Ava is on the mend....Thanks to Dr. Elias!!

Poor Ava has been sick off and on with a fever and sore throat since Monday. She went to the doctors Tuesday and they did a throat culture and said it was probably a virus. It would take 2 days to get the culture back.Well by yesterday her fever had gotten better so i thought she was getting better. Then Scott called me on my way home from work yesterday and said she was fussy and just not herself, so i was off to take her to urgent care . I called our pediatrician Dr Elias and he said that urgent care is not for babies- it's for accidents- and that she would see a PA who would do all sorts of unnecessary tests, so he said for me to meet him at his office--at this late hour of 1:00 am!! So I met up with him and he saw us in his office at 1:00 am and sent us home with a script for antibiotics. He saved us from having to wait hours at urgent care. I am so pleased with him--he is just a great old-fashioned doctor and really does care about his patients.. obviously!! Anyways we found out today that Ava was positive for Strep throat so he switched the antibiotic -now that we know for sure. She is feeling better after just one dose.


I am posting Ava's 9 month pictures we just got back also.....

POTTY TRAINING IN PROGRESS....

POTTY TRAINING IN PROGRESS... Aiden is on day 2 of potty training. He is going almost every time in his little potty when we are at home. So far so good. Next step is the big boy regular underwear. He says"pee pee" then he runs and pees on the potty. He gets 2 gummy bears after each time. Notice he is wearing the potty watch which sings a song every hour and reminds him to go if he has to. Ask him what time it is and he'll tell you"3 O'CLOCK". I'm not sure where he got this but its funny. We have a styrofoam clock that he is learning about time on.

Ava loves the camera...

She is such a curious little thing.... couldn't get the video i wanted of her standing on her own, but this was cute too..

Aiden Loves his Daddy...

Wow don't they look alike ..?? even when they are sleeping?

Creative Hour...

Both kids were engaged in some art activities tonight while i was busy cooking dinner. Aiden is painting this pot, and then we will plant a flower in it together, while Ava was busy fingerpainting with chocolate pudding...Checkout the video as well...

Pinecrest Camping Trip 2009

We enjoyed our annual camping trip to Pinecrest Lake this last weekend. Ava had her first experience camping- and she had a great time too. We were all pretty much covered in dirt by the end of the trip. The water was pretty warm- compared to usual--since it has been so hot here --it was perfect to swim in.We even did a little hiking along the trail with the kids in the stroller- well Ava was--Aiden was hiking with his dad and throwing rocks into the water.