Mommy's helper

Hi gang!

Happy to report that things have been smooth sailing here at Casa tully over the last few weeks (please knock on wood, thank you).

I went #1 and #2 in the potty!! I am by no means potty trained, but I hang out on there during key times of day and sometimes stuff happens!!!

I've been helping Bryce with tummy time. Here is me threatening to sit on him if he doesn't look left.

As part of my continued efforts to help mommy (who seems to need all the help she can get), I have been lending a hand in the kitchen. Here is me baking cupcakes with mommy and Paula:

Brother Bryce is doing just great. He is a real porker, tipping the scales at a whopping 11.3 lbs at only 5 weeks!  

He is clearly thrilled to have me for a big sis!!

That's all for now!!

Xoxo

Gillian 

MESS

Hi everyone!

As many of you are probably aware, I don't like a mess.  When I'm done eating, I like to "clean clean" the area.  The other day I got pen on me when I was coloring and declared that my arm was a "mess".  A few weeks ago, when I was on the first night of a two-night screaming bender (from 12am-4am), I actually threw up as part of a grand finale of disaster and misery.  The next day, when Daddy asked what the f*ck happened to me the night before, I simply told him:

"MESS"

Needless to say, I am very familiar what a mess looks like, and can report that my family has been one big MESS for the past two weeks.

It all started with the arrival of Bryce, and just a few short days later, the arrival of the plague.  Okay, so technically, I didn't have the plague. I had a two week cold/virus of mysterious origin, that I later passed to both Mommy and Brycie, because apparently, I like to share.

Mommy was on oxygen because she has enough anxiety letting anyone who claims to be well near a newborn baby, forget having me with a fever of 103 trying to touch brother's EARS! NOSE! EYES!  HAIR!  She also got sick herself (sorry mommy) and knew that Bryce didn't stand a chance; it didn't come as a huge shock to her when she heard her little guy sniffling.

I like to focus on the bright side of things, which I'll do here:

• I got to hang out with daddy---  alot!  We spent all day together, and then we got a lot of quality time between midnight and 6am, when I would wake up screaming and refuse to go back to sleep!  Love those times, daddy! Can't wait to keep waking up demanding all sorts of things even though I feel fine.

• We got to know our new pediatricians very well!  In fact, in the span of two weeks, we made five visits.  Yay!  I love that place; they have a beautiful aquarium and some plastic cups that I enjoy pretending to drink out of, but instead pour them all over myself and the office--- and then declare that a MESS has been made.

• We learned that the Valley Hospital ER is a wonderful place!  Amidst the fever and general chaos that was the past few weeks, Bryce's belly button started oozing green sludge, which turned out to be a staph infection.  GROSS!  But better staph that some other infection that apparently would have required immediate admission to the hospital and IV antibiotics for two days.  

• Mom got to know her neighborhood pharmacist, Zolton (not fictionalized) VERY well, and now considers him part of her Round Table.  She spent ten minutes on the phone with him the other day discussing the merits of hot vs cool humidifiers.

Anyway, we are probably going to make it! 

Here are some winners from the past two weeks- enjoy!

Mommy and Brycie in the ER.  The doc has just told mom that Bryce doesn't require a two night stay at the hospital, and can instead go visit Zolton to pick up some topical antibiotic.

Bryce getting 'steamed' to get rid of the boogs.  Daddy later asked mommy how long she had the shower on for, and then reminded her that 'water isn't free'.  She is going to leave him $5 to pay for Brycie's spa appointment.

If you look closely, you can see that I am covered in a rash.  Yay!

Here's Bryce with his masculine boppy.  Love pink!

Okay guys, that's the scoop of what's been going here!  More to come!!

xo,

gillian