"Haven't we done this before?"-- Trip to the ER Part II

At least it wasn't as painful as it was the last time. So, the other day Ellie got bit by something on her foot. It started swelling and looking really gross and I knew exactly what it was, because Ellie had the same thing on her pinkie over a year ago. It was a staph infection and she needed antibiotics. So, I called around trying to find a doctor to see her and no one would take her insurance because it was through a hospital that is only in Austin. Long story short, couldn't find a doctor, we have a cheap co-payment for the ER, we needed antibiotics, so we were off to the emergency for the second time this summer.

Ellie smiling... I am not going to post her nasty foot, but I guess you can blow the picture up and zoom in. Just know that it was swollen and gross.
I told her to make a sad face since she was looking a little too happy to be in the ER and this is what she gave me. It was a weak effort if I do say so myself.
Mags came with while Uncle Evan watched a napping Owen at home. He slept the entire time we were gone... awesome!
Laying down waiting for the doctor to bring in the prescription.
Magdalyn enjoyed some new scenery.

Still learning....HAIR

As aforementioned, I have conquered the "bows" part of having girls and now I am on to learning how to do hair.... more than just a pony tail or pig tails. So, this means I have been experimenting. Here's what we've got so far...

This is the triple braid from the front.
This was a triple braid. Basically I just put it in a pony tail and divided into three separate braids that I braided together. This is really cute on long, thick hair which Ellie has neither of so it was a bit of a bust. Not totally, it just wasn't SUPER cute.
This is the do that I thought looked cutest on Ells.
It's just two braids looped up and then two bows on top.
I also did this with one braid and it was really cute too, but didn't take a picture of that.

Ok, this one was a failure. I was trying to connect two pig tails with braids, but I didn't secure it right and the pig tails flipped out. I like the idea of it, but I am going to have to work on execution a bit more on this one!






This was just an easy twist done in a pony tail with a korker bow.


From the front.
This was an experiment on my mom's hair... Ellie's hair is too fine and short for this one I think.
It came out alright I think, though we decided the look was too juvenile for my mom to wear.

The ballet bun... though I was just experimenting so I didn't secure the strays or put in a bow/ribbon.
Trying out the twist... would have been cuter a little bit lower.
This was just two Dorothy braids. It was cute but I didn't get a shot of the back for some reason.
This was a good swim look... it kept every strand of hair out of her face. Plus it was pretty cute.
Here's the back. I should probably invest in some thinner rubber bands versus hair ties, but it works for us right now. You can do this hairstyle in so many ways.

Purple Ketchup Day (a.k.a. Erin's Birthday)

Well, I turned the big 2-6 on Thursday. I didn't enjoy turning a year older or being closer to 30 than not, but it was a good birthday! On Thursday, which coincidentally is also the day that purple ketchup was introduced, I did a little bit of celebrating. I spent the morning taking the kids swimming (we do this every morning and I must admit it is pretty much always fun for all), then we got a sitter and my mom took me to lunch and we looked around at model homes (one of my favorite past times, I just love looking at floor plans and different decorating and designs they use). That night Daniel and I went out to a movie. It was a lovely birthday!

Saturday was the REAL celebration! We went to the Melting Pot. A personal favorite from back when Daniel and I went last year for our anniversary. We got a sitter (who the kids LOVE) and the rest of us adults plus Maggie went out for dinner. It was scrumptious as always.

Here we all are fonduing.

Daniel, his mom and Maggie.

Evan, me, my dad.

Evan and Maggie (I love this picture!).

Evan and I (notice all the ridiculous food around us!)

My mom before we dug into our cheese fondue (spinach artichoke and fiesta cheese fondue for the record).

Daniel.

Magdalyn and I (as well as some loser in the background--- my dad).
Chowing down on lobster!!! That fondue pot was pretty steamy!

Me and my dad.

DESSERT:

This was our turtle fondue- It had caramel, milk chocolate and pecans and was flambeed!

Our Yin and Yang... Delicious milk chocolate, white chocolate and a splash of caramel.

The dessert plate with my candle sticking in the middle. Each plate is shared by two though we didn't have any problems finishing off the dessert despite all the food we had already eaten. It was just too good.

It was a wonderful birthday and I am so lucky to have such wonderful family who always make sure that I have a special day ... more like special few days :)!

Side note: Yes, we are still on our diets but this is our first cheat since we started and the last until probably like Thanksgiving or something.

Mags was awake most the dinner, but crashed right at the end. Must have been ALL that chocolate she ate.

Sometimes they're just so cute...

Once in awhile, I look at my kids and think to myself, "Man! Sometimes they're just so cute!". Of course I am probably biased, but I don't think so...

Magdalyn's 2-month stats

Maggie had her 2 month doctor's appointment this morning. It went okay. She is a growing girl! She weighed in at 11 lbs. 9 oz. and is now in the 75th percentile for term babies and is way off the charts for preemie babies. I think this little preemie wasn't really very preemie except for her being born a little early. To give you some perspective, Ellie was 10 something at two months (I don't remember exactly since I don't have her baby book handy) and Owen was 11 lbs 3 oz at two weeks. When he was two months old, he weighed 15 lbs 7 oz. He was so enormous. BUT Maggie has gained more since birth than either of them did!

The doctor visit was a little rough for Maggie... she had 5 shots and 1 oral immunization. The shot quantity was so many because they recently changed one combined shot and they hadn't gotten the new one so she had to do them separately. Still, it is a lot which is why she is sleeping so soundly right now. Poor little babe! Elise came with and wanted so badly to comfort her little sister.

In other Magdalyn news, she is holding her head up very well on her own. She has bright eyes and enjoys looking around. She doesn't give them away to just anyone, but she does smile and it is pretty cute. She coos now and kicks her arms and legs around so much that Daniel asked me if it was normal for her to do that. She eats endlessly and often finds herself wanting more than mom can give her. Maggie still sleeps pretty well at night, only waking up once or twice. She puts up with her sister and brother's kisses and hugs and even the occasional poke from Owen and attempts at carrying her from Ellie. Mags is such a little sweetheart and we love her so much!

Cute Hair Do

Ok, when it comes to my girls, I really want them to look as cute as possible. (boys are different, I don't know why, I want him to look cute too but he needs less accessories). I am kind of a snob about it and it is just my girls... I don't really care about other people's kids. Any who, I have had a bow obsession for quite awhile now, but now I am onto new things.

Daniel's aunt, who I guess is like my aunt in-law though she is more like my good friend now, turned me onto this blog that has girls hair styles. I really loved the hair dos but thought Ellie's hair was too fine to do any of the styles. But, today was the first day I tried it out and I think it looks cute. I am excited to try out more hair dos so be watching for those blog entries in the future.

Before I found this site and before today, Ellie's hair has basically been seen three ways, down, pony tail & half up... not real exciting. Oh, the website is www.shedoeshair.blogspot.com. If you have little girls, you are going to love this site too! Thanks for letting me know about it Rachel!

Pioneer children sang as they sweat

On Saturday, Daniel's mom invited us to her ward's Pioneer Day celebration. It was wicked hot, but the kids enjoyed themselves quite a bit.
Owen standing on the mound of dirt that he played in 90% of the time we were there. I don't know how he could stand being in the sun all that time, but he had fun playing in that dirt.
Elise smiling for the camera. She has pink cheeks as well from the heat.
Maggie decided to wake up about half way through. Actually, I woke her up because she slept all day long and I was afraid that she would stay up all night. Luckily, she was a good baby and slept both that day and night.
Ells running in to get some water.
Ellie made sure that Owen stayed hydrated. She is such a helpful big sister. Owen just LOVES her.
This is what Owen did most of the time. He dug in the dirt. He's a boy... what else would we expect? He also had great fun tossing around a football while we were there.
Cheesy Ellie smiles. She looks weird in this one.
Cheesy Owen smile, too! Can you tell he was hot?
Here is Owen sitting and waiting for the hot potato! He had fun playing this game until he bit a huge chunk out of the poor hot potato.
Ellie playing hot potato.