Now we are ALL sick... :(

Thanks for the prayers, good thoughts, and concerns about Bella. She's still sick. Last night was terrible too. She woke up at 4 and wouldnt go back to sleep for about 45 min, just crying and crying. We gave her Motrin and even fed her 6 oz. The urine sample was useless cause it didnt go inside the little bag it was supposed to... but I dont think that was critical since the white blood count was normal. We are just waiting to hear from her pediatrician today.

The worst part is now Billy and I are REALLY sick too. I had a fever last night and what I can only describe as a hot flash. Am I too young for those?? In any case, I have no idea what was wrong but I was super hot and couldnt fall sleep for 2 hrs. Now we have pounding headches, body aches, terrible soar throats... what's wrong with us?!!! We are falling apart... :(

One a happy note: Bella said Mocha for the first time. And both Billy and I heard her, so it's not that I'm allucinating with my illness :P She also discovered toilet paper and how fun it is to unrolled it! :)

Another trip to the ER

Please keep praying for Bella. Last night her fever went up to 104.1*F. We gave her a bath at almost 11 pm! We've also been giving her Tylenol and Motrin. But since it's been 5 days, we called her pediatrician in the afternoon and she saw us in her office. She doesn't have an ear infection or any other bacterial infection that the doctor could see. So, she sent us to the ER for lab work. We did that and thank God the nurse that drew her blood was really good and got it in the first try. We are now waiting for her to pee so we can bring a urine sample back to the lab. Sorry if it's TMI. Hopefully we'll hear from the doctor soon to see what we can do for our little one.

ETA: Well, the doctor just called and said the white blood count was normal. The hemoglobin and iron are a little low but nothing major. She's still waiting on a couple of other tests but wont get them until tomorrow. So, we'll see how she does tonight.

Top teeth are out!!!

Well, at least one of them. Her top right tooth came out 2 days ago. The other one is *wanting* to come out but still on limbo. No pictures yet, sorry :(

The sad news is that Bella's had a high fever for the last 4 days. And after our last experience with fevers (febrile seizure and all), we've been REALLY keeping a close eye to her temperatures. Last night she woke up at 1:30 am and her temp was 103.5*F. The night before it reached 104*F. We've been giving her Motrin and Tylenol, keeping her hydrated with pedialyte, and giving her baths once or twice a day. Please keep her in your prayers that the fever will go down and stay down!

Bottom Teeth are out!!

Isnt she adorable?!! :) Her teeth have been out for a couple of weeks but we hadn't been able to take a picture. Now one of her top teeth is coming out but that one is going to be even harder to catch in a picture... we'll see!

Almost 1!

Bella's 11 months and soon she'll turn 1! It's been quite an amazing year.

We've been planning her birthday party, actually TWO birthday parties! One here in Merced and another one in Louisiana at B's mom's house. A friend from 2Peas is working on the invitations and I can't wait to see them.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME!!! :)

I'm officially 27 now. It was a good day. We all went to church in Mariposa and I got a couple of presents from church members! :) Everybody loved seeing Bella again after not seeing her for almost 2 months!
Then we went to a friend's b-day party. He's turning 40 on Monday and some family and friends were coming from out of town. HAPPY BIRTHDAY ELBIO!! :)
So, tomorrow we are having MY birthday party!! :) Can't wait for Ice Cream Cake!!! :D

'Twas The Day Before My Birthday!

Well, it's my last day of enjoying the mid-twenties. the prime of my life is coming to an end. the foxy chick days are gone. it's all downhill from now on. the sharp mind and free spirit days are over (...) geesh, so dramatic! LOL

On a brighter note, my most dear wonderful parents and brother got me a Cricut Expression. I wasn't supposed to open it until tomorrow, but what's one day. No, not even. Just 12 hrs. So, anyways, I did it! I did it! I opened the Cricut!!! :D :grin: :grin: :grin: It's gorgeous! LOL Now I'm so excited about getting some cartridges and start cutting stuff! :D ok, I better stop. my face is going to hurt if I keep smiling this big! LOL Gracias Mami, Papi & Davidcito!!! XOXOXOXO

Also, Billy is planning a little birthday party for me on Sunday. I'll miss our good friends from Southern and Andrews who don't live near us anymore. But we've met some wonderful people at our 2 churches in Merced and Mariposa, and so I hope a lot of them come! :)

I'll post some thoughts tomorrow on what it feels to be 27!! :o

A New New Me! :)

So, you saw a couple of days ago I got glasses to appear a little more nerdy! :) And today I got a haircut and red highlights to appear more feisty and sexy! :P LOL I wonder what's next?!

Cards cards and more cards

Some patriotic and some religious cards:

Cards galore for Craft Fair!

I've been making tons of cards for the Mariposa Craft Fair next weekend. Here are some:

Happy Baby!

Bella can be so sweet and happy - whenever she wants to! The other times, she's cranky and whiny. Anyways, this is her new HAPPY-BIG-SMILE-FACE. So adorable! The funniest part is that she learned it from me! :) I just wanna kiss her all over and eat her up!
And here she's modeling her cute little skirt and shirt. All ready for summer weather!! :)

It's Summertime!!

A couple of weeks ago we got a little pool for Bella for the summer. Well, last Sunday was over 90'F and so we decided to fill it up and put her in it. And she LOVED it!!! :) She even shared her pool water with Mocha - who was hot and thirsty from running around.

And after a long day in the pool, nothing better than to lay down and watch some Baby Einstein next to my Pooh Bear! :)

A New Me! :)

I've been having some problems with my eyes and so I decided to go to the eye doctor this week. Well, he said I have some sort of infection, irritation and other stuff I couldn't understand very well. The bottom line, I can't use my contact lenses for some time until the infection and the irritation is gone. *sigh* So, since my last pair of glasses were about 7 years old, I decided to purchase a new pair. And here they are!

Follow up visit to the doctor

We went to the pediatrician today for a follow-up appointment after all the drama of the last 2 weeks - high fever, fevral seizure, ER visit, a thousand exams and procedures, pneumonia diagnosis, antibiotic for 10 days, allergic reaction to something, hives, runny nose, sleepless nights and more craziness...

Well, Bella doesn't have pneumonia and her rash is going away. Her bottom front teeth came out. AND she's slept through the night for the past 4 nights! I'd say she's doing very good! ;)

Isabella is 10 months!

Bella turned 10 months yesterday and she's already a professional walker :) We got her another walker/car toy and she's loving it. She walks up and down the hallways in the house. And when she finds a wall or column or door, she just pushes and pushes the car until she can keep walking!


Other exciting news is that a couple of weeks ago I won a portrait painting from the Prima blog. They asked me to send them a picture and since we had just received the 9 month's pictures of Bella, I sent them 2 for them to choose. Here's the final product. It's absolutely gorgeous!