Sick??

Libbi has been coughing pretty badly every night for the last week, but in the day she is fine. Last night i finally decided enough was enough so i took her in for a check up at the after hours at Mckay. Come to find out she has double ear infections and some sort of virus. The doctor said her nose and throat both looked pretty bad. I had no idea she was sick, she just seems so happy! I thought maybe her o2 sats were low at night, and that was why she was coughing, due to lack of oxygen. Nope, she really is sick :( They tested her for H1N1 and we'll hear the results from that in the morning. Cross your fingers it's just a cold virus and not swine flu. I asked how it could be swine flu when she isn't fevering or throwing up and the doc said she could just be in the beginning stages of it. I hope not. Stay tuned.. for now we patiently, and happily (she is grinning from ear to ear as i type) wait..

A little tumble

What baby would fall down 14 stairs and come out laughing? You guessed it. Only Libbi. She has been crawling around like a mad woman lately so we put a chair in front of the stairs. Well today I was busy with hair and Kurt was getting Christmas boxes upstairs and one of us forgot to put the chair back. I heard her falling and went running over just to see her hit the bottom. I booked it down the stairs sobbing and Kurt came down right behind me. I picked her up, she looked at Kurt, grabbed for him and smiled. What? You just fell down the stairs Libbi, you can cry i promise! Nope, she was just fine. As for me, i'm still a little shaky from the incident but happy to know that nothing will drag her down, she is one tough cookie!!

Sitting, crawling and cheekers at 8 months!!

8 months old today!! Wowza! Libbi is getting so dang big i can't hardly stand it! She is all of a sudden doing everything, or maybe i'm just letting her do things now? She is crawling, sitting up, eating some solids, holding her own bottle, and finally sleeping better!! We love you Libbi girl, you are a rock star!

She is getting around very good these days, i had to actually pull out the kitchen chair to block the stairs! Here she is once she got what she was going for.
Gettin there!!

This is Libbi sitting up all by herself! Also, just a side note, but how cute is her outfit?!? I have an obsession with Ross lately.. $5! Ya i know, i'm a bargain shopper :)

Whoa... keeping balance.

This is her bulldog face. Her cheeks are so huge I love it!!

Happy 8 months Libster! You're on your way to 1.. slow down!!!!!

She's a butterfly

If you haven't listened to the new song on our playlist it is called 'she's a butterfly' by Martina Mcbride. It is my new favorite song, reminds me of Libbi :)

Here are the lyrics but if you have speakers turn it up so you can hear it!

She remembers when she first got her wings
And how she opened up that day
she learned to sing
Then the colors came, erased the
black and white
And her whole world changed
when she realized

[Chorus:]
She's a butterfly, pretty as the crimson sky
Nothing's ever gonna bring her down
And everywhere she goes
Everybody knows she's so glad to be alive
She's a butterfly

Like the purest light in a darkened world
So much hope inside such a lovely girl
You should see her fly, it's almost magical
It makes you wanna cry, she's so beautiful

[Chorus]

God bless the butterfly,
give her the strength to fly
Never let her wings touch the ground
God bless the butterfly,
give her strength to fly
Never let her wings touch the ground

[Chorus]

God bless the butterfly,
give her the strength to fly
Never let her wings touch the ground
God bless the butterfly,
give her the strenght to fly
Never let her wings touch the ground

This and that

In the last week Libbi has decided to sit up on her own, crawl (or army crawl, depends on the day) and eat some baby solids. She has suddenly grown up :( I can't handle it. She makes us smile every day. We went Friday to her 6 month well child visit, she is actually 7 1/2 months but we're playing catch up from surgery. It was 6 weeks post surgery on Friday so time to start the vaccine catch up game! She got the influenza A vaccine(or seasonal flu, whichever you prefer), YAY!, and everything else but the Hep B and prevnar. In 2 weeks she'll get Hep B then in 4 weeks she'll get prevnar and possibly start with synagis shots once a month. That is the RSV vaccine. When the boosters for H1N1 and influenza A become available, that is IF they do, she can have them whenever, even the same day, so no spacing required there! We just have to wait 28 days from the first ones so first of December we'll start the search again. Here are her 7 1/2 month stats.
Length 26 inches 25%
Weight 15 lbs 7 oz 18%
Head 43cm 48%
At least we can always count on her head being big! It runs in the family, starting with my dad!! His name is Grandpa Ted, but we call him Grandpa Head!! Ha ha no joke, the kids even came up with the name all on their own when Koy was 2 i think. Not that they noticed his big head, just got Ted and head mixed up, but hey it's fitting! ..and that's the only thing that fits his head.. ha ha i'm on a role i better stop! No fun teasing someone when they can't defend themselves right??

Here's some cute randoms of Libbi the last week.
GOOO Broncos! They play tonight and are 7-1, we're hoping for a victory!


Twin Fifi's. This is her cousin, Anna, they are so cute together!
We were having fun with the wig on halloween! I love her big huge eyes in the picture!
And finally you'll be glad to know i've added a widget that can show me where and when people look at the blog so i'm keeping Libbi's open. It can't show you who exactly but it'll say where they're from. That makes me feel a little better. Our family one will still be going private but i can't do it with hers, there's to much support through blogging for families that have children with medical problems. I just ask that if you read our blog regularly, leave a comment once in a while so we know who's looking! Thanks!! Have a great day!!

Going Private :(

I am super sad to announce that we are going private with the blog. We have had an anonymous person leaving comments that aren't very pleasant to read. Not on this blog, but on our family blog. It made me realize how many people can read these blogs and I don't even know about it. It breaks my heart because i found alot of new heart friends and support through blogs :( If you want to continue reading our blog please leave me your email. I will check often and delete them as soon as i get them so they won't sit for long. If you are uncomfortable leaving emails on here, send me a message on facebook. I'm so sorry :( :( :(. I hate how one person can ruin it for many.

Libbi...

...FINALLY got the H1N1 vaccine! After a few weeks of stress and phone calls she got an appointment yesterday at the health department. I even snuck my other two in with us so they got it as well. Well, i didn't sneak, just took them and asked if they had any mist to spare and they did! It was a relief but now i worry..did i do the right thing? I really thought and prayed and even fasted about it and felt it was the right thing to do so i hope i'm not dissapointed. Next up.. the 2nd booster shot due in a month. Will probably be the same run-around but for now i feel at ease for a moment. She gets to start catching up on her regular vaccinations on Friday. 6 weeks post surgery!! I can't believe it, time flies! We've got to go clear back to half of her 4 month, then do her 6 month. On top of that, her 2nd H1N1 plus the regular seasonal flu vaccine (influenze A) whenever it becomes available. AND synagis (RSV) when that hits. Blah! Too many shots for her tiny legs. But like i told the nurse yesterday when she pricked Libbi and she didn't even cry, she's had worse~!