We have been very busy adjusting to having two kids in our lives. It has been a wonderful adjustment. Bethany is doing great. We are battling acid reflux. She was diagnosed at 17 days old. It has been bad. It has caused her to sound congested and has caused croup. We have had our first adventure to Children's Hospital Emergency Room with Miss Bethany due to the croup. Thank goodness it wasn't anything else. She seems to be adjusting to the fourth formula change and medicine. Unfortunately, the acid reflux causes her to often sound hoarse. Which of course had me really worried that the croup was coming back. Alas, no it is just the formula not staying down and cauisng irritation of the bronchial passages. With all the acid reflux problems, we have visitied the pediatirician at least once a week for the last 7 weeks. James has also been battling illness. He has managed to avoid the swine flu...although he's been exposed twice. He has however had a sinus infection, ear infection, and strep throat. He will finish up his 3rd antibiotic this weekend. He seems to only stay healthy for a few days in between antibiotics, so I am praying that this time is the last time for awhile. We didn't even know he had an ear infection. He didn't show the classic signs. I took him back to the doctor, because I thought the sinus infection was coming back...nope he had an all out, apparently really bad, ear infection. Oops!! We seem to be all getting healthy finally. Which is a good thing. The weather is finally getting cooler which is really helping his allergies.
I returned to work on Monday, October 19, 2009. It was a sad day for me. I had to leave Bethany for the first time in 7 weeks. She's been with me every day for the most part. I did pretty good. I dropped her off with plenty of time to hangout and get extra kisses from both her and James. James was surprised that his sissy was actually staying with him at daycare. He had become accustomed to me dropping him off and taking her with me. When I pulled her out of the carrier and handed her to Ms. Crystal, he looked up and said, "Sissy. My sissy!" I told him to be good and take care of his sister. To which he replied, "All done! All done!" I'm not sure if that was he was all done watching her or all done with his milk. Once I got to work, I kept myself very busy until my students arrived. I actually managed not to cry and only called daycare 2 times to be told she was doing great, smiling and talking.
We did go and have some new family pictures done and pictures of the kids. It was a fun experience. This was the first time James wasn't really cooperative for pictures. But we did get some good pictures. Please enjoy the pictures. I will try to update again soon.
Barry and I had our first picture taken together since our wedding. It turned out pretty good. It's hard to believe it has been 3 years, since we were married. What an amazing 3 years it has been though.
This one is of our family. James really wanted the pumpkin. He pitched a fit until I told the photographer to give it to him. It added to the fall feel of the picture with all those fall colors we are wearing. I love Bethany in her overalls.
Bethany did great for her pictures. We were going to wait until her 3 month pictures, but I had to have pictures to take back to school with me this week. I think they turned out great. Especially since she was hungry and sleepy.
James loves his little sister. He is always trying to kiss and hug on her. When he was diagnosed with strep throat I laughed when the doctor said to keep him away from her. I told the doctor that would be easier said than done, since he has suddenly decided he loves his little sister. Here he is kissing on her. This of course was right before he tried to climb in the basket with her as daddy was grabbing him off of her. He still doesn't completely understand gentle, but he is getting better.
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