Fever AGAIN!!

UGH! I just have to say sometimes I really hate winter! W are iced in again and Emma has a fever and icky nose...again. I guess our reprieve was only a week in between. Their daddy was so nice to come and take Emma to the doctor. His car is bigger and heavier than mine. Dr. Daley said it is a virus and to just keep the tylenol and nose meds down her. So once again we are waiting for her to be better. I have to say that this winter has been far easier than last year, but I hate it when she is sick. But ears and throat looked good! WOOOHOOO!!

Here are some pics of the "icy wonderland."

Ear Infections

First full week back to school and Emma already has an ear infection. I am so glad that her teachers noticed. We were able to get her some antibiotic and she is feeling just fine!

Gracie is doing great! She has really enjoyed her time with Nana on M/W/F afternoons. She has been playing and having fun.

Hope everyone has a great week!

What a Time

Wow! I can't believe the first week of Summer Break is gone! Of course, I have had a lot of fun with the girls, but Gracie got sick first and now Emma is. I am hoping we get this over with and from here on out we are all WELL!!


In April, We had a really bad storm and our roof was totaled. We were able to get it replaced with 36 dollars to spare from the insurance check. Then the AC went out and was replaced. But, that was a blessing in disguise because it has been HOT, HOT, HOT and now we don't have to worry about it and we have been very cool..who knew your AC was supposed to cycle on and off! :-)

The girls are doing well. Craig found out today he is going to be moving into a three bedroom house. Thank you to his friend who made this available. I have some Professional Development this week, but then I will off to spend time with my little ladies! Hugs to all!!!

What a week

What a week in the life of the Snow family!! I have been sick, Craig has been sick, then Gracie got sick. My goodness!! Gracie went to the pediatrician this week and she is 11 pounds 2 ounces!! Oh my gosh, I just couldn't believe it!!! Emma was six months old before she was that big!! Gracie started social smiles and boy does she love her momma the best!! Of course, I am the author of the blog..so I can be Queen of the World if I want!

Emma has started saying three more words this week: Eat, Balloon (ba-oon), and eyes. She has even been drawing pictures that resemble people (as much as a 2 1/2 year old can). I can't wait to tell our therapists that this week.

This is my last week of maternity leave....I am just sick about it. I like my job, but I will miss being home...How I wish I could be a stay at home mom....maybe one day the state will fund family insurance for teachers. Let's hope!

Click on the title of the link for new pictures of Emma. Click on the link below for new Gracie pics (just a few) http://homepage.mac.com/lsnowbarger/gracie/PhotoAlbum129.html

Emma's all better

She is back to her ol' self. She has figured out how to climb into the dinner table chairs. She can get in them and then get into everything!! We have been using one of the chairs as baby proofing for our pantry..well, that is going to end. Craig is going to BRUS on Saturday to pick up more items to keep the doors shut. Emma is quite proud of herself.

She is still LOVIN' being a big sister. Tonight she helped give Gracie a bath!! It was adorable.

I sure do LOVE my girls!!!

Cranky Crud

Well, Emma has the cranky crud. She has been horrible today!!!!! We went out to eat and I believe the entire restaurant was ready for us to leave. Grace has worked out her days and nights mix up. YEAH!!!!! Mommy isn't AS sleep deprived...just somewhat now. The girls are still getting along great...we hope Miss E will be better soon, so that she won't be so cranky.

Once again, I just have to say I LOVE my pediatrician!! He loves our girls and I love that about him.

Surgery Update

Well, we are home from the hospital. We were there Thursday and Friday. Her surgery went very well. Her adenoids were very large and Dr. Mowry feels she will be able to breathe easier now. She had trouble coming out of the anesthia. They kept her intubated until she woke up on her own. Once she finally woke up, we just tried to get her pain under control. We were on the Peds floor after recover. Nurse M-- wasn't a very good nurse. She misread Dr. Mowry's orders for pain and poor Emma was in pain for HOURS. When the evening nurse came on she tried to figure out what was wrong. She reread the chart and then called Dr. Mowry. They determinded that Nurse M-- hadn't given Emma enough pain meds. In fact we were told it was just a few drops. Within 15 minutes of receiving a full dose Emma went to sleep. She slept for quite some time. Then woke up and recieved more pain meds and went right back to sleep.

We came home on Friday afternoon. She goes through spurts where she will play, sleep, play, sleep. Her temper is a little shorter than usual, but I think that will get better as she gets more rests and begins to feel better.

She isn't eating or drinking very well. We are just making sure that we offer it to her. It seems she only wants to drink Dr. Pepper! Silly goose! :-)

Her check up will be in 2 weeks.

Thank you for all the visits and prayers! Please keep them going strong!


Baby Snowbarger Update:

I have an u/s on Tuesday just to check and see how baby bean is doing. Morning sickness is nice a strong. (not like Emma, but it is still enough to make you wish the 1st trimester was over and moving to the 2nd) I will update with u/s pics when I get them!

We are officially parents now!!

Well, we are officially parents. Emma had her first stomach virus Friday night. She threw up all of herself and Craig. She is fine now, but gave us all quite a night!! :0 We had her on pedialyte until noon and then gave her some small amounts of formula. Luckily, she didn't get dehydrated.

Her Speech Path increased services this week! Praise the Lord! He will be coming twice a month now. Emma is talking in lots of babas and dadas. Of course, Craig loves the dadas.

She is also working on crawling. She will put her legs underneath herself and rock back and forth.

She is also loving her Leapstart Table. Her favorites are the maraca and the banjo. Once she hits them and the music plays, she will sit and watch until the music stops and hit them again! It is so cute.

We are on the countdown to her birthday only 32 days! I can't believe it.

One Thing Then Another

If it isn't one thing it is another. I am sure Dr. Daley, Emma's Pediatrician is sick of seeing us! (No pun intended.) We have been once a week for 4 weeks (twice this week). Now Emma has a viral infection that has caused an awful rash all over her body. Poor thing. She looks absolutely dreadful, but she is her cheery self. They say that it will probably get worse before it gets better. So, please pray that Emma's rash will go away quickly and won't last the 10 days they say it will! :-)