it's been a LONG while since i last posted...

What a busy time we've had....since our last post we have had many visits to the doctor, where as of now we still don't know really what is causing her cough, maybe allergies or bronchitis...hopefully we will find out as soon as her labwork comes back. Yes, LABWORK!! We had to take her in for blood tests, three times..they can only take so much from babys at one time. So the first time we take her and the lady gets a little out of one arm, and then it stops, so they call another guy in and he is able to get all they need, while Maile is trying to jump and wriggle from my arms. After they are done daddy holds her and she is happy, still a little upset, but happy its over. Fast forward a few days, we go back for round 2, and this time we request the guy who did such a great job last time. They say "oh the other guy loves babies and he'll be great..." NOPE!!! it was worse than the last time, daddy held her this time and he thought he was gonna rip her arm off, or that he'd bruised her and it was the worst experience of my life, and he wasn't going to do it again, the guy couldn't find it and he bruised her arm pretty bad. So the lady who checked us in tells us "next time we'll make sure you get chad..." chad being the guy who did so well llthe last time. fast forward some more, we go in for the final time, we get chad and it goes pretty painlessly and finally, hopefully we'll figure out whats causing her cough.

I think it might be allergies, since after we do breathing treatments for a while she gets better, then we'll go somewhere with lots of dust or hairy dogs or outside with lots of allergens floating around and her cough gets worse!! Hopefully we'll have an answer soon!

Maile's 1st and 2nd sick baby visits:(

So...now that Maile is in daycare, she is getting all the common stuff kids get.

We went to visit the room on a tuesday, and wednesday she had her 12 month well baby check, and dr garcia says " I love to see charts like this...well baby, well baby, all well baby checks!" I then said " well she's starting daycare tommorrow.." and she said "well there went that! I knew I just jinxed us!" and sure enough..that night Maile starts with a runny nose, which I thought was because of the shots...nope!

Mailes first two days were horrible for everyone! She was so sick....friday her teacher Ms. Susie says I think she has Croup..over a day and a half she had developed a seal like cough, so I call her dr's office and they thank goodness are open for patients till 8pm and open on Saturdays at one of their locations, So they make her an appointment for Sat in the morning. The nurse practioner says yes she had croup, we'll give her a shot and a prescription for a steroid and a preventive medicine for allergies and asthma (singulair-which she gets with applesauce)..within a hour Maile is better...somewhat. They said the cough would/could last awhile.

Ok all is good now right? Nope, Maile is good for a day...Monday her teacher tells me she's been crying all day, and she thought maybe something was hurting her, she seemed like she might have some pain.....I had to go watch a movie so I could get my Healthcard, and maile went to Aunty Stacy's house, where she usually LOVES to be. This time she only wanted aunty stacy, and was really tired and just NOT herself. I thought she was just tired since she didn't sleep at daycare. Cut to 3 o'clock in the morning....maile is crying and BURNING up!!! yet she's shivering too...i give her some motrin (which is really the only thing that works, tylenol does not) and we get more sleep. Then she's up almost every hour, not getting a bit of restful sleep. I call the dr and they get her in that morning, after me showing up to work (for my 4th day mind you) and telling them she's sick and I can't come in...then I go and Dr Garcia(and all the nurses) are suprised to see her again, and she says shes got an ear infection and she'll need antibiotics.

You can tell the medicine works, she laughs a little and her eyes clear and shes better for about 11 hours, then its almost time for more meds. So wish us well, that we'll be able to get through this first bit of sicknesses.

I got a JOB!!

So I've rejoined the working class!!

I have started at a daycare where Maile can attend as well.

I never thought it would be this HARD! Maile is in a room on the other side of the building, and it almost kills me to know shes in the building, yet I can't be there to see her and hold her and help her make friends....it probably hurts me more than it does her.

Maile's 1st birthday part 2

Maile's 1st birthday-part 2...Tutu threw Maile a party at Peter Piper Pizza, she got us pizza and cupcakes too! Again Maile loved them...can't you tell. Luckily they were mini cupcakes, but Maile still got it into BOTH of her hands. That was fun, trying to get all the icing off of her. But Maile loved it and thats all that mattered.

We bought a few tokens and Maile got to ride in the Clifford the Big Red Dog ride, it was the only thing she was able to do there. Seth and I played Ski ball, and a round of basketball, I beat him all of the times we played! Even at Basketball!!! I got on a roll and made 20 baskets!! Seth only made 19...hehe! And he didn't even let me cheat or try to let me win. He was really upset that I beat him. It was pretty exciting for me though!

Maile's 1st Birthday-Part 1

We are having multiple parties for Maile's 1st birthday...the first was last sunday the 24th of August, at the Henderson Multigenerational Center, with our friends. There is a activity pool outside and you can have a Cool Pool Party.

There were about 20 of us there and we ate pizza, strawberries and grapes, along with CUPCAKES!!

Maile loved hers, as you can tell. The cake got EVERYWHERE! But thats what 1st birthdays are for right?

We are having a Family Birthday party on Maile's actual birthday, the 31st. And we had a party with her Tutu , Uncle Tyler and Auntie Cori at Peter Piper Pizza too. What a lucky girl to have THREE parties!

Our 4 year wedding aniversary...

August 22nd 2008, our fourth wedding anniversary. We went out for dinner and a movie, just the two of us, thanks to Aunty Stacy and family for taking Maile along with them.

We first went to The Elephant Bar, at The District, next to Green Valley Ranch. Then we walked over to the movie theater in Green Valley Ranch Casino, and watched Tropic Thunder.

I DEFINATELY recommend this movie!!! I laughed the ENTIRE time, and I don't think it was just because we were able to watch a movie in the theater. (by the way the weekend before I saw Step Brothers, and that was pretty funny too.)

What a great time we had, dinner and a movie, we couldn't have been happier!

Thanks for the comments!

Thank you to those who have commented...keep'em coming!

It's nice to know that someone reads this and knows that my family is pretty good lookings....hehehe.