Rolling Over

Addison is rolling over, but I don't think it is intentional. She is rolling over a lot from her back to her tummy. I think it is more that she is rolling up onto her side and falling over. She ended up on her tummy in her bed this morning and tonight and both times woke up and was mad that she couldn't get back to her back. She rolled twice on Saturday from her tummy to her back during tummy time. Of course, when we tried to get it on tape she did not want to cooperate.

Festival International

The Imagination Mover's were performing at the Festival International here in Lafayette this weekend, so we took the girls. The Festival International is like a mini-jazzfest and the Imagination Mover's are Louisiana's version of The Wiggles. Regan liked it, but I think it was a bit hot for her. Luckily the stage was near the courthouse building, so Addison and I hung out under the overhang of the courthouse and out of the sun. We were eventually joined by Matt and Regan.

Neighborhood Friend's

Regan's neighborhood friend's that she plays with almost every afternoon came in our backyard today to play on Regan's new swingset, but ended up playing with playdoh. Ella (the other little girl in the picture) told us that she was making and Ostrich's nest. She just turned four. I am quite sure I did not know what an Ostrich was when I was four. Kid's today!

Daddy's Little Girl

I went out to dinner with friend's last night, so of course Addison woke up at 4:45 to eat instead of 7:30am like she had the night before. She went back to sleep and Matt went to the gym. Well, before Matt got home from the gym she woke up again with a dirty diaper, tee-teed while I was changing her diaper and as luck would have it all of her suits were in Regan's room. And she did not want to go back to sleep. So, when Matt got home I put her on a pillow with him and she snuggled up to him and went right to sleep. So cute! Of course, as soon as Addison went back to sleep Regan got up and wanted to see her Daddy. Luckily Addison was asleep enough to where I could move her to her bed without disturbing her and then Regan got in bed with us and snuggled a little bit.

Playdate

We had a playdate at our house, and the kids were really good. Our poor friend Chapin is surrounded by girls, but I think he follows the policy of if you can't beat them....join them. He is really into playing baseball right now, but when he was over here he dressed up with the rest of the girls.

A Day of Doctors

We went to the ENT and the Pediatrician today. They were able to test her left ear at the ENT, and she can hear! So nice to have it confirmed. They couldn't test it at first because, like her sister, Addison is a talker. And she was talking away. So, I gave her a bottle and she was quiet enough to pass. Her left ear is still infected, of course, but the doctor said to just let it drain and don't do the eardrops anymore. She is confident that after Addison's surgery she won't have anymore ear problems. And she fears that if we keep giving her the drops that she could become immune to them and while we are killing the bad stuff we are also killing the good stuff. I completely agree with her. So, that is the new plan of action.

The pediatrician said that her lungs sound really good, so now we just need to do the breathing treatments as needed.

Tomorrow is the orientation for the school that Regan will go to next year. It has been a busy week!

Swing Set

The swing set was delivered today. I think I was more excited than Regan. She had a lot of fun playing on it, and went to bed pretty easily so I think it wore her out. Mission accomplished. When the guys were putting it together she asked what they were doing back there. I told her that they were putting her and Addison's swing set together. I made sure to include Addison, because I am trying to get her used to the idea that everything isn't just her's anymore. So she says to me....She's a little little for that.

A+

I took Regan to the dentist today and she said Regan get's an A+ for her teeth. She said her enamel growth is good and no cavities. Regan, of course, did not want to open her mouth for the dentist. But she eventually gave in.

Addison's Turn

Well, now Addison is on breathing treatments. I noticed that she was wheezing this past weekend. I've never had an allergy in my life, and I have two kids that seem to have allergies. We have all the stuff for breathing treatments (we own a nebulizer now), so I called the on call doctor and asked if I could go ahead and give them to her and bring her in on Monday. He said that was fine, so that is what we did. I took her in yesterday and they tested her for RSV. It came out negative (thank goodness), so they prescribed an oral steroid to open up her lungs, an oral antibiotic because her left ear has a lot of fluid and just because it is her (as the doctor said), and breathing treatments every four hours for 48 hours and then as needed. I called them today, at their request, to let them know that she is still wheezing. They said keep doing what we are doing and bring her in again on Thursday.

Addison at Four Months

I tried again today with Addison, and it went much better. I think she is starting to feel better from her shots. Poor Baby.

First Attempt at Addison's Four Month Picture

I tried to take Addison's picture on her actual four month birthday, but she was not feeling well from her shots and not cooperating. The only person she would smile for is Regan when Regan sang to her. So, I had to bribe Regan to sing to her by telling her I would take a picture of her after I took a picture of Addison if she would sing to Addison.

Addison's Four Month Well Visit

It was a busy day today in the Manning household, and it began this morning with Addison's four month well visit. It went really well. Dr. Baumboree was really pleased with her weight gain. He said that because her weight gain is progressing so well that the plastic surgeon might consider doing the surgery at 6 mos. if her tissue growth is good. This was music to my ears, especially because one of the ENT's said that she thought that they did the surgery when the baby was 20 lbs. This really concerned me since Regan, who was a big baby, was only 18 lbs. at a year and for a while after that. Anyway, Dr. Baumboree doesn't want us to start rice cereal yet. I think he wants to wait to start solids after her surgery. That was a little disappointing, but overall it was a really good appointment.

Here are Addison's Stats:

Height: 24 1/2 inches (55%)
Weight: 13 lbs. 3 oz. (50%)
Head Circ.: 17 inches (92%) I have two big headed kids. : )

Regan's New Hat

Meredith brought Regan a beret back from France. Isn't it adorable?

Regan loves hat's and she really loves this one because it is a hat and she can pull it down over her eyes and play peek a boo. A hat and a toy all in one. What more can you ask for?

Regan and Meredith

Regan got a "new" house today. One of my friends had it and wanted to get rid of it. Regan loves it and played in it a lot today. Meredith is visiting for a few days, and was lucky enough to come on the day that we got it. She and Regan played ice cream parlor. She told Regan that she liked Chocolate and Regan told her that she liked the "white one." She asked Regan for some cookies, but told her that she didn't have any. I guess she was fresh out. Regan is loving having her own personal playmate, and I think she will be sad when Meredith has to go home.

Regan Reading to Love a Lot

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Breathing Treatments

Regan has allergies that just won't quit. We are doing breathing treatments again. We have come a long way from the first time we had to do them when Matt held her down and I held the mask on her. Now she sits and watches t.v. and holds the mask herself.

Easter Morning

As usual the Easter Bunny brought more for Regan than he did for Addison. Next year Santa Clause and the Easter Bunny are going to have to start evening things out or Addison might start to notice. : )

We also got the girls a swing set and we are just waiting for it to be delivered.

Now that Regan is potty training I had to get her out of the all in one pajamas. I bought her the nightgown and the short set. I thought she would like the nightgown better, but she likes the short set better. I am not sure if it is because she likes the short set or if she likes it because it only has one character on it.

She was very excited to get the Cinderella DVD, but did not watch the whole thing. It is a little long for her attention span. I also think that she likes the idea of the princesses more than anything else.

Right Ear

I took Addison to the ENT for her follow up visit for her tubes. They were able test her hearing in the right ear, and she passed!!!! So exciting! We knew that she could hear, but it is nice to have confirmation. We have not been able to re-test since she failed right after she was born. They couldn't test the left ear, because it is infected. They sucked out the Yuckiness, and gave me a prescription for more ear drops. They said we will be able to test her left ear in 14 days, and then they will give us a continuous prescription, because they agree with me that it is going to stay infected until she is able to have her cleft repair. The good news is with the tubes there won't be any permanent damage.

Regan is sick, too. This morning I was taking her temperature with a digital thermometer that has an alarm to let you know that it is done. Regan says to me when it rains we are finished. It didn't make sense, so I repeated it back to her and she said it again. It still didn't make sense so I repeated it back to her again. So, she says rings....like a bell.