It was a lot of fun, and Ev did pretty good...with the bumpers up of course!
Below are some pictures from our fun-filled afternoon! :)
This looks like a good spot to sit!
Oh Mama, I'm just chillin' at the alley.... LOL
Monday, February 11, 2013
And We're Bowling Baby!
On a recent (and rare) day that both Jay and I had off from work we decided to take Evelyn bowling for her very first time! She has bowled with me on the Wii at home and is quite good, but we thought we would take her out for an afternoon of quality family time (more like Mommy vs. Daddy....and you get your own lane pumpkin!)
It was a lot of fun, and Ev did pretty good...with the bumpers up of course!
Below are some pictures from our fun-filled afternoon! :)
It was a lot of fun, and Ev did pretty good...with the bumpers up of course!
Below are some pictures from our fun-filled afternoon! :)
Friday, January 18, 2013
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year....
Clearly my post are few and far between....I have wrestled with the thought of deleting this blog altogether because the pure fact that if you Google my daughter's name, this blog and all her pics are as far as the eye can see. I also struggle with the thought of her teenage years and what if some 'bully' finds this blog and uses it as a way to make fun of her?...I wouldn't want to cause my daughter any unintentional harm or embarrassment. Well, the answer came to me recently. I am going to continue with this blog because it is for my daughter and not for some bully and/or a$$hole (sorry!) who may use it in an inappropriate manner (and let me just say...go ahead and let her Daddy find out...you will have a whole new take on life after he gets done with you.) This, in all sense of the word, is her baby book...our way of letting her know who she was (and who we were) growing up. A high school friend of mine died..unexpectedly on January 1, 2012...he left behind a daughter....today I randomly came across a blog he started for her...I didn't even know about it until today and I thought how (albeit heartbreaking) wonderful it will be for this little girl to grow up with those thoughts, posts and messages her Daddy wrote for her....and while of course I hope that Jay and I will see Evelyn long into her future...truth is, you just don't know what tomorrow holds. So Evelyn...this is for you!
Ok..so last post was in October...Hmmm....what's happened since then?!?! TONS!! We have welcomed two new babies into our 'group'... Juilanna Margaret and Brynn Marie have joined Evelyn in the ranks of "sisterhood" and we have two more on they way for 2013 (Can't wait for Baby A and Baby M!...no brothers or sisters on the horizon for Ms. Pumpkin though as of now...so stop wondering!)
Evelyn and all of us had a great Thanksgiving holiday! Her appetite though is that of a bird! Seriously, kid....EAT! But, her favorite foods at this moment include mac and cheese (of course), green beans (score!), corn (no nutrition, but whatev's), frozen yogurt (thank you Go-Gurts!) and of course any candy or "special treat" she can get her hands on!!
Christmas this year was (as expected) even better then the last! Evelyn is totally into the idea of getting presents (duh), Santa Clause and feeding reindeer (thanks Nana!) She did 'ok' this year with the 'mall Clause' for her holiday picture...no tears but there was some hesitation! And then on Xmas Eve when Poppa dressed up as Santa (dear lord, don't let her be able to read this while she still believes! nice job Mama! Always believe pumpkin...always!) ...anyway...when Santa came on Xmas Eve she wanted nothing to do with it! Evelyn is so loved by everyone...she got so many presents and we are very blessed to be able to give her such a wonderful holiday. What was the 'big' gift of the year?? Hmm...she is totally into Jake and Neverland Pirates right now so anything to do with them is a huge deal for her!! But, we did get her fish!! And....they died within two weeks! LOL (thank goodness it wasn't a puppy, right?!) We have since replaced "Stinky" and "Socky" (that's right Ev...that is what you named your first pets!)...and now we have Izzy and Jake..(see...told you... obsessed with the Pirate show as these are characters from it!)
Some other 'growth' remarks...Ev now weights 36lbs, which we know because we were recently at the doctors for a double ear infection....still haven't outgrown those Pumpkin!! She is tons of fun though at this age...especially for Jay...they wrestle...play 'horsey'...and she loves just being swung around in any direction! Still in daycare (which we call school) but hoping to hit pre-K in the fall this year! Evelyn knows all her numbers and ABC's...she can tell you her address and her birthday and is pretty spot on when picking out family members and friends in photos. We are working in Mommy's cell number along with letter recognition....oh, and spelling her name!
Below are some photos of the past few months!! I wont promise when my next blog will be because we (all what...3 of us that read this?!? LOL)...we know we don't know when it will be!!
I love you the mostest Ev! (our saying :) )
Ok..so last post was in October...Hmmm....what's happened since then?!?! TONS!! We have welcomed two new babies into our 'group'... Juilanna Margaret and Brynn Marie have joined Evelyn in the ranks of "sisterhood" and we have two more on they way for 2013 (Can't wait for Baby A and Baby M!...no brothers or sisters on the horizon for Ms. Pumpkin though as of now...so stop wondering!)
Evelyn and all of us had a great Thanksgiving holiday! Her appetite though is that of a bird! Seriously, kid....EAT! But, her favorite foods at this moment include mac and cheese (of course), green beans (score!), corn (no nutrition, but whatev's), frozen yogurt (thank you Go-Gurts!) and of course any candy or "special treat" she can get her hands on!!
Christmas this year was (as expected) even better then the last! Evelyn is totally into the idea of getting presents (duh), Santa Clause and feeding reindeer (thanks Nana!) She did 'ok' this year with the 'mall Clause' for her holiday picture...no tears but there was some hesitation! And then on Xmas Eve when Poppa dressed up as Santa (dear lord, don't let her be able to read this while she still believes! nice job Mama! Always believe pumpkin...always!) ...anyway...when Santa came on Xmas Eve she wanted nothing to do with it! Evelyn is so loved by everyone...she got so many presents and we are very blessed to be able to give her such a wonderful holiday. What was the 'big' gift of the year?? Hmm...she is totally into Jake and Neverland Pirates right now so anything to do with them is a huge deal for her!! But, we did get her fish!! And....they died within two weeks! LOL (thank goodness it wasn't a puppy, right?!) We have since replaced "Stinky" and "Socky" (that's right Ev...that is what you named your first pets!)...and now we have Izzy and Jake..(see...told you... obsessed with the Pirate show as these are characters from it!)
Some other 'growth' remarks...Ev now weights 36lbs, which we know because we were recently at the doctors for a double ear infection....still haven't outgrown those Pumpkin!! She is tons of fun though at this age...especially for Jay...they wrestle...play 'horsey'...and she loves just being swung around in any direction! Still in daycare (which we call school) but hoping to hit pre-K in the fall this year! Evelyn knows all her numbers and ABC's...she can tell you her address and her birthday and is pretty spot on when picking out family members and friends in photos. We are working in Mommy's cell number along with letter recognition....oh, and spelling her name!
Below are some photos of the past few months!! I wont promise when my next blog will be because we (all what...3 of us that read this?!? LOL)...we know we don't know when it will be!!
I love you the mostest Ev! (our saying :) )
Thursday, October 4, 2012
The past few months!!
It was a GREAT summer!!!
Austin's 2nd Birthday Party @ Nana's!
Mommy and Ev
Father's Day 2012 - Go-Karting!
Not that kind of bike ride Daddy!
On our new boat!
Fantasy Island Fun (Wow!)
Tilt-A-Whirl with Daddy!
And Mommy too!
Fireman's Parade 2012 - Cheering on Uncle Tim!
First time on the Bean Stalk!
Pumpkin sure does love her a snowcone!
Ev's first garden (didn't turn out so well....try again next year!)
Off to the 4th of July fireworks!
Firework fun!
Pumpkin's beloved Doggy
Da Boat!
Hang on Pumpkin, Daddy's Got This!
What a helper!
Monday, June 4, 2012
Evelyn turns 3!!!
While many things have happened since my last post in March (whoa!), the most exciting and most notable is that our little pumpkin is now 3 years old!!!! We had a fun family celebration with her at the house! Time really is flying by and Jay and I cannot believe she has been in our lives for 3 years already!!!
And since she is now a 'big girl' we took another big step and converted her crib into the daybed!! And much to shock, suprise and most importantly - pleasure - Evelyn does not get out of her bed after we go through the night-night routine!! all that worry for nothing! Should have known our pumpkin would surprise us...she has everyday for the past 3 years!! Looking forward to a summer filled with swimming, cookouts, trips to fantasty island and more!
And since she is now a 'big girl' we took another big step and converted her crib into the daybed!! And much to shock, suprise and most importantly - pleasure - Evelyn does not get out of her bed after we go through the night-night routine!! all that worry for nothing! Should have known our pumpkin would surprise us...she has everyday for the past 3 years!! Looking forward to a summer filled with swimming, cookouts, trips to fantasty island and more!
Wednesday, March 14, 2012
Well...this is new? Toxic Synovitis
Leave it to our Evelyn to come down with something that pretty much no-one but Doctors and Google seem to have ever heard of!!!
It all started on Monday afternoon while Evelyn was at daycare. Kathy said randomly started complaining that her leg hurt and eventually it came to the point that she refused to walk.
So Jay brings her home like this and its clear she wont put weight on it and she is definitely not walking normally when she does try to walk. It was even more odd because I could bend, pull, push, twist and do whatever with both her legs while she was laying on the floor or even sitting up...but standing or walking...was not going to happen. We were completely stumped and, admittedly thought it might be more ‘diva Evelyn’ then anything actually wrong with her. We ended up calling the doctor though just to be sure and they agreed that we should wait it out through the night to see if it improved (or she forgot) by morning.
And by the next morning, she was totally fine. In fact I made her run around the house because I wanted to be truly sure she was back to our old pumpkin. I called Kathy to let her know it must have been a weird fluke and I was bringing her to daycare and heading to work…but I was going to stay home a little longer in the AM with her just to be sure…”
Sure enough, 20 minutes goes by and she is complaining her leg (knee) hurt and she begins to limp, hold onto to things to walk and then reverts to just walking around on her knees. Clearly, I have to take her to the doctors now, which they run a clinic for from 7-8 a.m. and I show up at 7:57 and the receptionist gave me the snottiest look, rolled her eyes and said (in the tone of all b*tch tones) “the clinic closes at 8 a.m.” so I said “ok, my daughter can’t walk so should we just head to the hospital now then?” and she was taken back b/c I was just as snotty as she was (trust me…she ain’t seen nothing…this is my pumpkin…she’s lucky I didn’t reach through that freakin’ glass) so she tells me that she will have to ‘wait and see if there is a doctor in the office ‘… it’s a freakin’ doctor’s office!! I hope there is one!!!
And of course there was… (a Dr. Evelyn too…made Ev happy…lol)
So Dr. Evelyn (has a nice ring to it….hehehe) checked out my Evelyn’s legs and did all the things I had been doing. She could see that (while laying down) you could bend, pull, twist…blah blah blah. Then she asked us to take a walk… and when Evelyn tries to walk her one leg automatically inverts in and you can tell it is not comfortable for her….so we did a few steps and the doc told us to come back and have a seat.
Then the doctor said, "I see Evelyn has a runny nose here. Has she had this cold for a while?" And I’m thinking, "What? Why are we talking runny noses?!?" And really…if it’s not an ear infection or a high fever, I really don’t know ‘how long’ it’s been there??!?! But I just said yeah, she is in daycare, it's common for her to have the sniffles and what not. So, then Dr. Evelyn lays it on me...she explains that what she believes happened is that Evelyn’s cold (more or less) has spread to her….wait for it….her HIP?!?!
At this point I’m thinking that maybe they really didn’t have any doctors on staff and this woman was pulled off the streets and given a white coat. Again, I'm digesting what I'm hearing - "She has a cold…in her hip?!"
Dr. Evelyn explained that pumpkin's cold is a viral infection that has now infected her hip as well, and that it's actually possible and common in toddlers (more so boys then girls…but still leave it to Evelyn...and her Polish heritage...LOL...just kidding Tylecs!).
The technical name is ‘toxic synovitis’ which is "the most common cause of hip pain in children. It is caused by a viral infection that sometimes (but not always) settles in the hip joint. The virus causes swelling at the hip joint, which makes walking painful. Usually just one hip is affected," according to kidshealth.org
The bad news, its essentially making it impossible for Evelyn to walk....anywhere! (And pumpkin, I love ya, but you are not the light weight you used to be!) We have to carry her pretty much everywhere! The good news, it’s completely treatable and she should be just fine in a few days ( fingers crossed). Treatment includes giving her Ibuprofen every 6 hours for at least the next 4 days…since its an anti-inflammatory medicine it should reduce the swelling and she should be OK to walk soon.
The doctor also explained the reason Evelyn would point to the back of her knee for ‘where it hurt.’ This was because the nerve endings for the hip come down to the back of the knee so its actually displaced pain and Evelyn doesn’t realize its actually her hip that hurts.
She also explained while Evelyn was OK for a little bit when she woke up yesterday morning....since she slept for 8+ hours, she let it rest…aka the inflammation went down…so she felt normal… and then Mommy made her run around the house….aka – irritating it all over again… GO MOM! (sh*t!?!? I didn’t know!!)
Can't wait for my pumpkin to be back to her old self. However, this has made me realize how lucky we are to have always had her in good health (well, minus the numerous ear infections and 'daycare fevers'). But really, some children are immobilized all their lives...I find watching Evelyn scoot around the house on her knees and bum-bum to be completely heartbreaking...I can't imagine if this was her every-day life. But I do want to note, her spirits have not wained at all. She is more then ready to play, do puzzles, get tickled and jump on 'pony daddy.' This is just one of the many bumps in the road we will face as parents!
Side note - Dr. Evelyn had a few diagnosis' for Mommy while we were there....apparently, Bear Bear should not be making trips to the doctors office or anywhere out of the house for that matter. She noted if Evelyn is that dependant on him its not an absolute bad thing but, at this point, it should only be for bedtime. I tried to explain how scared Evelyn was about going to the Doctor, finding out what was wrong with her leg...expecting the worst....she needed Bear Bear's comfort and reinsurance, and right then, Dr. Evelyn gave me the look "Who's Bear Bear is it?" ... oh no...
It all started on Monday afternoon while Evelyn was at daycare. Kathy said randomly started complaining that her leg hurt and eventually it came to the point that she refused to walk.
So Jay brings her home like this and its clear she wont put weight on it and she is definitely not walking normally when she does try to walk. It was even more odd because I could bend, pull, push, twist and do whatever with both her legs while she was laying on the floor or even sitting up...but standing or walking...was not going to happen. We were completely stumped and, admittedly thought it might be more ‘diva Evelyn’ then anything actually wrong with her. We ended up calling the doctor though just to be sure and they agreed that we should wait it out through the night to see if it improved (or she forgot) by morning.
And by the next morning, she was totally fine. In fact I made her run around the house because I wanted to be truly sure she was back to our old pumpkin. I called Kathy to let her know it must have been a weird fluke and I was bringing her to daycare and heading to work…but I was going to stay home a little longer in the AM with her just to be sure…”
Sure enough, 20 minutes goes by and she is complaining her leg (knee) hurt and she begins to limp, hold onto to things to walk and then reverts to just walking around on her knees. Clearly, I have to take her to the doctors now, which they run a clinic for from 7-8 a.m. and I show up at 7:57 and the receptionist gave me the snottiest look, rolled her eyes and said (in the tone of all b*tch tones) “the clinic closes at 8 a.m.” so I said “ok, my daughter can’t walk so should we just head to the hospital now then?” and she was taken back b/c I was just as snotty as she was (trust me…she ain’t seen nothing…this is my pumpkin…she’s lucky I didn’t reach through that freakin’ glass) so she tells me that she will have to ‘wait and see if there is a doctor in the office ‘… it’s a freakin’ doctor’s office!! I hope there is one!!!
And of course there was… (a Dr. Evelyn too…made Ev happy…lol)
So Dr. Evelyn (has a nice ring to it….hehehe) checked out my Evelyn’s legs and did all the things I had been doing. She could see that (while laying down) you could bend, pull, twist…blah blah blah. Then she asked us to take a walk… and when Evelyn tries to walk her one leg automatically inverts in and you can tell it is not comfortable for her….so we did a few steps and the doc told us to come back and have a seat.
Then the doctor said, "I see Evelyn has a runny nose here. Has she had this cold for a while?" And I’m thinking, "What? Why are we talking runny noses?!?" And really…if it’s not an ear infection or a high fever, I really don’t know ‘how long’ it’s been there??!?! But I just said yeah, she is in daycare, it's common for her to have the sniffles and what not. So, then Dr. Evelyn lays it on me...she explains that what she believes happened is that Evelyn’s cold (more or less) has spread to her….wait for it….her HIP?!?!
At this point I’m thinking that maybe they really didn’t have any doctors on staff and this woman was pulled off the streets and given a white coat. Again, I'm digesting what I'm hearing - "She has a cold…in her hip?!"
Dr. Evelyn explained that pumpkin's cold is a viral infection that has now infected her hip as well, and that it's actually possible and common in toddlers (more so boys then girls…but still leave it to Evelyn...and her Polish heritage...LOL...just kidding Tylecs!).
The technical name is ‘toxic synovitis’ which is "the most common cause of hip pain in children. It is caused by a viral infection that sometimes (but not always) settles in the hip joint. The virus causes swelling at the hip joint, which makes walking painful. Usually just one hip is affected," according to kidshealth.org
The bad news, its essentially making it impossible for Evelyn to walk....anywhere! (And pumpkin, I love ya, but you are not the light weight you used to be!) We have to carry her pretty much everywhere! The good news, it’s completely treatable and she should be just fine in a few days ( fingers crossed). Treatment includes giving her Ibuprofen every 6 hours for at least the next 4 days…since its an anti-inflammatory medicine it should reduce the swelling and she should be OK to walk soon.
The doctor also explained the reason Evelyn would point to the back of her knee for ‘where it hurt.’ This was because the nerve endings for the hip come down to the back of the knee so its actually displaced pain and Evelyn doesn’t realize its actually her hip that hurts.
She also explained while Evelyn was OK for a little bit when she woke up yesterday morning....since she slept for 8+ hours, she let it rest…aka the inflammation went down…so she felt normal… and then Mommy made her run around the house….aka – irritating it all over again… GO MOM! (sh*t!?!? I didn’t know!!)
Can't wait for my pumpkin to be back to her old self. However, this has made me realize how lucky we are to have always had her in good health (well, minus the numerous ear infections and 'daycare fevers'). But really, some children are immobilized all their lives...I find watching Evelyn scoot around the house on her knees and bum-bum to be completely heartbreaking...I can't imagine if this was her every-day life. But I do want to note, her spirits have not wained at all. She is more then ready to play, do puzzles, get tickled and jump on 'pony daddy.' This is just one of the many bumps in the road we will face as parents!
Side note - Dr. Evelyn had a few diagnosis' for Mommy while we were there....apparently, Bear Bear should not be making trips to the doctors office or anywhere out of the house for that matter. She noted if Evelyn is that dependant on him its not an absolute bad thing but, at this point, it should only be for bedtime. I tried to explain how scared Evelyn was about going to the Doctor, finding out what was wrong with her leg...expecting the worst....she needed Bear Bear's comfort and reinsurance, and right then, Dr. Evelyn gave me the look "Who's Bear Bear is it?" ... oh no...
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