The week from Hell...

My last post I was optimistic that Madden was feeling better. I felt like she had turned a corner and was starting to feel better. She did break out with a rash on Tuesday, the same day the fever broke, which made me wonder whether the fever, sleepiness and lack of appetite was caused by Roseola. She stayed home with Matt Wednesday and slept all day, then spent the day with Aunt Michelle on Thursday, where she proceeded to eat barely anything. She was so sad to watch. She would nap for a couple hours and then eventually she would want to get down and play. However, she just didn't have it in her. I would head to the kitchen for 2 minutes and come back to find her face down on the floor. I worried about dehydration, but I called after hours and the doctor didn't seem to be worry, then Thursday night she threw up a few bottles, so I decided to take her in on Friday. Turns out Alicia and Mom's suspicion of Roseola was correct, that is exactly what Dr. Ocho thought, and Madden was not dehydrated. It may have seemed like a wasted trip, but I got some piece of mind. So we came home with big plans of getting outside and getting some fresh air this weekend. The zoo was considered or just staying home cleaning up the flower beds. That ended all too soon, this time it wasn't Madden, but Mommy and Daddy who were sick. Matt and I both came down with an awful stomach ache after dinner and by 10:00 we were both throwing up. So,Grandma Hovey got to come up and stay the night with Madden while Matt and I took turns in the bathroom all night. Madden seemed excited at the prospect of a pajama party and didn't go to bed until well after 11:00. I have never been sick like that before in my life. I truely thought my gullbladder was going to explode. We made it through the night alive and spent all of Saturday in bed, luckily Grandma was willing to hang around a little longer. Today I laid low again, still not feeling up to par or interested in food. Matt seems to be feeling better that I, even going out for a shopping excursion while Madden and I napped.

Mom went home Saturday with an upset stomach, so I am hoping that we didn't make her sick. She still isn't feeling better today. I thought Matt and I had food poisoning, not a bug... Mom's could be totally unrelated. We have so much going around school right now, the kids are dropping like flies and between being home with sick children and being sick themselves so are the teachers. Spring Break can't come fast enough...

Here is a pick of the rash, it really doesn't do justice, by Friday it had consumed her cheeks, they were one big red blotch.

What Mommy, you want to read the paper? Madden raising hell on Sunday. Do you think she's feeling better?

This is Madden's cheeze ball smile. She is such a little goober! You can see the rash is getting better.

This was Wednesday. She wanted to get down to play so I went to the kitchen to start dinner. Not even 2 minutes later I looked over to check on her and she was sleeping face down on the floor. So sad....

March Madness

Here we are in the midst of March. The only thing pleasant about this Month is the NCAA tournament. I love watching the college kids play for the love of the game, I love seeing the upsets and close games. That is what basketball is about.

Softball has started for me. I am sharing the responsibilites with another coach and it is going great. She has two young boys at home so it's working out great for both of us so far.

I am anxiously awaiting spring. The birds are upon us, yesterday we were swarmed with 50+ red winged black birds, it was like nothing I have ever seen before. The cow birds (don't know if that's their real name) have started nesting the soffit again, so Matt has to get up there and get them out before they have babies in there. Maybe this year we'll actually get it closed up... I can't wait to start getting out side. I have some work to do in my flower beds, I never cut back my perennials or pulled up my annuals last fall.

Madden woke up with a yucky eye Friday morning, she seemed fine, so I left it alone, but then Saturday morning it was worse, her nose was running like crazy and she had a fever of 101. So I took her to the doctor and she has pink eye and an ear infection in at least one ear. Sunday her fever still hadn't broke, it was 103 at one point. She seems to be feeling a little better today, she woke up with a 102.3 temp, but it dropped to 100.1 in an hour, so hopefully it's finally broke.



The sun set over the lake. It's hard to see in the picture, but you can see the lake great this time of year. Once the leaves are on, you have to be upstairs to see the lake.



You can see some of the apple trees in this picture. They all made it through the winter! I am praying for apples this fall. I just need to find a way to keep the damn deer out of them. There were 4 of them out there this morning...



"Hi daddy, can I have a ride?"

Look here comes Daddy.

No, no, no... I think Madden is hearing a lot of this at Michelle's. I caught her telling her care bear "no, no, no, no..."

Christian with his ball. He is crazy about balls.

Christian: "Here Madden, let me show you how to use this."

Elyse is reading "The Monster at the End of This Book" to Madden. She really knows a lot of the words. Madden sat and listened to the entire book.

"Please, Please, Please..."

"All Right, All Right, All Right"

We're Having a Heat Wave.... A Tropical Heat Wave

Madden has been exploring the downstairs. It has taken some time for her to be able to crawl on the hardwood floors. We've had a few spills, but she seems to have it down now. The weather has been unseasonably warm the past couple days and we've lost quite a bit of snow! Lets hope we're done with winter. I say this with some sarcasim. We seem to get a storm every March and we've been know to get 6 inches in April. At the rate Redfield is going, they'll still have snow banks in July!

Watching tv with her baby. She hugs the baby and pats her back and kisses her. It's so cute.

Brushing her hair.

Hadley came over and put her head right on Madden's lap. It was so cute, usually she is running away from Madden. I guess she was looking for attention. After a few minutes Madden got sick of it and was trying to push Hadley away but she wouldn't budge!

Buddies

Yea! I crawled to the kitchen!! Can you say baby gates????

Right before I took this picture she had both bears in her lap and she was talking to them, but I missed it.

Ride 'em cowgirl!