Tossin' Cookies

Well, that about sums up our house right now. Ellie woke up yesterday morning and threw up for about 6 hours straight?!? We finally got hers under control and she slept for 14 hours last night. However, Jeff was up all night tossin' his own cookies, so our house reeks right now, even though I've been going behind everybody cleaning every chance I get. My mom came to help yesterday, which was a huge blessing!!! Thankfully, Ava had some big spit ups, but nothing more...and I've just had pains in my stomach, but no actual sickness, so hopefully we'll both stay well. We were planning on leaving Ava over night with my parents for the first time tonight and taking Ellie skiing for the first time tomorrow, but I'm not sure if that's the best idea...we'll see.

Ellie had her first trip to the emergency room last Thursday night, too. Some friends were over at our house and one of the guys picked her up by the arm and pulled her elbow out of place. OOPS!

I know things could be MUCH worse, but hopefully the next week will be a better one for us.

Books

So, I have some new books that I'm attempting to read and want suggestions for more after I'm finished with these. (Although, it will take me a while. I'm a slow reader and I don't read as often as I would like to.) I just finished "Stepping Heavenward", which I loved! Here is my list of "nexts":

.Baby Wise (book 2 / 5-15 months)
.Live Life on Purpose
.Why Christian Kids Rebel
.Mommy Teach Me

Any other suggestions?

Look alikes

I have lots of pictures where Ellie and Ava look like me, but Ellie and Jeff look alike in this one. He used to like to put round things on his fingers...which is what Ellie does with olives! :-) Ricki, Jeff's mom's twin sister, just sent these to me and I couldn't help but post them!

picture update

I know, it's sideways, but it's a cute one. Aunt Jenny gave them "Baby Legs" for Christmas and we love them!
Ava's hands are her best friend right now. They are always in her mouth, or she's holding her own hand like in this picture.
Ellie's first day at "school". (It's Mother's Morning Out, but she thinks she's going to school!)
Jeff's 31st birthday - my Nannie made the Colts cake and our babysitter, Megan made the Superman one.

Jeff's birthday party with his sister (Aunt Jenny), Ellie, and Luke - they are only 9 days apart.
Couldn't resist another baby legs picture.
OOWWWMMMMM........we're teaching her baby meditation. (not really)
Our happy girls in matching jammies.

Ava Laughing

This is one of my favorite things: to see my baby laugh out loud! It was so fun when Ellie was little and she started laughing - now she's the one who usually gets Ava to laugh. Ava has been laughing out loud for several weeks now, but by the time I would leave the room to get the camera, it wasn't funny when I got back. I finally got it on video today. :-)

Typical

Okay, so I need to vent a little. This is pretty typical of how my days have gone lately. So, last week, I was cooking 3 or 4 meals for my parents because my mom had to have surgery. (By the way, she does NOT have breast cancer...huge praise!)Anyway, I asked Jeff to help me finish one of the meals. He was supposed to put shredded cheddar cheese on top of some chicken enchiladas. Well, the cheese had been in the freezer and he was having to break it apart...and he dropped a big glob and several individual pieces on the floor. He honestly looked at me and said, "Uh, how do I clean that up?" ARE YOU KIDDING ME?!?

Happy New Year!