Minimal Monday

Not a whole lot to say...though I will go on record with my opinion that a fever of 104.7 ON THE WEEKEND is a bit excessive. Clearly she's feeling a bit better now...hence the blurry action shots.

The girl is enamored with her fish tank!

She's a sly one...this corner by the fish tank is her new favorite pooping spot (she's gonna love me for that later...)

The only way I could get her to smile this afternoon was by teaching her to shout "DIVA" which she would then laugh and say "funny..." this is what I got during one of her Diva Tirades...

She's still not quite her usual self (though the cranky and fussy Marley has been much more the "usual self" lately) but she is feeling better. The extreme weekend fever miraculously just disappeared on Sunday morning after reaching a peak in the middle of the night. She does have some ear tube drainage right now, lovely, but otherwise hopefully on the mend.

I think she produced that fever over the weekend cause she knew it was my goal to potty train her...don't worry Mar...we'll do it this weekend instead!

Color ID

She's growing up way too fast!

Marley and Mia

This is Marley with her good friend Mia. We hang out with Mia and her mom a lot and the girls were in My Gym together, swim lessons together and Mia is going to start gymnastics with us when we start back (hopefully in February). We've also been to the pumpkin patch with Mia and her mommy and numerous outings to the mall so the girls could play inside where it's warm. Yesterday, during our outing to the mall, another mom at the play place was talking about Build-A-Bear. Mia had never been so Marley decided to show her the way...it was too cute! The girls didn't pick out full outfits for their new friends, only underwear, as we're all going to tackle potty training soon!

They had a blast...as they always do!

Just For Jeff

I posted these pics (or thought I had anyway) right after Christmas when Jeff and Joyce came over to visit. Since the post has been lost, and because I got harassed about it today :), I decided to re-post these pics...Just For Jeff!

Marley loves her "Uncle" Jeff!

Just Cause It's Been A While

Just thought we'd drop in to say hi. Not a whole lot more to say really...she's still recovering from her surgery and has been running a fever off and on ever since. We have her post-op on Monday so that should give us some answers. Otherwise, we're just getting back into the swing of things after Christmas and the drama (with the ears) that unfolded afterwards.

I thought maybe I'd just smother you with this darling face...Enjoy!

Sensational Sarah

This week Kelly over at Kelly's Corner is hosting a showcase for singles so I thought I'd participate and introduce my younger sister...

This is Sarah

She is 24 years old and currently living in MD, about an hour outside of the DC Metro Area. She works at Hood College as an admissions counselor and prior to that had the same position at her alma mater, the University of Mary Washington, in Fredericksburg, VA. She is about to start her Masters Degree in Human Sciences with a General Psych concentration.

There is plenty that I could say but really the best way to get to know her is to experience her. She is a whirlwind; incredibly fully of life and passionate about many things.

A family girl to the core, she likes to spend her free time surrounded by those she loves (though it often requires her to travel). She is especially fond of her nieces and nephew and is a fantastic Aunt; hopelessly devoted to them and indulges in her right to spoil them rotten.

She may have a tendency to be VERY loud, but it only fits with her boisterous, outgoing personality. You've got to have energy to keep up with this girl!

She loves to shop, go to movies and (occasionally) bar hop but can also be perfectly happy curled up under a blanket on the couch reading a book or vegging in front of the TV. While she's perfectly content doing all of these things she can also be spontaneous; a last minute trip to the zoo, an unplanned day trip or taking off a couple extra days from work to add to her Christmas vacation, she's game.

So show me your spontaneity...Leave me a comment with your email if you'd like to get to know her!

P.S.-References available upon request from her previous roommates :)

Under The Weather

Sorry, no pic to this post just a little update...

Marley is under the weather yet again with yet another ear infection. We got a call last Wednesday that she was running a fever of 101.8 at daycare and we had an hour to get there. I was on a way to an IEP meeting and Brett had no car seat so I called back to my work, found a car seat for us to borrow, and Brett was on his way. He was going to try to bring her back to work with him until after my meeting but no such luck as she threw up twice while with him. Then Thursday Brett went in to work really early, then came and picked Marley up for the bulk of the day, took her to the doc that afternoon to confirm the ear infection, brought her to me at the end of my work day then went back to work. Luckily for me I was able to work from home on Friday. I worked for quite a while Friday morning (and in the afternoon after our appointment), prior to when she woke up, but her fever was so high in the middle of the night (103.7ish) that I called the ENT first thing Friday morning and they agreed to squeeze her in. By the way, she flat-lined her tympanogram in her left ear which means what she is hearing is significantly muffled.

Her first set of tubes fell out at the end of November and we've had at least two ear infections (with significant fluid build up) since, within about 2 weeks of each other; of course the ENT agreed with me that she needs new tubes, how could he not. So this Wednesday we go back in for a new set of tubes and to have her adenoids (actually there is only one) taken out as well. She'll be home on Thursday and Friday but luckily for us I was able to entice Kristen (with some cash and free food) to come back to school early and do some all day babysitting for us!

She's continued to run a fever on and off since Wednesday...here's praying that she can stay fever free at daycare tomorrow and Tuesday OR that the snow comes through so I have a couple of snow days from school because I CANNOT miss any more work and neither can Super Daddy!

Questions

Do you like my 100% South American, possibly made from Baby Alpaca hair, rainbow striped socks I got for Christmas from my fav Brother In Law?

Is it wrong that, when coloring with Marley, her daddy always colors the eyes in the pictures red or bloodshot?

Is it wrong, that when said daddy fell asleep early on me tonight when he was supposed to be putting Marley to bed (because, truth be told, he works hard and is exhausted so it's no fault of his own), that I plopped my daughter down on the couch in front of her Tinkerbell movie for the gazillionth time since Christmas, at her request, so I could finish working?

Ah well, she's asleep now

Such is life...

Does It Get Sweeter?

The girl just loves her puppies, and now that she knows how to be a bit gentler, they love her back.

Well, "Japer" is just now starting to appreciate her affection!

But her "RoRo" has always been there to give it right back!

See You Soon!

"Yuh you" Granny and Pop!

Dear Uncle Christopher

Uncle Chris,

It gave me great pleasure to watch Marley rip open that bag, pulling out her gift, squealing "Eeerrnie!" Truth be told, we don't watch Sesame Street at home and I wasn't sure she'd know who he was, but she surprised me once again.

Your gift now has a place of honor in her toy bin and she pulls him out frequently; so he can hang with her...

...jump with her...

...and simply bring her joy!

Thank you for thinking of our girl this Christmas! Our love is with you, always.

Love,

Bethany

P.S.-Stay tuned for a video of Marley and Ernie sliding!