Not so fun Christmas

Shailah and I got sick Tuesday night from the stomach flu. We received it from the little boy that I babysit. So we spent Christmas Eve, which is my birthday, sleeping, as well as Christmas. I started to feel better Christmas, but then Ryan got a small bout of it. So we missed seeing any family Wednesday or Thursday, including Ryan's grandmother who came out from Arizona to meet Shailah. Needless to say, next year I will refuse to care for any sick children the week of Christmas... We will not miss Christmas twice in a row!

Friday and Saturday we did get to have some Christmas celebrations with family, including Ryan's grandmother, but everyone had to be careful because Shailah is still somewhat ill. She stopped having messy diapers yesterday morning, which is a huge blessing, maybe now her little raw bottom can heal. It has been taking two people to get her diapers changed, one to hold her down, because it hurt so bad. At times I would cry with her because I knew there was nothing I could do to help her. However, after many oatmeal baths and lot's of cream, the rash is mostly gone!

So while we are truly blessed that we have a home and food to put on the table, I hope we never have another Christmas where we are locked in our house for 3 straight days!

Shailah + Santa = Unhappy baby

We decided to go to the mall yesterday and figured that while we were there we would attempt to get Shailah's picture taken with Santa. While waiting in line, which was much shorter than I assumed would be, I was trying to get her to see the other kids sitting with him, thinking maybe that would help. When it was finally our turn, she was fasinated with him, but did not want him touching her. So Ryan and I got in the picture, with Shailah sitting on my lap. It actually turned out to be a really cute picture. When we left she even blew Santa a kiss goodbye. I'm hoping that she will do better with him next year! We then went to the play area in the mall and Shailah had a blast! I had the sanitizing wipes in hand though.

Potty Time!

Shailah went in the potty last night! She's done it once before, the night we bought her the potty chair, but I haven't been very good about putting her on it since. Last night I pulled it out and left it in the living room, while she had no diaper on, and kept asking her if she needed to 'potty', she just kept shaking her head 'no'. I was in the kitchen making dinner, and at one point I came out to make sure she wasn't playing in the Christmas tree. I looked in her potty and she had gone! I was so excited! I could tell that she was pretty proud of herself too! The only real experience she's had with it is with her diaper on, she will sit on it and go "pisssss", making the noise, it's really funny!

Shailah's First 9 Months

Shailah

Shailah is now 16 months old. She is running everywhere, has a good vocabulary, but mostly uses sign language to communicate... it's adorable! She LOVES shoes, just like her mommy. And yesterday she actually got to go play in the snow for the first of many times. Of course she actually ate the snow, none yellow, but she was enjoying herself and that's all that matters!

New blog!

I have been wanting to get a blog up and running for years now. With one of my best friends moving to Australia, I figured the time to do this is now! So welcome to our family blog!