Almost Better

Gabriella certainly had more energy today than she has had over the past few days. She has not vomited in over 24 hours. She still is having messy diapers but they are less frequent. I am hoping this bug has just about run it's complete course. She has pretty much spent the entire week in pajamas! We are going to have a low-key few days so that she can be back in the swing of her normal routine next week.

Still Sick

Gabriella is still sick and our washing machine is still doing double duty! Gabriella ate a piece of dry toast in the morning and some yogurt (the doctor said no dairy, but that yogurt was okay), a couple Saltines at lunchtime, more Saltines in the afternoon, plain pasta with a bit of chicken for dinner and lots of Pedialyte throughout the day. She kept her dinner down which is a very good sign. She was still lethargic throughout the day but when Grammy and Grampy came over this evening she was showing off and acting silly which also was very positive. Hopefully she will be well enough to be able to enjoy her first Thanksgiving meal.

Sick Again

Gabriella recovered nicely from her ear infection, but now seems to have a stomach bug. She woke up at 4:00 AM this morning and vomited, went back to sleep, woke back up at 6:45 AM and vomited again. The vomiting passed and it quickly changed to diarrhea for the remainder of the day. She spent the the entire day sleeping and being changed. She has gone through four sets of pajamas, one outfit, two sets of sheets and blankets on mommy's and daddy's bed, and two changing table pad covers. She has been drinking Pedialyte all day, but she has only been able to eat one Saltine cracker and a bit of some dry toast. She is clearly lethargic. Hopefully this is only a 24 hour bug and she will be better tomorrow.

Isabella's 2nd Birthday Party

Today we went to Isabella's (Gabriella's cousin's) second birthday party at a local children's museum.

Gabriella knew she looked cute in her matching hat and sweater, another precious gift from Tia Abuela Trisha.

Isabella enjoyed her birthday cake:

Gabriella did not mind wearing a party hat:

Gabriella had fun exploring the museum and checking everything out:

To me, Gabriella seems to be changing from a baby to a little girl, but she still looks like a little peanut next to the other children.

She liked playing in the kitchen at the museum. She cooks like mommy...throw everything on the grill and hope it comes out okay!

She definitely had a fun time and fell fast asleep during our drive home.

"Thank You"

Gabriella has mastered the words "Thank You!" Her pronunciation is not very clear and without spending an extended amount of time with her, you probably would not recognize that she was saying "thank you," but it is clear to us that that is what she is saying. She not only says "thank you" when something is given to her, but she also says it when she gives something!

Sick

Ken, Gabriella, and I have been battling a cold and have been feeling pretty under-the-weather. But Gabriella's illness has taken a turn for the worse this week. On Tuesday she developed a fever of 102. We were treating the fever with Tylenol and Motrin and on Wednesday her fever went down to 100.4. She was not tugging at her ear or showing any other symptoms of illness aside from her fever. However, she spent most of Wednesday night up crying so I brought her in to the doctor on Thursday. She has an ear infection and a bit of a gastrointestinal upset (an attempt at saying diarrhea politely). She seems to be feeling a bit better today. She obviously has been home from school all week except for Monday.

Cranberry Harvest

On Sunday they began harvesting the bog at my office. Ken, Gabriella, and I went to see the start of the harvest and to enjoy a walk around the bogs.

Gabriella and I wore matching Gap sweatshirts thanks to Tia Abuela Trisha!

Ken carried Gabriella in a child backpack during our walk. Gabriella enjoyed it.

Gabriella tried a cranberry and she seemed to like it. She didn't mind the tartness of the berry, but that was kind of expected since she has no problems sucking on a lemon! She loves lemons and anytime I order a water with lemon she always reaches for the lemon.

Check out her stylish boots...too cute!

After the bog walk, Gabriella fell fast asleep in the car. We put her to bed once we arrived at Grandma Floyd's.

After her nap, Gabriella enjoyed a messy lunch of pasta and meatballs.

We all went for another walk in our pink sweatshirts!

She looked so cute in her hat.