Some Scrapbook Pages

We took Abby to the County Fair over the weekend and she loved it. Anytime she sees lots of flashing lights she calls it the Christmas lights. It sure isn't Christmas time here in Arizona, but the fair lights were pretty cool.

Abby is still a bit too short to ride most of the rides at the fair. Requirements are that kids be at least 36 inches tall. She is 35 and 3/4. Almost there! So instead we came across some ponies and she loved it. She rode her pony like she had been doing it for years. She was never afraid and in fact was smiling and giggling and enjoying every second of it. Here is a scrapbook page I made of her riding the pony.

Other than that, not a lot else is going on. Her 3rd birthday is less than a week away and I am doing a Strawberry Shortcake theme. She just loves her Strawberry Shortcake. I am also doing a craft make and take for the kids and the adults too if they would like to participate. I am looking forward to celebrating her life with family friends, but I am also looking forward to Sunday. The day after.

I haven't posted in a while

It seems like I have been so busy lately, but when I think of what I have done, I can't account for anything. I guess it's just life.

I did work on Abigail's bedroom this weekend. The clutter was getting to me. I was able to get rid of some toys that she no longer plays with and was able to eliminate the buckets that were spilling over with toys. I bought her a cube organizer for her room so that we can store toys and keep everything hidden. It looks SO much better and there is a lot more room for her to play. Our next big step will be getting rid of her rocking chair. She still likes to "rock with mommy" so that might be a bit tramatic for her so I think I'll wait a bit on that one.

Today I got her preschool photos. They are amazing. Certainly will not make Ellen's list of Bad Paid for School Photos. Hers are adorable.

O What a Night!

As I sit here to write this it is 3:15 in the morning. I am not up by choice, but rather because Abby is sick. She has a stuffy nose and is sneezing with lots of "yucky boogers" as she calls it. Trying to comfort her and get her to fall asleep has not worked for the past 2 hours. So I stay awake as she is in her room hopefully falling asleep.

Andrew has to get up for work at 4 am so I figure I may as well stay awake until then. I just know that when the alarm goes off, will be just when I drift back into a peaceful sleep. Hopefully Abby will be able to sleep in and not wake up at her normal time.

Other than that, there really isn't a whole lot of new stuff going on. I have been really getting into my digital scrapbooking stuff and have created lots of neat pages of Abby. It's almost as if I have become obsessed with scrapbooking and find that it can occupy any free minute that I have. I have posted some of my recent pages of my sweet little girl.

Finally at 3:30 am, I think she is asleep. Thank Goodness and good night all!

An Evening Bike Ride

Seems like the weather has been perfect the last few days and we have definitely been taking advantage of it. The other night we went for a short bike ride around the neighborhood with Abigail in her "chariot". She just loves riding with us, but even more so she loves to wear her bike helmet. So much so that she threw a fit when it was time to take it off. For a little girl who hated wearing hats, she sure seems to like them now. Silly little thing!

A Day at the Phoenix Zoo

Abby is on Spring Break this week and I have been trying to fill her week with fun things for her to do. Today we decided to go to the Phoenix Zoo and Andrew took the day off from work to join us. It seems like everyone else in the state of Arizona decided to go to the Zoo as well as it was pretty packed. Thank goodness for a zoo membership and we didn't have to wait in line to get in.

Abby has been to the zoo before, but on this trip, it seemed like she was much more aware of what was going on. She was looking for the animals and recognized most of them. As we left the elephant exhibit she said, "bye, elephants! Time to go see some more animals!" She also said bye to the galapagos turtles and some of the other animals. She sure seemed to enjoy it more today than I have seen her in the past. Just another sign that my baby girl is growing up.

My Little Cowgirl!

Abigail sure seems like a natural when it comes to enjoying all things Western. Friday was Rodeo Day at her preschool and on Sunday we went to RawHide. Every since Thursday night when we bought her cowgirl boots, she has not taken them off. Glad she will be getting some use out of them.

On Friday at school, she was simply the cutest little cowgirl ever. Some of the other kids were also dressed in Western Wear, but Abby with her cute little skirt and sequins was by far the most adorable. I might be a bit biased I supposed.

Then we took her to RawHide on Sunday and countless numbers of people told us how adorable she was. Even a few asked if they could take her picture. I remember going to RawHide as a child and how much fun my sister and I would have while playing in the Old West. I think as Abby grows up, she too will have found memories of hanging out at RawHide.

I think her favorite part was the live music. The band would come on and she would gravitate toward the stage and just start dancing. Andrew and I laughed hysterically while everyone told us how cute she was. Even the guys in the band had a hard time keeping a straight face and singing the words without a little chuckle. She had some awesome dance moves and a band member told her she was "seven shades of adorable." Couldn't argue that. And if you could just imagine a huge biker guy asking us if he could take her picture and trying to get one on his phone as she wiggled about dancing...so funny.

After spendning the day in the Old West, we packed up our belongings and headed home. She fell asleep in the car but the first thing she asked when she woke up was, "where are my cowboy boots?"

Playing outside

The other night we decided to do some grilling as the weather here in Arizona is perfect. This is the best time of year when the temperature is mid 70's and the nights are warm but not hot.

Abby wanted to go outside too and play on her Little Tikes Slide that she got from her Tia Carol. She had such a blast climbing up and sliding down. What a little cutie.

Not much else to post. Lots of things coming up. Rodeo Day at school tomorrow, planning a trip to Raw Hide this weekend, and Grandma's Birthday in two weeks.

Until next time...

Dr. Visit

Today we had our 3 month check up with the Endocrinologist at Phoenix Children's Hospital. Little did I know they opened the new wing of the hospital and their office had moved. So while it was a little hectic trying to figure out where to go, we finally did.

Abby's doctor seemed to think she was doing ok. Her A1C number was lower and she said that was a good step in the right direction. It was even lower than a few weeks ago when we were in the ER so I must be doing something right. She looked at the blood sugar numbers and we adjusted some calculations that we will start tomorrow.

Kids Abby's age should not have to go through this. It seems so unfair. I can't even find the words to say how angry I am and how frustrated this is. At our visit today, the doctor not only asked about Abby, but how everyone in the house was doing. If you can just imagine having a 2 year old in the house-they pretty much run everything. But imagine that house with a diabetic 2 year- it's insane. I talked to her about going back to work and finding daycare that would be able to help with Abby's care. That is the most frustrating part of this. I can imagine it is hard enough to leave your child in day care, but even harder when you have to rely on someone else to make sure your daughter is medically ok. It scares me to death just thinking about it.

These pics are while we were waiting for the doctor. Abby found The Little Mermaid book and picked it up and opened it as if she had been reading for years. She just loves her books and I love that she enjoys reading so much. Even while waiting for the doctor.

Oh Crack!

Abby is so funny! The past few weeks or so I have hear her saying, "Oh crack!". I had no idea what she was talking about it but it was funny everytime she said it. Just the other day I finally realized that when she says it, she is mimicking me when I say, "Oh crap!" Guess I better clean up my language.

Finally she is feeling better. There is no more chest congestion, no more vomitting, and her blood sugars are somewhat decent. There is never really going to be a "normal" in regards to the blood sugars and it is so frustrating. Just when we think she is doing good and has a few days with some good numbers, we either get a really high one or a really low one. Or she starts to run a little higher and back to the drawing board we go with adjusting the calculations. Since she is so little, it's going to be like that for everything. Every time she gets sick, everytime she has a growth spurt, and I don't even want to begin to think about what it will be like when puberty hits! But for now she is doing pretty good and it's day by day that matters.

Other than getting sick later that night, Abby had a pretty fun Valentine's Day at her school dance. It was fun to watch a bunch of preschoolers doing dancing like the hokey pokey and the bunny dance. Abby enjoyed getting her 1st valentines from her class mates and it only made me realize that my baby is growing up.