Amelia updates

Well we had to go to the ER for the first time with little miss Amelia. She cried for about 3 1/2 straight on Sunday night and nothing we were doing would soothe her. We finally loaded her up about 1:30 AM and didn't get back home until 4:00 AM. Turns out she had a really bad ear infection and some upper respiratory congestion. They gave her some Tylenol with codeine which helped her sleep and relieve the pain. We couldn't fill the RX until the next morning. Who knew that the Walgreen's pharmacy is only open until 12:00 but the store is 24 hours. Not really helpful when you have to fill a prescription at 4:00 AM. Anyway- her fever got up to 104.5 yesterday morning which was really scary. Luckily we brought it back down fairly quickly, thanks to great advice from the nurse at our pediatric clinic. Amelia slept most of the day yesterday to make up for her 4 hours of sleep from 4:00 AM-8:00 AM on Monday morning. She is doing much better today but still not quite back to her old self.

In light of Christmas being right around the corner and all that we have to be thankful for- I am attaching some pictures that my good friend Kyle Reynolds took for us. They turned out really good and I wanted to share a few of my favorites. Merry Christmas!!!

Amelia's new tricks

Well, little Miss Amelia has sure been up to a lot since l last posted! She now offically pulls up on any and everything. I came in to get her up from a nap one day and she was standing in her crib waiting for me smiliing. We had to drop the mattress down another level that night so she couldn't climb out. Ever since that day, she has been getting more and more brave. She has had a couple of tumbles but nothing too bad yet. She does almost give me a little heart attack daily though! Here are some pictures of her new tricks and moves.
Surfing with her carseat

This is Amelia crawling through our coffee table

Any good toys in here?

Look at me!!!

First time standing up in her crib!

Thanksgiving

Grandpa Pat, Patrick, and Amelia

First time in a swing

Great Grandpa, Amelia, Daddy, and Grandpa

Great Grandpa and Amelia-it was hard to get this picture!!

Amelia and Mimi

Dylan and Amelia playing with the remote

How cute are they?

Pat, Kelly, and Patrick waiting on dinner

Look at all the food!!

Dining room table before dinner

We went to Phoenix for Thanksgiving to see Patrick's Grandpa and Grandma Barbara. This was Amelia's first time to meet her great grandparents and she loved them! Patrick's grandpa is a gourmet cook and made us quite the feast! The weather was so beautiful and warm- it was high 70's low 80's. We arrived on Wednesday afternoon and left on Friday afternoon. It was a short trip but a ton of fun. Luckily Grandpa and Barbara have all of the needed baby items- high chair, pack and play, toys, bathtub, walker, etc. for their other grand kids so this made our life much easier!!! We even had Amelia test out some toys that she might be getting from Santa for Christmas.

Lights of the Ozarks

Look at Sam checking out Amelia!

Amelia & Sam going to the parade-Sam looked surprised in every picture!

We took Amelia and our good friends Sam, Jenn, and Darren to the Lights of the Ozarks. They do a parade and officially light the lights on our downtown square. Sam is just 10 days older than Amelia so they make quite the pair. They both did really well but only because we had plenty of Mum Mums and Puffs to keep them occupied. Amelia really seemed to like all of the lights but she really liked being around all the people.

Sam cried on the way to the parade in the car and Ameila cried on the way home. We came back to our house and ate some food from Loafin Joe's. Amelia went to sleep right away but Sam woke back up and joined in the party. Sam had to borrow some of Amelia's pajamas and luckily she had a pair of plain yellow pjs that fit him otherwise he would have been wearing some serious pink! We had a great time and here are some pictures from the event.