Addy and Carly

I wanted to share what is, perhaps, my favorite picture of Addy and Carly taken thus far (thanks Jane).  Aren't they just so adorable!

I have decided that I'm going to TRY and treat this more like a true blog, where I have periodic entries of just updated information as to what is going on in our lives.  We have so much happening all the time...new experiences, Addyson learning and saying more each day...it's hard to keep up with it.  So I'm hoping to record it here, since I've failed to record it anywhere else to this point.  So, for those of you who just enjoy looking at the pictures and watching the videos, keep doing so as we will keep them coming.  But for those of you who are interested, I HOPE to provide more of the moments not caught on video.  Like I said, I have very good intentions, but we do have a newborn in the house... =)

So here goes...please remember I'm a 'math' person, and my writing skills are not up to everyone's standards...

We brought Carly home from the hospital on Wednesday, October 27.  While trying to adjust to night time feedings and little sleep, on Friday, we noticed Addyson was wheezing.  (We had taken her to the Dr. for a cough the previous week, where we were told nothing serious was wrong, but the cough would just have to run it's course...the Dr. actually recommended we give her honey for the cough.  But the Dr. said to look out for wheezing, as that could be a sign of pneumonia.)  Jeff promptly took her to the Dr., where they found no she did not have pneumonia, but ordered that she receive breathing treatments via a nebulizer, ever 4-6 hours, around the clock.  Well add that to night time feedings and we've got our hands full! 
After a week, we took Addy back for a followup visit, thinking they would say all was well...not so much.  She was still wheezing, AND had developed an ear infection.  So now we were doing breathing treatments for another week, and a steroid, and an antibiotic!  The good news is that she got a clean bill of health when we took her back for her 2nd follow up visit.  I must say thank you to Jeff, who handled ALL of Addyson night time breathing treatments AND some of Carly's feedings as well.  I don't know what I would do with out you...you are wonderful!  Also, I must say thanks to my mom and Jeff's mom who have been invaluable in the last three weeks...I'm sure I'll continue to say thank you, since you are both coming back for more =) 

Here is a picture of Addyson taking a breathing treatment.  She was a champ during each and every treatment...although it might have had something to do with the TV being on during her treatments... 

Now that Addy is well, we are still adjusting to life with a newborn, but things are going well.  Carly is such a good baby!  She will be three weeks old tomorrow and already has a 'decent' sleeping schedule.  I say decent, because she likes to get up around 4-5 am in the morning, which is a little early for her mother!!!  But we are working on it.  

And, lastly, something cute from Addy's world.  She amazes us with the pace at which she is learning to talk.  Her vocabulary expands daily.  She learned the word "no" fairly early, but yesterday, I asked her if she could do something for me (who knows what it was) and she said "no way", but in a cute little voice.  I figured this is much better than simply "no"...at least for now.  Jeff and I laughed when she said it, so of course, she's continued to do it all day today.  

Okay, so this entry was a little long...I'm sure they won't all be this way.  Stay tuned for more cuteness from these two precious little girls!