Baby Hippo

Today was Brent's first band contest of the year. Bailey and I decked out in our Hutto Hippo finest and went to cheer on Daddy and the Hippo Band. Bailey looked adorable in her hippo shirt and matching hippo shoes!

The "Plague" is Upon Us

I am standing witness to one of the most heartbreaking scenes I have ever witnessed. If you haven't heard (and I'm pretty sure most of you have) Bailey has come down with the flu. And I don't mean, "Bailey has the sniffles and since everyone else has the flu, then this must be the flu too." Being a teacher I hear this all the time (usually followed by the student returning the next day proclaiming "I'm cured!).

Friday night before we put the Squidget to bed, Tam and I noticed that Bailey was running a low grade fever. By 11 o'clock however, it was no longer a low grade anything and Tammie and I started thinking the worst...flu.

A long night ensued and a trip to the doctor's office in the morning confirmed our fears. Normally the flu test takes 15 minutes to produce a result...Bailey's took less than five!

Type A was the result which means there is a 75% chance that it is the H1N1 strain (which also means that there is nearly a 100% chance that Tammie and I will also come down with the flu...yeah). For all the hype and fear-mongering happening concerning this flu strain, it really is just the flu...no better or worse than your typical run-of-the-mill flu. But that still doesn't make watching Bailey suffer through it any easier.

For all of you who have sent their prayers and well wishes, thank you and please keep them coming. This is going to be a long week for the three of us, and maybe even a long couple of weeks (depending on whether Tam and I become "unclean").

We'll keep you posted.

Oh, and Happy International Talk Like a Pirate Day!


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Three Reasons I Know My Daughter is a Genius

1. The other day we were leaving Baskin Robbins after having ice cream with friends and we saw a horse trailer in the parking lot. Bailey has never seen a real horse so we watched it for a moment and then I said we should head home to tell Daddy about the horsey. So we drive home and chat about other things, sing to music, etc. We get home and Bailey goes right up to her Dad and says "Daddy, horsey! Horsey!" What a memory!
2. Same day I went into the kitchen to take out the trash. Bailey was watching the dogs out the sliding door and Brent was in the back. I yelled to Brent I was taking the trash outside. When I returned Bailey had pulled a new trash bag from the cabinet under the sink and was attempting to shake it out to put in the trash can. Such powers of observation!
And finally 3: Bailey is a big fan of the book "No, David" written and illustrated by David Shannon. Last night Bailey was going through the books on her shelf. She pulled one off that she has never read, "How I Became a Pirate." She looked at the cover and exclaimed "No David!" And sure enough, the book was illustrated by David Shannon! She recognized the style of the artist!
Like I said, genius...

One Crazy Summer

Summer started out well enough with Mom and Dad visiting Disneyworld while the Squidget enjoyed 4 days with Grandma and Grandpa. Shortly thereafter we all ventured to South Padre for some fun in the sun. Then Squidget decided sleep was for the weak and she sure as heck isn't weak! so she stopped sleeping through the night as she had done for months now and took to waking up 6-8 times a night screaming bloody murder. Fast forward 6 weeks, that's right I said 6 WEEKS, and mom and dad finally bucked up and instituted the "cry it out" method, which is just as unpleasant as it sounds but effective. Now we are on night 4 of resuming sleeping through the night and we are all enjoying our summer a lot more! Although Brent's summer is over now since summer band began yesterday at least we are getting some rest now!
Bailey has also taken her first few steps unaided. She is a late bloomer in this area but as my friend told me today, it means she is gifted because she doesn't want to do something until she knows she can do it right the first time! ;)
She is as adorable and funny as ever, talking with the puppies in their language by panting along with them and requesting "pool?" every few minutes. She has no fear in the water and will happily fling herself away from whichever parent is holding her, grinning and flailing her legs. We try to go often since she loves it so much.

So now we are trying to stay out of the over 100 degree heat we have every day and enjoy what's left of our summer. We hope you are doing the same!

Somebody's Gotta Do It

Since my darling husband has been neglecting his blog (but not, thankfully, his family!) I thought I would step in for a guest post. It would also be difficult for Brent to post this weekend since he is spending the majority of it on a bus to Florida with 100 high school band kids!
As if that thought isn't scary enough, I am going to join them tomorrow evening in Orlando for the extravaganza that will be 4 days in Walt Disney World!! I know, I'm in need of psychological help...
But on to what you really want to know about...BAILEY!!!!
She continues to dazzle her parents daily with her wit and charm, not to mention the fact that she is a genius. Not sure if we've mentioned that before. She has many words in her vocabulary, among them puppies, baby, Blaylee (that's Bailey), mama, dada, papa, nana, bubbles, and many others but her definite favorite would be NO! It's cute the way she says it...
Also, at our most recent doctor visit last week we learned that she is now 34 inches tall, almost 3 feet!!! WNBA here we come!
She also has a very definite sense of style but I'll let her pictures speak to that...

 

Ever seen a cuter baby? Didn't think so...

Happy summer everyone!!