One, Two, Threeeeeeeeee

Starting when Callie was a little baby, we have had a bedtime routine. This routine includes a bath, teeth brushing, reading a book, putting lotion on, and daddy "flying" Callie to mommy. Kevin always holds Callie and says, "One, two, three" and flies her to me. Just recently, when Kevin would say, "One", Callie would say "Two, threeeeee". Now, anytime someone says one, she knows that two and three come after it. She expects when she says three for something fun to happen. She is so smart!

18 month check-up

Callie had her 18 month checkup today. She has finally made it to the 20 pound mark! She is in the 77 percentile on height and 2 percentile on weight. She is tall and skinny!! The doctor said she is healthy, happy, and smart. Her canine teeth are coming in. The top ones have already broken through and she hasn't even been cranky. She got the flu shot, Hepatitis shot, and the MMR today. She did not like the shots at all! We felt so sorry for her. The doctor told us that these shots hurt pretty bad. We brought her home and fed her ice cream. She seems in a much better mood now!

Potty time?

Well, we bought a potty for Callie today. We think she is ready to use it, so we are going to try. It sings and talks! We are not sure if this is going to work, but we are going to give it a try! Wish us luck.

Kevin is back in school

Kevin started college this week. He is going back to school to get his degree in Computer Information Systems - Information Technology Management . He is taking all of his classes online at Walden University. It is going to take hard work and good time management skills, but I know he can do it. We are so proud of him for going back to school.

Callie is 1 1/2 years old!

We can't believe how quickly the time has flown by. Callie was a year and half yesterday. She is so amazing. We absolutely love hanging out with her. I am so blessed to have a supportive husband that allows me to be a stay at home mom. I cannot imagine a better life than the one I have. Everyday Callie does something new to keep me fascinated. She loves to give kisses... to me, daddy, nana, the dogs- everyone! She also loves to paint. We bought her a table that is her size and she loves to sit at it and paint or just hang out.

Callie is very opinionated. She knows what she likes, wants, or does not like and lets us know. She goes to her seat in the kitchen when she is hungry and takes off her bib when she is full. She will go to the refrigerator when she is thirsty. She is so smart!

We are so blessed to have such a smart, sweet, loving little girl.

First Hair Cut

Callie went to Pigtails and Crewcuts for her first hair cut on October 8th. This hair salon is great. She sat in a police car while the lady (Ms. Stephanie) cut her hair. She had a blast. They blew bubbles at her and let her pretend to drive the car. Ms. Stephanie did a great job cutting her hair. She gave her a little bob cut. When she finished Callie and Elmo received a pretty butterfly clip. It was a great experience.

Trip to the ER

After we got back from our trip from Florida, Callie was not feeling well. We thought it was just a cold, but the cough got worse. We took her to the doctor and they said she had bronchtis and gave us some medicine. We tried that for a couple of days. The cough was getting no better and she had a fever of 105. We took her back to the doctor and they said she had RSV ( a respitory virus). The doctor said we needed to give her breathing treatments. Later that night, she was still running a fever. We were getting ready to give her a breathing treatment and noticed that her lips and toes were blue. We took off and went to the Children's Healthcare of Atlanta hospital at Scottish Rite.

When we pulled up, we were amazed that they had valet parking. We went in and registered. We quickly saw a nurse and let her know what was going on. They then put us in the fast track waiting room. We didn't have to wait longer than 45 minutes to see a doctor. When we saw the doctor, they took her temperature and she was still at 105. They drew her blood and put a catheter in her to check for a UTI. We felt so sorry for her, but she was a trooper. 4 hours later, the doctor came in and said she did not have a UTI, it was a virus and we just needed to try and keep her comfortable.

We were so glad we went there. Everone there was so nice. They really do treat children well.

She is finally feeling better- thank goodness!

Starting to Blog

We thought we would start blogging to let everyone know what we are doing these days. We thought this would be a great way to share what milestones Callie has reached and what all she is in to.