A little mommy and Lola time

Lola's swim teacher always has her nails painted and Lola has become quite intrigued.  Lola and her talk about it all the time and Lola has recently started to ask about getting hers painted.  So.... we had a little girl time this past weekend!

Bode is 6 months old!

This has been an exciting month with lots of new fun Bode happenings!  He is able to sit up (you have to make sure his little bottom is in the right place or he tips over though!).  He can flip from tummy to back and from back to tummy, however he really hates being on his tummy, so we don't see that very much.  He has two cute little teeth on the bottom.  He loves to eat his vegetables and fruits - his favorites are sweet potatoes and squash and almost all fruit.  Anything and everything he can get his hands on, he will put in his mouth. 

Bode and Lola are starting to be so cute together.  He always has big smiles for her when she plays with him and he is really starting to interact with her.  They will roll around together, hold hands and he will "talk" to her when they are playing.  He loves to watch cartoons in the morning - his favorite is Chuggington! 

Fevers, Infections, Viruses.... and a first tooth!

What an exhausting last couple of weeks!  I will be anxious when this month is over and we can hopefully move into some spring weather and get these germs out of the house!

It started 2 weeks ago when Lola started in with a terrible cough, congested nose and temperature.  I let it go for a couple of days, but overnight, her temperature got up to 104 and that was all I needed to make me decide to call the doctor.  He said it could possibly be strep, but he wasn't going to put her through the test for it since he would treat it regardless.  So, her and I snuggled on the couch all afternoon and she was just miserable.  I felt so bad for her and so helpless.  The night before, I thought 104 was bad, but that afternoon, it got up to 105.  Scared to death, I called the doctor back just to double check that everything was still okay.  They said it could take a few days for her fever to go down and to try a cool bath.  That was torturous to hear her yell "too cold, mommy!  too cold!"  Finally, by the weekend, she started to feel better.  And then Bode started to cough.............

I didn't waste much time on this one, since I figured he just had what she had and would need to be treated.  Unfortunately, his was worse.  He was diagnosed with RSV and an ear infection last Monday, so we were sent home with breathing treatments every 4 hours and antibiotics.  When we were going back to the doctor on Wednesday for a follow-up, I just knew that he was worse and sure enough... now a "very nasty" double ear infection and the RSV was worse.  Luckily, his oxygen levels were still okay.  If they got too low, then he would have had to be hospitalized.  So... more breathing treatments, a different and stronger antibiotic and a steroid.  Our doctor warned us that the steroid can make him very agitated and "mean".  A mean 6 month old?!  After a few more days, he started to show some improvements. At his check up on Friday, both the RSV and ear infections were getting better.  We still have a week left of breathing treatments and then hopefully by Friday, he'll be off of them. 

This was actually one of the more calm breathing treatments.  He usually is fighting, screaming and flailing around, but he was just too tired to fight tonight. 

Oh yeah.... in the midst of it all, I noticed that he has his first tooth!  Poor little guy has had a rough week!  

Nothing much going on...

There hasn't been too much going on at the Preston household lately.  Just some odds and ends.  We've had to take Bode to the doctor trying to figure out what might be going on with him.  Almost every time he drinks his bottles, he will turns away, screams, arches his back - like he's almost in pain while drinking.  His doctor has prescribed him 2 different acid reflux medications but neither really seem to be working.  He goes in for his 6 month appointment soon, so we'll see what else he thinks. 

Lola still loves her swim lessons and is doing really well.  She looks forward to going every week.  She loves singing new songs that she's learned at church.  Her newest one is "light mine... let it shine, let it shine"

Here are just a few random pictures.