Poor sick ole Ellie Bean. We noticed on Wednesday night that she had a few bumps on her legs but we chalked it up to potty training and tree climbing. Thursday, an hour after Aunt Jen and Ainsley got here we noticed that it got much worse. Staying true to our Valdez Circus reputation we went to the emergency room TWICE while Jen was here because the bumps turned into blisters that just kept getting worse. The doctors first suspected it was an allergic reaction but the second time they scared Jen and I almost into crisis mode by saying they thought it was either a Staph Infection or Chicken Pox. Both diagnosises are dangerous to be around for babies (Ainsley) and pregnant women (me). Ainsley and Jen left early for preventive measures. Thankfully this morning the test results from the culture they did Saturday came in and she has hand, foot, and mouth virus. Luckily, since Ava and I have been exposed to it before both her and I have had immunity to this outbreak and Ainsley has been fairing well too. We are staying in quarantine probably another two days until they clear up. Crazy things seem to always happen when Greg is gone but at least I have been lucky enough each time for Jen to be there. She kept me laughing and we had a great weekend of shopping, crafting, and girl time. Jen was my 5 foot superhero by fixing our kitchen table and Keurig making our day to day life much easier.
You know Ellie is not feeling like herself if she will nap, especially in such an uncomfortable position!
I'm sparing you the worse pictures but Ellie had these blisters all over her legs, buttocks, feet, and hands. She is such a trooper though and rolled with the punches all weekend. We were thankful that she never had a fever.
Ellie Bean didn't have quite her energy level for her usual bike rides so her sweet sissy helped her walk back her scooter when she got too tired
The girls were thrilled to have Ainsley and Jen for the weekend. Every waking moment they wanted to be around the baby
Jen having a movie night with Ainsley and Ava while Ellie and I were at our second ER trip.
The girls favorite thing was to hold "Ainsee"
Aunt Jen brought a fun Valentine's Day craft for the girls. Painting Doilies onto red adhesive fabric, then cutting them out in heart shapes, then ironing them onto a new shirt. Making a craft that is fashionable is so much fun for these girls.
I hope the girls get Aunt Jen's craftiness through exposure because they don't run in our gene pool!
How adorable are the three amigas?
Aunt Jen makes my favorite banana bread. While I am pregnant it is a necessity to have an industrial sized bag of chocolate chips on hand at all times.
All of our cravings were satisfied for the chocolate chip banana bread...nom nom nom.
The girls get a little jealous when mommy cuddles Ainsley but we are learning to share the baby.
Best entertainment for them
On a side note- Potty training has been going great and Ellie Bean always keeps things interesting. I was trying to explain to her that when you go to the public bathrooms you don't take your panties completely off and put them on the floor. This is her solution to the panties on the floor problem.
Ellie coaching Ainsley through her jumper work out
No day is complete without a park trip
Ainsley is one of the happiest babies I have ever met. She in turn, makes everyone around her full of joy. Her and Jen were the sunshine that we needed in our house this weekend.
1 comment:
Panties on the head is already a favorite pic of Ellie. At first glance, I thought Ellie had received some kind of new medical apparel from the ER. Thought they had to take hair samples or shave a spot. Her spunkiness and smile is contagious! The Valentine's craft is so neat! Hugs and love to all,
Nanny Lita
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