UPDATES! :)

Wow! I guess I have not updated this in forever! Sheesh, I am slacking!! = )

The last update I had was that Peyton was in the hospital for pneumonia and RSV…well, she was there 3 days. We had to go home with oxygen for a couple days, but she did great!

At 5 months old Peyton was rolling over. Now Peyton is 6 months old….she just recently started sitting up by herself! The last couple weeks have been a little challenging for Peyton. She has had this horrible cold! Ugh- now she is on an antibiotic and a steroid and her Albuteral nebulizer…hopefully that will help it all go away!

For Peyton’s “stats”…at her 6 month appointment, she was 14lbs 6oz and 27 inches long! She is long and skinny! She still has little to no hair but beautiful big blue eyes!

Peyton was also baptized in March- it was a great day!!

Easter was great! Madison and Peyton looked adorable in their little dresses! Madison still asks me “where the Easter Bunny go?” it cracks me up! We went to church and hung out at my parents house! It was a great weekend!!

Today we celebrated Madison’s 2^nd birthday party! I can not believe my baby will be TWO on Tuesday! It has been the most amazing 2 years of our lives….she has changed everything for the better! Our lives would definitely NOT be the same with out her and her little sassy personality! She continues to make us laugh. She likes to spin until she falls down, she likes to say Cookie Monster with her lips turned up in a crazy weird voice, she likes to jump on the dog and laugh, she likes to make her little sister laugh! Madison is perfect! Since the last time I posted, Madison has learned double or triple of what she knew before! She can count to 10, she knows all of her colors, she sings her ABCs, she likes to name EVERYONE that she knows! I mean everyone!! She is getting more and more independent when we get her dressed in the morning, she wants a bath every time she is naked! J I could go on and on about our little girl! She had a great day today- she loved having a birthday party and getting presents! She thinks everyday is about her—today definitely was!!

There are a few pics posted below…I will update the last 2 months in pictures!! Happy Spring!

 Baptism Family Pic

All the girls

Yum Cake!

Sweet Little girl

5 Months old!

Carrots?

Madison watching TV!

Easter Egg Hunt

Basket

Pretty much the best I can get with these 2!

Happy Happy Girl

my babies

Madison and her pretty dress

Smiley girl

SIX months old

Happy baby

Cheese

Why are all these people singing to me?!

Happy Happy 2nd Birthday Madison!!!!!!!!!

Another Day.....

Well, the other day when I was home with a sick baby……here I sit, at the hospital. Peyton had her follow up appt with the surgeon on Tuesday; everything looks great on that end. Her little bottom is still sore, but all the incisions are doing just fine. Today I picked her up from daycare and she barely ate, was fussy, had a fever and her breathing just was not “normal.” So….we took her to our pediatrician, they wanted her to be hospitalized right away. So, like I said…here I sit. Our little Miss Peyton has pneumonia and RSV. They have IVs in her and she is on an antibiotic and also is on some oxygen. We will be here 24-48 hrs, depending on how she does. I will try to update the blog as we go….but this is all I know for now.

Goodnight from this uncomfortable hospital bed :-)

Busy, Busy, Busy

The only reason I have time to write this blog today is because I am at home with a sick baby :( Peyton was up most of the night….she had a fever this am at daycare…so here I sit- at home, cuddling with my baby and finally updating our blog!!

Lots happened the last month— Peyton had her surgery Friday, January 20th. We had to be at the hospital by 1130 am and surgery was planned at 1pm. We were not really sure if they would do the surgery or not since she had a little upper respiratory sickness. We met with the nurses and the anesthesiologist and they seem to be ok with her cough. So, we were proceeding….By 12:30, Pat, my mom, Pat’s mom and me were all in this 10X10 room just waiting. All of Peyton’s vitals were good and we just had to wait…. By 1:15, they came to tell us they would be ready soon…. Well, they took her back at 1:30pm and were off to the waiting room. That was the longest couple hours of my life…..sitting there, trying to keep your mind of everything…. One thing that is really nice, they call and update you hourly, just to let you know how your baby is and where they are at in the surgery. By 430- they were DONE! The MD came out to get us and she talked to us about the surgery and what she did and how it went. Once we finally got to see her, I was thrilled that they had already taken her off the respirator! I did not want to see that thing again! Pat and I stayed at the hospital on Friday night, on a twin size couch, it was not very comfortable…but I was glad we were there with Miss Peyton. The Children’s hospital is a very nice facility and very accommodating. Over the next could days- Pat and I were there on and off…we had to juggle time there and time with Madison. It was challenging but I am VERY thankful that it was only 4 days of our life! We were discharged Tuesday morning by 11am! Peyton went back to daycare on Wednesday and we were both back at work! Normalcy again!
The one thing we were told that Peyton would struggle with after surgery is...diaper rash. Man, they were right! Peyton’s little butt was horrible! The WORST diaper rash I have ever seen! She screamed when we would change her diaper, her little bottom was bright red and it was starting to bleed! The reason “Hirschsprung” babies have bad diaper rash is cus their little butt has never seen poop—so all the acid hurts her sensitive skin. After a week of every cream and powder…..it started to go away! Now we are 2 weeks post op and her little bottom is sore, but she doe not cry when you change her anymore! Thank goodness!! We go tomorrow for her 2 week post op appt. Her little incision had a scab over it from the glue, but it looks great now! They told us she will barely have a scar!

Pre Surgery

Right after surgery Her Incisions Little Miss ready to go home

Enough about all of that…I am done talking Medical stuff….Peyton is doing great…let’s keep it that way! Saturday Peyton turned 4 months old! She has been thu SO much in the 4 months of her life, she is a trooper and I am pretty sure she will be my tough little cookie as she grows! She is cooing all the time, she smiles at everyone, she scoots in circles on her butt and enjoys laying on her belly. She is a very happy baby and has a great demeanor. We are VERY lucky! Miss Madison is getting so big and she is a little smarty! My parents were in Mexico all last week, so Betsy and Abby stayed with us! Madison loved having them around and especially loved that they brought the iPad and they both have iPhones! Madison is OBSESSED with electronics…especially ones that she knows how to work! Every night she wanted to play on the iPad and when it was bedtime, she said good night to everyone including the iPad! :-) Her new thing is reading EVERY book she owns! She will sit down next to you with a stack of books---then when you are done reading all of those, she throws them on the ground and brings another stack! I think it takes her 5 or 6 trips to read all of them! She has some of her favorite books, “no monkey jumping on the bed” and the book with all the animals in it, she reads that one to us! The only animal she can not say is “rooster” and “guinea pig” She is like a little sponge at her age! Everything you say, she retains and repeats at some point! Pat has been busy working on the basement…he is making an extra bedroom downstairs. He has it all framed in and the drywall is up. Now is the messy part….mudding and taping. He hopes to have it finished in the next couple weeks! It will be nice to have the extra bed OUT of the front living room and I am sure our guests will like having a bedroom again! Well, the laundry is calling my name….since I am home today, I should probably get some of that done! Hope everyone enjoyed watching the Superbowl, even tho the Packers were not in it! At least Rodgers got the MVP! Proud to be a Wisconsinite! Enjoy the pics….

Sucha happy girl Peyton and her friend Mckenzie (who is 2 weeks older) Bathtime! Madison and Bella watching Mickey Mouse Clubhouse! 21 months old! Not easy to get a pic of the two of them~ 4 months old Big girl in her bumbo

Here is our YouTube channel...there are a bunch of videos there~!
http://www.youtube.com/user/mexirice14?feature=mhee

Happy New Year!

Welcome to 2012~we hope that 2012 is filled with as much love as 2011 was!
2011 Highlights!
-Packers won the SUPERBOWL!
-We found out we were expecting baby #2
-Madison turned ONE!
-Miss Peyton was born
-Miss Peyton had a little drama with being diagnosed with Hirschsprung’s disease
-Peyton had her 1st surgery when she was 5 days old
-Pat is now an owner of the NFL :)
-Christmas was amazing with a 20 month old and a 3 month old~

Things have been great! Peyton is almost 3 months old and Madison is almost 2! Christmas was so much fun this year! Madison opened EVERYONES presents…hers, Peyton’s, Pat’s and mine! It was fun to watch her tear the paper open and throw it every direction! Peyton did not do much on Christmas- just watched everyone and smiled! Thanks to everyone who gave Madison a present—she is set for toys!

Madison is advancing her vocab daily- randomly she will say words that we have never heard before. The newest---“mote” for remote! She loves singing the ABC song—she stops after A,B,C then helps end it with ME! She is learning her colors too- most everything is “pupl” but, it’s a start! Also, with her “2s” coming—she is starting with the attitude! She is very sassy and wants ME all the time! I know it is a phase…but I am ready for the phase to be done :) It is hard to eat or pee by myself!

Peyton is a little smily girl. She “talks” and smiles all the time! It is very rare to hear her cry (for no reason at least)! I love this age- wants to cuddle all the time and can not talk back yet!!!

We are looking forward to 2012~ After January 20th is over—it will be the best year yet! Peyton is having her 2nd surgery on January 20th. It is the “pull through” surgery. It will be a couple hour procedure and she will be in the Children’s Hospital for 3-5 days. Basically, in Alexa terms- they will go in thru her little stoma and pull her intestine back down to her bottom. Then they will go up her bottom and re-attach everything! It is way more complicated than that….but don’t ask me to explain! I am just excited for her to “poop” normal again…this whole “bag thing” is getting old! On the other hand, we both have learned so much and would not trade our little princess for anything!!!!

We hope that everyone had a Very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!!
Go Packers!!

Peyton 6 weeks old



Sisterly Love

Its Potty Time



Merry Christmas!

18 month and 1 month Pictures :)

My beautiful baby girls!!
Madison- 18 months
Peyton- 1 month