Five weeks after Preslie was born she came down with this horrible fever. The doctor told us to go into the hospital if it ever went over 102 as they don't like newborns having a temperature that high, and told us to take her temperature every hour. We were at a Carpender family dinner party when she finally hit 103 and so we left immediately and took her in.
At the hospital they took her temperature, gave her tylenol, and then an hour later took her temperature again. When her temperature hit 104 even after Tylenol, they told us they thought she had meningitis and that they needed to do a lumbar puncture for spinal fluid to test.
Eric and I had to leave the room, there was now way we could sit in a room and watch them poke a large needle into our little girls back.
It turned out that she didn't have meningitis, she had some crazy virus, and they ended up sending us home. Preslie has been VERY healthy ever since.
With Parker, the first 18 moths of his life was HELL! Between cholic and eight ear infections in 9 months, he seemed like he was constatly in pain and so he was constantly crying. We have LOVED being able to really enjoy a little baby and not having a million doctor bills.
The past few weeks Preslie has been a DIV-A!!!! Terrible diva. Always whiny, always wanting to be held, never sleeping through the night. It was very reminiscent of little Parker. I wondered where my cute little girl went. On Tuesday last week Eric and I decided that if she wasn't better by Thursday, we would take her into the doctor.
Thursday came, and she was still not better. I took her into the doctors office by our work and after an hour wait (hate teh waits!) we finally got to see the doctor who told me that Preslie had a double ear infection in her right ear (inner and outer ear) as well as an ear infection in her left. He prescribed amoxicillin and about 24 hours after her first dose, Preslie has been AMAZING all over again. We are so grateful for modern medicine and doctors who can help keep our life normal!
Family Picture
Friday, January 14, 2011
Parker's First Day in Primary
January 2, 2011 was Parker's first day in primary! I was so proud and sad all at the same time. I can't believe my little man is 3 and is going to primary at church. It makes me sad to think he is growing up so fast. But he is such a good looking boy, who is always trying to do what is right, that he makes me so proud!
Preslie was very sick (with her first ear infection) so I had to stay at home. But Parker came home from church so excited and so happy to tell me about everything he learned at church and show me what he got. 
Christmas 2010!
I am not very good at this steady blogging thing. It takes me a month to have any free time it seems, but when that free time comes around, I have made a list of all the things I want to put on our blog. I've decided it is kind of like a journal, and will be good for us to look back on in many years.
So for starters! CHRISTMAS!!!!!!
When we were younger, my parents always had a special pair of pajamas for each of the kids to open on Christmas Eve. Eric and I have been very excited to carry on the tradition with Parker and Preslie.
I have a hard time waiting around for Christmas. And contrary to what it might seem, it's not because I want to open presents. I get so excited to see others open up their presents. We spent months, LITERALLY, finding presents for our kids and getting them on good deals, and I was so excited to see their faces when they opened them. We ended up opening presents a few days early. It worked out okay actually because we always go to my parents house and open presents with the extended family Christmas morning.
Both of our kids were extremely spoiled! It helps when you take months to prepare. And we figure we can handle spoiling them with a higher number of presents now, while they aren't wanting things like cars and computers and things that are expensive.
From us Parker got clothes - which may sound lame, but this kid LOVES his clothes - Toy Story movies, Ice Age movies, Lincoln Logs (and now he constantly asks us to build his house), more games on his iTouch, PlayDo build a hamburger (it combines two of his favorite things), a new suit, and some littler toys. His big toy that he got to open on Christmas morning was a BUZZ LIGHTYEAR! He now jumps from chairs and counters and couches, pretty much anything he can climb on top of, and yells "Iffity and beeun" which we have figured out most likely translates to "Infinity and Beyond". Parker also got an Imaginext Toy Story from Grammy and Papa Marshall, which he has enjoyed taking apart all over my living room and sitting quietly on the couch and watching me pick up afterwards. I find that I love it though, because he will actually sit and play with it without talking, which for our little boy is impressive. Grandma and Grandpa Lewis got him toys as well, but his favorite present has been a bear that my mom got and sewed matching pajamas for Parker and the bear. We have caught Parker many nights since sitting up in bed late into the night putting the pajamas back on the bear and trying to put the matching ones on himself.
Preslie got LOTS of clothes. We kind of feel like she is in this inbetween toy stage. Like toys are made for "up to 9 months" or "18+ months" and I'm sitting there thinking, she's right inbetween what are we supposed to buy! Thus, she got a lot of clothes, which she needed as well. She got a couple baby dolls, because she is all girl and loves them, new shoes, the toys that throw balls up into the air, play cell phones, and her big toy was a huge wooden box with different things to play with on every side - kind of like you'd find in a doctor's office. It's funny, because this has become one of Parker's favorite things to play with. WE have loved it because it gives her some incentive to stand! FINALLY! :)
Preslie has continued to army crawl around everywhere. She can crawl on all fours, she just prefers not to. When you see how fast she can belly crawl everywhere, you'll see why she doesn't care to get up on her hands and knees. In good news, my floors have never been cleaner. No news yet as to if it's because I shudder knowing what she is licking off the floor or if it's because her belly cleans everything for me.
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