So sorry to disappoint but we don't have a new picture to post today. We've had a bit of drama around here this last week and not much time to pull out the ole camera. We'll update with pictures next time.
February has begun and brought us beautiful days and a few rough nights. Mollie has bacterial pneumonia and her fever has been spiking during the night. We've been up with her a lot because this is when she feels the worst, has chills, coughs, and feels nauseous. Our pediatrician, Dr. Smith (we love him!) told Curt that some little kids get pneumonia after surgery. Thinking back, she actually had a cough before her surgery and we wonder if the tube down her throat, combined with all the other factors of surgery and recovery, just lead to the pneumonia. She has been feeling great during the dayand we thought her fever was just connected to her surgery recovery so she has been doing fun outings here and there: Bass Pro Shop to see the fish, Krispy Kreme to watch the donuts get iced, etc... Never knew whe had pneumonia! Mollie will go back to the doctor today for another shot so we hope she'll be better soon.
Our little Tripp turned 8 months old yesterday. His baby dedication is this Sunday so we hope we can get Mollie well before then. We'd love to have her with us during the dedication service. Tripp was so cute yesterday. I was at work watching him on the camera in his classroom and I saw him scoot backwards across the room. I had to change camera views because he scooted so far out of range! He doesn't do tricks for us too much at home because his sister doesn't let him move around too much. She's usually got him pinned down. She likes to make him lay under a blanket on his belly while she pats his back (hard) and tells him "night-night" over and over. And the precious little boy just lets her do it! We know the day is coming when he gets up on all fours and makes a run for it!
Oh, something else really cute happened the other day.... we saw Mollie loving on Tripp when he was in his exersauceer playing. (By the way, thank you Mark for this! We have used this equipment SO much between these two babies. It's probably our most worn out baby gear!) Anyway, Mollie and Tripp were nose to nose (this was before we knew she had pneumonia...ugh!) and she was being so sweet to him, rubbing the top of his head and saying "hey dah-lin (darling)... hey baby...hey dah-lin"! Priceless. It makes us so happy when we see these moments of the bond growing between these two precious little souls. We know the day will come when they'll have their spats, but for now we just want to encourage them to take care of each other.
Tripp is about to move to a new class at school. He'll be moving to the oldest infant room, the room where so much development happens in such a quick time. I remember when Mollie was in this room (just last year, haha) and she learned how to feed herself little snacks she could gum on, how to crawl and pull up, how to drink out of a sippy cup, etc... They just really learn to get around in this room. I'm looking forward to this new season with my little Tripp. And before long we'll be celebrating his first birthday!
Mollie is really getting into calling her people on the phone. She walks around our house with her toy cell phones and calls all of you! She frequently "calls" Carson. This is how the conversation usually goes: "Hey, tarson! (eyes squint now)..... uh-huh...yes....casey (thats his dog)...cocoa (his other dog)....where's wiwi (william)....mommy, daddy, twipa(tripper).......uh-huh....(eyes get real big here and mouth open wide) tay-tay (kaye-kaye) and sashee ( da-tee, Curtis)......uh-huh.....twipa night-night......andy.........jew-jew(grandjoe)....uh-huh.......i WUB nu tarson......bye-bye". So cute!
We are really ready for Mollie to get well and go back to school. She talks about her friends all the time at home, especially her best friend, Lucy (woo-cy). We ran into Lucy, her mom, and her grandmother at Cheddars recently and it was so cute to see the little friends in a different environment. They really know each other! They've been together since they were 8 weeks old so it would be really strange for them to be at school without each other. (And she still has not forgotten that Brandon bit her face! Her teacher, Mrs. Chavey, says she talks about it all the time at school too! "Bannon (brandon) bite! Hurt! " Brandon really is a sweet boy and we really like his family so we hope she will forgive him at some point!
Our little cousin came home from the hospital this week! Welcome home Nick! We been real tickled that we haven't heard much from the Tucker camp since he came home. They've got their hands full with three little boys, Jack, Drew and Nick!
Looking forward to Baby Dedication this weekend!