Crazy Days

Things have been crazy around here. Last week Aubrey was really sick. probably the most sick she has ever been. She had a fever for 5 days and a really horrible cold and cough. I have been running around like a chicken with my head cut off. I am in the last leg of my masters program and so I have to tutor a student in reading two nights a week. So not only am I working full time but I am, gone two nights a week and trying to be a good mommy and wife. Things have been tough lately. Its hard not to see your baby ALL day but luckily I have been making it home to read her a good night story. It will be over at the end of June and I will be finished with a master degree as a reading specialist. It will all be worth it---especially the paycheck:) Do you ever feel like life pulls you in all directions? I am just so thankful for my husband my mom and dad. They help me immensely! I couldn't do it without them. I am ready for spring and so are Aubrey and Nelly. Sorry it was so long between posts--nothing too exciting here! Aubrey is signing and talking up a storm. She signs please, more, and all done. Here are all of her words at this point:

mama
dada
papa
nana
hot
baby
all done
milo
ollla (oliver)
elmo
uh-oh
stop
JUST TO NAME A FEW! She is speaking well above her age. But no walking yet:)

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I can breathe clearly now....

Today Aubrey had her adenoids out and tubes put in her ears. From the time she was born she was snorty. The poor baby never could breathe. When she plays it sounds like she is running a mile and she can't catch a breath. She has had four ear infections and two sinus infections in the last year. She also snores horribly. Aubrey can;t clear a cold the way normal kids can. After countless visits to the doctor through the first year I finally was referred the the ENT. He took one look and listen to her and suggested removing the adenoids and putting tubes in her ears. He thought she might have big adenoids. So today at 8:30 my brave little munchkins went COMPLETELY under. Not just semi under the way they do it for tubes. She was DEEP DEEP asleep. The surgery took 45 minutes and the doctor brought out pictures. Two of them showed her nasal openings and you could see the adenoids were COMPLETELY obstructing her breathing. He was surprised that they were that big given her age. He suspects it was a structural problem that was present since birth. She recovered really well. The 45 minutes after surgery were HORRIBLE. She was so disoriented from being put under that she just sobbed continuously until we left the hospital. But it was well worth it and hopefully she will start to breathe easier soon! Here are some pictures from that day.