gROsS

As gross as this is to admit. Claire is a nose picker. I mean a constant nose picker. All day long I am saying "Don't pick your nose". It is to the point were I should just record it and let it play all day. While it drive me crazy, I can deal with the nose picking, it is the eating it that completely grosses me out. I mean everyone has to pick once in a while, but eat it? YUCK. Well if that isn't bad enough it gets worse.

We were driving in the car the other day, when I looked back to check on the girls only to see Claire picking her nose and feeding it to Ella. (BARF!) Of course Ella was eating it right up. (DOUBLE BARF) Then Claire says "yum its good huh?" Needless to say we quickly pulled the car over and moved Claire's car seat so the they were not sitting by each other any more. I think this will be permanent. Well at least until Ella is old enough to know not to eat some elses boogies.

That was probably more than you wanted to know, but I had to tell someone. Lucky you.

Bay B Cs

I love having her sing her ABCs. Some times she gets stuck in a loop. At the end when she sings now I know my ABC then she keeps going and sings the whole alphabet again. It makes me giggle. After 3 or 4 times I help her finish it. I was hoping she would get stuck in a loop while I filmed her, but no luck. She is learning so much so fast. I can't believe how big she is getting.

Ella loves Claire

Ella loves Claire so much. Claire just has to look at her and Ella will start laughing. I was trying to get the girls in jammies for the night, but Ella could only focus on what Claire was doing. Ella only laughs like this for Claire. Some day she will love me like that.

gOOdbYE cHErry

I sold my car tonight. I know it is silly, but I got a little teary about it. I've had my car for 6 years, and her name was cherry. I'm pretty sure the 16 year old boy who bought isn't going to call her that anymore. Don't worry girl you'll always hold a special place in my heart. :(

Halloween

How did we celebrate halloween?

we made cookies

We carved pumpkins

We colored hair pink and dressed like a witch

then decided we had enough of being a witch and went back to being last years chicken

We also had a banana at our house

It was good.

How did you celebrate halloween?

for wade

As per your request we give you ......

BANANELLA

YOU HURT ME!

I don't think I have posted much on Claire's asthma. We have had some really serious asthma attacks. We were really lucky on the last one not to have to admit her to the hospital. It is so scary when she can't breathe. Its even worse when the Doctor tells us they think they will have to admit her. I'm still not sure how she stayed out of the hospital on the last one. Since then we have started some new medication and they referred us to a specialist. They had a wait a month after this last attack before seeing the specialist so she could evaluate how Claire is responding to the new meds. Today was her appt. She is responding well to the new medication. Her lungs sounded clear. We were given an action plan to follow. The Doctor thinks we will have to up her medication for the winter months. So we will go back in 6 weeks to follow up and see if do need to increase.

While there I had them give Claire her flu shot. The flu is very dangerous for asthma. The nurse had me hold Claire on my lap and hold her hands. I thought it was so she would try to grab the needle. Claire watched as they gave her the shot. After they were done she started to whine a little, then got very angry and yelled "YOU HURT ME!!! DON'T HURT ME AGAIN" Had I not been holding her hands she would have slapped the nurse. I think that is the real reason they make me hold her hands. She then looked at me and gave me the sad face and said "mama, she hurt me." I explained that it was only a little hurt so she wouldn't get sick later. Well, we also had Ella's 4 month check up today. We went back for it a couple hours later. It was at the same clinic but with our regular pediatrician instead of the asthma specialist. Claire cried when we pulled into the parking lot and reminded me "doctors hurt me". Then when the doctor came in she screamed and dove under the exam table and slide to the back corner were we couldn't get her. She proceeded to yell at the doctor saying "You hurt me. DOCTorS HURt ME!" I couldn't help buy laugh. Dr. Pruitt tried to convince her he didn't hurt her and even bribed her with a sucker but she wasn't buying it. She also had to tell Daddy the doctor hurt her when he got home. I don't think she is going to forgive them any time soon.

Ella is doing well. Is growing so big. She is in the 90th percentile for height, 80th percentile for weight and 60th for head size. She now weighs in at 15.5 pounds. She is a really sweet happy little girl. She only cried for a couple seconds about getting her vaccines. The nurse said that she was the bravest little baby she had ever seen. I have to agree, she stares danger in the face every time Claire gets near and smiles the biggest cheesiest grin you've ever seen.

I love my girls