii fit, but we will see at the doctor's office. She doesn't get a bottle anymore, only sippy cups!! She gives open mouth kisses, which are adorable. Sometimes she will even give hugs.  She waves and blows kisses, when she wants to that is.

Life is fun and crazy with a "toddler", but I am loving it!!

Say hello to baby

Here she is! Her head is on the right and her torso is the blob that comes up out of it. ;)

foot

She wasn't wanting to sit still, so we didn't get very good pictures this time.  I have another ultrasound on Monday, so maybe I will get some new ones.  The placenta previa that I was diagnosed with is apparently complete, so it will take a lot of movement to avoid a C-section, but they are going to check on Monday because it is possible that it has moved.  I was put on "restrictions" that really only affect Scott. haha! 

I went to the doctor this week because I have been having some really bad dizzy spells that cause me to almost faint.  I was referred to a cardiologist, so on Tuesday we will see what they say. I haven't had any for two days, so now they probably won't get any info.  Dr. Plymel said that more than likely I will wear a heart monitor for 24 hours so they can gather info about what is going on. Pray that they figure this out because it is scary to lose my vision while I am caring for a busy 10 month old. The other day I was giving her a bath and almost fainted. I was able to find the drain to empty the tub so that she wouldn't drown if I did faint.  

This pregnancy has been A LOT more complicated than the last, but the baby is perfectly healthy and that is all that matters!

The mother of a walker..

Chloe has been standing by herself for about a week now. I knew it was only a matter of time before she started taking steps by herself, too.  Today, I had a cup with a straw in it (which Chloe LOOOVES to play with).  I set it down beside me. She was already standing up playing with something and all of the sudden took off after the cup.  I don't know why she can't be normal and take one step and fall on her butt, but she took about 5 steps, grabbed the cup, and sat down.  

I also have been taking her pacifier away during the day trying to break her of it.  I say "bubye binky" and throw it in the crib.  When she sees it now she starts yelling "BUBUBUBUBU".  I guess saying "bubye" has made her think that is what it's called. She is such a silly girl and growing so fast.  

Oh, and with the NEW BABY... we are having another girl. We are keeping her name a secret, but we do have one picked out. I am still dealing a lot with the severe morning sickness. I still have only gained one pound from the pregnancy and I am 18 1/2 weeks along.  Thankfully, I have been feeling her kicking/punching/wiggling a lot so that reassures me that at least she is OK even if I don't feel Ok.  I am so blessed to have two sweet girls to love on, and a great husband to love on that I will be celebrating 3 years of marriage together. :D

Eating me out of house and home

Chloe is still crawling all over the house! She is also trying so hard to walk. If she would just get the confidence to let go of our hands, she would be off.  She pretty much supports herself completely now, just has to hang on to a finger of ours. We just had our first mother/daughter road trip. My sister, Amanda, graduated from the University of Illinois on the 14th, and Scott was unable to come along.. as usual.. so we went without him.  I drove all night to get there Wednesday.  She did great! She played with everyone, and beat up her cousin Isaiah. haha! She will regret that when Isaiah can walk because he is already her size. I was really worried about the trip back to Michigan because Chloe screams in her carseat, and I knew I was too tired to drive at night. God really answered our prayers because she napped, played, and babbled the whole way.. all seven and a half hours of the trip.  She never once screamed. We stopped at a gas station with a McDonald's so we could both eat.  She is eating 2 jars of baby food at every meal, plus eating table food! She screamed at me if I didn't feed her fast enough.  Last night she ate 2 jars of baby food and a plate of spaghetti for dinner.  I can't keep up with how much she eats. I have to feed myself to feed the baby, but Chloe doesn't like that. She wants to be fed without me taking a bite of food.

 While in Illinois, it was city garage sale weekend.  I found this Little Tykes slide for $30. It is practically brand new in perfect condition and saw it in a sales ad. It is normally $110. Chloe LOVES it. She can climb up the ladder all by herself. I hold her hand and she will scoot herself off the slide and down it. She giggles the whole time.  Aunt Amy also gave us Faith's old kitchen.  Chloe might be young for a kitchen, but she loves to stand at it and bang the dishes on it.  She also likes to open and close the cabinets.  We also have a toddler bed that Patty gave to us.  We plan to put her in the toddler bed when she is 1 year old as long as she will cooperate so that she is used to it by the time the new baby comes. 

 I am so anxious.  We have 2 weeks until we find out if we are having a boy or a girl.  I can't wait!! I really think that we are having a boy, and that seems to be the general consensus. Faith told me that she thinks I am having 10 babies. So, if that is the case, I will give some of them away for free. LOL! 

Big changes are coming and while I feel completely discouraged, I know that God has never let us down before, and I know he will continue to carry me, because I am too weak to carry myself at this point.

Too fast!

Chloe is crawling really well now. The crazy girl is all over the house and into everything.  Last night she pulled up to a standing position holding onto the couch. Now, it seems that there is no stopping her.  She is getting to be more and more fun with each passing day.  It breaks my heart how quickly she is growing and changing, but fills me with joy at the same time.  I am glad I have another little bundle of joy on the way so I get to do this all over again! :)
We are going on our first real vacation Friday. My wonderful Aunt Ann gave us a condo to stay in for a week that is RIGHT ON THE BEACH in Myrtle Beach, SC.  I am so excited. Scott and I went to South Carolina for a day during our honeymoon and I fell in love.  If I could live there, I would do it in a heart beat! My father-in-law is going with us, too, because we needed someone 25 to be with us for the condo.  Sometimes being young really stinks, but Jim is hilarious, so it will be a lot of fun! I am so excited to spend a week by the ocean, even though it is supposed to only be in the 60s.  This week it has been near the 80s there, so of course it would cool off for us to go! ha!  I am excited to see Chloe playing in the sand, but worried about her eating it! YIKES!!
I still find motherhood to be completely wonderful.  THIS is what I am supposed to do with the rest of my life.. no career for me! Mommy and Wife is far better than all of the money in the world!

A lot has happened...

Wow! Where do I start??! As you can see from the first picture, Chloe is going to be a big sister! What a surprise!! But, it is a wonderful surprise that I am welcoming with open arms!! 

She is getting to be so much fun! She is army crawling really well, and doing the "real deal" occasionally, but she usually just falls on her face! She suddenly decided she was too big to nurse, so now I get to be a diary cow and pump and give her bottles.  However, with the pregnancy I am only providing about half of what she eats so we are supplementing with formula. She holds the bottle all by herself.  She loves her fruits and veggies.  I have made a lot of fruits that they don't sell in stores, so we will be trying those with her soon.  She really likes mangos, which we had today.  She HATES meat, and makes the most hilarious faces when eating it.  Tonight I had her in the pack-n-play sitting up, and she suddenly decided to pull up and try to climb out of it.  I only had her sitting because I was right there, but now I know we need to lower her crib!! I am working on giving her a little bit of diluted juice in a sippy cup, but she just likes to chew on it.  She has no interest in drinking anything. 

We had a not so fun incident occurring the past couple of weeks.  On Feb. 26th, Scott was carrying her on wet tile.  He slipped and fell straight forward and her head slammed into the tile floor.  I rushed her to the ER where they treated her like it was no big deal because she had stopped crying by the time they finally saw her.  Once the physician looked at her he said she was fine and sent us home.  I noticed a spot starting to swell on the side of her head last week, so I got her into the doctor this Tuesday.  Her pediatrician immediately had her transferred to the Children's Hospital of Michigan.  There, they X-rayed her head and found that she has a few fractures on her skull.  Then they did a CT Scan of her brain to make sure that there wasn't any brain damage.  Thank God there wasn't any.  They also proceeded to do a "skeletal survey" where they X-rayed LITERALLY every bone in her body (fingers, toes.. everything) I think they maybe were wanting to rule out abuse, but whatever. I'm pretty sure she may glow in the dark from all of the radiation.  The doctors at Children's said that her skull should heal on its own, but to follow up with her pediatrician in a few days. I can tell the swelling is already going down though, so that is good. God was sure watching over her, because it could have been much worse. Now, if I could only get Scott to get his elbow checked out.  He busted it open when he fell, and he is too stubborn to make sure that it isn't fractured.  It still is hurting him some, but the gash looks much better. I am so thankful that she is OK and healing well.

Happy First Valentine's Day!

It is Chloe's first Valentine's Day. I know it is not a big deal, but this has always been one of my favorite holiday's.  It is cheesy, romantic, and fun! She is my Valentine this year because her daddy has a basketball game tonight, so I won't get to spend it with him.  This is our eighth Valentine's Day together, and we have only actually spent one together.
Chloe is getting so big now. Her 6 month checkup is tomorrow, so we will see how big she actually is.  She is army crawling on the floor now, and she rolls all over the place.  It is especially fun when I am changing her diaper and I see a naked booty rolling across the floor! She has actually figured out how to jump in her jenny jump-up, too! She sits up by herself for quite a while before falling over. Her hair is growing back, too.  She has a few hairs left over from when she was born, and they are SOO long. I could be putting her hair in a ponytail if it hadn't fallen out! haha! (not that I would..)
She eats all kinds of cereals now, and she has tried squash, green beans, carrots, sweet potatoes, prunes and peaches.  She has loved it all with the exception of peaches.  She REFUSED to eat the peaches, and she wouldn't even eat the cereal. I tried giving her just cereal later that day and she still wouldn't trust me.  I tried peaches for a couple of days and she wouldn't have it!
We are getting family/6 mo. pictures taken on Friday and I am very excited!

teeth

These stupid teeth will NOT show up and quit torturing my poor baby.  I have done everything I can to make her comfortable and it is just not working for her.  I am quite sick of feeling helpless.  I am quite irritated in general.  She cries all day, and I feel bad for her because I would cry all day, too.. but all of that crying has been giving me severe headaches and I have had a stiff neck for a month... I just want to rest and my husband is literally never home during Chloe's waking hours anymore.  I have become a single parent and I am still MARRIED!! I am just fed up with the way things are. My dog sits in her kennel all day because it is too cold for her to be outside and she will not quit terrorizing the house when she is out. I can't handle a demon dog and a teething baby all by myself when I feel like I am barely holding it together.  I will PAY someone to take this stupid dog from us! lol Just pray for Chloe that these teeth will break through and relieve her of her pain.  We have a doctors appointment for her this week to get her checked out because the poor baby barely poops and when she does it is extremely painful for her, so maybe they can suggest something for her teeth.  I refuse to put whiskey on her gums so don't even suggest that, please!

"Take her to the nearest hospital"

Yesterday was quite the eventful day.  My little porker who usually eats every 2 hours refused to eat yesterday.  She ate first thing in the morning, and then refused to eat after that. She ate her cereal like normal, but wouldn't take a bottle and wouldn't nurse.  I called her pediatrician around 6:00 and told them what she had been doing because I was worried she may get dehydrated.  She didn't have nearly as many wet diapers and when they were wet they were barely wet at all.  The nurse got back on the phone after talking to the doctor and said "take her to the nearest hospital and tell them she isn't eating".  If you want to make me panic, say those words to me! Scott was at a basketball game coaching. I tried calling him and of course he didn't answer so I had to try to call anyone who might be at the game.  Danny (our associate pastor) was able to get ahold of someone at the game for me and Scott had to leave in the middle of his basketball game to come.  I should say for those that don't know that we only have one vehicle and one carseat that she can safely ride in, so it wasn't like I could just call up anyone to drive us up there.  We got there and apparently all of Dearborn was in the Emergency Room because it was SO packed.  A man was kind enough to let us cut in front of him in line since we had a baby. Once she got into a room she was all giggly and smiley so they all thought we were nuts for bringing her in.  They looked at her and she wasn't showing any signs of dehydration and her lungs and heart sounded fine.  I was able to get her to eat (FINALLY) while we were there so they sent us home and said to just keep an eye on her.  Thankfully this morning she ate like normal.  She slept all night, only waking once long enough for me to put her pacifier in her mouth, and is down for a nap already.
It was terrifying just having to TAKE her to the hospital and I am so glad that they didn't have to do anything to her.  I am grateful to be blessed with a healthy baby!!
Oh yeah, and SHE POOPED last night!! Hooray! haha!

Some new pictures

 Chloe with her loot

 Little man, Isaiah, and myself :)

being an aunt is the second greatest joy!

 My whole family. I only wish we would have thought of this for the Pullen family while we were there!

 This picture makes me really want Spring to be here!

Are we 6 months old?!

Chloe has become so much fun! Her motor skills are improving so much. She reaches out and grabs her toys, and toes, and brings them right to her mouth. She rolls over from back to belly constantly.. usually when we are trying to change her diaper.  She has started scooting from side to side on her belly.  She's really working on going forward but can't quite get it yet.  She pushes all the way up on her arms now.  Yesterday, she started sitting up by herself for quite a while.  She has been lasting a few seconds for a while, but last night she sat for at least a full minute.  She eats cereal twice a day because she was acting like she was starving at night.  I started mixing a little bit of baby food in with it in the evening.  All she has had so far is prunes, but she really likes them.

She has outgrown her 3-6 month clothes already because of her length, so she is now in 6-9 month clothes.  I feel like I'm wasting money to get her clothes that she wears for a month! haha! We are also switching her out of her infant carrier into the convertible carseat. She has been getting read marks on her neck from the straps and cries in the seat.  They aren't too tight on her, and are in the right spot.. she is just too big.  I worry that if we get in a wreck it will slice her neck, so to the big girl seat it is! Thankfully she sits up OK so that we will do alright in the stroller.  It's the cart I'm worried about!! She is loosing all of her hair, too, which makes me really sad! I hope it grows back brown when it comes back in.  She still has some so maybe she will keep what is left.. :/

I had to get her a new hat, too, because her head is very big.. I went to the mall yesterday and found a pig hat that has a face and ears on the front, and then a curly tail on the back.  It cracked me up and you can only pull that stuff off for a short while!