So Much Blood

Tonight immediately after we put the girls to bed Avery started crying.
She usually doesn't do that.
After a few minutes I went in their room and check on her she seemed fine as far as I could tell.
But she kept crying.
I thought if we waited it out she'd fall asleep.
Finally after about half an hour Sean went in and held her.
She was so upset.
So he brought her out into the living room.
As soon as she got into the light, we saw this...

Avery gets bloody noses every once in a while.
But never like this.
She was covered in blood and so was her bedding and Sean's shirt.
I can't believe so much blood came from my baby!
I was really upset.
Lexi was terrified.
Luckily, Sean was calm and cleaned everything up.
Avery has her 2 year check up later this month, I will be asking her doctor about bloody noses.

Diaries of a Single Parent - I served, barely!

Before I blog about Valentine's I'm gonna share some stories from last week. As I previously mentioned, Sean was in Memphis for training all week long AKA it was lady's week at our house. We had a lot of fun, just us girls and the van but there, of course, was some drama. First some pictures of this adorable little baby...

I can't get enough of that face and that crazy wild hair.

This girl loves the bath even more than Lexi did. She is a splasher and a squealer in the tub.

We took full advantage of having the van and went to the ABQ aquarium with my friend Lizi and her son Zach (who is just a few days older than Avery). Lexi loved the aquarium!

It's a small aquarium but the kids loved it! It think we're gonna get a zoo/aquarium membership.

I love this picture of my girls standing next to each other.

Avery is so small in comparison to this sting ray! I can't get over how big they were.

Two divers came and fed the fish while we were there. This driver was "attacked" by all the hungry sting rays.

A big "puffer" fish.

I of course injured myself while Sean was gone. As is tradition. I hit my head really hard on a cabinet (long story, basically I have the worst luck). Anyway, I am not sure if I had a concussion but my head hurt incredibly bad. I had my friend Emily come "watch" me and she and Sean called me through the night to make sure I was okay. Why do I always have to have something exciting happen when Sean is gone? Oh well, he's back now and I couldn't be happier to have him home. Parenting is not something meant to do alone.

Diaries of a "Single Parent" - Painful Injury, Tummy Love and a Lot of Energy

Tuesday night I hit my bare foot with the front door (not a very smart thing to do but a very "Sam thing" to do). Anyway, it hurt SOOOOO bad. I instantly started screaming in pain and crying and bleeding like crazy. The right side of my nail was instantly broken (no long attached to my skin), gross, I know. I now am limping and am in constant pain. It's amazing how much you use your toes. Here is a picture of my foot the night it happened. And yes, I know this is gross but Sean isn't here to see it so I am forced to post pictures so he can see. Enjoy everyone else :)


And here is a picture of my foot today. As you can see, the nail is starting to die. I bet it's only a matter of time until I loose the whole nail. I'm afraid it's going to be so painful and ugly!

And now on to cuter things... I have mentioned previously that the girls now bathe together. Here is a picture of Avery from their bath tonight. You'll notice that Lexi is trying to help keep her little sister modest. And a side note: Right before I took Avery out of the tub, I sat her up next to Lexi and Lexi (on her own) just kisses Avery. It was so adorable! Lexi can be such a sweet big sister sometimes.

And here is a picture of our cheery "Baby Joy" (a nickname of her's) at 6:30 this morning. It's hard to be grumpy when you wake up to this face. And in case you're wondering, Avery is smiley all the time. She smiles so easily. I think she is the smiliest baby I've ever known!

Lexi get super jealous if Avery has anything. Example: Yesterday I put a headband on Avery and Lexi insisted that she had one too. She actually kept it on for a long time. Isn't she adorable!

And I just think this picture is funny. It's Lexi talking on the phone with her Daddy right after her nap. That's one big yawn.

Here is a sneak peak of two of the bows that I worked on today. I am supposed to be making a bunch of green bows for Andrea's wedding put got a little distracted with these new fabrics I got on sale.

And here is the reason I used the words "Tummy Love" in the post title... it's because Avery is ALWAYS and I mean ALWAYS rolling onto her tummy. EVERY TIME I lay her on her back she just rolls over to be on her belly. It's so strange. Most babies hate tummy time but Avery chooses to do it all day long. I took this video a few days ago. She is faster at rolling over now.

And here is a video of crazy, hyper, too much energy to keep up with Lexi...

And now some random "diary" thoughts:

I've really struggled this week. Not just because Sean is gone but because I have felt trapped at home. We've been having record heat and now I am having trouble walking. So I don't feel like going outside. I had big plans to take the girls out in my new double stroller and work out while Sean was gone but with my disgusting, useless toe, I can't do any of that.

I need to do laundry and I'm not excited because Sean isn't here to help.

Tomorrow the sister missionaries are bringing a lady they are teaching over for a lesson and then dinner. I'm so excited to have company!!! I'm socially deprived.

Sean is having a good time in Memphis. He is being super social but of course misses me like CRAZY! Actually, he REALLY misses Lexi. They're buds. Lexi really misses her Dad. Today she started scream and crying saying, "Daddy. Home. All done."

The good news is Sean gets home a week from tomorrow!!!

Big, Big Boo Boo

Last night we were at State Farm trying to take car of some insurance stuff. While we were there Lexi kept trying to sit in my car so we got her a chair of her own. She was so excited and hyper, she just kept wiggling and running around. Next thing I know, I hear a thud and she is laying on the ground screaming at the base of her chair. I immediately notice a red mark above her eye. This morning her eye was nearly swollen shut! I'm not exactly sure what to do for her. I know ice helps with swelling but good luck letting Lexi let me put on ice pack on her face. Any other suggestions?